Chapter 22 'THESE KIDS SURE ARE WUNNERFUL!'
What shrieks¹ and shouts there were from Joan and Anne when the four arrived at Kirrin Cottage atlast, at half past three in the morning! Joan was awake, but Anne had just gone to sleep. She wassleeping in Joan's room for company and Sally was there too.
The stories had to be told again and again. First Dick, then Julian, then George, then Jo - they alltalked without stopping, excited and happy. Sally ran from one to the other, and followed Timmyabout - but sometimes her little stiff tail drooped² when she remembered that Berta was not there.
'I say,' said Dick, suddenly drawing back the sitting-room³ curtains - it's daylight! The sun's up!
And all the time I've been thinking it was still night!'
98
'No use going to bed, then,' said Jo, at once. She was so much enjoying this that she felt as if shenever wanted it to stop!
'Well, I suppose it isn't,' said Joan. 'I know what we'll do - we'll have a big breakfast now, a very bigone to celebrate - and then we'll all go back to bed and sleep till lunchtime. We're tired out really -just look at our black-rimmed eyes and pale cheeks!'
'Joan! We're all as sunburnt as can be, you're just making that up!' said George. 'Come on - let's getthis celebration breakfast going! Bacon - eggs - tomatoes - fried bread. Oh, and mushrooms too -have you any mushrooms, Joan? And lots and lots of hot coffee, and toast and marmalade.
I'm ravenous⁴.'
They discovered that they all were, and twenty minutes later they sat at the table tucking in as if theyhad eaten nothing for a month.
'I can't eat a thing more,' said Dick, 'and I don't know what's happening to my eyes - they keepclosing!'
'So do mine,' said George, with an enormous yawn. 'Joan - don't say we've got to do the washing-up,will you?'
'Of course not!' said Joan. 'Go on up to your beds now - don't even bother to undress.'
'I feel as if there's something I ought to do - but I can't remember it,' said Julian, sleepily, staggeringupstairs. 'I - just - can't remember!'
He flopped⁵ on his bed and was asleep as soon as his head fell on the pillow. In two minutes everyonebut Joan was asleep too. Joan stopped to give Timmy a drink, and then he bounded up to George andcurled up in the

分享到：