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Roger Zelazny. Sign of chaos
Atec Ноябрь 07 2007 02:48:28
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. Maybe it was an open secret back in
Begma and nobody gave a damn. But maybe it wasn't. I didn't want to disturb
Random for advice, partly because he might be extremely occupied in Kashfa
just now; but mainly because he might also start asking me about my own
immediate plans and problems, and I would not lie to him. That could get me
into too much trouble. Such a conversation might well also result in his
forbidding my attack on the Keep. The only other person I could tell about
Coral and get some sort of official response from, as to how far I might go
in informing her family, was Vialle. Unfortunately, Vialle was completely
occupied as hostess at the moment.
I sighed and returned to my dinner.
Bill caught my attention and leaned a little in my direction. I leaned
a little, too.
"Yes?" I said.
"There were some things I wanted to tell you," he began. "I was hoping
for some leisure, some quiet, and some privacy, though."
I chuckled.
"Exactly," he continued. "I believe this is the best we're going to get
for a time. Fortunately, voices don't seem to be carrying if one keeps them
down. I couldn't make out what you and Nayda were talking about. So it's
probably okay, so long as the musicians keep playing."
I nodded, took a few more bites.
"Thing is, the Begmans shouldn't hear about it, on the one hand. But on
the other, I feel that perhaps you ought to know, because of your
involvement with Luke and Jasra
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