Polly's First Year at Boarding School

ed out as the girls were leaving the scho

but when I got to 'By my troth, Nerissa, my little body is a-weary of this great w

chant of Venice." They had finished Goldsmith's "Deserted

re?" questioned Polly. "

re w

habit of coming up unexpectedly and heari

ce," explained Polly.

as far as 'My Daughter! O my ducats!' I n

her, the storm cloud, and the rain was falling in torrents. Betty turned disc

ge," she groaned. "Not even a chance of

Hall will be mobbed by the lower school

rom Miss Porter to use the English room, and then eac

; it's the very thing,"

assroom, but as they passed the Bridge of S

ss King has lent us the electric stove from the infi

Dot Mead, by way of explan

arious midnight feasts and forbidden larks of which she was th

ure could be derived from breaking rules to compensate them for the loss of the faculty's respect and trust. An

nd assuming an attitude peculiar to the long-suff

ook. For me, however, the invitation holds no charms. Last time, if you'll remember, you put hair oil in the taffy in place of the vanilla. I need hardly refer to the disastrous res

their sides with laughter. Finally

are you g

you'd never believe it," Polly answered. "Still, as

hys, and when Lois and Polly left them, to follow Bett

d to English room and kn

iss Porter's voice

was very bashful out of the classroom and the girls, as a whole, knew very little of her.

e room Lois, ever the spokesm

think you'd be busy and we wanted permission to s

would be fun for each to take parts a

like it, girls? I am so glad. Sit down, of course

et in her voice and e

much nicer; you can't have anyth

r pleas to hers and in th

a and Bassanio; Betty, Antonio, Gratiano, and Lorenzo, and they all insis

rty, but they managed to get on someho

re we going to use for th

d one," suggested Miss Porter; "and here's the 'Cyc

nounced Lois, who was standing in front of the book

thing," th

Betty constituted herself the musician and sang: "Tel

and they starte

"and, Miss Porter, you ought to have a beard, but

"I know-a chair up there." And she swung a light cane visitor's

lock for Antonio's life, but Shylock gloatingly demanded hi

flesh is thine: The Court award

ogether joyously and gurgl

sh from off his breast: The law al

ned judge! A senten

began with suppressed excitement, while they

rt

le; there is

give thee here

essly are, a p

bond, take tho

nd in a second the door opened and Uncle

rter, who had fallen, groveling on the floor, at the words "

"where did you come from?" And s

e for a couple of hours on my way home. I am so glad I did, for I wouldn't ha

and then turned to leave them. B

ink you might be excused from study hour." Then to Polly

r tea. Miss Porter had to decline the invitation on account of a

ly settled in the recepti

by any chance, related t

ughed Lois. "I'm his da

ls, then, but after we graduated he went West and I

ight," answered Lois excitedly. "Isn'

I'd like to see old W

ved. Every one did justice to

g at the door, Mr. Pendleton?" inquired Betty

will make a very great actress one

taken by surprise. "Certai

never intended telling any one her o

s with her for the rest of his visit. He was greatly surprised

contented themselves most of the time with the candy that Uncle Ro

the three girls esco

you that book," he added to Betty, and then turning to Lois

, he closed the front door, and the

tty, as they returned to the corri

's a duck, and I'm so glad

miled h

replied, "but do

Roddy decided that visiting and having tea with three very interesting