o p and passive. One prefers cleanliness; t. One ite for food, tarve y—er about  ed—is crucial to Adeline’s sense of identity, it is unsurprising, is it not, if s in ion e to tor t  speak, but dreinued. “Noies in t. Sens to stories, is capable of understanding and being moved by a language t is not ts a o engage  of t repress t of y.”

    er turned o tor and gave  meant it o speak.

    ‘It’s a curious idea,“ iously. ”I s te,  you? t you could expect to be lore alike than dissimilar?“

    ‘But ion t t isn’t ted briskly.

    ‘hmm.“

    S speak but let ared at ty , rying to divine tion of o make .

    ‘eresting one“— on a sympatic smile to soften t of —”I don’t recall ever reading about sucer beties.“

    S  isn’t in ties, no. If it o be any isn’t.”

    ‘You have read Lawson?“

    ‘Of course. I  dream of pronouncing an opinion on any subject  being sure of my references first.“

    ‘Oh.“

    ‘to tive, tops s of t might be drawn.“

    ‘I remember ttle start. ”Oion! ell, I wonder wudy is of any relevance?“

    ‘I  been able to obtain tudy. Can you lend it to me?“

    So it began.

    Impressed by ty of er’s observations, tor lent udy. urned it, t of pites and questions attacime, ained a number of oticles to complete ly publiss, foreign  ime by passing to er first, and reading for  telligent summaries s o read, turned to tions. Botes, ations in ing in t, but ses on imes attac assays on separate pieces of paper.

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