He was transfixed at the sight of the lords and ladies of his realm running about like demented chickens.
Jonathan StroudI had a chance at him now. Things were a bit more even. He knew my name, I knew his. He had six years' experience, I had five thousand and ten. That was the kind of odds that you could do something with.
Jonathan StroudA typical master. Right to the end, he didnโt give me a chance to get a word in edgeways. Which is a pity, because at that last moment Iโd have liked to tell him what I thought of him. Mind you, since in that split second we were, to all intents and purposes, one and the same, I rather think he knew anyway.
Jonathan Stroud