Thief of Time - Rumors

The acolyte was watching him with an expression of awe mixed with residual suspicion.

A reputation like Lu-Tze's got around. This was the man who had - well, who had done practically everything, if you listened to the rumours. But he didn't look as though he had. He was just a little bald man with a wispy beard and a faint, amiable smile.

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The Thief of Time - p48