The Fellowship of the Talisman
“Meg was the first to speak, attempting to cast a cheerful light on it. “Well, I don’t know,” she said. “It’s not too bad. There are a lot worse places for an old bag such as Meg to live out her final days.”
They disregarded her.
Finally Conrad stirred and said, “You say one has to have some knowledge of the arcane arts. What are the chances that we could acquire that knowledge?”
“I’d say not too good,” said Duncan. “I suspect it would have to be a detailed and specific knowledge, perhaps well b...ackgrounded by even other knowledge. Not all of us could learn these arts, perhaps not any of us. And who is there to teach us? Cuthbert is old and dying. Diane’s knowledge is too small. I gather that it is not the knowledge that she has, but a special dispensation, that enables her to come and go.”
“I suppose that’s right,” said Conrad, “and, anyhow, it would take too long a time. We haven’t got that kind of time.”
“No, we haven’t,” said Duncan. “Two dying men—a dying man here and another one at Oxenford.”MoreLess
They disregarded her.
Finally Conrad stirred and said, “You say one has to have some knowledge of the arcane arts. What are the chances that we could acquire that knowledge?”
“I’d say not too good,” said Duncan. “I suspect it would have to be a detailed and specific knowledge, perhaps well b...ackgrounded by even other knowledge. Not all of us could learn these arts, perhaps not any of us. And who is there to teach us? Cuthbert is old and dying. Diane’s knowledge is too small. I gather that it is not the knowledge that she has, but a special dispensation, that enables her to come and go.”
“I suppose that’s right,” said Conrad, “and, anyhow, it would take too long a time. We haven’t got that kind of time.”
“No, we haven’t,” said Duncan. “Two dying men—a dying man here and another one at Oxenford.”MoreLess
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