Tumtum & Nutmeg by Emily Bearn

Author:Emily Bearn [BEARN, EMILY]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure - General, Juvenile Fiction / Animals - Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Etc., Juvenile Fiction / Classics
ISBN: 9780316232104
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2012-12-04T00:00:00+00:00

Then she got dressed much more quickly than usual and went down the lane to the village shop. When she arrived, Mrs. Paterson was behind the counter eating a thick piece of toast. There was butter dribbling down her apron.

“Did the mouse poison do the job, Mrs. Mildew?” she asked good-naturedly.

Aunt Ivy did not appear to hear. “Do you have any more of these?” she asked briskly, slamming the empty hair spray down beside the till. “I bought it here last week.” As Aunt Ivy leaned toward her, Mrs. Paterson picked up a foul, toxic smell, almost like a gas leak. It made her feel quite queasy.

“Sorry,” she said, wrinkling her nose. “I’ve none in stock. Next delivery comes at noon on Saturday.”

Aunt Ivy leaned forward on the counter and looked at her piercingly. “Reserve me two canisters,” she demanded icily— but then, as Mrs. Paterson wrote down the order, Aunt Ivy started to wonder whether two canisters would be enough. There might be more mice than the ones she’d seen—they might have brothers and sisters, and aunts and uncles…they might have bred! “On second thought, make that five,” she said grimly. Then she stomped back outside, knocking over a pile of newspapers.

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