FIVE GET EXPURGATED
Five Have a Wonderful Time
Hodder & Stoughton, 1952
Hodder & Stoughton, 1952 (7th impression, 1963)
Hodder Children’s Books, 1997
Chapter 1
shorts. 52 63
jeans. 97
George, who was now in a very good temper 52 63
George, who was in a very good temper 97
Arriving 12.5 52 63
Arriving 12.05 97
shorts 52 63
jeans 97
The caravans are not very warm this weather.” 52 63
The caravans are not very warm in this weather.’ 97
Perhaps they’re like the gypsies have 52 63
Perhaps they’re like the ones the travellers have 97
Chapter 2
sixpence 52 63
five pence 97
they went down and down towards the village. 52 63
they went down towards the village. 97
another dark brown head 52 63
another brown head 97
Chapter 3
gay caravans. 52 63
painted caravans. 97
gypsy ones. 52 63
travellers’ ones. 97
Gay 52 63
Colourful 97
I do love old old things. 52 63
I do love old things. 97
sixpence,” 52 63
five pence,’ 97
sixpennyworth 52 63
five pence worth 97
Aren’t they gay? 52 63
Aren’t they lovely? 97
gypsies 52 63
travellers 97
gayer.” 52 63
brighter.’ 97
queer 52 63
funny 97
There was a window each side. 52 63
There was a window on each side. 97
Gay curtains 52 63
Bright curtains 97
gypsy 52 63
traveller 97
it’s such a fag to fetch water 52 63
it’s such a bore to fetch water 97
gay rugs 52 63
warm rugs 97
George will have to help me,” said Anne, firmly.
“I don’t expect boys to tidy up and cook and do things like that—but George ought to because she’s a girl.”
“If only I’d been born a boy!” groaned George. 52 63
George will have to help,’ said Anne, firmly.
‘We’ve all got to tidy up and cook and do things like that.’
George groaned. 97
He sat down on the steps of his caravan 52 63
He sat down on the steps of the caravan 97
Gosh, I’d never think 52 63
I’d never think 97
Chapter 4
one that stood near to theirs. 52 63
one that stood near theirs. 97
a big box under that nearest caravan,” 52 63
a big box under the nearest caravan,’ 97
I’ve never seen one so close to before. 52 63
I’ve never seen one so close before. 97
“Oh, gosh 52 63
‘Oh, look 97
Chapter 5
queer new arrivals. 52 63
strange new arrivals. 97
“Dick’s lighted their lamp,” 52 63
‘Dick’s lit their lamp,’ 97
Theirs was already lighted, 52 63
Theirs was already lit, 97
realise 52 97
realize 63
realise 52 97
realize 63
Fires were lighted. 52 63
Fires were lit. 97
a terrible temper, 52 63
a terribly ferocious temper, 97
Chapter 6
Almost as if he had heard him, 52 63
Almost as if he heard him, 97
“Blow! I hope it won’t spoil things 52 63
‘I hope it won’t spoil things 97
“Gosh!” said Dick, 52 63
‘Well!’ said Dick, 97
“He looked so exactly like what I imagine 52 63
‘He looked so exactly like what I imagined 97
round the corner of his caravan came Alfredo, 52 63
round the corner came Alfredo, 97
She was shrieking at him in some foreign language, 52 63
She was shrieking at him in a foreign language, 97
“It seems queer 52 63
‘It seems odd 97
I don’t think he liked their smell. They did smell rather unwashed.” 52 63
I don’t think he liked the smell of them.’ 97
Chapter 7
“Gosh! I can just see Father striding about 52 63
‘I can just see Father striding about 97
The four leaned 52 63
The four leant 97
“Don’t be so silly,” 52 63
‘Don’t be silly,’ 97
titbits from the people here, 52 63
titbits from people here, 97
They would have time to get there and back then before dark. 52
They would have time to get there and back before dark. 63 97
ice-creams for tea-time. 52 63
ice-cream for tea-time. 97
he’d hire it out to you too if so be you can really manage it.” 52 63
he’d hire it out to you too if you think you can really manage it.’ 97
So is that rubber fellow. 52 63
So is the rubber fellow. 97
Chapter 8
we’ve got no other choice 52 63
we’ve no choice 97
why was this fellow leading him in the opposite direction? 52 63
why was this fellow leading them in the opposite direction? 97
but as canaries can’t live in this country unless they are looked after, it’s cruel to let them go loose, 52 63
