'' sure you do , hugo . she 'd been an eyewitness . and she was a lesson , a lesson to the vampires : ' this is what we 'll do to people who work for you or make their living from you , if they go against the fellowship . ' what do you think they 're going to do with you , hugo

drew and toby left , with brief nods to jake , who had just piled his silverware and napkin on his plate when ron came up to him . '' jake , '' ron said in greeting . '' hi , '' jake replied uncertainly . '' i told you i 'd ask you for your decision tonight . about whether you want to stay at camp or go home . what do you want to do ? '' jake stood there holding his dirty dishes , not looking at ron

'' guess i 'll see you tomorrow night . '' '' do n't you want to know what you owe me ? '' i braced myself for some wild proposition . '' yeah . what ? '' '' come surfing with me . '' that was n't what i expected to hear . '' surfing ? '' he nodded . '' did n't you just say i would probably drown

she stood up and walked to the set of double doors that led out to the balcony . john stayed by her side until they were outside . then he fell back , crossed his arms and leaned against the wall . his expression was , as always , impassive , but at least he was giving her some space . well , as much space as one could get on a fifteen-foot
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