Getting Together

They had asked Mr. Evans about it and he had informed them that it was a place to put bad little boys and girls in. But that was on a day when Mr. Evans was cross, having just had words with Cook about the disgraceful delay between the fish and joint at last night's dinner. Pipette therefore outwardly incredulous but inwardly quaking, appealed to Cook and asked confidentially if the strange thing were not an oven whereupon Cook embraced her and presented her with an apple.