“You’ll never know what you’ve done for me,” he said as they reached the gates of the level crossing. “If there’s anything… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
For an instant she felt his touch on her cheek then he stepped back. There that was my ration for all eternity.… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Knowing it was her last night on the Arabella , Maia fought against sleep. She must remember it all--the lapping of the… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Clovis had been listening to Finn with a very worried face. “But that’s a sort of curse. Maia shouldn’t live in a… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“But the relief of seeing Maia safe soon took a different turn. On board the Arabella she complained about Maia’s tangled hair,… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“I’m sorry you never got my note that night,” said Minty. “I was arranging for us to go and live with them.… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“There’s no point in waiting any longer,” said Finn. “The boat is as ready as she’ll ever be. If we clear the… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“By midday the Xanti were usually asleep again in their hammocks or under the trees, and Maia and Finn would wander off… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Maia had thought that having Finn with them would make it easier--at least they could all be miserable together--but it didn’t. Finn… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“The crows were looking very much the worse for wear. Their black suits were dusty and torn; the maid at the Pension… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“The journey they took up the Negro and into the Agarapi River was very different from the dreamy voyage Finn and Maia… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“One afternoon when the children were on their own, they saw that the macaws on the tree that guarded the entrance had… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“I wish I could find him again.” And then: “I will find him again. If they don’t send me away.” “They won’t… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“I don’t remember much after that. It was the smoke, I think. I know there wasn’t anyone in the huts.” “Why not?”… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Colonel da Silva was particularly upset. All the trouble he had taken to lead the crows astray had come to nothing. He… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“It was the Indian side of Finn that had taken over when he found her in the wood. That managed to carry… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Clovis straightened himself. He squared his shoulders. He tossed back his curls. Then slowly, with immense dignity, he climbed the cellar steps.… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“As for the little banshees, when they returned home they, too, were satisfied. “I wouldn’t mind marrying him,” said the eldest, Hope.… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Oh Finn, thought Maia, I know I should be glad you’re free and happy, and I am glad. Only I really don’t… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“So when Finn sailed back down the Negro at dawn, he saw no flames and heard no roaring as the house was… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Right,” she said. “Come down off that chair. I think we are ready for the next step.” “What do you mean?” “I… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“One of the things Clovis had been most afraid of was being forced to ride. He had seen the horses in the… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“The children slept late, and washed and dressed almost in silence. Both of them were afraid to speak. Maia packed her belongings… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“But he’s such a coward,” Finn said to Maia. They were scraping the old paint off Arabella’s deck fittings, a job which… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“That settles it,” said Mr. Trapwood. “We’re going back to the pension. We’re going to pack. We’re going to be on the… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“You know you said you used to wake up every morning in the lagoon when your father was alive and think, ‘Here… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“As for Maia, she was to go back to school. “She will be safe there for a few years till she is… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“The children turned and saw the spinach-green boat coming toward them. “Oh no! Not the Carters!” said Maia. She looked round desperately… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“You wouldn’t believe what that would fetch. Of course the really valuable ones are the doubles, but they’re rare.” “You mean two… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Knowing it was her last night on the Arabella , Maia fought against sleep. She must remember it all--the lapping of the… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Then Furo’s canoe came through the reeds and Maia hugged Clovis and said good-bye. If everything went according to plan, he would… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“I’m sorry you never got my note that night,” said Minty. “I was arranging for us to go and live with them.… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Do you want to go back, Maia? Back to England?” “I did,” she said, thinking about it. “The twins are so awful… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“But in the evening, when at last she had a moment alone, she slipped into the library and leaned her head against… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Clovis, do you swear that you don’t mind staying here as Master of Westwood? Do you absolutely swear it?” “I swear it.”… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“They went on arguing, but Maia had forgotten them again, following Finn in her mind. Where was he? Did he have enough… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Do you think there’ll be someone in the Xanti who’ll remember your mother?” Finn blew on the embers. “I don’t know. We… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“How did you know? How did you know who I was as soon as you saw me come out of the trapdoor… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“They had reached Euston station. Miss Minton waved her umbrella at a porter, and Maia’s trunk and her suitcase were lifted onto a trolley.… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“Muriel sprinkled salt over her haddock mousse. ‘It is not easy to be specific, but both morally and hygienically there is . . .… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“You’re taking this very well, my boy. Very well indeed. You’re taking it like a man. I confess I expected arguments, even tantrums.” “Well,… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
She stood looking carefully at the labeled portraits Ursala had put up: Little Crow, Chief of the Santees, Geronimo, last of the Apaches, and… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“For the first part of the journey Maia kept her eyes on the side of the road. Now that she was really leaving her… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“She realized that adventures, once they were over, were things that had to stay inside one--that no one else could quite understand.” — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
What are you afraid of then? Not Being able to see, I think not seeing because your obsessed by something that blots out the… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
The sisters worked from dawn to dusk. One of them was an idiot; she started shaving her legs and marrying tax inspectors, so she… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“When we’re grown up I’ll come back for you, I promise. No one can stop us then.” — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
“But in the evening, when at last she had a moment alone, she slipped into the library and leaned her head against the mahogany… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
Please, God,' Ruth would pray, 'don't let me be competitive. Let me realize what a privilege it is to study. Let me remember that… — Eva Ibbotson Copy Share Image
