Ходячий замок
Chapter 7
“WhyshouldIbeannoyed?Someoneonlyfilledthecastlewithrottenaspic,anddeafenedeveryoneinPorthaven,andscaredCalcifertoacinder,andbrokeafewhundredhearts.Whyshouldthatannoyme?”
Howllaughed.“Iapologize,”hesaid,turningtheknobtored-down.“TheKingwantstoseemetoday.IshallprobablybekickingmyheelsinthePalaceuntilevening,butIcandosomethingforyourrheumatismwhenIgetaback.Don’tforgettotellMichaelIleftthatspellforhimonthebench.”HesmiledsunnilyatSophieandsteppedoutamongthespiresofKingsbury.
“Andyouthinkthatmakesitallright!”Sophiegrowledasthedoorshut.Butthesmilehadmollifiedher.“Ifthatsmileworksonme,thenit’snowonderpoorMarthadoesn’tknowherownmind!”shemuttered.
“Ineedanotherlogbeforeyougo,”Calciferremindedher.
Sophiehobbledtodropanotherlogintothegrate.Thenshesetofftothedooragain.ButhereMichaelcamerunningdownstairsandsnatchedtheremainsofaloafoffthebenchasherantothedoor.“Youdon’tmind,doyou?”hesaidinanagitatedway.“I’llbringafreshloafwhenIcomeback.I’vegotsomethingveryurgenttoseetotoday,butI’llbebackbyevening.Iftheseacaptaincallsforhiswindspell,it’sontheendofthebench,clearlylabeled.”Heturnedtheknobgreen-downwardandjumpedoutontothewindyhillside,loafclutchedtohisstomach.“Seeyou!”heshoutedasthecastletrundledawaypasthimandthedoorslammed.
“Botheration!”saidSophie.
