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“A word of friendly advice could have saved him, but dear me, I was too busy watching him unravel to think of it until it was far too late.”
― The Amulet of Samarkand
― The Amulet of Samarkand
“He was transfixed at the sight of the lords and ladies of his realm running about like demented chickens.”
― The Amulet of Samarkand
― The Amulet of Samarkand
“And then, as if written by the hand of a bad novelist, an incredible thing happened.”
― The Amulet of Samarkand
― The Amulet of Samarkand
“If anyone else asked that question, O He Who Is Terrible and Great, I would have said they were an ignorant fool; in you it is a sign of the disarming simplicity which is the fount of all virtue.”
― The Amulet of Samarkand
― The Amulet of Samarkand
“Bartimaeus: "A small piece of advice," I said "it isn't wise to be rude to someone bigger than you, especially when they've just trapped you under a boulder."
Imp: "You can stick your advice up...."
This brief pause replaces a short, censored episode, characterized by bad language and some sadly necessary violence. When we pick up the story again, everything is as before, except that I am perspiring slightly and the contrite imp is the model of cooperation.
Bartimaeus: "I'll ask again: who is Rupert Deveraeux?"
Imp: "He's the British Prime Minister, oh Most Bounteous and Merciful one.”
― The Amulet of Samarkand
Imp: "You can stick your advice up...."
This brief pause replaces a short, censored episode, characterized by bad language and some sadly necessary violence. When we pick up the story again, everything is as before, except that I am perspiring slightly and the contrite imp is the model of cooperation.
Bartimaeus: "I'll ask again: who is Rupert Deveraeux?"
Imp: "He's the British Prime Minister, oh Most Bounteous and Merciful one.”
― The Amulet of Samarkand
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