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           Aparticularlypoisonouslittlegirlmightstingmeintosaying, "Fionahasthesameglacialbeautyasaniceberg, butunliketheicebergshehasabsolutelynothingbelowthesurface." IthinkImightenjoywritingend-of-termreportsforthestinkersinmyclass. Butenoughofthat.Wehavetogeton. 

           Occasionallyonecomesacrossparentswhotaketheoppositeline, whoshownointerestatallintheirchildren, andtheseofcoursearefarworsethanthedotingones.MrandMrs.Wormwoodweretwosuchparents. TheyhadasoncalledMichaelandadaughtercalledMatilda, andtheparentslookeduponMatildainparticularasnoth-ingmorethanascab. Ascabissomethingyouhavetoputupwithuntilthetimecomeswhenyoucanpickitoffandflickitaway. 

           MrandMrs.Wormwoodlookedforwardenormouslytothetime whentheycouldpicktheirlittledaughteroffandflickheraway, preferablyintothenextcountyorevenfurtherthanthat. 

           Itisbadenoughwhenparentstreatordinarychildrenasthoughtheywerescabsandbunions, butitbecomessomehowalotworsewhenthechildinquestionisextraordinary,andbythatImeansensitiveandbrilliant. Matildawasbothofthesethings,butaboveallshewasbrilliant. Hermindwassonimbleandshewassoquicktolearnthatherabilityshouldhavebeenobviouseventothemosthalf-wittedofparents. ButMrandMrs.Wormwoodwerebothsogormless andsowrappedupintheirownsillylittlelives thattheyfailedtonoticeanythingunusualabouttheirdaughter. 

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