Chapters 9 and 10 Summary

"Saturday's Story" After leaving the Briary, the shaken September (accompanied by Iago, the Marquess's panther), finds that Ell has gone, but is relieved when she hears him calling. She follows his voice and discovers him next to a large lobster cage, in which is imprisoned a young boy with blue skin and black hair. He tells her that he is a Marid or water spirit, that he can grant wishes and that he, like all Marids, has a multi-leveled awareness of time. He also reveals that he has been imprisoned by the Marquess so she can make use of his power. September decides he must be freed. She uses the Spoon to break open the cage and the boy (Saturday) comes out, September telling him she will help him find his mother. Iago says he would be willing to break the...