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Their opposite dispositions seemed to dovetail into one another , and so to cause little friction ; and Miss Maitland , whose observant eyes noticed more than her pupils imagined , was well satisfied with the result of her experiment . Janie kept Honor up to the mark in the way of work ; she would generally go over dates or difficult points in the lessons while they were dressing each morning , and it was chiefly owing to her efforts that Honor held a tolerably high place in her class . The latter often wished that she could have performed a like service for her friend in respect of athletics , but Janie was hopeless at physical sports , and endured them only under compulsion . Every afternoon , from two o'clock till a quarter to four , all the girls were required to take part in organized games , under the direction of Miss Young , the gymnastic mistress . They were allowed their choice between cricket and tennis , but during the specified hours they must not be absent from the playing-fields , as this systematic outdoor exercise formed part of the ordinary course of the school . Now and then it was varied by a walk , and occasionally by an archery or croquet tournament ; but these were reserved for insufferably hot days , and the time , as a rule , was devoted to more active pursuits . The cricket pitch lay to the west of the College , a splendid , level tract of ground , commanding a glorious prospect of low , undulating hills , cliffs bordering a shingly beach , and the long , blue stretch of the Channel beyond .