FIVE GET EXPURGATED

Five Go to Billycock Hill
Hodder & Stoughton, 1957
Knight Books, 1978
Hodder Children’s Books, 1997

Chapter 1

Tony, a friend of ours ⁵⁷
Toby, a friend of ours ^{78 97}

decent about showing anyone round,” ^{57 78}
happy to show anyone round,’ ⁹⁷

“And just us Five together again ⁵⁷
‘And just Five together again ^{78 97}

for once in a way George’s father ^{57 78}
for once George’s father ⁹⁷

Where’s Joan? ^{57 78}
Where’s Joanna? ⁹⁷

I’ll give her notice!” ^{57 78}
I’ll give her her notice!’ ⁹⁷

Joan ^{57 78}
Joanna ⁹⁷

“Oh, sorry, sir ^{57 78}
‘Oh sorry ⁹⁷

“Joan—have you been tidying my desk again?” almost shouted George’s father. ^{57 78}
‘Joanna – have you been tidying my desk again?’ barked George’s father. ⁹⁷

“No, sir. ^{57 78}
‘No. ⁹⁷

Never you mind, sir, I’ll come along and find it,” said Joan, ^{57 78}
Never you mind, I’ll come along and find it,’ said Joanna, ⁹⁷

“Rather! We shan’t feed there, of course,” ^{57 78}
‘You bet! We shan’t eat there, of course,’ ⁹⁷

so he’ll look after you all. ^{57 78}
He’ll look after you all, ⁹⁷

he had a tidying fit on last night, ^{57 78}
he had a tidying fit last night, ⁹⁷

Macs, ⁵⁷
Anoraks, ^{78 97}

jerseys. ⁵⁷
sweaters. ^{78 97}

shorts. ⁵⁷
jeans. ^{78 97}

Joan ^{57 78}
Joanna ⁹⁷

wireless!” ⁵⁷
radio!’ ^{78 97}

Joan ^{57 78}
Joanna ⁹⁷

“You’re a brick, Joan,” ^{57 78}
‘You’re a star, Joanna,’ ⁹⁷

mac, ⁵⁷
anorak, ^{78 97}

packed into the bicycle baskets, or strapped at the back. ⁵⁷
packed into the bicycle carriers. ^{78 97}

basket ⁵⁷
pack ^{78 97}

Chapter 2

“I half wish we were going to spend Whitsun at Kirrin Cottage, and going bathing, ⁵⁷
‘I half wish we were going to spend Whitsun at Kirrin Cottage, and were going bathing, ^{78 97}

basket. ⁵⁷
carrier. ^{78 97}

Then he began to nuzzle a paper parcel out of the basket. ⁵⁷
Then he began to nuzzle a paper parcel. ^{78 97}

I do want a drink.” ⁵⁷
I do really want a drink.’ ^{78 97}

Joan’s fruit cake. ^{57 78}
Joanna’s fruit cake. ⁹⁷

a queerly-shaped top; ^{57 78}
an odd-shaped top; ⁹⁷

Chapter 3

carrying him in our bicycle baskets.” ⁵⁷
carrying him on our bikes.’ ^{78 97}

a queer shape, ^{57 78}
a strange shape, ⁹⁷

laved it over their faces ^{57 78}
splashed it over their faces ⁹⁷

lie down in the stream and let the water flow over him! ⁵⁷
lying down in the stream and letting the water flow over him! ^{78 97}

