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'Don't they? Oh, well, I expect that's why it's expensive' There was plenty of other stuff Sha,ones that Tiffany had seen Since they were made up complete, then surely they were dead, just like the ones Miss Level kept for orna- ood was i into 'Crystal balls,' said Annagramma as Tiffany picked one up 'Careful! They're very expensive!' She pointed to a sign, which had been placed thoughtfully alobes It said: Lovely to look at Nice to hold If you drop it You get torn apart by wild horses Tiffany held the biggest one in her hand and sa Zakzak htly away from his counter, ready to rush forith a bill if she dropped it 'Miss Tick uses a saucer of water with a bit of ink poured into it,' she said 'And she usually borrows the water and cadges the ink, at that'

'Oh, a funda - says they let us down terribly Do we really want people to think witches are just a bunch of erbread-cottagey! We really ought to be professional about these things'

'H the crystal ball up into the air and catching it again with one hand 'People should be made to fear witches'

'Well, er, certainly they should respect us,' said Annagramma 'UrnI should be careful with that, if I was you'

'Why?' said Tiffany, tossing the ball over her shoulder That was finest quartz!' shouted Zakzak, rushing around his counter 'Oh, Tiffany,' said Annagrale Zakzak rushed past them to where the shattered ball lay in hundreds of very expensive fragralobe on the tip of her finger 'Quickness of the hand deceives the eye,' she said 'But I heard it smash!' said Zakzak 'Deceives the ear, too,' said Tiffany, putting the ball back on its stand 'I don't want this, but' - and she pointed a finger - 'I'll take that necklace and that one and the one with the cats and that ring and a set of those and two, no, three of those and - what are these?'

'Uraical diary You write dohat you've been working on' Tiffany picked up the leather-bound book It had an eye set in heavier leather on

the cover The eye rolled to look at her This was a real witch's diary, and ht off a pedlar 'Whose eye was it?' said Tiffany 'Anyone interesting?'

'Er, I get the books from the wizards at Unseen University,' said Zakzak, still shaken 'They're not real eyes, but they're clever enough to swivel around until they see another eye' It just blinked,' said Tiffany 'Very clever people, wizards,' said the dwarf, who knew a sale when he saw one 'Shall I wrap it up for you?'

'Yes,' said Tiffany 'Wrap everything up And now can anyone hear me? show me the clothes department'where there were hats There are fashions in witchery, just like everything else Sohtly concertina'd look is in, and you'll even see the point twisting around so round There are varieties even in the ht Cone, Black), such as 'the Countrywo coefficient for broouaranteed to survive 80 of falling farht cone It wasstars sewn on it 'Ah, the Sky Scraper Verydrawers 'It's for the witch on the way up, who knohat she wants and doesn't care how s it takes, aha Incidentally, ht, pure wool, fine knit, very war look - 'we currently have very limited supplies of the Zephyr Billow, just in, very rare, black as coal and thin as a shadow Co you warhtest breeze Observe-' He held up the cloak and blew gently It billowed out alale 'Oh, yes,' breathed Annagramma 'I'll take it,' said Tiffany 'I shall wear it to the Witch Trials on Saturday'

'Well, if you win, be sure to tell everyone you bought it here,' said Zakzak 'When I win I shall tell theot it at a considerable discount,' said Tiffany 'Oh, I don't do discounts,' said Zakzak, as loftily as a dwarf can e Tiffany stared at him, then picked up one of the littered 'That's a Nu has one of those!'

'I see it's got runes on it,' said Tiffany, and soo pale 'Well, of course,' said Annagraha nastily at Zakzak 'It's a very ancient language of the dwarfs Shall I tell you what they say? They say "Oh What A Wally Is Waving This"'

'Don't you take that nasty lying tone withlady!' said the dwarf 'Who's your mistress? I