Winona collapsed utterly, and groveled.
"I'm most fearfully sorry!" she apologized.

"Indeed I'd never have done it if I'd thought about it.

I was an utter idiot! I really don't know what possessed me! I just sent off those cards in a hurry.

What shall I do?
There isn't time to write back to everybody!" "I think I can send messages to most of the girls, and if any turn up at the hostel this afternoon they must be told." Linda's tone was slightly mollified.

"I hardly need impress upon you the necessity in future of referring everything to headquarters.