t make comparisons all time and  just keep up t for an  to be toget;

    tiges passed; a erbird on tirred and called; the occasional car moved over Magdalen Bridge.

    Finally t.

    quot;ell,quot; said Lyra softly.

    Everyt  moment , and t er on, ense grace made tender by tely soft. o t one of all.

    o te. Mary and Serafina ing.

    quot;Lyra...” ill said.

    And s;ill.quot;

    a o Cittagazze. t  far from t. epped t time and looked do city, tiled roofs gleaming in t, toed sing out on till sea.

    urned to Serafina and said as steadily as ;t to Lyra for as long as s;

    In ansco Mary, and too, embraced, and first Mary and tepped t o trees of tanic Garden.

    Being carts no as  it rying to ing ill in  ed to cla ear out ; nevert, and  no one could see t it cost him.

    And  Lyra  tigrain in .

    Nevertheless, she smiled.

    One last kiss, rus tear from ransferred to alaimon floo Lyras arms; and to close t he way was closed, Lyra was gone.

    quot;Noo sound matter-of-fact, but o turn a;Ive got to break t;

    il ried to bring to mind just o cut a  of ter ably reminded , it  last met somet couldnt cut, and t was his love for her.

    So ried it noed in Mrs. Coopers little hallway.

    But it didnt  easily to a artling t again quickly and stood puzzled for a moment.

    ;Lyra.quot;

    Of course.   t ill lay on his cheek.

    And time, tered and to to glitter on tones t ill  her universe.

    ill knelt