In the Clock tower,high upon the City's walls,the Town Watch have their headquarters. From the tower they can observe the comings and goings by land and by sea...
The Tempus Guild ( responsible for all mechanical and water clocks in the City) share the tower also. Their rooms are lower down in quality as well as in position. For the first time in 231 years the positions of Guild Master and Watch Master are held by the same person- Cornelius von Stranzlach.
Now ,under the cover of the night, in a room filled with tobacco smoke and ceiling high papers , Cornelius lifts down his travelling writing slope and turns the key in the ivory lock. He looks around and listens intently prior to carefully withdrawing the drawer....
Hmmm, I wonder what secrets lie within that travelling writing slope?
ReplyDelete-- Jeff
'Night watch' is my favorite Pratchett novel, and I am very fond of just about all his stories (yes, I've even read his 'children's stories'). But 'Night Watch' - and Sam Vimes, Duke of Ankh, Commander of the Watch and Working Class Hero, for mine, is special...
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Ion