"You're awfully quiet!"
"I just happen to feel quiet, I reckon."
"Sorry to miss this two-step. We won't have many more dances."
"Oh, there'll be lots of parties."
"Yes, I daresay—but not for me."
"Why?"
"Because—I leave in the morning."
"In the morning?"
"My holiday is over. I'm only here at all through a special dispensation of Providence. I ought to be at school this minute, grinding like the mischief. Our exams begin the last Monday in April, and they're no joke."
In her keen disappointment Blue Bonnet forgot her small grievance.