"Babysitters Club 007 Claudia And Mean Janine" - читать интересную книгу автора (Babysitters Club)

I stuck my tongue out at her and ran downstairs.
"Waffles are fine!" I told Mimi.
"Very good. Would you set the kitchen table, please? I will start making the batter."
We went to work. I love to help Mimi in the kitchen. I don't know why Janine doesn't. Of course, we hardly ever remember to ask her.
Soon the table was set. I poured glasses of orange juice and spooned out little bowls of leftover fruit salad. Then I called Janine to the table.
Mimi had put the waffle eye-ron by her plate. She would make the waffles right at the table. The eye-ron was big and old-fashioned. I loved to watch Mimi work it. She would turn it on, then test it with water to see if it was hot enough. If the drops of water bounced off the skillet, it was ready. Then Mimi would brush it with butter, pour on some batter, and close the lid. Hissss! Somehow she always knew just when to lift the lid for a perfect golden-brown waffle.
Mimi started cooking and we started eating. When we'd each eaten one waffle, Mimi began again.
"Boy," I said, as the eye-ron hissed, "do I ever have a big day tomorrow."
Janine looked up with interest. "What are you going to do?"
"First of all," I said, "our play group starts in the morning."
"I trust you are prepared for it, both financially and phy- "
"We're all set," I said, cutting Janine off.
"Tell us again how your play group will work, my Claudia," said Mimi.
"Well," I said, "it's kind of like a nursery school, and kind of like a day camp. It will run from nine till twelve-thirty on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Anyone who wants to bring their kids by for the morning is welcome to. We won't have an attendance list or anything. We just plan to keep things . . . um. ..."
"Flexible?" suggested Janine.
"Loose," I said, frowning at her.
"Oh."
"Anyway," I went on, "we've told the New-tons, the Pikes, the Barretts, and all our regular customers about the play group. And we'll have arts and crafts and storytime and stuff. I think everyone will have fun."
"And Janine, what do you plan to do tomorrow?" asked Mimi.
Janine took a large bite of waffle. "The usual," she replied. "School."
"You are enjoying your computer studies?"
"Oh, immensely," said Janine. "Programming is so logical. And once you master the basics, it can be ... um. ..."
"Boring?" I suggested.
"Thrilling." Janine gave me a dirty look.
"What are you doing tomorrow, Mimi?" I asked.
"I am not certain, my Claudia. I was invited to a tea, but I have been a little tired. I will see how I feel tomorrow."
"Mimi, you should rest more," I said.
"Yes, you should," added Janine. "You work awfully hard. And you look tired."
"Do not worry about me," said Mimi. "Who would like another waffle?"
"Me!" I replied.
"I," said Janine.
"Well, it's not like she didn't know what I meant," I said. "Me, I, what's the difference?"
"The difference is that in the case of an indirect - "
"Girls, that is enough for now," said Mimi gently. "What would you like to do after our breakfast-at-dinner?"
"Watch TV," I said.
"Well, I was going to do some more work," said Janine, "but maybe - I mean, if you both want to, we could play The Trivia Game."
"You are willing to play with us?" Mimi asked Janine, looking as surprised as I felt.
"Yes," she said. "If you want to," she repeated hesitantly.
"I would like to play," said Mimi. "How about you, my Claudia?"
I absolutely hate The Trivia Game. I'm no good at it, and Janine knows it, which may be why she asked us to play. I'm not a good student, and I don't care about history or geography or science. What I like are mysteries and art. There are questions in The Trivia Game about art and literature - about paintings and books and stuff - but they're really difficult. I bet hardly any of them are about Nancy Drew.
However, I knew Mimi would want me to play, so I agreed to.
We cleaned up the mess from our breakfast-at-dinner and set up the game on the kitchen table. Janine chose a blue playing piece, Mimi chose yellow, and I chose red. We rolled the dice. I got to go first.
I managed to land on a space for a literature question.
Claudia pulled a card from the box. "The McWhirter twins originated the idea for what book?" she asked. "Hey, you know this one, Claudia! If s easy."
"It is not. And I do not. Know it, I mean."
"Yes, you do. You have this book in your room. You really like it."
Well, now I was feeling stupid. See why I hate this game?
"The Phantom of Pine Hill," I said sarcastically.
"No!" cried Janine. "Be serious. Come on!"
"Janine, tell Claudia the answer, please," said Mimi. "She does not know it."