Thief of Time - Hero

'I take it you didn't stop the clock,' said Miss Susan, looking up and down the street.

'No. I was... too late. Perhaps I shouldn't have gone back to help Lu-Tze.'

'I'm sorry? You were dashing to prevent the end of the world but you stopped to help some old man? You... hero!'

'Oh, I wouldn't say that I was a-' And then Lobsang stopped. She hadn't said 'You hero' in the tone of voice of 'You star'; it had been the tone in which people say 'You idiot.’

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The Thief of Time - p242