Alais looked a not doriana met teadily as she could. She would

    not turn a;A red vixen, truly,quot; ed, but time to  to Casalia.

    ty follohe morning.

    Catriana  er. S tered t  s amusement, however briefly.

    quot;t,quot; sly, quot;is exactly  regea. I dont to repeat t to cut.”

    It riana  first, . them walked on.

    quot;I ly to h.

    quot;Of course you  e serious in hey all were.

    But just about t and anger botriana began to t somet seemed to  tness of tly into s t all.

    Ser so do it almost as soon as took shape in her mind.

    Before t o be alone long enougo purc she needed. Earrings, gown, black comb. Red glove.

    And it  o remember tregea. Not surprisingly: tterns like t. Sucterns .  fell so come a for Alais. No fareop  as sopped any of them.

    But someto be done, t. A move o be made, and t morning in t Catriana  s t move might be.

    S t part of tary   tremble as t topped ser all  sky.

    quot;ell o searcand,quot; said one of tside tes, a crooked smile on his face.

    quot;Of course,quot; sepping nearer. quot;ts to standing c t; t ungently, into t of torctle past to te s tcercation bete, ending in a concise six-ly outranked, reluctantly began yard to find Angell  come true, or some sucily unlocked tes   and came out to join thers.

    took some   unkind, nor did too muco t risk in offending ed on somet. So laugly once or t not so muco encourage them.

    Sterns still, remembering t evening s