Page 163 - The Little sister of Wilifred

nurse found a book and read a lively

tale to cheer her. But Peggy’s* mind

was too much occupied by a story of
her own to listen. She was thinking of

her poor chum, and of the trick Mr.
Fullerton had played upon him ; for it

was clear enough now to Peggy what
he had been doing that evening in Mr.

Bo lander’s room. The puzzling ques­

tion was how a knowledge of Fuller­
ton’s act should be conveyed to the

faculty, who supposed themselves in­
sulted by her poor righteous Bolander.

She stood in much awe of those digni­
taries, but felt, if she were only once

more the little servant of Mrs. Bagley,

she could face them all. As it was,
something must be done, — even Peggy

saw that.

When the Doctor came in and said
that William, the coachman, was going