“Lord Raoul asked me to tell you that if you get yourself killed, he will never speak to you again.”

“I love you, if you get yourself killed, I will never forgive you.”

“He's got courage," Alex said."Courage!" Raoul bellowed. "That coward almost kills him and--”

“Don't you ever get tired of asking questions?''Never. They're mother's milk to me.”

“I've said it before and I'll say it again, my lord. You are an evil man.”

“You didn't kill him. He would have killed you, but you didn't kill him.""So? He was stupid. If I killed everyone who was stupid, I wouldn't have time to sleep.”

“Ah," Gary said dreamily. " 'Free time.' I've heard about that. Don't fool yourself, Fire-Top. What with extra hours of lessons for punishments, and the extra work you get every day, free time is an illusion. It's what you get when you die and the gods reward you for a life spent working from dawn until midnight. We all face up to it sooner or later--the only real free time you get here is what my honored sire chooses to give you, when he thinks you have earned it." "And he doesn't give it to you at night," Alex put in. "He gives it to you when you've been here awhile, on Market Day and sometimes a morning or afternoon all to yourself. But never at night. At night you study. During the day you study. In your sleep--”