Стража! Стража!
Vimesthoughtaboutthisforawhileandthenthoughtofthethingshecoulddowithfiftythousanddollars.Thereweresomanymoreofthem,forastart.
Healmostwalkedintoagroupofmenclusteredaroundaposternailedtothewall.Itdeclared,indeed,thattheheadofthedragonthathadterrorisedthecitywouldbeworthA$50,000tothebraveherothatdeliveredittothepalace.
Oneofthecluster,whofromhissize,weaponryandthatwayhewasslowlytracingtheletteringwithhisfingerVimesdecidedwasaleadinghero,wasdoingthereadingfortheothers.
"-toter-herpal-ack-ee,"heconcluded.
"Fiftythousand,"saidoneofthemreflectively,rubbinghischin.
"Cheapjob,"saidtheintellectual."Wellbelowtherate.Shouldbehalfthekingdomandhisdaughter’shandinmarriage."
"Yes,butheain’taking.He’saPatrician."
"Well,halfhisPatrimonyorwhatever.What’shisdaughterlike?"
Theassembledhuntersdidn’tknow.
"He’snotmarried,"Vimesvolunteered."Andhehasn’tgotadaughter."
Theyturnedandlookedhimupanddown.Hecouldseethedisdainintheireyes.Theyprobablygotthroughdozenslikehimeveryday."Notgotadaughter?"saidoneofthem."Wantspeopletokilldragonsandhehasn’tgotadaughter?"
Vimesfelt,inanoddway,thatheoughttosupportthelordofthecity."He’sgotalittledogthathe’sveryfondof,"hesaidhelpfully.
"Bleedingdisgusting,notevenhavingadaughter,"saidoneofthehunters.
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