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#1: CS and a Pagan Author: Lulie, Location: Middlesbrough

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:22 pm

part one
part two
part three
part four
part five
part six

There was no more story on part 7 so that has simply been deleted, no comments either, just requests for more.

Hopefully one of the mods will shrinky-link so it isn't all huge and long!

More is to follow......

#2: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:41 pm

Is this the first chant of the new board?

More please. More please, more please.

#3: Author: Rachael,

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:44 pm

Jennie!

I love your new signature - brilliant! Laughing

#4: Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:50 pm

*Adding to chant*

Please post more Lulie - really want to know what Nancy and Lulie's uncle have to say to each other! Smile

#5: Author: Dot, Location: Ireland

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:52 pm

More Please More please More please More pleasere More please More please More please More please More please More please More please.

PLEASE!?!

Dorothy Very Happy

#6: Author: Lulie, Location: Middlesbrough

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:56 pm

SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY Crying or Very sad

that this isn't more drabble. I just wanted to say that I'm in the middle of writing it and it is coming out as the rubbishiest, twee-est, cr*appiest, maudlinest, deadest piece of writing ever to come out of my brain.

So I won't be able to post it tonight, as I had hoped *sobs uncontrollably* I'm going to work on it more tonight, and hopefully can do a bit more in the morning, and post asap tomorrow or Wednesday.

Forgive me? *looks very endearing*

#7: Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:58 pm

Never mind Lulie! Smile

When we do get to see it, it'll be worth the wait!

#8: Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:18 pm

We can wait Very Happy

but I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next!

#9: Author: Polly, Location: Essex

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:02 am

Hope the inspirations stike again Lulie - here's some luck and a few hugs (found some hiding after I'd put a load in the Hugs Box! Mr. Green

#10: Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet!

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:12 am

Thats ok we can wait for a while as long as your happy with what you write Smile

#11: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:58 am

Jennie wrote:

Is this the first chant of the new board?

More please. More please, more please.

Actually, it isn't, Jennie.

#12: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:25 am

*huggles Lulie, and hopes it works out better next time*

#13: Author: Chelsea, Location: Your Imagination

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:14 am

*huggles Lulie and tries to find a small sparkling purple leaf to send over to help.

*realises that she has no small sparkling purple leaf.

*puts stats-bunny (who is not being helpful) into a small sparkling purple leaf costume and sends him over to Lulie house.

*sits back to watch what happens.

#14: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:30 am

*wonders if Lulie will notice the difference*

#15: Author: Lulie, Location: Middlesbrough

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 9:46 am

Eeek, i was just typing up some handwritten stuff, when The Boss appeared!! Luckily I had a window open with some "real" work in it. Anyway, here's a bit, but I have to go now Sad

Hope you enjoy it!
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Suddenly Uncle Philip leaned forward and touched Nancy on the arm, ‘There’s something you want to say, but you don’t know how to say it,’ he said, gently. Nancy nodded, unable to speak. She glanced from one to the other, and finally collected herself and took a deep breath. ‘I really wanted to see you both together, so I wouldn’t have to say this twice,’ she began, ‘But really it’s Lulie I need to speak to most of all,’
‘Me?’ exclaimed Lulie, ‘But why me?’
‘Because I’ve had a lot of time to think while I’ve been lying here. Time to go over the term’s events in my mind, and time to wonder where it all went wrong,’
‘But…but…you apologised to me ages ago, and everything was all right after that,’
‘I know, but I’ve had time to think since then, and to realise a few things about myself. I was not very nice to you at first because there was a lot on my mind, and as you were a physical representation of all those things, it seemed easy to take it out on you, as it were.’ Nancy looked uncomfortable as she said these things, more so because she could see Uncle Philip’s expression and it was totally blank. Lulie, struggling to understand what Nancy was saying, also glanced at Uncle Philip, and no more than Nancy did she like his impassive expression. Eventually, as blandly as he could, Uncle Philip spoke, ‘So what is it have you realised about yourself, Nancy Wilmot?’
Nancy couldn’t help but notice that Lulie winced at the mild tone, and indeed she felt as apprehensive as the girl beside her. Feeling like a naughty schoolgirl Nancy thought she ought to explain, even if she hadn’t wanted to. She gathered up all her courage, and directing her speech to Lulie, so she could avoid looking at that eerily mild gaze, tried her best to make the right words come out. ‘The Chalet School hasn’t changed very much since I was a pupil way back before the War. In fact, apart from necessary educational changes and some different locations, it hasn’t changed at all. I enjoyed my time as a pupil and I was overjoyed when a teaching post came up so soon after I had qualified. I was even more ecstatic when I was appointed. It is a wonderful place to work, as I’m sure you’re aware, Professor,’
Uncle Philip nodded briefly and motioned for her to carry on. Turning back to Lulie, who gave her an encouraging smile, Nancy did so. ‘I feel that, both through teaching and through example, our girls learn a lot about people as well as the academic side of things. This has always been an important part of the School, as in the past many girls did not go onto further education, but helped at home. That has changed, as most girls now go out to work, but the need for such skills is still the same,’ Aware that she was beginning to sound like she was rambling, Nancy paused to gather her thoughts.

