Angela Brazil

The New Girl at St. Chad's Angela Brazil

What's the use of asking me?" she replied. "Our cab only drove up half an hour ago. I feel almost new myself yet.""So do I, and horribly in the blues too," said Pauline Reynolds. "It's always a wrenchto leave home. I'm perfectly miserable for at least three days at the beginning ofeach term. I feel as if--""Oh, don't all begin to expatiate about your feelings!" broke in Chatty Burns. "Weknow Pauline's symptoms only too well: the first day she shows aggressively redeyes and a damp pocket-handkerchief; the second day she writes lengthy lettershome, begging to be allowed to return immediately and have lessons with a privategoverness; the third day she wanders about, trying to get sympathy from anyonewho is weak-minded enough to listen to her, till in desperation somebody drags herinto the playground, and makes her have a round at hockey. That cheers her up, and she begins to think life isn't quite such a desert. By the fourth morning she hasrecovered her spirits, and come to the conclusion that Chessington College is avery decent kind of place; and she begins to be alarmed lest her mother, on thestrength of the pathetic letter, should have decided to let her leave at once, andshould have already engaged a private governess.