[Dragaera] Tsira's cottage

[Mark Mandel]

Ow, dammit. Permission to post under Jokes and Allusions on C&S?

Mark A. Mandel, proprietor, Cracks and Shards
http://www.cracksandshards.com
a Steven Brust fan website


On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Jon Lincicum <lincicum at comcast.net> wrote:

> As today is the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of America's greatest
> statesmen and leaders, of whom it has often been apocryphally stated that he
> was "born in a log cabin that he built with his own two hands", I offer the
> following excerpt from /Sethra Lavode/ for amusement and reflection on this
> auspicious day.
>
> -----
>
> /Sethra Lavode/ p233:
>
> Piro: "And a splendid cabin it is, too."
>
> Tsira: "Do you think so? That is kind of you. I was born in it, you know,
> and so it has some tradition behind is, and, moreover, I built it with my
> own hands, and so it is a matter of some pride."
>
> "I understand," said Piro. "But please go on," he added, not wishing to
> consider too closely what he had just been told.
>
> -----
>
> Also, if MaM is reading, it is my humble opinion that this might be a good
> reference for the Jokes & Allusions page on C&S. Just sayin'.
>
> Majikjon
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Mark A. Mandel, proprietor, Cracks and Shards
http://www.cracksandshards.com
a Steven Brust fan website