Title: The Gray Prince
Author(s): Jack Vance
Publisher(s): Macmillan
Pages: 132
Year: 1974
Format: PDF
Language: English
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The lunch appeared: a meal somewhat less makeshift than the landlord’s diffidence had suggested. The
four sat out on the pier in the shade of the hotel, facing north across the water to the Hilgad camp. The
landlord confirmed that a karoo was in progress. “But don’t be tempted by curiosity; they’re drunk on
raki; they’d treat you very unfairly if you ventured near. Already this morning there’s been three womanfights
and eight rascolades, and tonight they’ll throw from the wheel.” He made a sign of caution and
returned into the hotel.
“These terms are all mysterious,” said Elvo Glissam. “None sound appealing.”
“Your instincts are accurate,” said Kelse. He pointed to the sunburnt hillside. “Can you make out those
little cages and hutches? That’s where captives wait for ransom. After a year or two, if ransom isn’t paid,
the captive is brought out to run down a course. After him come warriors on erjins, armed with lances. If
he reaches the other end of the course he’s set free. That’s rascolade. The wheel—see that tall structure
with the counterweight? The counterweight is hoisted; the captive is tied to the wheel. The counterweight
is cut loose; the wheel spins. At a certain point the captive is cut loose and thrown toward that jut of rock
you see offshore. Sometimes he lands in the water and the morphotes get him. The fun goes on until they
run out of captives. Meanwhile they’re all eating barbecued morphote and drinking skull-buster and
plotting where to get more captives.”
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