Darrell and Sally become friends when Darrell shares her own experiences of being a big sister. Sally admits to Darrell she does have a sister, but pretended she didn't because she was jealous of sharing her mother with the baby. Things are sorted out when Darrell's father explains that he came to operate on Sally and says it was not Darrell who made Sally ill. Rivers, who is nearby after the half term holiday. A doctor is called to see Sally, and it happens to be Darrell's father, Dr. The next morning Sally is seriously ill, and Darrell begins to worry that she caused Sally's illness by pushing her. Their conversation devolves into an argument, and Darrell pushes Sally to the ground. Later, when Darrell asks Sally about her baby sister, Sally denies having one. Later, Darrell attempts to boost Mary-Lou's self-confidence by pretending to have difficulties in the water and allowing herself to be saved by Mary-Lou.ĭuring the half-term break, Darrell asks Sally if she would like spend the day with her and her parents, but is turned down. Mary-Lou becomes devoted to Darrell, annoying her with her efforts to become her friend. Soon afterwards however, Darrell regrets her loss of temper and apologises to Katherine. She even flares up at the head girl Katherine for not punishing people like Gwendoline and making sure that they learned their lesson. When Gwen takes advantage of shy Mary-Lou's fear of swimming by holding her down in the water, Darrell rushes in to rescue Mary-Lou and for teasing hershe slapped Gwen seveal times. Gwendoline, in particular, tests Darrell's temper. She quickly befriends several of the girls in her dormitory, including lively Alicia and artistic but scatter-brained Irene, though she has trouble getting along with the spoilt Gwendoline and the withdrawn and unfriendly Sally Hope. Twelve year old Darrell Rivers is travelling by train to her new boarding school - Malory Towers - for her first year.

The book introduces the main characters including Darrell Rivers, Sally Hope, Mary-Lou, Alicia Johns, Gwendoline Mary Lacey, and teachers as Miss Potts and Miss Grayling. First Term at Malory Towers is the first Malory Towers book by Enid Blyton.

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