"
"That is true," said Matilda. "Only, of course, you see, Elma, I don't
want to go against Gwin. I am so terribly anxious to become her friend.
I admire her so immensely. I don't think there's any other girl in the
school to equal her."
"I should think there isn't," said Elma with sudden warmth.
"I am sorry she has taken Kitty Malone's part--poor Kitty! We certainly
all think her charming; but if father were to hear of it!"
"You would not like him to take you from the school now," said Elma,
"just when you have such a good chance of the literature scholarship?"
"I should think not; it would be a dreadful blow. But he would be--oh, I
cannot tell you how shocked he would be!"
"And he would be more shocked, would he not, if he heard that you had
taken Kitty's part, and had signed the petition against Miss Sherrard?"
"Of course, I never thought of that. I declare Elma, you are clever. I
will mention what you say to Jessie, and tell her that she must go
against the petition."
Elma felt that she had won her point. There would be at least four girls
against Gwin's motion, and probably others would follow their example.
When the girls arrived at the house, they were shown immediately into
Gwin's pretty private study. Gwin was standing by the open window.
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