Чужак в чужой стране

Chapter 13

           "Sitdown,Duke,"Harshawsaidquietly."Eithersitdown?andletmetrytosaveyourlifeorgetoffthisplaceasfastasyoucanandletmesendyourclothesandwagesafteryou.Don’tstoptopack;it’stoorisky.Youmightnotlivethatlong."

           "Whatthehelldoyoumean?"

           "ExactlywhatIsay.Duke,it’sirrelevantwhetheryouresignedorwerefired;youterminatedyouremploymentherewhenyouannouncedthatyouwouldnolongereatatmytable.NeverthelessIwouldfinditdistastefulforyoutobekilledonmypremises.SositdownandIwilldomybesttoavoidit."

           Dukelookedstartled,openedhismouthcloseditandsatdown.Harshawwenton,"AreyouMike’swaterbrother?"

           "Huh?Ofcoursenot.Oh,I’veheardsuchchatterbutit’snonsense,ifyouaskme."

           "Itisnotnonsenseandnobodyaskedyou;youaren’tcompetenttohaveanopinionaboutit."Harshawfrowned."That’stoobad.IcanseethatIamnotonlygoingtohavetoletyougoand,Duke,Idon’twanttofireyou;youdoagoodjobofkeepingthegadgetryaroundhereworkingproperlyandtherebysavemefrombeingannoyedbymechanicalbuffooneryIamtotallyuninterestedin.ButImustnotonlygetyousafelyofftheplacebutImustalsofindoutatoncewhoelsearoundhereisnotawaterbrothertoMike?andeitherseetoitthattheybecomesuchorgetthemofftheplacebeforeanythinghappenstothem."Jubalchewedhislipandstaredattheceiling.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 209 из 801