Edgar Degas At the Milliners

Edgar Degas At the MillinersFrida Kahlo Without HopeFrida Kahlo Thinking about Death
doing the folk dancing on your nights off, Nobby?'
'Yes, Fred. We're practising "Gathering Sweet Lilacs" this week. There is a very complicated double crossover-step.'
'You're definitely a man of many parts, Nobby.'
'Only if I couldn't cut the rings off, Fred.'
'What I mean is, you presents an intriguing dichotomy.'
Nobby took a kick at a small scruffy dog.
'You been reading books again, Fred?'
'Got to improve my mind, Nobby. It's these new recruits. Carrot's got his nose in a book half the time, Angua knows words I has things. Not because he was clever. A clever Watchman was a contradiction in terms. But sheer randomness might cause trouble. The gonne lay on the table. 'What shall I do about Vimes?' Kill him.

Angua woke up. It was almostto look up, even the shortarse is brighter'n me. They keep on extracting the urine. I'm definitely a bit under-endowed in the head department.''You're brighter than Detritus,' said Nobby.'That's what I tell myself. I say, "Fred, whatever happens, you're brighter than Detritus." But then I say, "Fred – so's yeast.'" He turned away from the window.So. The damn Watch!That damn Vimes! Exactly the wrong man in the wrong place. Why didn't people learn from history? Treachery was in his very genes! How could a city run properly with someone like that, poking around? That wasn't what a Watch was for. Watchmen were supposed to do what they were told, and see to it that other people did too.Someone like Vimes could upset noon, she was in her own bed at Mrs Cake's, and someone was knocking at the door.
'Mmm?' she said.