[Arry]

Hanson speaks to Astilwen

‘Now look what you’ve done!’ said Woody in his most disgusted voice. ‘Now there’s an adult poking into this. And I suppose she’ll be ratting us out to the teacher and the teacher will be telling Uncle Gil.’

Hanson’s face fell at the thought of riding home with a steamed Uncle Gil. And then of course, there’d be their Ma to face. And hadn’t they both told the two boys not to get into any trouble.

Putting on his sweetest smile, Hanson turned his five-year old face up to the Hobbit woman. ‘She always yells; that one does,’ he explained, pointing at Daisy. ‘We’re just trying to get our friend outside. So’s we can play some marbles. Before the teacher calls us back in.’