Miss Honey
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Matilda
Quote 16
"I only wish you could," Miss Honey said. "But I'm afraid it's not possible. You cannot leave your parents just because you want to. They have a right to take you with them." (21.61-2)
Even though Matilda wants something that would be best for her and Miss Honey (and, honestly, for the Wormwoods too), because she's only five years old, she's not free to follow through on it. She's a kid, and she doesn't have any say. Harrumph.