folloptythrone,androundthebaalllog,sixglovepuppets,alavala,variousooning,thelastskingaoires,threeleggedstools,aboxofpireoflostproperty
”thisishisrealdoin,”tteredhunter”thingslostthingsforgotten”
there,ribarrassedtheearle”hetuggedathisredgraybeard,atinygesturefrouchahugen
”theangelislington,yourgrace,”saiddoorpolitely
”ohyesyourfatherhadalotofideasforidonttrustchangeisenthioislington”hestoppedblinkedhisoneeye”diditellyouthisalready”
”yes,yourgraceandhotoislington”
theearlnoddedasifdoorhadsaidsothingprofound”onlyoncebythequickerthatyouhavetogothelongwaydowndangerous”
doorsaid,patiently,”andthequickwayis”
”no,noneedtobeanopenertouseitonlygoodforportisfaly”herestedahugehandonhershoulderthenhishandsliduptoheranatnight,eh”heleeredatherandtouchedhertangleofhairhhisoldfingershuntertookasteptouredhherhand:nonotyet
doorlookedupattheearl,andsaid,”yourgraazedthatdoorperinthefaceoftheearlslosingbattleporaldrift
theearlnblink:anoldhaherhair”soyouaresoyouareportisdaughterhoangoodn”
”hobleinhervoice
”husetheangelus,ofurse”
riselfiginingtheearlsixty,eighty,fivehundredyearsago:aghtyen,afinefriend,aterrifyingfoethereanintheresoadehioterrible,andsosadtheearlfuledontheshelves,vingpensandpipesandpeashooters,littlegargoylesanddeadleavesthen,likeanagedouse,heseizedasll,rolledupscroll,andhandedittothegirl”hereygo,lassie,”saidtheearl”allinhereandisupposeterdropyouoffogo”
”youlldropusoff”askedrichard”inatrain”
theearllookedaroundforthesouriledenorusly”oh,thinknothingofit,”hebood”anythingforportisdaughter”doorphantly
ri,astheysloweddown
”exindthegap”andtheearlsurt,andeventhestrangelibrarybutdait,likealllondoners,hekneap,andthisstation,”saidrichard,firy
”thereisnt”boodtheearl”then,,thenyoustbeverycarefulasyougetoffthetrain”andheguffaasfunnyasyouare”
thejestersledasbleakasleaseveryribsarecracking,andrthispositivelyunntainable,yourgrace,”hesaid
thedoorshissedopendoorsledupattheearl”thankyou,”shesaid”off,off,”saidthevastoldn,shooingdoorandriokyptyplatforandthenthedoorsovedaselfstaringatasignatterhoanytisheblinkednorevenifhelookedaitandlookedbacksuddenlytotakeitbysurprisestillobstinatelypersistedinsaying:
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itutingfrooyalbluetoadeepviolet,udgeoffireorangeandligreenoverpaddington,fourlestotheoldbaileysperspectiveanyhesunhadrecentlyset
skies,thoughtoldbailey,inasatisfiedsortofaalikenotbydaynootbynight,neitherheanhadpitchedhistentforthenightonaroofoppositestpaulscathedral,inthecenterofthecityoflondon
hepleted,beguntotublaokylondonairandnooreorlesseuldbesaidfortherestoftheentbeloerasaffixedtoaadeoldbaileyshudderheanandproudofit;hadfledthegroundlevelsolongago
oldbaileyreereduallylivedhereinthecit
