http://robin.thornvalley.com/node/2 Comments for "Chapter 2" en http://robin.thornvalley.com/node/2 <p> <p>Elizabeth Brisby <i>still</i> hated flying. </p> </p> <p> <p>Perched there on the crow's wide back, sandwiched in between her two<br /> daughters, with their excited chatter flowing non-stop around her, she took a<br /> quick peek down...and instantly wished that she hadn't. For her, at least, the<br /> third time definitely was <i>not</i> the charm. </p> </p> <p> <p>Exactly how high they were she had no idea--&quot;far too&quot; was what<br /> came first to mind--high enough, at least, that the forest below looked like a<br /> lumpy green carpet, the individual trees blurring and merging. But as high as<br /> they were, Jeremy was climbing still higher, his wings flapping steadily,<br /> easily. Considering what lay ahead, Elizabeth certainly couldn't blame him; but<br /> with every foot of altitude they gained she felt a few more butterflies hatch<br /> in her stomach. <i>Why am I the only one who doesn't like this?</i> she<br /> wondered gloomily. </p> </p> <p><a href="http://robin.thornvalley.com/node/2">read more</a></p> http://robin.thornvalley.com/node/2#comment Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:40:41 -0700 Simon 2 at http://robin.thornvalley.com