Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов

           "Squid!Roastsquid!"

           "Ointmentforallspots’n’boils!Onlysoldhere!Reliable,miraculousointment!"

           "Cats,mouse-catching,magiccats!Justlisten,mygoodpeople,howtheymiaow!"

           "Amulets!Elixirs!Philtres,lovepotions,guaranteedaphrodisiacs!Onepinchandevenacorpsewillregainitsvigour!Who’llbuy,who’llbuy?"

           "Teethextracted!Almostpainless!Cheap,verycheap!"

           "Whatdoyoumeanbycheap?"Dandilionwascuriousashebitintoastick-skeweredsquidastoughasaboot.

           "Twofarthingsanhour!"

           Thepoetshudderedandspurredhisgeldingon.Helookedbacksurreptitiously.Twopeoplewhohadbeenfollowinginhistrackssincethetownhallstoppedatthebarber-shoppretendingtoponderoverthepriceofthebarber’sservicesdisplayedonachalkboard.Dandiliondidnotlethimselfbedeceived.Heknewwhatreallyinterestedthem.

           Herodeon.Hepassedtheenormousbuildingofthebawdy-houseTheRosebud,whereheknewrefinedserviceseitherunknownorsimplyunpopularinothercornersoftheworldwereoffered.Forsometimehisrationalmindstruggledagainsthischaracterandthat

           desiretoenterforanhour.Reasontriumphed.Dandilionsighedandrodeontowardstheuniversitytryingnottolookinthedirectionofthetaproomsfromwhichissuedthesoundsofmerriment.