y e taken aback ion in his voice? ell, he had changed.

    During dinner ter and Dame alked of ing room for coffee, ter said:

    quot;Noo tell us somet youve experienced?quot;

    quot;Yes,quot; s;But not all at once. I dont understand some of it, and some makes me sill; but I ell you, I promise, as muco promise sometoo.quot;

    ter looked at t daemon in  passed bethem.

    quot;s t?quot; said Dame hannah.

    quot;You o promise to believe me,quot; Lyra said seriously. quot;I knoold trutelling lies and making up stories. So I knos , but my true storys too important for me to tell if youre only going to believe . So I promise to tell truto believe it.quot;

    quot;ell, I promise,quot; said Dame hannah.

    ter said, quot;And so do I.quot;

    quot;But you kno; Lyra said, quot;almost, almost more t

    lost ter. O range, Master,  came in t place and t left! One day I kne so ep from one to anotions, it ; S on, quot;ell, I rees, it  made sense; I couldnt even remember anyt just basic meanings, like t;

    quot;t gone, t; said Dame ;till in Bodleys Library. to study t;

    Dame ting opposite ter in one of ters c t it s , and s s it meant ter.

    quot;ell, no; ter  on. quot;e must t your future, Lyra.quot;

    up.

    quot;All time I ; Lyra said, quot;I never t about t. All I t about  time I  t. ty of times  ure at all. And no a  no...but no idea o do , s like er but no idea o read it. I suppose Ill o  I dont kno s are probably ric I