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. I leanned this a little later, when he asked to have the message
delivered. Feeling somewhat supernumerary to Llewella's and Vialle's
graceful cascades of neutral talk, I dropped back a pace to plan my escape.
I was not at all interested in whatever game was being set up.
Coral backed off also and sighed. Then she glanced at me and smiled,
surveyed the room quickly and came closer.
"I've always wanted to visit Amber," she said then.
"Is it the way you imagined it?" I asked.
"Oh, yes. So far. Of course, I haven't seen that much of it yet. . . .
I nodded, and we , withdrew a little farther from the others.
"Have I met you somewhere before?" I asked.
"I don't think so," she said. "I haven't traveled that much, and I
don't believe you've been out our way.Have you?"
"No, though I've grown curious about it recently.'
"I do know something of your background, though," she went on, "just
from general gossip. I know you're from the Courts of Chaos; and I know you
went to school on that Shadow world you Amberites seem to visit so
frequently. I've often wondered what it was like."
I took the bait and I began telling her about school and my job, about
a few places I'd visited and things I'd enjoyed doing. We made our way to a
sofa across the room as I spoke, and we got more comfortable. Orkuz, Nayda,
Llewella, and Vialle didn't seem to miss us, and if I had to be here I found
talking with Coral more enjoy- able ,than listening to them
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