Wishin' And Hopin' (2009)
“I was on the last six or seven of my hundred sentences she was making me write—I shall not distract my neighbors—when the four of them appeared at the back door of Madame’s classroom: Rosalie, her parents, and Mother Filomina. “Bonjour, bonjour,” Madame called back to them. “Thank you for coming.” She slipped her feet back into her leopard-spotted high heels, adjusted the angle of her red beret, and swallowed noticeably. Then she rose and walked back to join the lynching party—hers.
I couldn’t ...hear everything that was being said, just bits and pieces—the kind of information you picked up by eavesdropping in the confession line.
Mother Filomina: “I think we can all appreciate that Mrs. Frechette is newly arrived and might not necessarily…”
Mrs. Twerski: “…is, I’m sure, a lovely young lady, but from what I’ve heard—and I hope I’m not telling tales out of school—her overeating most likely stems from the fact that her mother is very unstable emotionally.”MoreLess
I couldn’t ...hear everything that was being said, just bits and pieces—the kind of information you picked up by eavesdropping in the confession line.
Mother Filomina: “I think we can all appreciate that Mrs. Frechette is newly arrived and might not necessarily…”
Mrs. Twerski: “…is, I’m sure, a lovely young lady, but from what I’ve heard—and I hope I’m not telling tales out of school—her overeating most likely stems from the fact that her mother is very unstable emotionally.”MoreLess
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