She thought grown-ups silly, except some -

She loved the country and strawberry ice.

She hated dull lessons, and I very soon discovered that there were
none other than dull.

She collected stamps.

She longed to have a pet monkey or a brother, she didn't much mind
which.

At the mention of brothers I looked down at Dolly's slim legs,
clothed in fine black silk stockings, at the valenciennes lace on
her muslin frock, and I imagined that if she had any brothers, the
younger ones would be quite likely to have started life in
trousers of their own. Yes, Dolly looked like it. I learned a
great deal from her in the time it had taken me to get "yeth" and
"nope" out of Thomas.

The energetic boy who had been obliged to keep up with the music
at all costs, the little fat girl's in particular, came up to me,
and said in an aggrieved voice, "Miss Daly has spoilt my program;
she can't write, and she has written big D's all over it. Will
you write me out a fresh one?"

Which I, of course, did. Really it was very careless of Miss
Daly.

The children danced hard, with intervals for tea and refreshment;