Gains and Losses Summary

Not long after April's rescue, Christmas vacation comes to the neighborhood and kids are out on break. Toby goes to check on the land of Egypt and finds the loose board in the fence replaced with a new one with very long nails. The kids cannot return to their game.

Not long after Christmas vacation begins, April visits the Professor, whose real name is Dr. Huddleston, to thank him for helping her. She thinks it would be easy to have a quiet moment with him but when she walks into the store she can see how busy it is. There are lots of people milling about and Elizabeth's mother, Mrs. Chung, is now employed there. In fact, both the store and the Professor look different, brighter and cleaner.

When April thanks him he graciously accepts but feels that he...