They've no standards. I've often told them that! They've simply no idea
of how things used to swing at the Whinburn High!"
"I wish Miss Pollard and Miss Mitchell would have done all the choosing,"
said Mavis anxiously. "I think myself it's a mistake to put it to the
vote. Probably somebody quite unsuitable will be elected. The juniors
will plump for the girl they like best, without caring whether she knows
anything about games or not. There's Aubrey Simpson!"
"Oh! They _can't_ choose 'the jackdaw'!" interrupted Merle.
"They can choose her if they like. She's over fifteen and perfectly
eligible. Edith Carey is rather a favourite, I believe."
"That silly goose! Good-night!"
"Well, there's Muriel Burnitt at any rate. She's been a long time at 'The
Moorings.'"
"All the worse for that, though she's better than Edith or Aubrey. I
shall vote for her myself, and for you."
"And I'm going to vote for _you_, and for Muriel, because, as you
say, she's better than the others.
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