World's End in Winter
“There was no telephone at World’s End, so she rang Mr Mismo.
‘Who’s that? What? What’s up?’ He always shouted into the telephone, as if it was an instrument used only for crisis.
‘Could you please tell my mother that Michael and I are staying the night with friends? Say it’s an emergency and they need us. She’ll understand that.’ ‘No doubt she would, old chump, if she was there, but she’s gone away with the Captain.’ That was what he called Carrie’s father. ’The Captain took a fit to go and loo...k at his boat, and your Ma stopped by to tell the wife she wouldn’t be going to the Bring and Buy Sale. Neither bring nor buy.’ ‘Will you tell Tom or Liza then?’ ‘I might.’ Mr Mismo was eating. She could hear it through the telephone.
‘I’m sorry if I got you up from lunch. But will you?’ ‘What makes you think they worry where you are?’ Mr Mismo said triumphantly and rang off.
Carrie rang Lester’s Mother, Mrs Figg, who was working today.
‘Mount Pleasant, Matron speaking,’ she began Mount Pleasantly, but when Carrie started to explain, she said, ’You tell that boy to get on home if he doesn’t want a tanning.’ Carrie begged.MoreLess
‘Who’s that? What? What’s up?’ He always shouted into the telephone, as if it was an instrument used only for crisis.
‘Could you please tell my mother that Michael and I are staying the night with friends? Say it’s an emergency and they need us. She’ll understand that.’ ‘No doubt she would, old chump, if she was there, but she’s gone away with the Captain.’ That was what he called Carrie’s father. ’The Captain took a fit to go and loo...k at his boat, and your Ma stopped by to tell the wife she wouldn’t be going to the Bring and Buy Sale. Neither bring nor buy.’ ‘Will you tell Tom or Liza then?’ ‘I might.’ Mr Mismo was eating. She could hear it through the telephone.
‘I’m sorry if I got you up from lunch. But will you?’ ‘What makes you think they worry where you are?’ Mr Mismo said triumphantly and rang off.
Carrie rang Lester’s Mother, Mrs Figg, who was working today.
‘Mount Pleasant, Matron speaking,’ she began Mount Pleasantly, but when Carrie started to explain, she said, ’You tell that boy to get on home if he doesn’t want a tanning.’ Carrie begged.MoreLess
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