"I cannot stand it," thought the girl.  "What is to be done?  By fair means or foul, I must get that Scholarship.  Oh, I fear nothing.  I believe I am sure to win if only I can beat Kitty on her own ground. Her ground is history and literature.  There is to be a horrible theme written, and a great deal depends on how that theme is handled, and I am no good at all at composition.  I have no power with regard to picturesque writing.  I cannot see pictures like Kitty can.  I believe Sir John has set that theme on purpose, in order to give Kitty an advantage; if so, it is horribly unfair of him."