Apparently the girls have not yet been successfully shooed, because there's still that ambient noise of whispering and fidgeting and, now, a couple of noises of dismay. The 'eww' girl shouts "Ewwwwwwwww," again.
"Margaret," says Tenenbaum sharply.
"Why're you friends with him?" says Paulina. She sounds disappointed, as if knowing Jack is a major flaw in Sinclair's otherwise unimpeachable character.
"Paulina," says Tenenbaum with waning patience, "all of you, the other room while I speak with Mr. Sinclair."
She sighs and rubs her face as they finally begin to troop out, some of the more obedient and/or more self-preserving tugging on the others' sleeves.
"Bye-bye, mister! Tschüs! Bye-bye! Ciao!"
"Isabel."
"...Yes, mama." The last set of footsteps hurries off, with a proud background "I said goodbye to him!".
Tenenbaum audibly exhales. Young children are difficult.
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"Margaret," says Tenenbaum sharply.
"Why're you friends with him?" says Paulina. She sounds disappointed, as if knowing Jack is a major flaw in Sinclair's otherwise unimpeachable character.
"Paulina," says Tenenbaum with waning patience, "all of you, the other room while I speak with Mr. Sinclair."
She sighs and rubs her face as they finally begin to troop out, some of the more obedient and/or more self-preserving tugging on the others' sleeves.
"Bye-bye, mister! Tschüs! Bye-bye! Ciao!"
"Isabel."
"...Yes, mama." The last set of footsteps hurries off, with a proud background "I said goodbye to him!".
Tenenbaum audibly exhales. Young children are difficult.
And speaking of difficult children.
"What has happened?"