The Enid Blyton Society

Would the name of this town rhyme with any other word, Eddie?

'Aurélien Arkadiusz'

I don’t think there is an exact rhyme, Aurélien, but barring is close.

Thank you for the additional clue, Eddie.

So, that town name was something a bit like Farring.....

If it was a real place, someone here should be able to combine both your clues to name the town correctly. (All that I can come up with is Farnham, which is a very wild guess.)

'Aurélien Arkadiusz'

Farring is the answer.

Your question, Aurélien.

Thank you, Eddie. I had expected someone else to win that round.

In which FFO book did Fatty teach the others how one might sometimes escape from a room when the only door had been locked from the other side?

For a bonus smilie, you could also remind us of Bets' caution as to when this technique probably wouldn't work.....

'Aurélien Arkadiusz'

That would be The Mystery of the Secret Room, Aurélien.

I re-read it fairly recently, but can't quite remember whether Bets' caution was that it wouldn't work if there was carpet under the door — I know that comes into it, but I'm not sure whether it's Bets or Fatty who says it — or if anyone brings up the even more obvious point that it would only work if the key was left in the keyhole...

You win both smilies, Courtenay. Over to you. (The third smilie is for pointing out that if the key wasn't left in the lock they would stay locked in.)

Yes, in Chapter III Bets pointed out that a fitted carpet would make this trick unworkable, and Fatty agreed.

Lock-picking lessons would seem to be needed, and wouldn't PC Goon love to catch them picking locks!.

'Aurélien Arkadiusz'

I’m sure you haven’t forgotten this thread, Courtenay.

I had, actually. My apologies.

Perhaps no-one will mind if I leave it till tomorrow, when I've got the day free? I'll think about it in the meantime...

And the new question is?

I forgot this one. Sorry, everyone. I'll post one as soon as I can, but if I don't come up with anything in the next couple of days, I don't mind if someone else takes a turn instead.

To restart this FFO Series Quiz:

In which FFO + Dog novel did Larry, inspired by Fatty's modest coughs, spout an extempore 4-line poem? ('Twas schoolboy-type driveling doggerel, rather than summat worthy to be called a poem. Ern loved it, of course.)

Was that Holly Lane?

Welcome back, Yak.

Sorry, but 'TMO Holly Lane' is not the right answer.

Clue:
The (partly mangled) words rhyming at the line ends are: coff + off, and coffin + offin.

'Aurélien Arkadiusz'

Was it Banshee Towers?