Edgar Degas Dancer

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We could sit here and—“
“You’re falling for it too,” said Granny. “All that dreamy-weamy, eyes-across-a-crowded-room stuff. Can’t imagine how you keep your job as head wizard.”
“Mainly by checking my bed carefully and makin’ sure
someone else has already had a slice of whatever it is I’m
eating,” said Ridcully, with disarming honesty. “There’s not
much to it, really. Mainly it’s signin’ things and having a
good shout—“
Ridcully gave up.
“Anyway, you “You know?”
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“Yes, because I’ve been paying attention while you were dodging the traffic in Memory Lane,” said Granny. “There’s at least five of ‘em, and they’re right above us. How’s those magic fingers of yours?”looked pretty surprised when you saw me,” he said. “Your face went white.”“Anyone’d go white, seeing a full-grown man standing there looking like a sheep about to choke,” said Granny.“You really don’t let up, do you?” said Ridcully.“Amazing. You don’t give an inch.”Another leaf drifted past.Ridcully didn’t move his head.“You know,” he said, his voice staying quite level, “either autumn comes really early in these parts, or the birds here are the ones out of that story I mentioned, or someone’s in the tree above us.”“I know.”