Don't like him; he's crool.
(_She turns the page hurriedly and continues_) C for Pussy; D for Mick.
[_This is the name of the family mongrel. That the picture
represents an absolutely thoroughbred collie matters nothing to_
Pamela. _She spends some time in admiring_ Mick, _then rapidly
sweeps over certain illustrations that fail to attract._
_Pamela_ (_stopping at the sight of a web-footed fowl, triumphantly_). G
for Quack-quack.
_Her Father._ Oh, come, Pamela, that's not a quack-quack; that's a
goose. It makes quite a different noise.
[_Anticipating an immediate demand for a goose's noise he clears
his throat nervously._
_Pamela_ (_with authority_). This one isn't making any noise. It's jus'
thinking. (_Her father accepts the correction and swallows again._) H
for Gee-gee. Stupid gee-gee.
_Her Father._ Why stupid?
_Pamela._ 'Acos its tail looks silly.
_Her Father_ (_glancing at the tail, which bears some resemblance to an
osprey's feather_). You're right; it does.
_Her Mother._ I wonder whether it's wrong to let children get accustomed
to bad drawings?
_Her Father.
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