At 08:54 PM 2/18/2003 -0800, David Silberstein wrote: >[No spoilers, really] > >So early in _Orca_, Kiera is narrating, and she says: > > For just an instant he looked embarrassed, and "Oh, ho" > passed through my head, but I sent it on its way -- > Vlad could be embarrassed by the oddest things. > >I was thinking about that, and I suddenly realized that Vlad >doesn't *tell* everyone around him "Hey, my jhereg just >made a snarky comment that was kinda embarrassing". We who >read Vlad's narration usually get those remarks, but to his >friends, it might very well look like he gets embarrassed for >no particular reason. And the author bows to you.