The Pinhoe Egg
The Pinhoe Egg
“He sat on his bed in his round turret room wondering what kind of magic might stop his legs and his behind and his back aching. Or one part of him anyway. He had decided that he would make himself numb from the neck down and was wondering what the best way was to do it, when there was a knock at his door. Thinking it must be Roger being more than usually polite, Cat said, “I’m here, but I’m performing nameless rites. Enter at your peril.”
There was a feeling of hesitation outside the door. Then..., very slowly and cautiously, the handle turned and the door was pushed open. A sulky-looking boy about Roger’s age, wearing a smart blue uniform, stood there staring at him. “Eric Chant, are you?” this boy said.
Cat said, “Yes. Who are you?”
“Joe Pinhoe,” said the boy. “Temporary boot boy.”
“Oh.” Now Cat thought about it, he had seen this boy out in the stableyard once or twice, talking to Joss Callow. “What do you want?”
Joe’s head hunched. It was from embarrassment, Cat saw, but it made Joe look hostile and aggressive.MoreLess
There was a feeling of hesitation outside the door. Then..., very slowly and cautiously, the handle turned and the door was pushed open. A sulky-looking boy about Roger’s age, wearing a smart blue uniform, stood there staring at him. “Eric Chant, are you?” this boy said.
Cat said, “Yes. Who are you?”
“Joe Pinhoe,” said the boy. “Temporary boot boy.”
“Oh.” Now Cat thought about it, he had seen this boy out in the stableyard once or twice, talking to Joss Callow. “What do you want?”
Joe’s head hunched. It was from embarrassment, Cat saw, but it made Joe look hostile and aggressive.MoreLess
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