The Scroll of Alexandria by Dan Metcalf

Author:Dan Metcalf
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2016-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

“What?” bellowed Reg. Lottie saw Sir Trevelyan jump at the sound and look around for the source of the noise. She quickly pushed Uncle Bert and Reg forward into the dark and away from the Head Curator’s office.

The tunnel was beginning to get narrower now and Reg ground to a halt when he got a face full of spider’s webs.

“Ugh!” he said, pulling at the webs. “You go first, I can’t see a thing! It’s getting a bit bloomin’ spooky, if you ask me.”

“Oh, my big brave hero,” joked Lottie, moving to the front of the tunnel. It was very dark now though. “If only we had some sort of light.”

Uncle Bert dug around in his pockets and pulled out a small brass rectangle.

“Will this help?” he said. With a flick of his fingers a flame popped out of the top. “My pipe lighter.”

Suddenly they came upon a door. It was old, made of solid oak, and in the centre was a handle below two dials surrounded by numbers. Lottie grabbed Uncle Bert’s hand and brought the light closer.

“It looks like a combination lock,” said Lottie, peering closely at the door. “You turn the dials to the right numbers and pull the handle. If you have guessed the right numbers, the door opens.”

“And if you get it wrong?” asked Reg.

“Um...another booby trap?” guessed Lottie. “But how are we supposed to work out the numbers?”

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