Vincent van Gogh Seascape at Saintes-Maries

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no soul, Fred,' said Nobby. 'I wouldn't've minded being a knight in shining armour. That's what a king does if you're useful. He makes you a knight.'
'A night watchman in crappy armour is about your métier,' said Colon, who looked around proudly to see if anyone had noticed the slanty thing over the e. 'Nah, catch me being respectful to some bloke because he just pulled a sword out of a stone. That don't make you a king. Mind you,' he said, 'someone who could shove a sword into a stone . . . a man like that, —'
Ding-ding a-ding-ding, ding dingle ding ding . . .
'And it plays a rune!' said Angua.
'Every hour,' said Carrot. 'It's part of the clockwork.'now, he's a king 'A man like that'd be an ace,' said Nobby.Angua yawned.Ding-ding a-ding-ding—'What the hell's that?' said Colon.Carrot's chair thumped forward. He fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a velvet bag, which he upended on to the table. Out slid a golden disc about three inches across. When he pressed a catch on one side it opened like a clamshell.The stopped Watch peered at it.'It's a clock?' said Angua.'A watch,' said Carrot.'It's very big.''That's because of the clockwork. There has to be room for all the little wheels. The small watches just have those little time demons in and they don't last and anyway they keep rotten time