Chapter Thirty-One – Deceptive Appearances
THE SQUASHPUMP CARRIE and Dave had stumbled across was not as proud as the Foreign Secretary, and consented to be carried to the library to save time. The meeting room door was open, but the internal door was, as she’d expected, locked. It was a simple lock, however, as the dandrobians would be expected to have under the Unity’s sanctions. There was a small keyhole in the door.
“Are you sure it can fit in there?” asked Dave as Carrie placed the squashpump next to the hole.
“Of course it can. You saw the gaps they squeezed through in the party room.”
“I’ll see wut I can do,” said the alien as it slid inside. It must have negotiated the lock quickly because part of it was still protruding when there was a click. Her heart in her mouth, Carrie pu
