By Lloyd Alexander
ISBN-10: 0142301442
ISBN-13: 9780142301449
Vesper Holly has foiled murderers, crossed mountains, and narrowly escaped earthquakes. Now she's domestic in Philadelphia, the place she will be able to relax-until President Ulysses S. supply asks for her support. The Centennial Exposition of 1876 is ready to start, and luminaries from world wide could be there. yet so will Vesper's arch-nemesis, the evil health care professional Helvetius. there is just one one that can thwart his evil plans-Vesper Holly! "A mix of historic truth, nonstop chance and intrigue, and masterful writing." (The Bulletin of the heart for kid's Books)
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But—this? " "I am sure it is," replied Senhora Da Costa. " Vesper seemed ready to obey, for my sake if not her own. I could not allow it. Senhora Da Costa had forfeited the courtesy to which her womanhood entitled her. I sprang to my feet and seized the only available means of defense: my steaming bowl of pepper pot. Without remorse or hesitation, I flung the vessel and its peppery contents at Senhora Da Costa's head. Or so I would have done. That instant, the bowl was struck out of my hand, and a pair of beefy arms held me fast.
As for the general himself, though he had chosen a rustic retreat in the wilds of Aronimink, he was not displeased to entertain an unexpected guest like Vesper. He settled expansively in his chair, affording us a clear view of that profile once known to every reader of Harper's Weekly and the newspaper press. By then, the cook and Sergeant Shote had come bearing refreshment trays. We received them gladly. And I confess that, bone weary as I was, an obligatory night's sleep attracted me, all the more since we had no other choice.
Dom Pedro is the traitor," snapped Senhora Da Costa. "A traitor to his class. My father had no misgivings. He only regretted his failure. On his deathbed, he made me swear to avenge him. " Senhora Da Costa had grown quite exercised during her account. Her eyes smoldered, her hands so trembled with rage that I wished she would point the revolver in some other direction. Any Philadelphian would have commended the actions of Dom Pedro, and Vesper obviously wished to say more along those lines. Senhora Da Costa, however, clamped her teeth shut and spoke no further of the subject.