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ly was destroyed by the sheeprot plague of ten years ago, so many
wool merchants were. I am suggesting this because you belong in that shop."
"Like John Thomas belonged in me," said Ania dreamily.
"Ania! You will have to think of other things,soon enough. Sir, let us
be serious. You are talking about a great deal of money."
"Money is not the most serious subject, to a wizard, except for the dangers
in being careless with it. You can wreck the commerce of a whole city by
turning lead into gold. There is no such problem in buying a shop with a
cargo of what you are wearing."
"I am wearing...oh. Silk."
"You are wearing rather more than Ania was," said the wizard approvingly.
"I think that is wise, with your build. But you will find it is all silk;
only a trained eye can see the line at your hips. I rather fancy myself with
textiles."
"You rather fancy yourself, altogether," said Birgit. "Trained eye!"
Harumi Nemoto rocked back on Harumi's heels and started to laugh. "I think I like you,
after all. You do seem to think of yourself a
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