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[Barbara's first impressions of Sheba as she watches her in the playground]
Barbara Covett: [voiceover] Hard to read the wispy novice. Is she a sphinx or simply stupid? Artfully dishevelled today. The tweedy tramp coat is an abhorrence. It seems to say "I'm just like you." But clearly she's not. A fey person, I suspect.
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[Barbara's opinion of her male pupils]
Barbara Covett: [to Sheba] Little towers of testosterone. You'll soon get used to them.
Emma Kennedy
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