all of tanding in  and prosperous farmyard in some nortry like one-flagged yard  and clean and a roable doors stood open. t. tive and vigorous t it sounded like a macables.

    Lyra  and looked, and came back at once, looking pale.

    quot;to , and recovered, quot;four dead ;

    quot;Look,quot; said ill, s;or maybe better not.quot;

    ing at t edged tc seen a mans legs, one , protruding from t part of the bushes.

    Lyra didnt  to look, but ill  to see if till alive and needed help. he came back shaking his head, looking uneasy.

    t the farmhouse door, which was ajar.

    tialys darted back and said, quot;It smells ser in t; and ted furtbuildings.

    ill folloce cable, and a tle stood cold. Next door try, he silence was oppressive.

    Lyra said quietly, quot;ill, is t;

    t o  ;No, I dont ts one  of rye bread, tll be good, its lig;

    aken o table.

    quot;ell?quot; said Lyra, seeing tialys raise ;You s you take.quot;

    At t moment Salmakia came in table in a sric blue.

    quot;t; s;on foot, es ;

    And as ss on gravel, and a voice issuing orders, and tal.

    quot;t; said ill.

    in t. And at once ion. to be sliding along a very smoot sank til o cut. But it ant, like o ail as tanding in.

    quot;s ; said Lyra.

    t it  t. Just as ted ted to pus someter  all. to perc  a pressure in t and ted, and ttle riders o stroke ts o calm their fears.

    But after a feruggle, t o see) and closed it, sting thei