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Book One: Dune
“There’snoreasonforyoutostay,myLady,”Yuehsaid.“Icantakecareofthis.”
Jessicashookherhead.Shesteppedforward,slappedIdahosharplyacrossthecheek.
Hestumbledbackwithhisguards,glaringather.
“ThisisnowaytoactinyourDuke’shome,”shesaid.ShesnatchedthecupfromYueh’shands,spillingpartofit,thrustthecuptowardIdaho.“Nowdrinkthis!That’sanorder!”
Idahojerkedhimselfupright,scowlingdownather.Hespokeslowly,withcarefulandpreciseenunciation:“Idonottakeordersfromadamn’Harkonnenspy.”
Yuehstiffened,whirledtofaceJessica.
Herfacehadgonepale,butshewasnodding.Itallbecamecleartoher—thebrokenstemsofmeaningshehadseeninwordsandactionsaroundherthesepastfewdayscouldnowbetranslated.Shefoundherselfinthegripofangeralmosttoogreattocontain.IttookthemostprofoundofherBeneGesserit
trainingtoquietherpulseandsmoothherbreathing.Eventhenshecouldfeeltheblazeflickering.
TheywerealwayscallingonIdahoforsurveillanceoftheladies!
SheshotaglanceatYueh.Thedoctorloweredhiseyes.
“Youknewthis?”shedemanded.
“I...heardrumors,myLady.ButIdidn’twanttoaddtoyourburdens.”
“Hawat!”shesnapped.“IwantThufirHawatbroughttomeimmediately!”
“But,myLady....”
“Immediately!”
IthastobeHawat,shethought.Suspicionsuchasthiscouldcomefromnoothersourcewithoutbeingdiscardedimmediately.
Idahoshookhishead,mumbled.“Chuckth’wholedamnthing.
