John Bellairs: "Dia mengangkat buku itu ke hidungnya. Baunya seperti b...

"Dia mengangkat buku itu ke hidungnya. Baunya seperti bedak Old Spice. Buku-buku yang berbau seperti itu biasanya menyenangkan untuk dibaca. Dia melemparkan buku itu ke ranjangnya dan pergi ke kopernya. Setelah mencari-cari sebentar, dia datang dengan sekotak panjang permen cokelat tertutup. Dia suka makan permen sambil membaca, dan banyak buku favoritnya di rumah memiliki noda cokelat di sudut-sudut halaman."

--- John Bellairs

Versi Bahasa Inggris

He held the book up to his nose. It smelled like Old Spice talcum powder. Books that smelled that way were usually fun to read. He threw the book onto his bed and went to his suitcase. After rummaging about for awhile, he came up with a long, narrow box of chocolate-covered mints. He loved to eat candy while he read, and lots of his favorite books at home had brown smudges on the corners of the pages.