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choice is yours, Professor Quentin, In Dick’s Lane there was like a
which will it be”, said Toby wooden panel that could open. In the
“What do you want?” asked Uncle Hole, there was a ladder that leads
Quentin. down to another sort of laboratory.
“Well actually it’s quite simple, There were machines that were
professor Quentin, what I want is the printing out all sorts of telegrams.
DEED TO YOUR HOUSE!!!” said Toby. “Bazaar” said Dick looking round
Uncle Quentin didn’t know what to the room with sudden amazement.
say after that but didn’t have to Up at the wooden floor someone
because something was beeping round had slammed the movable panel back
the area. to its place, Dick jumped in fright.
“Intruders, sir”, said Alf. “Oh no I’m trapped”, said Dick
“Curses, it’s probably those kid’s, Anne and Julian had come to a
well I’m sure they’ll be surprised to dead end and they decided to turn
see you, professor.” back.
In the passage, the four children They saw a torch that lighted up
were still looking for something until the entire room, for a moment Anne
they came to four passages. and Julian thought it was them, but
“What are we going to do now; the then they saw a shadowed figure
way could be anyone of these lanes”, coming out of the darkness. “Come
said George. She glared at the four with me you lot”, said Alf.
lanes in great disappointment. The two children were not
“Well how about, you and George disobedient and followed Alf through a
take the first and second lanes, me room that had George and Dick tied
and Anne will take the middle lane up, in a moment so were Julian and
and then if one of us make it back Anne.
first they can explore the last lane. “It was very clever of you to come
“Why can’t Anne take the last down here, now look at you your all
lane, oh I see she would be to scared, tied up like your pathetic Uncle
well if that’s the case then the first one Quentin.”
back can explore the last one”, said “So My Father is here. I knew it
George. Everyone agreed with the plan you better let him go or I’ll……..” said
and took off in the lanes. George but was interrupted by Toby’s
In the first lane George found a voice.
hole in the wall and climbed through “Do what you’re worthless and in
from there, there was a door with a a few minutes your precious Kirrin
letter on the front “KEEP OUT”, it said will be nothing”, explained Toby.
in capital letters. George was not “What do you mean by that, blow
fooled by signs like that and up the Island?” asked George. Toby
reluctantly she went into the room looked at her with a grin.
and looked around it. There were all “Precisely”, said Toby in a whisper
sorts of signatures. voice
“This is too scary”, said George
she turned to leave but then the door CHAPTER FOUR
shut tight on her. Timmy to the Rescue
“Help, Help, Help”, screamed
George trying to bang down the door. Timmy sat in the garden still had
not been seen by Aunt Fanny,
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