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you want? A bunch of flowers?”
“Well, I wanted to buy some for my mother,
but they’re all so expensive,” said Bob.
29.
2. By Speech The Six Bad
Boys
55
“Mum, I’m sorry I hate that nasty old
woman You shouldn’t have told her bad things about me. I wanted so badly to see
you and give you those violets .”
Bob apologizes to his mother and states that he really wants to give her flowers.
30. 83
“Nowhere in particular,” said Tom.
“We’ve had a row at home, so I cleared out.
I’m fed up. You had a row too?” Tom states to Bob his way to go out
from home.
31. 96
“I can get it myself,” said Bob, in a
curious, muffled voice. “Mum—have you got to take this job? I do so hate it. I don’t
want to come home when you’re not here.” Bob is able to get the back-door key by
himself.
32. 127
“It’s pouring,” said Bob. “Do you mind if I shelter here for a bit?
I like this place. Cosy, isn’t it—a home from home.”
Bob asks for permission to shelter.
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139
“I’ll come,” said Tom, stung by the taunt. “Who cares anyway? I’d like a bit of
excitement. I’ll come, Patrick.”
Tom decides to join Patrick to steal someone’s money as excitement.
34. 179
“No, I didn’t,” said Bob, wretchedly. “I love Pat. If I’d ever had a sister I’d have
wanted one like Pat. I’m terribly, terribly sorry now for everything, I can’t think how
I came to do it all, I really can’t. Sharing in all that money when I knew it was
s
omeone else’s. But I never spent a penny
of it on myself, Mr. Mackenzie. I spent it all on Pat when she was in
hospital
—and on all of you for
Bob explains that the stolen money never be used by him only for his sake.
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Christmas
.” 35.
2. By Speech
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“I am,” said Bob. “I’m going to show you that you’ve got another son, a big strong
one, who’ll never say no, whatever you ask him to do.
And Jeanie, Donald and Pat have got a brother who’ll always stand by
them.” Bob explains that The Mackenzies have
a strong and reliable new son.
36.
The Naughtiest
Girl Again
16
“I can’t very well blame other people for a thing I’ve done myself,” she thought.
“I’m jolly glad I’m different now”
Elizabeth talks to herself that she has changed to be a person who keeps the
mouth.
37. 24
Elizabeth was so angry that she had to blink her eyes to see clearly. She ran to
Robert.
“Stop” she cried. “You’re not to do that You’ll make Peter ill.”
Elizabeth shouts to warn Robert stop playing trick on a friend.
38. 25
“I’ll report you at the very next Meeting
” cried Elizabeth, still in a great temper. “You just see You’ll be punished
all right, you cruel, unkind boy” Elizabeth warns Robert that she will
report him in the Meeting.
39. 54
“I think of you might have stuck up for Jenny,” said Elizabeth, stirring her paint-
water so crossly that it slopped over on the
table. “I wouldn’t let anyone say a word against a friend of mine without sticking
up for them .”
Elizabeth stands on her friend’s side without being asked by anyone.
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“I’ve got plenty” cried Elizabeth. “And my sense tells me that if I
did clean them, which I know I did, it’s not my
fault that they’re dirty now.”
Elizabeth defends her position upon John’s accusation toward her because
she knows she is not wrong.
41. 87
“William and Rita, you didn’t believe me before when I complained about
Elizabeth convinces William and Rita, her seniors, that she is right.
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Robert ,” said Elizabeth. “And I was
right
. It isn’t fair of you not to believe me now.
I’m sure I’m right.”
42.
2. By Speech The
