The presents were underneath the tree, a few forlorn looking little packages that made me feel like crying.

I couldn't truthfully say that the tree was lovely, but I did tell Miss Barlow that I thought they had done splendidly and that I was sorry I hadn't known her better before, because I should have liked to help them with their tree.
"Then she said she had always wanted to know me, but I had so many friends among the influential girls at Overton she had thought I wouldn't care to know her.

You can imagine how conscience stricken I felt.

At home I was the friend of every girl in high school, and to think that I have been developing snobbish traits without realizing it!" "Couldn't we do something nice for them before we go ?" asked Arline generously.

"It is only three o 'clock.