What Became of Clara's Egg. 29

general movement towards the door, and the
school began to move in walking order. Alas!
for Clara, the egg was forgotten; down it
rolled from her lap as she arose, and lay
smashed at her feet close to where Miss Camp-
bell stood. Nor was this the whole of the
calamity ; in falling, it had caught the corner
of a form, and, consequently, before reaching
the floor, part of its contents was spilled
down Edith's frock. To describe the scene
which ensued would take too much of my
readers' time; the astonishment of Miss Camp-
bell and those young ladies who witnessed the
affray, the confusion of Clara, and the triumph
of Annie, had better be left to their imagina-
tion. It is needless to add that as speedily
as possible they returned home; Miss Camp-
bell expressing great displeasure at the
whole occurrence, but deferring judgment
till the next day, when she would have had
time to examine into the facts of the case.