"последние пару страниц темы напомнили.."‘Everyone should occasionally break he law in some small and delightful way, Drumknott. It’s good for the hygiene of the brain.’
Drumknott, who’s cranial cleanness could never be in dispute, said, ‘Nevertheless, sir, the taxes must be levied and paid. The city is growing. All of this must be paid for.’
‘Indeed,’ said Vetinary. ‘I could have taxed all kinds of things, but I have decided to tax something that you could eminently do without. It’s hardly addictive, is it?’
‘Some people tend to think so. There is a certain amount of grumbling, sir.’
Vetinary didn’t look up from his paperwork.
‘Drumknott,’ he said. ‘Life is addictive. If people complain overmuch, I think I will have to draw that fact to their attention.’
Интересно, куда постоянно пропадают маленькие карандашные огрызки? -_-