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ITwasadullautumndayandJillPolewascryingbehindthegy
Shewascryingbecausetheyhadbeenbullyingher.Thisisnotgoingtobeaschoolstory,soIshallsayaslittleaspossibleaboutJill’sschool,whichisnotapleasantsubject.Itwas“co-educational”,aschoolforbothboysandgirls,whatusedtobecalleda“mixed”school;somesaiditwasnotnearlysomixedasthemindsofthepeoplewhoranit.Thesepeoplehadtheideathatboysandgirlsshouldbeallowedtodowhattheyliked.Andunfortunatelywhattenorfifteenofthebiggestboysandgirlslikedbestwasbullyingtheothers.Allsortsofthings,horridthings,wentonwhichatanordinaryschoolwouldhavebeenfoundoutandstoppedinhalfaterm;butatthisschooltheyweren’t.Oreveniftheywere,thepeoplewhodidthemwerenotexpelledorpunished.Theheadsaidtheywereinterestingpsychologicalcasesandsentforthemandtalkedtothemforhours.Andifyouknewtherightsortofthingstosaytothehead,themainresultwasthatyoubecameratherafavouritethanotherwise.
ThatwaswhyJillPolewascryingonthatdullautumndayonthedamplittlepathwhichrunsbetweenthebackofthegymandtheshrubbery.Andshehadn’tnearlyfinishedhercrywhenaboycameroundthecornerofthegymwhistling,withhishandsinhispockets.Henearlyranintoher.
“Can’tyoulookwhereyou’regoing?”saidJillPole.
“Allright,”saidtheboy,“youneedn’tstart—”andthenhenoticedherface.“Isay,Pole,”hesaid,“what’sup?”
Jillonlymadefaces,thesortyoumakewhenyou’retryingtosaysomethingbutfindthatifyouspeakyou’llstartcryingagain.
“It’sthem,Isuppose—asusual,”saidtheboygrimly,digginghishandsfartherintohispockets.
Jillnodded.Therewasnoneedforhertosayanything,evenifshecouldhavesaidit.Theybothknew.
“Now,lookhere,”saidtheboy,“there’snogoodusall—”
Hemeantwell,buthedidtalkratherlikesomeonebeginningalecture.Jillsuddenlyflewintoatemper(whichisquitealikelythingtohappenifyouhavebeeninterruptedinacry).
“Oh,goawayandmindyourownbusiness,”shesaid.“Nobodyaskedyoutocomebargingin,didthey?Andyou’reanicepersontostarttellinguswhatwealloughttodo,aren’tyou?IsupposeyoumeanweoughttospendallourtimesuckinguptoThem,andcurryingfavour,anddancingattendanceonthemlikeyoudo.”
“Oh,Lor!”saidtheboy,sittingdownonthegrassybankattheedgeoftheshrubberyandveryquicklygettingupagainbecausethegrasswassoakingwet.HisnameunfortunatelywasEustaceScrubb,buthewasn’tabadsort.
“Pole!”hesaid.“Isthatfair?HaveIbeendoinganythingofthesortthisterm?Didn’tIstanduptoCarterabouttherabbit?Anddidn’tIkeepthesecretaboutSpivvins—undertorturetoo?Anddidn’tI—”
“Id-don’tknowandIdon’tcare,”sobbedJill.
Scrubbsawthatshewasn’tquiteherselfyetandverysensiblyofferedherapeppermint.Hehadonetoo.PresentlyJillbegantoseethingsinaclearerlight.
“I’msorry,Scrubb,”shesaidpresently.“Iwasn’tfair.Youhavedoneallthat—thister”
“Thenwashoutlasttermifyoucan,”saidEustace.“Iwasadifferentchapthen.Iwas—gosh!WhatalittletickIwas.”
“Well,honestly,youwere.”saidJill.
“Youthinktherehasbeenachange,then?”saidEustace.
“It’snotonlyme,”saidJill.“Everyone’sbeensayingso.They’venoticedit.EleanorBlakistonheardAdelaPennyfathertalkingaboutitinourchangingroomyesterday.Shesaid,‘Someone’sgotholdofthatScrubbkid.He’squiteunmanageablethisterWeshallhavetoattendtohimnext.’”
Eustacegaveashudder.EveryoneatExperimentHouseknewwhatitwaslikebeing“attendedto”bythe
Bothchildrenwerequietforamoment.Thedropsdrippedoffthelaurelleaves.
“Whywereyousodifferentlastterm?”saidJillpresently.
“Alotofqueerthingshappenedtomeinthehols,”saidEustacemysteriously.
“Whatsortofthings?”askedJill.
Eustacedidn’tsayanythingforquitealongtime.Thenhesaid:
“Lookhere,Pole,youandIhatethisplaceaboutasmuchasanybodycanhateanything,don’twe?”
“IknowIdo,”saidJill.
“ThenIreallythinkIcantrustyou.”
“Dam’goodofyou,”saidJill.
“Yes,butthisisareallyterrificsecret.Pole,Isay,areyougoodatbelievingthings?Imeanthingsthateveryoneherewouldlaughat?”
“I’veneverhadthechance,”saidJill,“butIthinkIwouldbe.”
“CouldyoubelievemeifIsaidI’dbeenrightoutoftheworld—outsidethisworld—lasthols?”
“Iwouldn’tknowwhatyoumeant.”
“Well,don’tlet’sbotheraboutworldsthen.SupposingItoldyouI’dbeeninaplacewhereanimalscantalkandwherethereare—er—enchantmentsanddragons—and—well,allthesortsofthingsyouhaveinfairy-tales.”Scrubbfeltterriblyawkwardashesaidthisandgotredintheface.
“Howdidyougetthere?”saidJill.Shealsofeltcuriouslyshy.
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