Ходячий замок
Chapter 5
“Thatroom—!”
“Yes,youarenosy,”saidHowl.“You’readreadfullynosy,horriblybossy,appallinglycleanoldwoman.Controlyourself.You’revictimizingusall.”
“Butit’sapigsty,”saidSophie.“Ican’thelpwhatIam!”
“Yesyoucan,”saidHowl.“AndIlikemyroomthewayitis.YoumustadmitIhavearighttoliveinapigstyifIwant.Nowgodownstairsandthinkofsomethingelsetodo.Please.Ihatequarrelingwithpeople.”
TherewasnothingSophiecoulddobuthobbleawaywithherbucketclankingbyherside.Shewasalittleshaken,andverysurprisedthatHowlhadnotthrownheroutofthecastleonthespot.Butsincehehadnot,shethoughtofthenextthingthatneededdoingatonce.Sheopenedthedoorbesidethestairs,foundthedrizzlehadalmoststopped,andsalliedoutintotheyard,whereshebeganvigorouslysortingthroughpilesofdrippingrubbish.
Therewasametallicclash!andHowlappearedagain,stumblingslightly,inthemiddleofthelargesheetofrustyironthatSophiehadbeengoingtomovenext.
“Nothereeither,”hesaid.“Youareaterror,aren’tyou?Leavethisyardalone.Iknowjustwhereeverythingisinit,andIwon’tbeabletofindthethingsIneedformytransportspellsifyoutidythemup.”
Sotherewasprobablyabundleofsoulsoraboxofchewedupheartssomewhereouthere,Sophiethought.Shefeltreallythwarted.“TidyingupiswhatI’mherefor!”sheshoutedatHowl.
“Thenyoumustthinkofanewmeaningforyourlife,”Howlsaid.Foramomentitseemedasithewasgoingtolosehistempertoo.
