“Sally did the mature thing and stuck her tongue out at her best friend.”

“I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptionally mature.”

“The strange thing on looking back was the purity, the integrity of her feeling for Sally. It was not like one's feeling for a man.”

“A girl's legs are her best friends... but even the best of friends must part.”

“I'll see you there little Red.' Fane’s voice faded out of her mind and she could feel his humor. Oh, wasn't he just too cute, picking up on her two best friends' idea of a sick joke - to turn her into the little girl who almost wound up as the wolf's dinner."My, what big eyes you have, wolf-man," Jacque said out loud, unable to stop her sarcasm from boiling up.“The better to see you with love,” Jen chimed in.“What big ears you have!” Sally continued their comic relief.“The better to hear you with my love,” Jen followed.“What big teeth you have!” Sally mocked, her hands on either side of her face.“The better to eat you with my love,” Jen cackled, but she wasn’t finished. True to Jen form she added her own twisted sense of humour. “My, what a big-“Sally slapped a hand over her mouth, quickly realising where Jen was going with that statement.”

“Sally, or rather Sarah (for what young lady of common gentility will reach the age of sixteen without altering her name as far as she can?) must from situation be at this time the intimatre friend and confidante of her sister.”