FIVE GET EXPURGATED
Five Go to Billycock Hill
Enid Blyton’s Magazine, 1956–57
Hodder & Stoughton, 1957
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Mrs. Thomas’ farm cheese,” S
Mrs. Thomas’s farm cheese,” N
We hardly need a rug on top, it’s so close-grown. S
We hardly need a rug to lie on, it’s so close-grown. N
“Ann! S
“Anne! N
R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r! R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r! S
R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r! R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r! N
“That’s a jolly good idea,” S
“That’s a good idea,” N
Nothing ever pleased George as much as that! S
Nothing pleased George as much as that! N
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Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
The men shrugged their shoulders, saluted and went off together. S
The men shrugged their shoulders and went off together. N
“But—but my dear boy, S
“But—but, dear boy, N
as if he was mad, S
as if he were mad, N
He was now standing up, looking very fierce. All the children were extremely puzzled.
“Well, sir,” began Julian, half-apologetically, “I must say it’s all a bit puzzling, and——” S
He was now standing up, looking very fierce, his brilliant eyes flashing behind his thick glasses.
“Well,” said Julian, “all this is extremely puzzling, and...” N
but he didn’t seem like a man who could steal an aeroplane!” S
but honestly, he didn’t seem like a man who could steal an aeroplane!” N
Mrs. Janes’s son, pretending he was Brent—just for some silly joke?” S
Mrs. Janes’ son, pretending he was Brent—just for a silly joke?” N
asked Toby at once. S
asked Toby as once. N
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“These things are very carefully planned S
“These things are carefully planned N
until the planes were actually in the air, S
until the planes were actually up in the air, N
said Toby, and went off leaving George looking furious. S
said Toby, and went off with Dick and Julian, leaving George looking furious. N
“Yes, of course!” called Anne, pleased, and George nodded her head, though rather ungraciously.
It was a job to do—but not a man’s job, like whitewashing the hen-house!
“Come on,” said Anne, going out of the door. “Let’s find a trowel each, and something to put weeds in.S
“Yes, of course!” called Anne, going out of the door.
“Let’s find a trowel each, and something to put weeds in. N
running round us, asking us questions S
running round us, asking questions N
the door flung open S
the doors flung open N
we’ll be hungry as hunters S
we’ll be as hungry as hunters N
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