The Book of Spells by Kate Brian

Author:Kate Brian [Brian, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-02-19T19:26:14.564000+00:00

At that moment, the sound of a crystal goblet crashing against the floor cut through the room.

“Oh, my—! What . . . what’s happening?”

Everyone turned to see Cooper Coolidge, shards of broken glass at his feet, backing away from Marilyn DeMeers. He held his hands up, his eyes wide with horror. Eliza covered her mouth in surprise. Several nasty, yel ow boils had popped up on Cooper’s palms.

Girls pressed themselves to the wal s as one of the Easton teachers lurched forward to escort a whimpering Cooper from the room. Marilyn, however, simply stood by, a superior smirk on her face. Eliza saw her tuck a smal bottle into her evening bag. It seemed Cooper had gotten a bit fresh for Marilyn’s tastes and she’d slipped the boil potion into his drink.

Once the door shut behind Cooper, the room erupted in speculative conversation. Theresa grabbed Catherine by the hands and let out a whooping laugh.

“What was that?” Harrison said, stunned.

A useful distraction, Eliza thought, resolving to thank Marilyn for saving her from Theresa’s wrath.

Headmistress Almay clapped her hands. “Students! This is no time for gossip! Mr. Coolidge wil be fine. Let’s get on with our evening!” she shouted.

“We should keep dancing,” Eliza said. She stepped back into Harrison’s arms, but made sure to keep a good, respectable distance this time.

“But about . . . what I said?” Harrison asked.

Eliza pressed her lips together for a moment, her heart at war with her conscience. She hadn’t come to Bil ings to meet a boy. And she certainly hadn’t come to Bil ings to steal a boy who was betrothed to another. But somehow she couldn’t stop herself from looking deep into his eyes and saying, “We wil find a way.”

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