But He Says No

Kobo was piqued by Lavender's letters. Should she put her eyes in? Could she go to Sydney? She asked Baby Pierre what he thought about it. She showed him Lavender's letters. His eyes popped when he read the letter about the knife game. That was not the part that Kobo had meant him to read. She replied to Lavender.

dear lavender (she wrote)
thank you for your letter explaining the knife gammmme. unfortunately baby pierre has read it. at first he would do nothing else but play the knife gammmme. he got a real knife frommm the knife block and stabbed and stabbed. luckily he has no fingers. if he had he would not have any left by now. anyway he will help mmme put mmy eyes in. i ammm thinking seriously about commming to visit you in sydney!!!

just think!!! baby pierre says the eyes mmight be cracked and stiff but if i don't mmmind he thinks they will be good. baby pierre keeps his ears open he says i can get a lift to sydney with the children's grandmmmmammma and grandpa they are going back for christmmmas. that mmmeans i will end up where you are!! i amm so excited. please write back and tell mmme what you think. write on the postcard of the kiss i want to see it. what's wrong with it?? why does it mmake you squirmy???

oh i forgot! you asked mmme about sophie. she was naughty to her mmmummy's new husband she wouldn't talk to himmm except only in the kitchen. she liked older mmen but she didn't like himmm. she likes her ancient french teacher. no he is not ancient, he teaches ancient french!! but he's mmuch older than her. she wants to go to bed with himm but he says no.

lots of love dear, fromm aunty kobo clamm