away the daemonwho darted out
into the broad space of St. Giles' and shot up
high into the night sky. The pigeons gave chase
but not for long; they were less aggressive than
the starlingsor else they were simply sleepier.
With a lot of grumbling and fussingthey
flapped back up to their nest and went to sleep.
Where did he go?
said Lyrascanning the
sky above St. John's College.
There he is
A darker speck than the sky was roving
uncertainly back and forthand then he found
them and skimmed low to perch on a windowsill
that was barred with an iron grille. Lyra moved
toward it casuallyand when they were close
enough for Pan to do it without alarming the
daemon-birdhe sprang up to the grille beside
him. Lyra loved the way he did that: one fluent
movementutterly silenthis balance perfect.
Is it far now?
said the daemon shakily.
Not far said Pantalaimon. But you haven't
told us the whole truth. What are you afraid of?
The daemon-bird tried to fly awaybut found
in the same instant that Pan had his tail firmly
in the grasp of one strong paw. Wings flapping
hardthe daemon fell awkwardly against the
gratingand cried out in the strange rattling
cooing sound that had enraged [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
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