The Flying Sorcerers by Gerrold David & Niven Larry
Author:Gerrold, David & Niven, Larry [Gerrold, David & Niven, Larry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Humour, Classics
ISBN: 9781932100235
Amazon: 1932100237
Goodreads: 218458
Publisher: Benbella Books
Published: 1970-06-01T07:00:00+00:00
âBut it would work?â
âYes,â I admitted. âIt would work. You will just have to replace them more often.â
âHow often?â asked Lesta
âI donât know,â I shrugged. âI havenât had a chance yet to see how fast they wear.â
âWell, give me an idea-how long would a set of wet bone loomteeth last?â
âI canât even give you an idea. Itâs a totally new situation for me. Iâll guess four hands of days, maybe more, maybe less-howâs that?â
Lesta curled his upper lip in disgust. Obviously he didnât think it was good enough. But Purple said, âThatâs fine, Lant, thatâs fine.â He looked at his skin of figuring. âEven three hands of days per set would be fine.â
âGood,â I said. Already I was eager to start training apprentices.
âThen I guess that settles everything, doesnât it?â asked Gortik.
âNo,â said a voice. Lestaâs.
We all looked at him.
âThereâs still one question that hasnât been answered-where will the thread come from?â
âOh, yes,â said Purple. âThe thread. I should think the answer would be obvious to you by now.â
It wasnât. We all shook our heads.
âThere is a large untapped source of labor already right here in our midst,â said Purple.
We looked around at each other curiously. What was he talking about?
âIâm referring, of course, to the women.â
âThe women!â It was a shout in unison from more than a hundred horrified throats.
All was uproar. Men were standing, shaking their fists, cursing and spitting. Not even a half dozen fireballs from Shoogar could quiet them. It wasnât until Shoogar threatened to call down Elcin himself that the noise began to subside.
âLet me explain! Let me explain!â Purple was saying. Before anyone else could interrupt, he went on. âListen, there is nothing sacred about spinning-even old Lesta admits it. The only reason you use boy apprentices to do it is that there is no weaving for them to do. Well, now that there is weaving for them to do, they donât have to spin any more. The success of this whole plan depends on using the women for spinning-and your apprentice weavers can move up to being novices. Your novices can be promoted to journeymen. Your journeymen will all become team leaders.â
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