“Couldn’t I stop trying to go to school? It’s no use, really. Let me go to work.”

“Don’t be ridiculous, dear. What could you do?”

“I don’t know. Something. I don’t want to worry you.”

“You know you don’t worry me. I want you to find yourself.”

“Uh-huh.” He twirled a button on his coat.

“Well,” she said, “we’ll think about it. You spend the summer here and get a good rest.”

“What’s it like?”

“Oh, I think you’ll like it very much. There are plenty of people for you to play with.”

“How are you?”

“Better, I think. Doctor Browning says to be very quiet this summer, and it ought to work wonders.”