Eleven o'clock
Her bright , vivacious , interesting style , her fund of appropriate stories for every occasion , and her many amusing remarks and comments , made her extremely popular with her class in spite of her strictness , and the moment she took her place on the platform all eyes were fixed on her clever , intellectual face . The subject of her lecture this morning was the reign of James I , and to Patty , accustomed to Miss Dawson 's mild explanations , it was a revelation in the way of teaching . As she had not prepared the chapter , she could , of course , not answer any of the questions asked ; but in spite of that she felt she had never grasped any lesson so thoroughly before : every little detail seemed impressed upon her memory , and she was quite sorry when the class came to an end , and Mademoiselle arrived to take French translation . Eleven o'clock was the signal for ten minutes ' interval for lunch , and most of the girls began at once to leave the room . Patty was on the point of following , when a hand was laid on her arm , and turning round she saw Enid , the pretty dark-eyed girl who had eaten so many sweets in the train . `` I 've been looking out for you ever since we got to school , '' said the latter . `` What became of you yesterday ?