'But I read where she was the most beautiful –’
‘Ah well,’ said the sergeant. ‘If you’re going to go around reading -’
‘The thing is,’ said Rincewind quickly, ‘it’s what they call dramatic necessity. No-one’s going to be interested in a war fought over a, a quite pleasant lady, moderately attractive in a good light. Are they?’
Eric was nearly in tears.
‘But it said her face launched a thousand ships -’
‘That’s what you call metaphor,’said Rincewind.
‘Lying,’ the sergeant explained, kindly. (E)
‘Ah well,’ said the sergeant. ‘If you’re going to go around reading -’
‘The thing is,’ said Rincewind quickly, ‘it’s what they call dramatic necessity. No-one’s going to be interested in a war fought over a, a quite pleasant lady, moderately attractive in a good light. Are they?’
Eric was nearly in tears.
‘But it said her face launched a thousand ships -’
‘That’s what you call metaphor,’said Rincewind.
‘Lying,’ the sergeant explained, kindly. (E)
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