In the Fifth At Malory Towers
“Matron had received health certificates and pocket money from the lower school, and health certificates but no money from the upper school, who were allowed to keep their own without having to ask Matron for it.
“Did Irene’s health certificate arrive all right?” asked Darrell, remembering how almost every term Irene’s certificate was mislaid.
Sally laughed. “Oh, somebody put an envelope in Irene’s case, marked “Health Certificate”, and she thought her mother had put it there instead of sending it by post — so she took it to Matron, of course, and said, “Here you are, Matron — I’ve really remembered it at last!”“ “And what was inside it?” asked Darrell.
“A recipe for Bad Memories,” chuckled Sally. “I forget how it went. Take a cupful of Reminders, and a spoonful of Scoldings — something like that. You should have seen Matron’s face when she saw it. Irene was dumbfounded, of course.
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