Rhialto the Marvellous by Jack Vance

Author:Jack Vance
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates

Sarsem:

‘What now, Osherl? What is your task?’

Osherl:

‘That stone-hearted Rhialto wants me to search about the sky for signs of the Perciplex, using this pleurmalion.’

Sarsem:

‘Indeed? Let me look … I see nothing.’

Osherl:

‘No? Most singular! What shall I tell Rhialto?’

Sarsem:

‘He is easily confused. Tell him that the image is trapped in the clouds. This pleurmalion is now worthless. Take it back.’

Osherl:

‘But this is a different pleurmalion from the one I gave you! It is only a trifle of ordinary glass!’

Sarsem:

‘What then? Both are now equally useless. Take it back and give it to that mooncalf Rhialto; he will never know the difference.’

Osherl:

‘Hm. Rhialto is a mooncalf, but a cunning mooncalf.’

Sarsem:

‘He is very troublesome to our friend Hache-Moncour, who has promised us so many indulgences … My advice is this: by some subterfuge induce him to cancel your indenture; then leave him to cool his heels here in this dank and tiresome epoch.’

Osherl:

‘The concept has much to recommend it.’

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