"And I am a miss," echoed Lora Howard, coming after her.
"Well, stand up in a row and let us see if you can say your lesson without a miss," said Harold.
"Oh it's a spelling school—all of girls!" remarked Grace in a low aside to her little friend Rosie Lacey; they two having chosen a place among the spectators rather than with the actors on this occasion.
"Yes," returned Rosie; "I wonder why they don't have some of the boys in the class too."
"When did Columbus discover America, Miss Maud?" asked Harold.
"In 1942," returned Maud with the air of one who is quite confident of the correctness of her reply.
"A miss for you," said Harold. "Next. When did Columbus discover
America?"
"In 1620, just after the landing of the pilgrims," answered Sydney.
"Another miss," said Harold. "Next."
"Something happened in 1775," said Eva meditatively.