Prefect's

Moments before it's destroyed, however, our hapless hero, Arthur Dent, is spared demise via his friend Ford Prefect's secret alien connections.

Rabid Reads "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams 2009

Moments before it's destroyed, however, our hapless hero, Arthur Dent, is spared demise via his friend Ford Prefect's secret alien connections.

Archive 2009-09-01 2009

Prefect's Daughters, 1855, as its herald; with Östgaard's sketches of peasant life and humors in the mountains (1852) — all this was a direct menace to the popularity of the national stage, offering an easy and alluring alternative for home-loving citizens.

Henrik Ibsen 2008

Prefect's Daughters, 1855, as its herald; with Östgaard's sketches of peasant life and humors in the mountains (1852) — all this was a direct menace to the popularity of the national stage, offering an easy and alluring alternative for home-loving citizens.

Henrik Ibsen 2008

You will now understand what I meant in suggesting that, had the purloined letter been hidden anywhere within the limits of the Prefect's examination — in other words, had the principle of its concealment been comprehended within the principles of the Prefect — its discovery would have been a matter altogether beyond question.

The Purloined Letter 2006

Hagen had done what was right, and the customs enumerator and the Prefect's armsmen had tried to punish him and sink the Seastag because they hadn't gotten their way.

Wellspring of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 2004

But some smug note in the Prefect's arrogant gaze had kindled an old desire in her.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

Ruth Angle smoothed her ornate, severely traditional Trainee shift as she left the Prefect's office, an old calming gesture she could not train away.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

This took the Prefect's angular face by surprise, though he quickly covered by pursing his leathery mouth.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

Nestling quietly on top of the towel in Ford Prefect's satchel, the Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic began to wink more quickly.

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy Adams, Douglas 1996