They filled
their days with lectures and studied into the short hours of the
night. Maggie, dear, please tell Miss Peel about Good-night and
Good-morning."
"They were such a funny pair," said Maggie. "They had rooms next to
each other in our corridor, Miss Peel. They were both studying for a
tripos, and during the term before the examination one went to bed at
four and one got up at four. Mary Joliffe used to go into Susan
Martin's room and say good morning to her. Susan used to raise such a
white face and say, 'Good night, my dear.' Well, poor things, neither
of them got a tripos; they worked too hard."
"The simple English of all this," said Miss Heath, "is that the
successful girl here is the girl who takes advantage of the whole life
mapped out for her, who divides her time between play and work, who
joins the clubs and enters heartily into the social life of the place.
Yes," she added, looking suddenly full at Priscilla, "these last words
of mine may seem strange to you, dear. Believe me, however, they are
true. But I know," she added with a sigh, "that it takes rather an old
person to believe in the education of play."
Priscilla looked unconvinced.
"I must do what you wish," she said, "for, of course, you ought to
know.
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