“But don’t you know you mustn’t take off your clothes before mixed company?”
“But we were playing barbarian.”
“Well, you shouldn’t play that kind of game.”
“Why not?”
“Because——” He floundered. “Now, look here, you must never take off your clothes again.”
“Not when I go to bed?”—with interest.
“I mean before people.”
“Not before Miss Wilder, or Mary?”
“Don’t be stupid,” he exploded. “You know what I mean—before boys and girls.”
“Why not?”