After almost two years spent in the same house Winona knew her aunt little better than on the day of her arrival.

They had certain common grounds for conversation, but their mutual reserve was maintained, and as regarded each other's real thoughts they remained "strangers yet." Miss Beach, however, took an interest in Winona's doings at school.

She read her monthly reports, and scolded her if her work had fallen below standard.

She expressed a guarded pleasure over successful matches, but rubbed in the moral that games must not usurp her attention to the detriment of her form subjects.
"You came here to learn something more than hockey!" she would remind Winona.

"It's a splendid exercise, but I'm afraid it won't prove a career! I should like to see a better record for Latin and Chemistry; they might very well have more attention!" Winona had tried to persuade her aunt to come and watch one of the matches, but Miss Beach had always found some engagement; she was concerned in so many of the city's activities that her time was generally carefully mapped out weeks beforehand.