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near here?” asked Pip innocently.
“Yes,” said Mrs. Minns. “Let me see now - where does he live? Oh, my memory - it gets worse every day!”
There came a most unwelcome interruption Just as it seemed that Mrs. Minns was on the point of remembermg Horace Peeks’s address. The kitchen door shot open, and three kittens flew through the air, landing on the floor with
mews and hisses. Every one looked round in amazement.
Mr, Hick stood at the door, His front tuft of hair bristling like a parrot’s crest.
“Those kittens were in my study!” he shouted. “Are my orders never to be obeyed? Unless they are out of the house by this evening, I’l drown the lot!”
He was about to bang the door when he caught sight of the three children. He advanced into the kitchen and pointed a finger at them. “Didn’t I turn you out before? How dare you come here again?”
Larry, Pip and Daisy got up and fled. They were not cowards, but really Mr. Hick was so very fierce that it honestly seemed as if he might throw them out., just as he had flung the kittens into the kitchen!
They ran up the drive - but half-way to the gate Larry stopped. “Wait till old Hiccup has gone out of the kitchen.,” he said. “We simply must get Horace Peeks’s address. We can’t do anything about him till we know where he is.”
They waited for a minute or two and then went back very cautiously to the kitchen. Mrs. Minns was talking to her sister, and Lily was still clattering about with the tea-things. The children put their heads round the door.
“What do you want now?” asked Mrs. Minns good-naturedly. “My word, you ran away like frightened mice! Made me laugh to see you!”
“You were just trying to think of Horace Peeks’s address when Mr. Hick came in,” said Larry.
“Was I, now?” said Mrs. Minns. “Well, it came into my mind in a flash, like - and now it’s gone again. Let me see-letme see….”
She was thinking hard, and the children were waiting breathlessly, when the sound of heavy footsteps came up to the kitchen door and a loud knock was heard.
Mrs. Minns went to the door. The children saw that it was Mr. Goon, the policeman! They never seemed to be able to get away from old Clear-Orf.
“Morning, Mam,” said Clear-Orf to Mrs. Minns, and he took out his large black notebook. “About this here fire - I think you’ve given me all the information I require. But I’d just like to ask you a few questions about that fellow Peeks.”
The children frowned at one another. So Clear-Orf was after Peeks too!
“Do you know his address?” asked Clear-Orf, looking at Mrs, Minns out of his bulging pale-blue eyes.
“Well,” said Mrs. Minns, “if that isn’t a peculiar thing, Mr. Goon - I was just trying to think of his address
at the very moment you knocked! These children wanted to know it”
“What children?” said Clear-Orf in surprise. He put His head in at the door and saw Larry, Daisy and Pip.
“You again!” he said in disgust. “Clear orf! You kids are always popping up. You’re a regular nuisance. What do you want Peeks’s address for? Just nosey, I suppose?”
The children said nothing. Mr. Goon pointed back-wards with his thumb. “Go home I” he said. “I’ve private business to do here. Clear orf!
There was nothing for it but to “clear orf,” and the children did so, running up the drive to the gate. They were very angry.
“Just as Mrs. Minns was thinking of the address!” said Larry.
“I hope she doesn’t think of it and tell Clear-Orf,” said Pip gloomily. “If she does, Clear-Orf will go over and see Peeks before we do.”
“Blow!” said Daisy. They all felt very disheartened. They were just going out of the gate when they heard a low whistle from the bushes nearby. They turned back to see who it was.
Lily appeared, a letter in her hand. She looked frightened, but determined. “Will you post this letter for me?” she asked. “It’s to Mr. Peeks, to warn him that people
“Yes,” said Mrs. Minns. “Let me see now - where does he live? Oh, my memory - it gets worse every day!”
There came a most unwelcome interruption Just as it seemed that Mrs. Minns was on the point of remembermg Horace Peeks’s address. The kitchen door shot open, and three kittens flew through the air, landing on the floor with
mews and hisses. Every one looked round in amazement.
Mr, Hick stood at the door, His front tuft of hair bristling like a parrot’s crest.
“Those kittens were in my study!” he shouted. “Are my orders never to be obeyed? Unless they are out of the house by this evening, I’l drown the lot!”
He was about to bang the door when he caught sight of the three children. He advanced into the kitchen and pointed a finger at them. “Didn’t I turn you out before? How dare you come here again?”
Larry, Pip and Daisy got up and fled. They were not cowards, but really Mr. Hick was so very fierce that it honestly seemed as if he might throw them out., just as he had flung the kittens into the kitchen!
They ran up the drive - but half-way to the gate Larry stopped. “Wait till old Hiccup has gone out of the kitchen.,” he said. “We simply must get Horace Peeks’s address. We can’t do anything about him till we know where he is.”
They waited for a minute or two and then went back very cautiously to the kitchen. Mrs. Minns was talking to her sister, and Lily was still clattering about with the tea-things. The children put their heads round the door.
“What do you want now?” asked Mrs. Minns good-naturedly. “My word, you ran away like frightened mice! Made me laugh to see you!”
“You were just trying to think of Horace Peeks’s address when Mr. Hick came in,” said Larry.
“Was I, now?” said Mrs. Minns. “Well, it came into my mind in a flash, like - and now it’s gone again. Let me see-letme see….”
She was thinking hard, and the children were waiting breathlessly, when the sound of heavy footsteps came up to the kitchen door and a loud knock was heard.
Mrs. Minns went to the door. The children saw that it was Mr. Goon, the policeman! They never seemed to be able to get away from old Clear-Orf.
“Morning, Mam,” said Clear-Orf to Mrs. Minns, and he took out his large black notebook. “About this here fire - I think you’ve given me all the information I require. But I’d just like to ask you a few questions about that fellow Peeks.”
The children frowned at one another. So Clear-Orf was after Peeks too!
“Do you know his address?” asked Clear-Orf, looking at Mrs, Minns out of his bulging pale-blue eyes.
“Well,” said Mrs. Minns, “if that isn’t a peculiar thing, Mr. Goon - I was just trying to think of his address
at the very moment you knocked! These children wanted to know it”
“What children?” said Clear-Orf in surprise. He put His head in at the door and saw Larry, Daisy and Pip.
“You again!” he said in disgust. “Clear orf! You kids are always popping up. You’re a regular nuisance. What do you want Peeks’s address for? Just nosey, I suppose?”
The children said nothing. Mr. Goon pointed back-wards with his thumb. “Go home I” he said. “I’ve private business to do here. Clear orf!
There was nothing for it but to “clear orf,” and the children did so, running up the drive to the gate. They were very angry.
“Just as Mrs. Minns was thinking of the address!” said Larry.
“I hope she doesn’t think of it and tell Clear-Orf,” said Pip gloomily. “If she does, Clear-Orf will go over and see Peeks before we do.”
“Blow!” said Daisy. They all felt very disheartened. They were just going out of the gate when they heard a low whistle from the bushes nearby. They turned back to see who it was.
Lily appeared, a letter in her hand. She looked frightened, but determined. “Will you post this letter for me?” she asked. “It’s to Mr. Peeks, to warn him that people
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