TheIncorrigibleChildrenofAshtonPlace:BookII[来自阿什顿屡教不改的孩子2]

Ofespeciallynaughtychildrenitissometimessaid,"Theymusthavebeenraisedbywolves."TheIncorrigiblechildrenactuallywere.ThankstotheeffortsofMissPenelopeLumley,theirpluckygoverness,Alexander,Beowulf,andCassiopeiaaremuchmorelikechildrenthanwolfpupsnow.Theyareaccustomedtowearingclothes.Theyhardlyeverhowlatthemoon.Andforthemostpart,theyresisttheurgetochasesquirrelsuptrees.DespitePenelope'scivilizinginfluence,theIncorrigiblesstillmanagedtoruinLadyConstance'sChristmasball,nearlydestroyingthegrandhouse.SowhileAshtonPlaceisbeingrestored,Penelope,theAshtons,andthechildrentakeupresidenceinLondon.Penelopeisthrilled,asLondonofferssomanyopportunitiestofurthertheeducationofheruniquestudents.Butthecitypresentschallenges,too,intheformofthepalaceguards'bearskinhats,whichdrivethechildrenwild—nottomentiontheabundanceofpigeonstheIncorrigibleslovetohunt.AstheyexploreLondon,however,theydiscovermoreaboutthemselvesascluesaboutthechildren's—andPenelope's—mysteriouspastcropupinthemostunexpectedways....