| Old Lecturer (of incalculable age) | | Florrie, on astronomical evidence presumed to be | aged 9. | | Isabel | " 11. | | May | " 11. | | Lily | " 12. | | Kathleen | " 14. | | Lucilla | " 15. | | Violet | " 16. | | Dora (who has the keys and is housekeeper) | " 17. | | Egypt (so called from her dark eyes) | " 17. | | Jessie (who somehow always makes the room look brighter when she is in it) | " 18. | | Mary (of whom everybody, including the Old Lecturer, is in great awe) | " 20. |
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