Sabriel held up her hands in mock defeat, and gestured back to the gates.

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Jacinth examined Bunny carefully, then looked up at Sabriel, the beginnings of a wriggling fear showing at the back of her eyes.

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Sabriel watched till she had gone through the gate, then let the tremors take her till she was bent over, shaking with cold.

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Her head was down to gain momentum, but as cruising speed was established, she looked up, saw Sabriel and the dead rabbit, and screamed.

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Sabriel looked up from it and back along eth bricked drive that left the road and curved up to an imposing pair of wrought-iron gates.

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From Sabriel , copyright Garth Nix, excerpted with permission from HarperCollins.

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Sabriel flinched as the girl screamed, hesitated for a moment, then bent down by the rabbit's side and reached out with one pale hand to touch it between its long ears.

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"He'll be fine, Jacinth, " Sabriel replied wearily.

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