Taking the book from her, he turned to the part where Touchstone, quaintly humorous, holds forth upon "the lie seven times removed." "Read this," he said briefly, holding out the book to Nora.
Nora began and read glibly on, unconsciously emphasizing as she did so.
Down one page she read and half way through the next before Mr.Southard seemed satisfied.
Then he again held conversation with Miss Tebbs, who nodded and looked smilingly toward Nora, who stood scowling faintly, rather ill-pleased at attracting so much attention.
"It looks as though Nora had made an impression, doesn't it!" whispered Jessica to Grace, who was about to reply when Mr.Southard motioned to her.

Grace, who knew the scene by heart, went fearlessly forward, and read the lines with splendid emphasis.

Marian and Eva Allen followed her, and acquitted themselves with credit.

Then Eleanor's turn came.
Handing her coat, which she had taken off and carried upon her arm, to Edna Wright, she walked proudly over, then, without a trace of self-consciousness, began the reading of the designated lines.

Her voice sounded unusually clear and sweet, yet lacked something of the power of expression displayed by Grace in her rendering of the same scene.