Malory Towers Quotes

And therein were many knights and squires to behold, scaffolds and pavilions; for there upon the morn should be a great tournament: and the lord of the tower was in his castle and looked out at a window, and saw a damosel, a dwarf, and a knight armed at all points.

You think if someone does a brave deed quite suddenly, then he or she could never do a mean one? You are wrong. We all have good and bad in us, and we have to strive all the time to make the good cancel out the bad. We can never be perfect - we all of us do mean or wrong things at times - but we can at least make amends by trying to cancel out the wrong by doing something worthy later on.

You may be a failure at the moment – but you’re a very fine failure, Darrell! You’re a lot better than some people who think they’re a success.

It is. It’s got the most gorgeous view over the sea, too,’ said Alicia. ‘It’s built on the cliff, you know. It’s lucky you’re in North Tower – that’s got the best view of all!

Alicia was as bold and bad as I am when she was younger. Yet she turned into a good, responsible top former. But she kept her sense of fun too, and that is what I want to do.

Today it was Felicity who crept up behind, gave Jo an enormous shove, and landed her in the pool with a colossal splash! Jo came up, gasping and spluttering, furiously angry. When she had got the water out of her mouth, she turned on the laughing Felicity. ‘You beast! That’s the second time you’ve done that.

The tents were being let down, the banners waved. The cheers which now began, round after round, were like drumfire or thunder, rolling around the turrets of Carlisle. All the field, and all the people in the field, and all the towers of the castle, seemed to be jumping up and down like the surface of a lake under rain. In the middle, quite forgotten, her [Gueneviere's] lover was kneeling by himself. This lonely and motionless figure knew a secret which was hidden from the others. The miracle was that he had been allowed to do a miracle. "And ever," says Malory, "Sir Lancelot wept, as he had been a child that had been beaten.

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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy!

You look awfully pale.

Darrell.

THIRTEEN

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Our failures are those who do not learn these things in the years they are here.

Don’t you dare to squeeze that sponge over me,’ she began angrily. ‘This beastly getting up early! Why, at home . . .’ ‘Why, at home, “We don’t get up till eight o’clock,”’ chanted some of the girls, and laughed. They knew Gwendoline Mary’s complaints by heart now.

We all have good and bad in us, and we have to strive all the time to make the good cancel out the bad. We can never be perfect – we all of us do mean or wrong things at times – but we can at least make amends by trying to cancel out the wrong by doing something worthy later on.

I do not count as our successes those who have won scholarships and passed exams, though these are good things to do. I count as our successes those who learn to be good-hearted and kind, sensible and trustable, good, sound women the world can lean on. Our failures are those who do not learn these things in the years they are here.

i just love fourth at malory towers i like clarissa she is so beautiful and kind and likes horses

Darrell

were either staying on there or going to different boarding schools. Her trunk was packed full. On the side was painted in big black letters DARRELL RIVERS. On the labels were the letters MT for Malory Towers. Darrell had only to carry her tennis racket in its press, and her small bag in which her mother had

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Of course, I have to keep it inside now that I’m a fifth former, but when I think about seeing Mother and Daddy again, and the marvellous time we have ahead of us, I could dance for joy!’ ‘What a pity that we are too old and sensible to do just that,’ laughed Susan. ‘I would love to see the faces of the younger girls if they saw us fifth formers dancing a jig all the way to the common-room.

June seemed unusually quiet and pensive, and Susan asked, ‘Anything wrong, June?’ ‘No, I’m just rather sorry that this term is almost at an end,’ said June with a sigh. ‘It hasn’t all been good, but on the whole it has been fun. Next term won’t be, for we shall all be studying for School Cert. And after that, we go up into the fifth. No tricks, no jokes, and no feasts then! We shall have to go all serious and dignified.

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C’est terrible

cet enfant terrible,’ that

Alicia, her eyes shining.

Alicia was white. ‘I’m not performing any more tonight,’ she said, in a cold and angry voice. ‘You’re quite stealing the performance yourself, aren’t you, Moira? Wonderful demon queen you’d make, with that look on your face!’ It was so exactly what Moira did look like that there were quite a lot of guffaws. Alicia walked off the stage. Darrell was petrified. Sally took charge.

be as good as gold.

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Gwendoline

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scrap of work at college!

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said no more. ‘Funny girl!’ she said to Darrell.

