Dec 2, 2024
So this was Richard's brother. Every line of him spoke, palimpsest-wise, with two voices. The clothes, black and rich, were vaguely slovenly; the skin sun-glazed and cracked; the fine eyes slackly lidded; the mouth insolent and self-indulgent.
Dorothy Dunnett, The Game of Kings
#quote#quotation#Dorothy Dunnett#The Game of Kings#Richard Crawford#Francis Crawford#Lymond#palimpsest#slovenly#sun-glazed#cracked#insolent#self-indulgent#I felt the need for emotional engagement so I went back to this#of course sometimes the emotion is 'you're all idiots'#(not you Richard you're just compelled by the narrative)#(specifically the one that says you're out of sync with Lymond when the plot starts and come into harmony with him when it ends)