Beyond the hills

Just across the water they lay, such a little way beyond the opposite bank of the broad, golden river. If you sat on the old wall at the foot of the garden you could see the who...

Nancy handed the basket of provisions to Mavis and ran to Billy's assistance. It was one thing to harness a donkey you had tended and coddled for two years, but to fasten a not...

Between Nestley and Riversham, after the village school was passed, were only one or two large houses standing well back from the road, consequently the children felt free to gi...

"I expect there's a lovely view just round that bend at the top," Nancy said, when they arrived at the road. "Should we take just a peep? It won't take five minutes."

The little procession, with its reinforcement, set off down the hill. Mavis, who was still dissatisfied with Montague's appearance, made him take off his coat and shake it as th...

The afternoon was well advanced when the children awoke. Montague was horrified to see Modestine standing over Mavis, but the child merely laughed and stretched a lazy hand to t...

They entered the house by a side door and followed the Prior down a short passage that led straight to the library. The wide, mullioned windows of the room faced that part of th...

When Nancy and Mavis awoke the following morning it was almost eight o'clock by the latter's watch. Eight o'clock! How strange to sleep so late. Usually they were up and dressed...

"Good-bye, my dears, remember what I told you. And, Billy, put this safely in your pocket. It's a telegram addressed to me. If you are in--well, if you happen to need me just se...

Now a strange thing happened on the top of the hills. It will be remembered that the children's great desire was not only to climb and explore the hills, but to see beyond them,...

Meanwhile, the children were travelling towards Barsdon. They were in high spirits, for the long rest had refreshed them, while the invigorating air exhilarated them. There was...

Nancy was troubled. She wished Billy did not think it so necessary to avoid him. She was quite sure she would have lingered rather than hurried if she had known he was near, for...

The children awoke the following morning to find Dick looking as well-groomed as though he had not spent the night in a car. He was gathering sticks and whistling softly to hims...

She turned to the man at the entrance and asked whether he could tell her about what time the race for little girl visitors would take place. The man looked at his watch.

Dick was not greatly troubled at first at the absence of the two girls; they were probably lingering in the paddock petting Modestine. He lay on the ground smoking, waiting for...

After breakfast the following morning they gathered at the edge of the wood and scanned a grey, unpromising sky anxiously. What did Mr. Frampton think of the weather? Did he thi...

In after days, Nancy found that her sub-conscious self (she did not, of course, call it that) had stored up impressions of the spacious view. Grey, ineffaceable impressions that...