Chapter I: Front Matter

By ANGELA BRAZIL

"Angela Brazil has proved her undoubted talent for writing a story of schoolgirls for other schoolgirls to read."--Bookman.

Loyal to the School.
A Fortunate Term.
A Popular Schoolgirl.
The Princess of the School.
A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl.
The Head Girl at the Gables.
A Patriotic Schoolgirl.
For the School Colours.
The Madcap of the School.
The Luckiest Girl in the School.
The Jolliest Term on Record.
The Girls of St. Cyprian's.
The Youngest Girl in the Fifth.
The New Girl at St. Chad's.
For the Sake of the School.
The School by the Sea.
The Leader of the Lower School.
A Pair of Schoolgirls.
A Fourth Form Friendship.
The Manor House School.
The Nicest Girl in the School.
The Third Class at Miss Kaye's.
The Fortunes of Philippa.

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A FORTUNATE TERM

by

ANGELA BRAZIL

Illustrated by Treyer Evans

Blackie and Son Limited London Glasgow And Bombay

Contents

CHAP. Page

I. MAVIS AND MERLE 9

II. "THE MOORINGS" 22

III. THE SCHOOL FAVOURITE 34

IV. RED DEVON BY THE SEA 48

V. FAIR MAIDS OF FEBRUARY 61

VI. A CHILD OF MISFORTUNE 75

VII. THE INNOVATORS 86

VIII. THE WARREN 103

IX. A QUESTION OF HONOUR 117

X. AMONG THE BOARDERS 127

XI. ROUND THE FIRE 141

XII. PIXIE-LED 152

XIII. BLACKTHORN BOWER 167

XIV. NICKY NAN NIGHT 181

XV. THE SQUATTERS 193

XVI. TROTMAN'S CIRCUS 209

XVII. THE SICK CLOWN 223

XVIII. GREEK MEETS GREEK 240

XIX. AT HALF-MAST 255

XX. A CONFESSION 266

XXI. THE FLORAL FESTIVAL 278

Illustrations

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SHE FOUND TOM IN THE GREENHOUSE _Frontispiece_

BOTH MAVIS AND MERLE LET THEMSELVES GO 88

IT CERTAINLY WAS A MOST ALARMING SPECTACLE 136

"HERE WE ARE AT CROSS NUMBER TWO" 160

"YOU KNOW CHAGMOUTH?" HE WHISPERED 232

SHE REACHED DOWN INTO SOME DARK RECEPTACLE
AND DREW UP A BROWN-PAPER PARCEL 272

A FORTUNATE TERM