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... appeared as they hurried out of the dorm, no one followed them down the narrow hall to the theater, and no one barredtheir way onto the stage. The dark in the theater was so absolute, Charlie had ... chain mail, and the heavy breathing of the horse. The Red Knight sat erect, hissheathed sword hanging from his belt, and the red cloak lying soft against his back. Hepaused for a moment and looked ... on the slip-pery bricks, the sight of the moon gave themfresh hope. Ignoring their wet clothes and aching limbs, they crawled upward until, oneby one, they tumbled out into the small groveof...

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... time for candles. Maisie switched off the kitchen lamp and Charlie turned out the light in the hall. Grandma Bone was the only178/506nuzzled him back and yapped very sedatelyinto one of his ears."A ... joined them as they walked back intoschool. They were the last to leave the grounds.That night Charlie waited for the sound of distant howling. The grunts and heavybreathing of the sleeping ... said Charlie. Indeed, it was a very cozy scene, with the warm134stove humming quietly in the background and the candle flames bathing the room in acomforting glow. And then Charlie had to goand...

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... else and the warmth from the kettle was rather comforting.Ahead of them stood the tall block of houseswith their black balconies, their pointedroofs, and the stone beasts that framed the long ... wereusually at each other's throats, but the firebrought them together, just for a day, and their combined efforts were enough to wardoff the flames. They've all gone now, of course."236308/506adventurous ... walls, trash cans, bags of garbage, and untidy patches of weeds. As the girlsscanned the dismal scene for anything of in-terest, one of the yards caught their atten-tion. The small cobblestoned...

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... this."As they left the art room, a tall, slightlyhunched figure appeared at the far end of the hall. It began to limp toward them and Charlie froze. Manfred was out and aboutagain. He waited for the ... exclaimed,"There!" and turned the end of the sword hilttoward the boys.319They saw a dark space in the center, a nar-row cavity made to fit something very like the top of the sword." ;Charlie, " ... closer.Fidelio and Olivia stood on either side of Charlie, watching the tall figure move into the beams of the only light in the hall.458/506Monday dawned, cold and gray. It was sodark Maisie put all the...

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... glassy eyes of two Rottweilers staring through the barredgate. And then they were beside the walls of the Sage mansion427where Lysander lived, on and on, up and up,until they reached the yard ... entered was walled in long rectangles of misty glass, and their reflections becamecolored fragments that wavered and partedwhenever they moved.Beside the door a staircase led to the top of the ... mirror, he saw the Red Knight and his horse stop at the end of the stone bridge. And then Uncle Patonturned off the main road and the knight dis-appeared from view.553/557island emerge half...

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... violent past. Charlie is often afraid of the Bloors and their allies, but, so far, he hasresisted all their attempts to crush him, forhe has friends among the descendants of the Red King, friends ... within34/506"Go on, then." Uncle Paton followed Charlie up5 the stairs. When he reached the top, Charlie stood and stared at the two doors in front of him. There were two more leading off a hallto ... for the salty mist, that was another thingentirely.19STRANGERS FROM THE SEATwo strangers had entered the city on thatchilly Sunday afternoon. They came on the river. Leaving their boat moored...

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... and Charlie was sokeen to hear the gruesome details of the drowning, he quite forgot the rules. "So whathappened then?""Silence in the hall, Charlie Bone, " called one of ... enough they con-tained cookies - chocolate truffles and garibaldis. The boys took two of each, stuff-ing them into their mouths as they movedfarther into the room. Billy found a box of shortbread ... bitterly cold night and they huddledunder the blankets to eat the food they'dtaken from the kitchen. Charlie soon fellasleep. He dreamed of his73parents, riding the waves in their sturdyboat,...

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... says?"129/506in the shadow of the great cathedral. Charlie glanced up the cobblestone alley that led to the bookstore and "hurried on to PiminyStreet. He wondered if Olivia was in the bookstore ... her glovedhand at the door.Standing on the top step were two of the most pathetic-looking children Emma hadever seen.98FEROMEL'S KETTLEVenetia beckoned the children and theyshuffled ... the end of the can while Charlie still heldfirmly to the lid. It was inevitable that the two parts should separate.A cloud of orange bugs poured onto the table, covering scissors, pins, and...

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... the clothes from Charlie, laid them on the ground, and patted them. "Runner, comeon."Runner Bean approached the bundle cau-tiously. He sniffed the clothes, first the coat,then the ... came to a standstillat last. "Most of the stuff is kept in the base-ment, under the theater. I'll get the clothesfor you during lunch break. There'll be moretime then.""Fantastic, ... the hall."SHHHH," hissed Charlie and Benjamin. Charlie cast an anxious glance at the stairs.He185expected both his grandmothers to comerushing out of their rooms, but luckily theymust...

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... that the knight and the Red King were one and the same."225LYSANDER AND LAUREN The Red King!" Charlie felt an overwhelmingsurge of hope. " ;Of course. Who else couldstop the river ... away from Charlie and leaned against the top bar of the fence. Charlie ran to the cottage and looked in the window. The table was there and two chairs,but everything else had gone: the photo-graphs ... photo-graphs on the wall, the lamps, the kettle, the pots and pans, the china ornaments, and the mementos that Bartholomew had collectedon his many travels. All gone."No one there," said Charlie, ...

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