I'm not entirely sure whether this is in the right place, but ...oh well! It's my first attempt so I'm not sure whether it's going to be very good. I do realise there is a book called this, but I didn't realise until I wrote the thing. I hope it isn't too terrible!
“Morning Nancy,” Kathie cheerfully greeted her friend.
“Morning! Come over here a second would you.”
“Why? Something wrong.” Only mildly concerned Kathie came.
“You could say that. We’ve only been lumbered with yet another new babe,” Nancy growled.
Kathie’s shoulders sank. It wasn’t fair between her and Nancy they must have sheep-dogged half the staff, and it was so very tedious.
“Great. But we’d better make her welcome or we’ll have the abbess on our backs again!”
They moved over to the other side of the room where a slight, scared young woman was standing alone. A pair of large, forget-me-not blue eyes stared forlornly out of the window as tears threatened the barrier hurriedly constructed. Whilst the two friends came close she turned her back quite definitely o them. Nancy and Kathie exchanged a look of the exasperation they had felt so often when greeting new members of staff.
“Good Morning. We’ve been asked to look after you for a bit, until you get used o things here. I’m Nancy and this is Kathie, Miss Wilmot and Miss Ferrars in front of the girls!” Nancy said all this quite nicely hoping the still nameless mistress would take it the right way.
“Oh, thank you. I’m Susan, Miss Thomas.”
“ Right come and have some Fruhstuck and allow the girls to have a good look at you.” At her puzzled expression Kathie found it necessary to intervene.
“She means breakfast. Don’t worry you’ll pick it up soon enough. At least you didn’t come in the trilingual days!”
Susan’s eyes were wide with horror.
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