but canaries can’t live in this country unless they are looked after, it’s cruel to let them go loose, 97
“Oh, gosh—I never thought of that,” 52 63
‘Oh – I never thought of that.’ 97
Blow! This is all very silly.” 52 63
This is all very silly.’ 97
“He hates being wakened up 52 63
‘He hates being woken up 97
Chapter 9
the two they used yesterday to pull our vans! 52 63
I shall have to ask the police for help. 52 63
I shall have to go and ask the police for help. 97
Those caravans don’t belong to us.” 52 63
Those caravans don’t belong to us, you know.’ 97
the grassy hillside 52 63
the grass hillside 97
not in shorts, like George. 52 63
not in jeans, like George. 97
The gypsy girl 52 63
The traveller girl 97
flung herself on Dick. 52 63
flung herself excitedly on Dick. 97
Oh, this is too good to be true!” 52 63
Oh, this is really too marvellous to be true!’ 97
this wild little gypsy girl, 52 63
this wild little girl, 97
realised 52 97
realized 63
Jo herself being here!” said Anne. 52 63
Jo herself being here!’ said Anne, smiling. 97
“Her father is a gypsy, 52 63
‘Her father is a traveller, 97
She trained dogs, don’t you remember? 52 63
She trained dogs, don’t you remember, Julian? 97
Fancy having a fire-eater for an uncle!” 52 63
But just fancy having a fire-eater for an uncle!’ 97
“I expect she’s got peculiar relations all over the country! 52 63
‘I expect she’s got relations all over the country! 97
Chapter 10
said Dick, who had had a little experience of Jo’s wild tongue 52 63
said Dick, who had already had a little experience of Jo’s wild tongue 97
She is a wild girl, I know that, but she has brains. 52 63
they won’t let me wear shorts 52 63
they won’t let me wear jeans 97
lend me some shorts, 52 63
lend me some jeans, 97
wearing shorts! 52 63
wearing jeans! 97
her gypsy father. 52 63
her traveller father. 97
“We’re probably leaving tomorrow,” repeated Julian, nodded to him, and went on with the others. 52 63
‘We’re probably leaving tomorrow,’ repeated Julian. He nodded to him, and went on with the others. 97
It’s a—a matter of pride with me. 52 63
It’s a – matter of pride with me. 97
Chapter 11
I’ll have a squint at those jackdaws. 52 63
I’ll have a squint at the jackdaws. 97
pretty queer, 52 63
pretty peculiar, 97
And anyway 52 63
Anyway 97
something queer 52 63
something odd 97
recognise 52 97
recognize 63
very queer.” 52 63
very strange.’ 97
it was quite difficult to make out the tower itself, 52 63
it was quite difficult to make out the tower, 97
Chapter 12
The snake-man leaned forward 52 63
The snake-man leant forward 97
round her neck like a fur. 52 63
round her neck like a scarf. 97
the little gypsy girl. 52 63
the little traveller girl. 97
the little gypsy girl 52 63
he little traveller girl 97
Gypsies often sleep there 52 63
Travellers often sleep there 97
a gypsy life 52 63
a traveller’s life 97
She didn’t like being under any obligation to Jo! 52 63
She didn’t like being under obligation to Jo! 97
Chapter 13
I can keep a secret, you know I can.” 52 63
I can keep a secret!’ 97
letting the lotion soak round and about his scales. 52 63
letting the lotion soak round his scales. 97
hold a pencil or something in your hands, 52 63
hold a pencil or something in your hand, 97
George’s shorts 52 63
George’s jeans 97
“Five, please,” said Julian, and put down half a crown. 52 63
‘Five, please,’ said Julian, giving her twenty-five pence. 97
sixpence. 52 63
five pence. 97
a history of peace and war, war and peace, quarrels and truces, 52 63
a history of peace and war, quarrels and truces, 97
Chapter 14
how many many years 52 63
how many years 97
realise 52 97
realize 63
“This is queer,” 52 63
‘This is odd,’ 97
“Gosh!” said Dick, 52 63
‘Hmm!’ said Dick, 97
what kind of hiding-places the castle had.” 52 63
what kind of hiding-place the castle had.’ 97
Chapter 15
doing their marketing. 52 63
doing their shopping. 97
could walk on a wire-rope, 52 63
could walk on wire-rope, 97
