"I guess I just got distraught, watching them."

"He's a sweet little male with a lovely disposition."

"The rules say that if there's a third transgression, he simply has to be released."

"...they would simply fret and argue about it themselves for years...

"...or she would be called in for chastisement because of her insensitive chatter."

' "...and most of the time they just play games and amuse themselves while waiting. I think I'd like that," Lily said petulantly.'

"He laughed silently to himself, picturing his sister droning on in the self-important voice that all the Speakers seemed to develop..."

"The same nondescript shade, about the same shade as his own tunic."

"All of his volunteer hours would be carefully tabulated at the Hall of Open Records."

Jonas said slyly, and Larissa chortled with laughter."

"...while his mother told of a dream fragment, a disquieting scene..."