Page 47 - AChaseInTime
P. 47
in books and on telly were usually middle-aged and round and red-faced and cheerful – this one was about thirty, and was thin and wiry and energetic-looking. Cook behaved in a most un- cookish manner, by running for a fire broom and beating at the flames. Eileen and Hodges took another, and Mary thrust her hose at Ruby and grabbed a third. Dora threw a bucket at Alex and ran towards a stone trough against the wall of the barn. Alex followed. It was half full of cleanish- looking water. He filled the bucket, ran back to the fire, and threw the water on to the flames. It didn’t seem to make much difference.
For the next twenty minutes or so, everything was a blur. Run to the water. Fill the bucket. Run
A Chase in Time by Sally Nicholls Uncorrected Sample
Not for Redistribution • Copyright © Protected
44
