The Mousehunter (2009)
“Under full sail it had kept close to its quarry, if not managing to steal any ground, but Drewshank was beginning to wonder which ship was the real prey now.At first light, Drewshank appeared from his cabin, wrapped up in a leather waterproof jacket. He was holding a Magnetical Mouse in his hands, and its nose was firmly twisting to the left and looked rather awkward. Whenever you’re at sea you can’t get a more trustworthy implement for finding your bearings than a Magnetical Mouse. As Drewshan...k neared the bow, whichever way he turned, the mouse’s nose never strayed from due north, and it was getting very annoyed because of it.“Judging by our coordinates and Pettifogger’s map, sir,” said Fenwick, joining the captain, “we’re approaching the point most sailors believe Winter Vale to be — though not many have ever entered or come out alive. Mousebeard’s hideout is thought to be beyond, on the other side.”“Do we follow, Fenwick? We want to find Mousebeard, but this way he has us exactly where he wants us.”MoreLess
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