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"I brought her," the apprentice told me "She's a witch," he indicated Jahlee with a nod, "and I thought another one ht be able to help her"

Here I want to write that the young witch sain; but it was the saotten "She has no powers"

"You don't know her," the apprentice said

"I sense none in her, and she says she has none" The witch rose, e

"I don't," Jahlee told the apprentice "I am a perfectly ordinary hu it waro now," the witch announced; he opened the door for her and went out with her, locking it behind hih its barredI heard hi Possibly the witch h the door Jahlee said, "I'd like to see it I love dogs" I followed her in ti e, dark eyes

(I must remember to ask Jahlee about the secret I cannot reveal it to Nettle, no matter how much I want her to know and understand Jahlee could She seeood mood, and I should have detained her)

We have a boat! The Outsider, seeing we required one, has arranged that we be given one at no expense and with very little trouble But I a I located the house that had been Marrow's It had been sold, but the nener kindly referredof Marrow's possessions

"Here is his letter," she said, and showed it to me I cannot reproduce it here, because I cannot recall the precise phrasing Suffice it to say that he addressed her as "," with other endearifts he listed, and authorized her to retain what remained for herself

"We were friends for years, and after his wife died there was nobody but ot to be what he did" She sighed; she has eyes the color of a blue china plate in a large, round face, and at the moment it held no more expression than the plate "He'd still be with us" I asked her to explain, but she would not "There's noit You were a friend of his?"

"He was the chief of the committee of five who sent me for Patera Silk, and he certainly befriended me afterward"

"The one as calde e left?"

"Yes, exactly"

"Did you bring him?"

I shook my head "I tried, and failed Please understandfor a reward I'm entitled to none But I have the seed corn we needed and would like to turn it over to soood use of it I had supposed that when I returned I wouldthat he had passed away, I tried to report to Gyrfalcon I was unable to see hiht have left instructions for ht let you have a little" She rose with the help of a thick black stick and went to a cabinet

"No I've h for my needs, and my family's"

I had risen because she had; she ain?"

"Horn"

"I see"

"We live on Lizard-Marrow and the others ca She is a large woreat deal of white hair

"I should not have gone I know that now At the ti to make froh I would have taken it if it had been offered, I suppose But you're right, there was soain, and speak with him"

"Do you need a handkerchief?"

She produced one, snantly of the big,handkerchiefs Maytera Marble used to carry in her sleeves I shook ain and wipedI've been writing a lot, ht"

"That's where I write letters" She pointed to a little daht froood arrangement

"Only I don't write a lot of them You could come here and use it soain whether she had found any mention of me in Marrow's papers

"There's a lot of stuff" Her eyes were vague "I haven't gone through everything yet I'll look Maybe you could come back tomorrow?"

"Yes, I'd be happy to"

"You're sure you wouldn't like so to eat?"

"No, but it's very kind of you"

"I would" She rang a bell "If there's so for you, I'll have to make sure you're really Horn"

I nodded and assured that I understood her caution and applauded it

"You must have been just a sprat on the lander"

I adht o to you It don't to ive you some money, too But I have to know"

"I don't need it, as I told you; but as for identification, my brother Calf lives here He'll vouch forCapsicum told her to serve tea and to send in "the boy"

When the slave girl had gone, Capsicuot out two cards "Real ones, like we used to have back hoold ones for each of these"

She seee her assertion, so I said, "Patera Remora, you mean? I feel sure he won't, since they're not mine"

A boy of about ten joined us, and she introduced hio to the shop of a et there Ask Calf to coentlee of these streets is somewhat limited, but I directed Weasel to the best of h he understood "Do you have a hed and tried to explain that I had a pet bird, not a ic one To confess the truth, I had not the heart to tell the little fellow there were no ic birds

"Where is it?"

"I sent hi to her, and that the rest of us-our son Hide and his betrothed, and our daughter and I-will return to her soon"

Capsicu "Marrow'd have married me after his wife died, but I wouldn't let hi, Weasel You go and ask the gentleman to come like we told you to, this don't concern you We would've fought like a old dog and a old cat, Patera I've never been sorry I said no"

"I'ur's robe, but I'urs have wives, occasionally, however"