Сияние

In the Playground

           Theheadwaslowered,thegreenhedgehornspointingathim.Thethingwas,youcouldn’twatchallofthem.Notallatonce.

           Hebegantomakeawhiningsound,unawareinhislockedconcentrationthathewasmakinganysoundatall.Hiseyesdartedfromonehedgecreaturetothenext,tryingtoseethemmove.Thewindgusted,makingahungryrattlingsoundintheclose-mattedbranches.Whatkindofsoundwouldtherebeiftheygothim?Butofcourseheknew.Asnapping,rending,breakingsound.Itwouldbe-

           (nonoNONOIWILLNOTBELIEVETHISNOTATALL!)

           Heclappedhishandsoverhiseyes,clutchingathishair,hisforehead,histhrobbingtemples.Andhestoodlikethatforalongtime,dreadbuildinguntilhecouldstanditnolongerandhepulledhishandsawaywithacry.

           Bytheputtinggreenthedogwassittingup,asifbeggingforascrap.Thebuffalowasgazingwithdisinterestbacktowardtheroquecourt,asithadbeenwhenJackhadcomedownwiththeclippers.Therabbitstoodonitshindlegs,earsuptocatchthefaintestsound,freshlyclippedbellyexposed.Thelions,rootedintoplace,stoodbesidethepath.

           Hestoodfrozenforalongtime,theharshbreathinhisthroatfinallyslowing.Hereachedforhiscigarettesandshookfourofthemoutontothegravel.Hestoopeddownandpickedthemup,gropedforthem,nevertakinghiseyesfromthetopiaryforfeartheanimalswouldbegintomoveagain

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 312 из 672