There was little competition for the front-row desks in IIIA, and Tim managed to persuade Rosemary Wright she should relocate to allow her to sit next to Nicola.  Sandra Grigson, in the second desk which Tim was determined to bags for Lawrie,  proved more troublesome.

“But I want to sit here.  I sit with Miranda.  I don’t see why I should move ( Read more... )

This is installment three of Summer Term - an attempt to fill in one of the gaps in the Antonia Forest series of novels about the Marlow family. It covers the time between The Marlows and the Traitor and Falconer's Lure.

Characters are the property of the estate of Antonia Forest. Spelling and grammar howlers are all my own.

Bedtime being an hour ( Read more... )

“Might I have the pleasure of your company, Miss Marlow, at least until you are distracted by the excitements of the notice board?”, enquired Tim, slipping out of her dormitory as Nicola passed by and falling into step with her.

“Only if you promise that there will indeed be excitement” said Nicola, grinning despite her bad mood.  “And anyway, ( Read more... )

 It felt very queer indeed to be coming back to school without her twin Lawrie and older sister Ginty.  In the last week of the holidays Nicola Marlow had boldly pretended to all around her that it didn’t matter a fig, to the point where she had almost conviced herself that she would be Absolutely A1 OK by herself.  But as the train had pulled away ( Read more... )