"No; said torial Court of Discipline, "I    you to recall exactly, if you , tc;

        t looked ternoon lig tand, t ness.     o. Jerome.

        "I ot call tcly to mind," said Fra Pavel ;I    seen torture before, as I said to t yesterday, and I found it made me feel faint and sick. So exactly ell you, but I remember t. tc t of a propo o make a fateful cure of all t o mind a parallel case, and we and fear ;

        "And did tame?"

        "No. Before ster it, anotder a spell of invisibility, mao kill ;

        "So on t occasion, ter    ;

        "t is so."

        "And sly afterer left?"

        "Indeed."

        " did you discover after t?"

        "I lear to t ot t traordinary po; said Fra Pavel. t nervously and    on: "I may speak entirely freely in t?"

        "it freedom, Fra Pavel," came tones of t. "You    be puniselling us urn old. Please tinue."

        Reassured, t on:

        "to make openings bet er t, please, once again, I am afraid of    is capable of killing t    is    destroy."

        ing and trembling, and ness stand to tation. Fra Pavel gasped in pain and scooped ly, letting    ter in t of him.

        "And did you ask furt t; said t;Did you discover tc;

        "Yes, I did. Once again I crave t t...”

        "You ," s. "Dont be afraid. You are not a ic. Report ime."

        "I beg your pardon, truly. tion of Eve, t;

        tenograpaking do. Po silence; but at Fra Pavels :

        "Please, remember, ter does not forecast; it says, If certain t, t says t if it es about t tempted, as Eve o fall. On te emptatioake place, and if t and sin riump;

        troom. t t filtered in t leaded ed beams a million golden motes, but t, not Dust, t    ot t settled over every ter ifully t the laws.

        "Finally, Fra Pavel," said t;tell us    ;

        "Ser," said Fra Pavel. "And t is all I o tell. I s ond ask for a more precise location, and as soon as I , I sell t; but..."

        opped, so rembling hand.

        "Yes, Fra Pavel?" said Fat;;

        "I believe, Fat, t ty of t kno t;

        Fra Pavels voice    it    a whisper.

        "Is t so?" said t, o radiate hey glared.

        Fra Pavels daemon uttered a little frog    brancerium, and ko get caug to    ill.

        "I believe,"    on, trembling, "t to finding out exactly ;

        "Quite so," said t;And did ter tell you about t;

        "Yes, it did."

        "Very o ti line of iigation. ever you need in tarial o and. Please stand do;

        Fra Pavel boes ahe

        courtroom. their fingers.

        Fatapped a pencil on t of him.

        "Sister Agnes, Sister Monica," ;you may leave us noion on my desk by t;

        t.

        "Gentlemen," said t, for t orial Court, "lets adjourn."

        t (Fat and ro t (Fatrembling ry), gates and follo to table and talk in tmost privacy.

        t President of torial Court    called ed young. Presidents served for life, and ies, so it o be expected t Fatiny of torial Court, and to e. ured man, tall and imposing,     not for tal discipline er and ate only bread and fruit, and rainer of ces. As a result,    and lined aless. his daemon was a lizard.

        Oed, Father MacPhail said:

        "tate of to be several points to bear in mind.

        "Firstly, Lord Asriel. A co ts t    army, including forces t may be angelitions, as far as tc tooy himself.

        "Sedly, tion Board. tions iing up t Bolvangar, and in funding Mrs. Coulters activities, suggest t to replace torial Court of Discipline as t poive arm of tpaced, gentlemen. ted rutised for our laxity iing it urn to    sly.

        "testimony,     do traordinary t find    as soon as possible.

        "Fourt. I akeo find out ion Board    it. One of tal t Bolvangar o tell us ly talk to ernoon doairs."

        One or ts sed unfortably, for "doairs" meailed rooms s for anbaric current, soundproofed and well-drained.

        "ever    Dust, t; t    on, " bear our purpose firmly in mind. tion Board sougo uand ts of Dust;    destroy it altoget. If in order to destroy Dust roy tion Board, ty, t. It may be, gentlemen, t tself o perform task and to peris. But better a    tle uer a !"

        Blazing-eyed, Fately.

        "And finally," said Fat;till just a co be tempted and s us, I am going to propose t radical, and I .

        "I propose to send a man to fied."

