Not Your Parabatai Any Longer.

Jessamine Flushed. "ugh! Charlotte, Will's Being Vexing." "and The Sun Has Come Up In The East," Said Jem To No One In Particular. ... "and The Sun Comes Up In The West," Said Will, Who Had Apparently Heard Jem's Earlier Comment.

"jem?" He Said. "is It You, James?" "who Else?" Jem's Voice.

Eternity Is A Long Time To Spend Alone, Without Others Of Your Kind.

If You Do Not Help Me," Tessa Said To Jem, "i Swear, I Will Change Into You, And I Will Lift Him Myself. And Then Everyone Here Will See What You Look Like In A Dress." She Fixed Him With A Look. "do You Understand?

She Had Taken Him For Granted, She Thought With Surprise And Shame, Watching The Flickering Candlelight. She Had Assumed His Kindness Was So Natural And So Innate, She Had Never Asked Herself Whether It Cost Him Any Effort. Any Effort To Stand Between Will And The World, Protecting Each Of Them From The Other. Any Effort To Accept The Loss Of His Family With Equanimity. Any Effort To Remain Cheerful And Calm In The Face Of His Own Dying.