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"Not the professor’s house, is it," she murmured

"This is how most of the empire’s citizens live," Mirriaan nodded, and was i around her She closed her eyes and held herself steady in the doorway She did not tell Mirriam that this type of privy hat she’d been accusto to the professor’s

She was able to do what she needed without assistance or falling down the hole or taking a nap, though she was powerfully draard sleep Afterward, Mirriam helped her back to the bed The blurred vision not only made her balance unwieldy, but also disturbed her stoe, she wanted only to decline and curl up in bed

"If you do not eat," Mirriam told her, "you will only weaken further Also, I will not tell you how you ca else that a back up, Mirriam would have only herself to blaan had eaten at least two spoonfuls of porridge before she started

"I ondering where to begin," she said, "but I guess beginning at the beginning uess around eleven hour--Arhys snuck out of the house and went to the Inspectors"

Karigan dropped her spoon into the boith a clatter "She what?"

"Oh, that spoiled girl I warned the professorher into a little monster, I did, but he wouldn’t listen He was too soft-hearted, treating her like one of those porcelain dolls he was always giving her She was apparently so upset at him for her punishment after the atlas incident that she went to the Inspectors and told them the professor had secrets, and secret places into which he could disappear"

"Mirria direct, even if it led to revealing soood deal and quite a bit more since I’ve spoken with Mr Harlowe"

"Do you knohy the professor took a special interest in Arhys?"

"Yes I suspected so of the kind, and Mr Harlowe confirmed it He felt he needed to confide in Mr Booth andthe two of you Frankly, I was already in deep enough to be hanged without a trial"

"Which opposition group were you, er, involved in?"