"What is it?
I can give you five minutes, but no more, so please be brief." Thus urged, Garnet, though greatly embarrassed, did not beat about the bush.
"I've come to ask a frightfully cheeky thing," she blurted out.

"Kirsty wants Winona to coach the kids at hockey, and Winona's cataloguing for you, so of course she can't--and--" but here Garnet's courage failed her, so she paused.
"Do you mean that Winona would prefer to help with the juniors ?" "She'd be torn in pieces rather than let me say so, but she's just crazy over hockey.

I hope I haven't made any mischief! Win doesn't know I've come." "All right.

I understand.

I'll see what can be done in the matter," returned the General, opening her books as a sign of dismissal.
Garnet was not at all sure whether her mission had succeeded or the reverse, but the next day Margaret sent for Winona.
"I hear Kirsty wants you for a hockey coach.