To start a new term at the Chalet School?

[Vintagejazz]

Happy for this to be moved to Chat if posters agree but thought I'd start it here as this is where we've all been loitering without permission when we should be doing our housework homework.

So welcome to a new term everyone. Cases upstairs to the dormitories, form lists on the notice board. And you'll all be pleased to hear that even though we've moved to a different location, Joey has tracked us - -down moved in next door, so we'll still be seeing too much-- plenty of her

[Vintagejazz]

They're going to be assigning the Prefect jobs after mittagessen. But we all know how it goes don't we girls? The prefect most closely related/connected to the Russells and Maynards will be Headgirl, the butch one will be Games Prefect, the pretty one will be in charge of the juniors, and the really boring minor character will be stationery prefect.

[TooExtraImmatureCheddar]

I have just been for a walk, jumped in some mud and now must have a hot bath and some of Matey's special milk to settle my nerves. After all, I'm very high-strung and cannot cope with muddy feet and ankles at all.

The transcript of Shocks has bits I've never read before (my paperback is an Armada one), so it must be the unabridged version, yippee!

[Downamongtherednecks]

vintagejazz but not Sybil. Despite being Madame's actual dd she isn't allowed to be a prefect or anything - serves her right for being so breathtaking pretty. I blame all those people who had the NERVE to tell her she was beautiful as a baby.

[Ewieindwie1]

Greetings all (airily) Can I grab this desk by the window as befits my superior status? Been at the Chalet school since I was a foetus as Mother can't trust Father to take care of himself and they travelled to India on some Forestry business. Can't remember what they look like but sure our relationship will be fine.

Glad it's English day. How are the new girls shaping up? We are coming on, aren't we!

[hels71]

Sybil was a prefect towards the end of her time at the school.....i can not recall which book but it may come back to me.

[Downamongtherednecks]

hels71 Sybil only became a prefect because the OTHER prefects went to the staff to suggest it.

[Ilikesweetpeas]

Please can I come to the Chalet School too? I am a bit late for the start of term because I have been ill and am delicate. Obviously that means no strenuous exercise and lots of that special sleepy milk that matron makes so well... Which dormy am I in and who is my sheepdog?

[Wabbitty]

I'm the spitting image of the Robin as I am her father's cousin's stepsister's grand daughter (despite Robin looking like her mother and the fact that I am genetically not related at all) so I will get to call Joey Aunty and live at the Freudesheim out of school. I have however had my BCG jab so they aren't worried that I have the white mans disease.

[MooncupGoddess]

How thrilling! I've been longing to come to the Chalet School since I was five, but my boring parents want me to go to the local comp. So I've put together a fake Chalet School uniform and stowed away on the sleeper train across the Alps. Surely if I tell Miss Annersley how much I want to learn French and German and risk my life in mountainous escapades she'll let me stay.

[Alicebannedit]

TooExtra humble apologies I misread your question about Shocks so gave a nonsensical reply. May need to have extra coaching in comprehension

Am thoroughly enjoying the role play on this thread though!

[Wabbitty]

Oh forgot to say I am also an orphan and French is my mother tongue despite my mum being Greek, my dad English and I grew up in America. I have a pure Parisian accent as well.

[TooExtraImmatureCheddar]

Downamong, yes, after all, praise to the face is open disgrace. How dare you tell any child s/he is beautiful!

It's not because Sybil's beautiful, though, it's because she spilt boiling water over Josette when she was 9 and Josette was 4, and obviously that's a sign of a lifelong character flaw.

Alice, I was totally confused by that answer!

[Alicebannedit]

TooExtra I've had a totally confusing week!

[thebodylovesspring]

Mmmm cherry Christie was being groomed by that bird bloke.

Also what's with the obsessionally globe trotting Aunties who insist on taking their sulky neices. You would have thought Carola Johnson's aunt Maud would have gladly shoved her off to the school ASAP.

Have you ever actually seen anyone with violet eyes and bronze curls? Would look bloody wierd.

[MissAnnersleyismyhero]

the bosy yes!!!! I'd forgotten that, it was well creepy. I think there's a scene where he puts her in his bed

[thebodylovesspring]

Yes very very suspect. Still it's the usual form
Of older blokes purving over school girls and occasionally drugging their milk. grin]

[TooExtraImmatureCheddar]

Doesn't he put Annis in his bed as well - and doesn't he undress her? Or does he get Cherry to undress her? It's a long time since I read Island.

[RueyDeWakening]

I've had a standard name-change (specially for this thread, if I remember :o), as I'm new this term and my dad's gone off to space in some weird home-made contraption.

I might miss him occasionally, but I'm glad I'm not a young carer for my brothers any more.

[thebodylovesspring]

Yep he puts Annis to bed but Cherry pulls her clothes off.

Still would anyone let their dd spend nights in a cottage on an island with a single bloke not connected by family?

Maybe we all have nasty minds these days.

[TooExtraImmatureCheddar]

Am reading Shocks and have come across a scene (cut out of the Armada version) where Commander Christie and Miss Annersley go to look at the overflow from the flood. Commander Christie takes coat, shoes and socks off and goes paddling and tries to pull Emerence 's scarecrow out of the ditch, but it is Miss Annersley, who just stands there watching, who has to be warmed up and made to sit by the fire all morning. That could be Matey's dose, mind you - she gives her whisky mixed with hot water, honey and 4 aspirins! You'd be pretty zonked on that mixture, I suspect, as well as rather intoxicated. But she is a delicate flower, what with being a gentlewoman and all, and cannot possibly stand a little rain.

[MissAnnersleyismyhero]

Where are people getting the transcripts?

[thebodylovesspring]

God I would love to be put to bed with whiskey and honey.

It's her fine eyes that have never yet needed glasses.

[WilsonFrickett]

Health first, please girls. Some of you seem to be up very late indeed. No doubt you are used to all sorts of license in your home lives, but at school it's regular hours, any amount of drugged creamy milk and simple food apart from the featherbeds of cream. So off you trot, and any man Jack still up in 5 minutes will be sent to Matey for some warm drugged milk.

[thebodylovesspring]

Was having a midnight but trod on a sleeping piglet,as you do, and got chased by the sow. Matron shook me and I bit my tongue.

Now looking forward to dry bread and milk for breakfast and a heads report.

[Downamongtherednecks]

thebody I think I have a tin of sardines we can eat by laying them on slices of fruitcake. Anyone got any raw bacon we can watch a foreigner eat?