Oracles of Delphi Keep by Victoria Laurie

Author:Victoria Laurie
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Legends, Children: Grades 4-6, Fiction, Myths, Other, Europe, Fables, Philosophy, Prophecies, Science Fiction, Ages 9-12 Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Social Issues - Friendship, Social Issues, & Fables - Other, Orphans, Orphans & Foster Homes, Fantasy & Magic, Historical, People & Places, Friendship, Action & Adventure - General, Action & Adventure, Family, Africa, Children's Books, Oracles, General, Metaphysics
ISBN: 9780440422587
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2010-08-15T07:00:00+00:00

BONES IN THE WALL

I an and the four others returning to the keep from London were greeted with bubbling excitement. All the orphans were eager to hear of their adventure, and Carl became the unofficial spokesman for the group as he stood in front of the children and retold what had happened at Lady Arbuthnot’s home. Many in the group looked on in wonder, but Madam Scargill, like Perry, expressed some deeply held skepticism. “The earl most likely rang her up,” she sniffed. “I’m sure he’s getting quite a laugh out of pulling the wool over your eyes,” she added.

Madam Dimbleby frowned. “I’ve never known the earl to go to such elaborate lengths to play a joke, Gertrude. Especially to involve his elder aunt. No, I think there might be a little something to the woman’s keen abilities.”

Perry let out a small cough and Ian caught Thatcher scowling at his brother. Carl continued with the story of Professor Nutley’s messy house. “There was paper and books everywhere!” he said, using his hands to indicate the piles. “And Ian showed him the box he’d found in the tunnel, and the professor, well, he figured out how to open it and out came Ian’s map!”

Ian started at the mention of his map. He hadn’t thought Carl was going to bring up something he’d crafted in secret, so he quickly cleared his throat and gave Carl a warning glance. He didn’t want it becoming common knowledge that he had a map of a place he’d been strictly forbidden to explore. And sure enough, as if ferreting out trouble, Madam Scargill asked, “And what map is this?”

“Er …,” said Carl as he caught Ian’s eye. “It’s the map of … of …”

“The map I was making of the coastline, Madam,” Ian said, thinking quickly. “The map that fell out of the box slightly resembled my map.”

Madam Scargill’s nose twitched as if she were sniffing the air for a lie. “That’s an interesting coincidence, Ian,” she said.

“Very,” said Ian, working hard to appear calm under her squinty-eyed scrutiny. “But I believe it’s to be expected when someone puts a box from ancient Greece into an underground cavern. The map might be an indication that someone from a distant land brought it here.”

“Someone from ancient Greece?” asked Winifred Simonds, a plump little girl a year younger than Ian.

“Highly unlikely,” said Perry. “There is no evidence that the ancient Greeks visited our shores.”

“But what of the writing on the wall?” asked Carl. “I thought the professor said that was written in ancient Greek.”

Ian focused on his schoolmaster, very interested in hearing his theory on who might have scrawled his name on the walls of the tunnel, but Perry shrugged and stuck with the professor’s conclusion. “It is possible that the box was deposited in the cavern by a thief who stole it from either the Greek archives or a personal collection and the writing on the wall indicates that this is all some sort of elaborate hoax.”

Theo scowled.

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