rely misrepresented things?

Anne could never tell what prompted her to rise and stroll over to the
group. The young women were so busily engaged in their conversation that
they did not notice her approach. Anne heard one of them say in a
disgusted tone, "I can't understand why Gertrude invited them. She knows
we dislike them."

"She seems very friendly with them," grumbled another girl. "If I had
known they were to be here I should have stayed upstairs or gone out
rather than meet them. They showed extremely bad taste accepting
Gertrude's invitation."

"Perhaps they don't know that we are down on them," suggested a
pale-faced girl rather timidly.

"Of course they know it," sputtered one of the two disgruntled freshmen.
"Nell and I almost cut that Miss Harlowe the other morning. Don't try to
stand up for her, Lillian. She and that Miss Briggs are beneath the
notice of the really nice girls here. Overton doesn't want bullies and
tale-bearers. They're not in accordance with college spirit."

The contempt with which these words were uttered stung Anne to action.
Stepping forward she said quietly, although her eyes flashed, "Pardon
me, but I could not help hearing what you said. Will you permit me to
speak a few words in defense of my friend, Grace Harlowe?"

An astonished silence fell over the group of girls. Before one of them
had time to recover from her surprise at Anne's intrusion, she began to
speak in low tones that attracted no attention outside themselves, but
whose earnestness carried conviction to those listening:

"You are evidently not in possession of the true account of what
happened to Miss Briggs the day she came to Overton. You know, perhaps,
that two sophomores took advantage of her verdancy and hazed her.
Perhaps they neglected to state, however, that they accepted her
invitation to eat ice cream before they returned her hospitality by
conducting her to the hall of a public building where they left her to
wait for the registrar. Considering the fact that she was tired from her
long ride, and had had no supper, I think it was an extremely poor
exhibition of the much vaunted Overton spirit. It was late that night
before she reached her boarding house. She was naturally indignant and
next day reported the matter to the registrar. This, I must admit, was
unwise on her part. She is very sorry, now, that she did so."

"All this is not news to us," snapped Marian Cummings, one of the two
freshmen Anne