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Fiona oh Fiona

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I thought you were louded out of bed not

really except for washing but I wanted

to talk to my friends and you came for I

had chance to make them listen oh I'm

sorry next time I'll come up the stairs

very slowly so that I don't catch you

out oh I'd rather you weren't too slow I

like your coming here good well then

let's get started straight

away right yeah now where's your map of

Africa

oh maranne now you can do better than

that I know you

can now that's much better why can't you

draw Africa as well as this house

because it isn't as interesting of

course it is it's much more interesting

and I thought that you'd want to draw

Africa especially if your father's

there who's the boy at the window oh I

don't know really anyone

oh well let's have a look at the atlas

and see if we can improve on this

somewhat miserable effort of yours looks

more like a pumpkin than a continent

actually his name is Mark whose name the

boy in my window oh that's the name of

the boy I teach the one that won't walk

I know do you it seems to me I tell you

far too much about my pupils and not

nearly enough about your work how is he

much more industrious than you are he

wouldn't draw like that

he works hard because he wants to please

me then why won't he try to walk well

I'm sure that please you much more than

drawing Maps it's funny we're just the

opposite him and me aren't we he's

supposed to take exercise and he won't

and I'm not supposed to and I do it's a

pity you can't mix us up a bit Miss

Chesterfield then he would walk and I

would work you are going to work hard

without me mixing you up with Mark now

come on

Africa Africa

has two deserts do you know what they

are one's a Sahara good girl that's the

biggest desert in the world and what's

the other one the Kalahari it's very big

thousands of square miles it's Rocky

hasn't much vegetation there are

antelopes and

ostriches what's where they light there

well depends where you are it's hot

because it's tropical but there's a lot

of wind in some of the areas and

although it's a desert it isn't a proper

one like the Sahara a lot of it's

covered in grass and scrub which is why

animals can survive there's a slight

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rainfall I don't want to

I Che again yes well

hello hello you don't sound very glad to

see me well I'm not well why have you

you come I didn't want to well go away

then you don't have to be rude it's rude

telling people to go away well you just

said you want you to go well I don't

anymore well what do you want then well

how can I tell what I want when I'm here

and I don't want to be I want to walk

but I can't no you don't you want to be

good at reading and lessons and drawing

maps how do you know what to want to be

good at you don't even know me except

when I'm

here this is is an ordinary life I mean

we're not always in this house are we I

don't know perhaps I've always been here

and just imagined the rest well I think

you're a dream my dream and I thought

that if I didn't dream about you you

wouldn't be here but this isn't a dream

this is

real yes it is isn't

it just as real as Miss Chesterfield

telling me that you like reading doesn't

make any difference whether I do or I

don't does it there's nothing to read

but you do don't don't you do what like

reading you're lazy you won't do your

exercises because they hurt I wish you'd

leave me alone I wish I could I wish I

didn't have to be here and you're a

coward and you're a horrible little girl

saying things about when you don't even

know who I am that's why you can't walk

you won't do your exercises yes I do I

do them all the time then you're not

miss Chesterfield's Mark I'm not

anybody's Mark I'm me and anyway what do

you know about Miss Chesterfield she's

my teacher no she's not she's mine and

if you think she's yours tell me what

she's like why should I you never

believe anything I say well I believe

you if you tell me what she's

like she's young and she's pretty and

she goes around teaching children her

real but when she gets marri married

she's going to marry Michael Peter who's

Peter he's a teacher he lives in London

she's going to live there too how do you

know because she told me that just shows

you don't know her my Miss Chesterfield

was old and strict and nobody could

possibly want to marry her that's not

true oh yes it is I knew it you're not

Miss Chesterfields Mark you're not

you're not one of the most interesting

stories about Africa is the discovery of

the source of the Nile perhaps you saw

the television program on

it Marian are you listening yes of

course I am what was I talking about you

were talking about the wind on the

Kalahari no that was ages ago what was I

talking about now

is it true you're

engaged Mariam please attend I was

telling you about the source of the Nile

but are

you yes as a matter of fact I am how did

you know oh I just did and your fiance

is called Peter and he teaches in London

and you're going to live there is that

right how on Earth did you find all that

out you won't go away before I'm better

