Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 3

           Isthatclear?"

           Ilookedbackathim,backatthoseharddarkeyes."Yes.Veryclear."

           "That’sgood."Heunpinnedhisstare."Shallwecontinue?"

           "Yes.Thepolice.Theydon’tlikeyouverymuch,dothey?"

           Bancroftsmiledwithoutmuchhumour."ThepoliceandIhaveaperspectiveproblem."

           "Perspective?"

           "That’sright."Hemovedalongthebalcony."Comehere,I’llshowyouwhatImean."

           Ifollowedhimalongtherail,catchingthetelescopewithmyarmasIdidandknockingthebarrelupright.Thedownloadshakeswerebeginningtodemandtheirdues.Thetelescope’spositionalmotorwhinedcrabbilyandreturnedtheinstrumenttoitsoriginalshallowangle.Elevationandrangefocustickedoverontheancientdigitalmemorydisplay.Ipausedtowatchthethingrealignitself.Thefingermarksonthekeypadweresmudgedinyearsofdust.

           Bancrofthadeithernotnoticedmyineptitudeorwasbeingpoliteaboutit.

           "Yours?"Iaskedhim,jerkingathumbattheinstrument.Heglancedatitabsently.

           "Once.ItwasanenthusiasmIhad.Backwhenthestarswerestillsomethingtostareat.Youwouldn’trememberhowthatfelt."Itwassaidwithoutconsciouspretensionorarrogance,almostinconsequentially.Hisvoicelostsomeofitsfocus,likeatransmissionfadingout."LasttimeIlookedthroughthatlenswasnearlytwocenturiesago.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 51 из 668