The Scroll of Alexandria: A Lottie Lipton Adventure
help there Lottie hopped out of her hiding place These books are here by Royal Appointment she said They were left to the museum by King George III after he died They’ve been here since 1828 exactly one hundred years The couple looked impressed Other tourists began to gather around Well aren’t you the little bookworm said the man What else can you tell us The tourists all looked expectantly at Lottie who gave them her most welcoming smile The books were collected by King George over his lifetime but when his son came to the throne he passed them on to the British 4
Museum There are over sixty-five thousand books and maps here some of which are one of a kind Lottie didn’t have time to hide again when Sir Trevelyan Taylor the Head Curator of the Museum came crashing through the doors He did not look happy Lottie Lipton he bellowed How many times do I have to tell you This is a museum Not your own private playground Ah hello Sir Trev said Lottie trying to smile sweetly The tourists moved into the next room thanking Lottie as they went You found my experiment then 5
I was just trying to see what rooms in the museum were best for growing fungus Sir Trevelyan looked confused Hmm No I meant that you shouldn’t leave your toys lying about He produced Lottie’s battered old rag doll Cleopatra This thing was found in the arms of one of the mummies in the Egyptian section Lottie grabbed Cleopatra and held her tightly So that’s where I left her she said She placed Cleopatra in her cardigan pocket and patted her gently smiling to herself Sir Trevelyan humphed and moved over to the 6
bookshelves He took a tape measure out of his pocket and proceeded to hold it up against the shelves at various angles What are you doing Ooh are we getting more books inquired Lottie just as Uncle Bert came huffing and puffing around the corner into the library Sorry Lottie He was too fast for me You’d better ooh are we getting more books he said spying the tape measure Sir Trevelyan didn’t even turn around Absolutely not he scoffed We’re getting rid of all these useless ones Lottie and Uncle Bert’s mouths dropped open in shock 7
