2 p.m.
As Lennie had prophesied , the announcement caused a great stir throughout the Lower School . Excited girls crowded round the notices discussing the question , and for that day the talk was of nothing else . Gipsy had rather taken the popular fancy ; and though a few considered it impertinence on the part of a new girl to offer any criticisms on existing institutions , all were anxious to hear what she had to say on so absorbing a topic . At 2 p.m. on the Wednesday , therefore , the play-room was crowded . Juniors of all sorts and conditions were there , from the tall girls of the Upper Fourth to giggling members of the Third , and small fry of the First and Second , who felt themselves vastly important at being included in the proceedings . The instigators of the movement were determined that the meeting should be held in strict order . They had placed a table to serve as a platform , and arranged benches that would accommodate at least a part of the audience .