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We three played cards, and Midge did cheat. There was no other way that bird could be that lucky with his cards. After an hour of playtime there came a knock on our door.
“Beelzebub? Jane?” I heard my grandfather call.
We leapt to our feet and abandoned Midge’s full house for the door. Sage stood outside in the hall with a smile on his face.
“What’s wrong with the poor child?” Bee asked him.
Sage opened his mouth, but was interrupted by the appearance of our host and his nurse. “Well, Sagious?” Mechta questioned him as Fenla wheeled him up to us. “What’s the matter with the boy?”
“The boy appears to be suffering from a mere fever and just needs some rest,” Sage informed us.
The baron smiled. “I’m glad to hear that. If you need anything to make the boy comfortable than don’
