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When Annie had ended her conference with Mabel Lushington -- a conference which left that young lady in a state of intense and even nervous excitement, in which she kept on repeating, "I won't; I daren't. Oh! but I long to. Oh! but I just wish I could," until Annie felt inclined to beat her -- she went away at last with the quiet assurance of a girl who had won a victory.
Her scheme was ripening to perfection. Mabel, of course, would yield; the money would be forthcoming. Priscilla would stay at the school, and Annie would have her hour of triumph.