A Kestrel for a Knave (2000)
A Kestrel for a Knave
“‘I’d be exhausted.’ ‘That’s nowt to get t’stick for, is it Sir, being tired? You can’t tell Gryce… Mr Gryce though, he’d kill you! Do you know, Sir, there wa’ a kid this morning stood outside his room wi’ us, he’d only brought a message from another teacher, and Mr Gryce gave him t’stick!’ Mr Farthing’s face broadened into a grin, and his mouth broke open, laughing. Billy watched these changes in expression seriously.
‘It’s all right for you, Sir. What about that kid though, he was as sick as a... dog after.’ Mr Farthing immediately became serious again.
‘You’re right, lad, it’s not funny. It was just the way you told it, that’s all.’ ‘An’ this morning in English, when I wasn’t listening. It wasn’t that I wasn’t bothered, it wa’ my hands, they were killin’ me! You can’t concentrate when your hands are stingin’ like mad!’ ‘No, I don’t suppose you can.’ ‘I still got into trouble for it though, didn’t I?’ ‘You made up for it though, didn’t you?’ ‘I know, but it’s allus like that though.’ ‘What is?’ ‘Teachers.MoreLess
‘It’s all right for you, Sir. What about that kid though, he was as sick as a... dog after.’ Mr Farthing immediately became serious again.
‘You’re right, lad, it’s not funny. It was just the way you told it, that’s all.’ ‘An’ this morning in English, when I wasn’t listening. It wasn’t that I wasn’t bothered, it wa’ my hands, they were killin’ me! You can’t concentrate when your hands are stingin’ like mad!’ ‘No, I don’t suppose you can.’ ‘I still got into trouble for it though, didn’t I?’ ‘You made up for it though, didn’t you?’ ‘I know, but it’s allus like that though.’ ‘What is?’ ‘Teachers.MoreLess
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