“She looked like a bad spirit all right. Some of the lights in the hall have been turned out. Did you notice that?”
“I think they always do it.”
“Yes, but they always leave enough to make a little light, and you can’t see any toward Louise’s room.”
“She must have done it on purpose. My, how mad she was when I would not hand her her papers.”
“They were little diagrams, Hilary. What do you suppose that means.”
“I think that Miss Randolph ’d better send her away again. That is what I think. Shall we tell her?”
“Let’s sleep on it. Take me back to my room, will you, Hilary?”
“Don’t lose your courage now, when you were so brave.”
“I always do when I have somebody to lean on. I ought to have a lot of responsibility put on me, I reckon.”
“You nice little thing!” exclaimed Hilary, patting Evelyn’s shoulder. “Let’s get a good drink first.”