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I think Stirling let out a little gasp

As for ain, and then another wave of intelligent fear

Lestat gestured to Stirling

"Need I add that you're to get out of here now and never trespass on ain?" he asked

Stirling rose at once, and so did I Stirling looked at ain the total realization that I'd alht, and a recurrence of terrible shame

"Good-bye,a voice as I could muster I reached aardly for his hand and held it firmly He looked at me and his face softened

"Quinn," he said, "my brave Quinn "

He turned

"Farewell, Lestat de Lioncourt," he said "I think I understate my case when I say I'm deeply in your debt "

"You do but I find ingrates all aroundslyly "Go on, Mr Oliver It's a good thing you have one of your prowling li for you only a couple of blocks fro a car by yourself "

"Right you are," said Stirling, and then with no further words he hurried down the hallway and out the back door, and I heard his heavy rapid steps on the iron stairs

Lestat had also risen, and he caain He took my head in both his hands There was no dreadful pressure; there was no pain It was gentle, theme

But I was too afraid to do anything but look up into his eyes quietly, and again I saw that ser than the other by not even a fraction of an inch I tried to repress the ht of it I tried only to think I will do whatever you want offor it to happen, I closed my eyes as if someone were about to hit me in the face

"You think I' to kill you, don't you?" I heard him say

"I hope not," I said shakily