In the evening Peter and Janet telephoned to the other members of the Secret Seven, and told them about the meeting, and the enormous tin of chocolate biscuits.
'If you'd like to bring something to drink - orangeade or lemonade, for instance - we'll provide the mugs,' said Peter.
Soon all the members knew of the meeting and Peter put down the telephone for the last time. “Phew - I do hate telephoning,' he said. 'Everyone wants to be so chatty!'
"Well, you sounded pretty chatty yourself when you spoke to George and Colin,' said Janet. ‘And what a pity Susie came to the telephone when you wanted to speak to Jack!
Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer whose books have been among the world's best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Blyton's books are still enormously popular, and have been translated into 90 languages; her first book, Child Whispers, a 24-page collection of poems, was published in 1922. She wrote on a wide range of topics including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives and is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven, and Malory Towers series.