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Book One: Dune
well,Sire,twentypercentwouldhardlyseemproperinducementtostay.”
Letospokeimpatiently:“Thenuseyourowndiscretioninparticularcases.
Justrememberthatthetreasuryisn’tbottomless.Holdittotwentypercentwheneveryoucan.Weparticularlyneedspicedrivers,weatherscanners,dunemen—anywithopensandexperience.”
“Iunderstand,Sire.‘Theyshallcomeallforviolence:theirfacesshallsupupastheeastwind,andtheyshallgatherthecaptivityofthesand.’”
“Averymovingquotation,”theDukesaid.“Turnyourcrewovertoalieutenant.Havehimgiveashortdrillonwaterdiscipline,thenbedthemendownforthenightinthebarracksadjoiningthefield.Fieldpersonnelwilldirectthem.Anddon’tforgetthemenforHawat.”
“Threehundredofthebest,Sire.”Hetookuphisspacebag.“WhereshallIreporttoyouwhenI’vecompletedmychores?”
“I’vetakenoveracouncilroomtopsidehere.We’llholdstaffthere.Iwanttoarrangeanewplanetarydispersalorderwitharmoredsquadsgoingoutfirst.”
Halleckstoppedintheactofturningaway,caughtLeto’seye.“Areyouanticipatingthatkindoftrouble,Sire?IthoughttherewasaJudgeoftheChangehere.”
“Bothopenbattleandsecret,”theDukesaid.“There’llbebloodaplentyspilledherebeforewe’rethrough.”
“‘Andthewaterwhichthoutakestoutoftherivershallbecomeblooduponthedryland,’”Halleckquoted.
TheDukesighed.“Hurryback,Gurney.”
“Verygood,m‘Lord.”Thewhipscarrippledtohisgrin.
