Чужак в чужой стране

Chapter 9

           Anddon’tcontradictme,Mmm?sendforBerquist.Imusttalktohimatonce."

           "Uh,Berquistisoutonhistrail.Hehasn’treportedbackyet."

           "Uh?BerquistisprobablyhalfwaytoZanzibarbynow.He’ssoldusout,Ineverdidtrustthatman.Itoldyouwhenyouhiredhimthat-"

           "WhenIhiredhim?"

           "Don’tinterruptthatanymanwhowouldtakemoneytwowayswouldtakeitthreewaysjustasquickly."Shefrowned."Joseph,theEasternCoalitionIsbehindthis.It’salogicalcertainty.Youcanexpectavote-of-confidencemoveintheAssemblybeforethedayisout."

           "Eli?Idon’tseewhy.Nobodyknowsaboutit."

           "Oh,forHeaven’ssake!Everyonewillknowaboutit;theEasternCoalitionwillseetothat.Nowkeepquietandletmethink."Douglasshutupandwentbacktohisnewspaper.HereadthattheLosAngelesCityCountyCouncilhadvotedtopetitiontheFederationforaidintheirsmogproblemsonthegroundstheMinistryofHealthhadfailedtoprovidesomethingorother,itdidnotmatterwhatbutasopmustbethrowntothemasCharliewasgoingtohaveadifficulttimebeingre-electedwiththeFosteritesrunningtheirowncandidateheneededCharlie.LunarEnterpriseswasofftwopointsatclosing,probably,hedecided,becauseof-"Joseph."

           "Yes,mydear?"

           "Ourown‘ManfromMars’istheoneandonly;theonetheEasternCoalitionwillpopupwithisafake.Thatishowitmustbe."

           "But,mydear,wecan’tmakeitstick."

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 120 из 801