“I think what I am trying to explain to you,” she said, “is that over the years
I became so completely cowed and dominated by this monster of an aunt
that when she gave me an order, no matter what it was, I obeyed it instantly.
That can happen, you know. And by the time I was ten, I had become her slave.
I did all the housework. I made her bed. I washed and ironed for her.
I did all the cooking. I learned how to do everything.”
“But surely you could have complained to somebody?” Matilda said.
“To whom?” Miss Honey said. “And anyway, I was far too terrified to complain. I told you, I was her slave.”
“Did she beat you?” “Let's not go into details,” Miss Honey said.
“How simply awful,” Matilda said. “Did you cry nearly all the time?”
“Only when I was alone,” Miss Honey said. “I wasn't allowed to cry in front of her. But I lived in fear.”
“What happened when you left school?” Matilda asked. “I was a bright pupil,” Miss Honey said.
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