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When the twins were born, a little boy was a big thing – Granny Collins' family was mostly girls. Dad used to say if you go out with the twins take them up to see your gran, and of course they made a terrible fuss of Basil. Mother kept him smart, with a little walking stick and covered coat, beautiful dressed, but they never took any notice of Barbara. One day I went up the back street and I upset the pram. Aunty Kate came and picked up the little boy and took him away, but left the little girl and never looked at her. We soothed both of them, but they didn't take the bonnet off her.

When I went to see Granny Collins I was given a slice of cake and a glass of milk, Flora wasn't, she was put in Grandad's study and that was it. I used to be upset about that too because there was no need for it, but Flora wasn't like them to look at, and I was.