I was brilliant at wall walking. William timed me once, before his wristwatch got stolen: all the way from Mr. Jenks’s to the haunted house in four minutes and thirty-three seconds. I wanted him to time me again so I could get faster and faster, and he said he would if I helped him find out who had stolen his wristwatch. Unfortunately it was me who had stolen his wristwatch, so I had to say I actually didn’t want to be timed again, but four minutes and thirty-three seconds was still faster than any other kid in the whole of the streets.
