THE SILVER LAKE stortes. 117

their noses, and making themselves
look most hideous? Itis a very naughty
thing to do. I did it myself once when
I was a child, and somebody told me
that if the wind changed | would always
remain so, which effectually prevented
my repeating the experiment. But I
always thought that my teacher must
have been doing something of the kind,
and a sudden shifting of the wind had
compelled her to carry that face with
her ever after. This was the only way
in which I could account for her extra-
ordinary ugliness. |
Miss Muggs did not make much use
of the whip, or ruler, but it was seldom