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Isobel loves her father more than any one else in the world. She thinks he's wonderful. He has a stern face; he's tall and straight-backed and very cross when things aren't done properly, but she's not afraid of him one bit.
When he comes home from his surgery at the end of the day she'll watch him over the banister from outside the nursery door as he hangs up his coat and his hand. He knows she does it every day, but he pretends not to see her, at least at first. Then he'll look up at her and wink; then walk into the drawing room as if nothing's happened. It's her favourite part of the day.
He knows everything. She's never known him not be able to answer a question. Isobel knows her brother wants to be just like him when he's older; and she's exactly the same but for some reason Nanny always laughs at her when she says that.
Still, Isobel doesn't care; what does Nanny know? Nanny doesn't know what it's like when they see each other and he picks her up and swings her up to the ceiling.
"Mind the lamp," Mother always says, watching them with amusement, "We'll never find another as good."
She is father's little girl; she can do whatever she wants.
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