> p. 382 > > "If this is true - and we will not do ourselves the > honor of doubting > Her Majesty's own words -...." > > > 1) typo? > > 2) It's honorable to doubt what the Empress says? or > > 3) It, and its variants, are meaningless phrases, > and Paarfi could have > told an audience of Dragonlords to do themselves the > honor of thinking > they're Teckla, without needing to demonstrate the > ability to win a > title in the House of the Dzur immediately > thereafter. > > IMHO, it means that Paarfi does not consider himself high enough on the hierarchy of power/nobility to question her. If, say, the warlord doubted her, that would be okay- the warlord is important. Paarfi, being socially inferior to the Empress, cannot state that he doubts or disbelieves her, as he does not have the right to. -Matt ===== There are things between things, there are interstitial spaces, and I dwell among them comfortably. I am neither one thing nor the other, not flesh nor fowl nor good red herring. I am he that thrives on dreams- I am that merry wanderer of the night. http://livejournal.com/users/mattador __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com