E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 36080-h.htm or 36080-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/36080/pg36080-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36080/36080-h.zip) A FORTUNATE TERM * * * * * By ANGELA BRAZIL "Angela Brazil has proved her undoubted talent for writing a story of schoolgirls for other schoolgirls to read."--Bookman. Loyal to the School. A Fortunate Term. A Popular Schoolgirl. The Princess of the School. A Harum-Scarum Schoolgirl. The Head Girl at the Gables. A Patriotic Schoolgirl. For the School Colours. The Madcap of the School. The Luckiest Girl in the School. The Jolliest Term on Record. The Girls of St. Cyprian's. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth. The New Girl at St. Chad's. For the Sake of the School. The School by the Sea. The Leader of the Lower School. A Pair of Schoolgirls. A Fourth Form Friendship. The Manor House School. The Nicest Girl in the School. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's. The Fortunes of Philippa. LONDON: BLACKIE & SON, LTD., 50 OLD BAILEY, E.C. * * * * * [Illustration: SHE FOUND TOM IN THE GREENHOUSE _Page 44_] A FORTUNATE TERM by ANGELA BRAZIL Illustrated by Treyer Evans Blackie and Son Limited London Glasgow And Bombay Contents CHAP. Page I. MAVIS AND MERLE 9 II. "THE MOORINGS" 22 III. THE SCHOOL FAVOURITE 34 IV. RED DEVON BY THE SEA 48 V. FAIR MAIDS OF FEBRUARY 61 VI. A CHILD OF MISFORTUNE 75 VII. THE INNOVATORS 86 VIII. THE WARREN 103 IX. A QUESTION OF HONOUR 117 X. AMONG THE BOARDERS 127 XI. ROUND THE FIRE 141 XII. PIXIE-LED 152 XIII. BLACKTHORN BOWER 167 XIV. NICKY NAN NIGHT 181 XV. THE SQUATTERS 193 XVI. TROTMAN'S CIRCUS 209 XVII. THE SICK CLOWN 223 XVIII. GREEK MEETS GREEK 240 XIX. AT HALF-MAST 255 XX. A CONFESSION 266 XXI. THE FLORAL FESTIVAL 278 Illustrations Facing Page SHE FOUND TOM IN THE GREENHOUSE _Frontispiece_ BOTH MAVIS AND MERLE LET THEMSELVES GO 88 IT CERTAINLY WAS A MOST ALARMING SPECTACLE 136 "HERE WE ARE AT CROSS NUMBER TWO" 160 "YOU KNOW CHAGMOUTH?" HE WHISPERED 232