Pony Club Camp (Noel and Henry Book 5) by Josephine Pullein-Thompson

Author:Josephine Pullein-Thompson [Pullein-Thompson, Josephine]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Jane Badger Books
Published: 2020-05-29T16:00:00+00:00

7

ON SATURDAY there was wild excitement in the horse lines when Christopher, who had rushed down to the barn to look at the graph, reported that the Blues were now level with the Oranges; the Blacks were a close third, the Reds fourth and the Greens, though still last, had come up miles and were very close to the Reds.

It was rumoured, correctly for once, that the major had given Donald six good marks for going in pursuit of Joy; the Greens, suddenly realising that they possessed a hero, insisted on telling everyone all over again how Donald had jumped the stile.

As Judith filled her haynet she announced, “The washing up today is going to be quite perfect.”

“You wait until you see the lines,” Donald told her, “the Lord High Chief Inspectors will be able to eat their tea off the ground, it’ll be so spotless. Hurry up, Greens.”

“Of course we’re behind, we didn’t have a duty yesterday,” Susan told the Reds, “but we’ll make up for it today.”

“Yes, we’ll fetch enough water to drown the whole camp,” said Nicholas. And then he suggested, “Susan, how about taking the Assistant Adjutant some hot water? She’s not up yet and she does so hate washing in cold; she’s sure to give us a good mark.”

“We might try it, I suppose,” said Susan doubtfully.

“Look, you hay up for me, there’s my net behind Wonder, and I’ll go and persuade Mrs. Quayle to produce the hot water, then Sally shall deliver it, she’s the sort of person people like giving extra marks to.”

“O.K.,” said Susan.

Marion said, “We must get better marks for our tents. The boys only got seven yesterday. Look Lynne, as soon as we’re hayed up let’s go over and make Jonathan’s and Guy’s beds; we’d better ask Henry if it’s O.K., but I’m sure he won’t mind.”

“What a super idea,” said Lynne, “and afterwards you’d better come and inspect mine. Yesterday we all had attacks of the giggles after we’d made them and they got awfully untidy.”

Christopher told the Blues, “We haven’t got a duty today, so you’ll have all the more time to see to everything else. We must get tens for both the inspections, if we’re going to beat the Oranges. Carola, you’ve got to turn your horse out properly. Seven isn’t good enough, you’re letting us all down.”

Jean said, “Well, she got more for her tent than you did. She got eight and you boys only got seven. Honestly, it’s you who are the disgrace.”

“I don’t want any cheek from you,” said Christopher.

“You can’t always have what you want,” Jean told him as she shouldered her haynet and marched off down the lines.

“Jean got awfully good marks yesterday. She had nine for her tent and nine for her horse inspection. She had the best marks of everyone in the camp,” said James.

“It’s the limit the way you people go round finding out the marks,” stormed Christopher, “they ought to tell the section leaders.”

“Oh, they’ll tell anyone who asks,” said James.

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