“I only wish you could,” Miss Honey said. “But I'm afraid it's not possible.”
“You cannot leave your parents just because you want to. They have a right to take you with them.”
“But what if they agreed?” Matilda cried eagerly. “What if they said yes, I can stay with you? Would you let me stay with you then?”
Miss Honey said softly, “Yes, that would be heaven.”
“Well, I think they might!” Matilda cried. “I honestly think they might! They don't actually care tuppence about me!”
“Not so fast,” Miss Honey said. “We've got to be fast!” Matilda cried.
“They're leaving any moment! Come on!” she shouted, grasping Miss Honey's hand.
Please come with me and ask them! But we'll have to hurry! We'll have to run!”
The next moment the two of them were running down the drive together and then out on to the road,
and Matilda was ahead, pulling Miss Honey after her by her wrist,
and it was a wild and wonderful dash they made along the country lane and through the village to the house where Matilda's parents lived.
The big black Mercedes was still outside and now its boot and all its doors were open
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