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sponge. Itâs definitely nicer than that paper.â
Beardy backtracked and looked at the sponge.
âAh,â he said. âGah.â
He stretched out both hands and let the paper fall.
Fennymore picked it up and tried to smooth it out. The ink had blotted in a couple of spots and Beardyâs saliva had made it go soggy in places.
âThatâs just great,â said Fennymore with a sigh.
Beardy was busy with the sponge. He was turning it over in his hands and sniffing at it.
Fennymore took a deep breath. He was going to have to try. He knew a few letters anyway. The ones in his name, for example. There, just next to a spittle stain, was an F, just like at the start of Fennymore. And then there was an i. He knew that one because it looked so jolly with that dot on top. Not half bad. And then came a z. He knew that one, it was the last letter of the alphabet because it was so zig-zaggy. Then another z and then ⦠what letter was that? Oh, yes, it was a y. There was one of those in his name too. So it said ⦠F-I-Z-Z-Y. Fizzy!
Fennymoreâs stomach gave a lurch. What had Fizzy to do with the doctor? He was going to have to read more. Better start at the beginning.
It took Fennymore ages to more or less decipher what Dr Hourgood had written on the piece of paper. Some of the letters had gone blurry and were very difficult to make out. Others heâd never seen before.
Beardy had fallen asleep over his sponge and Fennymore was able to concentrate in peace on what he could read of the letter.
Iâ_ _ _o_ Fizzy. I_ _ou wa_ _ _o rescue he_, brin_ _he _in. _his e_en_ _.
U_ren_asse â¦
_r. R. U.
Fennymore couldnât read the end of the letter at all because it was missing. His father must have eaten it. The page was extremely damp there and a piece was missing. The last legible thing was â asse . At the very bottom were a few letters with dots between them.
Fizzy and rescue were the only complete words that Fennymore could read. Rescue. Rescue? Suddenly it all fell into place. The sack! Dr Hourgood had kidnapped Fizzy. Sheâd been in that sack! Oh, why on earth hadnât he realised sooner? He might have been able to do something about it. But it was too late now. His eyes flew over the letters and he tried once more to understand what the letter said. his een . It made no sense. Beardy wasnât much help either. Fennymore doubted if he would be able to read in his present condition. And besides, he really didnât want to take the risk that the letter might be half-eaten again.
No. There was only one person who could help him. âIf you feel lonely in the next few weeks or want to talk to someone, youâre welcome to call round any time.â Thatâs what Herr Muckenthaler had told him, as they said goodbye after that weird visit theyâd paid to Aunt Elsieâs flat. And now he urgently needed someone to talk to.
Fennymore shook Beardyâs shoulder carefully.
âWake up, Dad. And youâre going to have to behave yourself now.â
CHAPTER 16
In which Fennymore and Beardy take a bus and get a few strange looks
The bus stop was a rusty pole with a battered yellow sign on top. It was just there on the side of the road, and Fennymore and Beardy stood beside it. Beardy rubbed the pole and piously examined the rust that came away on his fingers.
âStop that,â said Fennymore and pulled him away from the pole. He was jumpy. When on earth was this bus going to come? He hadnât a clue about the timetable. And how was Fizzy doing? Fennymore poked a few coins out of his little purse. Hopefully it would be enough.
It rained. Then it stopped. Then it rained again. And then the bus came.
Fennymore heard it coming a long way off. It sounded different from the cars, which zoomed quietly past him and his father and didnât stop.
Oh well , thought Fennymore. Would I have stopped?
Beardy was jumping up and down all the time in a
Beardy backtracked and looked at the sponge.
âAh,â he said. âGah.â
He stretched out both hands and let the paper fall.
Fennymore picked it up and tried to smooth it out. The ink had blotted in a couple of spots and Beardyâs saliva had made it go soggy in places.
âThatâs just great,â said Fennymore with a sigh.
Beardy was busy with the sponge. He was turning it over in his hands and sniffing at it.
Fennymore took a deep breath. He was going to have to try. He knew a few letters anyway. The ones in his name, for example. There, just next to a spittle stain, was an F, just like at the start of Fennymore. And then there was an i. He knew that one because it looked so jolly with that dot on top. Not half bad. And then came a z. He knew that one, it was the last letter of the alphabet because it was so zig-zaggy. Then another z and then ⦠what letter was that? Oh, yes, it was a y. There was one of those in his name too. So it said ⦠F-I-Z-Z-Y. Fizzy!
Fennymoreâs stomach gave a lurch. What had Fizzy to do with the doctor? He was going to have to read more. Better start at the beginning.
It took Fennymore ages to more or less decipher what Dr Hourgood had written on the piece of paper. Some of the letters had gone blurry and were very difficult to make out. Others heâd never seen before.
Beardy had fallen asleep over his sponge and Fennymore was able to concentrate in peace on what he could read of the letter.
Iâ_ _ _o_ Fizzy. I_ _ou wa_ _ _o rescue he_, brin_ _he _in. _his e_en_ _.
U_ren_asse â¦
_r. R. U.
Fennymore couldnât read the end of the letter at all because it was missing. His father must have eaten it. The page was extremely damp there and a piece was missing. The last legible thing was â asse . At the very bottom were a few letters with dots between them.
Fizzy and rescue were the only complete words that Fennymore could read. Rescue. Rescue? Suddenly it all fell into place. The sack! Dr Hourgood had kidnapped Fizzy. Sheâd been in that sack! Oh, why on earth hadnât he realised sooner? He might have been able to do something about it. But it was too late now. His eyes flew over the letters and he tried once more to understand what the letter said. his een . It made no sense. Beardy wasnât much help either. Fennymore doubted if he would be able to read in his present condition. And besides, he really didnât want to take the risk that the letter might be half-eaten again.
No. There was only one person who could help him. âIf you feel lonely in the next few weeks or want to talk to someone, youâre welcome to call round any time.â Thatâs what Herr Muckenthaler had told him, as they said goodbye after that weird visit theyâd paid to Aunt Elsieâs flat. And now he urgently needed someone to talk to.
Fennymore shook Beardyâs shoulder carefully.
âWake up, Dad. And youâre going to have to behave yourself now.â
CHAPTER 16
In which Fennymore and Beardy take a bus and get a few strange looks
The bus stop was a rusty pole with a battered yellow sign on top. It was just there on the side of the road, and Fennymore and Beardy stood beside it. Beardy rubbed the pole and piously examined the rust that came away on his fingers.
âStop that,â said Fennymore and pulled him away from the pole. He was jumpy. When on earth was this bus going to come? He hadnât a clue about the timetable. And how was Fizzy doing? Fennymore poked a few coins out of his little purse. Hopefully it would be enough.
It rained. Then it stopped. Then it rained again. And then the bus came.
Fennymore heard it coming a long way off. It sounded different from the cars, which zoomed quietly past him and his father and didnât stop.
Oh well , thought Fennymore. Would I have stopped?
Beardy was jumping up and down all the time in a
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