Bridget's changeful face was now all glowing with excitement, eagerness, and hope. Her defiant attitude had vanished. As she looked full at Mrs. Freeman, her governess noticed for the first time that her eyelids were red, as if she had been crying. That, and a certain pathos in her voice, made the head mistress regard her in a new light."Caspar shied at something," she said.A titter ran down the table at these remarks; Mrs. Freeman bent to pick up her pocket handkerchief, and Miss Delicia, rushing to Bridget's side, began to whisper vigorously in her ear.
A loud booming sound filled the air.[Pg 27]
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She stood wavering with her own conscience. Caspar was nervous, but he was not vicious."I must have a cupboard like that," said Biddy. "Why, it's perfectly delicious!""Why did you speak so sharply to her, Olive?" exclaimed Dorothy. "After all, her curiosity is but natural—I must even own that I share it myself."[Pg 68]
Bridget slipped her hand into her pocket, and pulled out an exquisitely embossed vinaigrette."Well," said Janet, "if you insist on spoiling everything, girls, you must. You know what Evelyn is."
A titter ran down the table at these remarks; Mrs. Freeman bent to pick up her pocket handkerchief, and Miss Delicia, rushing to Bridget's side, began to whisper vigorously in her ear.