Ходячий замок
Chapter 7
AnditcertainlywasareliefaboutMartha.Butitwasnotmuchofarelief,becauseSophiewaspositivethattheonlyotherLettieHatterinthedistrictwastherealone.Iftherehadbeenanother,someonewouldhavecomeintothehatshopandgossipedaboutit.Itsoundedlikestrong-mindedLettie,notgivingintoHowl.WhatworriedSophiewasthatLettiehadtoldHowlherrealname.Shemightnotbesureabouthim,butshelikedhimenoughtotrusthimwithanimportantsecretlikethat.
“Don’tlooksoanxious!”Michaellaughed,leaningonthebackofthechair.“HavealookatthecakeIbroughtyou.”
AsSophiestartedopeningthebox,itdawnedonherthatMichaelhadgonefromseeingherasanaturaldisastertoactuallylikingher.ShewassopleasedandgratefulthatshedecidedtotellMichaelthewholetruthaboutLettieandMarthaandherselftoo.Itwasonlyfairtolethimknowthesortoffamilyhemeanttomarryinto.Theboxcameopen.ItwasCesari’smostlusciouscake,coveredincreamandcherriesandlittlecurlsofchocolate.“Oh!”saidSophie.
Thesquareknoboverthedoorclickedroundtored-blob-downofitsownaccordandHowlcamein.“Whatamarvelouscake!Myfavoritekind,”hesaid.“”Wheredidyougetit?”
“I—er—IcalledinatCesari’s,”Michaelsaidinasheepish,self-consciousway.SophielookedupatHowl.Somethingwasalwaysgoingtointerruptherwhenshedecidedtosayshewasunderaspell.Evenawizard,itseemed.
“Itlooksworththewalk,”Howlsaid,inspectingthecake.
