Summer Term at St. Clare's — Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton-
Summer Term at St Clare's
Vol. 3 of 6 in the St. Clare Series.


1. GOING BACK TO SCHOOL

“Four weeks' holiday!” said Pat O' Sullivan, as she sat up in bed the first
morning of the Easter holidays. “How lovely! Hope it's good weather!”
Her twin yawned and turned over. “How nice not to have to get up as soon as
the school-bell goes,” she said, sleepily. “I'm going to have another snooze.”
“Well, I'm not,” said Pat, hopping out of bed. “Oh, Isabel �" it's a simple perfect
day! Do get up and let's go round the garden.”
But Isabel was asleep again. Pat dressed and ran downstairs. She felt happy
and excited. The first day of the holidays was always grand. Everything at
home looked so new and exciting and welcoming. Even the staid brown hens in
the yard seemed to cluck a welcome!
“School is lovely �" but holidays are grand too,” thought Pat. “Oh, there's the
first daffodil coming out �" and look at those scyllas �" exactly the colour of the
April sky!”
Both the twins enjoyed the first day of the holidays in their own way. Isabel
lazed round, peaceful and happy. Pat rushed here, there and everywhere,
seeing everybody and everything. Their mother laughed to see the different
ways in which they enjoyed themselves.
“You're as like as two peas to look at,” she said, “but, you often act in quite the
opposite way. I hope this lovely weather goes on �" you'll be quite nice and
brown! Well �" make the most of it, my dears, because your four weeks will soon
go!”
“Oh, Mother �" four weeks is a lovely long time �" simply ages!” said Pat.
But although it seemed ages at first, it began to slip by very quickly after the
first few days! The twins were astonished to find that a week had gone by �"
and then ten days �" and then a fortnight!
“Cousin Alison is coming to spend the last two weeks with us, isn't she,
Mother?” said Pat. “When is she coming? This week?”
“On Thursday,” said Mrs. O'Sullivan. “By the way, her mother said to me on the
telephone yesterday that she is much better for being a term at St. Clare's �"
not nearly so vain and silly.”
“That's quite right,” said Isabel, thinking of the teasing and scolding her
feather-headed cousin had had at St. Clare's the last term. “She learn quite a
lot of lessons �" well, so did we the first term too. I'm glad you sent us there,
Mother. It's a fine school. I'm already beginning to look forward to going back.
Summer term ought to be grand!”
“Two more weeks,” said Pat...