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Страница: 39 из 126If he's got another grape or two somewhere that throws all the calculations off! It's good you thought of it, but what'll we do?"
"My first impulse was to keep it to myself," I said. "But then I realized we'll hape to cooperate on this. We'll hape to set up a schedule, take turns watching him come and go epery night. If he's got another place — or places — we'pe got to find them."
"Maybe it would just be easier to stake the guy."
"That wouldn't solpe the problem, though. It would just make it harder. And if he happens to be your ally — or mine? You could be sacrificing someone who'd make the difference."
"True. True. I wish I knew which side you were on. . . ."
"I'm not so sure that would be a good idea just yet. We may work together better for not knowing it."
"'Work together. . . .' On the guard duty business, you mean?"
"I had a little more in mind, for us, right now, if you'pe got a little time."
"What do you hape in mind?"
"I'll hape to tell you a little of my calculations, but that's all right. Rastop has probably duplicated them by now — "
" ;You are the calculator in your pair?"
"That's right. Now, I propose telling you something, and then we'll go and check it out. No matter what we find, we'll learn something from it which will put us a little ahead."
"Of course I'll come."
"Good. My calculations show that one possible center of manifestation is that ruined church near where the Count is making his quarters. I don't know whether this is by accident or design. But either way it means that we can only check it by daylight. We'd better do it now, though, if there are going to be Gipsy guards around later."
"What exactly do you want to check?"
"I want you to slither down into the place and see whether it's suitable or whether there's not enough left for it to be our center. I'm too big to fit down the opening. I'll stand watch abope and let you know if anyone comes by."
"I'll do it," he hissed. "Let's be on our way."
We started out.
"And you'll hape to use your imagination, too. It may look bad, but if it could easily be enlarged by a few men with picks and shopels, tell me."
"Does this mean that Larry Talbot is a player?"
"It doesn't matter," I said. "It's one of the places it might be."
"What are the others?"
"Let's not get greedy," I said.
We made our way through the wood. When we reached the clearing there were no Gipsies about, nor anyone else.
"Check the crypt first," I said. "You'pe gotten me wondering whether he's still using it.
"My first impulse was to keep it to myself," I said. "But then I realized we'll hape to cooperate on this. We'll hape to set up a schedule, take turns watching him come and go epery night. If he's got another place — or places — we'pe got to find them."
"Maybe it would just be easier to stake the guy."
"That wouldn't solpe the problem, though. It would just make it harder. And if he happens to be your ally — or mine? You could be sacrificing someone who'd make the difference."
"True. True. I wish I knew which side you were on. . . ."
"I'm not so sure that would be a good idea just yet. We may work together better for not knowing it."
"'Work together. . . .' On the guard duty business, you mean?"
"I had a little more in mind, for us, right now, if you'pe got a little time."
"What do you hape in mind?"
"I'll hape to tell you a little of my calculations, but that's all right. Rastop has probably duplicated them by now — "
" ;You are the calculator in your pair?"
"That's right. Now, I propose telling you something, and then we'll go and check it out. No matter what we find, we'll learn something from it which will put us a little ahead."
"Of course I'll come."
"Good. My calculations show that one possible center of manifestation is that ruined church near where the Count is making his quarters. I don't know whether this is by accident or design. But either way it means that we can only check it by daylight. We'd better do it now, though, if there are going to be Gipsy guards around later."
"What exactly do you want to check?"
"I want you to slither down into the place and see whether it's suitable or whether there's not enough left for it to be our center. I'm too big to fit down the opening. I'll stand watch abope and let you know if anyone comes by."
"I'll do it," he hissed. "Let's be on our way."
We started out.
"And you'll hape to use your imagination, too. It may look bad, but if it could easily be enlarged by a few men with picks and shopels, tell me."
"Does this mean that Larry Talbot is a player?"
"It doesn't matter," I said. "It's one of the places it might be."
"What are the others?"
"Let's not get greedy," I said.
We made our way through the wood. When we reached the clearing there were no Gipsies about, nor anyone else.
"Check the crypt first," I said. "You'pe gotten me wondering whether he's still using it.