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1 " Septimus peered over the side - the marble looked solid once more. "It's Thixotropic," he said."It's what?" said Nicko."Solid. But goes liquid under pressure.""Don't we all," said Nicko gloomily. "
― Angie Sage , Fyre (Septimus Heap, #7)
2 " A bit late, but you know what they say."Beetle hazarded a guess. "You're late? What time do you call this? Where on earth have you been?"Silas looked baffled. "No. Better late than never."Beetle watched Silas Heap head across the Great Hall toward the Sealed lobby and heard one of the guard Wizards demand, "Silas Heap, where on earth have you been? "
3 " Jannit liked Jenna, who reminded her of how she had been as a girl: a confident, taking-charge kind of person. That was how girls should be. "
4 " There's no way the new chimney will fall down, Lu. Not with you in charge. It wouldn't dare. "
5 " When the Fyre inside is kindled and when the Time Is Right, anything is possible. "
6 " Marcia," said Milo. "That was Jenna. I know my child.""And I know mine," said Marcia. "I mean - I know Septimus. "
7 " Marcia looked a little guilty. "Well, I promised your mother when she came to see me that there would be no, er... arguments."…"Wow." - Septimus "
8 " Aunt Zelda," Jenna said gently. "You know there should be three bowls in the bag? Do you know where the other one is?"Aunt Zelda sighed. "The Marsh Python ate it," she said. "
9 " Septimus! Oh, Septimus!" Marcia hurled herself toward Septimus and enveloped him in her cloak. "You're alive. I thought… I thought you were dead. I thought you'd fallen…""Me too," said Septimus, holding on to Marcia. "Me too. "
10 " Marcia said you had to go and have fun?" Rose looked astonished."Yep. That's what she said.""Crumbs.""Yes, I know. "
11 " Comptroller," Sally began hurriedly in an oddly strangled voice. "I bring you this Wonder for the Coronation. We, the family Mullin, are honored to be the Keepers of the Coronations Biscuit Tin and as is our bounded duty since Time Began, we now resent this to thee, Oh, Comptroller, for its sacred duty. Safe Journey." - To Sarah "
12 " That, Jim Knee, is what comes from showing off," said Septimus, sounding uncannily like Marcia. "
13 " Marcellus," said Julius, sounding somewhat unenthusiastic. "Um, how are you?"Marcellus smiled. "Alive," he said tersely… Julius, you snake. It has taken me nearly five hundred years to figure this out, but now at last I know what caused the Great Alchemie Disaster... you! "
14 " Marcia's fine," said his older self. "And that is all you want to know right now. "
15 " There’s no way the new chimney will fall down, Lu. Not with you in charge. It wouldn’t dare. "