. Emmy Lou : her book & heart . o be sure, being a Big Girl, shefound herself at recess, one of many, takinghands in long, undulating line, and, like theAssyrian, sweeping down on the fold, whilethe fold, in the shape of little girls, fled shriek-ing before the onslaught. But there had been a time when Emmy Louhad been a little girl, and had fled, shrieking^herself. The memory kept her from quiteenjoying the onslaught now, though of coursea little girl of the under world is only a Primaryand must be made to feel it. The privilegedmembers of the Fifth Reader World are Inter-mediates. They are o
. Emmy Lou : her book & heart . o be sure, being a Big Girl, shefound herself at recess, one of many, takinghands in long, undulating line, and, like theAssyrian, sweeping down on the fold, whilethe fold, in the shape of little girls, fled shriek-ing before the onslaught. But there had been a time when Emmy Louhad been a little girl, and had fled, shrieking^herself. The memory kept her from quiteenjoying the onslaught now, though of coursea little girl of the under world is only a Primaryand must be made to feel it. The privilegedmembers of the Fifth Reader World are Inter-mediates. They are other things, too. They areEpiscopalians or Presbyterians or some othercorrespondingly polysyllabic thing, as the casemay be. In this case each seemed to be adifi^erent thing. Hattie first called the attentionof Emmy Lou to it. The Fifth Reader members ate lunch ingroups. Without knowing it, one was growinggregarious. And as becomes a higher socialstate, one passed one*s luncheon around. Emmv Lou passed her luncheon around.[i68]. EMMY LOU Emmy Lou herself knew the joys of eating;and hers, too, was a hospitable soul. Shebrought liberal luncheons. On this day, be-tween the disks of her beaten biscuit showedthe pinkness of sliced ham. Mary Agatha drew back; Mary Agathawas Emmy Lous newest friend. It*s Fri-day, said Mary Agatha. Of course, said Rosalie, I put her biscuit back. It*s ham, said Rebecca Steinau. Emmy Lou was hurt. It seemed almostlike preconcerted reflection on her biscuits andher ham. Hattie took Emmy Lou aside. It*s theirreligion, said Hattie, In tones of large tol-erance. We can eat anything, you and I,Piscopalians and Presbyterians. But Rosalie, said Emmy Lou; Rosalie,like Emmy Lou, was Episcopalian. But Rosalie had joined Hattie and EmmyLou. My little brothers singing in thevested choir, said Rosalie, and were goingto be High Church. Hattie looked at Rosalie steadily. Then [■70] ALL THE WINDS OF DOCTRINE Hattie took another biscuit. Hattie tookanot
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