‘All right,’ he replied ‘We have a date.’
‘Good,’ said Suki, kissing him. ‘And now, you must come and meet my mother.’
Dexter was feeling a bit unhappy on the Isle of Doge, but Emma was on top of the world in Leytonstone. Oliver! had been a great success. Of course there had been arguments and fights among the children before the show. That always happened. They were excited and some of them were nervous. But Emma had settled their nerves and when the music began, they all wonderful. Phil whose children could act and sing like that were going to be proud, he thought. They were going to speak well of the school-and of its headteacher, of course.
At the party after the show the school staff, and many of the proud parents of the cast, congratulated Emma. She drank her wine and smiled at everyone. And late in evening, Mr Godalming came to sit next tp her.
‘You’re a wonderful teacher, Emma,’ he said quietly in her ear. ‘And you look very beautiful tonight. I have great plans for you next year