"Good. Were they abusing me, Rosy?"
"Some of them were. They called you a misanthrope. I remember the word. I looked for it in the dictionary when I came home. It means a man-hater."
"What besides?"
"Hannah Sykes said you were a solemn puppy."

"Good. Were they abusing me, Rosy?"
"Some of them called you a misanthrope. I looked for it in the dictionary when I came home. It means a man-hater. And Hannah Sykes said you were a solemn puppy."
