"No; it was a day school."
"Where?"
"I went to The Hawthorns in Harlingden."
If a bomb had fallen in the dormitory it could not have caused a greater upheaval. For a moment the girls stared at Avelyn as if scarcely crediting her statement.
"Do you mean to say you're one of those wretched Hawthorners?" exploded Janet at last.
"I used to be, but I suppose I'm a Silversider now."
"And we've got you in our dormitory!" gasped Laura.
"So it seems."
"Miss Thompson ought to be thoroughly ashamed of herself!" fluttered Ethelberga.
"You'll be rid of me on Saturday and Sunday, remember," returned Avelyn bitterly.