Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 272
ces, not daring to look at oneanother. The moment Miss Gray announced thetitle of the essay under suspicion, Bessies handslipped from Carlottas arm with a little, smoth-ered, startled gasp, and as the principal finished 19] THE LIGHT OF FRIENDSHIP 777 her explanation, Bessie stepped forward,… … MISS GRAY, THAT IS MY ESSAY! Bessie was her favorite among the students. Car-lotta, after her first startled exclamation, inwhich she had joined with the class, stepped atonce to her friends side, her heart thumpingfuriously. Bessie did not look toward her. Infact, she seemed to avoid her gaze.…
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