21/24 Mrs. Miss Allison, who, in the children's opinion, knew everything, sat beside her, and worst of all, the younger Mrs.MacIntyre was there; Malcolm's and Keith's mother, whom Betty had never seen before, but of whom she had heard glowing descriptions from her admiring sons. "See, there she is, in that lovely pink organdy. Wouldn't you love to look like her? She's like a queen." Betty sank back, faint with embarrassment. |