"Organize yourself all you like, but be terribly careful how you start organizing other people's lives." The girls had to leave early, as the Shakespearian entertainment was to happen that night up at Assembly Hall.
"Your very last chance to mingle, Kit," Norma called, as they all trooped out of the lower hall.

"Don't lose your presence of mind to-night, when you find yourself in doublet and hose." Kit stood on the veranda steps waving to them until they turned the corner of Maple Avenue.
"Oh, dear," she sighed, "I do wish that friendships lasted longer.

I mean, I wish I could have all my friends here down in Gilead.

You see, there us girls are all so scattered around on adjacent hilltops that it's hard to get together regularly.

We've only got our hiking club.