“Polly, you’re a wonder!”
“The new girls never won before.”
“Three cheers for Polly!” and suddenly the leader of the hares was the center of an admiring and enthusiastic crowd.
Something had happened, she was no longer just one of the new girls; by this little act, she had won her right to a place in the big school.
Had you asked any of the old girls to explain the difference they would probably have expressed
it as Lois had earlier in the day by telling you that:
Polly had proved herself to be thoroughly “Seddon Hallish!”
[CHAPTER III—THE WELCOME DANCE TO THE NEW GIRLS]
School had opened on Monday and today was Saturday. It had been an exciting week for everybody getting acquainted and settled, and the time had flown.
Today was very important, for it was the date set for the old girls’ welcome dance to the new girls. All week there had been whisperings and talk of it, but none of the new girls really knew anything about it.