“Oh—it’s a pigling! ^{57 97}
‘On – it’s a pigling! ⁷⁸

his queer pet, ^{57 78}
his funny pet, ⁹⁷

Chapter 4

“Curly’s runned away again!” ^{57 78}
‘Curly runned away again!’ ⁹⁷

macs ⁵⁷
sweaters ^{78 97}

It was too difficult to fix everything on to the four bikes, ^{57 78}
It was too difficult to fix anything on to the four bikes, ⁹⁷

builded ^{57 78}
built ⁹⁷

queer pets. ^{57 78}
funny pets. ⁹⁷

“Jolly good idea!” ^{57 78}
‘Good idea!’ ⁹⁷

plenty of springy heather ^{57 97}
plenty of spring heather ⁷⁸

queer larder. ^{57 78}
odd larder. ⁹⁷

George laughed when he saw it. ⁵⁷
George laughed when she saw it. ^{78 97}

Chapter 5

sleep like tops ^{57 78}
sleep like logs ⁹⁷

Help me up, Ju ⁵⁷
Help me up, up ⁷⁸
Help me up ⁹⁷

wakened ^{57 78}
woke ⁹⁷

clearing up ^{57 97}
cleaning up ⁷⁸

glasses slipping down his nose, and hair much too long. ⁵⁷
glasses slipping down his nose, and his hair much too long. ^{78 97}

his eyes shone as if he were very pleased. ^{57 78}
his eyes shone as if he were pleased. ⁹⁷

Chapter 6

“I say, sir—look at that butterfly. ^{57 78}
‘I say – look at that butterfly. ⁹⁷

the thick lens of his glasses. ⁵⁷
the thick lenses of his glasses. ^{78 97}

there are night-time moths and day-time ones ⁵⁷
there are night-time and daytime ones ^{78 97}

a queer place. ^{57 78}
a strange place. ⁹⁷

Old Mrs. Janes does for us,” ^{57 78}
Old Mrs Janes lives here too,’ ⁹⁷

sometimes her son comes here to do any small repairs, ⁵⁷
sometimes her son comes here to do my small repairs, ⁷⁸
sometimes her son comes to do my small repairs, ⁹⁷

red and yellow spots, ^{57 97}
red and yellows spots, ⁷⁸

a queer person. ^{57 78}
an odd person. ⁹⁷

Chapter 7

the name Mr. Gringle had told him. ^{57 78}
the name Mr Gringle had told them. ⁹⁷

“My son don’t like strangers here,” ^{57 78}
‘My son doesn’t like strangers here,’ ⁹⁷

“I tell’ee my son don’t hold with strangers here,” ^{57 78}
‘I tell you my son doesn’t like strangers here,’ ⁹⁷

such queer-sounding words that Anne shrank back, ^{57 78}
strange-sounding words so that Anne shrank back, ⁹⁷

the queer old woman. ^{57 78}
the funny old woman. ⁹⁷

He’s a bad man, my son is!” ^{57 78}
He’s a bad man, my son!’ ⁹⁷

a bit queer, ^{57 78}
a bit peculiar, ⁹⁷

Julian still feeling uncomfortable and distressed. ^{57 78}
Toby still feeling uncomfortable and distressed. ⁹⁷

asked Julian. ^{57 78}
Julian asked. ⁹⁷

They caught up the girls ^{57 78}
They caught up with the girls ⁹⁷

macs ⁵⁷
anoraks ^{78 97}

“I’m glad you aren’t scared of them,” said Toby. “I’d have to call you Georgina if you were. That’s your right name, isn’t it?” ^{57 78}

leaned ^{57 78}
leant ⁹⁷

“My beautiful tame spider ⁵⁷
‘My beautiful spider ^{78 97}

pay you out, ^{57 78}
pay you back, ⁹⁷

The girls will want to do their bit of washing-up, and put the rest of the food away. We’ll sit here and wait till they’ve finished, have a bit of a rest, and then go and find this pool.”
Everyone agreed to this, and the girls hurried off to the little spring. ^{57 78}
We’ll do the washing-up, and put the rest of the food away. Then we’ll sit here and have a bit of a rest, and then go and find this pool.’
Everyone agreed to this and they all set to work. The girls hurried off to the little spring. ⁹⁷

the planes they had heard that morning, ^{57 78}
the plane they had heard that morning, ⁹⁷

