Lost in the Labyrinth
“Nobody notices what you do anyway. You're always loitering around Daedalus's workshop, talking to Icarus." "I am not!" I protested.
"Xenodice, listen. The servants still think of me as the heir, so they watch me day and night. If I tried to steal the key, I'd be caught. In fact," she said, looking apprehensively toward the door, "it won't be long before they come looking for me." "I thought you said that everybody already knew about Acalle," I said.
"Oh, you know what I meant. The important peo...ple knew. Not the servants." She sounded impatient. Evidently believing that she had gained her point, she now wanted to move on to other matters. I, however, was not giving up so easily.
"It seems to me," I argued, "that someone clever enough to get herself pregnant without the knowledge of vigilant watchers could certainly manage to steal a key." "That's the problem." she said. "They're getting suspicious." She got up, moved to the door, and peered out into the hallway. Satisfied, she came back and stood by the bed.MoreLess
"Xenodice, listen. The servants still think of me as the heir, so they watch me day and night. If I tried to steal the key, I'd be caught. In fact," she said, looking apprehensively toward the door, "it won't be long before they come looking for me." "I thought you said that everybody already knew about Acalle," I said.
"Oh, you know what I meant. The important peo...ple knew. Not the servants." She sounded impatient. Evidently believing that she had gained her point, she now wanted to move on to other matters. I, however, was not giving up so easily.
"It seems to me," I argued, "that someone clever enough to get herself pregnant without the knowledge of vigilant watchers could certainly manage to steal a key." "That's the problem." she said. "They're getting suspicious." She got up, moved to the door, and peered out into the hallway. Satisfied, she came back and stood by the bed.MoreLess
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