Hoover,withatroubledface,“foryouseesheisagrowin’girl,“
andsheconcluded,withsomeembarrassment,“Ican’tquitemakeupmymindhowtodressher。“
“Howoldisshe?“askedthemasterabruptly。
“Goin’ontwelve,but,“——andMrs。Hooveragainhesitated。
“Why,twoofmyscholars,theBromlygirls,areoverfourteen,“