RATING. GOOD
SPOILERS!!!
Judith Lee, the narrator, explains that she is a teacher in a school for deaf children. Her father invented the system in which one can understand someone by looking at their mouth. Now Judith tells us about something that happened to her when she was thirteen. Her parents were away, and she was travelling home by train. There was only a man in her compartment, but then another man got on the train. It was clear that they knew each other, and they started talking softly but Judith could understand them because she could read their lips. They were talking about Mr Baines's collection of silverware in his home in Myrtle Cottage. Judith is curious because the Baines are her neighbours.
When she gets home, she tells the housekeeper that she will go for a walk, and she drops by Myrtle Cottage. As she looks through the window, she notices the two men, and they see her. So they grab her and tie her, and one of them cuts off her hair. They still talk in soft tones, and Judith realises that they are stealing the silverware from Mr Baines. They mention the luggage locker in Victoria Station. Judith remains tied all night, and thankfully, Mr Baines arrive and rescue her. She tells him what happened and they call the police. Judith goes with the policeman to Victoria Station, and they see the man who cut off her hair with another man. He flees, but once again Judith can read his lips, and the next stop is Oxford Street. It is there where he is stopped, and the police recover the things that Mr Baines was robbed of.
I liked the story, and I think Judith showed real spunk at such a young age.
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