Dora asks BR to send John's suit but tells BR that "... unless Curry asks that the children arrive in their best clothes I personally think it a mistake from John's point of view if he goes to the school all dressed up." Dora worries about boys teasing John if he's overdressed but then writes, "I think John's own wishes in the matter should be the primary consideration; if the other children arrive dressed up, the school is even less of a free school than even I had imagined."