Got me again. This time, tinuvielberen

[scarfman]

1. Grab the nearest book. 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions. 5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.

Wicked by Gregory Maguire. I'm not even as far as page 123 yet, but here we go:

So the boys took to swimming, and rowing on the lake with the girls. Boq tried to fan in himself an interest in Shenshen or Pfanne, who certainly were coquettish enough. But they both seemed besotted with Avaric.

Previously in this meme: The Mote in God's Eye, The Last Precinct.