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She told Papa about it. He made her stick out her tongue and he felt her wrist. He shook his head sadly and said, "You have a bad case, a very bad case." "Of what?" "Growing up.

BETTY SMITH (1943). “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”
She told Papa about it. He made her stick out her tongue and he felt her wrist. He shook his head sadly and said, You have a bad case, a very bad case. Of what? Growing up.