Warlock #02 - The Warlock in Spite of Himself by Christopher Stasheff

Author:Christopher Stasheff [Stasheff, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction, General
ISBN: 9781604504859
Google: HI1sqzBb7hEC
Amazon: 1604504854
Publisher: Phoenix Pick
Published: 2010-09-14T22:00:00+00:00

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countryside - 'you know the world's there., and you know it's real; but you don't give a damn, 'cause you know for a certainty that you're the center of the world, the most important thing in it.'

'Have you felt that way recently?' Fess murmured.

'Well. . . yes, damn it.' Rod's mouth twisted.

'With Catharine?'

Rod stared, and glared at the back of the horse's head. 'How the hell would you know?' His eyes narrowed.

'Logic, Rod.' The robot's voice had a touch of smugness. 'Only logic. And how did you feel while you were with Gwendylon?'

'Oh . . .' Rod threw his shoulders back, stretching. 'Great, Fess. Better than I ever have. The world's clearer, and the day's younger. I feel so healthy and clearheaded I can't believe it. It's just the opposite to how I feel when I'm in love, but I like it.'

Rod frowned at the back of Fess's head. 'Well?' The robot plodded on, not answering.

'Cat got your tongue?'

'I am not equipped with a tongue, Rod.'

'Don't change the subject.'

The horse was silent a moment longer; then, 'I -was mistaken, Rod. You love, and are loved - but you are not in love.'

Rod frowned down at the roadway. 'Why not, Fess?'

The robot made a sound like a sigh. 'How do the two Women differ, Rod?'

'Well...' Rod chewed at the inside of his cheek. 'Gwendylon's human. I mean, she's just an ordinary, everyday woman, like I'm an ordinary man.'

'But Catharine is more?'

'Oh, she's the kind of woman I tend to put on a pedestal... something to be worshiped, not courted..

'And not loved?' the robot mused. 'Rod, of the two women, which is the better human being?'

'Uh. . . Gwendylon.'

'The prosecution,' said the robot-horse, 'rests.'

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