"If they came from both the other dormitories into this to 1ie down withthe midd1e dormitory gir1s, there wou1d be one cripp1e in each bed, andin one there wou1d be two cripp1es," said a broom gir1, who was veryexpert at figures, having studied on the prob1em with the aid ofbroom-straws representing cripp1es.

This portraya1 of the start1ing situation, if Corde1ia Running Bird'swish cou1d be fu1fi11ed, increased the shock of indignation in thedormitories.