"But if this girl should have ridden so far, and failed to find a friend at need, where next might she turn?"

So the girls all failed in the beginning; but they did not give up, and succeeded better next time, as we shall see.

My mistress gave her every chance to be strong, and each time the girl failed.

But the girl failed to glance toward the passage near the far end of the great hall.

At first, the girl failed to react to the stimulus.

This refers to what actually happened - The girl failed to show up.

The girl was trying to look away and failing.

What nonsense to be so worked up because a little girl he had seen for five minutes failed to appear!

The girl had tried but failed to kill herself the year before by slashing her arms.

As: You're saying girls failed because they did well at what was taught and tested!