Me, too.pete9012S wrote:By the same token, I absolutely abhor books that have removed the original illustrations!..Grrrrr!
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Thank you --Deepeabee,--.Yes, I have also found it strange that Ern was not offered the spare room in Fatty's house.--- He slept in the shed in Banshee Towers --- also in Strange Messages---- where he follows Fatty late at to Fairlin Hall , and rescues him from the cupboard where the men locked him in.
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Why? Nothing strange at all. The Trottevilles were a middle-class family, complete with servants. There is no possibility of a working class boy staying as a guest with such a family. He wouldn't even be allowed to sit to a meal with them, he would have to have a bite to eat in the kitchen with the other servants.Yes, I have also found it strange that Ern was not offered the spare room in Fatty's house.
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Perhaps --yes, but I was looking at it from another angle-- that he was such a staunch friend of the Find Outers.
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I have often wondered how big Fatty's shed would have been. Any thoughts from anyone?
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Fatty's shed would have been small --- yet not quite-- very cosy. There would be an oil stove, a small window to let in the light and air . The window will be opened only when Fatty is cleaning the shed with Larry ,Daisy, Pip and Bets to help him.It would be a very comfortable, sheltered shed--- just right for the Find Outers and dog.
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What were the sitting arrangements in Fatty's shed..they never seemed to be short of space to lounge and work ,plot or plan.Did the shed contain a couch or arm chairs?
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Hi-- Pete, as I wrote Fatty's shed had a couple of old, but sturdy armchairs,with clean cushions.There is also a camp bed, always ready and made.There is a wooden bench half way round--- it is wide enough to rest comfortably and plan things. And of course Ern's table is there ,which they use as a work table Everything is cosy and comfy.
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This poor old shed must be bulging at the sides by now! Naughty thought - did the writers of Dr Who get the idea of the Tardis from these books?
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Fatty's shed would have been neat and cosy---just the right place for the Find Outers to meet on cold, winter evenings.
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I always imagined Fatty's shed like a playroom; about the size of an average room with a table in the middle and chairs set around andnof course all Fatty's disguising gear set around the Walls.
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Yes, that's similar to how I imagined it but I always had to readjust whenever something new was added...like the crocodile on the wall.
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It is the crocodile skin on the wall -- not the crocodile-- deepeabee . Fatty's shed is really very cosy as I imagine it,--- very, very Find Outerish.
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I think deepabee meant this by "crocodile", Snehalatha.It is the crocodile skin on the wall -- not the crocodile-- deepeabee
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To me, Fatty's shed would be no bigger than 10x8, whilst the SS's shed would be 8x6.
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