The Curse of the Cairo Cat: A Lottie Lipton Adventure
Poppycock snapped a voice from behind them They turned to see Sir Trevelyan Taylor the Head Curator of the museum He was a thin weasel-faced man and he had never liked Lottie or Uncle Bert He tried at every opportunity to get them out of their home at the British Museum not caring for even a second where they might go He looked the statue up and down frowning Bertram when will you learn that archaeology is about facts not spooky curses Now make sure this beastly object is in position for the grand opening tomorrow We’ve got some very 8
important guests coming and I’m relying on their donations to keep the museum running If we don’t make our target I’ll know who to blame he said stalking off The Professor looked at his companions and blushed Poppycock of course There’s no such thing as curses He patted the giant cat on the head Ho-hum We’d better get this in place The exhibition opens tomorrow The night of the grand opening of the exhibition came and Lottie was busy helping her great uncle to prepare He had to give a 9
speech in front of a room full of guests and was extremely nervous Sir Trevelyan’s threats hadn’t helped You’ll be fine Lottie assured him practically pushing him onto the podium The Golden Cat of Cairo stood next to him inside a display case hidden by a large sheet
