Sheclosedtheboxandsetitbesidethelunchesofothercountrypupils。Whileherbackwasturned，intotheroomcamethegirlofherencounteronthefirstday，walkedtotherack，andwithanexclamationofapprovaltookdownElnora\'shat。
\"JustthethingIhavebeenwanting!\"shesaid。\"Ineversawsuchbeautifulquillsinallmylife。Theymatchmynewbroadclothtoperfection。I\'vegottohavethatkindofquillsformyhat。Ineversawthelike!Whoseisit，andwherediditcomefrom?\"
Noonesaidaword，forElnora\'squestion，thereply，andheranswer，hadbeenrepeated。EveryoneknewthattheLimberlostgirlhadcomeoutaheadandSadieReedhadnotbeenamiable，whenthelittleflourishhadbeenaddedtoElnora\'snameinthealgebraclass。Elnora\'sswiftglancewaspathetic，butnoonehelpedher。SadieReedglancedfromthehattothefacesaroundherandwondered。
\"Why，thisistheFreshmansection，whosehatisit?\"
sheaskedagain，thistimeimpatiently。