The Reluctant Time Traveller (2014)

Authors: Janis Mackay

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“I dropped the paper and swung round, “always a thief.” Mrs Buchan was towering over me. My mind raced.“Um… I’m trying to… find old paper to start the fire.” She wasn’t impressed. Next thing she bent down and slammed the chest shut. I pulled my fingers away just in time.“Not that paper,” she snapped. “Open that chest once more and I’ll report you to the master. Do you understand?” “Yes, Mrs Buchan,” I mumbled. She shot me a final glare then turned and stomped out. With Gaunt’s terms and conditions sharp in my mind, I hurried over to set the fire.When I got back downstairs, Elsie was gazing up at her brother. She looked even paler than usual. “I don’t trust water from the standpipe, you know that Frank.” He was standing over her with a glass in his hands.“I’ve heard water is a tonic,” Frank said, shoving it in front of her face. “Now swig it down and huld yer nose if you don’t like the taste.”Elsie was eyeing it suspiciously and screwing up her face.

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