A Mother's Gift
“Oh, she hated school and she hated the teacher and she hated the other girls who were sitting sniggering at her.
‘She doesn’t even know which is the capital of England,’ Susan Jones whispered loudly. Susan Jones was the bane of Georgie’s life. She always knew the answer to any of Miss High’s questions.
‘Stop that talking, girls!’ snapped the teacher and Susan subsided into a giggling which enraged Georgina. She turned in her seat and glared at Susan; forgetting all about Miss High, she shouted ...at the girl.
‘I do! I do!’ ‘What is it then?’ Susan grinned. She was the daughter of a prosperous grocer in the town and had a group of friends always around her while Georgina was usually alone.
‘York!’ cried Georgina and the class erupted into laughter.
‘Girls! Girls!’ Miss High raised her voice and cast a quelling glance around the class. ‘Susan, Georgina, go and stand outside in the hall at once. I will not have such behaviour in my class.’ Georgina walked out to the front of the class and across, feeling every eye on her and her cheeks burned though she held her head high.MoreLess
‘She doesn’t even know which is the capital of England,’ Susan Jones whispered loudly. Susan Jones was the bane of Georgie’s life. She always knew the answer to any of Miss High’s questions.
‘Stop that talking, girls!’ snapped the teacher and Susan subsided into a giggling which enraged Georgina. She turned in her seat and glared at Susan; forgetting all about Miss High, she shouted ...at the girl.
‘I do! I do!’ ‘What is it then?’ Susan grinned. She was the daughter of a prosperous grocer in the town and had a group of friends always around her while Georgina was usually alone.
‘York!’ cried Georgina and the class erupted into laughter.
‘Girls! Girls!’ Miss High raised her voice and cast a quelling glance around the class. ‘Susan, Georgina, go and stand outside in the hall at once. I will not have such behaviour in my class.’ Georgina walked out to the front of the class and across, feeling every eye on her and her cheeks burned though she held her head high.MoreLess
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