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