“and although I knew she didn't have any proof, nothing I said made any difference.”
“I kept shouting, ‘How could I have done it, Miss Trunchbull? I didn't even know you kept any spare knickers at school!”
“I don't even know what itching-powder is! I've never heard of it!’”
“But the lying didn't help me in spite of the great performance I put on.”
“The Trunchbull simply grabbed me by one ear and rushed me to The Chokey at the double and threw me inside and locked the door.”
“That was my second all-day stretch. It was absolute torture. I was spiked and cut all over when I came out.”
“It's like a war,” Matilda said, overawed. “You're darn right it's like a war,” Hortensia cried.
“And the casualties are terrific. We are the crusaders, the gallant army fighting for our lives with hardly any weapons at all”
“and the Trunchbull is the Prince of Darkness, the Foul Serpent, the Fiery Dragon with all the weapons at her command.”
“It's a tough life. We all try to support each other.”
“You can rely on us,” Lavender said, making her height of three feet two inches stretch as tall as possible.
“No, I can't,” Hortensia said. “You're only shrimps. But you never know. We may find a use for you one day in some undercover job.”
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