Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           UncleVesemirhaditadjustedjustrightformyweight,heightandarm-length.I’vegottogetmyhandandwristaccustomedtoit!"

           "Accustomyourselftoyourheart’scontent,butoutside.Nothere!Well,I’mlistening.Youwantedtosuggestwegetthesleighout.InElderSpeech.So–suggestit."

           "Hmmm...What’s‘sleigh’"

           "Sleddasanoun.Aesleddeasaverb."

           "Aha...Vaienaesledde,ell’ea?"

           "Don’tendaquestionthatway,it’simpolite.Youformquestionsusingintonation."

           "ButthechildrenfromtheIslands—"

           "You’renotlearningthelocalSkelligejargonbutclassicalElderSpeech."

           "AndwhyamIlearningtheSpeech,tellme?"

           "Sothatyouknowit.It’sfittingtolearnthingsyoudon’tknow.Anyonewhodoesn’tknowotherlanguagesishandicapped."

           "Butpeopleonlyspeakthecommontongueanyway!"

           "True.Butsomespeakmorethanjustit.Iwarrant,Ciri,thatitisbettertocountyourselfamongstthosefewthanamongsteveryone.So,I’mlistening.Afullsentence:‘Theweathertodayisbeautiful,solet’sgetthesleigh.’"

           "Elaine...Hmmm...Elainetedda’taeghane,ava’enaesledde?"

           "Verygood."

           "Ha!Solet’sgetthesleigh."

           "Wewill.Butletmefinishapplyingmymake-up."

           "Andwhoareyouputtingmake-uponfor,exactly?"

           "Myself.Awomanaccentuatesherbeautyforherownself-esteem."

           "Hmmm...Doyouknowwhat?Ifeelprettypoorlytoo.Don’tlaugh,Triss!"

           "Comehere.Sitonmyknee.Puttheswordaway,I’vealreadyaskedyou!Thankyou.