Her triumph was marred by the fact that Gilbert congratulated her heartily before the whole school. It would have been ever so much sweeter to her if he had felt the sting of his defeat.
Hennara sigur var oyðilagdur við tí, at Gilbert ynskti henni hjartaliga til lukku frammanfyri øllum skúlanum. Tað hevði verð so nógv betri fyri hana, um hann hevði følt stingin av sínum niðurlagi.