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"… all wear red," said a soft but very distinct voice, beginning in the middle of a sentence, "and Misty Children wear yellow. Oh no, I don't want to play with Misty children. And Iris are still worse. They're too stupid to be able to read or write. Besides they wear brown, which is such a beastly colour. I'm so glad I'm a Hilda."
There was a pause; then the voice began again.
"Rosa children wear blue. They work much harder than we do, because they're so frightfully clever. I'm really awfully glad I'm a Hilda, because I don't work so hard. And then we are much better than the Mays and Mistys. Mays are stupid. They all wear red, and Misty Children wear yellow. Oh no, I don't want to play with Misty children. And Iris are still worse. They're too stupid to be able…"
The Director pushed back the switch. The voice was silent. Only its thin ghost continued to mutter from beneath the 649 pillows.
