Стража! Стража!

           "Ofcoursewedon’t,"saidWonse."Foroldtimes’sake.Andsoon.SoI’llthinkofsomethingtotellhimandyou,Captain,willmakeapointoffindingoutwhat’sgoingonandputtingastoptoit.Givethisdwarfashortlessoninwhatitmeanstobeaguard,allright?"

           "Haha,"saidVimesdutifully.

           "I’msorry?"saidWonse.

           "Oh.Thoughtyoumadeanethnicjoke,there.Sir."

           "Look,Vimes,I’mbeingveryunderstanding.Inthecircumstances.Now,Iwantyoutogetoutthereandsortthisout.Doyouunderstand?"

           Vimessaluted.Theblackdepressionthatalwayslurkedreadytotakeadvantageofhissobrietymovedinonhistongue.

           "Rightyouare,MrSecretary,"hesaid."I’llseetoitthathelearnsthatarrestingthievesisagainstthelaw."

           Hewishedhehadn’tsaidthat.Ifhedidn’tsaythingslikethathe’dhavebeenbetteroffnow.CaptainofthePalaceGuard,abigman.GivinghimtheWatchhadbeenthePatrician’slittlejoke.ButWonsewasalreadyreadinganewdocumentonhisdesk.Ifhenoticedthesarcasm,hedidn’tshowit.

           "Verygood,"hesaid.

           ...

           DearestMother(Carrotwrote)Ithasbeenamuchbetterday.IwentintotheThieves’GuildandarrestedthechiefMiscreantanddraggedhimtothePatrician’sPalace.