Only serves to explain that the main point was her own embarrassment at his wrong think, because he looks old enough to "know better". Who cares about reality or a child's feelings!
Only serves to explain that the main point was her own embarrassment at his wrong think, because he looks old enough to "know better". Who cares about reality or a child's feelings!
And what is with the "is 4 years old, but looks 7" bit? Why do we need to know that? What effect is that meant to have in the story for us reading it?