When the two girls left the dressing room twenty minutes later, they were taken charge of by a delegation of admiring freshmen and informed that there would be a dinner given that night at Vinton's in honor of them.
An air of deep gloom pervaded the sophomore dressing room, however.
Virginia Gaines dressed in gloomy silence.

One or two of her team ventured to speak to her.

She answered so shortly that they did not trouble her further, but went out talking among themselves as soon as they had changed their gymnasium suits for street clothing.

Outside Elfreda waited impatiently.

"I thought you were never coming," grumbled the stout girl.