sed about dangerously in ter of trees, and to brancaking thering dark.

    ill and Ama crept up in t to t point t ill out of sig o be be off t a he air.

    tion of ground o a bleace ground s cratered ttering sounds over a wide silence.

    Ama folloect  must be ing tly place; and ing at once, became a lizard and scampered over t.

    ill sa  t moonligern once ers cave. o open it quickly, pull Lyra t again at once. t was safer.

    opped on to Ama: quot;e must be very quick and completely silent. No noise, not even a w;

    Sood, tened. ttle packet of po: s a dozen times, and sask so often t s in total darkness.

    te rocks, ill measuring tance carefully until imated t the cave.

    took t t possible window humb and forefinger.

    o it quickly to keep t out and looked t all  sky; er, asleep, ail, trailing negligently over the sleeping bag.

    C see oo close?  t ep or two, and opened again.

    S there.

    quot;Listen,quot; o Ama and ;t see o find  t. So stand back, keep out of t accidentally cut you uck t by t;

    quot;e s; Ama said, quot;because I knoter too.quot;

    ubborn, ogets clenc slowly around his neck.

    ill said, quot;O e silence, and you do exactly  once, you understand?quot;

    Sted  yet again to che medicine.

    ill made a small opening, lo sly, getting t on  beogeten seconds.

    taking some moments to adjust from t rees, but belo oo. It   far away.

    it hand, ill balanced himself carefully and