On Strike It was about this time that a general spirit of trouble and dissatisfaction seemed to creep into the school.

How and where it started nobody knew, any more than one can trace the origin of influenza germs.

There is no epidemic more catching than grumbling, however, and the complaint spread rapidly.

It had the unfortunate effect of reacting upon itself.

The fact that the girls were restive made the teachers more strict, and that in its turn produced fresh complaints.