Podobne
- Strona startowa
- Andrew Lane Młody Sherlock Holmes Czerwona pijawka
- Harman Andrew 666 stopni Fahrenheita
- Britton Andrew Amerykanin
- Andrew Hunt, Dav
- Writing From Sources Brenda Spatt
- brzozowski stanisław legenda młodej polski
- Grisham John Lawa przysieglych (2)
- Pullman Philip Mroczne materi Bursztynowa luneta (2)
- Agata Christie Spotkanie W Bagdadzie (4)
- Chmielewska Joanna (Nie)boszczyk maz (2)
- zanotowane.pl
- doc.pisz.pl
- pdf.pisz.pl
- mrowkodzik.xlx.pl
Cytat
Do celu tam się wysiada. Lec Stanisław Jerzy (pierw. de Tusch-Letz, 1909-1966)
A bogowie grają w kości i nie pytają wcale czy chcesz przyłączyć się do gry (. . . ) Bogowie kpią sobie z twojego poukładanego życia (. . . ) nie przejmują się zbytnio ani naszymi planami na przyszłość ani oczekiwaniami. Gdzieś we wszechświecie rzucają kości i przypadkiem wypada twoja kolej. I odtąd zwyciężyć lub przegrać - to tylko kwestia szczęścia. Borys Pasternak
Idąc po kurzych jajach nie podskakuj. Przysłowie szkockie
I Herkules nie poradzi przeciwko wielu.
Dialog półinteligentów równa się monologowi ćwierćinteligenta. Stanisław Jerzy Lec (pierw. de Tusch - Letz, 1909-1966)
[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
. Then tell him. He s a hands on guy.He ll want to find out for himself.And,Gerri, he hasn t lived, like you, for more than a year amongst the 152 Andrew AshlingMukthars, learning their ways and traditions.He doesn t know theirreal strength. Very well.What is your alternative? You go to the Northern Marches and you tell him.Order him todesist. Basically you want me to do what you already have Dem for. Yes, but you re better at it and I ll give you more authority. Damydas raised his eyebrows, more for show than out of realsurprise. A third autarchy, Tenax? You read he reports.You ll bloody well need it. Tenax, a word to the wise.Once you make me an autarch, theonly thing I will take into account is the safety of the kingdom.And Iwill permit nobody, nobody at all, to endanger that.You understandthat, don t you? I will take every measure I think necessary for thewell being of Ximerion, and I mean literally any measure.Think.Think hard before you decide. Tenaxos seemed to hesitate.He shook his head as if to chaseaway all doubt. I ve already thought hard and long.I see no other way& Gerri,you only will take extreme measures if there is absolutely, definitelyno other way, won t you? It sounded almost like a plea. If you mean will I execute Anaxantis if I think it is necessary, thenthe answer is: in the blink of an eye.Make no mistake about that.ButI give you my word that I will only do so after having exhausted everyother possibility.Every other possibility. Bonds of Fear 153The high king sighed. That will have to do.We ll discuss the exact terms like durationand territory this evening.How will you go about it? The baron shrugged. I ll have to give it some careful consideration.I also need tocollect a team of Black Shields and make some other preparations,but, right off the top of my head, I was thinking of explaining to himwhat you didn t.Contrary to you, I can do so without loss of face.Ididn t explain all this to Whingomar or the lord mayor of Dermolheatwelve years ago, but with them flourishing my title and suggestingwhat the price of disobedience would be worked just fine.After a fewwhacks with the stick, I held a couple of carrots before their noses,and that was it.In all likelihood that won t work with Anaxantis, but Ican tell him how I came to know about the Oath of Sherashty betweenthe Mukthar tribes while I lived amongst them.It s an interestingstory, don t you think? He might even listen to me. Let s hope so.I hate seeing talent go to waste. While seeing a son go to waste is of no concern to you? Damydasmocked. No.No, of course that is a concern as well. Well, I ve been up all night.I urgently need a bath, a whore,another bath, food, and a bed.In that order. Yes.Thank you, my friend. One more thing.I still think it s a shame you didn t explainyourself to him about the Oath of Sherashty and how a major defeatof one tribe would make the other tribes come to their aid.He sheadstrong maybe, but he s nobody s fool.Surely, if he understoodthat defeating one Mukthar tribe would make the other tribes honorbound to give them armed assistance, he would think again.I m sure 154 Andrew Ashlinghe s wise enough to understand that resisting a force of ten thousandbarbarians is one thing, but that a flood of one hundred thousandMukthars is a totally different proposition.Don t you think he willagree that it is best to let the sleeping giant sleep on quietly? And what if he doesn t care about waking the sleeping giant?What if he answers you that in that case he will raise an army of ahundred and fifty thousand? Then, we really would have a problem. The baron had almost reached the door when he turned back alast time. Still, my friend, I can t see why you didn t tell him all this yourself. After the baron had left, Tenaxos sank in his chair. Because I was afraid.That s why.I was afraid I might like him. Baron Gerrubald of Damydas, captain of the Black Shields,retired, but soon to be in active service again, as well as to be madean autarch for the third time, hastened to his temporary apartments. A good thing you called me, old friend.You can t see it of course.You can t possibly know, but your youngest is far too dangerous to runaround the country unchecked.Or be alive.You ll be so kind as to giveme the authority to do something about that, won t you? The momentyou make me an autarch, he s as good as dead.Count on it.I ll have thelittle cocksucker strangled as soon as I can.Don t thank me
[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]