Part 3: Chapters 45, 46, and 47 Summary

The carnival parades through town with a spellbound Jim and Will under Mr. Dark's control. The boys are unable to yell or otherwise indicate their need for help. When they pass Mr. Tetley in front of his shop, Mr. Dark operates the boys like robots and instructs them to turn their heads towards Mr. Tetley and smile. Mr. Tetley waves and smiles back. It appears to the townspeople that the boys are simply having fun participating in the carnival's parade.

Arriving at the carnival grounds Mr. Dark marches the boys into the Mirror Maze and to the Wax Museum inside and commands them to sit and stay there. Customers wandering through mistake them for two wax figures. Outside, Mr. Dark attracts a crowd by announcing the last free show of the night, the World Famous Bullet Trick.

Hobbling and...