puzzled

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I know I'm probably missing something completely obvious, but I'm just about as puzzled as Ginty was by Mrs. Lambert's reaction to her comment, "but I suppose you could say we make up for the people who don't have any children" in The Attic Term. Why is the Lambert so offended?

Newbie trennels member here, by the way. I'm thrilled to have found this community, since I've never actually met anyone else who's even heard of Antonia Forest, let alone is fascinated with her work. I've read only the school stories so far, but I'm hoping to get my hands on copies of her other books sometime soon.