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Authors: Piers Anthony
son's confusion "He has been youthened to twenty one "
"But that's younger than I am1" Dolph protested
"Physically," Bmk said, smiling
"You do sound like him But why9"
"We hope that Jenny will know," Bmk said "She was the one who got the package with the potions Maybe the other papers in it will say "
Jenny Elf was in an office chamber on the mam floor, laboring at a desk On her left was a huge pile of envelopes, and on her right a small pile of addressed envelopes Before her, on the desk, was her cat, Sammy She looked up wearily as they approached She was a small girl, with pointed ears, freckles, big spectacles, and four-fingered hands She had come to Xanth by accident, at the age of twelve, when some kind of hole had appeared in the fabric of whatever, and been stuck here since It had been nine years, because it happened just before Dolph and Electra married
"That's a big pile of papers," Dolph said sympathetically "Can I help you with any of them9"
That was one thing about his son, Dor realized his sympathetic nature If anyone had a problem, Dolph always wanted to help out He and Jenny had been friends since they met
"I wish you could, Dolph, ' Jenny said "But the instructions say that all of the invitations must be written in the same hand and that s mine They all have to be done in two days too, so I must keep at it " She shook her nght hand and little sprigs of tiredness flew out from it
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"Invitations9" Bmk asked
Jenny glanced at him, startled "Why you're Bmk1" she said 'T didn't recognize you "
"Chameleon and I took the potions as soon as we got to our room," Bmk said "They worked "
"So I see " She concentrated, and recovered the question "Yes, these are wedding invitations "
"Wedding9" Dor asked, surprised again "Who is the groom9"
"The note says he is no one we know But he is a prince or king, who will marry a common girl and make her a princess or queen It is scheduled to happen here at Castle Roogna in just one week, so everything must be ready by then, and the invitations have to go out in time to bring all the participants "
"Who is invited7" Bmk asked
"Everyone, I think Of course I haven't looked at all the names on the list yet " She indicated a long scroll "Some of them have assignments too "
"Assignments9" Dor asked
"Matron of Honor—things like that That's Electra "
"Are any of us on that hsf7" Dolph asked
"I don't know "
Then Sammy Cat moved his paw It landed on one section of the list "Oh, thank you Sammy," Jenny said Her cat's talent was to find anything—except home That was part of the reason Jenny was stuck here in Xanth Sammy had led her here, but couldn't lead her back
Jenny checked the list where the paw was "Yes, here it is King Dor is to be in loco Father of the Bride "
"But my daughter Ivy's already married'" he protested
"In loco" Bmk reminded him "That means instead of Maybe her real father can't do it, so you will fill in "
"Oh " It was obvious in retrospect
Jenny read farther "Bmk is to be Best Man "
"But I don't even know the groom1" Bmk said
"And Dolph is an Usher Head Usher "
"Okay," Dolph agreed "I guess I can handle that "
"What about you, Jenny9" Dor asked "Since you're doing all this work "
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The girl's eyes widened m surprise "I didn't think to look Sammy9"
The cat lifted a paw—and set it down again, off the list
"But you can find anything," Jenny reminded him
Dor caught on, unpleasantly "Not if it's not there I fear you aren't invited, Jenny "
"Not invited1" Dolph said angrily "She has to do this mountain of work, wearing out her poor little hand—and she's not even invited7"
"It's all right," Jenny said quickly "My birthday is on the same day Sammy and I will have a chance to celebrate by ourselves''
A glance
"But that's younger than I am1" Dolph protested
"Physically," Bmk said, smiling
"You do sound like him But why9"
"We hope that Jenny will know," Bmk said "She was the one who got the package with the potions Maybe the other papers in it will say "
Jenny Elf was in an office chamber on the mam floor, laboring at a desk On her left was a huge pile of envelopes, and on her right a small pile of addressed envelopes Before her, on the desk, was her cat, Sammy She looked up wearily as they approached She was a small girl, with pointed ears, freckles, big spectacles, and four-fingered hands She had come to Xanth by accident, at the age of twelve, when some kind of hole had appeared in the fabric of whatever, and been stuck here since It had been nine years, because it happened just before Dolph and Electra married
"That's a big pile of papers," Dolph said sympathetically "Can I help you with any of them9"
That was one thing about his son, Dor realized his sympathetic nature If anyone had a problem, Dolph always wanted to help out He and Jenny had been friends since they met
"I wish you could, Dolph, ' Jenny said "But the instructions say that all of the invitations must be written in the same hand and that s mine They all have to be done in two days too, so I must keep at it " She shook her nght hand and little sprigs of tiredness flew out from it
ZOMBIE LO\ER 37
"Invitations9" Bmk asked
Jenny glanced at him, startled "Why you're Bmk1" she said 'T didn't recognize you "
"Chameleon and I took the potions as soon as we got to our room," Bmk said "They worked "
"So I see " She concentrated, and recovered the question "Yes, these are wedding invitations "
"Wedding9" Dor asked, surprised again "Who is the groom9"
"The note says he is no one we know But he is a prince or king, who will marry a common girl and make her a princess or queen It is scheduled to happen here at Castle Roogna in just one week, so everything must be ready by then, and the invitations have to go out in time to bring all the participants "
"Who is invited7" Bmk asked
"Everyone, I think Of course I haven't looked at all the names on the list yet " She indicated a long scroll "Some of them have assignments too "
"Assignments9" Dor asked
"Matron of Honor—things like that That's Electra "
"Are any of us on that hsf7" Dolph asked
"I don't know "
Then Sammy Cat moved his paw It landed on one section of the list "Oh, thank you Sammy," Jenny said Her cat's talent was to find anything—except home That was part of the reason Jenny was stuck here in Xanth Sammy had led her here, but couldn't lead her back
Jenny checked the list where the paw was "Yes, here it is King Dor is to be in loco Father of the Bride "
"But my daughter Ivy's already married'" he protested
"In loco" Bmk reminded him "That means instead of Maybe her real father can't do it, so you will fill in "
"Oh " It was obvious in retrospect
Jenny read farther "Bmk is to be Best Man "
"But I don't even know the groom1" Bmk said
"And Dolph is an Usher Head Usher "
"Okay," Dolph agreed "I guess I can handle that "
"What about you, Jenny9" Dor asked "Since you're doing all this work "
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The girl's eyes widened m surprise "I didn't think to look Sammy9"
The cat lifted a paw—and set it down again, off the list
"But you can find anything," Jenny reminded him
Dor caught on, unpleasantly "Not if it's not there I fear you aren't invited, Jenny "
"Not invited1" Dolph said angrily "She has to do this mountain of work, wearing out her poor little hand—and she's not even invited7"
"It's all right," Jenny said quickly "My birthday is on the same day Sammy and I will have a chance to celebrate by ourselves''
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