Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 20

           

           JanglingnervessentmyhandleapingtowardstheholsteredNemexbeforeIrecognisedthevehicleasBancroft’s.Forcingoutadeepbreath,Icircledthelimousineandascertainedthatthedriver’scompartmentwasempty.IwasstillwonderingwhattodowhentherearcompartmenthatchcrackedopenandCurtisunfoldedhimselffromtheseatinginside.

           "Weneedtotalk,Kovacs,"hesaidinaman-to-mansortofvoicethatputmeontheedgeofaslightlyhystericalgiggle."Decisiontime."

           Ilookedhimupanddown,reckonedfromthetinyeddiesinhisstanceanddemeanourthathewaschemicallyaugmentedatthemoment,anddecidedtohumourhim.

           "Sure.Inthelimo?"

           "Scrampedinthere.Howaboutyouaskmeuptoyourroom?"

           Myeyesnarrowed.Therewasanunmistakablehostilityinthechauffeur’svoice,andajustasunmistakablehard-onpressingatthefrontofhisimmaculatechinos.Granted,Ihadasimilar,ifdetumescing,lumpofmyown,butIremembereddistinctlythatBancroft’slimohadshieldingagainstthestreet‘casts.Thiswassomethingelse.

           Inoddedatthehotelentrance.

           "OK,let’sgo."

           ThedoorspartedtoletusinandtheHendrixcametolife.

           "Goodevening,sir.Youhavenovisitorsthisevening"

           Curtissnorted."Disappointed,hah,Kovacs?"

           "noranycallssinceyouleft.

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