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It was n't everlasting backaches , and headaches , and coughs , and pains in your side all along . And when the weather got hot -LRB- and it was a very warm summer when I was there -RRB- , and she found we got sleepy at work after dinner , and had headaches in the afternoon , she said she thought we had better have a scrap meal in the middle of the day , and dine in the cool of the evening ; and so we used to have cold rice-pudding or thick bread-and-butter , such as we should have had for tea , or anything there was , and tumblers of water , at one , and at half-past five we used to wash and dress ; and then at six , just when we were getting done up with the heat and work , and yet cool enough to eat , we had dinner . I can tell you a good fat roast leg of mutton looked all right then ! It cured all our headaches , and we worked twice as well , both at midday work and at getting lessons ready for next day after dinner . I know -- '' `` Tais-toi , Lucy ! '' hissed Peony through her teeth . `` Madame ! ''