"The boy shrugged. "I've forgotten it," was all he said. And then, "I guess I wasn't taught well enough.""

"The boy did the preliminaries, sealing the circles, erecting the bonds. Now we were all subject to the rules of the s…"

"Maybe I'd better call a halt to the journal for a bit. Until something crops up, that is, which it hopefully won't fo…"

"Together, we must advance unafraid into the modern age!"

"The old pain had started up again, throbbing in my chest, stomach, bones. It wasn't healthy to be encased in a body f…"

"I'm Martha. And you are...?" A small snuffle, a smaller voice. "Nathaniel."

"When I landed on the top of a lamppost in the London dusk it was peeing with rain."

"H-he is a messenger for you. H-h-he brings a message." "You stagger me, Simpkin! A messenger with a message! Extraord…"

"Remember this." he said in a soft voice. "Demons are very wicked. They will hurt you if they can. Do you understand t…"

"Too much hate is bad for you," I ventured. "Why?" "Um..."