College stories; Women college students -- Juvenile fiction
"No," said Constance, "I'm not a bit sleepy; I'd rather watch you, but
first can't I put something on those burns?"
"No, thanks, Connie, they aren't half bad, and if I keep something wet
on my thumb it will be all right."
Into the chafing-dish went all of the remaining ingredients, few to
be sure, but enough to half fill the dish. There was no egg but Jean
decided to risk it without. She stirred and stirred, but it refused to
thicken, and as the college clock struck twelve she decided it never
would. "Well, we can put a little in these saucers and eat it with a
spoon and perhaps by morning what we leave in the dish will thicken
enough to spread on crackers. I mean that every girl shall have a
souvenir of the great and glorious occasion."
They put a little in the saucers and broke in some cracker. Constance
took a mouthful and exclaimed, "Oh, Jean, the mustard! How much did you
put in?"
"Why, just what the rule said, of course."
"It must be a funny rule, for it's so awfully hot you never can eat it."
"Well, I should say so," said Jean, after a taste. "Let's hope it will
cool off by morning. Anyway, I've done what I said I should; it's made
and we've eaten some. Now let's go to bed at once. I shall leave all
the dishes and cleaning up until morning. Fortunately I have two spare
hours before train time and my trunk is all packed. Isn't this room
a mess? Let's retire gracefully to our downy couches and forget what
we've left behind. Do you think my eyebrows, or rather what there is
left of them, look badly?"
"No one would ever know what had happened unless you told them. I think
you got out of it mighty easily. It's a wonder you weren't burned
badly, or the curtains didn't catch and start a fire. What a terrible
night to have been burned out. Ough! I don't like the idea at all. Are
you sure everything is all right out in the study?"
"Why, of course, you big silly. Now calm yourself and get into bed, and
we'll talk it over in the morning."
The first thing Jean did after the rising bell awoke her from a sound
sleep was to go out into the study and look into the chafing-dish. Yes,
the rabbit had hardened and looked anything but attractive. She took
two crackers and put the rabbit between them, making a somewhat bulky
sandwich in its proportions but nevertheless edible. With Constance's
assistance she made twelve of them and wrapped each one in some tissue
paper and tied them with narrow white ribbon. Slipping on her kimona
and bed shoes she put the packages into a small basket and hastened
out in the hall and stopped at the room of each of her guests of the
evening before. To each girl she presented a neat package and wishes
for a Merry Christmas.
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