through some passages when he came to one by Red
Cat.
89 "'A man who is a True Servant Of The Lords,'" he read, "'will never
please all, for he is The Servant Of Truth. Some men will always hate
The Truth and the one speaking it. When The Child Of Wisdom speaks
against those who would change The Law for their own sake, he, most of
all, will be despised by those that love greed, and hear not The Lords
Wisdom."
90 Bullet closed The Book and laid back to get a little rest. "Damn!''
he thought, "I've got to read more of that thing. I didn't know there
were things like THAT in it! If that doesn't describe The Young
Speaker, what does?"
91 For the rest of his life he made it a habit no matter what he was
doing, to read a chapter a day, until after a time he became quite
knowledgeable.
92 The plane made a slow turn and Bullet caught a glimpse of Charity
out the window. The massive old structures, like giant mushrooms that
made up the old part of the city, looked eerie in the night light.
These old bomb proof structures, built during the war, were the heart
of the city. But new modern buildings spread out from the core, broad
and flat, with gardens on their roofs these stretched for miles. With
no sign of roads from the air, it was hard to tell how huge this city
really was.
93 They got a cab and headed for their hotel in the heart of the old
city. It was right in the theater district. This had been The
Oneness' entertainment center for generations, so, The Children of
Spirit had let the Actors and Actresses stay in the city after the war.
94 Bullet read some of the marquees as they went by; 'The Man In
The Wet Overcoat' a drama, 'Three In A
Bed' a comedy, 'Only You
Shall Know' a romance, 'The Smoking
Gun' another drama. 'The Cards
Are Blank,' drama. He wished he had time to see a play,
but he knew that would probably be impossible.
95 Their hotel, called The Sacred Rest, was deep in