"Xanth 18 - Geis Of The Gargoyle" - читать интересную книгу автора (Xanth)

something disgusting, so I'm sailing out on my own."

"What did she do?"

"She got married, got half a soul, and fell in love, in
that order. Now she's so nice I can't stand her."

"Do demons marry?"

"Forget it, gargle. I answered three already. Now it's my
turn again. What's a gaysh?"

"A misspelling of geis."

"How can you tell it's misspelled when I'm speaking
it?"

"I am long familiar with the word. You're pronouncing
it as it sounds."

She grimaced. "Sorry about that. So what is it?"

"An obligation of honor."

"What does an ugly character like you know about a
fair concept like honor?"

"That's your fourth question. Mine first: Why are you
wearing a skirt upside and a blouse downside?"

Mentia glanced down at herself. The clothing faded out,
leaving a body so barely luscious that any ordinary man
who spied it would freak out in half a moment. 'That's
hard to explain."

"Make another effort, bareface," Gary said, looking
slightly bored though her face was the least of her bare-
ness.

"Well, my better nature-that is, D. Metria-has a cer-
tain problem with words. For example she would say you
really don't look properly volant, and you would say-"

"Properly what?"

"And she would say feathers, uplift, flapping, sky,
winging-"

"Flightworthy?"