“Ten seconds!" cried The Grand High Witch. "Nine... eight... seven... six... five... four... thrrree... two... vun... zero! Vee have ignition!"
      I could have sworn I heard an alarm-clock ringing. I saw Bruno jump. He jumped as though someone had stuck a hatpin deep into“his bottom and he yelled "Ow!" He jumped so high that he landed on a small table up there on the stage, and he started hopping about on the top of this table, waving his arms and yelling his head off. Then suddenly he became silent. His whole body stiffened.
      "The alarm has gone off!" shrieked The Grand High Witch. "The Mouse-Maker is beginning to vurrrk!" She started hopping about on the platform and clapping her gloved hands together and then she shouted out,

      "This smelly brrrat, this filthy scum
      This horrid little louse
      Vill very very soon become
      A lovely little MOUSE!"

      Bruno was getting smaller by the second. I could see him shrinking...
“Now his clothes seemed to be disappearing and brown fur was growing all over his body...
      Suddenly he had a tail...
      And then he had whiskers...
      Now he had four feet...
      It was all happening so quickly...
      It was a matter of seconds only...
      And all at once he wasn't there any more...
      A small brown mouse was running around on the table top...”

Chapter 10: Bruno Jenkins Disappears