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"At that!" She pointed disgustedly at the"It's snowing again" There was a note of accusation In her voice

"It's not my fault," he said defensively

"Did I say that it was?" She turned aardly to glare at hier, and she sometimes see

"This is just absolutely insupportable," she declared "Why have you brought e look crossing her face

"Are you all right, dear?" Garion asked

"Don't 'dear' ain "Oh, ot to his feet

"Oh, dear," Ce'Nedra said, putting her hands to the small of her back "Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear"

"Ce'Nedra, that's not very helpful What's the o lie down," she said al at a stately waddle She stopped "Oh, dear," she said with much more vehemence Her face was pale, and she put one hand on a chairback to support herself "I think that it ara, Garion"

"Is it- ?, I mean, are you- ?"

"Don't babble, Garion," she said tensely "Just open the door and screa to say that- ?"

"I'ht now" She waddled to the bedroooodness," she said

Garion stuara!" he said to the startled sentry "Immediately! Run!"

"Yes, your Majesty!" thedown the hall

Garion slam?" he asked, wringing his hands

"Help rabbed her ar?"

"Bed," he blurted, pointing at the royal four-poster

"I knohat it is, Garion Help me Don't yank on me"

"Oh" He took her hand, slipped his other arm about her, and lifted her off her feet He stumbled toward the bed, his eyes wide and his reat oaf!"

"Bed," he urged her, trying with all the eloquence at his command to explain He carefully set her back down on her feet and rushed on ahead "Nice bed," he said, patting the coverlets encouragingly

Ce'Nedra closed her eyes and sighed "Just step out of nation