Gideon Smith And the Mechanical Girl (2013)
““What they taught me at school.” Gideon shrugged.
Trigger said, “After the Bombardment, our architects set to work on creating a new light house, bigger and better than before.”
“One of the Wonders of the World.” Gideon nodded.
Trigger stroked his mustache. “There are so many wonders, these days.”
Cockayne piloted the ’stat to the airfield—little more than a vast expanse of orange dirt—to the east, between the sprawling city and the verdant fields on the banks of the Nile.
“...I’ll go to the Customs House, clear our arrival,” said Cockayne. He threw a ring of jangling keys at Gideon. “The Negroes are in the hold, Mr. Savior. Be careful, though. They’re savages. They might not consider you any better than me, Smith. Big Bad White Man, and all that.”
“I hate that man,” said Gideon when Cockayne and Fanshawe had gone.MoreLess
Trigger said, “After the Bombardment, our architects set to work on creating a new light house, bigger and better than before.”
“One of the Wonders of the World.” Gideon nodded.
Trigger stroked his mustache. “There are so many wonders, these days.”
Cockayne piloted the ’stat to the airfield—little more than a vast expanse of orange dirt—to the east, between the sprawling city and the verdant fields on the banks of the Nile.
“...I’ll go to the Customs House, clear our arrival,” said Cockayne. He threw a ring of jangling keys at Gideon. “The Negroes are in the hold, Mr. Savior. Be careful, though. They’re savages. They might not consider you any better than me, Smith. Big Bad White Man, and all that.”
“I hate that man,” said Gideon when Cockayne and Fanshawe had gone.MoreLess
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