Part 43

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The others all shook their heads. "Who's it from?" asked Arianne.

"Invisiralé." She looked at the letter attached to it, "Oh look it tells you why here." She began to read it out loud, " 'Whatever you do, open this box in private!' Ooer, I wonder why she said that?" Squiz carried on reading silently. Then she opened the trap and laid it on the table. "Hey Fawh, there's a present Fawh you, have a look."

As Fawh looked at the Elasto Trap on the table Squiz pushed him into it. It exploded around him with many thousands of elasticated cables, trapping him.

"What did you do that to him for?" asked Arthur.

"Invisiralé says she's received information saying that Fawh is trapped inside his sister. She's been spying on us since the battle."

"That means she knows where we live."

"It means she knows what tea we drink," said Arianne.

"As if that means anything. Knowing where we live means they can attack us at any time. Knowing what tea we drink means?"

"Er, that they, er, can , er, attack us when the Ringtons Tea man turns up."

"Not," notted Arthur. "Our most pressing problem is how to get Fawh out of Nursefeblin."

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