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"I'm sure one of them can do it"

"I don't know-"

"Don't you want to see what it's like over there? You rereat things over there? All the beautiful clothes people wear? You could design things you couldn't even iray dresses"

"I don't ray dresses"

"I should have known you wouldn't want to go You're just a big fat scared pig who doesn't want to leave her sty"

"I'erated snorts fro at Samantha instead "Even if I am, at least I'm not a freak like you"

"Oh, I'ht You and your boobies"

"Fine, you just stay right here, getting fatter until you can't fit through the door anymore" Samantha shot to her feet She stomped over to the counter where Phyllis had left the pots of stew Samantha took one that was still three-quarters full She carried it back to Prudence's table, dropping it with a thud next to her forht trips Wouldn't want you to get any exercise"

Prudence stared at the pot for afaster than Sao until she felt the other children staring at her "What?" she roared at the roo a chair against the knob She tore open the drawers of her dresser, e them out onto the bed Like most of the children she didn't have a lot of spare clothes, only three of Prudence's ugly gray dresses, two pairs of socks, and only one extra pair of underpants She shoved these into an e she would have to get some food from the kitchen, so while she sailed across the sea She would also need soe

Soured it was that whiny brat Prudence or perhaps Miss Brigham Then she heard Rebecca say, "Samantha? Can I come in?"

"What do you want?"

"I just want to talk"

"I don't feel like talking"

"Please? It will only be a hed She took the chair away from the knob to allow Rebecca inside When she opened the door, Samantha looked around to make sure no one else was around "Come on," she said to Rebecca