duous,andwedidnotreachcampuntildaybreak.Thesalt,asIwouldlaterdiscover,wasusedtopreservemeatandfishfortheleanmonths,butatthetime,Ifeltasifwehadsearchedthewideseasfortreasureandsailedintoportwithachestfilledwithsand.

    Whenshewashahenewsweater,Speckseyeswidehsurpriseanddelight.Shepeeledoffthetatteredjerseyshehadwornformonthsandliftedthesweateroverherhead,slidingherarmsinsideliketwoeels.Thebriefsightofherbareskiledme,andIlookedaway.Shesatonabla,curledupherlegsbehherbottom,andbademesitbesideher.

    "Tellme,OGreatHunter,aboutyourvisittotheoldworld.Retyourmishapsandbravedeeds.Giveusastory."

    "Theresnotmuchtosay.Wewenttothestoreforsalt.ButIsawaschoolandachurdweswipedabottleofmilk."Ireachedintomypocketandbroughtoutasoft,overripepear."Ibroughtthisback,too."

    Shesetthepearontheground."Tellmemore.Whatelsedidyousee?Howdidtheworldmakeyoufeel?"

    "LikeIwasrememberingandfettingatthesametime.WhenIsteppedintolamplight,myshadoeared,sometimesseveralshadows,butosidethecircle,theyalldisappeared."

    "Youveseenshadowsbefore.Brighterlightsthrowhardershadows."

    "Itisastrangelight,andtheworldisfullhtlinesandedges.Theersoftheirwallslookedassharpasakisunrealandabitscary."

    "Thatsjustatrickofyination.Writeyourimpressionsinyourbook."Spegeredthehemofhersweater."Speakingofbooks,didyouseethelibrary?"

    "Library?"

    "Wheretheykeepthebooks,Aniday.Youdidhe