will you no we're not getting married

for about a year so you're quite safe no

I'm glad glad about that and I'm glad

you're going to marry someone nice is he

nice of course he's nice I wouldn't be

marrying him if he wasn't you are a

funny girl will you go on teaching Mark

until you get married well I hope you'll

be up by them but sometimes I wonder

anyway that's enough for today oh won't

you stay a bit longer no I can't today

I've got another engagement but I'll

tell you a secret what tomorrow is my

birthday is it so we'll have nice easy

lesson and as you seem to know so much

about me already I'll tell you a little

bit more I'll tell you why I teach

children who stay away from school and I

might even tell you a little bit about

Peter all right oh yes Miss chestfield I

love

that have you got them will you get back

into bed

immediately yes I have I'll bring them

over to you in a moment

go

on I had trouble finding ones of the

night and I was a difficult time of year

for Roses but these are lovely aren't

they oh Mom thank you do you think Miss

Chesterfield will like them there where

can I hide them she'll be here soon

shall I tell her I brought them my own

money I'll put them under my bed brush

your hair and make yourself look really

nice

yeah you look smashing what should I do

until she comes read the book

darling there's some music to keep you

going I hope this chest won't be long

I don't get to the dentist on time he

won't see

me Maran I think I better go you'll be

all right by yourself for just a few

minutes won't you all right m' of course

I'll leave the door on the ledge right

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I think

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okay what do wish should hurry so do I I

can't see what's keeping us so late

today may have us turn

I think I better ring the dentist look

Mom you go I'll be all right honestly oh

thank goodness there she God bless

daring have a lovely day

goodbye hello Mrs hello come

in look what I've been given aren't they

beautiful yes aren't they I must show

them to Maran

um why don't I put new water for you you

go on up oh all right well thank you and

then I must Dash to the dentist you

don't mind it no no I'll look after

Maran sorry I'm late maranne I know how

annoying it is to be kept waiting but

Mark's mother rang and asked me to call

in on my way here and then it took

longer than I

expected it's not your day for Mark no

but as it's my birthday Mark wanted me

to call I only intended to stay a short

time but he had such a lovely present

for me I couldn't hurry away wait a

minute I'll show it to you

roses aren't they beautiful and Mark

saved up his pocket money just for me

I'd like you to have some Maran they

look luy in here no thank you Mark look

mind a bit I can easily spare something

from such a big bunch I don't want them

whyever not because I hate roses and I

hate

oh whatever is the matter Maria nothing

Well there must be something that matter

you wouldn't be crying I want mom I'm

afraid she's gone out can I help no well

aren't you feeling well

no well you were feeling all right when

I came in as your leg started to hurt

you I don't know everything hurts I just

want to be left

alone I think I better call the doctor I

Don't Need a Doctor well maybe not but I

whilst I'm responsible for you I'm not

prepared to take the risk I'll go and

phone him

I'm afraid Dr Burton's album was round

my

flowers

well you must be feeling

ill my poor roses and Mark and his

mother went to so much trouble to get

them I can't understand what made you do

it marann you're not generally

spiteful tell me what's wrong I wish I

was dead that's silly you don't wish

anything of the kind you're just being

childish I am a child and I feel awful

for awful

reasons come on lie back quietly we'll

do some

reading oh there you are Miss Chester I

thought you gone no I was waiting for

you to come back actually I'm afraid

mariann's not feeling very well I called

Dr Burton surgery he said he'll come

around this evening did anything happen

to upset her well I'm not sure she

suddenly got very temperamental but

there was nothing to account for it not

really I hate Mark I hate him he's a

beast and you sport my present I hate

him more than anyone else in the world

there if he tries to get out of the

house now they'll see him they'll watch

him all the time they'll never let him

out

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she has a slight

temperature you must let things get you

done Maran well I do try Dr Burton I

really do well no one can help getting

upset occasionally but for goodness sake

don't get yourself into such a

state remember that every time your

temperature goes up it means an extra

day in bed now that ought to keep you

cool well it might when I'm all right

but it doesn't help when I feel like

this no perhaps not

look Mrs Austin I'm going to give you

some medicine for

her there that ought to help thank you

goodbye

Marian try to keep calm we're all here

to help you now I'll just go and see Dr

Burton out

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she seems to be an unusually volatile

