Emma shook her head. "They hadn't arrived when I left this morning. I don't know whether they are here now or not. I'm to have one of them. Virginia Gaines has gone to Livingstone Hall. She has a friend there. Two of the new girls will have her room. Florence Ransom will have to take the fourth."
"Where's Mrs. Elwood?" asked Miriam.
"She went over to see her sister this afternoon. She's likely to return at any minute," answered Emma.
"Do you think we ought to wait for her?" Grace asked anxiously.
"Hardly," said Anne, picking up her bag, which she had deposited on the floor.
"Come on, I'll lead the way," volunteered Elfreda, starting up the stairs.
"Won't Mrs. Elwood be surprised when she comes home? She'll find us not only here, but settled," laughed Grace.
But it was Grace rather than Mrs. Elwood who was destined to receive the surprise.