[Q]: the old man stared at the gold plating ; he stared at the iron chains . gregory reached out , and without asking permission he put his hands on the casket . then i did feel a shimmer , much as i loathed it , and i was stronger , instantly stronger . the old man stared right at gregory 's hands . then he sat back , sighing heavily as if for effect or punctuation , and he reached for a sheaf of papers-rather cheap and light paper , nothing as good as parchment-and he thrust this group of papers at gregory , holding them up above the...

[A]: casket

[Q]: '' how did - how did it h-happen ? '' '' he ran the stop sign . an army truck was comin ' along seventyseven and tried to avoid im , but your husband drove right out in front of him . '' she closed her eyes and saw the truck bearing down on edward and felt his panic . all she could say was , '' edward was a c-careful...

[A]: driver

[Q]: how can you know he does not still like you ? '' evalle shoved a handful of damp hair over her shoulder . why had she spilled her guts to lanna on the way home this morning ? because she 'd never felt so alone and she 'd had no one to talk to but lanna . '' cousin said - '' '' i know ,...

[A]: lanna

[Q]: a good tail is always suspicious , always thinking of the various ways that a principal could try to give you the slip . a tail should always assume that it 's possible that the principal already knows he or she is being followed , and that , if they know , they 'll always be trying to think of ways to shake you . so , a tail should always be a step ahead of the...

[A]:
principal