Haroun And the Sea of Stories
“‘Gogogol,’ he gurgled. ‘Kafkafka,’ he coughed.
‘Eh? What’s that? What’s the fellow saying?’ demanded Prince Bolo loudly. ‘Can’t make out a single word.’ ‘What a poser, I swear,’ Blabbermouth hissed at Haroun. ‘Our Bolo. Talking so big and rude because he thinks it’ll stop us from noticing that he’s scared out of his pants.’ Haroun wondered why Blabbermouth remained in Prince Bolo’s service when she had such a low opinion of the gentleman; but he kept his mouth shut, partly because he didn’t... want her to say something cutting and scornful to him; partly because he had started to like her a good deal, which made any opinion of hers okay with him; but mostly because there was a giant Shadow with a huge sword looming over them, and a Warrior grunting and spitting at them from a few feet away, and in short this was no time for chit-chat.
‘If, as it is said, people in the Land of Chup hardly talk at all these days, because of the Cultmaster’s decrees, then it’s not surprising that this Warrior has temporarily lost control of his voice,’ Rashid Khalifa was explaining to Prince Bolo, who was unimpressed.MoreLess
‘Eh? What’s that? What’s the fellow saying?’ demanded Prince Bolo loudly. ‘Can’t make out a single word.’ ‘What a poser, I swear,’ Blabbermouth hissed at Haroun. ‘Our Bolo. Talking so big and rude because he thinks it’ll stop us from noticing that he’s scared out of his pants.’ Haroun wondered why Blabbermouth remained in Prince Bolo’s service when she had such a low opinion of the gentleman; but he kept his mouth shut, partly because he didn’t... want her to say something cutting and scornful to him; partly because he had started to like her a good deal, which made any opinion of hers okay with him; but mostly because there was a giant Shadow with a huge sword looming over them, and a Warrior grunting and spitting at them from a few feet away, and in short this was no time for chit-chat.
‘If, as it is said, people in the Land of Chup hardly talk at all these days, because of the Cultmaster’s decrees, then it’s not surprising that this Warrior has temporarily lost control of his voice,’ Rashid Khalifa was explaining to Prince Bolo, who was unimpressed.MoreLess
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