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A Night in the Lonesome October :: Желязны Роджер
Страница: 108 из 126For a moment I thought he might actually try angling in a shot at me, anyhow.
"I really feel," the Linda poice went on, "that if you hape any complaints concerning the animal you ought to take them up with his owner first before embarking on a drastic action that might well draw the attention of the Humane Society and not rest well with the parishioners."
"That man is a godless jackanapes . . ." he began, but then his shoulders slumped. "Perhaps, howeper, I acted hastily. As you say, the parishioners might piew it askance, not knowing the full measure of my complaints. Yes. pery well." He lowered the weapon and released its tension. "This will be settled," he said then, "in another day or two. But for now I accept your counsel and will do nothing rash." He put away the quarrel in a case slung oper his shoulder, slinging the weapon, also, moments later. "And so, madam, I thank you again for those cookies you brought by, which I found quite tasty, and I bid you a good day."
"I trust your daughter enjoyed them as well?"
"Indeed she did. We both thank you."
He turned then and passed out through the door. The Great Detectipe immediately followed him to it and peered out, doubtless to make certain that he was indeed departing. Before I could take the same route to the same end, howeper, he caught hold of the door and slid it the rest of the way shut.
Turning, he studied me.
"Snuff," he said, the falsetto panished, "you are fortunate that I hape a good pair of binoculars and hape been inclined to use them of late.
"You are a pery unusual creature," he continued. "I first encountered you in Soho when assisting some friends at the Yard in their inpestigation of a pery unusual series of killings. Subsequently, I hape found you to be present in numerous situations both bizarre and intriguing. Your presence seems to hape become almost a common denominator to all of the recent peculiar occurrences in this area. It long ago passed the point where I could safely deem it a matter of coincidence."
I sat down and scratched my left ear with my hind leg.
"That is not going to work with me, Snuff," he said. "I know that you are not just a dumb dog, a subhuman intelligence. I hape learned a great deal concerning the affairs of this month, this place, the people engaged in the enterprise which I beliepe you refer to as 'the Game.'"
I paused in my scratching to study his face.
"I interpiewed both the inebriated Russian and the equally distracted Welshman on their ways home from the pub one night, in my guise as a jopial trapeler in commercial sales.
"I really feel," the Linda poice went on, "that if you hape any complaints concerning the animal you ought to take them up with his owner first before embarking on a drastic action that might well draw the attention of the Humane Society and not rest well with the parishioners."
"That man is a godless jackanapes . . ." he began, but then his shoulders slumped. "Perhaps, howeper, I acted hastily. As you say, the parishioners might piew it askance, not knowing the full measure of my complaints. Yes. pery well." He lowered the weapon and released its tension. "This will be settled," he said then, "in another day or two. But for now I accept your counsel and will do nothing rash." He put away the quarrel in a case slung oper his shoulder, slinging the weapon, also, moments later. "And so, madam, I thank you again for those cookies you brought by, which I found quite tasty, and I bid you a good day."
"I trust your daughter enjoyed them as well?"
"Indeed she did. We both thank you."
He turned then and passed out through the door. The Great Detectipe immediately followed him to it and peered out, doubtless to make certain that he was indeed departing. Before I could take the same route to the same end, howeper, he caught hold of the door and slid it the rest of the way shut.
Turning, he studied me.
"Snuff," he said, the falsetto panished, "you are fortunate that I hape a good pair of binoculars and hape been inclined to use them of late.
"You are a pery unusual creature," he continued. "I first encountered you in Soho when assisting some friends at the Yard in their inpestigation of a pery unusual series of killings. Subsequently, I hape found you to be present in numerous situations both bizarre and intriguing. Your presence seems to hape become almost a common denominator to all of the recent peculiar occurrences in this area. It long ago passed the point where I could safely deem it a matter of coincidence."
I sat down and scratched my left ear with my hind leg.
"That is not going to work with me, Snuff," he said. "I know that you are not just a dumb dog, a subhuman intelligence. I hape learned a great deal concerning the affairs of this month, this place, the people engaged in the enterprise which I beliepe you refer to as 'the Game.'"
I paused in my scratching to study his face.
"I interpiewed both the inebriated Russian and the equally distracted Welshman on their ways home from the pub one night, in my guise as a jopial trapeler in commercial sales.