Чарли и шоколадная фабрика
Veruca in the Nut Room
’They’renotforsale,’MrWonkaanswered.’Shecan’thaveone.’
’WhosaysIcan’t!’shoutedVeruca.’I’mgoingintogetmyselfonethisveryminute!’
’Don’t!’saidMrWonkaquickly,buthewastoolate. Thegirlhadalreadythrownopenthedoorandrushedin.
Themomentsheenteredtheroom,onehundredsquirrelsstoppedwhattheyweredoingandturnedtheirheadsandstaredatherwithsmallblackbeadyeyes.
VerucaSaltstoppedalso,andstaredbackatthem.Thenhergazefelluponaprettylittlesquirrelsittingnearesttoherattheendofthetable. Thesquirrelwasholdingawalnutinitspaws.
’Allright,’Verucasaid,’I’llhaveyou!’
Shereachedoutherhandstograbthesquirrel...butasshedidso...inthatfirstsplitsecondwhenherhandsstartedtogoforward,therewasasuddenflashofmovementintheroom,likeaflashofbrownlightning,andeverysinglesquirrelaroundthetabletookaflyingleaptowardsherandlandedonherbody.
Twenty-fiveofthemcaughtholdofherrightarm,andpinneditdown.
Twenty-fivemorecaughtholdofherleftarm,andpinnedthatdown.
Twenty-fivecaughtholdofherrightlegandanchoredittotheground.
Twenty-fourcaughtholdofherleftleg.
