I don't call that exactly fair." "Oh, well," consoled the other, "you have a few things coming to you anyway, Miriam.

You're at the head of your class, as usual, I suppose ?" Miriam nodded her head without answering.

She was thinking of little Anne Pierson and what a close race they were running together.

Even studying harder than she had ever had to do before, Miriam found it difficult to keep up with Anne.
"Where are they going ?" asked the other girl suddenly, after they had walked along a few minutes in silence.
"Where are who going ?" asked Miriam.
"Why, the nutting party, of course." Here was Miriam's chance for revenge.

The sophomores were a famously mischievous class, and this girl was one of its ringleaders.