eside him, on a low table stood a chess set she remembered. The heavy pieces of rock crystal and silver stood, darkly glimmering below the light of the window, and the fire, seeking them, had placed within each a small tongue of living flame.
She said, 'There are not many pieces now left on the board. Who is your opponent?'
'Myself. Who else?' Lymond said.
She said, 'There are not many pieces now left on the board. Who is your opponent?'
'Myself. Who else?' Lymond said.
( Dorothy Dunnett )
[ Checkmate ]
www.QuoteSweet.com