was i just that desperate to forget about lark ? `` the interim board invites you to apply for the position as principal in the new district school . '' he demanded , his eyes sharp on her worried features . then she wrapped her arm around her bag and curled up on the hard old bed . anyway , after another year or so passed , we both ended up at the same party . it would take too long to get through all the red tape . `` i do n't mind it so much , '' i say about the play . 