Mandy hid her purchases in the orchard. The staff and children at the orphanage were at lunch, so she was unobserved. She took one look at the wall and her heart sank at the thought of getting the plants over to the other side. How was she going to manage it?
She was too late to eat in the dining room. So she went to the kitchen and ate a sandwich and watched Alice go through the piles of dishes.
She noted that Alice got a new package of soap flakes from the store cupboard. She wondered if she could persuade her to give he a package for the cottage. But - one thing at a time.
Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards, page 47
