Holiday Hullabaloo by Steven Butler

Author:Steven Butler [Butler, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780141334042
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2011-07-03T16:00:00+00:00

‘Aaaaaaagh!’ Marjorie screamed. ‘AAAAAAGH!’

‘What’s wrong with you?’ Joan hissed. ‘Do not embarrass me in front of the guests. This could cost me a damehood.’

Marjorie couldn’t speak, so she just pointed at Clod’s head and squeaked.

‘OH, FORGIVE ME,’ Clod said grandly. ‘I NEVER INTRODUCTED MYSELF. I AM LORD CLODLY. PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, YOUR HIGHNESS.’ Then he curtsied.

Neville peeked out from beneath Malaria’s dress. Joan looked thrilled. How had she not noticed the difference between a huge pair of trolls covered in toadstools and a real lord and lady?

‘Great job, Mooma,’ whispered Neville. ‘Now just keep her busy till we get back.’

‘Course we will,’ Malaria whispered to her dress. ‘She reminds me a bit of old Gristle Pilchard.’

‘Well, it’s about time,’ Joan said with a huge smile on her face. ‘Finally some well-bred people. I was beginning to think I was surrounded by peasants and grubby urchins.’

Joan turned to Herbert and Marjorie, who were both still gawping like a pair of goldfish.

‘WELL?’ shouted Joan. ‘Lord Clodly and Lady Bulchington want to play croquet.’

Marjorie shrugged and mumbled.

‘To the garden!’ Joan announced, waving her cane in the air and hobbling off to the kitchen and the back door.

‘TO THE GARDEN,’ Clod and Malaria joined in, grabbing Herbert and Marjorie and dragging them outside.

Neville scrabbled out of the back end of Malaria’s tent dress as his mum, dad, mooma and dooda all trudged off to play croquet on the back lawn with Grandma Joan. It might not have been the sort of plan Captain Brilliant would have come up with, but by some absolute miracle, it had worked.

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