[Myth 20] Myth-Quoted by Robert Asprin

Author:Robert Asprin [Asprin, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: bn
ISBN: 9780425257012
Publisher: Ace
Published: 2012-12-04T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

“How could you possibly think I’m lying?”

—PINOCCHIO

Pookie went home with the Earwig and Shutterbug safely stowed in her satchel. I marched out into the pale sunrise and headed for the Evening Screed.

As Pattikin had said, the news-gathering business didn’t wait for daylight to begin its operations. The Screed office looked just like the Morning Gossip except for the faces of the reporters, typesetters, and editors. I asked for the managing editor.

“Romses Beleeger,” said the tall Tipp who came out of a private room to shake my hand. “How may I help you?”

“You can stop trying to slander me or my people,” I said conversationally.

“I beg your pardon? Are you sure it is I whom you seek?”

The way he phrased his sentences told me I had found my perfect grammarian.

“Only if you’re the person who runs this rag.”

Romses drew himself up. “I beg your pardon?”

I looked down my nose at him. “No need to beg. I will grant it freely, if you don’t print details of the phony attempt at seduction perpetrated on me by one of your reporters a short while ago.”

“One of my reporters tried to seduce you? Which one?”

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