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she hissed to the others as Ms Nettles and Mr Longnose sat down together and the students started talking again. “He looks shifty to me!”
“Me too,” Aisha agreed.
Phoebe gave the inspector a suspicious look. “I think he’s up to something.”
“Yes, inspecting the school!” said Zara, rolling her eyes. “Honestly, Phoebe. Next you’ll be imagining he was responsible for the tornadoes!”
Phoebe fell silent but watched the inspector carefully for the rest of lunch.
Afterwards, they had a Geography class with Ms Rivers. When they arrived at their classroom with Opal and Topaz dorms, they found Mr Longnose already at the back of the room with his clipboard and an array of pens set out neatly on the desk before him.
“Good afternoon.” His voice was clipped. “Good afternoon,” everyone said politely.
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