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"Don’tto avoid her on a hike down to the lake "If you acknowledge her, it’s all over"

They walked purposefully, heads forward They were going fishing, and the last time Honoria had joined them she had dunore her," Daniel ht to shriek

Daniel flinched "Faster," he said "If we make it to the woods she won’t find us"

"She knohere the lake is," Marcus felt compelled to point out

"Yes, but – "

"Daniel!!!!!!!!!!!!"

" – she knows Mother will have her head if she goes into the woods alone Even she’s not foolish enough to press Mother on that"

"Dan – " But she cut herself off And then, in a voice so pathetic one could not help but turn, she said, "Marcus?"

He turned

"Noooooooooooooo!" Daniel moaned

"Marcus!" Honoria called out happily She skipped forward, co to a bounce and a stop in front of therowled, "and you’re not co"

"But I like to fish"

"So do I Without you"

Her face screwed up

"Don’t cry," Marcus said quickly

Daniel was uni!"

"Just don’t cry," Marcus repeated, because truly, that had to be theher lashes, "if you let o with you"

How did a six-year-old kno to bat her lashes? Orand rubbing her eye

"Nohat’s wrong?" Daniel asked

"I got so in my eye"

"Maybe it was a fly," Daniel said slyly

Honoria screa to say," Marcus pointed out

"Get it out! Get it out!" she shrieked

"Oh, settle down," Daniel said "You’re perfectly fine"

But she kept screarabbed her hands in his and held her head utterly still, her hands at her temples, his hands over hers "Honoria," he said firasped, and finally stilled

"There is no fly," he said to her

"But – "