Posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on May 03, 2003 at 12:53:11 from 195.93.32.8 user ACB.
In Reply to: Re: Bob Blackett posted by Mike Dennis on May 03, 2003 at 09:06:53:
"August the 2nd 1901
We climbed the Matterhorn
Molly Turner
J. Turner
Bob Blackett"
"That's mother and Uncle Jim", said Peggy in a queer voice.
"Who is Bob Blackett?" asked Susan.
"He was father," said Nancy.
Nobody said anything for a minute, and then Titty, looking at the paper, said, "So that's what they called it. Well, it's Kanchenjunga now. It's no good changing it now we've climbed it."
"That was thirty years ago," said John.
"I wonder how mother and Uncle Jim escaped from the great-aunt to come up here," said Peggy. "She was looking after them, you know."
"Probably father rescued them," said Nancy.
I think he is dead. I like Adam's gas-damaged lungs theory. Incidentally, does "J.Turner" suggest to you, as it does to me, that Jim Turner is younger than Molly Blackett?