;But it is ; said ill. quot; to me! I knos ;

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    quot;O you are. You told me your name s somet got a  a precious piece like to you. I tell you s call t;

    urned o call for t.

    quot;No, —quot; said ill, before Sir C Lyra ran around talaimon  t t hardly flinched.

    quot;You dont even kno is you stole,quot; Lyra stormed. quot;You seen me using it and you t youd steal it, and you did. But you—you—youre  least ss important! Youre just going to put it in a case and do not! You ougo die If I can, Ill make someone kill you. Youre not ;

    S speak. All s full in .

    ill sat still, ching was.

    Sir C a silk handkerchief and mopped himself.

    quot;rol over yourself?quot; ;Go and sit do.quot;

    Lyra felt tears s of rembling of o die sofa. Pantalaimon, s tail erect, stood on he old man.

    ill sat silent and puzzled. Sir C long before t was ?

    And t  Out of t, past te s cuff, came ts black tongue flicked t s mailed s gold-rimmed black eyes moved from Lyra to ill and back again. Soo angry to see it at all, and ill sa only for a moment before it retreated again up t it made h shock.

    Sir Co t and calmly sat dorousers.

    quot;I tter listen to me instead of berolled ; ;You really  any crument is in my