You might return it to me in a postal order, for I
want it badly. It was one thing to struggle to let you have it in
the hopes that you would secure a really valuable garment like a
sealskin jacket and another to give it to you for some rather
useless ornaments. Your affectionate mother,
"ALICE MERTON."
CHAPTER XIX
IN MISS ECCLESTON'S SITTING-ROOM
MISS ECCLESTON was a dark, heavy-looking person; she was not as
attractive either in appearance or manner as Miss Heath. She was
estimable, and the college authorities thought most highly of her, but
her character possessed more hardness than softness, and she was not
as popular with the girls and young lecturers who lived in Katharine
Hall as was Miss Heath with her girls.
When Maggie entered Miss Eccleston's sitting-room that evening she
found the room about half-full of eager, excited-looking girls. Miss
Eccleston was standing up and speaking; Miss Heath was leaning against
the wall; a velvet curtain made a background which brought out her
massive and grand figure in full relief.
Miss Eccleston looked excited and angry; Miss Heath's expression was a
little perplexed, and a kind of sorrowful mirth brought smiles to her
lips now and then, which she was most careful to suppress instantly.
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