In a Class of Their Own (2013)
“She had the comfort, however, of knowing that the door would be opened when she arrived at the school. The weather had been so harsh for the past five weeks that the children had not been expected to line up in the playground or huddle together in the sheds. They went instead straight into their classrooms whenever they arrived. And it was not unusual for Hermitage Park School to grant more than one half day off in a week that winter. Many of the children attending Hermitage Park were judged to... be needy and therefore lacking the suitable clothing or footwear to withstand the elements.
As she trudged along, Carrie became aware that someone was following her. Then she was greeted with a “Hiya, Carrie. Here, d’ye think we’ll get anither halfie the day?”
“Don’t think so, Jean, seeing we got one on Thursday and Friday last week and it’s only Tuesday today.”
“Aye, but that doesnae maitter if the weather’s really bad. And it’s worse the day than it was on Friday,” argued her classmate, Jean Watson.MoreLess
As she trudged along, Carrie became aware that someone was following her. Then she was greeted with a “Hiya, Carrie. Here, d’ye think we’ll get anither halfie the day?”
“Don’t think so, Jean, seeing we got one on Thursday and Friday last week and it’s only Tuesday today.”
“Aye, but that doesnae maitter if the weather’s really bad. And it’s worse the day than it was on Friday,” argued her classmate, Jean Watson.MoreLess
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