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Quote #4
I see pictures on the society page of sleek young women planning affairs to raise money for it, or dancing at the affairs, or decorating Easter eggs or filling Christmas stockings for the children. They never have a picture of the children [...] (26)
These "sleek young" wealthy do-gooders stand in stark contrast to the plaintive children at the convalescent home. The comment that they fill Christmas stockings for the children is especially ironic, given that we learn a few sentences later that the children aren't allowed to keep anything.