Ходячий замок
Chapter 20
“Andyoumustn’tworry,becauseWizardHowltookmein—”
“WizardHowl!”exclaimedFanny.“Thatwicked,wickedman!Hashedonethistoyou?Whereishe?Letmeathim!”
SheseizedherparasolandbecamesoverywarlikethatSophiehadtoholdherdown.SophiedidnotcaretothinkhowHowlmightreactifFannywokehimbystabbinghimwithherparasol.“No,no!”shesaid.“Howlhasbeenverykindtome.”Andthiswastrue,Sophierealized.Howlshowedhiskindnessratherstrangely,but,consideringallSophiehaddonetoannoyhim,hehadbeenverygoodtoherindeed.
“Buttheysayheeatswomenalive!”Fannysaid,stillstrugglingtogetup.
Sophiehelddownherwavingparasol.“Hedoesn’treally,”shesaid.“Dolisten.He’snotwickedatall!”Therewasabitofafizzfromthegrateatthis,whereCalciferwaswatchingwithsomeinterest.“Heisn’t!”Sophiesaid,toCalciferasmuchastoFanny.“InallthetimeI’vebeenhere,I’venotseenhimworkasingleevilspell!”Whichagainwastrue,sheknew.
“ThenIhavetobelieveyou,”Fannysaid,relaxing,“thoughI’msureitmustbeyourdoingifhe’sreformed.Youalwaysdidhaveawaywithyou,Sophie.YoucouldstopMartha’stantrumswhenIcouldn’tdoathingwithher.AndIalwayssaiditwasthankstoyouthatLettieonlygotherwayhalfofthetimeinsteadofallthetime!Butyoushouldhavetoldmewhereyouwere,love!”
Sophieknewsheshouldhave.ShehadtakenMartha’sviewofFanny,wholeandentire,whensheshouldhaveknownFannybetter.Shewasashamed.
