Five on a Treasure Island [antikvár]

Chapter 1 A GREAT SURPRISE "Mother, have you heard about our summer holidays yet?" said Julian, at the breakfast-table. "Can we go to Polseath as usual?" "I'm afraid not," said his mother. "They are quite full up this year." The three children at the breakfast-table looked at one another in great disappointment. They did so love the house at Polseath. The beach was so lovely there, too, and it was fine for swimming. "Cheer up," said Daddy. "We'll find something else just as good for you. And anyway. Mother and I won't be able to go with you this year. Has Mother told you?" "No!" said Anne. "Oh, Mother - is it true? Can't you really come with us on our holidays? You always do." "Well, this time Daddy wants me to go to Scotland with him," said Mother. "All by ourselves! And you are really getting big enough to look after yourselves now. So we thought it would be fun for you to have a holiday on your own too. But now that you can't go to Polseath, I don't really know where to send you." "What about Quentin's?" suddenly said Daddy. Quentin was his brother, the children's uncle. They had only seen him once, and been raliherfrightenedoi\ma. He disappointment, feeling when something does not come up to what you hoped and expected "Cheer up!", "Don't be sad!" Daddy, child's name for father frightened, afraid