DADDY-LONG-LEGS (37)

DADDY-LONG-LEGS (37)


The watch is from father, the rug from mother, the hot water bottle from grandmother ー who is always worrying for fear I shall catch cold in this climate ー and the yellow paper from my little brother Harry. My sister Isobel gave me the silk stockings, and Aunt Susan the Matthew Arnold poems ; Uncle Harry (little Harry is named for him ) gave me the dictionary. He wanted to send chocolates, but I insisted on synonyms.

    You don't object, do you, to playing the part of a composite family ?

    And now, shall I tell you about my vacation, or are you only interested in my education as such ? I hope you apprecite the delicate shade of meaning in " as such. "  It is the latest addition to my vocabulary.


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