Blyton Quotation - Where is it From?
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Re: Blyton Quotation - Where is it From?
Yes! Well done Hannah!
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Here's a new one:
Could this be a cat? Cats always ran when she came near. This one didn’t. It just sat and waited to smack her. She barked, but the shadow still sat there. She ran at it again and—BIFF! She had an even harder smack that time. The little poodle backed away in such a hurry that she missed her footing and fell down the stairs. Over and over she rolled, and the big black cat came out of his corner and watched.
Bumpity-bump! Tippy was at the bottom, astonished and out of breath. She crept cautiously up a few steps, and the twins, who had now come to the landing, watched in amusement.
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I'd never read Holiday House until a few months ago when I ordered it off eBay - I can't remember the dogs name but there was definitely a scene like that in there so that's my guess.
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Thanks, Hannah.
Here's the next quote...
"The more frightened and puzzled Mr Goon became, the more polite he got. At this rate, thought Fatty, he'll soon be bowing to me every time he speaks!"
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"The more frightened and puzzled Mr Goon became, the more polite he got. At this rate, thought Fatty, he'll soon be bowing to me every time he speaks!"
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Is it Mystery of the Hidden House after Ern was kidnapped by Mr. Holland?
The Chief looked at Fatty. "Brains are good, courage is excellent, resourcefulness is rare," he said, "but generosity crowns everything, Frederick. One of these days I'll be proud of you!" - "Vanished Prince".
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No, it's not that book. But that's a very good guess as there's a similar scene when Goon is on the phone to Fatty so I can see why you'd guess that. In this instance, Goon and Fatty were together somewhere.
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I didn't know how much to include of the quote while it names characters so already narrows it down to 15 books from that series. But I'll extend it a bit...
"'Did you think it was a pig, Master Frederick?' The more frightened and puzzled Mr Goon became, the more polite he got. At this rate, thought Fatty, he'll soon be bowing to me every time he speaks! Fatty badly wanted to laugh, but he firmly thrust down the ever mounting guffaw that wanted to rise up and explode."
"'Did you think it was a pig, Master Frederick?' The more frightened and puzzled Mr Goon became, the more polite he got. At this rate, thought Fatty, he'll soon be bowing to me every time he speaks! Fatty badly wanted to laugh, but he firmly thrust down the ever mounting guffaw that wanted to rise up and explode."
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The Mystery of the Strange Bundle....the pig and my auntie
The Chief looked at Fatty. "Brains are good, courage is excellent, resourcefulness is rare," he said, "but generosity crowns everything, Frederick. One of these days I'll be proud of you!" - "Vanished Prince".
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Thank you Bertie....the pig was the clue . I laughed so much every time I read that in the book. So funny especially my auntie.
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The policeman dismounted, his face red with pedalling so furiously. "You keep that dog off me," he said. "I want a word with you, Master Frederick Trotteville. In fact, I Want A Long Talk. Ha - you thought you were very clever, didn't you, sending all those notes?"
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The policeman dismounted, his face red with pedalling so furiously. "You keep that dog off me," he said. "I want a word with you, Master Frederick Trotteville. In fact, I Want A Long Talk. Ha - you thought you were very clever, didn't you, sending all those notes?"
The Chief looked at Fatty. "Brains are good, courage is excellent, resourcefulness is rare," he said, "but generosity crowns everything, Frederick. One of these days I'll be proud of you!" - "Vanished Prince".
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Was it The Mystery of the Strange Messages?
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