er ;

    quot;And  Mrs. Coulter?quot; said the king.

    Lord Asriel passed a hand over his forehead.

    quot;I  roubled,quot; ;Leave ect ice. ever else so surprise me. But  do, and : ect Lyra until s o being for t. Let us do it as ;

    Mrs. Coulter lay in Lord Asriels bed next door. irred, for s deeply asleep. S of roubled slumber uneasy and h longing.

    up beside  s  to move closer to t ed to icular  they were all doomed.

    Finally so stand up.

    quot;Asriel,quot; so t.

    ly; to propitiate  turn.

    quot;Asriel, ; saking a chair.

    o igue.  doed an elboable. till, tting uprig at Lord Asriels side, cer unblinkingly.

    quot;You didnt ; he said.

    quot;I tle. I couldnt sleep, but I  listening. ;

    quot;No.quot;

    ill  ansion, and  going to, and s.

    quot;e s; s;and broug;

    It  tered test possible gro t, and settled dostretching.

    quot;I cant  of oblivion, Asriel,quot; sinued. quot;Sooner anyt. I used to to be tortured forever, I t t must  as long as you  ter,  it? Better t going into t forever and ever?quot;

    o listen. tention; to respond. She said:

    quot;t terly, and about me... I t you ed and your ing me. Ive never ed you, but I could understand... I could see  I couldnt see ;

    urned hen looked back.

    quot;I remember you said sometrange, on Svalbard, on taintop, just before you left our ; s on. quot;You said: Come roy Dust forever. You remember saying t? But you didnt mean