The Wishing-Chair Again
“Mister Grim rapped on his desk with his stick— Chinky's wand!
“Attention, all of you!” he said. “Dinner will be in ten minutes' time. Anyone who is late or who has dirty hands or untidy hair will go without.”
Winks groaned. “It's awful,” he said to Peter when Mister Grim had gone out. “There's never enough dinner for everyone, so Mister Grim just says, 'Here, you, your hair is untidy,' or 'Here, you, your nails aren't clean,' and about a dozen of us have to go without our dinner.”
“...What a dreadful school!” said Peter. “Why don't you run away?”
“How can we?” said Winks. “You've seen the high wall round the grounds, and all the gates are locked. I wish I could get out of here, it's a horrid place, and I really would be good if I could escape.”
“Would there be room for him in the Wishing-Chair, do you think?” whispered Mollie to Chinky.MoreLess
“Attention, all of you!” he said. “Dinner will be in ten minutes' time. Anyone who is late or who has dirty hands or untidy hair will go without.”
Winks groaned. “It's awful,” he said to Peter when Mister Grim had gone out. “There's never enough dinner for everyone, so Mister Grim just says, 'Here, you, your hair is untidy,' or 'Here, you, your nails aren't clean,' and about a dozen of us have to go without our dinner.”
“...What a dreadful school!” said Peter. “Why don't you run away?”
“How can we?” said Winks. “You've seen the high wall round the grounds, and all the gates are locked. I wish I could get out of here, it's a horrid place, and I really would be good if I could escape.”
“Would there be room for him in the Wishing-Chair, do you think?” whispered Mollie to Chinky.MoreLess
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