Book?" ...Won't you come home for lunch with us?"
Who is speaking?
Who is being invited to lunch?
Is the invitation accepted?
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Blackwing
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Perhpas a bit longer one:
Book?
Who is speaking?
To whom?
Who else is there?
What is the subject?
X is a pronoun.X hummed a snatch of tune under X breath, then stopped. "You people have really done your homework. Covered all your exits."
Book?
Who is speaking?
To whom?
Who else is there?
What is the subject?
The Princess Bride.
Not just your basic, average, everyday, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, ho-hum fairy tale.
Not just your basic, average, everyday, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, ho-hum fairy tale.
X hummed a snatch of tune under X breath, then stopped. "You people have really done your homework. Covered all your exits."
Book? Shards of Honor
Who is speaking? Cordelia Naismith
To whom? Commodore Tailor
Who else is there? Dr Mehta and a husky medtech
What is the subject? Commodore Tailor is asking Cordelia to agree to hospitilization for further therapy in the mistaken belief that she has been suborned by the Barrayan military and turned into a spy for them.
James
Book? Shards of Honor
Who is speaking? Cordelia Naismith
To whom? Commodore Tailor
Who else is there? Dr Mehta and a husky medtech
What is the subject? Commodore Tailor is asking Cordelia to agree to hospitilization for further therapy in the mistaken belief that she has been suborned by the Barrayan military and turned into a spy for them.
James
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Some turns of phrase come easily under LMB's pen (or typewriter). A third quote with "to answer for".
Who is XXX?
What are yyys?
What, or rather where is ZZZ?
Speaking of recurring phrases, Blackwing's last quote that James found sent me on a wild goose chase. I remembered a homework well done, but that was somewhere else. So now I offer it for a half-point bonus. Since it is totally unconnected with the main question, (only the "recurrence" relates them) anyone, including James, may answer it at any time, even without answering the main question.
XXX?
favorite what?
Book?All XXX could think was, Whoever first brought yyys to ZZZ has much to answer for. ...
Who is XXX?
What are yyys?
What, or rather where is ZZZ?
Speaking of recurring phrases, Blackwing's last quote that James found sent me on a wild goose chase. I remembered a homework well done, but that was somewhere else. So now I offer it for a half-point bonus. Since it is totally unconnected with the main question, (only the "recurrence" relates them) anyone, including James, may answer it at any time, even without answering the main question.
Book?Someone had been doing their homework, for XXX murmured, "Ooh, my favorite."
XXX?
favorite what?
Human is as human does....Animals don't weep, Nine
[i]LMB, The Labyrinth [/i]
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Not getting the sherlock quote, but I distinctly remember this one:
XXX? Maz (the Barrayaran ambassador's future wife)
favorite what?Dessert (either chocolates, or pastries, can't remember which)
Book? CetagandaSomeone had been doing their homework, for XXX murmured, "Ooh, my favorite."
XXX? Maz (the Barrayaran ambassador's future wife)
favorite what?Dessert (either chocolates, or pastries, can't remember which)
Waiting patiently for the next Lois McMaster Bujold book.
I suppose an extension is in order. 
Who is Yyy?
Where was the show?
What book?"I saw a couple of people walking, " volunteered Xxx. "At a distance, across the pond. They were looking at us, but I doubt they could see much."
"We were a hell of a show, for a few minutes."
"What happened this time, Yyy?"
Who is Yyy?
Where was the show?
Waiting patiently for the next Lois McMaster Bujold book.
Five days since the original post... good!
The short quote baffled me, but the "pond" did it... not so many books on planets, also no ponds on Beta!
Book: Mirror Dance
YYY= Rowan
and the "show" happened just ouside the Durona facility on Jackson's Whole.
The short quote baffled me, but the "pond" did it... not so many books on planets, also no ponds on Beta!
Book: Mirror Dance
YYY= Rowan
and the "show" happened just ouside the Durona facility on Jackson's Whole.
Human is as human does....Animals don't weep, Nine
[i]LMB, The Labyrinth [/i]
[i]LMB, The Labyrinth [/i]
"So? Stun them all, God will recognize his own."
Book? Brothers In Arms
Who says that? Admiral Miles Naismith
Who are "them"? Private Danio, Yalen, and Private Xaveria. These three have just attemped to hold up a liqour store in London after the credit card machine has denied them credit, as they didn't listen to Lt Bone's instructions regarding how to use them properly to avoid that very type of incident.
James[/quote]
Book? Brothers In Arms
Who says that? Admiral Miles Naismith
Who are "them"? Private Danio, Yalen, and Private Xaveria. These three have just attemped to hold up a liqour store in London after the credit card machine has denied them credit, as they didn't listen to Lt Bone's instructions regarding how to use them properly to avoid that very type of incident.
James[/quote]
Book? Diplomatic ImmunityXxx snorted. "You haven't changed, have you? Still insatiably curious. To a fault," Xxx added pointedly.
Who is Xxx? Pel (the Cetagandan haut from Cetaganda)
Who is Xxx speaking to? Miles, of course
I almost guessed ACC at the Emperor's wedding, but then, Miles didn't have much to arouse his curiosity at that point.
Perhaps I should self impose the 5 day limit even when it wasn't just me. I just noticed how many of the last ones were my guesses. 
Waiting patiently for the next Lois McMaster Bujold book.