There's been a lot of reference to the distance between the mother and the child. Five feet.
The "floor mounted " mirror's height was given to be Five Feet as well.
Designer tip: Stand, in socks, with your heels together and stretch out your arms, level at 90 degrees from your body, your fingers extended and joined. Have someone measure the distance between your left and right finger tips...it should equal your height.
Let's say the Mother was 5'6" in flats.
That would mean the child was out of her mother's reach by 27 inches.
That would mean the child was out of her mother's reach by 27 inches.
less than one step away and not unusual at all.