And here I am just speechless. First, it was an unheard-of insult, given my background. Second, he did it on purpose. Thirdly, but what, to the bald ghouls the third?! I wanted to kill him.

- I heard right? I asked ingratiatingly. “You want me to get into bed with Master Cooper and from there start spying on him?”

The bell in his ear whinnied obscenely.

"I'm almost ready to show myself to him," Eric said cheerfully, "for him to tell you to watch me too!"

"Calm down," Devlin ordered coldly, and the adventurer fell silent, although I heard echoes of suppressed laughter, "Chris, remind him of the viscount."

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