Re: Famous Five's & Others' Drinking Water
Posted: 18 Sep 2017, 23:00
pete9012S wrote:8.Five Get Into Trouble:
Although lots of camping and outdoor swimming and washing is mentioned there is no reference to drinking water.
I was surprised to realise that even Owls Dene was described thus:
'Funny thing,' said Julian. 'I haven't seen a telephone here. Don't they have one?'
'No,' said Aggie. 'No phone, no gas, no electricity, no water laid on, no nothing. Only just secrets and signs and comings and goings and threats and . . .'
She broke off as Hunchy came back, and went to the big fire-place, where a kettle was slung over the burning logs.No mention of how they got the water! The book was written in 1949. Would it be usual for such a big grand house to have no running water?The man flung himself into a chair and began to fill a pipe. The woman took a kettle off the fire and went to fill hot-water bottles in a corner..
Betty Maxey's superb 1968 depiction of the large cooking range at Owls Dene - but no running water.
Is it just me, or does that picture look like George is trying to impress Julian by showing she can twist her head right around like a praying mantis? Her head appears to be facing the same way as her behind!! 