"Once in Bromley, once in Beckenham, and once somewhere else." "Nowhere else!" she said, in tears--"nowhere else!" "It WAS! And if it wasn't why were you confirmed TWICE ?" "Once I was only fourteen, Mrs.Morel," she pleaded, tears in her eyes.
"Yes," said Mrs.Morel; "I can quite understand it, child.

Take no notice of him.

You ought to be ashamed, William, saying such things." "But it's true.

She's religious--she had blue velvet Prayer-Books--and she's not as much religion, or anything else, in her than that table-leg.

Gets confirmed three times for show, to show herself off, and that's how she is in EVERYTHING--EVERYTHING!" The girl sat on the sofa, crying.