He had thought that children were supposed to be sharp and un-sentimental and though Emmie had not written in a sentimental way exactly, she had written about her family as if they were perfect. It had puzzled him and made him very slightly jealous.
Emmie's writing was publishable
He had never supposed that it was publishable or that Emmie cherished ambitions of that kind.
He had thought that children were supposed to be sharp and un-sentimental and though Emmie had not written in a sentimental way exactly, she had written about her family as if they were perfect. It had puzzled him and made him very slightly jealous.</s>He had never supposed that it was publishable or that Emmie cherished ambitions of that kind.</s>Emmie's writing was publishable