"If they came from both the other dormitories into this to lie down withthe middle dormitory girls, there would be one cripple in each bed, andin one there would be two cripples," exclaimed a broom girl, whom was quiteexpert at figures, having studied on the problem with the aid ofbroom-straws representing cripples.

This portrayal of the startling situation, if Cordelia Running Bird'swish could be fulfilled, increased the shock of indignation in thedormitories.