Return to Groosham Grange: The Unholy Grail by Anthony Horowitz
Author:Anthony Horowitz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
The East Tower
Heâs lying,â David said. âI found the statuette. He stole it. And he used magic to do it.â
David was standing in Mr. Kilgrawâs study with Vincent only a few paces away. His clothes were disheveled and there was a large bruise above his cheek where the handbag had hit him. Mr. Helliwell stood in one corner of the room, resting his chin on one hand, watching the two boys quietly. Mr. Kilgraw sat behind his desk with the statuette in front of him. David felt like snapping it in half. And he felt much the same about Vincent.
âI admit he found it first,â Vincent said. He took his hands out of his pockets. âIâve told you. I worked out the puzzle and found the cabinet, but I was too late. I guessed David had taken it, so I went back to the telephone booth. That was when I saw him with the statuette lying next to him. I figure he must have tripped over or something, so I took the statuette. I didnât see any waxworks, though,â he added.
âDidnât see them?â David curled his fists. âYou sent them!â
âI had nothing to do with it.â
âThen who did?â
âThatâs enough of this!â Mr. Kilgraw said, fluttering his hand for silence. His voice was little more than a whisper, but then the assistant headmaster rarely spoke loudly. He leaned back in his chair. âThe trial is over,â he said. âAnd Vincent has won.â
âBut, sir . . .â David began.
âNo!â Mr. Kilgraw pointed a finger. âDavid, you talk about cheating, but it seems to me that it was only a few days ago that you were discovered trying to steal the papers for the last exam.â
âThat was Vincent too,â David replied. âHe set me up.â
âAnd then thereâs the question of Sports Day. The obstacle course . . .â
David fell silent. He was blushing and he knew it. The obstacle course! Mr. Kilgraw had known about it all the time. There was nothing David could say now. He had cheated once in his life, and because of that, nobody would ever trust him again.
âWe donât need to prolong this discussion,â Mr. Kilgraw said. âWhatever happened tonight, Vincent won. He was the first back and he brought the statue with him. Mr. Helliwell . . . ?â
In the corner, the voodoo teacher shrugged. âIâm sorry, David,â he said. âBut I have to agree.â
âThen thatâs that. Vincent King takes first place in the standings. At prize-giving it will be he who is presented with the Unholy Grail.â
âThank you, sir.â Vincent glanced again at David. âI mean it, David,â he said. âI didnât want it to happen this way.â
âLike hell . . .â
âDonât ever compare anything to hell until youâve been there!â Mr. Kilgraw snapped, and now he was really angry. âI have to say youâve been a complete disappointment, David. And not just tonight. Fighting in the corridor. Trying to steal the exam questions and then whining and complaining when you failed to answer all the questions.
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