Surprise One evening at supper, Pa said, "How would you like to work in town, Laura not say a word. Neither could any of the others. They all could Laura? sat as if they were frozen. Grace's blue eyes stared over in cup, Carrie's teeth stayed bitten into a slice of bread, and The rim of her Mary's hand held tea go pouring from the her fork stopped in the air. Ma let Weapots spou into cup. Just in time, she quickly set down the teapot. Pa's brimming What did you say, Charles?" she asked. asked Laura how to take a job in town. Pa replied she'd like "Akb? what kind of job- Then For a girl? In town?" Ma said. -Why, acky she said, -No, es, I won't have Laura working out in a hotel among Cha ends di strangers.