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He dison and bowed to Dr Silk "You are wishing another portrait, sir?"

"No, TC, but this boy and this lady wish to have theirs done"

"Oh, very good Together, or singly?" He gazed at Karigan and Cade as if attely," Dr Silk replied "The boy first, so the lady can see that it is painless"

TC Sta, are we? Co process that preserves the captured ie forever" He prattled on about wet plates, emulsion, and salt solutions as he led them behind the curtained area There, they discovered a se set with a painted pastoral scene as a backdrop An ee

A wooden box sat propped atop a three-legged apparatus in front of the stage, a spyglass-like protrusion aimed at the chair TC Stamwell directed Cade to sit in the chair and adjusted his pose, using an armature with a neck brace and headrest behind to hold him still

"The key, Mr Harlowe, is toKeep your face relaxed Do not speak, laugh, or sneeze But you can be easy for a an thought She still did not understand as supposed to happen

Staht phosphorene laht

"What is the light for?" she asked

"It brightens his ie so wewith light and shadow"

His reply did little to answer her question Perhaps if she’d been born of this time she would understand

"Now, Mr Harlowe, please hold your position as we discussed Tilt your chin up That’s it" Stah a hole in his wooden box, then lowered it a little by winding a wheel crank on the apparatus that supported it, and twisted the spyglass protrusion he referred to as the lens When he was done, he said, "I a now" He relass on a nearby table