“She did not do that, Headmistress!” “Of course she did it,” Miss Trunchbull boomed. “And I'll tell you what.”
I wish to heavens I was still allowed to use the birch and belt as I did in the good old days!
I'd have roasted Matilda's bottom for her so she couldn't sit down for a month!
Miss Honey turned and walked out of the study feeling depressed but by no means defeated.
I am going to do something about this child, she told herself. I don't know what it will be, but I shall find a way to help her in the end.
The Parents
When Miss Honey emerged from the Headmistress's study, most of the children were outside in the playground.
Her first move was to go round to the various teachers who taught the senior class
and borrow from them a number of text-books, books on algebra, geometry, French, English Literature and the like.
Then she sought out Matilda and called her into the classroom.
There is no point,” she said, “in you sitting in class doing nothing
while I am teaching the rest of the form the two-times table and how to spell cat and rat and mouse.”
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