How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"So, it would be miracles and wonders that you would be after, is it?" (1.69)
The tall gentleman in the top hat who rents a room from Dunstan Thorn is apparently a miracle-and-wonder-dealer. Dunstan figures this out, and asks for one of those in addition to the monetary rent that the tall gentleman pays him. After all, how often do you have a chance to ask for a miracle or wonder for yourself?
Quote #2
Mr. Bromios had sent up a wine-tent and was selling wines and pasties to the village folk, who were often tempted by the foods being sold by the folk from Beyond the Wall but had been told by their grandparents, who had got it from their grandparents, that it was deeply, utterly wrong to eat fairy food, to eat fairy fruit, to drink fairy water and sip fairy wine. (1.114)
Okay, kids, you don't have to be a genius to know that eating fairy food is generally a bad idea for humans. The folks from Wall seem to have this figured out. It also, conveniently, is a great business strategy for Mr. Bromios to provide human-friendly food at the Faerie Market. Just sayin'.
Quote #3
There were wonders for sale, and marvels, and miracles; there were things undreamed-of and objects unimagined (what need, Dunstan wondered, could someone have of the storm-filled eggshells?). (1.116)
People are selling all kinds of magical stuff at the Faerie Market, like swords and wands and rings and glass flowers… and, apparently, eggshells stuffed with weather phenomena. We're with Dunstan on this one. What are they for, conversation starters?