Very little will patch up a so-called friendship at school; a room mate,
especially if you have only one, who is not utterly uncongenial, is
almost sure to become a great friend--the girl who is equal with you in
your favourite lesson, the girl who comes from your county or town, or
whose "people" know your "people." Every schoolgirl must be able to
think of a dozen other reasons why such and such girls selected each
other as friends.
(And here I may remark in passing that you will find it extremely
interesting to try and find the beginnings, the first causes of the
friendships you have either experienced or witnessed. It will enable you
to form ideas as to the relative weight of circumstances and character,
and it is good to know the reason why things are even little things.)
Well, do these friendships last? In nine cases out of ten they do not,
though by means of fitful correspondence they may drag on a feeble
existence for years. The bond of union which school supplies being once
broken, Lucy and Kate find new interests quite unconnected with each
other, which may be difficult to explain on paper, and the opportunities
of meeting may be few.
Besides, Kate, who was "quite the nicest girl at school," does not seem
so exceptional when brought among Lucy's relations.
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