miserably , she allowed herself to be fastened into her harness and led over to the tree containing the first platform . evan , already halfway up , waved down to her . '' come on up ! '' '' i 'll wait , '' she said . his laughter rang out above her . '' what 's wrong , bumpkin-afraid of heights

very rarely did you aim for a man 's chest . only a person with some confidence would risk it , the blade only had to jam on the rib bones , you never took that risk in battle . gabriel and elijah dragged the body from the water . they saw where the sword had entered under the ribs . '' she must have been standing in the water , she would have been lower and able to thrust up with the sword , '' said gabriel

when they arrived at the carsons ' tiny home , the door flung open , and a little boy darted from the doorway to mr. kent , grabbing his leg . marietta thought surely the boy , whom she assumed was five-year-old zack , would knock the man over , but mr. kent stood as firmly as a cedar in a storm . '' jase ! why did you leave me , jase ? '' '' i went to meet the stage , zack

'' also , ethics would forbid me from hiding behind a pseudonym . you know , '' she said turning to bob , '' that i have been appointed one of the custodians of morality at essex u. which reminds me that i also have a meeting of the ethics committee tomorrow morning . '' that must be a committee with a pretty broad mandate , '' said
bob