She was no longer an isolated atom, a girl fresh from home, and on trial before the critical eyes of her new form, but a unit in the great life of the school, bound to play her part for the good of the whole, and specially pledged not to fail Garnet in this emergency.

Self faded in the larger vision.

The color flooded back into her face.

She made a desperate effort, and struck the opening chords.
As her friend had reminded her, a duet was quite a different matter from a solo.

Directly the mandoline part began, her confidence returned.