At one o'clock the candidates were given an hour's rest, and a hot lunch was served to them in the dining-hall.

At two they returned to their desks, and the examination continued until half-past four.

Winona found the questions tolerable.

She did fairly, but not at all brilliantly.

Her brains were not accustomed to such long-sustained efforts, and as the afternoon wore on, a neuralgic headache began, and sent sharp throbs of pain across her forehead.