Lyra looked up at Jo    words of his reply.

        “No out, Raymond, dont be s us to give tht?”

        tood obstinately fro said nothing.

        “ell, per,” Joinued. “But if any man or    little girl is ter of Lord Asriel, no less. For tten, it urk for t s free passage on ty. It ercourse Bill in Parliament, treat and lasting be. And it o pull out young Ruud and Nellie Koopman. You fotten t? Shame, shame on you, shame.

        “And no same Lord Asriel is    coldest darkest regions of tive, in tress of Svalbard. Do I o tell you tures a guarding tle daug ies for a bit of pead quiet. Is t rigand up and answer, man.”

        But Raymond va o , and notand. A lo be feeling, as well as a deep glow of pride in her.

        Journed a tform.

        “Nig you in ski, I    you to take s, and and ting. Roger van Poppel, you look to all tores, from food to ann, you be treasurer, and at to us all for a proper apportio of old.

        Benjamin de Ruyter, I    you to take c deal , and Im a giving you t, and youll report to Farder . Mico be responsible for coordinating t four leaders    to me, and if I die, youre my sed in and and youll take over.

        “Noions acc to , and if any man or o disagree, they may do so freely.”

        After a moment a ood up.

        “Lord Faa, ent you a taking any ion to look after them kids once you found em?”

        “No, Nell. e stle space as it is. Any kids ter off in our care theyve been.”

        “But supposing you find out t you t rescue em    some women in disguise as guards or nurses or wever?”

        “ell, I    t of t,” Joted. “ell sider t most carefully o the parley room, you have my promise.”

        S doood up.

        “Lord Faa, I    Lord Asriel is in captivity. Is it part of your plan to rescue    is, and if s going to need more ty men. And good friend as Lord Asriel is to us, I dont knoo go as far as t.”

        “Adriaan Braks, youre not o do o keep our eyes and ears open and see w knowledge we    glean wh.

        It may be t o    may not, but you    trust me not to use side tated one of finding our children and bringing em home.”

        Anotood up.

        “Lord Faa,    knove been doing to our children.

        e all ories of fearful t c    oget too ao mention. Im truly sorry to distress anyone, but o get it out in t aake poo let ts of merd gentleness riking and striking y bloo t of t infernal    a co the Gobblers.”

        t as s down. he Zaal.

        Joed for silence, and said:

        “Not, save only judgment. If I stay my    o strike to strike a day too soon is as bad as striking a o be sure, t you say. But if you give in to t passion, friends, youre a doing isfa of your oo do. Our . It ent gratification for upset feelings. Our feelings dont matter.

        If     punisask. But if o punis and by doing so lose the kids, weve failed.

        “But be assured of t. ime es to punisrike sucs faint and fearful. e srike trengt of em. e sed, broken and stered, torn in a ttered to t you    Jo is too soft to strike a blow wime es.

        And time . Not under passion.

        “Is ts to speak? Speak if you will.”

        But no one did, and presently Jo     of it so t ters.

        Jo tform for ttle disappointed. Didnt t oo? But tony laughed.

        “t plans to make,” , Lyra. Nos for Johe cil.”

        “But I ent do!” Lyra protested, as santly out of toty. “All I dos just a beginning. I    to go north!”

        “tell you ony, “Ill bring you back a oots w Ill do.”

        Lyra scoalaimon occupied    tonys daemoo tty and    erns on strings over ter to attract to be lu icks and missed.

        But o t in t oo o look t she could hear a low rumble of voices inside.

        So so t firmly five times. topped, a c out on tep.

        “Yes?” said t.

        Beyond able, acked ly, and papers and pens, and glasses and a crock of jenniver.

        “I    to e nort. “I    to e and s    out to do when I run away from Mrs.

        Coulter. And before t, even, I meant to rescue my friend Roger tcook. I    to e and ion and I    take anbaromagic readings off t parts of a bear you    eat, and all kind of useful t up t me be — knoerrupting your talk.”

        Sd some ation, but salaimon sat up in    eyes blazing green.

        Jo no question of taking you into danger, so dont delude yourself, cay a and keep safe. ts    to do.”

        “But Im learning o read ter, too. Its ing clearer every day! Youre bound to —bound to!”

        he shook his head.

        “No,”     on going nort its my belief not even Mrs. Coulter o take you. If you    to see to    till all troubles over. Now off you go.”

        Pantalaimon ly, but Joook off from t t teningly, but like a reminder of good manners; and Lyra turned on o Jo beh a decisive click.

        “e alaimon. “Let em try to stop us. e will!”
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