gerald closed the door and walked forward . they went upstairs to castellan 's bedroom , a beautiful room with tapestries and lush rugs that covered the floor wall to wall . a huge candelabrum hung from the ceiling , and candlesticks lined the outer edge of the room . the atmosphere was warm and inviting . castellan sat on a chair and nodded to gerald

'' what we need is a dielectric as tough as plasteel . '' '' or an armistice , '' said garcia . '' then deep-tug equipment would be specialty stuff . '' sparrow nodded , pulled another tube from its socket . '' skipper , what is that ramsey ? '' asked garcia . sparrow paused in the process of weighing a tube , looked at garcia

and what is the good of anything ? '' '' caspian , dear , '' said lucy . '' you knew we 'd have to go back to our own world sooner or later . '' '' yes , '' said caspian with a sob , '' but this is sooner . '' '' you 'll feel better when you get back to ramandu 's island , '' said lucy

this last bit of information was the pay-off , the part that gleason expected her to be impressed by . and amandie was -- she had dreamed of seeing the palace herself , especially after what the priest had said -- but she was also filled with a sense of foreboding . a letter from the baron could bring nothing but ill to anyone , she thought . '' and i suppose you know what 's in the
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