She went to see the teachers who taught the older children, and borrowed several books from them. Then she found Matilda and asked her to come inside.
`You can't sit and do nothing while I'm teaching the rest of the children to multiply by two and to spell cat,' she said. `During each lesson I'm going to give you one of these books to study. Then you can come and ask me any questions and I'll try to help you. All right?'
`Yes, thank you very much, Miss Honey,' said Matilda.
`What a nice child she is,' thought Miss Honey.' I'll go and have a secret talk with her mother and father this evening. They must understand that their daughter is very special.'