The Wouldbegoods (Abridged)

The Wouldbegoods, a sequel to The Treasure Seekers, reacquaints us with the six Bastable children: Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noël and H. O. Again, the story is told by you-may-not-know-who, and the children find all sorts of ways in which to amuse themselves in the country during the summer holidays. `Children are like jam,' says the Indian uncle, `all very well in the proper place, but you can't stand them all over the shop - eh, what?' Well, the children do their best, but they do get t...