4 files changed, 39 insertions, 62 deletions

diff --git a/engines/wage/entities.cpp b/engines/wage/entities.cpp
index 90247a5b21..f4981a7269 100644
--- a/engines/wage/entities.cpp
+++ b/engines/wage/entities.cpp
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ Scene::Scene(Common::String name, Common::SeekableReadStream *data) {
 	_soundFrequency = data->readSint16BE();
 	_soundType = data->readByte();
 	data->readByte(); // unknown
-	_messages[NORTH] = readPascalString(data);
-	_messages[SOUTH] = readPascalString(data);
-	_messages[EAST] = readPascalString(data);
-	_messages[WEST] = readPascalString(data);
-	_soundName = readPascalString(data);
+	_messages[NORTH] = data->readPascalString();
+	_messages[SOUTH] = data->readPascalString();
+	_messages[EAST] = data->readPascalString();
+	_messages[WEST] = data->readPascalString();
+	_soundName = data->readPascalString();
 
 	_visited = false;
 
@@ -229,12 +229,12 @@ Obj::Obj(Common::String name, Common::SeekableReadStream *data, int resourceId)
 	else
 		error("Obj <%s> had weird returnTo set", name.c_str());
 
-	_sceneOrOwner = readPascalString(data);
-	_clickMessage = readPascalString(data);
-	_operativeVerb = readPascalString(data);
-	_failureMessage = readPascalString(data);
-	_useMessage = readPascalString(data);
-	_sound = readPascalString(data);
+	_sceneOrOwner = data->readPascalString();
+	_clickMessage = data->readPascalString();
+	_operativeVerb = data->readPascalString();
+	_failureMessage = data->readPascalString();
+	_useMessage = data->readPascalString();
+	_sound = data->readPascalString();
 
 	delete data;
 }
@@ -329,27 +329,27 @@ Chr::Chr(Common::String name, Common::SeekableReadStream *data) {
 	else
 		_nameProperNoun = false;
 
-	_initialScene = readPascalString(data);
-	_nativeWeapon1 = readPascalString(data);
-	_operativeVerb1 = readPascalString(data);
-	_nativeWeapon2 = readPascalString(data);
-	_operativeVerb2 = readPascalString(data);
-
-	_initialComment = readPascalString(data);
-	_scoresHitComment = readPascalString(data);
-	_receivesHitComment = readPascalString(data);
-	_makesOfferComment = readPascalString(data);
-	_rejectsOfferComment = readPascalString(data);
-	_acceptsOfferComment = readPascalString(data);
-	_dyingWords = readPascalString(data);
-
-	_initialSound = readPascalString(data);
-	_scoresHitSound = readPascalString(data);
-	_receivesHitSound = readPascalString(data);
-	_dyingSound = readPascalString(data);
-
-	_weaponSound1 = readPascalString(data);
-	_weaponSound2 = readPascalString(data);
+	_initialScene = data->readPascalString();
+	_nativeWeapon1 = data->readPascalString();
+	_operativeVerb1 = data->readPascalString();
+	_nativeWeapon2 = data->readPascalString();
+	_operativeVerb2 = data->readPascalString();
+
+	_initialComment = data->readPascalString();
+	_scoresHitComment = data->readPascalString();
+	_receivesHitComment = data->readPascalString();
+	_makesOfferComment = data->readPascalString();
+	_rejectsOfferComment = data->readPascalString();
+	_acceptsOfferComment = data->readPascalString();
+	_dyingWords = data->readPascalString();
+
+	_initialSound = data->readPascalString();
+	_scoresHitSound = data->readPascalString();
+	_receivesHitSound = data->readPascalString();
+	_dyingSound = data->readPascalString();
+
+	_weaponSound1 = data->readPascalString();
+	_weaponSound2 = data->readPascalString();
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_ARMOR_TYPES; i++)
 		_armor[i] = NULL;
diff --git a/engines/wage/util.cpp b/engines/wage/util.cpp
index 6cab7f8ee6..f2073ac140 100644
--- a/engines/wage/util.cpp
+++ b/engines/wage/util.cpp
@@ -51,28 +51,6 @@
 
 namespace Wage {
 
-Common::String readPascalString(Common::SeekableReadStream *in) {
-	Common::String s;
-	char *buf;
-	int len;
-	int i;
-
-	len = in->readByte();
-	buf = (char *)malloc(len + 1);
-	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-		buf[i] = in->readByte();
-		if (buf[i] == 0x0d)
-			buf[i] = '\n';
-	}
-
-	buf[i] = 0;
-
-	s = buf;
-	free(buf);
-
-	return s;
-}
-
 Common::Rect *readRect(Common::SeekableReadStream *in) {
 	int x1, y1, x2, y2;
 
diff --git a/engines/wage/wage.h b/engines/wage/wage.h
index 38c5294ca5..4c93399ad7 100644
--- a/engines/wage/wage.h
+++ b/engines/wage/wage.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ enum {
 	// the current limitation is 32 debug levels (1 << 31 is the last one)
 };
 
-Common::String readPascalString(Common::SeekableReadStream *in);
 Common::Rect *readRect(Common::SeekableReadStream *in);
 const char *getIndefiniteArticle(const Common::String &word);
 const char *prependGenderSpecificPronoun(int gender);
diff --git a/engines/wage/world.cpp b/engines/wage/world.cpp
index 90d689720e..2e99af9f1e 100644
--- a/engines/wage/world.cpp
+++ b/engines/wage/world.cpp
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ bool World::loadWorld(Common::MacResManager *resMan) {
 			error("Unexpected value for weapons menu");
 
 		res->skip(3);
-		_aboutMessage = readPascalString(res);
+		_aboutMessage = res->readPascalString();
 
 		if (!scumm_stricmp(resMan->getBaseFileName().c_str(), "Scepters"))
 			res->skip(1); // ????
 
-		_soundLibrary1 = readPascalString(res);
-		_soundLibrary2 = readPascalString(res);
+		_soundLibrary1 = res->readPascalString();
+		_soundLibrary2 = res->readPascalString();
 
 		delete res;
 	}
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ void World::addSound(Sound *sound) {
 Common::StringArray *World::readMenu(Common::SeekableReadStream *res) {
 	res->skip(10);
 	int enableFlags = res->readUint32BE();
-	Common::String menuName = readPascalString(res);
-	Common::String menuItem = readPascalString(res);
+	Common::String menuName = res->readPascalString();
+	Common::String menuItem = res->readPascalString();
 	int menuItemNumber = 1;
 	Common::String menu;
 	byte itemData[4];
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ Common::StringArray *World::readMenu(Common::SeekableReadStream *res) {
 			menu += '/';
 			menu += (char)itemData[1];
 		}
-		menuItem = readPascalString(res);
+		menuItem = res->readPascalString();
 		menuItemNumber++;
 	}
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ Common::String *World::loadStringFromDITL(Common::MacResManager *resMan, int res
 		for (int i = 0; i <= itemCount; i++) {
 			// int placeholder; short rect[4]; byte flags; pstring str;
 			res->skip(13);
-			Common::String message = readPascalString(res);
+			Common::String message = res->readPascalString();
 			if (i == itemIndex) {
 				Common::String *msg = new Common::String(message);
 				delete res;