chapter 14

In Which Mrs. Maxwell Says, “Come into the hall this minute, young lady.”

“Come into the hall this minute, young lady,” said Mrs. Maxwell.

Moxy went into the hall that minute.

“I heard you say thank you to Granny George just now, which was very nice of you. But you still have to write her a thank-you note.”

“But she doesn’t even remember she gave it to me,” said Moxy.

“Last Easter you promised me that all of your thank-you notes would be done by the day after Christmas,” said Mrs. Maxwell, ignoring Moxy’s last remark.

“But last Easter I didn’t know I’d be getting ready to go to Hollywood.”

“As far as I can see, you’re not getting ready to go to Hollywood now. You’re not writing your thank-you notes either. You’re not even listening to me tell you to write thank-you notes. What exactly are you doing?”

“I must be thinking,” said Moxy.