#16: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:02 am

Oh, jolly good for Nancy! I'm so glad that she was mature enough to apologise!

#17: Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:53 pm

I'm not sure I'd be able to think what I wanted to say in front of Uncle Philip! Thanks for the update Lulie and I'm glad your boss didn't spot what you were doing!

#18: Author: Laura, Location: London (ish)

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:01 pm

Ooh this is exciting! More please! Glad you didn't get caught Lulie!

#19: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:09 pm

Thank you Lulie!!! Kiss

More soon please......

#20: Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:51 pm

*Echoes thanks you were not caught! Imagine having to explain! Smile

*

Lovely post Lulie - Nancy has a lot of guts to be admitting this!

More please!

#21: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:33 pm

Thanks for that, Lulie. Is Uncle Philip looking blank in the hopes of helping her or is he about to burst into a rant (don;t really think so?).

Wondering about this until the next post (subtle attempt at saying more, please!)

#22: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:29 pm

Or else he's speechless.

Nah.

#23: Author: Polly, Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 12:14 am

Fantastic, Lulie!!!! Laughing

Pretty please with honey and jam, and chocolate, and sprinkles, and silver balls on top, can we have some more!!! Kiss

#24: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:11 am

That sounds very sickly Polly!!!

#25: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 2:22 am

Polly wrote:

Pretty please with honey and jam, and chocolate, and sprinkles, and silver balls on top, can we have some more!!! Kiss

Ooh, yummy!

#26: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 4:49 pm

Looking forward to hearing the rest of Nancy's speech, but uncle Phillip must be offputting, sitting there with a blank expression.
I'm glad your boss didn't catch you Lulie, I know all abou the risks of writing stories when you should be working Laughing

