Doctor Who: The Myth Makers by Donald Cotton

Author:Donald Cotton
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science-Fiction:Doctor Who
ISBN: 9780491035804
Publisher: Target Books
Published: 1985-08-15T10:00:00+00:00

‘I am Diomede,’ said Steven, ‘friend of Odysseus,’ he added, to establish his credentials.

Paris smiled with relief, and took the way out so kindly offered. ‘Diomede, I do not seek your blood – I seek Achilles!’

He turned to continue the search; but Steven tapped him on the shoulder. ‘And must Achilles, then, be roused, to undertake the death of such as you, adulterer?’

I must say he’d hit off the style to the very last alpha and delta – most impressive! You’d have thought he’d been talking like that ever since drama school. But Paris took the question as being rhetorical – and never mind the insult: ‘I... er... I’m prepared to let that pass, for the moment. I assure you, I have no quarrel with you, Diomede!’

Not what Steven wanted at all. He resorted to out-dated patriotism. ‘I am a Greek, and you a Trojan! Is that not quarrel enough?’

‘Well, perhaps, in a general way,’ conceded Paris, gracefully,

‘but personally I think this whole thing has been carried a great deal too far. I mean, they should have let Menelaus and me settle it by the toss of a coin, like gentlemen...’

This was becoming far more difficult than Steven had anticipated. He tried again. ‘You are no gentleman, Paris! I’ve never thought so, and now I’m sure of it. Neither is Menelaus, come to that...’ he added, letting the style slip a little. Never mind – it worked: Paris stiffened indignantly.

‘Now be very careful! You’re taking everything far too seriously. Besides, are you aware you’re speaking of one of your commanding officers? And one of my oldest friends, come to that? The Helen business was just a misunderstanding.’

‘Which I now propose to resolve,’ parried Steven, neatly.

‘Draw thy sword, I say!’

To my astonishment, Paris began to do just that – although, as if he’d read somewhere that slow motion indicated menace.

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