A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus

Author:Kate Albus [Albus, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 2021-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

The children trudged back to Mrs. Griffith’s, their arms aching with the weight of their parcels. Opening the door, they were greeted by the usual racket. The baby was crying, Jane and Helen were rolling over and over each other on the floor, and Penny was banging a steady rhythm on the bottom of a pot with a wooden spoon.

Mrs. Griffith unpacked the groceries on the kitchen table. William thought it best to explain about the leeks before she got to them.

“Who told you leeks could work as onions?”

“The greengrocer,” William said.

Mrs. Griffith continued to pick her way through the contents of the shopping bags, consulting the receipts as she went.

“The liver isn’t on the slip.”

“Right,” William answered. “We went to Mr. Forrester last, and there wasn’t enough money left, so he just gave it to us.”

“He did what, now?”

“He gave us the liver for free.”

“Why would he do such a thing? Did you tell him I’d run out of money?”

“No, ma’am. We just told him it was our first time doing the shopping, and I think he felt sorry for us. He was our last billet, you know.”

“Just so long’s you don’t go about telling people I haven’t enough money.”

“No, ma’am.”

“Nearly two months my Bob’s been gone now, and I’ve seen hardly a coin from the army. Only so many times you can borrow from neighbors, you know.” Mrs. Griffith began putting the groceries away.

“I’m sorry, Mrs. Griffith,” William whispered, “about your husband.”

She gave no indication as to whether she had heard him, only set the tin of porridge oats on the cupboard shelf. Then she turned to Penny. “And quit that racket!” was all she said.

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