. “ t! And I  be surprised to find mot, too. No stand  anybody move till tion. Or I guess you could all go o you.”

    “tony, pointing to a ramp at ter, dragging someth him.

    Once  ss of er flying in all directions, till anding up t to take t in eet along to w was a dead seal.

    “lorek,” said t, standing up lazily and keeping ol firmly fixed on the sysselman. “howdy.”

    tced as  flat and tore off strips of blubber, o tes moved over one another.

    “Are you o Lee Scoresby as he worked.

    “Sure. I guess h hired hands, lorek.”

    “o texan.

    “Packed awo sledges,” he boss.”

    Joogeth four armed policemen.

    “Bear!” said to depart in t let me tell you t if you appear os again, you reated mercilessly.”

    lorek Byrnison took not test notice, but continued to rub ttention ask reminding Lyra of ion to Pantalaimon. Just as the bear had said:

    tourned and drifted ao ch.

    Jo o ians!”

    to move. tco get under eams races.

    Joime to move out, friends. ere all assembled nohe road lies open. Mr. Scoresby, you all a loaded?”

    “Ready to go, Lord Faa.”

    “And you, lorek Byrnison?”

    “he bear.

    ing to e t, ed teet onto t oniso see ly  : ts of metal  an inc o place as if t took e, and time t.

    So in less tion s ars and a glaring moon, ttered over ts and stones until t too a quiet cruncimber, and to step out eagerly, and tion became s and smooth.

    Lyra,  only o Pantalaimon:

    “Can you s