"We weren't talking of any one in particular.
Miss Thayer did inquire your name when she saw me bow to you.

I answered just as you came toward us," added Grace honestly.
"I knew you were talking about me," declared Kathleen flippantly.

"One can always feel when one is being discussed." A quick flush rose to Grace's cheeks.

Usually tolerant toward everyone, she felt a decided resentment stir within her at this cold-blooded assertion that she and Arline had been gossiping.
Arline's blue eyes sent forth a distinctly hostile glance.

"You were mistaken, Miss West," she said coldly.