“Claire Parker,” was the reply. “You just came, too, didn’t you?”
“Yes. What do you think of the place, Parker?”
“Oh, I like it immensely,” was the eager response. “Don’t you?”
“I guess so. I’ve never been to this sort of a school before, you see. Have you?”
“No, I haven’t. I’ve never been to any school. I’ve been taught at home. I’m awfully afraid that it’s going to be hard. I suppose you’ve been to school for a long time?”
“Four years in grammar school. Where do you live?”
“New York.”
“New York! Gee, that’s a long way off, ain’t it? Weren’t there any schools there you could go to?”
“Why, yes, lots of them, but my mother didn’t want me to go to school near home, you see.”