Out of her sphere - University Library

132 OUT OF HER SPHERE,
seemed very tired after the ball—was sur-
prised at her going out—no one came to
the house that day, no one that she was
aware of went out with her mistress—had
no notion where she was going, or whether
she expected any one to meet her.
There was not much to be got out of
Deb. She herself was glad when her ex-
amination was over, and sat down by Clare,
who Vv^as now called forward in her turn.
She was a striking contrast to Deb, who
had come there glowing in her Sunday
finery, and who had stood up trembling
and palpitating all over, with her broad
red face all blurred and swollen by her
recent fit of crying. Clare's dress was pro-
priety itself ; she had a neat black silk, and
a little white bonnet ;
no lady could have
worn better fitting gloves than she did, and
her composed manner and correct tones,
were wonderfully opposed to Deb's, who
had been hardly able to get her words out.