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1、ScannedbyHighroller.Proofedbyanunsunghero.MadeprettierbyuseofEBookDesignGroupStylesheet.ShadowDancebyAnneLogstonONETheguardseyedShadowwithsuspiciontingedwithsomesurprise:first,thatShadowarrivedopenlyatthepalaceatthefrontdoor;second,thatshehadtwoGuildm
2、embersintow,bothcarryingapparentlyheavysacks;andthird,thatshecameinstyle,dressedinrichgreenandambersilksasbefittedanelvanMatriarchandGuildmistressoftheGuildofThieves,andridinginahiredcarriage.ThisamazingoccurrencesostunnedthemthatthePalaceGuarddidnotb
3、othertoquestionher,butadmittedthepartywithwideeyesandmuffledwhispers.Shadowstifledachuckle,butherentrancewasnottobeutterlymysteriousanddignified;roundingacorner,shecollidedsquarelywithDonya.Moreover,astheHeirwasdressedinfullregalia,includinghersurcoat
4、and"official"armor,thecollisionprovedalmostasdamagingtoShadow'snoseasitwastoherdignity."Ooof!"Shadowgrunted,rubbingtheoffendedfeature."Moreshametome,ifIcan'thearyoucomingdressedinenoughmetaltoplatetheGuildhousefloor.""Shady!"Donyaexclaimed,herexpressi
5、onflickeringthroughsurprise,pleasure,puzzlement,andfinallyconcern."Whatareyoudoinghere?Anddressedlikethat?Issomethingwrong?""No,something'sright,andforonceIwasn'tevenherespecificallytoseeyou."Shadowlaughed."Can'tyoutell,sinceIcameinthefrontdoor?No,tag
6、along,ifyouhavetime.Thisisamomentousoccasion."Donyafrowneddubiouslyandglanceddownthecorridor,butshefellinbesideShadowasthegroupwalkedtotheCityTaxCollector'soffice.Thatsmall,plumpofficialandhisthreeassistantslookedeverybitaspuzzledasDonyabythisinvasion
7、,andShadowamusedlyimaginedthattheirworriedexpressionswereprobablyduetothepresenceofthreethieves,includingtheGuildmistress,inthereceivingroomofthecitytreasury!"Thereyouare!"ShadowsaidwithsatisfactionashertwocompanionsdroppedtheheavybagsontotheCollector
8、'sdesk."Guildmistress?"themanaskedconfusedly,glancingfromthebagstoShadowandbackagain.Shadowgrinnedandpulledopenthebags'ties,gesturingatthegoldinside."Taxes,"shesaidcasually."ThisshouldsettletheGuild'sbacktaxesuptotoday.TheGuild'srecordsweremes
