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Chapter Nine
In a hall used for all the activities of a household, a man cannot sleep very long no matter how great his need. All too soon after Simon and Math had adjusted their individual needs into a harmonious whole, the servants were routed from their pallets to begin the duties of the day. They did not actually demand that the gentlemen on their cots wake, but there was sufficient noise made in rolling and storing the pallets, setting up the trestle tables, and moving benches and other gear that it was soon impossible to sleep. Groaning and cursing, Simon sat up. This disturbed Math, who protested raucously but eventually accepted the situation as inevitable and stalked away to find a quieter place to finish his morning slumbers.
After a cursory washing, made horrible by having to bend over, Simon slowly put on his clothing and blearily examined the breakfast set out on the tables. His reaction to the coarse bread and redolent goat cheesewhich he usually enjoyed heartilymade him

 
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