Naughtiest Girl Saves The Day by Enid Blyton & Anne Digby
Author:Enid Blyton & Anne Digby [Blyton, Enid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hachette Children's
Published: 2011-02-03T05:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER NINE
Julian makes it five
FOR ALL her bravado, Elizabeth felt scared as she tapped on the door of William and Ritaâs study at four oâclock. How had her button got there? It was dreadful to be under suspicion like this. Surely the head boy and girl knew her too well to believe that she would damage young plants? Surely they must know that although she might be tempted to pick the occasional ripe strawberry, she would never pull young plants out of the ground to look for fruit! It would be such a stupid and ignorant thing to do.
âCome in, Elizabeth.â
Still quaking, she walked into the cosy little study. William and Rita were waiting for her.
There was somebody else in the room with them, seated in the visitorâs armchair. It was John Terry.
Elizabeth felt somehow reassured by the sight of John, as he stood up and offered the chair to her. She sat down. Everybody seemed very calm.
âJohnâs just been telling us how you helped him net all the strawberry beds, after the plants had been vandalized,â said William approvingly. âBut you do recognize the button, then?â
Elizabeth nodded.
âWe know youâre one of his best little helpers,â stated Rita. âWe thought we should have a chat with John first about this button business.â
âDonât look so worried, Elizabeth,â smiled William. âNone of us thinks for one moment that you pulled up those plants.â
âOh, thank goodness,â replied Elizabeth.
âBut have you any idea how your button could have got there?â asked Rita. âIs it possible that you lent it to somebody?â
âDefinitely not,â said Elizabeth, with a firm shake of the head. âI mean, who would want to borrow an old blazer button? Besides, I had to keep it safe because Iâd promised to give it to Assistant Matron. It was just that Iâd forgotten all about it, until she asked me today.â Elizabeth explained about handing in the old blazer without it. âThe missing button should have been in the little bowl on top of my chest of drawers,â she finished.
At that, Rita smiled and shook her head.
âYou must be mistaken there, Elizabeth. You really must! Now try to think very carefully. You forgot to give it to Assistant Matron. Is it not possible that you forgot to put it in a safe place, too? That you were just carrying it around in a pocket?â
âWell . . .â Elizabeth frowned. She was convinced that she had put the button in the bowl. âI donât think so. But . . .â
âBut it is possible, isnât it?â chuckled William. He was looking very relieved. âWell, I think thatâs the beginning and the end of your involvement. John has told us how often you help in the garden. You must have been weeding the plants one day and the button fell out of your pocket! The whole thing is a complete coincidence and has nothing to do with the fact that, at a later stage, somebody vandalized them.â
âI â I suppose so,â said Elizabeth, reluctantly. She was still frowning.
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