12 Five Go Down to the Sea by Enid Blyton

Author:Enid Blyton [Blyton, Enid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Agricola
ISBN: 9780861636037
Published: 1969-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

„Anne! George! We"ve got some news!" whispered Julian. Timmy gave a little welcoming whine and leapt off the bed. Soon Anne was awake, too, and the girls were listening in amazement at the boys" news.

They were almost as surprised to hear about Mr Penruthlan in the barn as to hear about the light actual y flashing in the tower.

„So it was true what old Grandad said, then?" whispered Anne. „He had seen the light again. I do think it"s weird, al this. Julian, you don"t think we"ll hear of a wreck tomorrow, do you? I couldn"t bear it!"

„Nor could I," said George, listening to the wind howling outside. „Fancy being wrecked on a night like this, and being dashed on the rocks by those pounding waves. I feel as if we ought to rush off to the caves here and now and see if we can do any rescuing!"

„We wouldn"t be much use," said Dick. „I doubt if we could even get near the cove on a night like this. The waves would run right up to the road that leads down to it."

They talked and talked about everything. Then George yawned. „We"d better stop," she said. „We"ll never wake up tomorrow morning. We can"t go and explore that tower tomorrow, Julian. The Barnies wil be here, and we"ve promised Mrs Penruthlan to help her."

„It"l have to be next day, then," said Julian. „But I"m determined to go. Yan said he wouldn"t show us the way. He said he was too “frit”!"

„I feel pretty frit myself," said George, settling down. „I should have jumped out of my skin if I"d seen that light tonight."

The boys stole back to their room. Soon they were in bed and asleep. The wind stil howled round the house, but they didn"t hear it. They were tired out with their long walk over the hil s.

Next day was so busy that it was quite dificult to find time to remember the night"s happenings! They were reminded of it by one thing, though!

Mrs Penruthlan was seeing to their breakfast, and making bright conversation as usual.

She was never at a loss for words, and chattered all day long either to the children or to the dogs.

„Did you sleep wel with that howling gale blowing all night long?" she asked. „I slept like a top. So did Mr Penruthlan! He told me he never moved al night, he was that tired!"

The children kicked each other under the table, but said nothing. They knew quite a lot more about her husband"s nights than she did!

After that they had very little time to think of anything but picking fruit, podding peas, rushing here and there, carrying things for the Barnies, helping them to put up benches, barrels, boxes and chairs for the audience to sit on, and even mending tears in some of the stage clothes! Anne had offered to sew on a button, and at once found herself overwhelmed with requests to mend this, that and the other!

It was an extremely busy day.

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