Матильда
The First Miracle
"Nobodyelsecouldhavethoughtupatricklikethat!Yourfatherwasrighttowarnmeaboutyou!"Thewomanseemedtohavelostcontrolofherselfcompletely.Shewasrantinglikeamaniac."Youarefinishedinthisschool,younglady!"sheshouted."Youarefinishedeverywhere.Ishallpersonallyseetoitthatyouareputawayinaplacewherenoteventhecrowscanlandtheirdroppingsonyou!Youwillprobablyneverseethelightofdayagain!"
"I’mtellingyouIdidnotdoit!"Matildascreamed."I’veneverevenseenacreaturelikethatinmylife!"
"Youhaveputa...a...acrocodileinmydrinkingwater!"theTrunchbullyelledback."ThereisnoworsecrimeintheworldagainstaHeadmistress!Nowsitdownanddon’tsayaword!Goon,sitdownatonce!"
"ButI’mtellingyou..."Matildashouted,refusingtositdown.
"Iamtellingyoutoshutup!"theTrunchbullroared."Ifyoudon’tshutupatonceandsitdownIshallremovemybeltandletyouhaveitwiththeendthathasthebuckle!"
SlowlyMatildasatdown.Oh,therottennessofitall!Theunfairness!Howdaretheyexpelherforsomethingshehadn’tdone!
Matildafeltherselfgettingangrier...andangrier...andangrier...sounbearablyangrythatsomethingwasboundtoexplodeinsideherverysoon.
Thenewtwasstillsquirminginthetallglassofwater.Itlookedhorriblyuncomfortable.Theglasswasnotbigenoughforit.MatildaglaredattheTrunchbull.Howshehatedher.Sheglaredattheglasswiththenewtinit.
