how do you know ? you already said the orb contained no real magic . what other lies are there ? '' '' some of the orb 's words are correct , brian . balance is necessary in this world . we know that , now . but it was also deceiving you . the magic you want is n't in the orb

from where he was standing , time had stood still , and he could have sworn he was looking at the fifteen-year-old girl he 'd fallen head over heels in love with . her straight blond hair still brushed the edge of her shoulders and her frame was as slim as it had been as a teenager . without thinking , his feet took him toward her . a speedboat flew by in the bay and it 's sleekly modern lines abruptly catapulted him into the present

we went on then to talk about other things , including alma 's ideas about the ' new woman . ' she felt very strongly that young women should be encouraged to leave their parents ' homes and support themselves for a while before they married . '' otherwise the poor things are perfectly helpless , aside from housekeeping and looking after children . and so dull , too . '' '' you are surely an example of the other kind of woman , then , alma

of course , he was under contract with the seattle gallery , and she did n't know whether he 'd submitted anything in the last couple of months . she did know his work continued to sell well and she was pleased for him . jon paused when she did n't immediately follow him into the house for coffee . '' do you have time ? '' he asked . since their bout of kissing , maryellen had managed to avoid spending time alone with
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