Arthur Hughes The Long Engagement

Arthur Hughes The Long EngagementArthur Hughes The King's OrchardGeorge Inness OctoberAlbert Bierstadt Valley of the Yosemite
but then we're threatened, also at a vast expenditure of magic-"
"Yes, I thought it would be something like seaweed," agreed Rincewind. "They certainly taste like seaweed would taste if anyone was masochistic enough to eat seaweed."
"-and then we're manhandled by guards and thrown in here-"
"Pushed gently," corrected Garhartra.
"-which turned out to be this amazingly rich room and there's all this food and a man saying he's devoting his us happy," Twoflower concluded. "What I'm getting at is this sort of lack of consistency."
"Yar," hardly be a sacrifice if we didn't, would it? But don't worry - it'll be comparatively painless."
"Comparatively? Compared to what?" said Rincewind. He picked up a tall green bottle that was full of sea grape jellyfish wine and hurled it hard at the Guestmaster, who flung up a hand as if to protect himself.
There was a crackle of octarine flame from his fingers and the air suddenly took said Rincewind. "What he means is, are you about to start being generally unpleasant again? Is this just a break for lunch?"Garhartra held up his hands reassuringly."Please, please," he protested. "It was just necessary to get you here as soon as possible. We certainly do not want to enslave you. Please be reassured on that score.""Well, fine," said Rincewind."Yes, you will in fact be sacrificed," Garhartra continued placidly."Sacrificed? You're going to kill us?" shouted the wizard."Kill? Yes, of course. Certainly! It would