Well Done_The Naughtiest Girl 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 EIGHT

An exam paper is lost – and found

‘ELIZABETH! YOO hoo! Where are you?’ called Julian, hands cupped to mouth.

Harry joined in, as well.

‘EE . . . LIZZZZZ . . . ABETH! Come on, wherever you are!’

‘Special Meeting!’ Julian shouted, to the empty air. ‘We’ve all got to go inside! William and Rita’s orders! Special Meeting of the first form!’

Elizabeth peered through the foliage. She could see the boys over by the school field. Now Harry was grabbing Julian’s arm.

‘Come on, it’s no good, Julian,’ he was saying. ‘William and Rita told us to come straight back if we couldn’t find her.’

The Naughtiest Girl watched the two boys run back to the school building. She felt ill at ease.

‘Drat!’ she thought. ‘Whatever are William and Rita having a special Meeting of the first form for? I don’t want to go back inside yet.’

She wanted to stay where she was for a little while longer.

She hated the idea of leaving her tree on its own this evening. Was it something to do with what those men had said? Perhaps. If she stayed for a while, they might come wandering back. They might start talking again. She would listen carefully and try to make sense of what they were saying . . .

But she dare not stay longer. Not when William and Rita had called a special Meeting. Why was it only for the first form? That was very unusual. She had better hurry!

Poor Elizabeth then found herself stuck up the tree in any case – for ten whole minutes! The grounds were very busy at this time of evening. The juniors were coming in from play to have their cocoa. The older pupils were strolling back and forth with cricket bats and tennis rackets. Every time she tried to edge along the bough to climb down the wall and get back into the grounds, she would hear fresh voices!

At last the coast was clear.

She raced over to school, brown curls flying, and made straight for the hall. The doors were open. She slowed down to recover her breath, panting and dishevelled. A figure stepped forward.

‘Stop! Elizabeth!’

It was Miss Ranger! She had been standing by the doors, observing the Meeting.

She took hold of Elizabeth’s arm and surveyed her.

‘There’s no point in your going in now, Elizabeth. The Meeting’s just ended! Wherever have you been? You know you should wash your face and brush your hair before you come to a Meeting! What have you been up to?’

‘I – I was just out of doors, Miss Ranger,’ she said, lamely.

She peered into the hall. She could hear benches being scraped back and the low buzz of conversation. William and Rita were leaving the platform. There were no monitors with them.

What a short Meeting! Miss Ranger was right. It had just ended.

‘Why isn’t the whole school here?’ she asked, puzzled.

‘Because something very unpleasant has happened which concerns only the first form. William and Rita are hoping it can be sorted out quickly. They would rather not have to bring it up at the big weekly Meeting.

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