Elsa gave a little neighing laugh. “Classisch head, classisch Knote.”
“That is true what you say, Clarah.”
The table paused.
“Dîtes-moi—qu’est-ce-que ce terrible classique notte? Dîtes!”
No one seemed prepared to answer Mademoiselle’s challenge.
Miriam’s mind groped ... classic—Greece and Rome—Greek knot.... Grecian key ... a Grecian key pattern on the dresses for the sixth form tableau—reading Ruskin ... the strip of glass all along the window space on the floor in the large room—edged with mosses and grass—the mirror of Venus....
“Eh bien? Eh bien!”
... Only the eldest pretty girls ... all on their hands and knees looking into the mirror....
“Classische Form—Griechisch,” explained Clara.
“Like a statue, Mademoiselle.”