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      First published in Great Britain by Collins in 1967

      This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2014

      HarperCollins Children’s Books A division of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.harpercollins.co.uk

      Text copyright © Joan G. Robinson 1967

      Postscript copyright © Deborah Sheppard 2002

      Illustrations by Peggy Fortnum

      Cover illustration by Hamish Blakely

      Cover design © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2014

      Joan G. Robinson asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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      Source ISBN: 9780007104772

      Ebook Edition © MARCH 2014 ISBN: 9780007586868

      Version: 2019-10-25

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       9. A Girl and a Boat

       10. Pickled Samphire

       11. Three Questions Each

       12. Mrs Pegg Breaks Her Teapot

       13. The Beggar Girl

       14. After the Party

       15. “Look Out for Me Again!”

       16. Mushrooms and Secrets

       17. The Luckiest Girl in the World

       18. After Edward Came

       19. The Windmill

       20. Friends No More

       21. Marnie in the Window

       22. The Other Side of the House

       23. The Chase

       24. Caught!

       25. The Lindsays

       26. Scilla’s Secret

       27. How Scilla Knew

       28. The Book

       29. Talking About Boats

       30. A Letter from Mrs Preston

       31. Mrs Preston Goes Out to Tea

       32. A Confession

       33. Miss Penelope Gill

       34. Gillie Tells a Story

       35. Whose Fault Was It?

       36. The End of the Story

       37. Goodbye to Wuntermenny

       Postscript by Deborah Sheppard

       Keep Reading

       About the Author

       About the Publisher

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       Chapter One

       ANNA

      MRS PRESTON, WITH her usual worried look, straightened Anna’s hat.

      “Be a good girl,” she said. “Have a nice time and – and – well, come back nice and brown and happy.” She put an arm round her and kissed her goodbye, trying to make her feel warm and safe and wanted.

      But Anna could feel she was trying and wished she would not. It made a barrier between them so that it was impossible for her to say goodbye naturally, with the spontaneous hug and kiss that other children managed so easily, and that Mrs Preston would so much have liked. Instead she could only stand there stiffly by the open door of the carriage, with her case in her hand, hoping she looked ordinary and wishing the train would go.

      Mrs Preston, seeing Anna’s ‘ordinary’ look – which in her own mind she thought of as her ‘wooden face’ – sighed and turned her attention to more practical things.

      “You’ve got your big case on the rack and your comic’s in your mac pocket.” She fumbled in her handbag. “Here you are, dear. Some chocolate for the journey and a packet of paper hankies to wipe your mouth after.”

      A whistle blew and a porter began slamming the carriage doors. Mrs Preston poked Anna gently in the back. “Better get in, dear. You’re just off.” And then, as Anna scrambled up

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