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n in 1810 when one of the generals had theoriginal notion of replacing the Cavalry's horses with unicorns. For encouragement when this book began: Geoff Ryman, Alison Paice(also much missed), and Tinch Mintcr and her writing group, especiallyJulian Hall. There were moreover some stone ladies who stood about thecourtyard and who had, in the course of the years, acquired veils and cloaksof ivy. Oh, the usual sort of thing, I expect, said Childcrmass, looking, for thefirst time, slightly evasive.

Some took the troubleto curse London as they left, but by and large they bore the change in theirfortunes with admirable philosophy. He went immediately toStrange and bent and whispered in his ear. In a month or so, every man,woman and child in the kingdom will be able to read it and form their ownopinions upon it. She brought itand they drank for a while longer in silence.