The O'Sullivan Twins by Enid Blyton

Author:Enid Blyton [Blyton, Enid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, juvenile, school stories
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
Published: 2023-06-02T22:40:24+00:00

Erica Again

Erica was eagerly on the look-out for another trick to play on Pat or Isabel. If she could make it appear that it was done by Margery, so much the better!

But it was not very easy to play a trick without drawing attention to herself. She waited for a week, and then a chance put the opportunity in her way.

There was a nature-walk one afternoon. All the first- and second-formers had to go. They were to take their satchels with them, with their nature notebooks, and their tins for collecting specimens.

Miss Roberts and Miss Jenks were going too. The woods were to be visited, and the ponds. There should be quite a lot of things to observe, draw and collect.

The twins were excited about the outing, which was to take up the whole of one afternoon. It was a brilliantly fine day and the sun was quite warm.

“There might be early tadpoles or frog-spawn in the ponds,” said Pat. “I think I’ll take a little jar in case.”

All the girls prepared their satchels and put into them their nature books, their tins and jars. Pat was proud of her nature notebooks. She had done some beautiful drawings in them, and Miss Roberts had said they were good enough to be exhibited at the end of the term.

“I’ve just got one more page to fill,” she said to Isabel. “I’ll do it this afternoon. Are you ready? You’re walking with me, aren’t you?”

“Of course!” said Isabel. It was no good any one else asking to walk with either of the twins because they always went with each other. They preferred each other to any of the other girls, much as they liked Janet and Hilary and Lucy.

All the girls paired off. No one wanted to go with Erica or Margery, and so it came about that those two found themselves together. They did not like one another and walked in silence. Some of the girls nudged each other and giggled when they saw the silent pair.

“Two bad eggs together!” giggled Winnie. “I hope they’re enjoying each other’s conversation! Doesn’t Margery’s face look black—she’s in one of her tempers, I expect.”

Margery was feeling rather ill-tempered, for she had hoped to walk by herself. She did not like being paired off with the mean little Erica. So she said nothing, hoping that Erica would take the hint and leave her to herself as much as possible.

The afternoon went on happily in the yellow sunshine. The girls wandered over the woods, and made notes and sketches, and collected twigs and moss. Some of them found early primroses and stuck them into their button-holes.

Then they went down to the ponds, and exclaimed in surprise to see frog-spawn already floating at the top of the water.

“I must get some!” said Pat at once.

“You can’t,” said Isabel. “It’s too far in. You’ll get your shoes wet.”

Pat took a quick glance round. “Where are Miss Roberts and Miss Jenks? Look—they’re still at the top of the hill. I’ve time to take off my shoes and stockings and wade in!”

The girls giggled.

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