She dips her chin to her chest so she can peer at the boy again.
"You know there's only so many ribbons go 'round that pole, James."
"He pwomised I could! And Tilly said I could too, a-and Linda, too!" came James' reply, and his voice was getting more frantic with each passing moment.
"All right, all right. Let's see about it, then," she soothes patiently before looking back up at Doc.
"If you would excuse me for a moment, it seems I need to have a talk with my students. I shouldn't be long."
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"Indeed he is."
She dips her chin to her chest so she can peer at the boy again.
"You know there's only so many ribbons go 'round that pole, James."
"He pwomised I could! And Tilly said I could too, a-and Linda, too!" came James' reply, and his voice was getting more frantic with each passing moment.
"All right, all right. Let's see about it, then," she soothes patiently before looking back up at Doc.
"If you would excuse me for a moment, it seems I need to have a talk with my students. I shouldn't be long."