I suppose Lord Glyncraig will be the lion of the afternoon.

We shall have to perform before him." "Oh, I'm so thankful I'm not clever enough to be on the programme!" After careful consideration of her pupils' best points, Miss Ledbury, the music-mistress, had at last compiled her list.

She put Rona down for a song.

Rona's voice had developed immensely since she came to school.
For a girl of her age it had a wonderfully rich tone and wide compass.
Miss Ledbury thought it showed promise of great things later on, and, while avoiding overstraining it, she had made Rona practise most assiduously.

There was rather a dearth of good solo voices in the school at present, most of the seniors having more talent for the piano than for singing, otherwise a junior might not have obtained a place on the coveted programme.
"But of course Rona's not exactly a junior," urged Ulyth in reply to several jealous comments.