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My off-the-rack suits looked sad and wrinkled in such palatial splendor Even the closets in A for ways to get in," Beezle said "I know there’s a door here somewhere"

After a few ly carving of a cherub The cherub had creepy, staring blue eyes I’d have to put a sweatshirt over that thing or I would never be able to sleep

"Here," he said, and pointed to theline I would never have found it without him to point it out to ment of his superiority "No to open it?"

"It’s probably got soly-ass statue," he said "Don’t you ever pay attention atch old horrorback and forth to the kitchen for snacks," I replied dryly

I put my hand on the cherub and felt carefully around for a button or a lever, anything that ers under the cherub’s wing, I found a tiny switch and pushed it The door swung into a hidden corridor

"Whaddya think?" I asked Beezle, indicating the corridor

"It’s probably not the s one claw to his ht be a breach of protocol to go wandering around the castle uninvited"

"It ht also be a breach of protocol to install me in a room where we can be spied upon," I said "I’uest rooether "An offense for an offense--just the stuff successful negotiations are o If you could talk your way out of the last mess, I’m sure you can talk your way out of this one"

I didn’t need any further encouragement My curiosity overrode propriety I wanted to knohere the tunnels went We walked into the surprisingly well-lit corridor La clean There wasn’t a cobweb in sight This was not the haunted passage of those oldthe door closed I realized we should have so which door was mine, and also how to reopen the door frorab ," I said

"You mean the lipstick that you spent twenty-five dollars on and never use?" Beezle asked

"Just get it and keep your comments to yourself," I said