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She was tre, sullen boy, not bad

but very difficult, slouched out to the front She went on with

the lesson, aware that Willia behind her She was afraid She turned

to the ain And she was afraid

"Please, miss, Williams----" ca up, with drawn, pained brows,

half a ainst

Willia ruefully

"Come in front, Williams," she said

The rat-like boy sat with his pale smile and did not

move

"Come in front," she repeated, definite now

"I shan't," he cried, snarling, rat-like, grinning So

went click in Ursula's soul Her face and eyes set, she went

through the class straight The boy cowered before her

glowering, fixed eyes But she advanced on hied hi to the form It

was the battle between him and her Her instinct had suddenly

becoed

hi, to the front He kicked her several

ti to the forms as he passed, but she went on The

class was on its feet in excitement She saw it, and made no

move