#27: Author: Lulie, Location: Middlesbrough

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:10 am

‘What I didn’t realise, and I wasn’t alone in this, was how narrow our perception of ‘understanding people’ is. We advocate tolerance and acceptance of people, whatever they are, but when we as a school were faced with something other than that which we were used to, we failed badly. I have been guiltier than most in not accepting the changes that were happening, and if I knew then what I know now, I would have been far less selfish and saved everybody a lot of distress and suffering.’
‘I think I’ve got something to say too,’ interrupted Lulie, looking rather pink-cheeked, ‘Uncle Philip, Miss Wilmot says that the school failed badly, and they did, you’ve said that. But I didn’t tell you everything, and maybe you ought to know,’
‘Know what?’ Uncle Philip glared at Lulie, managing to encompass Nancy in his look as well.
‘I….I didn’t tell you everything that happened before Mama died,’ replied Lulie, looking at the corner of the immaculately made bed.
‘Oh,’ was all that Uncle Philip said, while Nancy looked distinctly uncomfortable, having no idea of what Lulie had told her uncle, and what she hadn’t.
‘I…well; you know I told you that some of the girls were picking on me? Well, it went further than that. I…I…er, I ended up in the San.’
‘What did they do?’
‘Nothing. Matron found me crying one night and took me off to the San, and I was sick and I kept being sick for a couple of days afterwards. Miss Annersley was going to tell you, but I begged her not to, so she didn’t,’
‘Since when does the Head of a school take that much notice of her pupils?’ demanded Uncle Philip, getting distinctly het up, ‘She should have told me, whether you wanted her to or not. You are only a child, Louisa, whatever you may think, and keeping something like that from me was the act of a child.’
‘I think I can explain that,’ said Nancy, her quiet tones cutting through Uncle Philip’s raised ones effortlessly. ‘In this school we listen to the older girls, and at sixteen, Lulie counts as one of the older girls. Miss Annersley didn’t want Lulie to undergo any more anguish than she was already suffering. Her mother was dying, and from what I hear, at the time you weren’t somebody whom she wanted to go to for help. She obviously knew what your reaction would be, and decided to tell you at a later date.’ Nancy was at her most dignified, and for once the stately Uncle Philip actually listened. He turned to Lulie, ‘Please accept my apologies. I jumped to the wrong conclusion,’
‘That’s alright,’ replied Lulie, meekly, ‘I’m sorry too.’
There was a split second silence, and then Nancy suddenly choked back a giggle. Lulie and Uncle Philip stared at her in astonishment. ‘I’m sorry,’ she gasped, ‘But we all seem to be going round in circles apologising to each other, and if we’re not careful we’ll be apologising to ourselves!’
Lulie saw the funny side of things and joined Nancy in her giggles. Uncle Philip stared at the pair as if they’d gone mad, before being infected also. The room rang with their laughter and the tension was cleared completely. Mopping her streaming eyes, Nancy grabbed Lulie’s hand and reached for Uncle Philip’s with due care for his bandages, ‘I’m so glad you two came here,’ she said, ‘I’d no idea what a narrow, selfish person I’d become and if it weren’t for you I’d still be like that now. I can’t tell you how grateful I am,’
Both Lulie and Uncle Philip looked distinctly uncomfortable, though not ungrateful at this speech. Nancy saw this, and to lighten the moment, added, ‘And you’ll be pleased to know that Lulie has improved in Maths beyond anybody’s wildest dreams!’

THE END (possibly)

#28: Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:15 am

Wonderful ending, Lulie!
(If it is the ending.)

#29: Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet!

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:20 am

*applauds, stamps feet, whisles*

thank you lulie it makes a nice end but i'd rather have more!

#30: Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:41 am

That was lovely. I liked the maths bit at the end, ever the teacher Very Happy

*clings on to the "possibly" at the end* Mr. Green

#31: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:40 am

I also loved it, and I'm glad Nancy snapped out of things to become the character I like from the books!

#32: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:20 am

Yay!! Thank you Lulie!!!! popper

#33: Author: Sindhu, Location: INDIA

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 7:59 am

Just caught up with this! Love it Lulie, It's super duper fantabulous! (And I don't care if that's slang! Laughing

)
Sindhu.

#34: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:09 am

I do like a happy ending! That was really good and I look forward to more from you, Lulie.

#35: Author: Rachael,

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:16 am

Congratulations, Luli!

This whole sotry has been fab - like the others, I'm pleased to see Nancy coming through as the decent person we all know she is!

#36: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:34 am

Well done Lulie, a great ending, also pleased that Nancy redeemed herself. I''ve really enjoyed this whole story and I'm looking forward to catching up with Tom's Boys.

#37: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:47 am

That was lovely Lulie. So good that I hope your PBs are suggesting more ideas to you. Very Happy

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:38 pm

This has been an excellent story Lullie.
Thank you so much for writing it. It has given such a different perspective on the CS and yet stayed so true it at the same time.

#39: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:17 pm

Thank you Lulie. I have really enjoyed reading this drabble, and I hope that I shall be reading lots more in the future.

#40: Author: Polly, Location: Essex

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:06 am

Thanx lots and lots and lots, Lulie!!!! I have really enjoyed foloowing this drabble. Very Happy

*hopes there possibly might be a sequel?....*

#41: Author: Catherine_B, Location: Oxford, UK

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:46 am

Hurrah! Thank you Lulie for a lovely story (and for letting Nancy come back to herself at the end!)

This drabble has made me think lots about religious tolerance and also how the CS would have evolved in moderner times. I think you captured the dilemmas really well. Bravo!

#42: Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:40 am

'Moderner', Catherine? Wink

Where's your sig from?

*applauds Lulie frantically* Fab! More! Or something different, if you fancy it, but don't be too long!

drummer

in praise of Lulie
*just so i can be noisier than Vikki!*

#43: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:57 am

So, Lulie, what's next from you?

