FIVE GET EXPURGATED


Five on a Secret Trail
Enid Blyton’s Magazine, 1955–56
Hodder & Stoughton, 1956


Chapter 1


Chapter 2


Chapter 3


Chapter 4


Chapter 5

Ann told her the whole story S
Anne told her the whole story N

unless you dreamt it all, Anne!” S
unless you dreamed it all, Anne!” N

Timmy shot forward into the darkness gladly. S
Timmy gladly shot forward into the darkness. N

dreamt S
dreamed N

She could not be quite sure that it had all really happened. S
She really could not be sure that it had really happened. N

They heard the chip-chipping noise S
They heard a chip-chipping noise N

he’d kept his and we’ve broken ours. S
he’d kept his and we’d broken ours. N

dreamt S
dreamed N

They went down to have a close look. S
They went down to have a closer look. N


Chapter 6


Chapter 7


Chapter 8

Anne was——” began George, and in her turn caught a beseeching look from Anne! S
Anne was...” and then in her turn George caught a beseeching look from Anne! N

and how they had both seen someone S
and then how they had both seen someone N


Chapter 9

“Very much absorbed in his book, S
“Very absorbed in his book, N

holls. S
hols. N

put his hand into his pocket. S
put his hand in his pocket. N

a place for storage S
a place for storages N


Chapter 10


Chapter 11

THE four sat in the dark cottage and talked S
THE four sat in the dark and talked N

the noises and the lights S
the noises and lights N

the problem of lights and noises S
the problems of lights and noises N

He awoke Dick, S
He woke Dick, N

some thorough exploration S
some thorough explorations N

“You know what George is S
“You know what old George is N

He came and hid under my legs!” S
He went and hid under my legs!” N

Guy could not help them, S
Guy could not really help them, N

“Look—isn’t that him S
“See—isn’t that him N

Couldn’t somebody climb them S
Couldn’t somebody climb up them N

Julian stared up at the trees and then at Anne. S
Julian stared up at the trees and then round at Anne. N


Chapter 12


Chapter 13


Chapter 14


Chapter 15


Chapter 16


Chapter 17


Chapter 18


Chapter 19


Chapter 20

He listened intently to the tale of the underground passages, and the finding of the bag. He stopped Julian just there, and picked up the bag again. S
He listened intently to the tale of the underground passages, and picked up the bag again. N

or to the Inspector either S
or the Inspector either N

They haven’t yet finished their story.” S
They haven’t finished their story.” N

buttoned safely in his breast-pocket. S
buttoned safely in his pocket. N

till the ear was absolutely healed!” S
till his ear was absolutely healed!” N