Chapter 2, Section 9

The Book had finally arrived, just as planned. During one of the hate week gatherings, a man tapped me on the shoulder, told me I had dropped my briefcase, handed it to me and walked away. As quick as that. As soon as I could after the rally, I went to the little room above Mrs. Charrington's shop to read. I had read some of the first chapter when Julia arrived, so i started over and read it to her, but she fell asleep. I found the whole thing so fascinating, and it was great to know that all of my ideas from over the years were not crazy after all.