[ He’s smiling a little when he says it, so it must be true, even while the sand shivers and heaves around a dull carapace half as width as Paul is tall. ]
It’s only [ he wishes to be tactful, not to cast doubt on Silver’s skill or vigor ] there is, of course, the adjustment period to having legs with joints again.
[ That’s true, and it spares him having to say that Silver seems worn out, which he notices anyone over the age of twenty five has a tendency to misinterpret. ]
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[ He’s smiling a little when he says it, so it must be true, even while the sand shivers and heaves around a dull carapace half as width as Paul is tall. ]
It’s only [ he wishes to be tactful, not to cast doubt on Silver’s skill or vigor ] there is, of course, the adjustment period to having legs with joints again.
[ That’s true, and it spares him having to say that Silver seems worn out, which he notices anyone over the age of twenty five has a tendency to misinterpret. ]