Ведьмак: Кровь эльфов
Chapter 5
Others,sittingonbenches,lawnsandinflower-beds,repeatedtheirhomeworktoeachother,discussedordiscreetlyplayedatevensorodds,leapfrog,pile-uporothergamesdemandingintelligence.Professorsengrossedinconversationordebatealsostrolledherewithdignityanddecorum.Youngertutorsmilledaroundwiththeireyesgluedtothebacksidesoffemalestudents.Dandilionascertainedwithjoythat,sincehisday,nothinghadchangedintheAcademy.
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seaandthesomewhatstrongerstinkofhydrogensulphidefromthedirectionofthegrandedificeoftheDepartmentofAlchemywhichtoweredabovethecanal.Greyandyellowlinnetswarbledamongsttheshrubsintheparkadjacenttothestudents"dormitories,whileanorang-utansatonthepoplarhaving,nodoubt,escapedfromthezoologicalgardensintheDepartmentofNaturalHistory.
Notwastinganytime,thepoetmarchedbrisklythroughthelabyrinthoflanesandhedges.HeknewtheUniversitygroundslikethebackofhishand–andnowonder,consideringhehadstudiedthereforfouryears,thenhadlecturedforayearintheFacultyofTrouvereshipandPoetry.Thepostoflecturerhadbeenofferedtohimwhenhehadpassedhisfinalexamswithfullmarks,totheastonishmentofprofessorswithwhomhehadearnedthereputationoflazybones,rakeandidiotduringhisstudies.
