Prissie knew very little about the money part of the scheme. She only
guessed what had become of Aunt Raby's watch and chain; and a spasm
crossed her face when one day she happened to see that Aunt Raby's
poor little jewel case was empty. The jewels and the watch could
certainly not fetch much, but they provided Prissie with a modest
little outfit, and Mr. Hayes had got a grant from a loan society,
which further lightened expenses for all parties.
Priscilla bade her sisters, her aunt and the old rector good-by and
started on her new life with courage.
CHAPTER VI
COLLEGE LIFE
THE routine of life at St. Benet's was something as follows:
The dressing-bell was rung at seven, and all the students were
expected to meet in the chapel for prayers at eight. Nothing was said
if they did not appear; no reproofs were uttered and no inquiries
made; but the good-fellowship between the students and the dons was so
apparent in the three halls that known wishes were always regarded,
and, as a rule, there were few absentees.
The girls went to chapel in their white-straw sailor-hats, simply
trimmed with a broad band of ribbon of the college colors, green with
a narrow stripe of gold. Breakfast immediately followed chapel; tea
and coffee and different cold meats were placed on the side-tables,
and the girls helped themselves to what they pleased.
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