a scream , sharp and growing louder as it ricochets up the hall . i leap up , trip over my feet , and ungracefully slam into the concrete . the watch slips from my fingers and crushes against the ground with a clank . my breath catches as the glass shatters . i scramble to my feet and pick up the
watch

there was a definite feeling that although the little village was quiet at the moment - women hanging out washing , cats sleeping in the sun - soon the volcano was going to explode and hundreds were going to be buried in the ash . ' so -- ' william began . ' why did you do this ? ' said vimes . william could see the times on the desk in front of the
commander

'' i do n't want to take you from your studies that much , but would you like to play again sometime ? '' as i left the mezzanine , feeling at least a little better about my circumstances , i replied , '' sure . '' *** chess became a weekly activity . actually , it was more like a biweekly
activity