"It was a great honor for Mr.Southard to have such a flattering offer from that great English manager, wasn't it ?" "Did you know that Anne could have gone with them if she had been willing to put off her graduation for another year ?" asked Miriam.
"I didn't know it, but I'm not surprised," responded Mabel.

"Neither fame nor honor would tempt you to allow your chums to finish the race without you.

Isn't that true, Anne ?" "True as can be," affirmed Anne.

"I owe my greatest happiness to them.

I couldn't desert them if I were asked to star in the whole Shakesperian repertoire." Her brown eyes looked tender loyalty at her three friends as she made this assertion.
"We couldn't get along without Anne," declared Miriam.