'Why not? Is it because you are above them?'
'It is because I will not touch the hand or speak in friendly way with any one who says that you are wicked.'
'Winnie, you should not be too haughty with them.'
'I am not haughty. I care nothing for my smart dress. You know, mother, that I was against putting one on. It is not that.'
'This cannot go on. I have had a talk with Mrs. Jose; she thinks that there must be a change.'
'Let there be a change. Let them acknowledge that you are an honest woman.'
'There is nothing for it,' said Jane hastily, and her hands trembled; 'but this—you must go to school.'
'To school!'
'Yes, a boarding-school.'
'Will you come with me?'