Malory Towers - 04 - Upper Fourth at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton

Author:Enid Blyton
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Children's Fiction
Published: 1949-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

know what would have happened to you if you had split—Sam and the others would have trounced you, too!”

“I know,” said June, angrily. She was scared of Alicia’s brothers. “You wait, though. I’ll get even with you some time!”

Alicia snorted scornfully. “You could do with another spanking, I see,” she said. “Now—you clear off to bed. You know you’re not supposed to be out of your dormy at night.”

“I saw you all go off with bathing-things tonight,” said June, slyly. “I guessed you were up to something, you fourth-formers, when I spotted you and somebody else getting bathing-dresses in the changing-room tonight. You thought I didn’t see you, but I did.”

How Alicia longed for a hair-brush to spank June with—but she dared not even raise her voice!

“Clear off to bed,” she ordered, her voice shaking with rage.

“Are you having a midnight feast, too?” persisted June, not moving. “I saw Irene and Belinda with jugs of lemonade.”

“Nasty little spy,” said Alicia, and gave June a sharp push. “What we fourth-formers do is none of your business. Go to bed!”

June resisted Alicia’s hand, and her voice grew dangerous. “Does Potty know about your feast?” she asked. “Or Mam’zelle? I say, Alicia, wouldn’t it be rotten luck on you if somebody told on you? “

Alicia gasped. Could June really be threatening to go and wake one of the staff, and so spoil all their plans? She couldn’t believe that anyone would be so sneaky.

“Alicia, let me come and join the feast,” begged June. “Please do.”

“No,” said Alicia, shortly, and then, not trusting herself to say any more, she left June standing by the window and went off in search of the key to the cubby-hole. She was so angry that she could hardly get the key out of her tunic pocket. To be cheeked like that by a first-former—her own cousin! To be threatened by a little pip-squeak like that! Alicia really hated June at that moment.

She found the key and rushed back to the pool with it. She said nothing about meeting June. The others were already in the water, enjoying themselves.

“Pity the moon’s gone in,” said Darrell to Sally. “Gosh, it has clouded up, hasn’t it? Is that Alicia back? Hey, Alicia, what a time you’ve been. Got the key?”

“Yes, I’m unlocking the cubby-hole,” called back Alicia. “Clarissa is here. She’ll help me to get out the things. Pity it’s so dark now—the moon’s gone.”

Suddenly, from the western sky, there came an ominous growl—thunder! Blow, blow, blow!

“Sounds like a storm,” said Darrell. “I thought there might be one soon, it’s so terrifically hot today. I say, Alicia do you think we ought to begin the feast now, in case the storm comes on?”

“Yes,” said Alicia. “Ah, here’s the moon again, thank goodness!”

The girls clambered out of the water and dried themselves. As they stood there, laughing and talking, Darrell suddenly saw three figures coming down the cliff-path from the school. Her heart stood still. Were they mistresses who had heard them?

It was Betty, of course, with Eileen and Winnie.

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