We don't go near the bridge,' said Lymond peacefully.
'Excuse me,' said Fergie Hoddim. 'How can you wreck a fine bridge without going near it?'
'By sending something else near it instead,' Lymond said. 'An ox to Jupiter, a dog to Hecate, a dove to Venus, a sow to Ceres, a fish to Neptune. What, instead of Fergie Hoddim, shall we sacrifice?"
'Excuse me,' said Fergie Hoddim. 'How can you wreck a fine bridge without going near it?'
'By sending something else near it instead,' Lymond said. 'An ox to Jupiter, a dog to Hecate, a dove to Venus, a sow to Ceres, a fish to Neptune. What, instead of Fergie Hoddim, shall we sacrifice?"
( Dorothy Dunnett )
[ Checkmate ]
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