“TRIUMPH OF THE DARKSWORD “I. ‘ve had Teddy ever since I was a little girl,” Eliza said, cuddling Teddy in her arms. I have never seen a more self-satisfied and smug-looking stuffed bear. I wanted very much to throttle it. “I found him in one of the old parts of the Font,” she continued, “where I used to play. It must have been a nursery, because there were other toys there. But I liked Teddy best. I used to tell him all my secrets. He was my companion, my playmate,” she said, and a wistful tone... crept into her voice. “He kept me from being alone.” I wondered if Eliza’s mother knew the truth, that Teddy was, in reality, Simkin—although one might contend that Simkin and reality had little to do with one another. Gwendolyn bit her lip and cast a warning glance at Saryon, asking him to keep silent. “I lost Teddy years ago,” Eliza was saying. “I don’t remember quite how. One day he was there and the next day, when I went to look for him, he was gone. We searched and searched, didn’t we, Mama?”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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