The Deadly Omens by Jennifer Bell

Author:Jennifer Bell [Jennifer Bell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780553498530
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00

As she and Valian waited, a tall man dressed in a black tuxedo strode into the room. The short fuzz of brown hair on his scalp was the same length as that on his chin. “Mr. Punch,” Ivy said quietly. “He might not be wearing his usual Hobsmatch, but it’s definitely him.” She could tell because, as she watched, his appearance kept shifting—a phenomenon she was able to perceive using her whispering. First he was slim with freckles and a dimpled chin; then he was short and hunched with a wrinkled face and white hair. She’d only seen him change this quickly when he’d been under extreme pressure. She wasn’t sure what Valian could see.

When the red-bearded quartermaster took shape, he turned to face them. “Ivy? Valian?” He squinted toward what Ivy presumed must be a hologram of herself and Valian in the castle tower.

Before they could respond, however, Mr. Punch altered into a beefy-looking man with a stubbly beard, who grunted, “Why are we talking to them?”

“This is a waste of time,” said the next guise—a smartly dressed gentleman with a cravat. He had a well-spoken voice. “I don’t see how we can make progress.”

Ivy double-checked, but there was no one else in the room. Mr. Punch was talking to himself…if you could call it that. “Are you OK, sir?” she asked. In all her experiences with him, he’d still only ever felt to her like one person.

“Let me find my soulmate and become Departed, and this won’t be an issue!” demanded another guise.

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