Куәлік №16507-Ж. Журнал жылына 4 рет жарыққа шығады (наурыз, маусым, қыркүйек, желтоқсан) иб №15211
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and the short of it is that he has got out of hand. I am at my wit’s end. What must I do? - Does he have any favorite subjects at school? Sub- jects that really interest him? - Nothing apart from mathematics and chess. That’s one thing he never tires of. I’m afraid he’ll drive me mad if I don’t put my foot down. But how, and when – that’s the trouble. He is so touchy. - You should have it out with him. He’s old enough to understand things. - Well, I tried to. I gave him a good talking to the other day, but to no effect. He’ll become even worse, I’m sure. He’s nearly always at his friend’s place playing chess, doesn’t come home in time for his meals and seems to keep himself going on tea and cakes. I can’t put up it any longer and that with Mother laid up in hospital. I can’t leave that little devil to his own devices. - Now, now you mustn’t talk like that. You certainly can’t leave him all on his own, neither can you complain to your mother – that’s out of the question. But then you could speak to Victor’s schoolmaster or perhaps to the headmaster. Of course, it’s up to you to decide what’s bet- ter, but I should think you’d better go to school and keep in touch with it. If you keep on quarrelling with him, it won’t get you anywhere. - To tell you the truth, I’ve been thinking about it. In fact, I shall make a point of doing that first thing next week. Yesterday we had an awful row. Victor was all for going to Peter’s again and I tried to talk him out of it, but I might have spared my breath – he wouldn’t listen. I was beside myself with anger, and I told him then and there that if he went, I’d wash my hands of him. - Well? - In the end he did go to Peter’s and I had a good cry. - You poor thing, how I feel for you. But you must learn to take the rough with the smooth. That’s all there is to it. - I know. But it’s easier said than done. When I told Mother not to worry about us, I had had no idea that it would be so difficult. It’s anything but easy to look after one’s younger brother. And Victor seemed such жүктеу/скачать 3.54 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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