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"Hoof We look exactly alike"

Aanvagen put in, "Mysire Horn three sons and a daughter having is"

Halance

Hide said, "I'd heard my brother was in trouble here, so I caed placed He's on his way back houess"

Hamer told the trooper to release me, and asked whether Hide wasthis the woman is"

I nodded, and was knocked to ?"

I ain (At another tiained consciousness, I was lying on the floor beside Ha Azijin "With Mysire Horn talking while snowbound you are Of twin sons he spoke?"

Azijin stood at attention "Yes, Mysire Rechtor"

"More than a yes froulped; the sound was soft, but the sellaria was so still, and I lay so near hi often he is, Mysire Rechtor Of his sons ins are, of his wife and older son, of his daughter, who asleep fell and could not ake-"

"Not perulp "No, Mysire Rechtor Perrunted "Of twins he speaks? Sons that twins are?"

"Yes, Mysire Rechtor"

I suppose he must have beckoned to Hide, because Hide caeant?"

"Yes, Mysire Rechtor"

"Not the other it is?" (I held my breath and shut my eyes)

"The other, Mysire Rechtor"

"The other it is?" I did not have to see Hae "This you saying are?"

"No, Mysire Rechtor"

"This son it is?"

"Yes, Mysire Rechtor"

Hide burst out, "Who is this, and why's he lying about thy silence At last Haed with the prisoner Hide you were"

"Here he is!" Strik protested "Before you he stands, Mysire Rechtor"

"No, mysire Escaped he has His brother his place has taken while you slept"

"But-but-"

"To me plain this is Mysire, your name Hoof it is?"

Hide nodded "Yes, Mysire Rechtor"

"Mysire Hide your brother is?"

"Yes, Mysire Rechtor"

"When your father Mysire Nat confined, you in your oere?"

Hide coughed nervously "Can I say so that's been botheringtime"

"Speak Of you what I ask it is"

"That man there isn't really my father at all He says he is, and he must've talked to my real father a lot, because he knows a lot about me and my brothers and our whole fa he is?"

"I don't know if he's lying, Mysire Rechtor Soe Haeant, Mysire Hide ith you in the inn was, thishe was?"

"Yes, Mysire Rechtor!"

"Good" Judge Ha stick rattle as he laid it down "Good! From Mysire Nat a disposition I have By Mysire Horn and Mysire Hide he was bound and beaten Mysire Horn we have"

Hide started to protest, but fell silent

"You may not me interrupt, mysire! Mysire Horn your father he is?"

"That's his name, Mysire Rechtor, but-"

"Then this man another Mysire Horn to me he is, because Horn himself he calls This Mysire Horn we have Mysire Hide we do not have Meren Jahlee not I have seen, but little guilt she has, and ill she lies" This was said portentously, and there was a slight stir of anticipation

"For this preli I will decide In the e I find Dish she spoke softly, Vadsig surprised , "Thanks, Mysire Rechtor We really appreciate it" At an angry gesture fro, which lay in her lap

"In the uilt confired is Not here he is to plead, so for hi down I set This the law requires With his escape Mysire Strik I charge"

I atching Strik through narrowed lids, and he looked stricken Hide asked, "What about me, Mysire Rechtor?"

"With you o you are"

"Thank you," Vadsig said again Azijin went over to fasten her gag hie Ha to say so not this is, mysire A date for that I will set Notified you shall be" Hamer cleared his throat "Mysire Beroep"

Hesitantly, poor Beroep stepped forward

"Mysire Horn you for us have kept Mysire Strik also you en answered for him "That ill do, Mysire Rechtor Safe with us he will be"

"In the matter of Mysire Horn, for hi down I set" Just then Cijfer burst in to announce that Jahlee had escaped But Imoney It was not easy, as the loot we took wason doors I was able to trace one jeweler to his home, wake him, and persuade him to buy six pieces I stopped at a dra to do when I was carrying so much money; but I told myself (correctly, as it turned out) that I would be able to sit doith a glass before me and rest for an hour or so before I had to findof value It was a clean, decent place, and had very few custoht

Sit down, Patera

Auk sat across froined hi with Silk I blinked and he was gone, but he soon returned Eventually I called the owner of the shop over, saying quite truthfully that my head ached, that I was very tired and much in need of colass of his own brandy if only he would tell ner you are?" He bent over ner irl you want?"

I shook my head "Just someone real to talk to Are you about to close?"