The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

Authors: Rodman Philbrick

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“Figg AN OLD COBBLESTONE STREET leads to Portland Harbor, and everybody at the train station said we can’t miss it, our feet will tell us when we get there, but miss it we do. Seems that Mr. Willow hasn’t got no more sense of direction than a blind kitten, and won’t stop to ask along the way because he’s afraid of pickpockets and thieves.
    “A great man has entrusted me with a sum of money,” he mutters to himself, checking his pockets. “I dare not risk it.”
    I’ve got my eyes peeled for ...lowlifes, figuring a city like Portland might have its own versions of Smelt and Stink lurking about, but we don’t run into anybody that fits the description. Matter of fact, no one seems to be paying us any mind as we wander through fine neighborhoods of big houses shaded by giant elms.
    “Oh dear,” says Mr. Willow. “I seem to have gotten turned around again. Didn’t we pass that yellow house before?”MoreLess Read More Read Less