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"But wait a o in there "

"Don't I? They have Claudia's diary in there, in their cellar, along with Marius's painting You know all that, don't you? Jesse told you those things "

"Well, what do you h the cellar till you find what you want?"

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I laughed "Now, that wouldn't be very much fun, would it? Sounds more like dreary work Besides, it's not really the diary I want They can keep the diary It was Claudia's I want to talk to one of them, to David Talbot, the leader They're the only mortals in the world, you knoho really believe in us "

Twinge of pain inside Ignore it The fun's beginning

For the moment he was too shocked to answer This was even more delicious than I had dreamed

"But you can't be serious," he said He was getting wildly indignant "Lestat, let these people alone They think Jesse is dead They received a letter from someone in her family "

"Yes, naturally So I won't disabuse them of that morbid notion Why would I? But the one who came to the concert-David Talbot, the older one-he fascinates o in and find out "

"Lestat!"

"Louis!" I said, ot up and helped hi there glowering at ure out how to control me, all of which was an utter waste of his time

"Lestat, Marius will be furious if you do this!" he said earnestly, his face sharpening, the whole picture of high cheekbones and dark probing green eyes firing beautifully "The cardinal rule is-"

"Louis, you'reit irresistible!" I said

He took hold of my arm "What about Maharet? These were Jesse's friends!"

"And what is she going to do? Send Mekare to crush !"