ot;e dont knoo;

    quot;t; said t;raveled far?quot;

    quot;A long ired,quot; said ill. quot;Could ;

    t to t and looked around furturned to trange figures standing by and said:

    quot;Did you see any deat;

    t;No, no, none.quot;

    turned back. Be: a wo young chey were all nervous and apprehensive.

    quot;Deat; said ill. quot;ere not bringing any deat;

    But t fact seemed to be t, because side stle.

    quot;Excuse me,quot; said Lyra, stepping fore  ;I couldnt icing, but tlemen s rude, but e I do beg your pardon. But you see, in my  like youre so see us. And noraveling, ill and me, t seem to , and I ill I found out t ordinary like me really. So maybe ts  a bit sort of nervous ;

    t;Lyra? And ill?quot;

    quot;Yes, sir,quot; she said humbly.

    quot;Are t; ing to the spies on her shoulder.

    quot;No,quot; said Lyra, and sempted to say, quot;ts,quot; but s ill  a bad idea; so s;tialys and tinguisraveling ; saking mouse-Pantalaimon out of . quot;You see, omorro;

    Everyone ed. ttle by one, and to look modest and er a pause the man said:

    quot;ell, ts strange, I suppose trange times.. .Come in, t;

    tside nodded, one or ttle boood aside respectfully as ill and Lyra o t. to keep it s.

    It  by a napable, and clean but sed ures cut from film-star magazines, and tern made s of soot. tove against one  of it, eaming, and on a dressing table tic flotles, and ots and pieces, all surrounding ture of a jaunty