read the contents of these two boards, and then, in the company of a
fresher nearly as shy as herself, she wandered about the lovely
grounds which surrounded Heath Hall until nine o'clock, when lectures
began.

Lectures continued without interruption until lunchtime, a meal which
was taken very much when the girls pleased. The time allowed for this
light midday refreshment was from half-past twelve to two.
The-afternoons were mostly given up to games and gymnastics, although
occasionally there were more lectures, and the more studious of the
girls spent a considerable part of the time studying in their own
rooms.

Tea was the convivial meal of the day. To this the girls invited
outside friends and acquaintances, and, as a rule, they always took it
in their own rooms.

Dinner was at half-past six, and from half-past seven to half-past
nine was usually the time when the different clubs and societies met.

There was a regularity and yet a freedom about the life; invisible
bounds were prescribed, beyond which no right-minded or conscientious
girl cared to venture, but the rules were really very few. Students
might visit their friends in Kingsdene and receive them at the
college. They might entertain them at luncheon or dinner or at tea in
their own rooms at a fixed charge, and provided the friends left at a
certain hour, and the girls themselves asked for leave of absence when
they wished to remain out, and mentioned the place to which they
proposed to go, no questions were asked and no objections offered.