The Borrowers Afloat by Mary Norton

Author:Mary Norton
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

“A hairpin would be useful,” Arrietty pointed out.

Homily closed her eyes. “All right,” she said, her face drawn with the effort not to mind. “Pick it out quickly and drop it, sharp, in the bottom of the boat. And wipe your hands on my apron.”

“We can wash it in the river,” Arrietty pointed out.

Homily nodded; she was trying not to breathe.

Over Homily’s shoulder Arrietty could see into the well of the drain; a bulky object was coming down the shaft: it was Pod’s tackle, waterproof-wrapped and strapped securely to his hatpin. It wobbled on the mud with a slight squelch. Pod, after a while, came after it. Then came Spiller. For a moment the surface seemed to bear their weight then, knee-deep, they sank in slime.

Spiller removed the length of curtain rod from the stone and set it up inconspicuously in the corner of the shaft. Before their descent he and Pod must have placed the grating above more conveniently in position: a deft pull by Spiller on the twine and they heard it clamp down into place—a dull metallic sound that echoed hollowly along the length of their tunnel. Homily gazed into the blackness ahead as though following its flight. “Oh, my goodness,” she breathed as the sound died; she felt suddenly shut in.

“Well,” announced Pod in a cheerful voice, coming up behind them, and he placed a hand on the rim of their lid, “we’re off!”

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.