Gabriel's Clock by Hilton Pashley

Author:Hilton Pashley
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

“Would you like some fresh tea, Elgar?” asked Grimm, placing a bowl in front of the cat.

“There’s no dog in it, is there?”

“No, there’s no dog in it!” snapped Grimm. “What’s left of Renoir is boxed up and ready to be sent to Devon. I suggest you never mention it again. If Ignatius’s mom finds out what I did, we’ll all be in for it.”

“He’s right,” said Ignatius, from behind that day’s paper.

“Discretion is indeed the better part of valor,” said Elgar, dunking his face in the tea.

They heard voices in the vicarage hallway. Moments later Jonathan and Cay walked in, Jonathan looking worried. Cay, knowing how nervous he was, gave his hand a brief squeeze.

“We’ve got something to tell you,” said Jonathan.

Elgar looked up from his bowl, tea dripping from his whiskers. “You’re not getting married, are you?”

Muffled snorting came from around the table.

“No, we’re not getting married, kipper brain!” protested Cay.

“It’s all right,” said Jonathan. “Can I have some tea?”

“Yep,” said Grimm, reaching for the pot.

“There’s no dog in it, is there?”

“No. There’s no flippin’ dog in the tea!” snarled Grimm.

“Don’t worry about him,” Elgar reassured Jonathan. “Did you find Gabriel?”

“Yeah, he told me everything. And he said you already know who I really am.”

“We weren’t hiding anything from you on purpose, Jonathan,” said Ignatius. “We were just helping Gabriel try to keep you safe.”

“I know, and that’s why Gabriel asked me to come over and tell you his plan while he gets things ready.”

“What plan is that, Jonathan?” asked Grimm.

“Gabriel’s going to sneak me into Heaven by a secret back door that he built into his old workroom.”

There was a plop as Ignatius’s pipe fell out of his mouth and into his cup of tea. “I see,” he said, a stunned look on his face. “Then I guess you’d better sit down and give us the details!”

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