That 's how I felt -- I suppose because I was a good two inches taller than any one else in the crowd . I was n't afraid a Soph might walk over me ; I was afraid they 'd take me for an elephant , or an overgrown sample of a potato-fed Islander . '' `` I suppose the trouble is we ca n't forgive big Redmond for not being little Queen 's , '' said Anne , gathering about her the shreds of her old cheerful philosophy to cover her nakedness of spirit . `` When we left Queen 's we knew everybody and had a place of our own . I suppose we have been unconsciously expecting to take life up at Redmond just where we left off at Queen 's , and now we feel as if the ground had slipped from under our feet . I 'm thankful that neither Mrs. Lynde nor Mrs. Elisha Wright know , or ever will know , my state of mind at present . They would exult in saying ' I told you so , ' and be convinced it was the beginning of the end . Whereas it is just the end of the beginning . '' `` Exactly . That sounds more Anneish . In a little while we 'll be acclimated and acquainted , and all will be well . Anne , did you notice the girl who stood alone just outside the door of the coeds ' dressing room all the morning -- the pretty one with the brown eyes and crooked mouth ? '' `` Yes , I did . I noticed her particularly because she seemed the only creature there who LOOKED as lonely and friendless as I FELT . I had YOU , but she had no one . '' `` I think she felt pretty all-by-herselfish , too . Several times I saw her make a motion as if to cross over to us , but she never did it -- too shy , I suppose . I wished she would come . If I had n't felt so much like the aforesaid elephant I 'd have gone to her . But I could n't lumber across that big hall with all those boys howling on the stairs .
She was the prettiest freshette I saw today , but probably favor is deceitful and even beauty is vain XXXXX your first day at Redmond , '' concluded Priscilla with a laugh .
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