How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Like the phoenix," cried Stock. "Like the legendary bird that rises from its own ashes, this press will rise from its own rubbish heap."
"Leave off," said Zara. "If you mean to work, stay. If not, go to Jellinek's."
The bulky poet seized a sheet of paper from the table. "I shall set to work immediately. I have some verses in mind. They shall be the first offsprings of our mechanical phoenix. The original laid only a single egg, but we can hatch thousands." (15.9-11)
Cabbarus restricted freedom of the press, so when Theo wants to get his new press up and moving, Stock suggests an apt name. A phoenix is a mythological bird who dies, then is reborn—in other words, nobody can keep the citizens of Westmark down.
Quote #5
Theo and Musket sprang to haul out the count, who was barely able to crawl from his narrow prison. Las Bombas threw his arms around Mickle. "Bless you for a housebreaker."
"Go, the rest of you," Theo ordered Zara. "Get out of here. We'll catch up with you."
Las Bombas had slipped to the cobbles. Even with the help of Mickle and the dwarf, Theo could scarcely put the count on his feet and heave him into the coach. (17.47-49)
The police stick Las Bombas in a cage, which wounds him physically. When Mickle frees him, he can't even walk, perhaps symbolizing the crippling effects that restricting liberties can have.
Quote #6
What also puzzled Theo was how Florian stayed out of prison, for the man spoke his mind whenever and wherever he chose. The townsfolk worshiped him, and Theo first believed the officers feared a riot if they laid hands on him. Theo was wrong, as he learned one afternoon when two constables strode into the tavern and began badgering Jellinek for information about a runaway apprentice. (13.35)
Florian's got the run of Freyborg. The people of the town love him, so they don't report him to the authorities for being a rebel. His occupation is a little-kept secret, but he's got the will of the people behind him—unlike Cabbarus.