His Dark Materials 04: Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman
Author:Philip Pullman
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Children's Books.9-12
ISBN: 9780375843693
Publisher: ALFRED A KNOPF
Published: 2007-09-25T07:00:00+00:00
âItâs the alchemy.â
âWould we be less suspicious if he was an ordinary Scholar?â
âYes. Alchemyâs nonsense.â
âBut thatâs a problem for the witch, not for usââ
Behind them the daemon in the tree uttered a soft rattling sort of cry, followed by a quiet âWheee-cha!â The kind of bird he was, the real bird, would make a cry like that. It sounded like a warning. Lyra and Pan understood: he meant move on, we must hurry, we canât stand around. But it had the effect of arousing some pigeons roosting in the treetops. They awoke at once and flew down with a clatter of wings, furious, and chased away the daemon, who darted out into the broad space of St. Gilesâ and shot up high into the night sky. The pigeons gave chase, but not for long; they were less aggressive than the starlings, or else they were simply sleepier. With a lot of grumbling and fussing, they flapped back up to their nest and went to sleep.
âWhere did he go?â said Lyra, scanning the sky above St. Johnâs College.
âThere he isâ¦.â
A darker speck than the sky was roving uncertainly back and forth, and then he found them and skimmed low to perch on a windowsill that was barred with an iron grille. Lyra moved toward it casually, and when they were close enough for Pan to do it without alarming the daemon-bird, he sprang up to the grille beside him. Lyra loved the way he did that: one fluent movement, utterly silent, his balance perfect.
âIs it far now?â said the daemon shakily.
âNot far,â said Pantalaimon. âBut you havenât told us the whole truth. What are you afraid of?â
The daemon-bird tried to fly away, but found in the same instant that Pan had his tail firmly in the grasp of one strong paw. Wings flapping hard, the daemon fell awkwardly against the grating, and cried out in the strange rattling cooing sound that had enraged the pigeonsâ and almost at once fell silent, in case they heard and attacked again. He struggled back up to the perch.
Lyra was standing as close as she could.
âIf you donât tell us the truth, we might lead you into trouble,â she said. âWe can tell this is dangerous, whatever it is. Your witch ought to know that. If she was here, sheâd make you tell us the truth, or tell it herself. What are you going to this man for?â
âI have to ask for something,â the daemon said unhappily, with a wild quiver in his voice.
âWhat? And you have to tell us.â
âA medicine for my witch. This man can make an elixirâ¦â
âHow does she know that?â
âDr. Lanselius has visited him. He knows. He could vouch for it.â
Dr. Lanselius was the consul of all the witch-clans at Trollesund, in the far north. Lyra remembered her visit to his house, and the secret sheâd overheardâthe secret which had had such momentous consequences. She would have trusted Dr. Lanselius; but could she trust what someone else claimed on his behalf?
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