Summary Of Writing: Doctor Pag's Breakdown

When Doctor Pax returned downstairs, he picked up the box which had been left by the front door. He took it through to his study and sent Harmonie off to bed.
Doctor Pax had been joined by Shrieve and they both stared at the parcel.
“Let’s get on with this,” he muttered.
The bubble wrap popped as they removed it from the box. Next came Boffin's home-made bomb which they lifted on the desk.
Shrieve knew bombs inside and out because he used to work for the army. It only took minutes to dismantle what was in front of him.
He inspected each piece, not once but twice.
"I have to say the boy was clever. If the bomb worked, it would have taken down a whole building. And killed everyone inside," explained Shrieve.
"If the bomb had worked?"
"Hmm, he

I met Garlic at the station and he offered me a lift.’
‘Not at all,’ he smiled at his new geography teacher. ‘Come through into the library while I deal with these two boys. You too Shrieve.’
So, this was Boniface and Cyprian.
He noticed with interest that one looked him straight in the eye. The other shuffled his feet and stared at the carpet.
Boniface had a high I.Q. Cyprian was almost as clever, but his brother had the edge.
Their nicknames were Boffin and Kipp.
Both had wild black hair which flopped over their eyes. Doctor Pax had read up about the boys so he knew they took after their dark-skinned mother. They had all lived on an island in the Crystal Sea. It was supposed to be a tranquil place but it was full of drug runners and

The smugglers were part of a pirate group who wanted a prisoner freed. The ransom note made from cut out letters read, give us One Eyed Ratty or we'll kill your boys. A bungled plan to save the twins had failed. It turned into a shoot-out which went wrong. They never stood a chance.
Boffin was pale. Probably because he spent most days with his head inside a book cover.
Kipp looked tanned and sporty. He stood over his brother like a dog with a bone, ready to protect.
Doctor Pax took all this in with one glance. He admired each quality as he shook their hands. They reminded him of mint and nut toffees. The same on the outside but each with a different taste once you began to chew.
“I am Doctor Pax. Welcome to Moribunda Children’s Home. And this is Shrieve. He teaches PE and he’s also my Head of Security.
Shrieve was tall. So tall that the boys had to crick their neck. Large and muscular. Tall and bald. He must have been almost seven feet tall and the ceiling light reflected off his head
“You must be Kipp and you must be Boffin,” he said in his deep voice.
“How can you tell?” asked a surprised Kipp. “We’re identical.”
“Boffin keeps looking at the carpet so he must be the most embarrassed. He made the bomb and got you both expelled.”
Boffin blushed and looked