l, and t made you angrier still. An un; railed off for a moment, and she laid her hand on my arm;

    quot;ed for you like a fox at ts of miscs torn from ted your life, and turn it is brooks no argument. Every eye icipating a moment of petulance. t;

    Speck drew me closer, ran he crook of her nape.

    quot;So , so t s  you left t. Noay ub, and Ill be rigside, I so dont make any trouble. And out you stepped to toss a ball into t yellocter across t. I ed to come play  someone o coddlers. I slipped inside, crouccertop,  notice me or do t tage and could oying ure polis poison, or opening cutlery drao juggle ting into they were in danger, while she was wrapping herself in her robe and singing as she dried her hair.

    quot;Meano uncover a surprise. Sometirred among t of leaves and s ran t. A rabbit? Peraircase, calmly calling, and discovered tabletop quite alone. You stood blinking into trails. From berong ood t, her face a mask of anger.

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    quot;But you tom , and youd so touc stony silence. As suffed it in your pocket, and slipped out of t a sound. I folloernoon.quot;

    quot;as I scared to be alone?quot;

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    quot;Every time t; I told ;a monster  to get me.quot;

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