“t! t off and excommunicate anyone wries!”

    “too many people  to. t be able to prevent terium, turies of darkness! Look at t ligs t on your skin, now!”

    “tronger t know—”

    “I dont knoter trong t it isnt strong enoug  now.”

    “Is t ed? to ch sin and darkness?”

    “I ed to break out, Marisa! And I  trees   on your hair, on your face....”

    Lord Asriel pusers urned o tc daring to move a muscle.

    to Lord Asriel as if sressed.

    “No—no—they know where Ive gone-”

    “t of this world!”

    “I darent—”

    “You? Dare not? Your cher.”

    “take han mine, Asriel.”

    “Not so. You took ried to mold ed hen.”

    “Soo coarse, too stubborn. Id left it too late....But where is she now?

    I folloeps up....”

    “You  ill? tried to wice s away.

    If I were hird chance.”

    ill clasping ensed suddenly and dre it seemed more like cruelty t to see a strange sigense, crouc pressing in the snow.

    Mrs. Coulter pulled fiercely back from t t—”

    “Come , poh me!”

    “e couldnt ogether, you and I.”

    “No? You and I could take to pieces and put it toget and stifle it forever! And youd like to be part of t great  lie to me about it. Lie about everyt tion Board, lie about your lovers—yes, I kno Boreal, and I care not t t dont lie about ruly ....”

    And tened toget fur of her neck, and she growled a deep rumble of pleasure.

    “If I dont come, youll try and destroy me,” said Mrs. Coulter, breaki