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themselves and swearing.
"Hatpin," said Granny. She grabbed Esk with her free hand and swept towards the high table, glaring at anyone who so much as looked as if they were going to get in her way. The younger students, who knew free associated with Henry VIII but with an option on Henry IX and X as well.
"Well?" he said, "What is the meaning of this outrage?"entertainment when they saw it, stamped and cheered and banged their plates on the long tables. The high table settled on the tiles with a thump and the senior wizards hurriedly lined up behind Cutangle as he tried to summon up his reserves of dignity. His efforts didn't really work; it is very hard to look dignified with a napkin tucked into one's collar. He raised his hands for silence, and the hall waited expectantly as Granny and Esk approached him. Granny was looking interestedly at the ancient paintings and statues of bygone mages. "Who are them buggers?" she said out of the corner of her mouth. "They used to be chief wizards," whispered Esk. "They look constipated. I never met a wizard who was regular," said Granny. "They're a nuisance to dust, that's all I know," said Esk. Cutangle stood with legs planted wide apart, arms akimbo and stomach giving an impression of a beginners' ski slope, the whole of him therefore adopting a pose usually
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