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❝ clever boy . ❞ clever boy , quick boy , she sees how you run . ❝ i don’t have much to offer in the way of refreshments . NOT FOR A MAN OF YOUR TASTES . whiskey is what i have to hand . ❞ AFTER ALL : YOU SEEK SOMETHING FINER , DON’T YOU ?
she is sure to let him hear her voice without moving her lips. what could that be, hm ? some trick of the firelight ? a shadow that forgot to move ? NO . her power , her deception , her devouring will . HERS . pale fingers wave to the other seat by the open hearth. an invitation to sit.










