Chapter 7

“Mother has her mind set on having things look as they did in my grandfather’s time. I am perfectly willing she should have a Colonial house, if she only wouldn’t insist on our living in a mid-Victorian manner. She’s adorable, but not up-to-date. All my sisters are cut from mother’s pattern. They like to do the things she did when she was a girl. But I’m different. I belong to this generation. Mother’s been sensible about it. She says I might as well try things out. She’s sure I’ll get tired and want to settle down…