Nell and Harv at Large in the Leased Territories Summary

Nell and Harv run across the Territories until they reach its edge. They cross over to the forest that surrounds the territories and hide. After playing a game of hide-and-seek in the woods, Nell anticipates meeting with all of Harv's friends. However, the boy reveals that she cannot meet with them because the stolen book is valuable to Doctor X, the man who ordered his street gang to rob the neo-Victorian man. Since he told the owner of the Flea Circus that the book was lost, she cannot let them see that she has the book because the doctor would then certainly kill him. The two kids decide to camp on the beach and settle for a remote corner of the seaside. For security reasons, Nell holds...