"
A look of dismay crept over several faces. One or two made different
proposals.
"Would not Nancy Banister take the part better, Maggie?" said Miss
Claydon, a tall, graceful girl, who was to be Psyche.
"No; Nancy is to be Cyril. She sings well and can do the part
admirably. Miss Peel must be the Prince: I will have no other lover.
What do you say, Miss Peel?"
"I cannot; it is impossible," almost whispered Prissie.
"'Cannot' is a word which must not be listened to in our Dramatic
Society," responded Maggie. "I promise to turn you out a most
accomplished Prince, my friend; no one shall be disappointed in you.
Girls, do you leave this matter in my hands? Do you leave the Prince
to me?"
"We cannot refuse you the privilege of choosing your own Prince,
Princess," said Miss Claydon with a graceful curtsy.
The others assented, but unwillingly. Miss Oliphant was known to be
more full of whims than any one else in the college. Her extraordinary
and sudden friendship for Prissie was regarded as her latest caprice.
Rosalind Merton was not a particularly good actress, but her face was
too pretty not to be called into requisition. She was to take the part
of Melissa.
The society had a grand meeting on the day of Polly Singleton's
auction.
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