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Roald Dahl - Charlie and The Chocolate Factory-Puffin (2007) (1) - 117
Roald Dahl - Charlie and The Chocolate Factory-Puffin (2007) (1) - 117
The three
children did the same. Mrs Salt and Mrs Teavee, the only women
now left in the party, were getting very out of breath. Mrs Salt was a
great fat creature with short legs, and she was blowing like a
rhinoceros. ‘This way!’ cried Mr Wonka, turning left at the bottom
of the stairs.
‘Go slower!’ panted Mrs Salt.
‘Impossible,’ said Mr Wonka. ‘We should never get there in time if
I did.’
‘Get where?’ asked Veruca Salt.
‘Never you mind,’ said Mr Wonka. ‘You just wait and see.’