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"Thank you, my daughter," said the Bishop. "I was aware of the plant, of course,
but I had not thought of it in connection with this."


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Jim, meanwhile, had stolen a glance at Angie, who had returned it briefly after
the Bishop answered. The one thing they had both feared for themselves, stuck
in this early historic period, had been sicknessтАФfor either one of them. Magic
could close and cure wounds. It could not do a thing for any kind of physical
malady.

"I have been in contact by fast rider with my Brother in Christ, the Bishop of
London," announced the Bishop, who had intercepted the glance between
husband and wife and was beginning to fear that the shock value of his news
might be fading in his audience, making them less likely to fall in blindly with
the request he had come to Malencontri to make. "I am aware, of course, that
magick has no cure for sicknessesтАФexcept on the lips of charlatans.
Nonetheless, Sir James, your Master-in-Magick and I, both feel that talking the
problem over together might be of aidтАФbut there is a difficulty in doing that."

He took a sip of his wine.

"UnfortunatelyтАФas two like you might understand more quickly than mostтАФfor
a Lord of Holy Church like myself, appearing to consult with even perhaps the
greatest Mage might be misunderstood if generally known. As a result I can
hardly ask Carolinus to visit me for privy talk at Bath or WellsтАФmuch less risk
having it known that I had made visit directly to him."

He cleared his throat. He was not usually in the position of asking favors from
others.

"As a result," he went on strongly, "it occurs to me to ask you if you would be
contemplating inviting Carolinus to Malencontri during the few days I can be
here. If so, it would be a convenient time for me to speak him."

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"Of course!" said Jim. "You are now here, my Lord Bishop, and as for
Carolinus, he needs no invitation, but I confidently expect himтАФpossibly as
early as tomorrow. I could just visit him, no problem if I fly to the Tinkling
Water, as I so frequently do, and ask him to come."

"No, no!" said the Bishop. "It must be known that he was invited separatelyтАФa