five o'clock
We 've only our serges left here . The meeting 's rather a stunt . We have a jinky time as a rule . '' By five o'clock every girl in the school had assembled in the big hall . Though no mistresses were present , the proceedings were nevertheless perfectly orderly , and good discipline prevailed . On the platform sat the prefects , the chair being taken by Winifrede Mason , the head girl . Winifrede was a striking personality at Brackenfield , and filled her post with dignity .