Miss Bishop is making arrangements.

In the meantime we will go on with our work." It was wise of Miss Huntley to begin the English Language lesson, for though every one was of course very abstracted, it gave some ostensible occupation.

Before the hour was over Miss Bishop sailed into the room.
She looked pale and anxious, but spoke with her usual calm dignity.
"Girls," she announced, "you have heard of the very difficult situation in which the school is placed.

I have rung up Dr.Barnes, the Medical Officer of Health, and he tells me that the whole of _V.a._ must be regarded as 'contact cases.' That means that as Joyce has been amongst you, it is possible for any of you to develop the disease.

In order to avoid the spread of infection throughout the city, you will have to be most carefully kept apart.