“Slight!”
“Strong!”
“Weak!”
“Impossible!”
“Original!”
“Bromidic!”
“Involved!” were the verdicts. The matter was thoroughly threshed out, Billie with difficulty keeping order. Nance was called on for the “but” that she had been left holding.
“The plot is slight but certainly original in its way. The letters are too long, longer than a Godmother would be apt to write, I think. The story could be cut to three thousand words, I believe, to its advantage.”
“I have already cut out about fifteen hundred words,” wailed Molly. “The first writing was lots longer.”