Alice-Miranda to the Rescue (2016)
“They could see Caprice peering out from behind the hedge as clear as day.
‘Your guess is as good as mine, but she’d better have a very good reason for being in that flat.’ Ophelia frowned. ‘Caprice, come out here at once!’ The girl shrank down and froze.
‘Now!’ the headmistress boomed. She was in no mood to be toyed with.
‘Yes, Miss Grimm,’ Caprice replied, her voice wavering, as she emerged from behind the bush. Her face was smudged with black and her uniform was filthy.
‘Are you hurt?’ Miss G...rimm asked.
Caprice remained tight-lipped and cast her eyes to the ground.
‘Perhaps we should go to your study and we can talk there,’ Livinia suggested quietly. ‘And if we need to, we can ask the paramedics to come down and make sure that she’s all right.’ ‘That’s a very good idea,’ Ophelia said, nodding. The shadows were long and the sun was low in the sky. There was a slight chill in the air too. The headmistress placed her hand on the girl’s shoulder and steered her down the road.MoreLess
‘Your guess is as good as mine, but she’d better have a very good reason for being in that flat.’ Ophelia frowned. ‘Caprice, come out here at once!’ The girl shrank down and froze.
‘Now!’ the headmistress boomed. She was in no mood to be toyed with.
‘Yes, Miss Grimm,’ Caprice replied, her voice wavering, as she emerged from behind the bush. Her face was smudged with black and her uniform was filthy.
‘Are you hurt?’ Miss G...rimm asked.
Caprice remained tight-lipped and cast her eyes to the ground.
‘Perhaps we should go to your study and we can talk there,’ Livinia suggested quietly. ‘And if we need to, we can ask the paramedics to come down and make sure that she’s all right.’ ‘That’s a very good idea,’ Ophelia said, nodding. The shadows were long and the sun was low in the sky. There was a slight chill in the air too. The headmistress placed her hand on the girl’s shoulder and steered her down the road.MoreLess
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