Calico Classics Illustrated: Journey to the Center of the Earth

Calico Classics Illustrated: Journey to the Center of the Earth — page 9
No he will never know of this I vowed Never will my uncle know of this terrifying secret Just as I decided to throw the book and parchment into the fi re my uncle came into the room For hours I was afraid he would learn the secret of how to read the parchment I would not leave him and fi nally fell asleep on the sofa while he studied it When I woke my uncle was still working on the paper His eyes were red and his hair matted He was tired and hot I loved my uncle and it hurt me to see him in such suffering I knew I only had to say one word to stop his pain But I could not say it My uncle in his desperation locked the front door and took the key I could not keep quiet Professor I said I have the key The key To the door he asked searching his coat To these horrible hieroglyphics I shouted 12