The Exploits of the Chalet Girls
Key Facts (Possible Spoilers)
School facts:
Headmistress is Mademoiselle Lepattre
The School is in Tirol, and the Annexe has just opened on the Sonnalpe.
Series Character whereabouts:
Jo Bettany is Head Girl
Frieda Mensch is Second Prefect, and is almost eighteen, therefore has put her hair up.
Robin Humphries' age is given as ten (though she was older in THE CHALET GIRLS
IN CAMP!) and she attends the Annexe.
Juliet Carrick is Head of the Annexe.
Grizel Cochrane is Juliet's assistant.
Peggy and Rix Bettany are three years old.
David Russell (Madame's son) is about 17 months.
Cornelia Flower has been left behind in the Fourth Form while Evadne and Co move up in the Fifth.
Biddy O'Ryan is a junior in Le Petit Chalet.
Thekla disapproves not only of the school's range of pupils but also of the emphasis on physical exercise, which she sees as "unladylike". For example, while on a walk to the Barenbad Alpe, Thekla refuses to walk any further, and is only persuaded to move when Miss Wilson threatens to leave her behind.
More surprisingly, on this same walk, Thekla succeeds in doing what no-one has done before - making Marie von Eschenau lose her temper and create a scene in public. Marie is pushed to the limit by Thekla's behaviour and tells her exactly what she thinks of her - and brings down the wrath of the staff on herself as well as her cousin.
Cornelia falls down a pit during the walk on the Barenbad, just as Jo did in THE CHALET GIRLS IN CAMP and has to be rescued.
Many of the girls spend half-term at the Sonnalpe, among them Evvy and Corney, during which there is a major thunderstorm, well up to usual Chalet standards. The girls set up a series of charades for entertainment the day after the storm.
After Half-Term Evadne creates a sensation when she accidentally blows up the science lab, though no serious damage was done to girls or building.
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