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wrapping his arm round me and looking at me with a tenderness I saw so rarely it made my heart skip a beat.
“Can’t I come with you, Father?”
A cloud crossed his face. “The call is strong, Maggie,” he said. “I cannot risk you falling under its spell.”
“And yet you will risk it yourself ?”
He shook his head sadly, and then seemed to shake off whatever thoughts weighed on his mind, all tenderness gone from his voice as he declared, “You will do as you are told, Maggie. I will hear not another word from you on the subject.”
And then he was gone, and Victor climbed up on to my hand and stared dolefully in the direction of the door.
“What if he does not return?” I said.
Victor turned and rubbed his nose against my ear, something he did when he knew I was sad. The velvety softness and the flick of his whiskers made me smile.
“You’re right,” I said. “At least we have each other.”
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