| I finished my glass of wine and left the bottle on the table with a few drinks still in it |
[04 Dec 2012|02:39pm] |
I finished my glass of wine and left the bottle on the table with a few drinks still in it. It occurred to me that I shouldn't be fogging my senses any further, all things considered. I rose and buckled on my sword belt.
As I passed the bar Andy nodded. "If you run into anyone from the palace," he said softly, "you might mention that I didn't know that was going to happen."
"You knew them?"
"Yeah. Sailors. Their ship came in a couple of days ago. They've been in trouble here before. Blow their pay fast, then look for some more the quick way."
"Do you think they might be professionals at - removing people?"
"Because of John's being what he is, you mean? No. They got caught once too often, mainly for being stupid. Sooner or later they were bound to run into someone who knew what he was doing and end up this way. I don't know anyone who'd hire them for something serious."
� "Oh, he got the other one too?"
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I stared at him and he winked.
"I saw you down here with Gérard, several years ago. I make it a point never to forget a face that might be worth remembering."
I nodded. "Thanks. You serve a good meal."
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I raised myself enough to draw my blade and looked to my right. There were no opened windows or doors in the immediately adjacent building, a darkened place, its front wall only about six feet away now. But there was a gap between it and the buildings on either side, and geometry told me that the arrow had come from the open area ahead of me.
I rolled again, bringing myself up beside the low, roofed porch which ran the full width of the place. I scrambled up onto it before I rose fully. Staying near the wall I advanced, cursing the slowness silence demanded. I was almost near enough to the opening to be able to rush any archer who might step out, before he could release another arrow. The possibility of his circling and catching me from behind did pass through my mind, though, and I flattened myself against the wall, blade extended forward, and cast quick glances behind as I moved. Frakir writhed into my left hand and hung ready.
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| In a while Henry offered to take Judith to the paddock |
[30 Nov 2012|01:17am] |
In a while Henry offered to take Judith to the paddock. Gordon to my relief invited Lorna, which left me with the mystery lady, Pen Warner, with whom I'd so far exchanged only the thrilling words "How do you do."
"Would you like to go down?" I asked.
"Yes, indeed. But you don't need to stay with me if it's too much bother."
"Are you so insecure?"
There was a quick widening of the eyes and a visible mental shift. "You're damned rude," she said. "And Judith said you were nice."
I let her go past me out onto the landing and smiled as she went. "I should like to stay with you," I said, "if it's not too much bother."
She gave me a dry look, but as we more or less had to walk in single file along the narrow passageway owing to people going in the opposite direction she said little more until we had negotiated the elevators, the escalators and the pedestrian tunnel and had emerged into the daylight of the paddock.
It was her first time at Ascot, she said. Her first time, in fact, at the races.
"What do you think of it?" "Very beautiful. Very brave. Quite mad." "Does sanity lie in ugliness and cowardice?" I asked. "Life does, pretty often," she said. "Haven't you noticed?" "And some aren't happy unless they're desperate." She quietly laughed. "Tragedy inspires, so they say." "They can stick it," I said. "I'd rather lie in the sun." We stood on the raised tiers of steps to watch the horses walk round the ring, and she told me that she lived along the road from Judith in another house fronting the common. "I've lived there all my life, long before Judith came. We met casually, as one does, in the local shops, and just walked home together one day several years ago. Been friends ever since." "Lucky," I said. "Yes."
"Do you live alone?" I asked conversationally. Her eyes slid my way with inner amusement. "Yes, I do. Do you?" I nodded. "I prefer it," she said. "So do I."
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I made an apologetic gesture. "You just look as if you might be."
She shook her head. "Wouldn't have time, even if I had the urge."
"But you do do good in the world."
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"I don't know. The way you look." I smiled to take away any seriousness and said, "Which horse do you like? Shall we choose one and bet?"
"What about Burnt Marshmallow?"
She liked the name, she said, so we stopped briefly at a Tote window and invested some of the winnings from Cretonne and Sandcastle.
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| It doesn t matter |
[30 Nov 2012|01:09am] |
"It doesn't matter," Gaunt responded. "I'm not hungry."
The hands flew. "While you're at my table, you'll eat." Gaunt would have pointed out that he was paying for this meal, but this man's enthusiasm seemed to have gotten to him. Somewhere between here and the bar his depression had lifted.
He said. The problem is this: I have four days to figure out if my boss is masterminding a huge computer swindle - which, I will admit, I cannot believe." Those waving hands again. "Fuck what you believe or don't believe. You have this problem - you're probably in a position to know dick about what he's doing." Gaunt hated to admit it but Delacroix was right. He said. The other possibility is that someone - probably someone high up in the USS Government - is trying to railroad my boss by planting false info for others to find.This new runner sits on a flexible Nike Free sole, designed to mimic the benefits of barefoot running.3 + Zoom Huarache TR Low PremiumManny Pacquiao x Nike Zoom Huarache TR Low �C Release Reminder-NIKE AIR FORCE 1 HIGH FOAMPOSITE - WHITEThe matte finish of Foamposite goes hand-in-hand with the milky white upper in this all-new Air Force 1 High Foamposite."
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"Stripped to its bare bones, yes."
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Delacroix was busy spooning what looked like blue-backed crabs in some kind of thick white sauce onto two plates. "You mean he didn't say?"
"Uh uh."
Thhen for Christ's sake stop dicking around and ask him!"
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Delacroix popped a couple of bottles and waded into his food. "That boss you were talking about, he in deep shit with the Feds?"
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