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Show pearl?" Janni looked down at her hands. "Thou didst rescue me full quick and without a thought to t h y s e l f . . . ." Dr'Anya's eyebrows went up. "Saints around us, child !" Janni interrupted. "If thou pleasest, thou could have assumed that I be out of the nest now, and well able to handle that battle on my own..." Dr'Anya looked confused. "Nest...?" "Aye, nest. . .nest!" Janni, exasperated, clenched her fists. "Out of the nests. . . b i r d s . . .throw they their young out of the nest when they be full grown a n d . ! . ' t i s nature-seest thou? - 'tis nature!" Her mother was outraged. "Thou art no bird, child! Thou art nothing near a bird! Thou art human offspring, fullgrown or no!" "I am fullgrown, nevertheless...-" "Well," Dr'Anya said defensively; "aye, thou art fullgrown. . .but surely, thou and I . . . w e are not required to...most assuredly our particular nest is big enough for both of us!" Janni remained silent. "And," Dr'Anya said, her voice trembling, "thought I that we would be now...now that thou art grown... that we would be. . . well. . . friends ." Janni smiled tentatively. "Aye, aye. . .friends. " "Who hie themselves off to d£ things together..." " A y e . . . a y e . . ." "Fleeing away to the mountains. . . .living lives of a d v e n t u r e . . . ." "Joining Revolutions that seem passing s t r a n g e . . ." They started laughing and crying in concert and Dr'Anya, abandoning the aircar's controls, leaned over and put her arms around Janni. 158 |
