Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net A Fourth Form Friendship By ANGELA BRAZIL "Angela Brazil has proved her undoubted talent for writing a story of schoolgirls for other schoolgirls to read."--=Bookman.= =The Madcap of the School.= "A capital school story, full of incident and fun, and ending with a mystery."--=Spectator.= =The Luckiest Girl in the School.= "A thoroughly good girls' school story."--=Truth.= =The Jolliest Term on Record.= "A capital story for girls."--=Record.= =The Girls of St. Cyprian's=: A Tale of School Life. "St. Cyprian's is a remarkably real school, and Mildred Lancaster is a delightful girl."--=Saturday Review.= =The Youngest Girl in the Fifth=: A School Story. "A very brightly-written story of schoolgirl character."--=Daily Mail.= =The New Girl at St. Chad's=: A Story of School Life. "The story is one to attract every lassie of good taste."--=Globe.= =For the Sake of the School.= "Schoolgirls will do well to try to secure a copy of this delightful story, with which they will be charmed."--=Schoolmaster.= =The School by the Sea.= "One always looks for works of merit from the pen of Miss Angela Brazil. This book is no exception."--=School Guardian.= =The Leader of the Lower School=: A Tale of School Life. "Juniors will sympathize with the Lower School at Briarcroft, and rejoice when the new-comer wages her successful battle."--=Times.= =A Pair of Schoolgirls=: A Story of School-days. "The story is so realistic that it should appeal to all girls."--=Outlook.= =A Fourth Form Friendship=: A School Story. "No girl could fail to be interested in this book."--=Educational News.= =The Manor House School.= "One of the best stories for girls we have seen for a long time."--=Literary World.= =The Nicest Girl in the School.= =The Third Class at Miss Kaye's=: A School Story. =The Fortunes of Philippa=: A School Story. LONDON: BLACKIE & SON, LTD., 50 OLD BAILEY, E.C. [Illustration: AN ALARMING DISCOVERY] A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story BY ANGELA BRAZIL Author of "The New Girl at St. Chad's" "The Manor House School" "The Nicest Girl in the School" &c. _ILLUSTRATED BY FRANK E. WILES_ BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED LONDON GLASGOW AND BOMBAY Contents Chap. Page I. ALDRED'S SKETCH 9 II. MABEL FARRINGTON 27 III. THE MODEL COTTAGE 43 IV. DOMESTIC ECONOMY 60 V. OUT OF BOUNDS 75 VI. AN AWKWARD PREDICAMENT 88 VII. FALSE COLOURS 102 VIII. AMATEUR THEATRICALS 116