There's no excuse for them.

Well, only two days now, and Mrs.
Arnold will be here.

What a tower of strength she is! I can tell her everything.

Friday will very soon come now, thank goodness!" But those two days were to bring events of their own, events quite unprecedented in the school, and unexpected by everybody.

How they affected Ulyth and Rona will be related farther on in our story; but meantime, for a true understanding of their significance, we must pause to consider a certain feature of the life at The Woodlands.