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Eventually, reluctantly, she gently broke free. "That was marvellous, and I'd have liked it to last for ever," she said. "But we don't have the time. Apart from the risk that some neighbour may have heard the commotion and phoned the police, before long the Thothmes Society will send more people here. And this time, they are unlikely to make the same mistake as before, but will send someone with brains. Even once we're away from here, we won't necessarily be safe, for you're not wearing the copper bangles I gave you." [13095]

Anastasia grimaced. "I never thought about that when I broke your window and made my way back here." "We aren't going to outrun them if we go any distance on foot. And even if you've got a raincoat or something like that which I could wear, I don't think we could get away with getting a taxi or hopping on a bus." "Your place isn't far, though. Can't we get back there before they have a chance to pick up the trail?"

1. "I think that's our only real option, though it's a risky one."
2. "No. I think we'd just lead them back there. Unless... I need to find some magic trick for throwing them off the scent."

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