child she's always been so normal doctor

until this happened when she gets on

well at school and everything does she

find difficulty in making friends with

other children I must say she's never

given me that impression but then you

can never tell with only children they

do tend to keep themselves to themselves

oh she's just the opposite she's always

out with her friends riding or swimming

or somewhere goodness knows what they

get up to half the time oh you wouldn't

know this house normally doctor kids

running in and out all the time I've

never known her like this well I'm quite

sure there's nothing wrong with her

apart from her leg of course there are

no signs of an infection no actually

what I was wondering was um whether You'

had some kind of row with her I mean

something that would explain the state

she's in oh no we get on very well of

course I do get a bit impatient with her

sometimes you know but nothing real does

she miss her father a lot not really

we're used to him being away some of the

time she's a very cheerful child doctor

usually excuse

me good evening Mrs I hope you don't

mind me calling I'm not to talk I thank

you I'm Miss Chesterfield just the

person I want to see we were discussing

Maran well that's why I came how is she

oh she'll be fine I'm quite certain that

her temperature is due to an emotional

upset um what is your impression of

Maran I find her a lively intelligent

girl she doesn't always want to work but

it's not too difficult to get her into

interested I think she'll do very well

when she gets back to school has

anything happened lately that would

explain this upset Mrs Austin doesn't

nve anything I thought you might be able

to

help well she was a bit temperamental

this morning not her normal self I would

have thought that the raise temperature

would have explained that well that's a

question of cause and effect isn't it I

mean which came first the upset or the

temperature yes well I must be

going it's nothing serious anyway I just

um would have liked an explanation

that's

all I'm not going to dream about the

house I'm not going

to I'll stay awake and then I won't have

to see that Mark again he can stay

alone I'm not going in I'm not going to

ah who's

that who's

that why don't you

speak it's

me who are you it's me Mark silly live

it before but you never got around to

tell him your

name how do you know it's me then I mean

how do you know it's me if you didn't

know my name last time can you you see

in the dark I have x-ray eyes of course

not stupid but I know you're the only

person whoever comes

here it wasn't so dark last time the

bars weren't here last time bars the

bars over the windows they weren't here

when I came and then I must have fallen

asleep or something because when I woke

up I could hard to see at all the one

knew it was the same

room couldn't we turn the light on in

here there must be some electricity or

something

if there is I haven't seen it there's no

electric fittings anyway I can't get to

about much remember yes just wish I

could understand who put the bars over

the windows somebody must have got it

from the outside they're all uneven so

light mad

scribbles what's the matter now oh

nothing I just thought I heard a noise

like people talking in Whispers yes I've

heard it too to be creepy isn't

it Mark yes I just thought of something

well are your things ever so silly I

might well it might have been me what do

you mean it might have been you it is

you isn't it no I don't mean that I mean

well it's difficult to explain you see I

Dre this house in my drawing before I

even saw it then I dreamed I was outside

it but I couldn't get in because there

wasn't anyone inside

and there wasn't a knocker or

anything and then I drew you looking out

the window and a knocker and next time I

came you were both here you and a kner I

mean well what does that prove you could

have dreamed everything first and drawn

it afterwards I can prove it you said

there weren't any stairs the first time

and there weren't but there were after I

drew them they could have been there

before but you said they weren't anyway

now there's the bars I drew them my

Sketchbook oh don't you see no I don't

and you're talking nonsense and what

about me then do you mean tell me I

wasn't alive until you drew me no I mean

yes when I drew someone to live in the

house I didn't know it was going to be

you you but I'm real then oh yes I know

you're real because of Miss Chesterfield

and the roses and that's why I drew the

bars you're mad you think you're so

clever you think we invented me the

house the bars and everything you want

to boss everything but Tenny it's all

part of your measly drawings is all

right then prove it

how go and draw something useful with

your drawings draw us some light draw us

inside this house and draw me walking

then I'll believe you I can't but that's

what I said only because I'm here and

not there you're showing off again all

right I'll teach you first I'll rub you

out so I never have to see you again and

then I'll stop dreaming about you so you

won't

exist you try

all right there isn't a house and no

Mark and only me Maran and Home

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in there now he's gone for good I'm not

going to dream about him ever again

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