Connie

I put it in my hat to remember to post it,’ she explained, ‘but I forgot, so it came with me today still in my hat.

Malory

Freddie gave a laugh, and said, ‘Who do you suspect, June? Mam’zelle Dupont perhaps?

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You really are an idiot.

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You know, I normally hate sardines,’ said Ivy. ‘But for some reason I can eat no end of them at a midnight feast.’ ‘Well, save some for the rest of us!’ laughed Ivy.

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Poor little soul,

The third formers drank all this in avidly, casting sidelong glances at Esme to see how she was taking this.

The third formers were simply bursting with curiosity as to what could be behind the hostility between the cousins, but of course they were far too well-mannered to pry. Lucy

I shall go on believing you and trusting you every single time. And one day you'll be strong enough to keep your promise.

As the first week of term sped by, the two new girls settled down in their own ways. Lucy was moderately good at most of her lessons, and well behaved enough not to attract any unwelcome attention from the teachers, most of the time.However, when she became bored she had a habit of day-dreaming about riding off across the fields on Sandy, and this earned her a ticking off from Miss Peters and the stern Mam’zelle Rougier on several occasions. On the whole, though, Lucy was very happy at Malory Towers and enjoyed life there. She and Julie got on very well indeed, and, as Five Oaks was only a few minutes walk from the school, the two of them managed to slip over there every day to check on their beloved horses and enjoy a ride together.

Millicent?’ ‘Yes, and she’s given permission,

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Darrell knew where the teachers lived now, in the building facing south, except those who, like Miss Potts and

whispering. What a bit of news to spread round the school. What a row. And wasn’t June MARVELLOUS! ‘Honestly!

Katherine

get up again and go on.

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Gillian decided to take up a place at music college,

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Ah ça – c’est très très piggy-hoo-leeeearr,

June hesitated. She did want to play in the matches. She would have liked to bring honour and glory to the teams – and yes, to Malory Towers too.

disappointment and misery at seeing Darrell so upset.

Gwen felt quite sick. She could hardly eat any dinner. If her mother and Miss Winter, who really adored her, honestly thought that that awful, boring, conceited Maureen was exactly like her, then she, Gwen, must be a really appalling person too. No wonder she wasn’t popular. No wonder the girls laughed at her.

Nora was bad at French. She suddenly lost all desire to laugh, and stood up, stammering through the French translation. One by one the others followed. Mam’zelle Rougier was in a bad temper. Words of anger came from her more readily than words of praise that morning! The class felt very pleased she was going to have a trick played on her!

Mrs Rivers came running down the steps, looking very pretty in a simple grey suit with a little blue blouse. Darrell and Felicity looked at her proudly. Parents mattered a lot when you were at boarding school! Everyone wanted to be proud of the way their fathers and mothers looked and spoke and behaved. It was dreadful if a mother came in a silly hat, or if a father came looking very untidy.

my pins are vanished and gone – my bun, he descends!

not feel very well.

The ghost of Malory Towers

I was going past the end of the hall and I saw Mam’zelle banging at Mr Young for all she was worth with the clothes brush,’ she panted.

n’est-ce pas,

This was the signal for everyone to begin talking at the tops of their voices.

Of course, you will be missing your old school – what name is it, now – ah, yes – your Measley Manor, is it not?’ A shout of laughter deafened her. ‘Oh, Mam’zelle – you’re priceless!’ almost wept Belinda. ‘You always hit the nail on the head!’ ‘The nail? What nail?’ asked Mam’zelle, looking all round as if she expected to see a nail suspended in the air somewhere. ‘I have hit nothing. Do not tease me now. It is too hot!’ She turned to Maureen again. ‘They interrupt their kind old Mam’zelle,’ she said, smiling down at the fluffy-haired Maureen. ‘I was asking you about your lovely Measley Manor.’ This time it was too much. Maureen’s look of offended disgust with Mam’zelle and with the laughing girls made them roll on the grass in an agony of mirth. Mam’zelle was astonished. What had she said that was so funny? ‘All I ask is about this lovely . . .’ she began again, in bewilderment. Nobody stopped laughing. Maureen got up and walked off in a huff.

disobedience,

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Zerelda.

Sally, Alicia, Belinda, Irene, Mary-Lou, Bill and Clarissa.

as head-girl of the form, and

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