It wouldn’t interest the girls, but Dick and I would love it.”
“I should certainly like to go,” said George at once. “It would interest me as much as you!”
“But you’re a girl,” said Toby. “Girls don’t understand the first thing about aeroplanes or motor-cars or ships—or spiders either, come to that! I really don’t think you’d be interested, Georgina dear.”
“My name is not Georgina,” said George furiously. “And don’t call me ‘dear’.”
“Shut up, you two!” said Julian. “It’s too nice an afternoon to begin an argument. ^{57 78}

the pine-tree in the distance. ^{57 78}
the pine trees in the distance. ⁹⁷

a cold pool! ^{57 78}
a cool pool! ⁹⁷

Chapter 8

pay you out ^{57 78}
pay you back ⁹⁷

Before Toby had obeyed, ⁵⁷
Before Binky had obeyed, ^{78 97}

A stentorian voice ^{57 78}
A very loud voice ⁹⁷

Lieutenant Thomas,” ⁵⁷
Flight-Lieutenant Thomas,’ ^{78 97}

orders is orders, ^{57 78}
orders are orders, ⁹⁷

He smiled and gave a sketchy salute. ^{57 78}
He smiled. ⁹⁷

Lieutenant Thomas ⁵⁷
Flight-Lieutenant Thomas ^{78 97}

“So long,” said the man, saluted them all, and walked off smartly. ⁵⁷
‘So long,’ said the man, who saluted them all and walked off smartly. ⁷⁸
‘So long,’ said the man and walked off smartly. ⁹⁷

“He runned away again,” said Benny ^{57 97}
‘He runned away again,’ asid Benny ⁷⁸

What a fine young fellow—how strong—what keen straight eyes he had—what a cousin to possess! ^{57 78}

Chapter 9

a queer airfield, ^{57 78}
a strange airfield, ⁹⁷

fat-headed ^{57 78}
silly ⁹⁷

when the girls have helped your mother ^{57 78}
when we’ve helped your mother ⁹⁷

Chapter 10

five shillings.” ⁵⁷
fifty pence.’ ^{78 97}

produced two half-crowns and shoved them at Julian. ⁵⁷
produced a fifty pence piece and shoved it at Dick. ^{78 97}

Julian stared at the two half-crowns in his hand, and then at the receding back of Mr. Brent. ⁵⁷
Dick stared at the fifty pence piece in his hand, then at the receding back of Mr Brent. ^{78 97}

“What a queer fellow!” ^{57 78}
‘What a peculiar fellow!’ ⁹⁷

What are we to do with this five shillings, Dick? ⁵⁷
What are we to do with this money, Julian? ^{78 97}

we can give it to that poor Mrs. Janes,” said Dick, ⁵⁷
we can give it to that poor Mrs Janes,’ said Julian, ^{78 97}

a shilling ⁵⁷
ten pence ^{78 97}

He don’t like strangers. ^{57 78}
He doesn’t like strangers. ⁹⁷

“All right,” said Julian. ⁵⁷
‘All right,’ said Dick. ^{78 97}

he pressed the two half-crowns into her claw-like hand. She looked at them ⁵⁷
he pressed the fifty pence into her claw-like hand. She looked at it ^{78 97}

queer household,” said Dick ⁵⁷
queer household,’ said Julian ⁷⁸
strange household,’ said Julian ⁹⁷

did we keep you waiting long?” ^{57 78}
did we keep you waiting for long?’ ⁹⁷

five shillings ⁵⁷
fifty pence ^{78 97}

patted her hand. ⁵⁷
patted her head. ^{78 97}

Julian lowered the volume to make it softer. ^{57 97}
Julian lowered the volume to make if softer. ⁷⁸

and seemed to set the countryside around to music. ⁵⁷
and it seemed to set the countryside around to music. ^{78 97}

R-r-r-r-r-r-r! ^{57 78}
R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r! ⁹⁷

