Posted by Pam Adams on April 05, 2006 at 20:37:01 from 134.71.192.172 user PamAdams.
In Reply to: In praise of "Swallowdale" posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on April 04, 2006 at 09:58:35:
One of my favorite moments is when Roger talks himself out of believing that the charcoal burners are ogres. It's a good thing that Titty wasn't the one to sprain her ankle- she'd have been in hysterics again.
Also, I loved his pride in his crutch. Ransome really got children right there- I remember being proud of various childhood cuts and scrapes.
pam