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In about a week's time Captain Richmond went away. By then the brigade of the Royal True Blue was in full working order: the rules had been carefully drawn up, the orderly-book was given to Miss Roy, the drill-sergeant had arrived, and the soldiers were enjoying the life. The vigorous eyes of the Captain kept everything in order; he promised to come once a month to see his soldiers, and left them, having won every heart in his little brigade. It was now towards the end of June, and in a month's time the entire party would go into the country. This was the last month of school, and the girls were busy. Nan was working with tremendous diligence for a prize; she did not much care about it before she became a soldier, but now she was keen in order to ensure the marks which Miss Roy would give her if she were successful.
"Suppose you do win the prize," said Augusta, "what will it mean to you? Nothing whatever but a stupid book. For my part, I think the prize-books at school are all too dull for anything -- a dreadful old Macaulay's History of England, or Tennyson's Poems, or something of that sort. I do not see why the girl who wins the prize should not be consulted."