Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Emile Munier Cupid Disarmed

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suggest that they might as well go somewhere and have a few drinks, and then someone else would fancy a meal, and then there was always room for a few more drinks, and then it would be 5 a.m. and the city guards would be They de‑hatted, but with reluctance. A wizard gets very attached to his pointy hat. It gives him a sense of identity. But, as the Chair had pointed out earlier, if people knew you were a wizard because you were wearing a pointy hat, then if you took the pointy hat off, they’d think you were just some rich merchant or something.
The Dean shuddered. ‘It feels like I’ve taken all my clothes off,’ he said.
‘We can tuck them in under Poons’ blanket,’ said the Chair. ‘No­one’ll know it’s us.’
‘Yes,’ said the Lecturer in Recent Runes, ‘but will we?’
‘They’ll just think we’re, well, solid burghers.’respectfully knocking on the University gates and asking if the Archchancellor would care to step down to the cells to identify some alleged wizards who were singing an obscene song in six‑part harmony, and perhaps he would also care to bring some money to pay for all the damage. Because inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.The Chair reached up and grasped the brim of his tall, wide and floppy wizarding hat.‘Right, boys,’ he said. ‘Hats off.’

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