Ray Kathleen D’Arcy: No Skiving

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As far as my mother was concerned – I was brought up that I was normal. I was the same as my sisters so I did anything and everything unless – they weren’t allowed to wait on me, I didn't have little maids running round. If I really couldn’t do anything, then I was – they would do it for me, but if I could do it… I couldn’t skive and, you know, sort of, 'oh, do that for me', sort of business. I had to do it myself.

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