Волхв

Chapter 22

           ConchishadturnedawaytotalkwithAriel,whoputrecordson;orwithCaliban,whocarriedabucketofrottingentrails;orperhapswith…butIturnedonmyback.Itwasridiculoustobuildsomuchonthesoundofquickfootsteps,themerestglimpseofawhiteshape.WhenIgotbacktothebeachtenminuteslaterhewassittingonthebalk.AsIcameoutofthewaterhestoodandsaid,"WewilltaketheboatandgotoPetrocaravi."Petrocaravi,the"shipofstone,"wasadesertedislethalfamileoffthetipofPhraxos.Hewasdressedinswimmingshortsandagarishred-and-whitewater-poloplayer’scap,andinhishandhehadthebluerubberflippersandapairofunderwatermasksandsnorkels.Ifollowedhisbrownoldbackoverthehotstones."Petrocaraviisveryinterestingunderwater.Youwillsee.""IfindBouraniveryinterestingabovewater."Ihadcomeupbesidehim."Iheardvoicesinthenight.""Voices?"Butheshowednosurprise."Theipcord.I’veneverhadanexperiencequitelikeit.Anextraordinaryidea."Hedidn’tanswer,butsteppeddownintotheboatandopenedtheenginehousing.Iuntiedthepainterfromitsironringintheconcrete,thensquattedonthejettyandwatchedhimfiddleinsidethehatch."Isupposeyouhavespeakersinthetrees.""Iheardnothing."Iteasedthepainterthroughmyhand,andsmiled."ButyouknowIheardsomething."Helookedupatme."Becauseyoutellmeso.""You’renotsaying,howextraordinary,voices,whatvoices.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 170 из 822