Пеппи Длинныйчулок
Chapter 9
OncewhenGrandmotherpokedaforkinherearshehowledallday.
Pippilookedaroundandsmiledpleasantly.
"Yes,thatwasMalinforyou,"shesaidandtwiddledherthumbs.
Theladiesactedasiftheyhadheardnothing.Theycontinuedtotalk.
"IfmyRosawereonlyclean,"saidMrs.Berggren,"thenmaybeIcouldkeepher. Butshe’saregularpig—"
"Say,yououghttohaveseenMalin,"Pippiinterrupted."Malinwassooutrageouslydirtythatitwasajoytoseeher,Grandmothersaid. ForthelongesttimeGrandmotherthoughtshehadaverydarkcomplexion but,honestandtrue,itwasnothingbutdirtthatwouldwashoff. AndonceatabazaarattheCityHotelshegotfirstprizeforthedirtunderhernails. Mercyme,howdirtythatgirlwas!"saidPippihappily. Mrs.Settergrenlookedathersternly.
"Canyouimagine!"saidMrs.Granberg. "TheothereveningwhenBrittawasgoingoutsheborrowedmybluesatindresswithoutevenaskingforit. Isn’tthatdreadful?"
"Yes,indeed,"saidPippi,"shecertainlyseemstobecutfromthesamepieceofclothasMalin,fromwhatyousay. Grandmotherhadapinkundershirtthatshewasespeciallyfondof. ButtheworstofitwasthatMalinlikedittoo. AndeverymorningGrandmotherandMalinarguedaboutwhowastoweartheundershirt. Atlasttheydecideditwouldbefairtotaketurnsandeachweariteveryotherday.
