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There shot across the black heavens a vivid flash of lightning, and a bursting crash so promptly came echoing that nearly every one of the girls started from her desk, and a number screamed, while even the boys were startled. Then, with a low moan, Amy swayed, and fell backward into the arms of Betty. THERE SHOT ACROSS THE BLACK HEAVENS A VIVID FLASH OF LIGHTNING AND A BURSTING CRASH SO PROMPTLY CAME ECHOING THAT NEARLY EVERY ONE OF THE GIRLS STARTED FROM HER DESK AND A NUMBER SCREAMED WHILE EVEN THE BOYS WERE STARTLED THEN WITH A LOW MOAN AMY SWAYED AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE ARMS OF BETTY
pped you. In the various classrooms the droning voices were heard--of the pupils in recitations, or of the teachers as they patiently explained some point. The thunder rumbled nearer and nearer. Now and then a vivid flash of lightning split the sombre clouds. At such times the nervous girls would jump in their seats, and there would follow hysterical, though quickly subdued, bursts of laughter from their more stolid mates, or the boys. The four who were to go on the walking tour together were in the Latin class. Amy was standing up, translating--or trying to translate--a passage from Caesar. She halted and stammered, though usually she got perfect marks in this study. "Take it a bit slower, Miss Stonington," suggested Miss Greene, the teacher. "That is very good. You should know that word--_nequaquam_--take your time." "_Nequaquam"_ said Amy faintly, "not ever--" There was a titter from Alice Jallow, in which Kittie Rossmore joined. Poor Amy looked distressed. Tears came into her eyes. U WANTED TO SCREAM TO CRY OUT AGAINST AN UNCERTAIN SENSATION THAT GRIPPED YOU IN VARIOUS CLASSROOMS A DRONING VOICES WERE HEARD OF THE PUPILS IN RECITATION OR OF THE TEACHERS AS THEY PATIENTLY EXPLAINED SOME POINT THE THUNDER RUMBLED NEARER AND NEARER NOW AND THEN A VIVID FLASH OF LIGHTNING SPLIT THE SOMBRE SKY AT SUCH TIMES NERVOUS GIRLS WOULD JUMP IN THEIR SEATS AND THERE WOULD FOLLOW HYSTERICAL THOUGH QUICKLY SUBDUED BURSTS OF LAUGHTER FROM THEIR MORE SOLID MATES OR THE BOYS FOUR WHO WERE TO GO ON THE WALKING TOUR TOGETHER WERE IN THE LATIN CLASS AMY WAS STANDING UP TRANSLATING OR TRYING TO TRANSLATE A PASSAGE FROM CAESAR SHE HALTED AND STAMMERED THOUGH USUALLY SHE GOT PERFECT MARKS IN THIS STUDY TAKE IT A BIT SLOWER MISS STONINGTON SUGGESTED MISS GREEN THE TEACHER THAT'S VERY GOOD YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT WORD NE QUIEM TAKE YOUR TIME NEQUIUM SAID AMY FAINTLY NOT EVER THERE WAS A TRITTER FROM ALICE JALLOE IN WHICH KITTY ROSS MORE JOYED POOR AMY LOOKED DISTRESSED TEARS CAME INTO HER EYES
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