“What?” said Emmy Lou.
“The public school,” said Alice.
“Is it?” said Emmy Lou.
And then they all laughed, and they hugged Emmy Lou, these three fluttering butterflies. And they told Emmy Lou she was funny and dear also.
“We’ve never been before,” said Alice.
“But we are too far from the other school now,” said Rosalie.
“It was private school,” said Amanthus.
“And this is public school,” said Alice.
“It’s very different,” said Amanthus.
“Oh, very,” said Rosalie.