Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 41

           IinvitedhimtoHeadintheCloudsonhisreturn.It’sapatternforhim.Buyingsexafterbusinessdeals.Youprobablyfoundthatout."

           "Yeah.Sowhenyougothimuphere,whatdidyoutellhim?"

           "Itoldhimthetruth."

           "Thetruth?"Istaredather."YoutoldhimaboutHinchley,andexpectedhimtobackyou?"

           "Whynot?"Therewasachillingsimplicityinthelookshegavemeback."Wehaveafriendshipthatgoesbackcenturies.Commonbusinessstrategiesthathavesometimestakenlongerthananormalhumanlifetimetobringtofruition.Ihardlyexpectedhimtosidewiththelittlepeople."

           "Sohedisappointedyou.Hewouldn’tkeeptheMethfaith."

           Kawaharasighedagain,andthistimetherewasagenuinewearinessinitthatgustedoutofsomewherecenturiesdeepindust.

           "LaurensmaintainsacheapromanticstreakthatIcontinuallyunderestimate.Heisnotunlikeyouinmanyways.But,unlikeyou,hehasnoexcuseforit.Themanisoverthreecenturiesold.Iassumedwantedtoassume,perhapsthathisvalueswouldreflectthat.Thattherestwasjustposturing,speechmakingfortheherd."Kawaharamadeanegligentwhat-can-you-dogesturewithoneslimarm."Wishfulthinking,I’mafraid."

           "Whatdidhedo?Takesomekindofmoralstand?"

           Kawahara’smouthtwistedwithouthumour.

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