Trin was still getting nowhere and was feeling very annoyed about it. With a sudden
rush of frustration he kicked a large branch that was lying on the ground and several
little screams came from inside it. He must have upset a nest or something.
"No need to get angry." said a voice behind him. Trin spun round quickly. It was that
weird bloke who had abducted Hilarity.
"What do you want?" he said angrily.
"I was getting a little bored of you not getting anywhere so I decided to give you a
hand."
"You're showing me the way to the centre?"
"I might be, but then again I might not. It's still better than wondering around here all
day. And besides, your cousin asked so nicely that I could hardly refuse."
"So which way do I go?"
"Try walking through that wall."
"What! Do I look stupid or something?"
"Yes, you do actually."
"Stupid or not, I always make a point of not trusting men in tights who kidnap your
relatives."
"Yes that is a very sensible philosophy. Too bad you didn't think of it when you
wished her away."
"We were fooling around!" Trin was really loosing his cool now.
"I know, it's such a pity." with this Jareth faded away and disappeared.
"Fine go then." yelled Trin. "See if I care. And don't think I didn't here you two up
there, playing music, laughing, chatting. You're trying to replace me!"
******
"OK, you've only got ten there so you need another card." explained Hilarity to a
rather confused looking Goblin. "You can either buy one in which case you have to
give the dealer one of your chips, or you can twist which means that you don't have to
pay anything but everyone gets to see your card."
"What are you doing?" said Jareth materialising in front of his throne.
"Oh, I was trying to teach the Goblins how to play Pontoon but..."
"They can't count." he finished the sentence for her.
"Exactly. If they actually had any money I could really clean up."
"Well, could you stop. The last thing I need is a bunch of..."
"Gambling Goblins!" they both said in unison. Hilarity grinned, delighted with the
joke.
"How's Trin doing?" she asked.
"Very angry. He thinks I'm trying to replace him." Hilarity alarmed by this.
"Well you're not, because Trin is going to get here on time." she said, trying to
convince herself more than anyone else. "Can we go for a walk or something? I'd like
to see if there's any interesting plants I can send to my dad."
They walked outside together in silence into shady garden full of black flowers of all
shapes and sizes.
"Oh, it's lovely." said Hilarity with admiration, "Not hard guessing what your
favourite colour is." she grinned warmly. There was no offence intended.
"Were there any plants that you had in mind?"
"He likes ferns a lot...and orchids, he's a big orchid fan."
"Do you have an interest in horticulture?"
"I suppose I have to. My planet is 50% rainforest you see. I'm more into astro-physics
though." She stopped suddenly when she caught sight of the rose bushes. "Well that's
a bit of a mess isn't it. I'm going to sound a bit like an electrician here but, What
cowboy did this?"
"Looking after the gardens was Hoggle's job but I'm afraid you killed him."
"Oh yeah. Anyway by the looks of things he wasn't very good. This pruning is all
wrong."
"Really. Well that can be one of your jobs when you move in."
"Who says I am moving in?" a crystal appeared in between them showing Trin stuck
in the Oubliette. Hilarity swore loudly in some alien language that Jareth did not
understand.
"Come on. It time for lunch." he said and began making his way back to the castle.
Hilarity reluctantly followed.
rush of frustration he kicked a large branch that was lying on the ground and several
little screams came from inside it. He must have upset a nest or something.
"No need to get angry." said a voice behind him. Trin spun round quickly. It was that
weird bloke who had abducted Hilarity.
"What do you want?" he said angrily.
"I was getting a little bored of you not getting anywhere so I decided to give you a
hand."
"You're showing me the way to the centre?"
"I might be, but then again I might not. It's still better than wondering around here all
day. And besides, your cousin asked so nicely that I could hardly refuse."
"So which way do I go?"
"Try walking through that wall."
"What! Do I look stupid or something?"
"Yes, you do actually."
"Stupid or not, I always make a point of not trusting men in tights who kidnap your
relatives."
"Yes that is a very sensible philosophy. Too bad you didn't think of it when you
wished her away."
"We were fooling around!" Trin was really loosing his cool now.
"I know, it's such a pity." with this Jareth faded away and disappeared.
"Fine go then." yelled Trin. "See if I care. And don't think I didn't here you two up
there, playing music, laughing, chatting. You're trying to replace me!"
******
"OK, you've only got ten there so you need another card." explained Hilarity to a
rather confused looking Goblin. "You can either buy one in which case you have to
give the dealer one of your chips, or you can twist which means that you don't have to
pay anything but everyone gets to see your card."
"What are you doing?" said Jareth materialising in front of his throne.
"Oh, I was trying to teach the Goblins how to play Pontoon but..."
"They can't count." he finished the sentence for her.
"Exactly. If they actually had any money I could really clean up."
"Well, could you stop. The last thing I need is a bunch of..."
"Gambling Goblins!" they both said in unison. Hilarity grinned, delighted with the
joke.
"How's Trin doing?" she asked.
"Very angry. He thinks I'm trying to replace him." Hilarity alarmed by this.
"Well you're not, because Trin is going to get here on time." she said, trying to
convince herself more than anyone else. "Can we go for a walk or something? I'd like
to see if there's any interesting plants I can send to my dad."
They walked outside together in silence into shady garden full of black flowers of all
shapes and sizes.
"Oh, it's lovely." said Hilarity with admiration, "Not hard guessing what your
favourite colour is." she grinned warmly. There was no offence intended.
"Were there any plants that you had in mind?"
"He likes ferns a lot...and orchids, he's a big orchid fan."
"Do you have an interest in horticulture?"
"I suppose I have to. My planet is 50% rainforest you see. I'm more into astro-physics
though." She stopped suddenly when she caught sight of the rose bushes. "Well that's
a bit of a mess isn't it. I'm going to sound a bit like an electrician here but, What
cowboy did this?"
"Looking after the gardens was Hoggle's job but I'm afraid you killed him."
"Oh yeah. Anyway by the looks of things he wasn't very good. This pruning is all
wrong."
"Really. Well that can be one of your jobs when you move in."
"Who says I am moving in?" a crystal appeared in between them showing Trin stuck
in the Oubliette. Hilarity swore loudly in some alien language that Jareth did not
understand.
"Come on. It time for lunch." he said and began making his way back to the castle.
Hilarity reluctantly followed.