The White Bull
“When I did so, the king of course gave me no way out; I was going to have to enroll in the school again.
Our interview at this time confirmed my private theory that the king was really afraid of the Bull but reluctant to admit it even to himself.
"What did the White Bull say to you?" Minos demanded. I had reached the monarch in his new bathroom, where steam bedewed the marble walls. He paced back and forth uneasily, muffled in huge towels, dabbing at his forehead with the end of one of them.
I ...recounted our conversation in the Labyrinth as best I could.
"Then let it be done as the Bull says," was the only comment Minos made at the end.
Next day I was forced to register as a student. I had no black sail to hoist, and wanted to get the matter over with as quickly as possible. So I simply walked to the White Bull's apartments again and announced: "Well, here I am." "Good." It was impossible for me to tell whether or not the Bull was gloating over my defeat. Then he frowned. "First you must of course fill out the pro-per forms of app-li-cation to be ad-mit-ted—" "I filled out an incredible number of forms last time.MoreLess
Our interview at this time confirmed my private theory that the king was really afraid of the Bull but reluctant to admit it even to himself.
"What did the White Bull say to you?" Minos demanded. I had reached the monarch in his new bathroom, where steam bedewed the marble walls. He paced back and forth uneasily, muffled in huge towels, dabbing at his forehead with the end of one of them.
I ...recounted our conversation in the Labyrinth as best I could.
"Then let it be done as the Bull says," was the only comment Minos made at the end.
Next day I was forced to register as a student. I had no black sail to hoist, and wanted to get the matter over with as quickly as possible. So I simply walked to the White Bull's apartments again and announced: "Well, here I am." "Good." It was impossible for me to tell whether or not the Bull was gloating over my defeat. Then he frowned. "First you must of course fill out the pro-per forms of app-li-cation to be ad-mit-ted—" "I filled out an incredible number of forms last time.MoreLess
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