"For a given measure of 'looking through'," he remarks idly, adding a few more rescued tomes to the pile of books that are still legible, let alone in reasonable shape.
It's not a very big pile.
"I do not know yet what is useful - "
Which is evident by the faded cover depicting a man with an oiled and impressively chiseled chest holding a woman with an equally impressive bosom practically pouring out of her corset, their glossy hair blowing in a dramatic wind with a vibrant sunset as a backdrop. There is also a horse there, for some reason.
"- only that it is perhaps wise to retrieve whatever can still be read before time further claims them."
He adds what he's found to the pile.
"Though I confess I do not know what everybody else is looking for."
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It's not a very big pile.
"I do not know yet what is useful - "
Which is evident by the faded cover depicting a man with an oiled and impressively chiseled chest holding a woman with an equally impressive bosom practically pouring out of her corset, their glossy hair blowing in a dramatic wind with a vibrant sunset as a backdrop. There is also a horse there, for some reason.
"- only that it is perhaps wise to retrieve whatever can still be read before time further claims them."
He adds what he's found to the pile.
"Though I confess I do not know what everybody else is looking for."