Мэри Поппинс
Mrs. Corry
Corry,couldonlydothemgood,"saidMaryPoppinswithmostsurprisingcourtesy.
"Whatapity,"Michaelcouldn’thelpsaying,"theyweren’tPeppermintBars."
"Well,theyare,sometimes,"saidMrs.Corrygleefully,"andverygoodtheytaste,too.Ioftennibble’emmyself,ifIcan’tsleepatnight.Splendidforthedigestion."
"Whatwilltheybenexttime?"askedJane,lookingatMrs.Corry’sfingerswithinterest.
"Aha!"saidMrs.Corry."That’sjustthequestion.Ineverknowfromdaytodaywhattheywillbe.Itakethechance,mydear,asIheardWilliamtheConquerorsaytohisMotherwhensheadvisedhimnottogoconqueringEngland."
"Youmustbeveryold!"saidJane,sighingenviously,andwonderingifshewouldeverbeabletorememberwhatMrs.Corryremembered.
Mrs.Corryflungbackherwispylittleheadandshriekedwithlaughter.
"Old!"shesaid."Why,I’mquiteachickencomparedtomyGrandmother.Now,there’sanoldwomanifyoulike.Still,Igobackagoodway.Irememberthetimewhentheyweremakingthisworld,anyway,andIwaswelloutofmyteensthen.Mygoodness,thatwasato-do,Icantellyou!"
Shebrokeoffsuddenly,screwingupherlittleeyesatthechildren.
"But,dearyme—hereamIrunningonandonandyounotbeingserved!Isuppose,mydear"—sheturnedtoMaryPoppins,whomsheappearedtoknowverywell—"Isupposeyou’veallcomeforsomeGingerbread?"
"That’sright,Mrs.Corry,"saidMaryPoppinspolitely.
"Good.HaveFannieandAnniegivenyouany?"ShelookedatJaneandMichaelasshesaidthis.
Janeshookherhead.
