^[33] Proctector of the Eight Protectorates and Empress of the Long Thin Debated Piece Hubwards of Sto Kerrig. <<

^[34] There were in fact two waiting rooms, one for men and families and the other for single ladies; as predicted, Effie was very firm that all aspects of the railway should be clean and wholesome, indeed hygienic, something she was very keen on. <<

^[35] The caption as it turned out was ‘Let the train take the strain’. It appeared that Mr de Worde and his wife were very impressed with the toilet facilities. <<

^[36] And when a troll announces, you really are announced at. <<

^[37] Even Professor Rincewind, who spent most of the journey hiding under his seat in the firm belief that locomotion was exactly the kind of thing that usually led to certain death, conceded that trains could come in very handy when one wanted to get somewhere, or, more importantly, away from somewhere, quickly. <<

^[38] Which, it has to be noted, included a certain amount of hinterland, as with most city states. <<

^[39] The jailers couldn’t understand how he’d escaped until they realized they weren’t getting their washing back. <<

^[40] He knew he couldn’t use that colloquial term around there, of course, but after all, the people of Quirm called the people of Ankh-Morpork sphincters, mostly in fun. Mostly. <<

^[41] For humans he would have been in too deep. Way too deep. <<

^[42] An Ankh-Morpork citizen will never yield to the idea that there are other cities at least as good as their own and treat the concept that there could be with humorous disdain. The phrase originated when an Ankh-Morpork citizen was shown an equestrian statue in Pseudopolis and when faced with the beast, said, ‘Maybe it’s a Big Horse I’m Morporkian’, an incident that gave rise to a popular bar room song. <<

^[43] Which instead of masking the ubiquitous goblin smell merely lent it an extra piquancy. <<

^[44] Unggue pots, as they were called, had a major and sacred part in goblin society. In Ankh-Morpork sensible goblins were making quasi unggue pots for sale, looking like the real thing, Adora Belle said, but with the magic taken out and the wonderful sparkle left in. However, it helped if you didn’t pay too much attention to what the pots traditionally held … <<

^[45] There was no point in speculating on what else they could have. Just the thought turned Moist’s stomach. <<

^[46] Any young goblin is thought of as being a twig. <<

^[47] Which consists of a troll with a comfortable pannier on either side that can carry up to four people. <<

^[48] Apart from occasionally going with a few clients down to the Pink PussyCat Club to appear to have a good time and stick money down the garters of the gyrating young ladies, which really was hardly evil at all in the light of early-onset middle age, just rather sad, although extremely enjoyable at the time and a death warrant if Adora Belle ever found out. <<