"When most of the other girls have somebody, its so horrid to be left out.

Poor old Rona! I wish you'd got some relations of your own who could be here.

It's hard luck!" A shade crossed Rona's face.

She hesitated, as if about to speak, then, apparently changing her mind, kept silence.
"What an idiotic duffer you are!" whispered Hattie to Winnie.

"You needn't be always reminding her what a cuckoo she is." "The Cuckoo's got its feathers now, and has grown a very handsome bird," said Winnie, watching Rona as the latter walked away.
The At Home was to be chiefly a gathering for the Old Girls' Union, but the present pupils were to provide a short programme, consisting of music and recitations, to occupy a portion of the afternoon.