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This tiht to Mr Tall and told him about RV He listened carefully, then said, "You handled him well"
"I did what I had to,"I replied "I’ people, but there was no other way"
"Actually, you should have killed him,"Mr Tall said "That way he could do us no harm whatsoever"
"I’hed "Nor am I It’s a pity one of the Little People wasn’t with you They’d have chopped his head off without a second’s hesitation"
"What do you think we should do?"I asked
"I don’t think he can cause many probleo to the police right away Even if he does, there’s no evidence against you It would be an unwanted cos with officers of the law in the past We could cope"
"The health authorities worry me more We could hit the road and lose them, but people in the health departs once they’ve got your scent
"We’ll leave toht, and I hate canceling on short notice Dawn is the earliest any health inspector could be here, so we’ll one before then"
"You’re not angry with me?"I asked
"No,"he said "This isn’t the first time we’ve clashed with the public You’re not to blame"
I helped Mr Tall spread the word of our departure Everybody took it in stride Most see this much notice; a lot of ti
It was another busy day for et ready for leaving I offered to help Truska pack her stuff, but her tent was already bare when I got there She only winked when I asked how she’d packed so quickly
When Mr Crepsley awoke I told him about our plan to leave He didn’t seeh,"he said
I asked to be left out of that night’s show, because I wasn’t feeling very well
"I’ll get to bed early,"I said, "and get a good night’s sleep"
"It will not do any good,"Mr Crepsley warned "There is only one thing that will ht rolled on, and soon it was ti crowd The roads were blocked with cars in both directions Everybody in the Cirque was busy, either preparing to go onstage or getting people seated or selling stuff
The only tho see to do werebecause of his sick snake He left her for a few minutes to watch the start of the show We stood on one side of the stage as Mr Tall got the ball rolling and introduced the wolf-man
We stuck around until the first break, then walked outside and studied the stars
"I’ll o,"Evra said "I like the country You can’t see stars as well in the city"