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#1: Pat’s Christmas Surprise Author: CBB Secret Santa,

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:01 pm

To Pat from Secret Santa! Very Happy

Pat giggled to herself as she watched her lovely SLOC leave the house, weighed down with yet more parcels to take to the Post Office. With his large sack, he reminded her of Father Christmas. Still, she reflected, as she poured herself a lovely cup of tea, if he hadn’t been pressed into service, many CBBers wouldn’t receive their shiny copies of Chalet School Librarian in time for Christmas morning, so they could sit with their nose in a book all day and avoid cooking the Christmas sprouts.

She was enjoying a lovely helping of mulled wine when Steve returned from the Post Office with a confused expression on his face.

“What’s wrong?” asked Pat.

“This is for you,” Steve said, handing over a splendidly wrapped parcel, packaged in lime green packaging, with Pat’s name clearly written on the front. “I met the postman in the street and he handed it over.”

“How odd,” thought Pat, as she took it from him, dismissing him to the garden where he could continue with his clock golf and other manly pursuits. “Whatever can it be?”

She took it carefully, noticing its thickness and A4 size. It felt just like…

“A manuscript,” thought Pat, bemused, then smiling. Possibly another CBBer had written a book and wanted her to review it prior to publication!

She eagerly tore open the wrappings and a note fluttered out. She opened it carefully and studied the lime green ink.

Dear Pat [it read]

I liked your book and thought you might like to take a look at this one. Yours sincerely, the Estate of EBD.

Scarcely daring to breathe, Pat studied the manuscript. The words Two Chalet Girls in India jumped out at her…

*with apologies to poor Steve, who I only know is called Steve from your email address!*

Last edited by CBB Secret Santa on Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:07 pm; edited 1 time in total

#2: Author: Liane, Location: Manchester

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:07 pm

Wow I think we might all want to borrow that Pat Very Happy

#3: Author: Mrs Redboots, Location: London, UK

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:08 pm

I was wondering whether Santa now expects Pat to type up the MS and post it in St Agnes!

#4: Author: Vikki, Location: Sitting on an iceberg, freezing to death!!!

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:30 pm

Oooh!!! I'm very jealous now!
I hope Auntie Pat will be willing to lend to her shortest niece! Wink

#5: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:03 pm

Oh wow! Thank you Santa. What a wonderful wish-fulfillment. Laughing

ETA: We took the parcels to the Post Office in hold-alls!

#6: Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:09 pm

Lucky Pat

Liz *joining the queue of would-be borrowers*

#7: Author: flitterwit, Location: london

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:41 pm

Ooohh! that's such a nice christmas surprise. it'd be on everyone's xmas wish-list. please be so wonderful as to type it up and post it on the CBB. Very Happy

is anyone writing that fill in?

#8: Author: MaryR, Location: Sale Cheshire

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:51 pm

What a wonderful gift.

Thank you, Santa, Pat must be in seventh heaven. Laughing

#9: Author: Rosy, Location: Gloucestershire-London-Aberystwyth

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:37 pm

Cor. What a lucky girl you are Pat!

#10: Author: Le Petite Em, Location: Cheltenham

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:05 pm

Lucky Pat!!! *adds name to list of borrowers!!!!*

#11: Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:39 pm

What a wonderful gift, do type it up please Pat! Laughing

#12: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:45 pm

You mean you expect a different version to the last time I wrote about this?! Rolling Eyes

#13: Author: Chalet_school_lover, Location: Gloucester

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:48 pm

Oooh what a lovely christmas present!! Lucky Pat! Laughing

#14: Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:01 pm

Pat wrote:

You mean you expect a different version to the last time I wrote about this?! Rolling Eyes

Of course we do. This time we expect EBD's version as written by you.

#15: Author: JackieJ, Location: Kingston upon Hull

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:05 pm

What a wonderful present, Pat.

*joins queue of would-be borrowers*

*wonders if this means we all want to be small people who live under the floorboards Confused

*

JackieJ

#16: Author: BethC, Location: Worcester, UK

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:13 pm

Another envious CBB-er joining the queue...

Very Happy

#17: Author: Chair, Location: Rochester, Kent, England

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:28 pm

Thanks, Secret Santa. Pat is very lucky! What a wonderful Christmas morning!

#18: Author: Lesley, Location: Allhallows, Kent

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:32 pm

I want one!

Lucky Pat! Laughing

#19: Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:50 am

No wonder you have been so quiet lately!

Puts name on list of people wanting to borrow the manuscript.

#20: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:34 pm

Adds her name to the list.

#21: Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:14 am

Lucky Pat! Razz

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