Mrs. Weatherbee's reply was not made in words. Reaching into a pigeon-hole of her desk she took from it a folded letter minus its envelope and handed it to Jane.
Her head in a whirl, Jane unfolded it and read:
"Mrs. Ellen Weatherbee,
"Madison Hall,
"Wellington Campus.
"Dear Madam:
"Although I regret leaving Madison Hall, it would be highly disagreeable to me to spend my sophomore year in it with you as matron. Your treatment of me last year was such that I should not like to court a second repetition of it. Therefore I am writing to inform you that I shall not return to the Hall.
"Yours truly,
"Jane Allen."