Chapter 11

macs ⁵⁷
anoraks ^{78 97}

said Anne with giggle. ⁵⁷
said Anne with a giggle. ^{78 97}

a fat-head ^{57 78}
an idiot ⁹⁷

Hark at the rain ^{57 78}
Listen to the rain ⁹⁷

lighted ^{57 78}
lit ⁹⁷

“I’ve got a pack of cards in the pocket of my mac,” ⁵⁷
‘I’ve got a pack of cards somewhere,’ ^{78 97}

she got them out. ⁵⁷
she found them and got them out. ^{78 97}

Chapter 12

more of a little experimental station ⁵⁷
more a little experimental station ^{78 97}

macs ⁵⁷
anoraks ^{78 97}

everyone had a torch—except Timmy, ⁵⁷
everyone had a torch – except Timmy of course, ^{78 97}

the stalagmite might some day join with the ones above them!” ^{57 78}
the stalagmite ones might some day join with the ones above them!’ ⁹⁷

mac!” ⁵⁷
anorak!’ ^{78 97}

extremly ⁵⁷
extremely ^{78 97}

Chapter 13

‘I wonder anyone ever visits the caves if it is infested ^{57 78}
‘I wonder anyone ever visits the cave if it is infested ⁹⁷

“There’s quite a lot doing on the airfield this morning!” ⁵⁷
‘There’s quite a lot going on at the airfield this morning!’ ^{78 97}

mac ⁵⁷
anorak ^{78 97}

a queer, croaking voice. ^{57 78}
a funny, croaking voice. ⁹⁷

trustable, ⁵⁷
trustworthy, ^{78 97}

fat-head ^{57 78}
idiot ⁹⁷

both Jeff and the other fellows ⁵⁷
both Jeff and the other fellow ^{78 97}

“Yes, sir. ^{57 78}
‘Yes. ⁹⁷

Lieutenant Thomas hadn’t anything to do with it, sir.” ⁵⁷
Flight-Lieutenant Thomas hadn’t anything to do with it, sir.’ ⁷⁸
Flight-Lieutenant Thomas hadn’t anything to do with it.’ ⁹⁷

“You’re sure it was Mr. Brent?” ⁵⁷
‘You’re sure it was Mr Brent you saw?’ ^{78 97}

the same dark glasses I saw him wearing in the morning. ^{57 78}
the same dark glasses I saw him wearing earlier. ⁹⁷

“Well, thanks a lot,” said the first policeman ^{57 97}
‘Well, thanks a lot,’ said the first policemen ⁷⁸

“Sir—will you send us word ^{57 78}
‘Will you send us word ⁹⁷

Chapter 14

I’m scairt of strangers. ^{57 78}
I’m scared of strangers. ⁹⁷

“I’m in my bed at nights,” ^{57 78}
‘I’m in my bed at night,’ ⁹⁷

“Get out what we’ve got, Anne and George,” ^{57 78}
‘Let’s get out what we’ve got,’ ⁹⁷

it’s got rich crimson underwings, and——” ⁵⁷
it’s got rich crimson underwings, and – and –’ ^{78 97}

“we saw your friend Mr. Brent, ^{57 78}
‘I saw your friend Mr Brent, ⁹⁷

five shillings? ⁵⁷
fifty pence? ^{78 97}

five shillings ⁵⁷
fifty pence ^{78 97}

“Who was the man that gave us the five shillings then, if it wasn’t Brent?” ⁵⁷
‘Who was the man that gave us the fifty pence then, if it wasn’t Brent?’ ⁷⁸
‘Who was the man that gave us the fifty pence then, if he wasn’t Brent?’ ⁹⁷

Mrs. Janes’ son, ^{57 78}
Mrs Janes’s son, ⁹⁷

“What was he like?” asked Toby as once. ⁵⁷
‘What was he like?’ asked Toby at once. ^{78 97}

Something’s going on at Butterfly Farm!” ^{57 78}
Something’s going on at the butterfly farm!’ ⁹⁷

