MALMORDO

MALMORDO: "'Three nights now you have worn it,' the gypsy told the girl, 'and each night brings more danger. I warn you, it is not safe to come here!'

'But I have come here safely -'

'And you may not find it safe to stay.' Thalla pointed a shapely finger to one of the tarot cards. 'This is the sign that tells your future.'

Janice stared at the card, much puzzled.

'But that card is blank!' she exclaimed. 'How did it come to be among the others?'

Thalla shrugged as though she didn't know.

'But since it is blank,' persisted Janice, 'how can you read it? What does it tell?'

'Your future.' Thalla intoned the words solemnly. 'No future. Blank, like the card!'

Thalla could say no more, for Gregor was drowning all sounds with the maddened shriek of his fiddle. Then, with a burst that seemed to strain the violin's strings, the wild music ended.

The sudden silence seemed sharp. It made ears keen, too, for Harry could hear a peculiar sound from somewhere along the wooden fence. The more he listened, the more that sound reminded him of something gnawing at the wood. Immediately the thought of rats sprang to Harry's mind, though it seemed unlikely that rats would try to chew their way into as populated a spot as this outdoor garden."

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