17 Five Get Into a Fix by Enid Blyton

Author:Enid Blyton [Blyton, Enid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Agricola
ISBN: 9780340796313
Published: 1958-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

“Dick, George and I thought we saw someone at the tower window there - the one on the right,” said Julian. “When we get back we"l get our field-glasses and train them on to that window. We might possibly see some sign of anyone there!”

Dick and Anne stared hard at the tower window - and as they looked, someone drew the curtains swiftly across!

“There - we"ve been seen - and we"re not going to be encouraged to look at the old place!” said Julian. “No wonder there are queer stories about it! Come on, now - let"s start our run down!”

They set off together, each taking a different line. Whooooooosh! The wind blew in their faces as they flew down the white slope, gasping in delight at their speed. Julian and Anne slid swiftly all the way down the first slope and half-way up the next - but Dick and George were not so fortunate. They both caught their skis in something, and shot into the air and then down into the soft snow. They lay there breathless, almost dazed with the sudden stoppage.

“Whew!” said Dick, at last. “What a shock! Is that you, George? Are you all right?”

“I think so,” said George. “One ankle feels a bit queer - no, I think it"s all right! Hal o, here"s Tim! He must have seen us fall, and come rushing down to help. It"s all right, Tim. We"re not hurt. It"s al part of the fun!”

As they lay there, getting their breath, half-way down the first slope, a loud voice shouted in the distance.

“Hey there! You keep off this slope!”

Dick sat up straight at once. He saw a tall fel ow wading through the snow towards them, from the direction of Old Towers, looking angry.

“We"re only skiing!” shouted back Dick. “And we"re not doing any harm! Who are you?”

“I"m the caretaker,” shouted the man, nodding his head towards Old Towers. “This field belongs to the house. So keep off it! ”

“We"ll come and ask permission of the owners,” yelled Dick, standing up, thinking this might be a good way of having a look at the house.

“You can"t. There"s no one else here but me!” shouted back the man. “I"m the caretaker, I tel you. I"l set my dog on you all, if you don"t do what I say!”

“That"s funny,” said Dick to George, as the man waded back through the snow. “He says he"s the only one in the house - and yet we saw someone in the right-hand tower only a few minutes ago! The caretaker wouldn"t have had time to have got here from the tower

- so he isn"t the only one in the house. There is someone in the tower as well. Queer, isn"t it?”

George had held Timmy by the collar al the time the man was speaking. Timmy had growled at the man"s angry voice, and George was afraid he might fly at him. Then, if the other dog appeared, there might be a fight! That would be dreadful! Timmy might get bitten again.

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