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