Ходячий замок
Chapter 6
Howwouldyoufeelwitharagingauntafteryou,eh?”AsMichaeltoldherthestoryoftheparticularaunthehadinmind,itoccurredtoSophiethatitwasprobablyjustaswelltherumorsofHowlhadcometoMarketChippinginthosewords.Shecouldimagineastrong-mindedgirllikeLettieotherwisegettingveryinterestedinHowlandendingupveryunhappy.
MichaelhadjustsuggestedlunchandCalciferasusualhadgroanedwhenHowlflungopenthedoorandcamein,morediscontentedthanever.
“Somethingtoeat?”saidSophie.
“No,”saidHowl.“Hotwaterinthebathroom,Calcifer.”Hestoodmoodilyinthebathroomdooramoment.“Sophie,haveyoutidiedthisshelfofspellsinherebyanychance?”
Sophiefeltmorefoolishthanever.Nothingwouldhavepossessedhertoadmitshehadgonethroughallthosepacketsandjarslookingforpiecesofgirl.“Ihaven’ttouchedathing,”sherepliedvirtuouslyasshewenttogetthefryingpan.
“Ihopeyoudidn’t,”Michaelsaiduneasilyasthebathroomdoorslammedshut.
RinsingsandgushingscamefromthebathroomwhileSophiefriedlunch.“He’susingalotofhotwater,”Calcifersaidfromunderthepan.“Ithinkhe’stintinghishair.Ihopeyouleftthehairspellsalone.Foraplainmanwithmud-coloredhair,he’sterriblyvainabouthislooks.”
“Oh,shutup!”snappedSophie.“IputeverythingbackjustwhereIfoundit!”ShewassocrossthatsheemptiedthepanofeggsandbaconoverCalcifer.
Calcifer,ofcourse,atethemwithenormousenthusiasmandmuchflaringandgobbling.Sophiefriedmoreoverthespittingflames.
