She'll never ride," Eleanor said. She can't even bump the saddle yet."

"Perhaps loony people can't ride," Ruth suggested.

"Ruth," Bee said, with vigour. "The pupils at the Manor are not lunatic. They are not even mentally deficient. They are just 'difficult.'"

"Ill-adjusted is the technical description," Simon said.

"Well, they behave like lunatics. If you behave like a lunatic how is anyone to tell that you're not one?

Author: Josephine Tey

She'll never ride," Eleanor said. She can't even bump the saddle yet."<br /><br />"Perhaps loony people can't ride," Ruth suggested.<br /><br />"Ruth," Bee said, with vigour. "The pupils at the Manor are not lunatic. They are not even mentally deficient. They are just 'difficult.'"<br /><br />"Ill-adjusted is the technical description," Simon said.<br /><br />"Well, they behave like lunatics. If you behave like a lunatic how is anyone to tell that you're not one? - Josephine Tey


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