Swallows and Amazons Quotes
“Are you sure you haven’t forgotten anything?” mother asked, looking down from the jetty into the loaded Swallow. “It’s very seldom people go on a long voyage without forgetting something.”
Sep 6, 2023 at 6:26pmWeb
Show threadH. MinchinSep 9, 2023

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QUIZ QUESTION: What was it that the Swallows had forgotten to pack in this scene?

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Show threadJames R.Sep 9, 2023
@HMinchin @SwallowsAndAmazons Thank you for posting this! I had no idea this bot existed. It's been long enough since my last read through, though, that I'm not sure what they had forgotten to pack. :-)
Show threadH. MinchinSep 12, 2023

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It was matches! Mrs Walker is seeing the Swallows off to go camping on the island and produces them just before departure.

Show threadH. MinchinSep 12, 2023

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QUIZ ANSWER: Matches!

From Chapter 3, continuing:

"We've got everything that was on my list," said Mate Susan.
"Everything?" said mother.
"Mother, what are you holding behind your back?" asked Titty, and mother held out a packet of a dozen boxes of matches.
"One almost might say, By Gum," said John, "We could never have lit the fire without them."