Dominic's Discovery by Gervase Phinn

Author:Gervase Phinn
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Children: Grades 4-6, General, School field trips - Juvenile fiction, Children's & young adult fiction & true stories, School field trips, Treasure-trove, Treasure-trove - Juvenile fiction, YA), School & Education, Children's stories - lcsh, Children's Fiction, School stories (Children's
ISBN: 9780141316550
Publisher: PUFFIN
Published: 2004-03-29T07:00:00+00:00

The next morning was cold and bright. The children assembled in front of the youth hostel. Dominic positioned himself judiciously behind his friends, well out of sight of ‘Old Grisly-Gruesome’. The man in question stood shielding his eyes with a gloved hand. He looked like the leader of some great expedition in his large, green, canvas anorak with the fur-lined hood, huge, brown hiking boots, thick woollen hat, and heavy rucksack. He consulted his watch and then his compass.

‘I didn't get a wink of sleep last night,’ said Gerald. ‘I kept thinking about that ghostly huntsman galloping out of the tunnel. And today we've got this long walk ahead of us. I could go back to bed, I'm so tired.’

‘Just look at “Old Grisly-Gruesome”,’ said Michael.

‘He looks as if he's about to climb Everest,’ said Dominic.

‘What was that, Dominic?’ asked Miss Pruitt, who had suddenly appeared behind him.

‘I said, will we ever have a rest, miss,’ he replied.

‘I'm sure you did,’ she replied, chuckling.

‘Forwards and onwards!’ Mr Risley-Newsome shouted, gesturing ahead of him with a sweep of the arm, and the school party was off. The intrepid explorer strode ahead with great determination and gusto, the cold wind blowing in his face. Behind him crept a crocodile of shivering children with Miss Pruitt, as usual, at the back, trying to keep up.

‘Come on! Come on, you slow-coaches!’ Mr Risley-Newsome barked impatiently, without looking back.

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