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Chapter 6
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“Howl’sveryfickle,”saidCalcifer.“He’sonlyinteresteduntilthegirlfallsinlovewithhim.Thenhecan’tbebotheredwithher.”
“Buthecan’trestuntilhe’smadeherlovehim,”Michaelsaideagerly.“Youcan’tgetanysenseoutofhimuntilhehas.Ialwayslookforwardtothetimewhenthegirlfallsforhim.Thingsgetbetterthen.”
“Untiltheytrackhimdown,”saidCalcifer.
“You’dthinkhe’dhavethesensetogivethemafalsename,”Sophiesaidscornfully.Thescornwastohidethefactthatshewasfeelingsomewhatfoolish.
“Oh,healwaysdoes,”Michaelsaid.“Helovesgivingfalsenamesandposingasthings.Hedoesitevenwhenhe’snotcourtinggirls.Haven’tyounoticedthathe’sSorcererJenkininPorthaven,andWizardPendragoninKingsbury,aswellasHorribleHowlinthecastle?”
Sophiehadnotnoticed,whichmadeherfeelmorefoolishstill.Andfeelingfoolishmadeherangry.“Well,Ithinkit’sstillwicked,goingroundmakingpoorgirlsunhappy,”shesaid.“It’sheartlessandpointless.”
“He’smadethatway,”saidCalcifer.
Michaelpulledathree-leggedstooluptothefireandsatonitwhileSophiesewed,tellingherofHowl’sconquestsandsomeofthetroublethathadhappenedafterward.Sophiemutteredatthefinesuit.Shestillfeltveryfoolish.“Soyouatehearts,didyou,suit?Whydoauntsputthingssooddlywhentheytalkabouttheirnieces?Probablyfanciedyouthemselves,mygoodsuit.
