Put that wretched doll down....

Now....

That's right.
Now tell me what you've been doing this morning." "We had bweakfast--nurse said I--( long pause for breath)--was dood girl; Auntie Vi'let came; I dwew with my pencil." "Say 'drew,' not 'dwew.'" "Drew." All this was very exhausting to Aunt Emily.

She was no nearer the child's heart....

Angelina maintained an impenetrable reserve.