Sir Trevelyan Taylor the Head Curator of the British Museum often yelled out and stomped his foot in frustration Lottie unhooked her legs from the railing she was dangling from she had been trying to find out if getting more blood to her brain made her any better at crosswords it didn’t and hopped down I’d better go and investigate she announced to no one in particular Lottie grabbed her cardigan and her trusty detective’s notebook and set off to find the source of the noise which was bound to be coming from Sir Trevelyan Taylor’s office She paced through the corridors of the British Museum where she had lived since she was four 2
She passed ancient treasures towering statues and objects from thousands of years of world history She loved her home especially living with her great uncle Bert in their messy flat on the grounds of the museum She had a great time learning about history and the world from the library and practicing her detective skills when all those peculiar things seemed to happen which were about to come in handy But it’s impossible shouted Sir Trevelyan from inside his office He sounded angry 3
so Lottie wisely hung outside the door jotting down what he said in her notebook I can’t get a donation that large Especially by tonight Lottie continued scribbling until she heard the click of Sir Trevelyan’s telephone receiver being placed back on its cradle She quickly darted away from his office door looking for a place to hide as she heard him stand and pace around his office You may as well come in called the curator’s voice from the office I know you’re out there 4
Lottie gulped and poked her head around the door H-how did you There’s always a strange kind of silence when you’re eavesdropping Lottie Lipton said Sir Trevelyan How much did you hear Lottie entered the office properly and looked back at her notes Um something about a large donation she said Sir Trevelyan sighed and stared out of his window That was the chairman of the board of directors They say they need an impossible amount of money to keep the museum running or we’ll have to close the whole place down 5
