▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁younger ▁sister . ▁She ▁enjoyed ▁school ▁and ▁did ▁rather ▁well . ▁Her ▁favorite ▁subjects ▁were ▁history ▁and ▁English . ▁She ▁wanted ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁university , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁' 5 0 s , ▁teachers ▁thought ▁it ▁more ▁important ▁for ▁places ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁exception al ▁students , ▁or ▁boys , ▁because ▁girls ▁t ended ▁to ▁get ▁married ▁and ▁have ▁b ab ies ▁and ▁it ▁would ▁therefore ▁be ▁a ▁waste ▁of ▁a ▁place . ▁It ▁is ▁her ▁one ▁regret . ▁Emma ▁met ▁her ▁husband ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁dance ▁hall ▁– ▁where ▁everyone ▁met ▁their ▁future ▁partners ▁– ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁married ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁A ▁year ▁after ▁that ▁their ▁first ▁daughter ▁was ▁born . ▁M oney ▁was ▁tight ▁– ▁when ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁floor boards ▁once ▁a ▁week ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁any ▁money ▁had ▁rolled ▁down ▁there , ▁well , ▁it ▁will ▁give ▁you ▁some ▁idea ▁how ▁tight ▁it ▁really ▁was . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁laugh ter ▁and ▁fun , ▁and ▁being ▁pover ty - str icken ▁certainly ▁makes ▁you ▁invent ive ! ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁they ▁had ▁their ▁second ▁daughter , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁living ▁room ▁floor ▁without ▁benefit ▁of ▁a ▁mid w ife . ▁Ten ▁months ▁after ▁that , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁third . ▁Three ▁beautiful ▁girls . ▁There ▁was ▁the ▁usual ▁story ▁of ▁growing ▁up , ▁of ▁dogs ▁and ▁c ats , ▁ham sters ▁and ▁ger b ils , ▁which ▁were ▁forever ▁esc aping . ▁The