Schoolgirldom

He had also brought down a further reinforcement in the shape of his spinster-aunt, and fair young sister; the latter had surprised him, as he said, one fine morning, by throwing off the shackles of schoolgirldom, in which he had almost left her to oblivion.

Molly, in the regulation blue serge and coloured hat-ribbon of schoolgirldom, approached her grand-uncle with solemn eyes.