Charlie Bone and the Beast (The Children of the Red King, Book 6) Part 2 pot

... and Charlie was so keen to hear the gruesome details of the drowning, he quite forgot the rules. "So what happened then?" "Silence in the hall, Charlie Bone, " called one of ... enough they con- tained cookies - chocolate truffles and garibaldis. The boys took two of each, stuff- ing them into their mouths as they moved farther into the room. Bil...

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... With a wary glance at Wilfred's basket, Grandma Bone swept back up the 62 stairs and crossed the hall into the living room. Uncle Paton followed her and the three children trooped after him. ... 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...

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... violent past. Charlie is often afraid of the Bloors and their allies, but, so far, he has resisted all their attempts to crush him, for he has friends among the descendants of the Red King, friends ... within 34/506 "Go on, then." Uncle Paton followed Charlie up 5 the stairs. When he reached the top, Charlie stood and stared at the two doors in front o...

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... says?" 129 /506 in the shadow of the great cathedral. Charlie glanced up the cobblestone alley that led to the bookstore and "hurried on to Piminy Street. He wondered if Olivia was in the bookstore ... her gloved hand at the door. Standing on the top step were two of the most pathetic-looking children Emma had ever seen. 98 FEROMEL'S KETTLE Venetia be...

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... time for candles. Maisie switched off the kitchen lamp and Charlie turned out the light in the hall. Grandma Bone was the only 178/506 nuzzled him back and yapped very sedately into one of his ears. "A ... joined them as they walked back into school. They were the last to leave the grounds. That night Charlie waited for the sound of distant howling. The grun...

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... the clothes from Charlie, laid them on the ground, and patted them. "Runner, come on." Runner Bean approached the bundle cau- tiously. He sniffed the clothes, first the coat, then the ... came to a standstill at last. "Most of the stuff is kept in the base- ment, under the theater. I'll get the clothes for you during lunch break. There'll be m...

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... that the knight and the Red King were one and the same." 22 5 LYSANDER AND LAUREN The Red King!" Charlie felt an overwhelming surge of hope. " ;Of course. Who else could stop the river ... violently. 28 7/506 really gone." She pulled away from Charlie and leaned against the top bar of the fence. Charlie ran to the cottage and looke...

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... else and the warmth from the kettle was rather comforting. Ahead of them stood the tall block of houses with their black balconies, their pointed roofs, and the stone beasts that framed the long ... other's throats, but the fire brought them together, just for a day, and their combined efforts were enough to ward off the flames. They've all gone now, of cou...

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... walls of the 29 2 alley as they tumbled through the air, wailing like banshees. There was a deafening crack of thunder and a cloud of black dust whirled overhead. The screams of the airborne children ... had lived here? Who, among them, had been true to the name of the Red King, and who had used magic against their neighbors? When they reached the Stone Shop...

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... this." As they left the art room, a tall, slightly hunched figure appeared at the far end of the hall. It began to limp toward them and Charlie froze. Manfred was out and about again. He waited for the ... exclaimed, "There!" and turned the end of the sword hilt toward the boys. 319 They saw a dark space in the center, a nar- row cavity made to fit s...

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