Seven Days in New Crete (Penguin Modern Classics)
“Near him stood a little old man with a face like a wizened apple, who eyed me shrewdly.
‘This is your learned colleague Quant, I presume?’ I asked in English. (His name, by the way, meant ‘How Much?’ but I shall always think of him as Quant.) He spoke for himself. ‘Yes, that’s who I am, Mr Venn-Thomas, and I’m delighted to meet you. Mallet-head here has been sending in detailed reports on your English vocabulary and syntax, which have cleared up many of our outstanding cruces. We’re most gratef...ul to you for your help.
Have you a moment to spare, by the way?’ ‘Not for a discussion of anomalous past participles, I fear. I’m going off to Dunrena to find my friend Sapphire.’ ‘Yes, I recognize her mare. Do you know anyone at Court?’ ‘Not a soul.’ ‘Is it even certain that she has gone there?’ ‘No, not altogether. Can you give me any news of her since she left home?’ ‘I can. She came straight to me for advice.’ A New Cretan woman magician going to a man-recorder for advice!MoreLess
‘This is your learned colleague Quant, I presume?’ I asked in English. (His name, by the way, meant ‘How Much?’ but I shall always think of him as Quant.) He spoke for himself. ‘Yes, that’s who I am, Mr Venn-Thomas, and I’m delighted to meet you. Mallet-head here has been sending in detailed reports on your English vocabulary and syntax, which have cleared up many of our outstanding cruces. We’re most gratef...ul to you for your help.
Have you a moment to spare, by the way?’ ‘Not for a discussion of anomalous past participles, I fear. I’m going off to Dunrena to find my friend Sapphire.’ ‘Yes, I recognize her mare. Do you know anyone at Court?’ ‘Not a soul.’ ‘Is it even certain that she has gone there?’ ‘No, not altogether. Can you give me any news of her since she left home?’ ‘I can. She came straight to me for advice.’ A New Cretan woman magician going to a man-recorder for advice!MoreLess
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