“Now for our books. Thank goodness, we haven’t got to share our bookshelves, and we can fix the things as we like.”
“We did on the mantel,” said Dolly, laughing. “Well, my nonsense books go above, and my girls’ books below. ‘Alice’ first; then ‘Lear,’ and then the ‘Just so Stories.’ ”
“Well, of course, I’m doing mine different. I’m putting my highbrow books up top. Shakespeare first, and then—”
“Don’t say Milton! You know you’ll never read those things out here, or anywhere, except when you have to write themes on them!”
“But amn’t I going to write themes out here? What are our desks for, I’d like to know?”
“Yes, I s’pose so. Oh, well, fix your books as you like; you will anyway.”
“I’m putting my highbrow books up top”
“ ’Course I will. And I hereby give you permission to do the same.”