Every head turned to see two more security guards appear, each holding a Bagshaw by the back of the neck (which might have been considerably less conspicuous had the Bagshaws not been dressed as chimney sweeps). Kat turned back to Hale. 'The Mary Poppins?' 'Seemed like a good idea at the time.

And as every spy knows, common enemies are how allies always begin.

I'm someone who doesn't have anything to lose.

Zach walked away, but I stood there for a long time, wondering if I should go to my mother; if I should go to my friends; but instead I slipped into the corridors I hadn't used in months, pushed my way through cobwebs and darkness, trying to walk away from the tears that burned hot down my cheeks, because maybe I didn't want to admit weakness; maybe I wanted to wallow in my solitude and grief. Or maybe crying is like everything else we do—it's best if you don't get caught.

Time, Ms. McHenry," Townsend said. "It can be a cruel, cruel thing

If we hadn't hated him a lot, we might have liked him a little at that moment. But we did. So we didn't.

I think the canary left some feathers in there after you ate it.