"Madeline L' Engle - Time Quartet 04 - Many Waters" - читать интересную книгу автора (L'Engle Madeleine)

And heard Japheth echo, "Den!"

Higgaion appeared to be consulting with the unicorn.
Then he looked toward Japheth and the old man. Trum-
peted.

There was another flash of light, and then a faint glim-
mering and the unicorn was gone.

Grandfather Lamech said, "It would appear that some-
one has already called the unicorn on which the Den was
riding."

Sandy jumped to his feet, but was so weak that he sank
back onto the skins. "But he could be anywhere, any-
wherel" he cried wildly.

"Hush," the old man repeated. "He is on the oasis. We
will find him."

"How?" Sandy's voice was a frightened small boy's
squeak.

Japheth said, "I will look for him. When I find him, I
will bring him to you."



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"Oh, JayтАФI want to come with you."

"No." Grandfather Lamech was firm. "You have the
sun-sickness- You must stay here until you are well." He
looked up at the roof hole. The fading sunset was gone,
and the moon, not full, but beaming bright, shone down
on them. The old man touched Sandy's arm, his thigh.
"Tomorrow you will be all blisters."

Sandy's head felt strangely buzzing and he knew that it

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was from fever and that Grandfather Lamech was right.
"But DennysтАФ"

"I will find him and bring him to you," Japheth
promised.