04 Five Go to Smuggler's Top by Enid Blyton

Author:Enid Blyton [Blyton, Enid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Agricola
Published: 2011-06-23T03:44:16+00:00

He was wrapped up in the blanket like a caterpillar inside a cocoon. His head was completely covered and he could see nothing.

Suddenly Mr. Lenoir appeared in the hall below, with a very scared Mrs. Lenoir beside him. ‘What’s all this?’ thundered Booty’s stepfather. ‘Have you gone mad? How dare you behave like this at this time of night?’

‘Sir, we’ve caught a robber and tied him up,’ panted Sooty.

Mr. Lenoir ran up the stairs two steps at a time, amazed. He saw the kicking figure on the ground well-tied up in the heavy curtains. ‘A robber! Do you mean a burglar? Where did you find him?’

‘He was hiding behind the curtains, sir!’ said Julian. ‘We managed to get hold of him and tie him up before he could escape. Could you call the police sir?’

An anguished voice came from inside of the curtains. ‘Let me go! I’ve been bitten! Let me go!’

‘Good heavens! You’ve got Block tied up there!’ said Mr. Lenoir, in amazement and anger. ‘Untie him, quickly.’

‘But, sir - it can’t be Block. He was hiding behind those curtains at the window,’ protested Sooty.

‘Do as you’re told,’ commanded Mr. Lenoir, getting angry. Anne looked at the tip of his nose. Yes, it was turning white, as usual!

The boys reluctantly undid the ropes. Block angrily parted the curtains that enfolded him, and looked out, his usually blank face crimson with rage and fright.

‘I won’t stand this sort of thing!’ he raged. ‘Look here, at my leg, sir! I’ve been bitten. Only a dog could have done that. See my leg?’

Sure enough there were the marks of teeth on his leg,

slowly turning purple. Timmy had taken a good nip, and almost gone through the skin.

‘There’s no dog here,’ said Mrs. Lenoir, coming timidly up the stairs at last. ‘You couldn’t have been bitten by a dog, Block.’

‘Who bit him, then?’ demanded Mr. Lenoir, turning fiercely on poor Mrs. Lenoir.

‘Do you think 7 could have bitten him, sir, in my excitement?’ suddenly said Sooty, to the enormous surprise of the others, and to their immense amusement. He spoke very seriously with a worried look on his face. ‘When I lose my temper, sir, I hardly know what I do. Do you think I bit him?’

‘Pah!’ said Mr. Lenoir, in disgust. ‘Don’t talk nonsense, boy! I’ll have you whipped if I think you go about biting people. Get up, Block. You’re not badly hurt.’

‘My teeth do feel a bit funny, now I come to think of it,’ said Sooty, opening and shutting his mouth as if to see if they were all right. I think I’d better go and clean them, sir. I feel as if I’ve got the taste of Block’s ankle in my mouth. And it isn’t nice.’

Mr. Lenoir, driven to fury by Sooty’s impudence, reached out swiftly to box the boy’s ears. But Sooty dodged and ran back up the passage. ‘Just going to clean my teeth!’ he called, and the others tried to keep from laughing. The idea of Sooty biting anyone was absurd.

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