Hazel. H’m! Think you’re awful big, don’t you? I know your old password, anyway.
Effie. Bet you don’t!
Hazel. Well, I do. I heard Vivian tell Floss. She said: “Tonight in Lil and Bee’s room, at the witching hour. Open sesame—Bx!” So there, now! Seems as if you might have found an English word instead of that Russian thing.
Effie. Well, I don’t know what they meant at all. Our password is not Russian at all, but English. You’re way off. There goes second bell.
Hazel. Aren’t you coming?
Effie. Not just now. (Hazel runs out.) Bx! That’s Russian for box, I suppose. And tonight at midnight! I’ll be there. Oh, yes. Won’t it be fun to see the girls’ faces! Here goes for chapel. (Runs out.)
Curtain.
Scene II.
Scene: A bedroom in a boarding school. One door, may be either right, left or center, to suit convenience of stage. A box couch at one side, a bed at the other. A table near center with a motley collection of food upon it. Florence, Vivian, Lillian, Beatrice and Maude sitting around in various schoolgirl positions. Bee jumps up and begins to re-arrange table. Lillian is seated near door. A light knock heard. She opens door a crack. Betty hisses “Bx!” and is admitted.