‘… What is this gallery? Why should she have a gallery of things done by us?’ (Kathy to Tommy) Chapter 3 But furious deep inside.’ (Tommy describes Miss Lucy when she told him it was OK not to be creative) Chapter 3 ‘Something about Miss Lucy telling you it was all right not to be creative.’ Chapter 3 ‘You were saying something,’ I said to Tommy. If you think about it, being dependent on each other to produce the stuff that might become your private treasures-that’s bound to do things to your relationships. I can see now, too, how the Exchanges had a more subtle effect on us all. (After Kathy mentions Tommy’s teasing) Chapter 2 When I’d finished, there was a funny sort of silence hanging in the dark, and I realised everyone was waiting for Ruth’s response-which was usually what happened whenever something a bit awkward came up. I don’t know how it was where you were, but at Hailsham we had to have some form of medical almost every week… Chapter 2 This was all a long time ago so I might have some of it wrong … Chapter 2 But it’s his own fault.’ Chapter 1 Chapter 2 ‘I suppose it is a bit cruel,’ Ruth said, ‘the way they always work him up like that. Tommy burst into thunderous bellowing, and the boys, now laughing openly, started to run off towards the South Playing Field. What he wanted was not just to hear about Hailsham, but to remember Hailsham, just like it had been his own childhood. There have been times over the years when I’ve tried to leave Hailsham behind, when I’ve told myself I shouldn’t look back so much. Chapter 1Īnd I’m a Hailsham student-which is enough by itself sometimes to get people’s backs up. But it means a lot to me, being able to do my work well, especially that bit about my donors staying ‘calm’.
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