Mrs. G. "Just after my youngest child was three years old--"

Mrs. F. (interrupting). "I was going to say, when Mrs. E. spoke about

the barometer, that after I was engaged to Mr. F. I had a dreadful

attack of brain fever. I was ill in bed three months and they couldn't

touch a brush to my hair for nine days."

Mrs. D. } "Horrors!"

Mrs. E. } "Dreadful!"

Mrs. C. } "Heavens!"