The Tanglewoods' Secret by Patricia St. John

Author:Patricia St. John [St. John, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2021-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

12

A Visit to the Vicarage

The rest of the holidays passed too quickly because there was so much to do. The doctor came to see us the next day, and as soon as we heard his car stop, we flung ourselves out of the gate and nearly knocked him over in our eagerness to hear the news.

“Steady,” exclaimed Dr. Paterson, catching us both by the collar. “If you knock me out I shan’t be able to tell you anything.”

Terry was alive, he told us, but he had hurt his back and head very badly indeed and would be in the hospital many weeks. His mother was with him nearly all the time now, but as soon as he was a little better he would probably be moved to another hospital—a special hospital for people with broken bones. We could not go and visit him because it was too far away, but we should probably be able to write to him in a few weeks’ time.

This was quite enough to stop us worrying and make us happy again. Terry was alive and being looked after. He would certainly get better soon, we told ourselves, just as we had always got better in time from measles and colds and tummy aches. So we settled down to enjoy the last few days of the holidays as much as we could.

We decided that we must pay one last visit to each of our friends, so Philip went to call on the bird man and was taken down to see a moorhen’s nest, and I paid a visit to Mr. Tandy in the sheepfolds.

The last day of all, we had decided to visit Mr. Robinson, and we set out at about half past three, because I’m afraid we thought it would be rather nice to arrive about teatime.

The village lay at the bottom of the hill, and we marched in at the vicarage gate very sure of a welcome. Mr. Robinson was in his shirtsleeves, mowing the lawn, and recognised me at once. He seemed delighted to see us both. He did not even ask us if we would stay to tea. He simply said, “You’ve both arrived just at the right moment.”

We had a lovely tea. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson sat in deck chairs and we sat on a rug and ate a tremendous lot, and then we both told Mr. Robinson all about our special secret while Mrs. Robinson went in to see to the twins. He was so pleased. His face looked just like Mr. Tandy’s when I told him. He then talked to us about the importance of reading our Bibles.

“We’ll do it together,” I said eagerly. “I think it will be fun to choose the verses, don’t you, Philip?” At that moment Mrs. Robinson appeared at the window wearing an apron. “Twins’ bedtime, Ruth,” she called. “Do you want to come and watch?”

I jumped up. “Will you excuse me, please, Mr. Robinson?” I inquired, a little worriedly, for I did not want him to think I was being rude.

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