SCENE II
(Ruth seated with raffia work, enter other girls laughing.)
Kitty. Oh Ruth what do you suppose has happened?
Hope. Oh I couldn’t keep my face straight.
Hilda. It was perfectly awful.
Hope. I was scared.
Kitty. Scared nothing. The water was only a foot deep.
Ruth. Well won’t you tell a person what’s happened?
Hilda. Mercy Ruth didn’t you hear the screams yourself?
Kitty. Where were your ears?