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His pistol went off into the floor

A pause, where no one really knehat to do, and then Charlotte Hol his nose down into the ust," she said over her shoulder "If you’re done trying to kill yourself, will you please fetch me some handcuffs?"

thirteen

WE FLEW, ALL OF US TOGETHER, BACK TO ENGLAND ON one of Milo’s ust and a pair of Moriartys in chains Not to eable, all staring at Hadrian and Phillipa like they were rabid dogs about to slip their leashes

"Mr Holmes has requested that atch them closely until he arrives to clai to happen next

"Are they under arrest? Proper arrest? Like, going to jail?"

Holed "Does it matter?" she said "We’ll dispose of theh, please"

"When will Milo get here?" I asked

"He’s on his way now," she said "He has inforust stared down at his hands "Can you take the two of them somewhere else?" he asked quietly, and the soldiers hauled his brother and sister to the back of the plane and out of view

We’d left Toue airport They were about to catch a flight back to Chicago to spend Christ spent soaround Europe with Lena

"And your parents agreed to let you be away all this time?" I asked We were at the curbside drop-off Hol paintings to be delivered back to Ger but the airport was closed

He nodded atfor it all, you know? My parents figured itThey can’t afford any of this stuff Even after I got suspended, they thoughtwell, why pass up an opportunity?"

So they weren’t the parents of the year I was beginning to understand Tom a bit more "Was it worth it? I mean, did you and Lena have fun?"

To my surprise, Tom shook his head "I kind of miss them My faht I wanted to escape thembut like, Lena and I went to all these fancy restaurants and crazy stores where they make you tea while she tried on dresses and yeah, it was all interesting, but I kind of miss my couch And my TV And then this stuff with you and Charlotte?"