12/12 "You are all to stay here until the last chocolate is eaten." It was on the ragged edge of half-past ten when the Semper Fidelis Club trooped happily across the campus to their various houses, but, faithful to their duty, the big candy box reposed in Grace's waste basket, quite empty. She and Elfreda had lingered for a moment in Grace's room after the others had gone. "However, this one looks perfectly capable of fighting her own battles.". |