PERSONÆ.

Old Lecturer (of incalculable age)
Florrie, on astronomical evidence presumed to beaged 9.
Isabel" 11.
May" 11.
Lily" 12.
Kathleen" 14.
Lucilla" 15.
Violet" 16.
Dora (who has the keys and is housekeeper)" 17.
Egypt (so called from her dark eyes)" 17.
Jessie (who somehow always makes the room look brighter when she is in it)" 18.
Mary (of whom everybody, including the Old Lecturer, is in great awe)" 20.