not come down to supper. After supper, when Rosalie was in the
room with only Harold and her father and mother, her mother spoke
of the scene there had been between Anna and Flora and it was
then that Rosalie heard for the first time of Anna's most strange
affliction. Harold said, "Of course, the fact of the matter is that
ever since Flora left school, Anna's had her nose put out of joint."

Rosalie felt most awfully sorry for Anna. Often after that she used
to stare at Anna's nose and the more so because there was nothing
visible the matter with it. Anna's nose was a singularly long
and straight nose; now if it had been Flora's nose that was out
of joint!--for Flora's nose turned up in a very odd way. Rosalie
slept in Anna's room and that same night, Anna's disjointed nose
and every other part of her face and head being covered with the
clothes when Rosalie went up to bed, Rosalie, unable to sleep for
curiosity and sympathy, got out of bed and lit the candle and went
across to look at Anna's nose, and very gently felt it with her
finger. Absolutely nothing amiss to be seen or felt! But the lashes
of Anna's eyes were wet and there were stains of tears upon the
upper side of the mysterious nose. It was true, then, for obviously
it hurt. And yet no sign!

Rosalie got back into bed feeling of her own nose rather anxiously.

Rosalie used formerly to sleep in Hilda's room and Flora with Anna,
but she was changed one day by her sisters (without being consulted
or given any reason) and the new arrangement was continued. Anna
was very devotional. She used to say enormously long prayers night
and morning. She prayed in the middle of the night also, Rosalie
used to think at first, awakened and hearing her voice, but later