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The remembrance of the stopped clock feeling came strongly on Dickie and he nodded. THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE STOPPED CLOCK FEELING CAME STRONGLY ON DICKIE AND HE NODDED
hat they were true. "There is a reason," said Edred. "You go to bed, Richard." "Not me," said Dickie of Deptford firmly. "If we tell you," said Elfrida, explaining affectionately, "you won't believe us." "You might at least," said Richard Arden, catching desperately at the grand manner that seemed to suit these times of ruff and sword and cloak and conspiracy--"you might at least make the trial." "Very well, I will," said Elfrida abruptly. "No, Edred, he has a right to hear. He's one of us. He won't give us away. Will you, Dickie dear?" "You know I won't," Dickie assured her. "Well, then," said Elfrida slowly, "we are.... You listen hard and believe with both hands and with all your might, or you won't be able to believe at all. We are not what we seem, Edred and I. We don't really belong here at all. I don't know what's become of the _real_ Elfrida and Edred who belong to this time. Haven't we seemed odd to you at all? Different, I mean, from the Edred and Elfrida you've been used to? HE HAD KNOWN THE TUTOR FOR FOUR YEARS BUT AS HE SAID THE WORDS HE FELT THAT THEY WERE TRUE THERE IS A REASON SAID EDWARD YOU GO TO BED RICHARD NOT ME SAID DICKIE OF DEPTFORD FIRMLY IF WE TELL YOU SAID ELFRIDA EXPLAINING AFFECTIONATELY YOU WON'T BELIEVE US YOU MIGHT AT LEAST SAID RICHARD ARDEN CATCHING DESPERATELY AT THE GRAND MANNER THAT SEEMED TO SUIT THESE TIMES OF RUFF AND SWORD AND CLOAK AND CONSPIRACY YOU MIGHT AT LEAST MAKE A TRIAL VERY WELL I WILL SAID ELFRIDA ABRUPTLY NO EDRED HE HAS THE RIGHT TO HEAR HE'S ONE OF US HE WON'T GIVE US AWAY WILL YOU DICKIE DEAR YOU KNOW I WON'T DICKIE ASSURED HER WELL THEN SAID ELFRIDA SLOWLY WE ARE YOU LISTEN HARD AND BELIEVE WITH BOTH HANDS AND ALL YOUR MIGHT OR YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BELIEVE IT ALL WE ARE NOT WHAT WE SEEM EDRED AND I WE DON'T REALLY BELONG HERE AT ALL I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BECOME OF THE REAL ELFRIDA AND EDWARD WHO BELONG IN THIS TIME HAVEN'T WE SEEMED ODD TO YOU AT ALL DIFFERENT I MEAN FROM THE EDRED AND ELFRIDA YOU'VE BEEN USED TO
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