#44: Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 6:20 pm

Lisa_T wrote:

'Moderner', Catherine? Wink

Where's your sig from?

Lisa - I think it's from Challenge - the Head is Nancy and it's when Kathie has appendicitis!

Lulie this story has been superb - its taken the idea of religious tolerance far beyond that envisaged by EBD yet remained true to the CS. Have a fanfare Trumpet

Would be very very interested in a sequel! Wink

#45: Author: Lulie, Location: Middlesbrough

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:09 pm

Oh help! A sequel? Anybody any ideas to start me off?

*accepts all the flowers and curtain calls with grace and elegance*

#46: Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet!

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:13 pm

I can't start you off but that really was wonderfully done Lulie i really enjoyed reading it all!

#47: Author: Kathye, Location: Laleham

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:58 pm

Thanks ever so much I've really enjoyed reading this over the last few weeks, I was really impressed by some of the EBDism's.n I hope you will write something else soon as you seem to be able to keep CS characters recogniseable while creating new characters that I can well imagine in a EBD book, and at the same time the story flows nicely without too many drastic events. Not sure if this is sounding like I mean, but I think you deserve a large bouquet and a v large box of choccies

"brings arms from behind back and presents Lulie with said flowers & Box and calls on her to take the stage, hoping plot bunnies don't get at flowers & chocs before Lulie does"

#48: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:46 pm

*echoes all foregoing sentiments and offers more flowers*

*hoping against hope that Lulie doesn;t have hayfever!*

#49: Author: Rachael,

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:58 pm

Lesley's right - it's the scene where Victoria is shocked by Nancy's depth of feeling for Kathie ... the critical scene in the debate as to whether EBD introduced lesbian couple or not

Personally, I don't think she necessarily intended to but I'm now struggling to read N&K scenes any other way - so major congrats to Catherine_B for the power of Alt Rom .....

Lulie - a sequel would be great, .................... please!!

#50: Author: Lulie, Location: Middlesbrough

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 11:07 pm

Don't worry, PatMac, as long as there are no long grasses in the bouquets I'll be fine!

*realises that somebody has hidden long grasses in their flowers, and rushes for eye drops* *falls over as eyes are streaming so badly I can't see where I'm going* devil

#51: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 12:13 am

*picks Lulie up, and helps her to a chair*

#52: Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 1:25 am

*belatedly hands Lulie a tissue and a (plastic) basket with some cute lickle big-eyed PBs.* They're Sequel PBs, you see!

#53: Author: Mandy, Location: Derry, N.Ireland

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:06 am

Lulie, I've just found this story (its great) but the link for the second part is bring up the fourth part.

I don't want to go on until I read the second part, could you PM it to me?

Pretty please?

#54: Author: Tassie_Ellen, Location: Tasmania, Australia

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:32 am

Thanks, Lulie *echoes what everyone else has already said* and adds on her own account, Love some more, pleeeeeez, I've really enjoyed this. Very Happy

#55: Author: Chelsea, Location: Your Imagination

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:53 am

*provides Lulie with some antihistamines.

Thanks Lulie that was great.

I look forward to a sequel whenever the PBs let you know what it should be.

#56: Author: Lulie, Location: Middlesbrough

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 9:20 pm

If anybody wants to read the full story, without comments and/or yibbles I have it on Word doc. If you send me your email address I cna send it to you as an attachment.

*warning - I've done nothing to it, no editing or anything, since writing it, so it will be very rough and ready and just as you read it on the CBB!

#57: Author: Polly, Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:20 pm

Yes please Lulie! Very Happy

Have PM'd you.

#58: Author: Mandy, Location: Derry, N.Ireland

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:27 pm

I've PM'd you Lulie, and am now waiting in anticipation.

#59: Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 5:08 pm

Thank you Lulie that was a wonderful story. Really well written.

Have the PB's come up with anything yet?

#60: Author: Carola, Location: Birmingham, England

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:15 pm

Oh my, I know it's been a long time since anything was posted on this board, but I just came across this Pagan drabble and it's amazingly well written but.....I clicked on part 1 and read it all, then clicked on part 2 and the continuity appears to have gone. Am I missing something? Don't want to read on until I know I've got stuff in the right order. Part 1 ends at the staff meeting, then Part 2 appears to begin with Nell talking to Nancy about her resignation. Lulie...help me out if you can!!! Thanks.

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