The Penderwicks On Gardam Street (2008)
“She didn’t even find Rosalind.
“She’s at Anna’s,” said Skye, after all the hugging and distribution of dog biscuits and chocolate caramels. “She couldn’t stand the strain.”
“What strain?” asked Aunt Claire.
“The dreadful strain of the date with Marianne,” said Jane. “Even Rainbow fears that her courage may not be enough.”
“Rainbow?”
“My sister raves,” said Skye. Ever since the announcement that Sisters and Sacrifice was going to be staged, Jane had been blabbing about Rainbow as if she owned he...r, which of course she did, but no one could know that.
“I might rave about some things,” said Jane. “But not about the strain, Aunt Claire. We’re all feeling it. And Daddy won’t tell us anything about this Marianne.”
“He told me on the phone that he met her in a bookstore, but nothing else.”
“Rosalind, Skye, and Jane are afraid Daddy’s going to marry her,” said Batty. “Did you bring any presents?”
“Marry her! That’s a little premature.”MoreLess
“She’s at Anna’s,” said Skye, after all the hugging and distribution of dog biscuits and chocolate caramels. “She couldn’t stand the strain.”
“What strain?” asked Aunt Claire.
“The dreadful strain of the date with Marianne,” said Jane. “Even Rainbow fears that her courage may not be enough.”
“Rainbow?”
“My sister raves,” said Skye. Ever since the announcement that Sisters and Sacrifice was going to be staged, Jane had been blabbing about Rainbow as if she owned he...r, which of course she did, but no one could know that.
“I might rave about some things,” said Jane. “But not about the strain, Aunt Claire. We’re all feeling it. And Daddy won’t tell us anything about this Marianne.”
“He told me on the phone that he met her in a bookstore, but nothing else.”
“Rosalind, Skye, and Jane are afraid Daddy’s going to marry her,” said Batty. “Did you bring any presents?”
“Marry her! That’s a little premature.”MoreLess
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