saying that he leaves the house to his sister-in-law in return for her kindness in looking after me.
I am certain it's a forgery. But no one can prove it.”
Couldn't you try?” Matilda said. “Couldn't you hire a good lawyer and make a fight of it.”
“I don't have the money to do that,” Miss Honey said. “And you must remember that this aunt of mine is a much respected figure in the community.”
“She has a lot of influence.” “Who is she?” Matilda asked. Miss Honey hesitated a moment. Then she said softly, “Miss Trunchbull.”
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“Miss Trunchbull!” Matilda cried, jumping about a foot in the air. “You mean she is your aunt? She brought you up?”
“Yes,” Miss Honey said. “No wonder you were terrified!” Matilda cried.
“The other day we saw her grab a girl by the pigtails and throw her over the playground fence!” “You haven't seen anything,” Miss Honey said.
“After my father died, when I was five and a half, she used to make me bath myself all alone.
And if she came up and thought I hadn't washed properly she would push my head under the water and hold it there.
But don't get me started on what she used to do. That won't help us at all.”
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