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Tomorrow, he and Hepzebah would have a day to the day

What can I tell hiht in a ic web I know it and I don&039;t care Whatmattered except the enchant depends ondepend on him? The question had not occurred to Sil-Chan in quite that for would not move without the advice of Records That was certain What could Records tell the Director about one Sooma Sil-Chan?

Sil-Chan looked inward at his own past life -- a dedicated Library slave, little better than one of the robots Self-prograle-h several had indicated more than a casual interest in him This interest had vanished quickly when they found he was on anti-S

Well, I&039;m off it now They&039;ve probably never even heard of it on the Free Island

He thought of Hepzebah then, conjured her face into his h, Sil-Chan once more wrapped himself in the blankets and cohtmare: His body was transformed by a witch (who looked re eye which moved inward, ever deeper inward down a shaft of the Library Planet The drop seemed endless and when it finally stopped, the eye/himself peered upward as all of the Library&039;s contents ca down the shaft toward him

"It&039;ll blind low ofacross the tree branches out there

A knock sounded on his door David&039;s voice: "You awake?"

"Yes"

"The PN is here"

Sil-Chan sat upright, stared at the closed door "But he wasn&039;t supposed to"

"He&039;s here and he wants to see you immediately You and Hepzebah"

The Paternohtmare counterpart, but he towered over Sil-Chan nonetheless The PN stood rey hair added another ten centimeters The PN was also a heavylight penetrated the east s to bathe the roourehead, an older David -- skin like cured leather, fan wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and mouth, a square chin, sea blue eyes and a widehim in front of the fireplace Hepzebah sat on the divan with David standing behind her

The PN glared at Sil-Chan "Why do you deliberately disrupt things of which you have no knowledge?" Sil-Chan glanced at Hepzebah, but she was staring at the floor

"I did not coe ahave you been seeing my niece?"

"I met her for the first ti me a liar, sir?" Sil-Chan kept his voice low and steady It was a tone that surprised even him The pre-Dornbaker Sil-Chan would never have used it

The PN favored hihted stare, then: "No-o-o, I a"

"Surprising, yes"

"Why did you come here, then?"

"The Library needs your help"

"This is how you enlist my help?" He waved at Hepzebah