She went back to her seat and opened the book. She looked at the first page with a grave face. She knew it would be rude to smile, and she was very determined not to be rude. But it was very odd to find herself expected to study a page which told her that “le pere” meant “the father,” and “la mere” meant “the mother.”
Miss Minchin glanced toward her scrutinizingly.
“You look rather cross, Sara,” she said. “I am sorry you do not like the idea of learning French.”
She went back to her seat and opened the book. She looked at the first page with a grave face. She knew it would be rude to smile, and she was very determined not to be rude. But it was very odd to find herself expected to study a page which told her that “le pere” meant “the father,” and “la mere” meant “the mother.”
Miss Minchin glanced toward her scrutinizingly.
“You look rather cross, Sara,” she said. “I am sorry you do not like the idea of learning French.”
