She found the biscuits and sat down again.
"A girl's name," I said encouragingly.
"Yes. Well, is she fair or dark?"
"She's very small at present. What there is of her is dark, I believe."
"Well, there are millions of names for dark girls."
"We only want one or two."
"'Barbara' is a nice dark name. Is she going to be pretty?"
"Her mother says she is. I didn't recognize the symptoms. Very pretty and very clever and very high-spirited, her mother says. Is there a name for that?"
"I always call them whoppers," said Miss Middleton.
"How do you like 'Alison Mary'? That was my first idea."