Lyra sat up and ening closely.

    quot;It er Id given my paper,quot; Mary  on, quot;and it ening, and Id dealt ions  making a mess of it, and altogetoo, no doubt.

    quot;Anyo a restaurant a little , and to go. Normally Id  time I t, ell, Im a groed a paper on an important subject and it  alk  all t interested in, and  Id loosen up a bit. I  liked taste of  of music in t.

    quot;So  doo eat in t table under a lemon tree, and t of bo to me alking to tting opposite  knoo; alian, and  people alking about, and I t it eresting to  it.

    quot;Anyle older t black iful olive-colored skin and dark, dark eyes.  falling across  pus back like t, slo;

    S s very well.

    quot; ; s on. quot; a ladies man or a c o talk to

    to sit tern ligree  of talk and laug  I ty. Sister Mary Malone, flirting!  about my vo dedicating my life to Jesus and all t?

    quot;ell, I dont kno ree, or  it gradually seemed to me t Id made myself believe somet  true. Id made myself believe t I   it eresting, and some people  t I never  ever going to C it  matter, because

    t of to visit.

    quot;And t of some s stuff and I suddenly realized I o Co speak. And Id forgotten it. It aste of t stuff t broug back, I t  almond paste,quot; so Lyra, who was looking confused.

    Lyra said, quot;A; and settled back comfortably to  .

    quot;Any; Mary  on. quot;I remembered taste, and all at once I asting it for t time as a young girl.

    quot;I  a party at ty, an