“It was so wet and muddy,” Sara answered, “it was hard to walk, because my shoes were so bad and slipped about.”
“Make no excuses,” said Miss Minchin, “and tell no falsehoods.”
Sara went in to the cook. The cook had received a severe lecture and was in a fearful temper as a result. She was only too rejoiced to have someone to vent her rage on, and Sara was a convenience, as usual.
“Why didn’t you stay all night?” she snapped.
“It was so wet and muddy,” Sara answered, “it was hard to walk, because my shoes were so bad and slipped about.”
“Make no excuses,” said Miss Minchin, “and tell no falsehoods.”
Sara went in to the cook. The cook had received a severe lecture and was in a fearful temper as a result. She was only too rejoiced to have someone to vent her rage on, and Sara was a convenience, as usual.
“Why didn’t you stay all night?” she snapped.
