Her eyes fell, however, and her cheeks flushed crimson, when she saw the look about Miss Melville's mouth.
"You may go and put away the things, Gypsy," said Miss Melville, still without a smile.

Gypsy obeyed in silence.

The girls stopped laughing, and began to whisper together behind the desk-covers.
"The school will come to order," said Miss Melville.

"Cely, what is the largest river in New England ?--Next." Gypsy hung up the things, and came slowly back into the room.

Miss Melville motioned her to her seat, but took no further notice of her.
Gypsy, silent and ashamed, took out her spelling-book, and began to study.
The girls looked at her out of the corners of their eyes, and every now and then Delia Guest broke out afresh into a smothered laugh, but no one spoke to her, and she spoke to nobody.
The spelling-class was called out, but Miss Melville signified, by a look, that Gypsy was to keep her seat.