Hmm, the best part...well, there's lots of funny bits, like in the tower with the utukku. Oh, and also when Bartimaeus tries to destroy the mercenary...
"I'd been...etc. etc. and generally taken for granted. And now this bloke was joining in too, when I'd been doing was quietly trying to kill him."
-Bart
Loved that part! Dunno if that's a perfect quote...but also, I agree with you guys in that when Lovelace comes and UNderwood finds out about Nathaniel's 'projects' it's very good and suspenseful...for me, the entire book is good from beginnign to end, but especially the end when it all comes together at the mansion!
MUSICA DIABOLOS
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Nathaniel + Kitty Forever!
"It's two thousand, one hundred and twenty-nine years since Ptolemy died. I still wear his form. Who do you think's the lucky one?"
- Bartimaeus, Ptolemy's Gate