“You are beginning to wear your hair off your forehead.”
“I have always worn it off my forehead,” said Regina, with dignity.
“No—I don’t mean that, I mean that the continued brushing in one direction has begun to wear it away, and your forehead seems higher than it really is.”
“Yes, it is wearing back.”
“Now, we ought to contradict that tendency.”
“I can’t wear a fringe,” said Regina.
“No, a fringe would be out of keeping with your general appearance, and I never advocate a fringe if it can be dispensed with, but you have been wearing your hair so tightly dressed. Now, would you let me shampoo your hair?”
“Oh yes, do what you like,” said Regina, with child-like faith and very unchild-like patience.
“It will help you a little—in this way, it gives the hair a fresh start. One should never try to dress one’s hair in a new fashion without shaking off as much as possible the old way.”