Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 21

           

           Theold,ghostlyhintofMiriamBancroft’sbeautythiswomanhadonceownedhadbeenscrubbedoututterly.

           "Kovacs,thisisLeilaBegin,"saidOrtegaformally."Ms.Begin,thisisTakeshiKovacs,LaurensBancroft’sretainedinvestigator."

           Thelargeeyesappraisedmefrankly.

           "You’refromoffworld?"sheaskedme.

           "That’scorrect.Harlan’sWorld."

           "Yes,thelieutenantmentionedit."Therewasawell-designedhuskinesstoLeilaBegin’svoice,andanaccentthatsuggestedshewasunusedtospeakingAmanglic."Icanonlyhopethatmeansyouhaveanopenmind."

           "Opentowhat?"

           "Thetruth."Begingavemeasurprisedlook."LieutenantOrtegatellsmeyouareinterestedinthetruth.Shallwewalk?"

           Withoutwaitingforaresponse,shesetoffparallelwiththesurf.IexchangedaglancewithOrtega,whogesturedwithherthumbbutshowednosignsofmovingherself.Ihesitatedforacoupleofmoments,thenwentafterBegin.

           "What’sallthisaboutthetruth?"Iasked,catchingherup.

           "YouhavebeenretainedtodiscoverwhokilledLaurensBancroft,"shesaidintensely,withoutlookinground."Youwishtoknowthetruthofwhattranspiredthenighthedied.Isthisnotso?"

           "Youdon’tthinkitwassuicide,then?"

           "Doyou?"

           "Iaskedfirst.

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