Стража! Стража!
Youhadtoadmirethewaydragonsknewhowtoputthebiteon.Itwaspracticallyhuman.
"Oh,"hesaid.
"Ofcourse,therewillprobablybeotheracquisitionsinthewayofland,propertyandsoforth,andthekingwishesittobefullyunderstoodthatloyalPrivyCouncillorswillberichlyrewarded."
"And,er,"saidtheheadassassin,whowasbeginningtofeelthathehadgotafirmgriponthenatureoftheking’smentalprocesses,"nodoubtthe,er-"
"PrivyCouncillors,"saidWonse.
"Nodoubttheywillrespondwithevengreatergenerosityinthematterof,forexample,treasure?"
"Iamsuresuchconsiderationshaven’tcrossedtheking’smind,"saidWonse,"butthepointisverywellmade."
"Ithoughtitwouldbe."
Thenextcoursewasfatpork,beansandflourypotatoes.More,astheycouldn’thelpnoticing,fatteningfood.
Wonsehadaglassofwater.
"WhichbringsusontoafurthermatterofsomedelicacywhichIamsurethatwell-travelled,broad-mindedgentlemensuchasyourselveswillhavenodifficultyinaccepting,"hesaid.Thehandholdingtheglasswasbeginningtoshake.
"Ihopeitwillalsobeunderstoodbythepopulationatlarge,especiallysincethekingwillundoubtedlybeabletocontributeinsomanywaystothewell-beinganddefenceofthecity.Forexample,Iamsurethatthepeoplewillrestmorecontentedlyintheirbedsknowingthatthedr-thekingistirelesslyprotectingthemfromharm.Therecan,however,beridiculousancient...prejudices...whichwillonlybeeradicatedbyceaselesswork...
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