Then she went to her Room of Magic to prepare a charm that would tell her who had stolen the Record Book.

But when she unlocked her cupboard and threw open the doors, all of her magical instruments and rare chemical compounds had been removed from the shelves.

The Sorceress has now both angry and alarmed.

She sat down in a chair and tried to think how this extraordinary robbery could have taken place.

It was evident that the thief was some person of very great power, or the theft could not have been accomplished without her knowledge.