Edie's Home for Orphans by Gracie Taylor
Author:Gracie Taylor [Taylor, Gracie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2020-10-20T17:00:00+00:00
Chapter 21
Edie rarely arrived home before seven when she was working at Larkstone Farm. As she had quickly learned, there were no short days in lambing season. Tilly was usually waiting for her in the kitchen, and the two girls enjoyed a gossip together while Edie ate her evening meal. Today, of course, she was particularly keen to get her friend alone. But when she got to the kitchen, she found not only Tilly but Jimmy and Aggie, beaming as if they had an especially good piece of news to share.
âHullo,â Edie said as she eased her tired body into a chair. âWhatâre you two monkeys doing up?â
âWeâre allowed. Mrs Hewitt says,â Aggie told her. âWe got special permission to wait for you soâs we can give you a surprise.â
Edie felt that sheâd had enough of surprises today, but she could tell the two of them were bursting with excitement so she played along.
âIs it a nice surprise?â
âOh, very,â Tilly told her, amusement sparkling behind her sober expression. âShow her, Ag.â
âRight, this is my surprise,â Aggie said with an important air. âJimmyâs got a surprise too, but Tilly says Iâve to give you this one first because youâll be starved.â
Edie laughed. âSheâs not wrong. Is it a food surprise then?â
Aggie nodded eagerly. She looked at Tilly, who put a plate of cheese pudding and spring greens down in front of Edie with a flourish.
Edie eyed the pudding warily. âIt hasnât got one of those snakes on a spring inside it, has it?â
âNo,â Aggie said, bouncing on her heels. âEat it, Edie. I mean, eat it, please,â she said after a look from Tilly.
Edie swallowed a forkful.
âItâs delicious,â she said, blinking. âShould I be surprised by that?â
Aggie couldnât contain herself any longer.
âI made it!â she burst out. âJimmy helped too. Tilly let us make it for your dinner and she says itâs betterer than anything she could make.â
âSheâs right,â Edie said, with an apologetic grimace for her friend. âItâs the best cheese pudding Iâve ever eaten, thatâs for sure. Thank you, both of you.â
Aggie beamed with pride.
âJimmyâs got something to show you too,â Tilly said. âHavenât you, Jim?â
He answered with a shy nod.
âGo and get it then,â Tilly said.
The little boy bounded from the room and came back with his school exercise book, open at todayâs work. Several lines were filled with writing, each spelling out âJames Adam Cawthraâ in letters that became steadily more legible as Edie looked down the page.
âJimmy! Did you write this?â she said.
He nodded eagerly.
âAll on his own,â Aggie said, glowing on her brotherâs behalf. âHe said the teacher helped a bit with the first one â only a little bit â but all the others Jimmy done just himself. Ainât he clever?â
âI always knew he was,â Edie said, smiling at the pink-cheeked little lad. She ruffled his hair. âWell done, Jimmy, Iâm ever so proud of you. If you keep practising your letters with me and Uncle Jack, I bet youâll be ahead of everyone when you go into the big class.
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