The Magicians of Caprona (1980)
““Of course I smoked a cigar,” he said to the Duchess, injured. “Anyone would smoke a cigar if they found they’d declared war without knowing they had and knew they were bound to be beaten.” His voice came rumbling to Tonino’s ears through his body, more than from outside.
“I’ve told you it’s bad for your health,” said the Duchess. “Where are you going?”
“Me? Oh,” said the Duke. The pockets swooped, then swooped again, as he climbed the steps to the door. “Off to the kitchens. I feel peckish.”
“...You could send for food,” said the Duchess, but she did not sound displeased. Tonino knew she had guessed they had been in the study all along and wanted the Duke out of it while she found them.
He heard the door shut. The pocket swung rhythmically as the Duke walked. It was not too bad once Tonino was used to it. It was a large pocket. There was almost room in it for Tonino, and the Duke’s lighter, and his handkerchief, and another cigar, and some string, and some money, and a rosary, and some dice.MoreLess
“I’ve told you it’s bad for your health,” said the Duchess. “Where are you going?”
“Me? Oh,” said the Duke. The pockets swooped, then swooped again, as he climbed the steps to the door. “Off to the kitchens. I feel peckish.”
“...You could send for food,” said the Duchess, but she did not sound displeased. Tonino knew she had guessed they had been in the study all along and wanted the Duke out of it while she found them.
He heard the door shut. The pocket swung rhythmically as the Duke walked. It was not too bad once Tonino was used to it. It was a large pocket. There was almost room in it for Tonino, and the Duke’s lighter, and his handkerchief, and another cigar, and some string, and some money, and a rosary, and some dice.MoreLess
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