As he put his hand on the door latch, she said, "If the red blob leads to Kingsbury and the blue blob goes to Porthaven, where does the black blob take you?" Sophie leaned on the broom and watched Howl cross the room and pick up his guitar. "Keep that broom still while I cross my own room, please."
"And kill flies, which is very useful," said Howl. Probably he had a wicked affinity with spiders, Sophie thought. "Then get them down and leave the spiders," said Howl. "These cobwebs are a disgrace!" Sophie declared, fetching them down in bundles. He took one look and backed into the bathroom again with a blue-and-silver sleeve protecting his head. Even the silver inlets and embroidery on his suit seemed to have become brighter. Howl came out of the bathroom just then in a waft of steamy perfume. Michael moaned and Calcifer sneezed again. Wondering where that led to, Sophie began briskly sweeping the cobwebs off the beams. The fourth side, which she had not seen used yet, had a blob of black paint on it. She swept her way toward the door in order to have a look at the square knob above it. Sophie sprinkled water from the sink to lay the dust, which made Calcifer shrink back against the chimney.
"He'll spend the King's money faster than I burn a log. "Feckless spendthrift!" Calcifer crackled. "Howl spends every penny we've got if we don't." "Calcifer and I try to keep a store of money," Michael said rather guiltily. She went nosily over as Michael lifted up a stone in the hearth and hid the little girl's coin underneath it. As an old woman, she did not mind what she did or said. As a girl, Sophie would have shriveled with embarrassment at the way she was behaving. But it might persuade Howl to let her stay if everyone thought she was working for him. Probably she had let the besom she was using put ideas into her head. Sophie cackled to herself a little, quite unrepentant. Howl may not like that." He turned the door green-down again.
Michael shut the door, looking exasperated. I'm the best and cleanest witch in Ingary."
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