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Posted on February 10, 2012
I think it was five dollars, corporal,” said Vimes, and watched the man’s lizard eyes flash towards the young lance-constable.
“No, the man in the cell talked,” lied Vimes. “Told me I was an idiot not to buy my way out. So, Mister Quirke, it’s like this. They’re crying out for good men in the Day Watch but if you don’t stand too close to the light you might pass. Get along there right now!”
“Everybody does it!” Quirke burst out. “It’s perks!”
“Everybody?” said Vimes. He looked around at the squad. “Anyone else here take bribes?”
His glare ran from face to face, causing most of the squad to do an immediate impression of the Floorboard and Ceiling Inspectors Synchronized Observation Team. Only three members met his gaze. There was Lance-Corporal Colon, who could be a little slow. There was a certain lance-constable, whose face was a mask of terror. And there was a dark-haired, round-faced constable who seemed to be puzzled, as if he was trying to remember something, but who nevertheless stared back with the firm steady gaze of the true liar.
Terry Pratchett - Night Watch (via venivicivetinari)
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