Delay for a few seconds longer, Mr. Fraser, and you may well go back to being dead." John had gone to the window, peering down into the street. He turned, and I saw that his face was pale but glowing like a candle. "Aye? They were a bit faster than I thought, then," Jamie said ruefully, going to look out. He turned from the window and smiled. "It's good to see ye, John-if only for the moment." John's answering smile lit his eyes. He reached out a hand and touched Jamie's arm, very briefly, as though wishing to assure himself that he was in fact solid. "Yes," he said, reaching then for the door. "But come. Down the back stair. Or there's a hatchway to the attic-if you can get onto the roof-
( Diana Gabaldon )
[ The Fiery Cross, A Breath of ]
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