The 39 Clues: Cahill Files: Silent Night - Plot & Excerpts
There was that world war, too, but Rupert wasn’t concerned with that at the moment. No, his battle was being fought in the Davenport dining room, and his rival sat right across the table, wearing a military uniform with the bright star badge of a newly made second lieutenant. Rupert eyed that star like it was about to explode. The enemy had the advantage at the moment, but Rupert was about to make his move. The dining room at Southington, the Davenports’ small castle in Essex, was a comfortable place for a war. The vaulted ceilings were gilded, and golden statues of women hung in the corners, silently playing their harps and lutes and panpipes for those seated. The walls were hung in rich tapestries and lush paintings depicting some of the greatest moments in family history — the crowning of King Louis XIV, Napoleon’s victory at Austerlitz, the assassination of Peter III by Catherine the Great. And there, at the head of the room, behind where Father sat, was a portrait taller than Rupert and wider than his arms could reach.
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