Lamplighter (79 page)
Authors: D. M. Cornish
Wrangle
poor boy of obscure origins who goes by this name and this name alone—of too destitute a beginning, it seems, to have more than a first name. A fairly slow-witted but physically adept lad, he is the perfect candidate for a soldier—or
lighter.
poor boy of obscure origins who goes by this name and this name alone—of too destitute a beginning, it seems, to have more than a first name. A fairly slow-witted but physically adept lad, he is the perfect candidate for a soldier—or
lighter.
wrench-of-arms
what we would call arm wrestling.
Xwhat we would call arm wrestling.
Blood and sutures! No entry for
x!
Yx!
yesternight
last night, the counterpart of yesterday.
Zlast night, the counterpart of yesterday.
Pullets and cockerels! Still no entry for
z!
How is this possible?
APPENDIX 1(A)z!
How is this possible?
THE 16-MONTH CALENDAR OF THE HALF-CONTINENT
DAYS OF THE WEEK (7)
A GENERAL MANNING-TABLE OF LAMPLIGHTERS & AUXILIARIES OF WINSTERMILL MANSE
and the cothouses beyond, in order of rank & authority from highest to least
and the cothouses beyond, in order of rank & authority from highest to least
WARRANT & NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICIERS
OTHER RANKS
PRENTICE SCHEDULE
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