Posted by Patrick Dusoulier on August 10, 1998 at 12:52:24:
In Reply to: Re: Berro the Steadfast... posted by Willem on August 10, 1998 at 12:11:13:
: : Reminds me of the fact that the Vance story "The Seventeen
: : Virgins" get's a lot of hits on my site from people coming
: : from Altavista with queries which I will not publish here...
: : ;-)
: :
: : - Remy.
: Well , i think I do't want to hear, but you could point out to these types they are seventeen times to late anyway and have to read the story if they want to know how they can imitate Cugel.
: One can wonder if Cugel had a potion or a spell called Viagralis
: superbius.
: willem
Not to diminish Cugel's merits (although you must remember the remark made by one of Madame Soldinck's daughters : "Your natural characteristics are really inadequate ... " ), but he modified the status of those 17 maidens in 10 days (or rather , nights since he was employed as a night guard on a caravan ). A 1.7 batting average is no big deal, especially since it's well known that there's nothing more erotic than the rocking of chariots. No potion needed.
Patrick