I dont knoand trut t. ter er you and keep you safe from your mot ers friends in t up tion Board, for  knos, botrong in tious, and ter of Jordan hem.

    “Noers got a o look after.  concern is  to t, o move agin it. And t times, Lyra, its been a getting more commanding. t; talk of reviving tion, God forbid. And ter o tread o keep Jordan College on t side of t  survive.

    “And anoter is you, c t. ter of Jordan and to keep you safe, not just because to Lord Asriel t t for your oer gave you up to Mrs. Coulter e of all appearances. And  to poison Lord Asriel,   t oo; maybe all ter as a man errible co make; tle less  to make t sort of choice.

    “And o t  you go,  safe. I ; as you couldnt read it, Im foxed as to w hinking.”

    “ed ter to Jordan College years before,” Lyra said, struggling to remember. “o say somet to stop.  I t o keep it aoo.”

    “Or even te,” said John Faa.

    “ dyou mean, John?” said Farder Coram.

    “  in mind to ask Lyra to return it to Lord Asriel, as a kind of recompense for trying to poison   t Lord Asriel could read some rument and ive no mig ter take t safe. If you kept it safe so far, I ent  leaving it h you.

    But t come a time  it, and I reckon  then.”

    over it and slid it back across table. Lyra ed to ask all kinds of questions, but suddenly s stle eyes so sheir folds and wrinkles.

    One to ask, though.

    “ian woman who nursed me ?”

    “ as mot old you, because I ent let  s alking of s all out in the