ten minutes
before four o'clock
Miss Willough gazed at them meditatively , but made no comment , and the Sixth , hurrying to a literature lesson , had no time to offer explanations . Lispeth , more upset than she cared to own , talked the matter over with her mother when she went to dinner at one o'clock . She was a very conscientious girl and anxious to do her duty as `` Head . '' As a result of the home conference she went to Miss Burd , explained the situation , and asked to be allowed to have the whole school together for ten minutes before four o'clock . `` It 's only lately there 's been this trouble , '' she said . `` I believe if I talk nicely to the girls I can get back my influence . That 's what Mother advised .