03.5 Visitors for the Chalet School by Elinor Brent-Dyer

Author:Elinor Brent-Dyer [Brent-Dyer, Elinor]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-08-02T09:27:12+00:00

“Perhaps one day someone wil invent something and we’l al be able to take snaps in colour,” Pamela said.

“Oh, but they already have – it can be done now, you know,” Patricia, the scientific member of the trip, was quick to point out.

“Wel , I know you get them in magazines,” Joan said, pausing for a moment to remove a pebble from her shoe. “Oh, gosh! That’s better. But I’ve never seen ordinary snaps in colour.”

“It’s probably a jol y complicated process,” Patricia suggested. “And terribly expensive. But anyway, Joan, I’d stil like to see your photos when they’re ready.”

“And so should I,” Pamela chimed in. “In fact, you’l probably have to set up a photographic service.

Everyone’s sure to want copies.”

“Wel , girls, I expect something just might be arranged … if the money’s good enough to tempt me, that is.

Although it is most unlikely – unlikely, you might say, in the extreme – that you poor lowly beings … Oh, al right, Pam!” Joan broke off with a splutter, for Pamela had rol ed her handkerchief into a neat bal and lobbed it accurately at her friend’s mouth. Joan returned the hanky good-naturedly and went on unperturbed,

“Have you two seen any of Priscil a’s sketches? Now they’re going to be a wonderful record of our trip. You know it would be rather an idea for Prissy to have a show of her pictures at the Stephanie when we get back.

Then we could al see them”

Priscil a Doughty-Smythe, a prizewinner in the shadow pictures competition, possessed considerable artistic talent and a flair for making watercolour sketches. During the recent good weather she had completed a large col ection of views of Briesau and the Tiernsee sketched from different vantage points.

She had also painted several from the windows of the hotel, and these included some in Impressionist style done during the days of rain and mist; altogether the pictures covered a wide range.

Patricia and Pamela agreed enthusiastical y with Joan’s suggestion for a showing of the pictures, and they decided to put it to Priscil a at lunchtime.

“And you’ve given me another marvelous idea,” Patricia said. She did not go on to explain; and the other two knew better than to ask questions.

Patricia, as Joan had once said, could give a first-rate imitation of an oyster when she wished.

After lunch, a most enjoyable meal at the Café Kindler, the afternoon passed only too quickly in visiting the glass shops. Here the girls would instantly have launched into an orgy of buying, for not only was the glass beautiful but the prices, by English standards, were extremely reasonable.

Miss Bruce soon stemmed the flood of enthusiasm. She crisply pointed out that, since they would not be returning to London for nearly seven weeks, a large number of extremely fragile parcels was unlikely to prove an asset on their journey. Reluctantly the girls accepted her dictat that each might buy a maximum of six smal or two larger objects.

When al the choices were final

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