37 Unseen Academicals by Pratchett Terry

Author:Pratchett, Terry [Terry, Pratchett,]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-04-10T22:08:34.849000+00:00

Ah, yes, but Mister Nutt has a philosophy.

Does he?

Yes, sir.

Theyre runnin about all over the place, I know that, said Ridcully.

Yes, Mister Nutt and Mister Likely are preparing a little something extra for the banquet, said Ponder, getting up and opening the top drawer of a filing cabinet. The sight of filing cabinets opening tended to remind Ridcully that he should be elsewhere, but on this occasion the ruse failed to work.

Oh, and I believe we have some fresh balls.

Mister Snorrisson knows an opportunity when he sees one.

So its all going well, then? said Ridcully, in a kind of mystified voice.

Apparently so, sir.

Well, I suppose Id better leave it alone, said Ridcully. He hesitated, feeling at a bit of a loose end, and found another thread to pull. And how are those rules coming along, Mister Stibbons?

Oh, quite well, thank you, Archchancellor. Im keeping in some of the ones from the street game, of course, to keep everybody happy. Some of them are quite strange.

Mister Nutt is quite a decent chap, it appears.

Oh yes, Archchancellor.

Very good idea of his to redesign the goal, I thought. Makes it more fun.

Arent you going to train, sir? said Ponder, pulling another document towards him.

I am the captain! I do not need to train. Ridcully turned to leave and stopped with his hand on the doorknob. Had a long chat with the former Dean last night. Decent soul at heart, of course, he said.

Yes, I understand the atmosphere in the Uncommon Room was very convivial, Archchancellor, said Ponder. And expensive, he added to himself.

You know young Adrian Turnipseed is a professor?

Oh, yes, Archchancellor.

You wanna be one?

Not really, Archchancellor. I think there should be one or two posts in this institution that I dont hold.

Yes, but theyve just called their machine Pex! Hardly a great leap of ingenuity, is it?

Oh, there are some significant differences. I believe hes using chickens to generate the blit diametric, said Ponder.

Apparently so, said Ridcully. Something like that, anyway.

Hmmm, said Ponder. And it was quite a solid hmmm, possibly one you could moor a small boat to.

Something wrong? said Ridcully.

Oh, er, not really, Archchancellor. Did the former Dean mention anything about the need to totally rebuild the morphic resonator to allow for the necessary changes in the blit/slood interface?

Shouldnt think so, said Ridcully.

Oh, said Ponder, his face blank. Well, Adrian is bound to get round to that. He is very clever.

Yes, but it was all based on your work. You built Hex. And now theyre putting out that hes some big clever clogs. Hes even on a cigarette card.

Thats nice, sir. Its good when researchers get recognition.

Ridcully felt like a mosquito that was trying to sting a steel breastplate. Hah, wizardry has certainly changed since my day, he said.

Yes, sir, said Ponder noncommittally.

And by the way, Mister Stibbons, said Ridcully as he opened the door, my day isnt over yet.

There was a yell in the distance. And then a crash. Ridcully smiled. The day had suddenly brightened up.

When he and

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