Fifth Formers of St Clare's: Book 8 by Enid Blyton

Author:Enid Blyton
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Juvenile Nonfiction, Action & Adventure, Family, Juvenile Fiction, General, Social Themes, Siblings, Classics, Friendship, School & Education
ISBN: 9781444926613
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Published: 2016-07-01T10:25:07.968000+00:00

14 THE TERM GOES ON

THE girls soon forgot about the strange ringing of the fire-bell-all except Mirabel, who felt sure Jane must have done it. In fact, she went even further in her thoughts and suspected Angela of having put Jane up to doing it ! She took no notice at all of poor Jane, left her out of the matches, and altogether made her life miserable.

Angela tried to make things up to Jane, delighted at the chance of making a fuss of somebody neglected by Mirabel. Poor Jane was in a great state of mind, upset because Mirabel was unkind to her, thrilled because Angela was sweet to her, and over-tired with all her learning in bed at night with the light of her torch.

She had headaches, felt terribly sleepy all the day, and could not see properly, for she was spoiling her eye-sight by reading in bed by the dim light of the torch.

She was not the only one with headaches just then. Felicity, always more or less afflicted with them, was having them almost continuously. Also, to Anne-Marie's alarm, Felicity had begun to walk in her sleep at night !

This was something that Felicity had done as a child, when her mind was over-taxed, and now she had begun to do it again. Anne-Marie slept in the bed next to Felicity's, and was awakened one night to see a dim white figure stealing out of the door. She sat up and switched on her torch. Felicity's bed was empty!

' Has she gone to the study to do some more work ? ' thought Anne-Marie. ' What an idiot she is ! I'd better go and get her. She'll get into an awful row if Miss Cornwallis finds out.'

Anne-Mane flung her dressing-gown round her shoulders and went after Felicity. To her surprise Felicity did hot go in the direction of their study. Instead she went down the stairs and into the assembly room. She climbed up the platform steps, and stood in the middle of the platform.

' Felicity !' whispered Anne-Marie, astonished. ' What are you doing ? Felicity J'

Felicity took absolutely no notice at all. She bowed gracefully, took a step backwards and then raised her arms as if she was playing a violin. It was queer to see her in the light of the moon that shone through a nearby window.

Up and down went Felicity's right arm, as the girl played an imaginary tune on an imaginary violin. Her eyes were wide open, fixed and staring. Anne-Marie shivered to see them.

She went up the steps and touched Felicity on the arm. The girl made no response. She went on with her tuneless playing, and then bowed as if she had finished. Anne-Marie took her by the arm. To her surprise Felicity came quite readily with her.

' Are you awake or asleep, Felicity ? ' said Anne-Marie, fearfully, as they went up the stairs. There was no

reply. Felicity was fast asleep, though her eyes were wide open.

Anne-Marie took her safely to her bed and got her in.

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