Noel Streatfeild brit

A Fossil nővérek a Cromwell úton laktak, egészen pontosan azon a végén, amely a legtávolabb esett a Brompton úttól.

(első mondat)

Aki az égre néz, magasabbra jut, mint az, aki csak a fákat nézi.

54. oldal

The Fossil sisters lived in the Cromwell Road.

(első mondat)

But apart from that, books are very ornamental things to have about.

32. oldal, Puffin books, 2004.

We three Fossils, she said in a church voice, how to try and put our name into history books, because it's our very own, and nobody can say it's because of our grandfathers.

37. oldal, Puffin books, 2004.

Pauline-nak hatalmas sikere volt Alice szerepében. Valamennyi újság dicshimnuszokat zengett róla, és mellé fényképeket is közölt az előadásokról. a gyerekek, akik elmentek megnézni a darabot, rajongó levelekkel és csokoládéval árasztották el, s kerek perec kijelentették, hogy csodálatosan játszik.

130. oldal

Then one morning just before the term began, Sylvia got a letter asking them all to come to tea at the Academy, as Madame had something she wanted to talk about. There was a P.S. to the letter to say 'The students will wear formal dress.'

74. (Chapter VII)

Posy came in with nothing on but the bath-mat and gave an imitation of the ex-student who was being 'Water' at the matinée. 'Water' was a very good dancer, but she had rather a big behind, and in Posy's imitation it did not look any smaller; and they all laughed so much that Nana made Posy stop because she thought they would upset their tea into their beds.

93-94. (Chapter VIII)