Dorothy looked at us in surprise.
"You _are_ untidy," she said. "Whatever have you been doing?"
Christopher swallowed indignantly. "We were playing 'Hide and Seek'
with you," he said.
"Oh, I stopped playing a long time ago," said Dorothy. "I'm reading
now." She turned to our book again. Cecilia began to laugh.
"Come and have a wash, Christopher," I said in a strangled voice, and
we moved off sheepishly.
* * * * *
"Aren't girls funny, Uncle Alan?" said Christopher.
"Christopher," I answered, "girls are the very----" Well, I told you
at the beginning what we said to each other.
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