Chapter 15

recognise ^{57 97}
recognize ⁷⁸

slip down to Butterfly Farm ^{57 78}
slip down to the butterfly farm ⁹⁷

listen to the news at six o’clock—there might be some about Jeff ⁵⁷
listen to the news at six o’clock — there might be something about Jeff ^{78 97}

Lieutenant Jeffrey Thomas and Lieutenant Ray Wells, ⁵⁷
Flight-Lieutenant Jeffrey Thomas and Flight-Lieutenant Ray Wells, ^{78 97}

he was a traitor to his country,” said Dick gravely. “And traitors deserve to die.” ^{57 78}
he was a traitor,’ said Dick gravely. ⁹⁷

so very British, ^{57 78}
so very honest, ⁹⁷

and yet it was an end that a traitor deserved—and that the other man deserved, too. ^{57 78}

the Thomas’s ^{57 78}
the Thomases ⁹⁷

down at Butterfly Farm!” ^{57 78}
down at the butterfly farm!’ ⁹⁷

“I don’t like Butterfly Farm ^{57 78}
‘I don’t like the butterfly farm ⁹⁷

towards Butterfly Farm. ^{57 78}
towards the butterfly farm. ⁹⁷

lighted ^{57 78}
lit ⁹⁷

Chapter 16

lighted ^{57 78}
lit ⁹⁷

Her head sank on her chest, ⁵⁷
Her head was sunk on her chest, ^{78 97}

lighted ^{57 78}
lit ⁹⁷

five shillings. ⁵⁷
fifty pence. ^{78 97}

five shillings ⁵⁷
fifty pence ^{78 97}

lighted? ^{57 78}
lit? ⁹⁷

Mrs. Janes’ son,” ⁵⁷
Mrs Janes’s son,’ ^{78 97}

lighted ^{57 78}
lit ⁹⁷

Mrs. Janes’ son, ^{57 78}
Mrs Janes’s son, ⁹⁷

a bad set of fellows, ^{57 78}
some bad men, ⁹⁷

Julian pulled out some dusty sacks and they laid them in a corner and sat there in the dark. ⁵⁷
Julian pulled out some dusty sacks and they laid them in a corner and sat there waiting in the dark. ⁷⁸
Julian pulled out some dusty sacks and laid them in a corner and they sat there waiting in the dark. ⁹⁷

Will Janes’ bedroom,” ⁵⁷
Will Janes’s bedroom,’ ^{78 97}

recognised ^{57 97}
recognized ⁷⁸

another blow and a fall—and Will Janes laughed. ⁵⁷
another blow and a fall – Will Janes laughed. ^{78 97}

“It’s all right, sir! ^{57 78}
‘It’s all right! ⁹⁷

Here they are, sir, ^{57 78}
Here they are, ⁹⁷

Chapter 17

snooping round, ^{57 78}
snooping around, ⁹⁷

no sign of the men ^{57 78}
no sign of them ⁹⁷

Janes was a bad lot ^{57 78}
Janes is a bad lot ⁹⁷

“What happened? ^{57 78}
‘What’s happened? ⁹⁷

Yes—old Mrs. Janes could tell you—if she would!” ^{57 78}
Yes – old Mrs Janes would tell you – if she could!’ ⁹⁷

five shillings! ⁵⁷
money! ^{78 97}

Go and help her, Anne.” ^{57 78}

“You’m the one that give me five shillin’,” ⁵⁷
‘You’m the one that give me fifty pence,’ ⁷⁸
‘You’re the one that give me fifty pence,’ ⁹⁷

My son, he’s cruel. ^{57 78}
My son’s cruel. ⁹⁷

he allus wants money,” ^{57 78}
he always wants money,’ ⁹⁷

“And I weren’t going to give him that five shillin’. ⁵⁷
‘And I weren’t going to give him that fifty pence. ⁷⁸
‘And I wasn’t going to give him that fifty pence. ⁹⁷

