"And you expect their parents and guardians to do this?" Mrs Weldon asked."Certainly Madam, although there are other methods of checking for cleanline...ss, that is one of the simplest, and most assured method," Samuel told her."And for girls?" Mr Jones asked eagerly."The same principle applies," Doctor Croft nodded. Scent can be the first indicator of a child's poor hygiene, but taste is the final judge of perfect cleanliness," he advised.While they'd been talking, Jasmine had taken the end of. You should see it,” and some new makeup she now needed. However, despite her apparent buoyancy, there was something more somber in her eyes. She couldn’t hide her emotions from me, her sky blue and hazel eyes were just too expressive. I could see thoughts and questions flit through them. Occasionally I caught her studying me when she couldn’t see my face, her expression thoughtful. I wondered what it was that still troubled her. I found out as she sat at the kitchen table while I prepared veal. Mona was great friends with my sister and many are the times I heard my sister talking to Mona on the phone and saying, "You're going to get into trouble Mona. One of these days you're playing around is going to backfire on you."I asked her once what Mona's response to that was."She thinks it is all good fun and that no one takes her seriously. But one of these days she is going to tease the wrong someone and then she is going to be in big trouble."Mona never did tease the wrong someone (at. ‘Penny are you aware of the rumor?’ ‘What rumor?’ ‘That as a result of Kip’s dramatic rescue by Dan and that young woman from the South Island staying with you, half of the island thinks Dan is about to propose to her.’ ‘Half of the island permanents think that, are you sure?’ ‘Well a quarter of the population then. The girls came home raving about her after meeting her and I suspected this would happen, with her sitting right under his nose and probably with her knees wide apart.’ ‘Rosina has.