eleven o'clock
Miss Ormerod , peeping through her study window , looked on with approval , and congratulated herself on the wisdom of her new rule , and the great improvement which she was making during her reign . She knew nothing of Miss Tatham 's letter to Lesbia , nor suspected it was the latter 's influence which had worked the miracle . Loyalty might indeed be very helpful to the school , but on this occasion virtue had to be its own reward , and did not meet with any acknowledgment from head-quarters . An Adventure Please do not think , because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break , that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games . They were keen on hockey , and their team had won three matches during the season . Unfortunately they had no field near the school , and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs . The journey , however , made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon 's excursion , and really added to the excitement of the practice .