Slipping his hands into his pockets, touching his lucky stone, Robin said, "I wish I could help out, Miss Goodbody?"
Helen Goodbody wanted, more than anything to succeed as a teacher. Her family tried to talk her out of being a teacher. None of them believed that she could handle the job. "You should get married and raise lots of babies." Her mother had told her.
"But Mama, I want more from my life." She tried to explain.
"So your mama is not good enough for you?" Her mother had said, and the discussion had gone down hill from there.
Her mind was racing trying to figure out how to save this play. Gina's role was too important to be written out, and because of the costumes, and the large number of girls needed for this play, there was no one else who could fill her shoes; literally and figuratively.
"What did you say, Robin?" She asked as a really weird idea popped into her head.
"I said, 'I wish I could help out.', Miss Goodbody." Robin repeated before he removed his hands from his pockets.
"There may be a way, but it may be too off base." Miss Goodbody said.
Sensing that he had an opportunity to play the white knight for Miss Goodbody, Robin said, "I'll do anything."
"Do you remember that I had said that way back in Shakespeare's time, how all of the parts in a play were played by male actors?"
"Yes?" Said Robin, a bit confused with what Miss Goodbody wanted him to do.
"Well, with Gina gone we need someone to play her part, someone about her size; and there isn't anyone else."
"So how can I help?" Robin asked.
"Play her part." Helen Goodbody said, "With your parents permission, of course. You'd be a life saver."
Robin was hooked. He wanted to be Miss Goodbody's white knight and this was his chance.
"I am sure that my mother will okay it." He said, feeling for sure that nothing would stand in his way; no dragon would be too tough for him to slay, for him help out Miss Goodbody. "I'll ask her tonight!"
