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           Thewomanwaswilder,hereyesshiftingrestlesslybetweenthemenfacingher,andtheloosegroupingaroundme,herchaotichairquiveringintheslightbreeze.Herposturewasdistinctlyfeline.Thesecondmalehoveredunobtrusivelybehindthem,slighterthantheleader,hislightbrownhairandregularfeaturesbothnondescript.Hiseyes,thoughcompletelystill,somehowseemedthemostvigilant.

           Theireyesweredifferent,too.NotthegoldorblackIhadcometoexpect,butadeepburgundycolorthatwasdisturbingandsinister.

           Thedark-hairedman,stillsmiling,steppedtowardCarlisle.

           "Wethoughtweheardagame,"hesaidinarelaxedvoicewiththeslightestofFrenchaccents."I’mLaurent,theseareVictoriaandJames."Hegesturedtothevampiresbesidehim.

           "I’mCarlisle.Thisismyfamily,EmmettandJasper,Rosalie,EsmeandAlice,EdwardandBella."Hepointedusoutingroups,deliberatelynotcallingattentiontoindividuals.Ifeltashockwhenhesaidmyname.

           "Doyouhaveroomforafewmoreplayers?"Laurentaskedsociably.

           CarlislematchedLaurent’sfriendlytone."Actually,wewerejustfinishingup.Butwe’dcertainlybeinterestedanothertime.Areyouplanningtostayintheareaforlong?"

           "We’reheadednorth,infact,butwewerecurioustoseewhowasintheneighborhood.Wehaven’trunintoanycompanyinalongtime."

           "No,thisregionisusuallyemptyexceptforusandtheoccasionalvisitor,likeyourselves."