"I? But they'd think it such cheek! A Fifth Form girl, and only a weekly boarder."
AVELYN AND THE LAVENDER LADY
"And Gideon said, 'Wherewithal shall I save Israel? I am the least in my father's house'," quoted Miss Carrington. "On the contrary, I think it's the chance of a lifetime. I believe you're the one girl to do it. It would be something worth accomplishing, wouldn't it, to unite the school?"
"Rather!"
"Is there any public occasion when you could bring forward the suggestion?"
"Yes; there's the School Council on the first Wednesday of term. Anybody is allowed to put things to the meeting, and votes are taken."
"You couldn't have a better opportunity. Talk in private to the girls first, and persuade a number of them from both sides to be ready to back you up. Then state your proposal. By the by, what are the Silverside colours?"
"Pale-blue and navy."