CHAPTER IV
WHAT HAPPENED AT SCHOOL
Little Sprite Seaford thought Avondale the brightest place that any
child ever lived in, and if the sky was blue, or if clouds hid the
sun, she smiled and still insisted that it was a cheery place.
She had not forgotten the charm of her home at the shore, but she
remembered that she always felt very gay when the sunlight glistened
on the waves.
She remembered that when the sky was overcast, the waves were dark and
sullen, and the great gulls flew far over the sea, her laugh lost its
gaiety, and she forgot to sing her merry songs.
Here at Avondale were trees bright with leaves of red and yellow,
gardens glowing with gorgeous fall flowers, and Sprite thought Avondale
looked as if it were one huge garden, through which avenues had been
cut, and houses, surrounded by spacious lawns, had been built.
School had opened a week earlier than usual, and Sprite already felt
"at home."
She was a favorite with the boys and girls, and, to her great delight,
she found that she had progressed in her studies, under her mother's
guidance, so that, although a trifle younger than Princess Polly, she
would be a member of the same class.
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