Contents

Chapter One

At the beginning of the Summer holidays, while Chrestomanci and…

Chapter Two

Marianne meant to follow Joe home, but Mum came out…

Chapter Three

Everyone gathered soon after dawn in the yard of the…

Chapter Four

On the way back from the south of France, Chrestomanci’s…

Chapter Five

Cat ached all over that afternoon. He sat on his…

Chapter Six

Cat was interested to see that Joss seemed to want…

Chapter Seven

Not surprisingly, Cat got back to the Castle a long…

Chapter Eight

Over in Ulverscote, Nutcase was being a perfect nuisance to…

Chapter Nine

All the way back to Chrestomanci Castle, Jason and Irene…

Chapter Ten

“No she is not!” Gammer shouted, so loudly that the…

Chapter Eleven

The egg started hatching that night.

Chapter Twelve

Over in Ulverscote there was suddenly a plague of frogs.

Chapter Thirteen

Marianne did catch Uncle Charles on his way home from…

Chapter Fourteen

The griffin became very lively that day. He was also…

Chapter Fifteen

Marianne was having even more difficulty getting away than Cat…

Chapter Sixteen

Marianne looked up gladly as Cat came across the stubbly…

Chapter Seventeen

Outside, beyond the conservatory, Mr. Adams was leaning against Syracuse…

Chapter Eighteen

Now that Marianne was leaving, Cat realized that he ought…

Chapter Nineteen

Chrestomanci turned to have a word with Uncle Arthur, who…

Chapter Twenty

Cat was sure that either Chrestomanci or Millie—or possibly both…

Chapter Twenty-One

Uncle Richard and Uncle Isaac walked carefully around the edge…