They’re queer folk, 52 63
They’re strange folk, 97
another squint at that window. 52 63
another squint at the window. 97
Chapter 16
Then he suddenly leapt about four feet up 52
Then suddenly leapt about four feet up 63 97
“Hie—where’s he gone?” said Julian, startled, and flashed his torch up. 52 63
‘Hey – where’s he gone?’ said Julian, startled. He flashed his torch up. 97
“Will the air be all right?” called Dick. 52 63
‘Will the air be all right?’ called Dick into the passage. 97
Anne hung on to Julian’s coat for dear life. 52 63
Anne hung on to Julian’s jacket for dear life. 97
not in a passage, 52 63
not in a passge, 97
So somebody was a prisoner the other side! 52 63
So somebody was a prisoner on the other side! 97
“There’s a door here bolted my side. 52 63
‘There’s a door here bolted on my side. 97
Chapter 17
excitements and shocks 52 63
Excitement and shocks 97
They want me to sell them what I know 52 63
They want me to tell them what I know 97
Coming along the the gallery too. 52
Coming along the gallery too. 63 97
Gosh, what can have happened to Jo?” 52 63
What can have happened to Jo? 97
the floor was very very hard, 52 63
the floor was very hard, 97
Chapter 18
her legs were tied at knees and ankles. 52 63
her legs were tied at the knees and ankles. 97
Jo heard his footsteps going into the distance. 52 63
Jo heard his footsteps going in the distance. 97
That old, rusty dagger! 52 63
The old, rusty dagger! 97
It took Jo a long long time to free her hands, 52 63
It took Jo a long time to free her hands, 97
realised 52 97
realized 63
the other gypsy folk, 52 63
the other traveller folk, 97
No gypsy ever asked the police for help. 52 63
No traveller ever asked the police for help. 97
I will tell him all about it.” 52 63
I will tell him about it.’ 97
“It’s the man they call Pottersham,” 52 63
‘It’s the man they called Pottersham,’ 97
a scientitist,” 52 63
a scientist,’ 97
that scientitist 52 63
that scientist 97
Chapter 19
THE “scientitist,” 52 63
The ‘scientist’, 97
the “scientitist” 52
the scientist 63 97
They heard the stone fall on the ground the other side. 52 63
They heard the stone fall on the ground on the other side. 97
Surely that was impossible! 52 63
a dagger-like knife 52 63
a dagger-knife 97
Chapter 20
realised 52 97
realized 63
having tried in vain 52 63
having in vain tried 97
He climbed up on to the stone sill 52 63
He climbed up on the stone sill 97
and then dragged the thick rope through the iron ring. They dragged it right through 52 63
and then dragged it right through 97
leaned back 52 63
leant back 97
Chapter 21
thanking his stars that he learnt boxing at school. 52 63
thanking his stars that he had learnt boxing at school. 97
These men were not standing any nonsense. 52 63
These men were not standing for any nonsense. 97
gay checked shirt 52 63
bright checked shirt 97
stung Pottersham’s fingers so much that he was now howling in pain 52 63
stung Pottersham’s fingers so much he was now howling in pain 97
the lantern that Pottersham had set down on the floor when he first arrived. 52 63
the lantern that Pottersham had set down on the floor when he had first arrived. 97
He suddenly kicked at the lantern, 52 63
He suddenly kicked the lantern, 97
a bolt was shot home the other side! 52 63
the bolt was shot home on the other side! 97
“Gosh!” said Bufflo, 52 63
‘Hrrr!’ said Bufflo, 97
Chapter 22
the men who had gone through the passages. 52 63
the men who had gone through the passage. 97
who were now coming out on to the gallery. 52 63
who were now coming out of the gallery. 97
lighted up the scene. 52 63
lit up the scene. 97
who should come gliding out of the hole but Beauty! 52 63
who should come gliding out through the hole but Beauty! 97
Chapter 23
and anyway I thought...” 52 63
and anyhow I thought...’ 97
like a long, shiny fur. 52 63
like a long, shiny scarf. 97
I’m so glad you’re all right.” 52
I’m glad you’re all right.’ 63 97
queer doings.” 52 63
funny doings.’ 97
the end 52 63