Cast Long Shadows (Ghosts of the Shadow Market Book 2) by Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan

Author:Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan [Clare, Cassandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shadow Market Enterprises, Inc.
Published: 2018-05-07T18:30:00+00:00

“Do I sleep, do I dream, or are these visions I see?” demanded Matthew. “Why are Aunt Sophie and both of Thomas’s sisters taking tea in the same establishment as our private and exclusive club room?”

“They followed me,” said Thomas in beleaguered tones. “Mama was understanding, or they would have followed us directly into the club room.”

Aunt Sophie was a good sport, but that did not make Matthew feel any less uneasy about the advent of Thomas’s sisters. They were not kindred spirits, and they were liable to consider all the doings of their little brother both their business and very silly.

Matthew loved their club room and would brook no interference. He had chosen the materials for the curtains himself, made certain that James put the works of Oscar Wilde in their extensive book collection, and reinforced the corner that was Christopher’s laboratory with steel sheets on the walls.

Which led Matthew to another grievance. He regarded Christopher with a steely gaze.

“Did you sleep in those clothes, Christopher? I know Aunt Cecily, Uncle Gabriel, and Cousin Anna would never let you inflict these horrors on the populace. What are those peculiar lavender stains upon your shirtfront? Did you set your sleeves on fire?”

Christopher regarded his sleeves as if he had never beheld them before. “A bit,” he said guiltily.

“Ah well,” said Matthew. “At least the purple stains match your eyes.”

Christopher blinked said eyes, the improbable shade of violets in summer, and smiled his slow-blossoming smile. He clearly did not understand Matthew’s objections, but was vaguely pleased they had been overcome.

It was not like with James, who actually presented a very fine appearance to the world. Christopher was incorrigible. He could rumple leather boots.

He could certainly set fire to anything. Matthew had not meant for Christopher to be asked to leave Shadowhunter Academy, but as it emerged, they did not let you remain in school if you blew up any portion of it. Besides which, Professor Fell had threatened to leave the Academy forever if Christopher remained.

Thomas had stayed out the full year, but found no reason to return with his friends gone and Alastair God-Help-Us Carstairs graduated.

So by luck, the closeness between their families, and an irresponsible attitude to flammable materials, more often than not all Matthew’s closest friends could live close together in London. They trained together at the London Institute and took lessons together in various schoolrooms, and Lavinia Whitelaw had referred to them as “that notorious bunch of hooligan boys.” Matthew and James had called themselves Shadowhooligans for some time after that remark. They had decided it was long past time to have a room of their own, inviolate from parents—however well-meaning—and preserved from siblings; though Cousin Anna and Luce were always welcome, due to being kindred spirits. So they had rented a room from the proprietor of the Devil Tavern, who owed the Herondales some sort of favor. They paid a monthly fee and had it all to themselves.

Matthew regarded their room with deep satisfaction. It looked very well, he thought, and best with all four of them sitting in it.

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