standing in the middle of a bed of roses doing something with a pair of clippers.
Miss Honey had heard the sound of Matilda's feet racing over the gravel
and now she straightened up and turned and stepped out of the rose-bed as the child came running up.
“My, my!” she said. “What in the world is the matter?”
Matilda stood before her, panting, out of breath, her small face flushed crimson all over.
“They're leaving!” she cried. “They've all gone mad and they're filling their suitcases and they're leaving for Spain in about thirty minutes!”
“Who is?” Miss Honey asked quietly. “Mummy and daddy and my brother Mike and they say I've got to go with them!”
“You mean for a holiday?” Miss Honey asked. “For ever!” Matilda cried. “Daddy said we were never coming back!”
There was a brief silence, then Miss Honey said, “Actually I'm not very surprised.”
“You mean you knew they were going?” Matilda cried. “Why didn't you tell me?”
“No, darling,” Miss Honey said. “I did not know they were going. But the news still doesn't surprise me.”
“Why?” Matilda cried. “Please tell me why.” She was still out of breath from the running and from the shock of it all.
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