Ходячий замок
Chapter 7
HewhirledSophietothechairanddumpedherintoit,whereshesatgasping.“LastnightIwishedyou’ddyedhishairblue!”hesaid.“Idon’tmindnow.WhenHowlsaid‘LettieHatter,’Ieventhoughtofdyinghimbluemyself.Youcanseethewayhetalks.Iknewhewasgoingtodropthisgirl,justlikealltheothers,assoonashe’dgothertolovehim.AndwhenIthoughtitwasmyLettie,I-Anyway,youknowhesaidtherewasanotherfellow,andIthoughtthatwasme!SoItoredowntoMarketChippingtoday.Anditwasallright!Howlmustbeaftersomeothergirlwiththesamename.Lettie’sneverseenhim.”
“Let’sgetthisstraight,”Sophiesaiddizzily.“WearetalkingabouttheLettieHatterwhoworksinCesari’spastryshop,arewe?”
“Ofcourseweare!”Michaelsaidjubilantly.“I’velovedhereversinceshestartedworkthere,andIalmostcouldn’tbelievewhenshesaidshelovedme.Shehadhundredsofadmirers.Iwouldn’thavebeensurprisedifHowlwasoneofthem.I’msorelieved!IgotyouacakefromCesari’stocelebrate.WheredidIputit?Oh,hereitis.”
Hethrustthepink-and-whiteboxatSophie.Onionfelloffitintoherlap.
“Howoldareyou,mychild?”Sophieasked.
“FifteenlastMayDay,”saidMichael.“Calcifersentfireworksupfromthecastle.Didn’tyou,Calcifer?Oh,he’sasleep.You’reprobablythinkingI’mtooyoungtobeengaged—I’vestillgotthreeyearsofmyapprenticeshiptorun,andLettie’sgotevenlonger—butwepromisedoneanother,andwedon’tmindwaiting.
