Дюна
Book One: Dune
IsitbecauseImovedsoswiftlysettingupthisdinnerparty?Yet,heknowshowimportantitisthatwebegintomixourofficersandmenwiththelocalsonasocialplane.Wearefatherandmothersurrogatetothemall.Nothingimpressesthatfactmorefirmlythanthissortofsocialsharing.
Leto,watchingtheguestsfilepast,recalledwhatThufirHawathadsaidwheninformedoftheaffair:“Sire!Iforbidit!”
AgrimsmiletouchedtheDuke’smouth.Whatascenethathadbeen.AndwhentheDukehadremainedadamantaboutattendingthedinner,Hawathadshakenhishead.“Ihavebadfeelingsaboutthis,myLord,”he’dsaid.“ThingsmovetooswiftlyonArrakis.That’snotliketheHarkonnens.Notlikethematall.”
Paulpassedhisfatherescortingayoungwomanhalfaheadtallerthanhimself.Heshotasourglanceathisfather,noddedatsomethingtheyoungwomansaid.
“Herfathermanufacturesstillsuits,”Jessicasaid.“I’mtoldthatonlyafoolwouldbecaughtinthedeepdesertwearingoneoftheman’ssuits.”
“Who’sthemanwiththescarredfaceaheadofPaul?”theDukeasked.“Idon’tplacehim.”
“Alateadditiontothelist,”shewhispered.“Gurneyarrangedtheinvitation.
Smuggler.”
“Gurneyarranged?”
“Atmyrequest.ItwasclearedwithHawat,althoughtIthoughtHawatwasalittlestiffaboutit.Thesmuggler’scalledTuek,EsmarTuek.He’sapoweramonghiskind.Theyallknowhimhere.He’sdinedatmanyofthehouses.”
“Whyishehere?”
“Everyoneherewillaskthatquestion,”shesaid.
