![]() ![]() Rita's music was mostly gay, ex- cited, but sometimes a sad passage crept in-for Puffy, the poodle who waits in Melbourne, perhaps? She played me all the pieces in her ninth birth- day book, one she had writ- ten about raindrops, and other things, too. I thought they were a bit big for her age, but when she plays they become in- struments of ineffable grace, moving enchantingly. She has large hands for a nine-year-old, already the same size as mine, and I wear a 6f glove. ![]() She became part of the piano immediately she opened it. Minutes later, with permission granted, Rita was at the piano. She reacted to that mute piano as the average child reacts to the approaching music of the ice-cream van. Suddenly she pointed across into a dark- ened corner. Rita soon raced back across the now deserted res. She has found she can run fast, and won some races at the school sports." One of the big things at present in her life isĪthletics. She loves to play with her dolls, she's fabulous with a hula hoop. She wasn't worried about Rita's disappearance to ex- plore the huge hotel - chil- dren get restless with adults she told me soothingly. Tive, blonde, with beautiful skin, and a store of wisdom and philosophy. Tremendously proud that Rita is a dinkum Aussie. The Reichmans are naturalised A u s t r alians, "Maybe we will come back one day to our Puffy." And heĪlways brought Rita to me whenever I asked him. If the children or I were not playing, I had to put a record on for him. Leftīourne was Puffy, their black French poodle. Opposite was Shirley, pianist-cellist-dancer, a tiny sprite with reddish-gold hair, and David, who has sad, wise eyes that make him look much older than 16.Īll the family looked sad. Ice-cream, demolished it, and disappeared while I talked Then came her struggle with a big decision - what to have for pudding. I made a mental note that, like all children, Rita loves TV. "Be- cause things go better with coke, of course." Suddenly she dug me in the ribs: "Hey," she said, "why did Lurch give Thing a bottle of coke? I wasĪdmiring them as I ordered a soft drink. I Rita has rather angelic Rooking big blue eyes. Kian, taking an occasional Sidelong look at this almost Supernatural youngster. The Reichmans were lunch I injç when I arrived to meet ![]() For the start of Interlochen's academic year. ![]()
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