She stood for a minute or two, then walked slowly back to the window, out of which her schoolmistress leaned.
"Command me?" said Bridget, her nostrils dilating.
She scrutinized Olive's face now, a slightly satirical expression hovering round her somewhat thin lips."Well, let's settle to business now," said Ruth; "I'm sure I'm more than willing. Who has got a pencil and paper?"
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[Pg 66][Pg 64]For the first time there was a faint hesitation in her manner.
"No, Bridget, you are to stay here; your dinner will be brought to you." Bridget flushed crimson.
"Yes, yes, I know," replied Janet, with a sneer; "she did something which shook the nerves of our beloved favorite. Had anyone else given Miss Percival her little fright, I could have forgiven her!"