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Every now and then the huines would reoing and why, and I'd think of us and I'd start to fret again, and i, it's apparently called

Eventually the pilot announced that ere about to descend and land in Pulkovo International Airport I had never been out of the UK, never , and under normal circumstances I would probably have been thrilled by the whole experience As it was I closed the box on my lap, and leaned back in the seat and waited for the plane to land in a foreign country, thousands of ripped uard type person scrutinisedhis country I hefted h into the belly of the airport

Marcus and Julia aiting for , and Julia smiled, and suddenly I felt inexplicably better They didn't seem at all worried about the outco back in the UK And their lack of concern was both reassuring and contagious They knew Angus and Oliver, and they knew that the outcoh for me

I told them as much of it all as I knew on the trip to the Byrne property, which turned out to be about a hundred miles north of the airport, and really close to the Finnish border Marcus asked loads of questions, and I answered them as best I could Julia asked about the box in ains, and what it contained She seeorise the at old photos," she told h those ti back so ot over the idea that she could count her age in centuries "I could really use the help I know nothing about the way people used to dress in those days, so I'ure out exactly how old soh about half of them"

She nodded, and seemed satisfied with my response I was quite pleased that she had offered her help It was a long shot, but she raphs And if they didn't ring any bells for her, then at least she'd be able to giveto do while aited for Angus and Oliver and Fergus to save my brother