Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Castle Book 1)

by Diana Wynne Jones

“Typical!” he said to Sophie. “I break my neck to get here, and I find you peacefully tidying up!”

“And you’re too nice,” he added, above the lap-lap of the water and the patter of sand on the water-lily leaves. “I was relying on you being too jealous to let that demon near the place.”