“They do say he thieved,” ^{57 78}
‘They said he’d been thieving,’ ⁹⁷

He were a good son once.” ^{57 78}
He was a good son once.’ ⁹⁷

“You’m the one that give me five shillin’, ⁵⁷
‘You’m the one that give me fifty pence, ⁷⁸
‘You’re the one that give me fifty pence, ⁹⁷

“You’ll help a pore old woman, won’t you? ^{57 78}
‘You’ll help a poor old woman, won’t you? ⁹⁷

“There was four men,” ^{57 78}
‘There were four men,’ ⁹⁷

they was hid ^{57 78}
they were hiding ⁹⁷

“They was watching something,” ^{57 78}
‘They were watching something,’ ⁹⁷

and they changed my son Will, they changed him.” ⁵⁷

as he saw Julian and Dick. ^{57 78}
when he saw Julian and Dick. ⁹⁷

Chapter 18

“Oh no, sir—not exactly,” ^{57 78}
‘Oh no, not exactly,’ ⁹⁷

at Butterfly Farm ^{57 78}
at the butterfly farm ⁹⁷

we’ve got him under our hands. ⁵⁷
we’ve got him under our thumb. ^{78 97}

We’ll call you back, sir—in about half an hour.” ^{57 78}
We’ll call you back in about half an hour.’ ⁹⁷

Anne was fidgety, too, and thought she would play with Benny. ⁵⁷
Anne was fidgety, and thought she would play with Benny. ^{78 97}

But neither Benny nor the pigling were there, ⁵⁷
But neither Benny nor the pigling was there, ^{78 97}

flew them away. ^{57 78}
flew away. ⁹⁷

Chapter 19

the rain simply slashed down ^{57 78}
the rain poured down ⁹⁷

that tiny little window ^{57 78}
the tiny little window ⁹⁷

hanging about Butterfly Farm,” ^{57 78}
hanging about the butterfly farm,’ ⁹⁷

‘What do you think, sir? ^{57 78}
‘What do you think? ⁹⁷

it might have been one used to transport Jeff and Ray ⁵⁷
it might have been the one used to transport Jeff and Ray ^{78 97}

“Well—if it isn’t an awful bother,” ^{57 78}
‘Well – if it isn’t a bore,’ ⁹⁷

“Hie, George! ⁵⁷
‘Hi, George! ^{78 97}

I’ve not seen him all morning!” ^{57 78}
I haven’t seen him all morning!’ ⁹⁷

Chapter 20

through the farm-gate up to Billycock Hill, ^{57 78}
through the farm gate and up to Billycock Hill, ⁹⁷

quarter the hill, ^{57 78}
search the hill, ⁹⁷

We’ll go down to Butterfly Farm, ^{57 78}
We’ll go down to the butterfly farm ⁹⁷

stentorian ^{57 78}
loud ⁹⁷

Julian went to Butterfly Farm ^{57 78}
Julian went to the butterfly farm ⁹⁷

Timmy was there first, of course, ^{57 97}
Timmy was there first, or course, ⁷⁸

Curly’s gonned in there,” ^{57 78}
Curly went in there,’ ⁹⁷

rubbed off by heather ⁵⁷
rubbed off by the heather ^{78 97}

What shall we do now, sir? ^{57 78}
What shall we do now? ⁹⁷

Chapter 21

full of the gleaming “icicles”, ^{57 78}
full of gleaming ‘icicles’, ⁹⁷

“Hie, Toby! ⁵⁷
‘Hi, Toby! ^{78 97}

leaned ^{57 78}
leant ⁹⁷

even my silver pencil taken, and my old fountain pen ⁵⁷
even my pencil and pen ^{78 97}

what a pity he didn’t know it!” ⁵⁷
what a pity we didn’t know it!’ ^{78 97}

the end ⁵⁷