Charlie Bone and the Shadow (The Children of the Red King, Book 7) Part 8 docx

... with one hand and shoved the chlo- roform over his mouth 333 and nose with the other. The big fellow staggered back with a groan, and Mrs. Brown wrenched open the door. By now, some of the larger ... the sound of heavy feet, dragging themselves across the ground. They were accompanied by a scuffling and shuffling and the rattle of chains. 3 08 Billy jumped out...

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... of Tancred," said Charlie. Neither Charlie nor Billy owned a cell phone. They weren't allowed in school, and Grandma Bone disapproved of them. Charlie didn't like the thought of ... place from my grandpa, they were all gone. And now " Mrs. Kettle collected the cups and took them to the sink beside the stove. " ;And now what?" prompted...

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... Charlie& apos;s frantic fingers and the unnatural wind that blew from who knew where. 39/557 Charlie Bone and the Shadow (The Children of the Red King, Book 7) Jenny Nimmo The enchanter Count Harken ... the highest table and the tallest chair, and could that be a boat, hanging on 15 the wall? He turned quickly as the owner of the room ducked u...

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... scrambled up the steps and hopped into the hall with the oth- ers. Uncle Paton 58 quietly closed the door, and Olivia plunked her basket beside the coat stand. They tiptoed into the kitchen, ... occupied with the book, the two boys moved swiftly across the store and around the counter. Mr. Ezekiel began to whine about the small print as they stepped through the...

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... chorus of "Yes, Manfred," Dorcas, the twins, and Joshua gathered up their books and made for the door. Dagbert said nothing, but he followed the others as they stepped over the splintered ... that." 96 CHAPTER 5 THE PETS' CAFEIS CLOSED Long after his friends had left, Charlie still wandered the house. Up and down the stairs, in and out of his ro...

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... Bean. When the sound of the horn blew across the grounds, 126 the boys began to run back to the school. Neither of them saw Dagbert Endless mov- ing out of the trees, close to the castle entrance. Charlie& apos;s ... speech was thick and slurred. Avoiding Charlie& apos;s eye, Manfred limped out of the room. 171/557 Unfortunately, Maisie wasn't the only perso...

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... him." They were now in the older part of the city, where the great cathedral towered above the surrounding stores and houses. Runner Bean had dropped behind them for some reason. Every now and ... fade until they were the same color as the dull stones in the wall, and then she crawled into the pocket of Charlie& apos;s cape. When the moth was safely hidden,...

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... into the floorboards as they hurried down unlit cor- ridors until they came to the landing above the hall. Dr. Bloor stood looking up at them. Behind him, some of the staff had gathered. They 344/557 sight, ... hands 345/557 Shafts of electricity lit the water and the room was bathed in the reflected blue-white glow. The thunder man bent down and, with a dreadful suckin...

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... rod. The black- smith turned it twice in the lock. This time the dust was pink and the opening click more of a groan. Mrs. Kettle stood up and turned the handle. The door swung inward and Charlie ... reach of the single streetlight. Here and there a light could be seen in one of the windows; the Cathedral Close citizens were waking up, but if the inhabitant...

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... glassy eyes of two Rottweilers staring through the barred gate. And then they were beside the walls of the Sage mansion 427 where Lysander lived, on and on, up and up, until they reached the yard ... entered was walled in long rectangles of misty glass, and their reflections became colored fragments that wavered and parted whenever they moved. Beside the door a stair...

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