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Authors: PAMELA DEAN
The Whim of the Dragon (49 page)
“Fence,” said Laura, “doesn’t this add up to an awful lot of lies?”
Both her parents looked around; they knew the force of that argument. Fence quirked the corner of his mouth, and then grinned. “Just this once,” he said, in excellent imitation of Ruth, “call it sorcery.”
There was a silence. Ted counted up the good-byes there were to be said, and was not sure he could manage it.
“Are you in a hurry,” said his Aunt Kim, rubbing her eyes, “or will you stay and eat something with us?”
“Yes,” said Ellen, looking over her father’s encircling arm at Laura with a very private and rather wavery smile, “have some cornflakes before you go.”
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