MissJones,hervoicetrembling:“Children,Ireallyinsist——“Andmorebooksdropped,andmorewhispersandmoreprotests,andsoonadinfinitum。Abeautifulgametobeplayedallthemorning。
OrtherewasthegameofNotHearing。MissJoneswouldsay:“Andtwicetwoarefour。“Marywouldrepeatloudly:“Andtwicetwoisfive——“
“Four,Mary。“
“Oh,Ithoughtyousaidfive。“
AndthenasecondlaterJeremywouldask: