Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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A Question of Science They followed the moonhght path in silence for several minutes. Then they went in. In spite of disadvantages, Nell had her fascinations. No one could explain them to anyone ' s satisfaction, but the fact of them was universally acknowledged. Any one upon whom she smiled became her devoted slave, from the tall, cold girl with colorless hands to the bright, curly coquette with her warm, silly heart. Ruth loved her and knew that she was worth a world of devotion. One day Ruth stopped at Edna Davis ' s and found her cousin Fan Reed there, taking tea. Edna poured another cup, and explained that they were discussing Nell. ' Waste of time, said Ruth. ' ' You will never conclude. We had come to that conclusion, at least, said Fan. She is odd, pursued Ruth. ' ' But I don ' t know what I shall do without her.

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6 At Wellesley Be careful, Lady Disdain, laughed Ruth. ' ' Even Beatrice became Mrs. Benedick. Nell had an impatient way of throwing back her head when other gestures were insufBcient to express her emotion. She did so now, and her cap sailed breezily away upon the water. Silently she turned the boat and drew near to the floating ribbons, but an unlucky movement of her oar swept the cap farther away. At that moment a canoe cut lightly out from a shadow and came easily alongside. A red-jerseyed youth was holding out the dripping lit- tle crew-cap with grave courtesy. Nell thanked him shortly, and the canoe was gone. ' And you think you can make shift to do without them, murmured Ruth wick- edly. Nell pulled jerkily at the oars, and the girl with the eyes hastened to remark : You would n ' t think that that canoe was making for shore. It ' s pointed di- rectly toward the white cloud over there.

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8 At Wellesley I would rather live with Nell than with any girl I know ; — begging your pardon. ' ' In spite of the specimens ? Ruth laughed. ' Yes, she said. I ' d take her, speci- mens and all. Why not marry her to Ellis and keep her in the family ? asked Fan, musingly. Then I should come in for a share of her. I wish I could. Edna laughed. ' ' Think of it, she said. ' ' Nell Blakey in love ! Oh, it is n ' t that. She ' d like Ellis quickly enough ! Girls always do. But there ' s Ellis himself. He never, by any chance, liked a girl who was not decidedly pretty. It ' s a mercy Kate and I are good to look at. Now, according to masculine standards, is Nell pretty ? What arc you laughing at ? Your modesty, dear. No, Nell is n ' t pretty, but she ' s better than that. And her eyes are most remarkable. Is n ' t it her eyes ?