neleanedhiightut”

    helaughedftly

    pilaraid:”thathafria”

    ”yeagranduntry”

    ”yuhavebeenbakthere,ye”

    ”iarriedthate”

    ”butbefrethatyuanyyear”

    ”ye”

    ”tellabutit”

    hebeganttalkpilar,hieldingherfae,litened

    hivielething”

    hepulledhielf

    ”there,lkattheefeelthelettheunthrughyurfinger”

    helkedinthereandlaughed

    ”dyuknnd,hild,diand”

    pilareyepenedheaidahebentver:”buttheyarelittlepebble,thatiall”

    inlaughed

    ”theyareunutdiandthatihheyarefundlikethi”

    pilarakedinredululy:”andiftheynd”

    ”ertainly”

    ”theywuldflahandparkle”

    ”flahandparkle”

    pilaraidhildihly:”,ianntbelieveit”

    heued

    ”itquitetrue”

    ”theyarevaluable”

    ”fairlyvaluablediffiulttaybefretheyareutanyhilittleltiheveralthuandfpund”

    pilaraidhapaebethuandfpund”

    ”ayninertenthuandtheyrebiggihtne,yuee”

    pilaraked,hereyepening:”but,then”

    ”behere”

    ”butallthatney”

    ”idntneedtheney”

    ”hiee”pilarlkedireed

    heaid:”bututanddebeautiful”

    ”be,thefeelfthehrughfingeritallebaellftheveldt,theenldeballthebytheevening”

    theretapnthedr

    inaid:”puteakintheafeandbangitt”

    thenhealled:”ein”

    hrburyain,ftanddeferential

    heaid:”teaireadydair”

    iii

    hildaaid:”thereyuare,davidivebeenlkingfryuevery,itfrightfullyld”

    daviddidntaninuteheeitjuttheanlyfaded,fure”

    alittlefrreaedhildafrehead

    heaid:”ieedleteutfhere,daviditfrightfullyld”

    davidtknntitlyireerittingnthattlthereejakthegiantkillerthatuthavebeeniyearldthen”

    hildaputafirandthrughhiar

    ”eba”

    hetuedbediently,buthefeltalittlehivergthrughhi

    ”jutthea,”herred”juttheaathughtihadtdtill”

    hildalkedinedvie:”iutbenearlyteati”

    daviddiengagedhiadpenedantherdr

    ”thereuedtbeapianinhereh,ye,hereitiiintune”

    heatdhelid,runninghihandlightlyverthekey

    ”ye,itevidentlykepttuned”

    hebegantplayhituheldyflunderhifinger

    hildaaked:”tknber”

    heaid:”ihaventplayeditfryearheuedtplayitnefndelhnnghutwrd”

    theeldyfilledtherhildaaid:”playzart,d”

    davidhkhiheadhebegananthedelhn

    thenuddenlyhebrughthihanddblingallver

    hilda

    heaid:”daviddavid”

    heaid:”itnthingitnthing”

    iv

    thebellpealedaggreivelytreilianrefrieatinthepantryandlandalngtthedr

    thebellpealedagaintreilianfran

    treilianpaedahandverhifreheadthingithugheverythinge

    urelythihadhappenedbefreurely

    hedrehelathandpenedthedr

    thenthepellbrkethentandingthereaid:”ithienleelive”

    ”ye,ir”

    ”idliketeehipleae”

    afainteeryaeeredfrhelddayrleeinengland

    treilianhkhiheaddubiuly

    ”leeianinvalid,irhedenteenypeplenwifyu”

    thetrangerinterruptedhedreanenvelpeandhandedittthebutler

    ”pleaegivethitlee”

    ”ye,ir”

    v

    inleetktheenvelpehedreiled

    ”byallthatwnderful”heaid

    thentthebutler:”hrfarruphere,treilian”

    ”ye,ir”

    inaid:”iypartnerutthereinkierleynealng”

    treilianreappearedheannuned:”farr”

    tephenfarrarkedthanuual:”lee”

    ”iladteeyuyureebby”

    tephenfarrgrinnedratherheepihly

    heaid:”firtviittthelduntryfatheraletlkyuupifidide”

    ”quiteright”theldnlkedrund”thiigranddaughter,pilaretravad”

    ”hurely

    tephenfarrthughtiratin:”llittledevilhee,butitnlyhwedfraflah”

    heaid,ratherheavily:”ierypleaedtkeyuraquaintane,etravad”

    ”thankyu,”aidpilar

    inleeaid:”itdeallabutyurelfareyuinenglandfrlng”

    ”h,ihanthurryelfnhere”

    h