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sn't　it　a　beastly　morning；〃　she　exclaimed；　〃beastly！　And　if

there's　one　thing　I　hate　above　another　it's　a　wet　Monday

morning；……pack　of　kids　trailing　in　anyhow…nohow；　and　no

holding　'em〃

She　had　taken　a　black　pinafore　from　a　newspaper　package；　and

was　tying　it　round　her　waist。

〃You've　brought　an　apron；　haven't　you？〃　she　said　jerkily；

glancing　at　Ursula。　〃Oh……you'll　want　one。　You've　no　idea

what　a　sight　you'll　look　before　half…past　four；　what　with　chalk

and　ink　and　kids'　dirty　feet。……Well；　I　can　send　a　boy　down

to　mamma's　for　one。〃

〃Oh；　it　doesn't　matter；〃　said　Ursula。

〃Oh；　yes……I　can　send　easily；〃　cried　Miss　Harby。

Ursula's　heart　sank。　Everybody　seemed　so　cocksure　and　so

bossy。　How　was　she　going　to　get　on　with　such　jolty；　jerky；　bossy

people？　And　Miss　Harby　had　not　spoken　a　word　to　the　man　at　the

table。　She　simply　ignored　him。　Ursula　felt　the　callous　crude

rudeness　between　the　two　teachers。

The　two　girls　went　out　into　the　passage。　A　few　children　were

already　clattering　in　the　porch。

〃Jim　Richards；〃　called　Miss　Harby；　hard　and　authoritative。　A

boy　came　sheepishly　forward。

〃Shall　you　go　down　to　our　house　for　me；　eh？〃　said　Miss　Harby；

in　a　manding；　condescending；　coaxing　voice。　She　did　not　wait

for　an　answer。　〃Go　down　and　ask　mamma　to　send　me　one　of　my

school　pinas；　for　Miss　Brangwen……shall　you？〃

The　boy　muttered　a　sheepish　〃Yes；　miss；〃　and　was　moving

away。

〃Hey；〃　called　Miss　Harby。　〃e　here……now　what　are　you

going　for？　What　shall　you　say　to　mamma？〃

〃A　school　pina〃　muttered　the　boy。

〃'Please；　Mrs。　Harby；　Miss　Harby　says　will　you　send　her

another　school　pi