A Match for Sister Maggy (1979)
“She supposed she was all right—it was a pity that there was so much of her—but the dress was certainly rather nice, cream guipure lace over a matching slip with a narrow blue velvet ribbon at the waist. It just skimmed her knees, showing off her long legs to advantage; it was sleeveless too. She had been rather doubtful about so much bosom showing, but Mevrouw Doelsma had told her that a low décolleté was quite a proper thing.
Maggy gave her hair a final pat, picked up her little evening purse ...and went downstairs. Paul and his mother were sitting by the fire in the hall. He saw her first and got up and came towards her, looking elegant and immensely tall. She stood shyly on the bottom step while he looked her frankly up and down.
‘Delightful, Maggy. I can see that you will turn all the men’s heads this evening.’ But not yours, Paul, she thought, and added out loud, ‘Och, who’d want to look at a great lass like me?’ She went over to the fire to show herself to Mevrouw Doelsma, who pronounced herself more than satisfied with Maggy’s appearance.MoreLess
Maggy gave her hair a final pat, picked up her little evening purse ...and went downstairs. Paul and his mother were sitting by the fire in the hall. He saw her first and got up and came towards her, looking elegant and immensely tall. She stood shyly on the bottom step while he looked her frankly up and down.
‘Delightful, Maggy. I can see that you will turn all the men’s heads this evening.’ But not yours, Paul, she thought, and added out loud, ‘Och, who’d want to look at a great lass like me?’ She went over to the fire to show herself to Mevrouw Doelsma, who pronounced herself more than satisfied with Maggy’s appearance.MoreLess
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