please do not call me ma'am , all right ? `` look , '' she said , `` it 's no good . it had become quite normal to wear shorts and t-shirts instead of smart clothes . and that was a top-notch reception you put together tonight . '' who would ever try to get into the place ? the scouts nod to one another , smiling their wicked smiles , and re-form their circle around us in what is an apparent attempt to get us back into the school . it came out bit by bit like a hard delivery . 