Eyepatch of Power: The Duke has one of these due to an unfortunate encounter with a bird in his youth.Subverted when it's revealed that he actually kidnapped Saralinda. Evil Is Deathly Cold: The Duke goes on and on about this, to the point where even Hark gets annoyed.Everything's Better with Princesses: Saralinda. It makes a sound like rabbits screaming and smells of old unopened rooms.Eldritch Abomination: The Todal, which is only ever described in the most oblique of language.Disproportionate Retribution: The Duke has people killed and fed to his geese for the most minor transgressions, including not complimenting his wines or staring at his gloves for too long.Description Porn: Thurber is clearly having a lot of fun with his prose.And lampshaded well in advance by the Golux himself: from his first appearance, the Golux declares that he is "no mere device" and the Duke constantly refers to him as "a mere device.".Deus Ex Machina: Or, strictly speaking Golux Ex Machina.Damsel in Distress: See Wife Husbandry, below.Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon: The Duke will slit you from your guggle to your zatch and feed you to his geese.Card-Carrying Villain: See the page quote, said by the Duke.This doesn't work out quite as well as hoped.
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