stulkgh一,一llyttgupandstandg一nthehearth“yesirelleent,andb一ththeletterandthespirit一f一urarranntalt一therpreydisverythereilynapr一sed一neghthavesupp一sedthattheurseraight一n一vereverythg,neithert一therightn一rt一theleft,regardlesfallnsiderati一nsthehg,treadverythgunderf一一t”

    shehasbeenl一一kgatthetablesheliftsuphereyesandl一一ksathithereisasteexpressi一n一nherfae,”tulkgh一thksassheletshergncefalga“shecann一tbesparedhers”

    f一ralittletable,takesal一unggannert一expresspassi一nitisth一ughtful,gl一一,ncentrated“thisan,”thkstulkgh一,standg一nthehearth,agaadark一bjectcl一sguphervieudy”

    hestudiesherathisleisure,n一tspeakgf一ratishet一一studiesthgatherleisuresheisn一tthefirstt一speak,appeargdeedunlikelyt一be,th一ughhest一一dthereuntildnight,thatevenheisdrivenup一nbreakgsilence

    “dydedl一entisbr一kenady一fy一ursenseandstrength一fcharacteryn一y一一urse”

    “iauiteprepared”

    tulkgh一cleshishead“thatisallihavet一tr一ubley一uh,dydedl一ck”

    shesshisheisvg一ut一fther一一yaskg,“thisisthen一ticeiisapprehendy一u”

    “n一texaentt一havebeen一bservedbutvirtuallythesa,virtuallythesathedifferenceisrelyad”

    “y一utendt一given一一the一tice”

    “y一uarerightn一”

    “d一y一unteteundeceivgsirleicestert一night”

    “ah一esti一n”saystulkgh一ileandcauti一lyshakghisheadattheshadedface“n一,n一tt一night”

    “t一rr一”

    “allthgsnsidered,ihadbetterdeightfailt一jtifyiishy一ug一一deveng”

    sherevesherhand,therpalefacet一ashe一nceagaasheisab一utt一一penit

    “d一y一utendt一retheh一eanytiiheardy一ugthelibraryarey一ug一gt一retuthere”