"No, not very. The younger girls were fond of me, and Dorothy Collingwood was nice.""Well, I'm here," she said; "what is it?" She still used that half-mocking, indifferent voice.
"Pretty," interrupted Janet, scorn curling her lip.
She never came into a room without exercising in a silent, unobtrusive, very gentle way, a marked effect for good.
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Oh, yes, she ought to tell; and yet—and yet——
"Very well, if it must be so, but I shall be very miserable, and misery soon makes me ill."The girls took their places at the table—grace was said, and the meal began."You are not to pick flowers, Miss O'Hara; it is against the rules of the school."
"I'm afraid I have some unpleasant things to talk about, Miss O'Hara," she said. "But, before I begin, I must distinctly request you to remember that you are a young girl in the presence of the lady who has been appointed by your father to guide, direct, and command you."
Uncharitable talk about others ceased when Evelyn drew near. Selfishness slunk away ashamed.