We spent many happy hours playing on the beach. The older was called Madeline and Celia always called her 'Maddy' for short. She's such a bubbly little girl; she had her mother's brains and her father's good looks. Fine clothes are wasted on her—she's a tomboy. Celia is a charming girl, she's very like her sister. They're both tremendous charmers in their different ways. The girls were completely blind to the consequences of their actions. Christopher was a real sucker for flattery. He hasn't really caught on to the system. When people asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, he would lisp childishly, ‘A policeman.’ He was a slim fair-haired boy.