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ntribution to the programme a complete success. They turned up loyally for rehearsals, and were unwearied in practising any difficult bits where there was a likelihood of a hitch occurring. One afternoon, about two o'clock, Gwen, with her Virgil in her hand, sauntered down the Rodenhurst garden into the playing field which lay at the back of the school. She was anxious to seize the half-hour for preparation, as she knew she would have scant time in the evening for all she was obliged to finish, and she hoped to find a quiet corner in the open air, where she might study in peace. As she walked along, seeking a shady spot, she was attracted by the sound of angry voices, and peeping over the hedge that divided the small playing field from the larger hockey and cricket field, she saw a selection of Second Form girls collected for a rehearsal. Netta Goodwin was the Senior in command, and with Netta these Juniors were evidently having an excited altercation. "But Moira Thompson didn't do that!" shrieked an indignant voice. "Do as I tell you!" ordered Netta tartly. "You lot go over there, and begin your dance, and Ida Bridge and Peggie Weston stop here and hold this rope." "But I'm the leader!" wailed Ida. "They can't get on without me!" "They'll have to, for once." "But it's not fair! You've come to help us to practise--not for us to help you!" "That's as I like to arrange it!" "Oh, you are a beast!" "Apologize for that word, or I'll spiflicate you! Where are your manners?" "If you're not fair, we shan't mind manners, so there!" "Ida Bridge, do you intend to hold this rope?" "Shan't! I'd rather tell Miss Trent first." "You miserable little sneak!" "I'm not a sneak! It's your fault! Why can't you take our rehearsal properly, like the others did? We're wasting time." "So we are! Get to business, you kids over there. Why don't you begin your precious dance?" "We can't without Ida and Peggie--specially Ida!" fumed the performers. "Well, I've told you I want them myself, and you'll just have to manage as best you can. Now then, off you go--one--two--three! Bother the lot of you! What are you waiting for?" "For Ida Bridge." "You won't get her!" "Then the rehearsal's off!" "No, it's not off, you lazy little wretches! You can manage all right if you like; I know perfectly well you can! It's just a piece of obstinacy. Pig policy doesn't pay with me, I assure you! I've been put in auth
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