tone that conveys to a child that it is going to obey orders as a matter of course.
Sara vanished; there was no sound of retreating feet, instead a rustle of a nightgown and giggle. Her parents said nothing. Presently they heard a voice as one talking to herself; it came from the stairs:
"I know my father told me to go to bed. I know he told me not to sit in my bare feet, but I am not going to, I'm not going to do what he says. I'm going to sit here, and sit here, and sit here!" it went on.
