She roamed about the near-empty rooms with a stifling sense of loss. Now she sat at the table with a cup of steaming coffeeat hand and re-read Iris's letter. While a crowd gathered about them, Bernie closed his eyes with aconvulsive shudder. Viviane, Lady of the Lake and of the Holy Isle, was at this time in her thirties; eldest daughter of the ancient priestess of the Lake, she had succeeded to her mother's holy office.
The price is higher than I would have expected, considering its sizeand the condition of the real-estate market. So she was nineyears older than Phil, she thought defiantly. I am nine-and-thirty, Igraine, and I am past childbearing. The day after his inauguration he declared a national bank holiday, andat the same time issued a ruling that forbade the export of gold.
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