To her, as well as to his young friends, Hippy was a never-failing source of amusement.
"To choose a profession is easier for boys than for girls," declared Grace.

"I haven't the slightest idea what I shall do after my college days are over.

Most boys enter college with their minds made up as to what their future work is going to be, but very few girls decide until the last minute." "Girls whose parents can afford to send them to college don't have to decide, as a rule," said Nora wisely, "but almost every young man thinks about it from the first, no matter how much money his father is worth." "That is true, my dear," nodded Mrs.Gray.
"Yet I am sure my girls as well as my boys will astonish the world some day.

In fact, Anne has already proved her mettle.

Nora hopes to become a great singer, Jessica a pianiste and Grace and Miriam--" "Are still floundering helplessly, trying to discover their respective vocations," supplemented Grace.
"Yes, Mrs.Gray," smiled Miriam, "our future careers are shrouded in mystery." "Time enough yet," said Mrs.Gray cheerily.