CHAPTER VII

THE GUIDES Saturdays at St. Ronan’s were, as Judy speedily learnt, very full days. They began with practice, letter-writing, and mending, which lasted until a quarter to eleven. Then came cocoa and biscuits, and at eleven o’clock a bell rang which sent all the Guides into the hall, while three or four unfortunates who were non-Guides, owing to either delicacy or a parent’s objection, were expected to wrap up and go for a walk with Violet Williamson, a Sixth Form girl whose uncle-guardian was old-fashioned, and decl…