Hmmmmmmmmm........
No answer yet?
OK, so I'll up the ante, I'll add a bonus, but at the same time give you a hint. First I'll give the full, unexpurged quote (or almost unexpurged... I had to delete a hint that was really
too obvious)
"It's not over, is it?" XXX said quietly to YYY, as they floated out of WWW's way. "Somehow, I thought our troubles would be over if only we could get away from ZZZ1."
YYY shook his head. A jubilant grin still kept crooking up the comer of his mouth. (...). "Our troubles would have been over if ZZZ2 had scored a hit. Or if the vortex mirror had blown up in the middle of the Jump, or if-don't be afraid of troubles, XXX. They're a sign of life. We'll deal with them together-tomorrow."
So the question remains:
-Book?
- who are XXX, YYY and ZZZ?
Note that XXX and YYY call ZZZ by two diffferent designations, but I do
not insist on either ZZZ1 nor ZZZ2. If you don't find the exact place of the quote but can remember, or guess, who ZZZ is, any unambiguous designation for ZZZ is OK. You don't need WWW for the Sherlock nor the next question.
Now, the bonus:
The
name WWW reappears in a different book. But not as the name of a person. And what is called WWW is not named because of the WWW of the quote but some
other person by the same name.
So bonus question:
What name is WWW?
Who is the WWW of the quote?
In what book does the name WWW reappear?
What is it, that is called WWW in that book?
Who is the WWW, different from the WWW of the quote, that it is named for?
And why does it stands to reason that it is named for that other WWW?
OK, one more hint: in that book,
both WWW have been dead for quite some time.