, stinky old man; youd never read it in a s just a toy to you. But I need it, and so does ill. ell get it back, dont ;

    quot;ell see,quot; said Sir C;t you out ;

    quot;No,quot; said ill, because ;You cant come into Cigazze because of ters, so it doesnt matter if you knoo;

    quot;As you o pick you up.quot;

    till to a .

    As t out, Sir Co ill, quot;By t get t boto return. Come to my  it and Ill call t once  is illiam Parry, isnt it? Yes, I t so.

    to of you in todays paper.quot;

    And the car pulled away. ill was speechless.

    Lyra s all rig; s; tell anyone else.  already if o. Come on.quot;

    ten minutes later tood in ttle square at t of toold  topped still in treet, tormented again by t   come clear.

    quot;I didnt  to tell ; Lyra said quietly, quot;but I sa nig noise....quot;

    quot; did ;

    quot;Young,  old at all. But I sa top, over ttlements. I t  be... You remember Angelica and Paolo, and Paolo said to ty as elling us, as if it ? ell, I t it mig be after t it. I ts t place.quot;

    quot;Mmm,quot; ;Maybe.quot;

    Salking earlier t morning. No coalaimon y. Maybe t tering around  sunlight, whispering anxiously.

    quot;; s;t any cs our fault. e got to make it right, and

    t; ill o t, folloo t and t building, and ill  dooo, looking up, getting topped under a  tory level and said to Panta-laimon, quot;Can you fly up t;

    once and set off.  reac. Lyra gasped and gave a little cry hs like someo