Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 32

           "Hisvoiceheldawealthofself-disgust."ThetruthisthatIdidnotneedanEnvoyinvestigator,Isimplyneededamirrortoholduptomyself."

           Isetdownmyglassandgottomyfeet.

           "You’releaving?"

           "Well,unlessyouhaveanyfurtherquestions.Personally,Ithinkyoustillneedsometime.I’llbearound.YoucangetmeattheHendrix."

           Onmywayoutalongthemainhall,IcamefacetofacewithMiriamBancroft.Shewasdressedinthesamecoverallsshe’dbeenwearinginthegarden,haircaughtupinanexpensive-lookingstaticclip.Inonehandshewascarryingatrellisedplanturn,helduplikealanternonastormynight.Longstrandsoffloweringmartyrweedtrailedfromthetrellis-work.

           "Haveyou"shestarted.

           Isteppedclosertoher,insidetherangeofthemartyr-weed."I’mthrough,"Isaid."I’vetakenthisasfarasIcanstomach.Yourhusbandhasananswer,butitisn’tthetruth.Ihopethatsatisfiesyou,aswellasReileenKawahara."

           Atthename,hermouthpartedinshock.Itwastheonlyreactionthatgotthroughhercontrol,butitwastheconfirmationIneeded.Ifelttheneedtobecruelcomebubblinginsistentlyupfromthedark,rarelyvisitedcavernsofangerthatservedmeasemotionalreserves.

           "IneverfiguredReileenformuchofalay,butmaybelikeattractslike.Ihopeshe’sbetterbetweenthelegsthansheisonatenniscourt

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