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Book One: Dune
It’snotyou,Thufir.ItcannotbePaul.Iknowit’snotme.Dr.Yueh,then?ShallIcallhiminandputhimtothetest?”
“Youknowthat’sanemptygesture,”Hawatsaid.“He’sconditionedbytheHighCollege.ThatIknowforcertain.”
“NottomentionthathiswifewasaBeneGesseritslainbytheHarkonnens,”
Jessicasaid.
“Sothat’swhathappenedtoher,”Hawatsaid.
“Haven’tyouheardthehateinhisvoicewhenhespeakstheHarkonnenname?”
“YouknowIdon’thavetheear,”Hawatsaid.
“Whatbroughtthisbasesuspiciononme?”sheasked.
Hawatfrowned.“MyLadyputsherservantinanimpossibleposition.MyfirstloyaltyistotheDuke.”
“I’mpreparedtoforgivemuchbecauseofthatloyalty,”shesaid.
“AndagainImustask:Istheresomethingtoforgive?”
“Stalemate?”sheasked.
Heshrugged.
“Letusdiscusssomethingelseforaminute,then,”shesaid.“DuncanIdaho,theadmirablefightingmanwhoseabilitiesatguardingandsurveillancearesoesteemed.Tonight,heoverindulgedinsomethingcalledspicebeer.Ihearreportsthatothersamongourpeoplehavebeenstupefiedbythisconcoction.Isthattrue?”
“Youhaveyourreports,myLady.”
“SoIdo.Don’tyouseethisdrinkingasasymptom,Thufir?”
“MyLadyspeaksriddles.”
“ApplyyourMentatabilitiestoit!”shesnapped.“What’stheproblemwithDuncanandtheothers?Icantellyouinfourwords—theyhavenohome.”
Hejabbedafingeratthefloor.“Arrakis,that’stheirhome.”
“Arrakisisanunknown!Caladanwastheirhome,butwe’veuprootedthem.
