Why, may I ask? Are you especially
interested in prodigies?"
"Oh, not in the least; certainly not in little Sammy Worrell. The
person I had reference to chances to be a young woman, having dark
eyes, and a wealth of auburn hair. We met quite by accident, and the
sole clew I now possess to her identity is a claim she advanced to
being your 'star' pupil."
Miss Spencer sighed somewhat regretfully, and her eyes fell. "I fear
it must have been Naida, from your description. But she is scarcely
more than a child. Surely, Lieutenant, it cannot be possible that you
have become interested in her?"
He smiled pleasantly. "At least eighteen, is she not? I was somewhat
impressed with her evident originality, and hoped to renew our slight
acquaintanceship here in more formal manner. She is your 'star' pupil,
then?"
"Why, she is not really in my school at all, but I outline the studies
she pursues at home, and lend her such books as I consider best adapted
for her reading. She is such a strange girl!"
"Indeed? She appeared to me to be extremely unconventional, with a
decided tendency for mischief.
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