Мгла
The Spell of Mrs. Carmody. The Second Night in the Market. The Final Confrontation.
Andtwoofthementhatarewithher-oneofthemwasthatmanMyronLaFleur-toldhimhewastheonewhobettershutupbecauseitwasstillafreecountry.Hewouldn’tshutupandtherewasa...well,ashovingmatch,Iguessyou’dsay."
"Browngotabloodynose,"Cornellsaid."Theymeanbusiness."
Isaid,"Surelynottothepointofactuallykillingsomeone.
Cornellsaidsoftly,"Idon’tknowhowfarthey’llgoifthatmistdoesn’tletup.ButIdon’twanttofindout.Iintendtogetoutofhere."
"Easiersaidthandone."Butsomethinghadbeguntotickoverinmymind.Scent.Thatwasthekey.Wehadbeenleftprettymuchaloneinthemarket.Thebugsmighthavebeenattractedtothelight,asmoreordinarybugswere.Thebirdshadsimplyfollowedtheirfoodsupply.Butthebiggerthingshadleftusaloneunlessweunbuttonedforsomereason.TheslaughterintheBridgtonPharmacyhadoccurredbecausethedoorshadbeenleftchockedopen-Iwassureofthat.ThethingorthingsthathadgottenNortonandhispartyhadsoundedasbigasahouse,butitortheyhadn’tcomenearthemarket.Andthatmeantthatmaybe...
SuddenlyIwantedtotalktoOllieWeeks.Ineededtotalktohim.
"Iintendtogetoutordietrying,"Cornellsaid."Igotnoplanstospendtherestofthesummerinhere."
"Therehavebeenfoursuicides,"Amandasaidsuddenly.
"What?"Thefirstthingtocrossmymind,inasemiguiltyflash,wasthatthebodiesofthesoldiershadbeendiscovered.
"Pills,"Cornellsaidshortly.