        "Fat," said Fat once, "I ive penance every day of my adult life. I udied, I rained...”

        t ive penand absolution rines researcorial Court, but not knoo t yet itted, intense and fervent penance apanied by sc and flagellation, so as to build up, as it ore of credit. e level for a particular si ed absolution in adva never be called on to it t imes necessary to kill people, for example; and it ate of grace. "I ; said Fat;I    of t? Yes. o be reacever o anyone else, raigo trike , like t blasted t. ter for us all if t paradise."

        t    gave its blessing.

        And in t er of t a man ner they said.

        In ty rousers , stood u bulb clutcrousers    daemon    of    Father MacPhail.

        "Dr. Cooper," t began, "do sit do; ture except t. ts voice ecly off, te tiles t lihe wall and ceiling.

        Dr. Cooper sat on t take    and gray-. ed to see    was ing.

        "So you nearly succeeded in severing t; said Father MacPhail.

        Dr. Cooper said s;e sidered t it o , si o take play tal c ter ervened and took to ers."

        t daemon ope, and t them again and hid her face.

        "t must ressing," said Father MacPhail.

        "tensely difficult," said Dr. Cooper, ening to agree.

        "I am surprised you did not seek torial Court, ;

        "e, I, ood t t ion Board matter, but old it orial Court of Discipli;

        "No, of course not. And noter. Did you ; said Faturning to t of    to t;of t of Lord Asriels researc migo release on Svalbard?"

        Dr. Cooper sense silence a drop of s fell from o te floor, and bot distinctly.

        "ell..." ;team rolling it    just as an atomic explosion is detonated by ventional explosives, t... however,

        taken seriously. I paid no attention to ; ly, "kno    auty t ;

        "Very    colleague no;tack." t smiled. It    Dr. Coopers daemon s . "Ce, Dr. Cooper," said Fat;e need you to be strong and brave! t o be done, a great battle to be foug earn ty by cooperating fully    even ion, not even gossip. No you to devote all your attention to o    equipment was ime you need.

        "And t very fortable. ell o someo e at a table or a desk? ould you like a typeing macate to a stenograp;Let t every moment, Dr. Cooper, I    you to to your colleague and    task is to recall, and if necessary to rediscover, ruments you require, you s is a great task, Dr. Cooper! You are blessed to be entrusted ! Give to ty."

        "I do, Fat! I do!" Grasping tband of rousers, tood up and bo    realizing it, again and again, as t of torial Court of Discipli his cell.

        t evening tialys, to meet     coo, but certainly full of peril for t    its deat t only t an arm to teet a had saved him.

        t at ted meeting places, among ts of a plaree in a stle square, and exca ty old    earlier t evening tation from t of torial Court to e and discuss matters of mutual i.

        "Quick ; said t;A o oell t ;

        old    to kill Lyra. S surprised.

        "Its to do," s;Very logical people. tialys, do you t;

        "I dont kno I so. Go omorro tain."

        Unsaid be brief exess of to nine years or ten, rarely more, and tialys and Salmakia    fear old age, trengt pared end as far into ture as tded past Lyras own.

        turo t. Jerome and began to pose to Lord Roke on tone resonator.

        But    talking to Salmakia, t sent for Fatudy togeted t tive absolution t ransfigured; tainty t ran to make .

        tical arras, money, and so fort said, "Once you leave ely cut off, forever, from any help we    give. You

        never e back; you ter advice t look for t ead, look for tempter. Folloempter, and so t;

        "S; said Father Gomez, shocked.

        "Yes, s; said Fat;e    mucer. tempter es from is a strange one. You    le you, Fat let yourself be distracted by task you o do. I ; ;in traveling, guided by to a place    time to tempt    is, of course, if    succeed in removing t location. t remains our first plan. You, Fatimate guara if t falls till not prevail."

        Fat green-backed beetle, clicked her wing cases.

        t opened a dra of papers.

        " t; ;and t seen. Read it ;

        s given name before. Fat tears of joy prick    farewell.

        —

        youre Lyra."

        t t meant. S dizzy, even in    a great burdele on o make it even o shadow.

        "ell, I... I kno like ours. ell, s t;

        It    impossible noo see ttle boy, and s    and wandering away like sheep in a field.

        "But rust ; s,
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