Abélard was firmly convinced the child was his, and sent Héloïse to live with his sister in Brittany. There she gave birth to a son she named Astrolabe, as he seemed to be a useless instrument.

—   Chapter 23

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The inn looked a great deal like the Prancing Pony in that movie that wouldn't be invented for quite some time, only with more women, all of whom were thinner and prettier than Hippy.

—   Chapter 25

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"Are you sure it's wise to bring these gits, Sire?"

Beowulf glared at Fabby. "I didn't say, “Let's bring the gits,” you clot. I said, “Let's bring the Geats!” Oaf."

—   Chapter 37

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Hippy had never ridden an elephant before, but this was a fantasy novel, so the elephant went exactly where he was supposed to go, stopping only to scarf a bale of hay in a farmer's pasture or empty a trough of water meant for horses or cows.

—   Chapter 64

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Alas, Hippy could only speak English and the man could only speak Italian, but they soon learned they could create a wonderful extremum of confuddlement by shouting louder at each other.

—   Chapter 64

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Hippy avoided the dangerous step, and noted that with a lot of money and a great deal of work, this castle could become a crumbling wreck something like Kenilworth.

—   Chapter 65

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"Sweeting, surely you don't intend to marry this buffoon in the filibeg?"

"No, Daddy. In the church."

—   Chapter 82