esstheyhadtosayoutloudtosetaplanintion,
theingofjeantannenchangedallthat,
itonthofsarisintheseventyseventhyearofiono,theendofanunusuallydryandolautustorhadlashedtheironseabutsparedetrioryheakerhesquaretohehouseofperelandro,
tovedsoofthedreadloaster,butthereagisthethiefkersspindlyfingersspreadashebothe,andhiseyeslitupheyseizedonlocke
”dear,bedevilinglittleboy,apleasureitistoseeyouleadingaproductivelifeintheorderofperelandro”
”heouespreadbeneathhisblindfold,”itsakehiheresoluteandrallyuprightyouthheistoday”
”upright”thethiefkersquintedatloorethanyouuldhideunderapperin11
thereaker;anshooedhiutintoplainvieopofblackhairatop
hisheadhiseyeshandsnervously
”ahhh,”saidanareyoupenitent,boyareyousinasterhasalreadytakenintohisfold”
hegaveloanaclesandchainsrattling,locke,forhispart,staredattheneerandsaidnothing
”ihopeso,sir,”saidjean,inavoicethatandhaunted,
”aker,”hopeisasteoohiscare”
”notne,butthatofthehigherpoytelestepsearliertoday,”heheldoutafatlittleleatherbag,stuffedakersgeneraldirection”isityours,bychance”
”akerpluadeitvanishintothepocketsofhisore,tued,andbegantohedirectionofshades1hill,lingtunelessly
ora,oneofinitiatespleasehelphiarrythiskettleintothesanctuarycareful,itsheavy”
thethinboyandthefatboyheavedthekettleupthestepsandintothedasantoslidetheteledoorsshut,andchainssettledhielfdoiddleofthesanctuaryfloor
”thekindlygentlen,”saidchains,”ycaresaidthatyouuldspeak,read,andeinthreelanguages”
”yes,sir,”saidjean,gazingaroundhintrepidation”therin,vadran,andissavrai”
”verygoodandyousledgerbalancing”
”yes”
”exeuntthedaystakingsbutfirst,eoverhereandgiveyourhandthatsitletusseeifyouhaveanyofthegiftsneple,jeantannen”
”,ustido”
”silyplayblindfold no,standeasyclose
youreyes,ncentrateletevervirtuousthoughtsyouhavehinyoububbletothesurface”
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hidontlikehi”saidloatair
heanderingupasoupfroliself
”dontlikehitallthatsrathersilly,”saidchains,hisvoicedistant,”sincehesnotyetbeenhereasingleday”
”hesfathessofthesnotoneofrt>”
”hestcertainlyispleandtheburroypezonillgoseethecapainjustadayortwo”
”idontanoneofu5,gentlenbastards,anoneofus,ushesnotathiefhesasoftfat
”rerchantparentsisheisbuthesathiefnow”
”hedidntstealthingshedidntcharrteasehesaidhehehillforafebroughtheresohesnotoneofus”
”loasathiefyoudorecallthatsind”
”buthes
”hesbetterleaedthananyofyousoneyshifts,andagreatnyotherthingsyourforrsterknerightaway”
”heshc
”soaandyoureuglycaloandgaldohavenoseslikesiegeengines,sabethahadspotsbreakingoutlast”
”hekeptusupallnight,heshutup”
”iorry,”saidasoftvoilockeandchains
tuedthelatterchresloer;jeantanneneantoiuldnthelpit”
”ha”chainstuedbacktohisstilettoandhishoneycrock”looksasthoughboys”
”doitagain,jean,11saidlocke,hoppingdotheething,”shutupandletussleep,caloandgaldoandidontblubber
”iorry,”saidjean,soundingsorry,itsjustther,fatheriinorphan”
”sovlocketookdotleglassbottleofpickledr
