going to now. But I lived at home, and I had to clean the hou d do all the cooking. Then, when l grew got a job as eacher. But up, small child I my aunt said, "Since you were a ought your food and clothes, and now you must pay me hem. For the next ten years you must give me all the get from your teaching, and I'll give you back one pound eve week"That was wrong, said Matilda. but I was afraid, said Miss Honey. She could still hr me badly. "When did you escape from her asked Matilda. years ago, said Miss Honey. "One day I saw this lit house. It was empty, but it belonged to a farmer and I asked h about it. "It's very uncomfortable and cold there," he said, 'bu u really want to live in it you can pay me ten pence a wee other ninety pence a week to buy milk a read and tea. I have my lunches at school because I don't pay for them Does your aunt still live in your old house?' asked Matilda. said Miss Honey. "I think my father wanted me to have died, but nobody can find his will. My aunt has a let gave the house to her. It looks like my fath but I don't think it is. But who will believe me? My at a very important person in the village. s Who is she?' asked Matilda. Miss Trunchbull, said Miss Honey Miss Trunchbull!" cried Matilda. She's your aunt? Yes, but that's enough about me, said Miss Honey"We c ere to talk about you. I'm interested in those wonderful eye ours. How much can you move and push with them? We n more about it all. Not today, Miss Honey said Matilda. I want to go home hink about all this. I've got a bit of an idea, and She stopp