“Because he’s always saying a thing is ‘perfect nonsense.’ They used to call him that, ‘Perfect Nonsense,’ you know, but it was too long and so they shortened it.”
“I see. And there’s a teacher they call ‘the baron,’ isn’t there?”
“Yes, that’s Mr. Steuben; he’s a dear old German; we adore him, don’t we, May?”
“We adore him,” agreed the other twin firmly and calmly.
“And ‘Mike’ is awfully nice, too. That’s Mr. Kelly, the English teacher. He has such beautiful coppery-red hair.”
“Any more?” laughed Rodney.
“Yes, there’s Mr. Cooper. The boys call him ‘Chawles’ because he talks that way. We don’t like him, do we, May?”
“No, we don’t.”
“And that’s all,” continued Matty. “Except Mrs. Farron, the Doctor’s wife. She’s called ‘the Missis.’ You’ll like her awfully. All the boys do.”