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Book One: Dune
Wecouldtakesomeoftheloadfromhim.”
“That’donlyshamehimandimpairhisefficiency,”shesaid.“Astrayinsectwon’tbeabletowanderintothiswingafterhehearsaboutthis.He’llbeshamedthat....”
“Wemusttakeourownmeasures,”hesaid.
“HawathasservedthreegenerationsofAtreideswithhonor,”shesaid.“Hedeserveseveryrespectandtrustwecanpayhim...manytimesover.”
Paulsaid:“Whenmyfatherisbotheredbysomethingyou’vedonehesays
‘BeneGesserit!’likeaswearword.”
“Andwhatisitaboutmethatbothersyourfather?”
“Whenyouarguewithhim.”
“Youarenotyourfather,Paul.”
AndPaulthought:It’llworryher,butImusttellherwhatthatMapeswomansaidaboutatraitoramongus.
“What’reyouholdingback?”Jessicaasked.“Thisisn’tlikeyou,Paul.”
Heshrugged,recountedtheexchangewithMapes.
AndJessicathoughtofthemessageoftheleaf.Shecametosuddendecision,showedPaultheleaf,toldhimitsmessage.
“Myfathermustlearnofthisatonce,”hesaid.“I’llradiographitincodeandgetifoff.”
“No,”shesaid.“Youwillwaituntilyoucanseehimalone.Asfewaspossiblemustlearnaboutit.”
“Doyoumeanweshouldtrustnoone?”
“There’sanotherpossibility,”shesaid.“Thismessagemayhavebeenmeanttogettous.Thepeoplewhogaveittousmaybelieveit’strue,butitmaybethattheonlypurposewastogetthismessagetous.”
Paul’sfaceremainedsturdilysomber.“Tosowdistrustandsuspicioninourranks,toweakenusthatway,”hesaid.
