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Chapters 1-4
Ludlow Fitch lives in the city, harsh and cruel. His parents and Barton Gumbroot want it pull out twelve of his teeth to sell. They only manage to pull out one, when Ludlow manages to flee the city. He takes a ride on a carriage to a small town called Pagus Parvus. He doesn't have anywhere else to go, and is freezing from the cold outside. So, a man named Joe Zabidou allows him to sleep and eat in his house for the night. Joe asks Ludlow if he could read and write. Ludlow can read and write, but cannot spell very well. Joe then, introduces himself and says, "My name is Joe Zabidou. I am a Secret Pawnbroker. What is a Secret Pawnbroker?

Chapters 5-9
Pagus Parvus was very different than the city, Ludlow realized quickly. He was offered a job to help with Joe at his Pawnshop. Ludlow had never had a job before. He helped another pawnbroker in the city named Lembart Jellico. He helped Ludlow escape his parents from time to time. The next day, Joe introduced himself to the people of Pagus Parvus. He said he would take anything the people may have. From pots to loafs of bread. The people were pleased, but Jeremiah Ratchet wasn't so pleased. He didn't want Joe to start any problems, with "His" town. Joe understood, and when almost everybody left, Joe decided to follow the Grave digger, Obadiah Strang. He convinced Obadiah to come to his shop at midnight, and Obadiah agreed.


Chapters 10-14
It was quiet as usual at the pawnshop, but Joe and Ludlow did in fact, get regular visitors at the shop, such as Polly, Jeremiah's maid. Ludlow and her were pretty good friends. Also three young boys would come to the shop and ask to be told stories, which Joe was happy to do. Though, Joe always refused for them to hold his Tree frog, which was very precious to him. At midnight, Joe woke up Ludlow and gave him a job to do. Joe handed him a Black book titled, The Black Book of Secrets, and told him to write everything down he heard when Joe told him to. Joe told Obadiah that he was a secret Pawnbroker and would pawn the dark secret he had. Obadiah told them his secret was that he was forced to be a grave robber by Jeremiah. So, Ludlow wrote down every word and Joe gave money to Obadiah for pawning his secret.

Chapters 15-19
Many people liked Joe because he was there to help them. Unlike Jeremiah, who wanted to take money away from them. Ludlow continued to work, writing down their secrets in the book. Horatio Cleaver was thought to be a murderer. Everyone thought he put poison in his pies. Joe asks Cleaver to come down to his shop and get something off of his chest. Horatio tells his secret to joe, while Ludlow writes down everything. Cleaver had a bad life, and had nothing to loose. So he gave his father a pie with rotten mice meat in it. He didn't think it would be do anything bad, but it had, and his father died. Though, Jeremiah is being rather suspicious.

Chapter 20-24
We find out that Polly had an interest in Ludlow. Not knowing what his past is, and him knowing hers. She wanted to know about the city and everything he has been through. So he told her how horriable it was. The days began to get busier because of Joe's generous payments. A man named Stirling has declared that an angel has "visited" him at night. Saying the "devil" has come and is tricking you. Jeremiah had told Stirling to say this, so that he could get Joe to leave, and for the town to reject Joe. Though no one believed him. So this is starting a little war between Joe and Jeremiah, and it requires a LOT of patients. Now, Jeremiah needs bodies for body snatchers, and Ludlow fits the description perfectly.

Chapters 25-29
Now, Jeremiah knows more about what Joe does, writes secrets in a big book. Jeremiah book, he thinks the book has the answers, and he is trying to figure out how to get the book. There was going to be a storm, when Joe leaves and Polly comes to the shop to see Ludlow. Ludlow pulls Polly in and makes her have soup and keep warm by the fire. Polly and Ludlow are tempted to look through the book of secrets and they decided to look through the beginning. Joe came back and they went to go see a man named Perigoe Leafbinder, who sells books. He got Perigoe to go to his shop at midnight like others, and she agreed. So she went to his house at midnight. Jeremiah had mad her get a very special book, from a devil worshiper.

