“Be patient, be kind, be good, say please, say thank you, don’t speak unless spoken to”—her voice is rising, quickening—“don’t forget to smile, don’t give it all away, don’t disobey your teachers…” She stops suddenly, looks round at the group to see if they are with her. “Your boyfriend,” Bernice adds. “Your husband,” says Raina. “Your producers,” says Ashlee.
