Monday, 20 April 2009

George Bellows Red Sun

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Makeup?”
“Yeah, and your wig,” said Tailor the other weaver.
“He’s right, though,” said Weaver. “If we’re going to
make fools of ourselves, I don’t want no one to see me until
we’re good at it.”
“Somewhere off the beaten track, like,” said Thatcher
the carter.
“Out in the country,” said Tinker the tinker.
“Where no one goes,” said Carter.
Jason scratched his cheese-grater chin. He was bound to
think of somewhere.
“And who’s going to play Exeunt Omnes?” said Weaver.
“He doesn’t have much to say, does he?”
*Well, it’s like children, and Charity expected to get a dollar’s change out of seventy-five pence—whereas the boys had grown into amiable, well-tempered men, and Bestiality Carter was, for example, very kind to animals.
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Terry Pratchettthis . . . The Carter parents were a quiet and respectableLancre family who got into a bit of a mix-up when it came to namingtheir children. First, they had four daughters, who were christened Hope,Chastity, Prudence, and Charity, because naming girls after virtues is anancient and unremarkable tradition. Then their first son was bom and outof some misplaced idea about how this naming business was done he wascalled Anger Carter, followed later by Jealousy Carter, Bestiality Carter,and Covetousness Carter. Life being what it is. Hope turned out to be adepressive. Chastity was enjoying life as a lady of negotiable affection inAnkh-Morpork, Prudence had thirteen
The coach rattled across the featureless plains

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