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

Once more she fuzzed. "You like ugly!" she exclaimed.

"How fining!"

"I'm a gargoyle. We're the ugliest creatures in Xanth,

and righteously proud of it."
"What about the ogres?"
Gary pondered. "I suppose you could call them ugly, if

you dislike that type," he concluded grudgingly.

"Maybe we'll encounter some along the way, and see."
Then she thought of something else. "You're no more hu-
man than I am. Why should you care about panties?"

"I don't. But you evidently do."

"Well, when I emulate the human form there are codes
of conduct to be observed, or the emulation is imperfect.
But that does give me a notion." She fuzzed, and reap-
peared as a female gargoyle, horrendously ugly. "How do
you like me now, Gary?"

GEIS OF THE GARGOYLE____9

He studied her. "I wish you were real. I'd be glad to
spout water with you."

"Ha! You mean I can tempt you in this form, and end-
lessly frustrate you? This promises to be entertaining after
all."

"Let's be on our way," he said shortly.

"On down the riverbed," she said. "It will take us south
to the gulf."

"But I can't swim," he protested. "I would sink right to
the bottom."

"Then we won't enter the water. We'll proceed along
the shore. Except-" She broke off, evidently waiting for
his query.

"Except what?" he dutifully inquired.

"Except for the whatever. You'll have trouble navigat-
ing that." Then she brightened. "But maybe I can figure