Chapters 30-33
The town was for some reason very cruel the next morning to Ludlow. Someone even threw a pail of water at him. Now, the town is trying to get back at Jeremiah, and some aren't even selling him things, like meat. Though, Joe is upset that they did that, and said Joes time will come. The next day, Elias Soudough told the town that Ludlow black mailed her, into giving him money. In exchange he would keep her secret that they wrote in the book. Polly had to tell Ludlow and Joe. Then, Jeremiah comes to the shop at midnight and declares that he knows what Joe is up to. Then, he wants to offer a secret, but steels the book instead. Then, he threatens to hurt the frog, so Joe gave the book to Jeremiah. Before he put the frog down, however, she bit him.

Chapter 34-37
Jeremiah was very happy he got the book. He went home and read every single secret in the book. Jeremiah became numb and couldn't move all of a sudden. Though, a mysterious figure stole the book.
After Jeremiah left, Joe had sent Ludlow to go and fetch the book. Frustrated that Joe wasn't letting Ludlow on any secrets yet, he stormed off and went to go retrieve the book. He took the book with Jeremiah on the ground, because he didn't know what else to do. Jeremiah was dead, and he told Ludlow, before he died, that it was Joe. The crowd of people were about to burn down the shop when Polly states that Jeremiah was dead. It was over.
Chapters 38-40
The doctor had said that he had died by some sort of fit or apoplexy. Though, not everybody was so sure about that. Then, Joe says there is no reason why they should stay in the town anymore. Ludlow does not understand why they have to leave. Before he could say why, Perigoe came in and apologized for the town and returning a book he bought from her. It turned out Joe did not kill Jeremiah; it was a pie, yet again, killed him. Though that remained a secret. Then, Ludlow went with Joe to start a new pawnshop in a new town, without telling anyone. As they were on their way to a new town, Joe told Ludlow everything. Now they are going through a tunnel and Ludlow doesn't know what's on the other side.

Chapter 41-42
Joe led Ludlow into a HUGE room, with thousands of books all over the walls. There were also three statures. They were the three fates, Joe had told him. The start, layout, and finish your life but, all of them are equally important. The books are full of secrets of all of the secret pawnbrokers in history. Joe wanted to show Ludlow someone and it turned out to be Mr. Jellico! Joe gave Ludlow his own book of secrets, and asked him to one day be, the secret pawnbroker. Ludlow then accepts. Then it was time for Ludlow to give up his secret, so that it may be in the book of secrets.


Chapter 43
Joe pulled Saluki (the frog) out of the pull string bag. He allowed Ludlow to hold the frog to see if she would trust him. She did trust him. Then, Joe gave Ludlow a note that said Saluki was a Phyllobates tricolor frog. It would seep poison out of its skin when scared of a predator. It was not the pie that had killed Jeremiah, but the frog. Ludlow was in utter shock that he had gotten away with it. Then, he realized that it still wasn't Joe's fault. That Jeremiah had bought it upon himself.


Chapter 44
The page was torn from, Amphibians of the Southern Hemisphere.
Phyllobates Tricolor
This frog is a colorful thing, part of the Poison Dart Frag family, or Dendrobatidae. It is mainly found in a native rain forest in South America. Whe the frog is under stress, it will eject poison from the pores on its back. This poison will burn the skin and flow through the bloodstream. It will bring rapid muscle and respiratory paralysis. This will always lead to death. The native Indians there will dip there arrows in there poison, Hence the name of Poison Dart. There is no known cure, so if you see one of these frogs, it would be highly recommended not to touch it.


Chapter 45
They left the Library with all of the secrets. It was dark and hard to see at first. Joe offered for them to go to the city. Though, Ludlow didn't want to return to the city yet. Perhaps another time. Ludlow had one more question though. What was the deal with the wooden leg that was always in the front window of the pawnshop? Though, Joe just said, "It will be useful one day." Ludlow insisted that he answers, though Joe does not. He simply says, "A man must be allowed at least one secret, Ludlow, don't you think?"

Chapter 46
So, in the end, Horatio Cleaver, never told anyone about the poisoned pie. In fact, he was relieved to find that no one had bitten into the bit at all! That the doctor's theory was correct. Jeremiah was buried in the Pagus Parvus cemetery. What surprised most people was that a lot of people from miles around attended the funeral. Though, there was very little weeping, but a lot of drinking and cheering afterwards. Though just a few days after he was buried, his body was robbed and sold to an anatomy school in the city, where a surgeon cut into his chest, and found that his heart was unnaturally small. As for Polly, well there was nothing for her left in Pargus Parvus. So, she hitched a ride to the city, believeing it couldn't be as bad as Ludlow says.