It had been hitherto inviolable through unwritten law that no one under the age of fifteen should be admitted to the Fifth Form,
a law which they had believed as strict as that of the Medes and Persians,
and here was the headmistress actually breaking it,
and in favour of a Persian,
and here was the headmistress actually breaking it,
If Miss Duff had not brought her herself into the room they would not have credited it.
“It’s abominably unfair!” broke out janet Hunter.
“Because my birthday comes on October 4th I had to stop a whole year longer in the Lower School.
Yes–though my mother came and begged Miss Duff to let me go up!”
“Well, you couldn’t get moved up on your work, at any rate, janet !” chirped Joan Masters.