Fergus Crane by Paul Stewart

Author:Paul Stewart [Stewart, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-49543-3
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2004-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

The door clicked shut behind him, and Fergus found himself alone.

So, he thought, his Uncle Theo worked for the Fateful Voyage Trading Company. And this place in the mountains must be its headquarters.

He turned away from the window and began to walk along the gallery, looking at the paintings that lined the wall opposite. They were all portraits – family portraits by the look of it. There was a painting of a stern-looking man in a tall top hat and winged collar; beneath it, the words, Theosophus Crane. Next to that was a kindly-faced old lady in a black lace cape, Marianna Crane, then a double portrait of a jolly couple called Nanny and Pappy Dubois. Fergus smiled. The next portrait was of three sisters; Polly, Molly and Dolly Crane, and after that came another group portrait …

Fergus stopped in his tracks.

The painting was of a father and mother and two sons. The older boy was about twelve, the younger … Fergus swallowed hard. The younger boy looked exactly like him! He read the plaque on the picture frame. The Crane Family, it said.

Fergus needed to sit down. He felt light-headed, and there was a strange fluttery feeling in his tummy. He went over to the armchair and flopped down heavily into the soft, leather upholstery. It was then that his eyes fell on the cover of the battered leather book on the table beside him.

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