On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 Gaertk at aol.com wrote: >Philip Hart <philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU> writes: > >> On page 31, "SB" complains about Paarfi referring to a >> "two-story stone bungalow", which my dictionary calls "a >> small house or cottage, usually with one or one and a half >> stories". Whatever that means. So does this reflect more >> on "SB"? > >1.5 < 2, though I'm not too sure what a half floor looks >like. Could this be one of those houses in three sections, >one above another, with the third halfway between? My guess is that the ".5" refers to an attic that is a living space, rather than just a dusty area between the ceiling and the roof. Although I have no idea how to go about researching that. >> In Morrolan's dream (pg 44), he sees a fish with jewels for >> eyes (green and red) - are these the e'Drien colors? > >That was my thought too when I read it. I haven't gotten >around to verifying it yet (I'm not sure we've even seen >the e'Drien colors). > >> Chapters 2 and 5-7 - Arra starts referring to M. as >> "milord" in Chapter 5 (though not "Lord Morrolan"). Why is >> this? Why does Lady Teldra do the same? Arra certainly >> isn't part of the Empire, and T hardly more so. > >"Milord" and "milady" are generic polite terms for addressing >the nobility. Used quite a lot in that sort of society >(though maybe not in the East). Just be glad Brust didn't >actually *name* someone "Milord". > > >--KG >