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Bloody Bones :: Гамильтон Лорел
Страница: 66 из 272If we stake her before she can rise from the dead, it's murder."
"Not according to the law."
"I am not going to take out the head and heart of a seventeen-year-old girl just because her parents don't like the lifestyle she's chosen."
"She's dead, Miss Blake."
"It's Ms. Blake, and I know she's dead. I know what she'll become. Probably better than you do."
"Then you understand why they want it done."
I looked at him. I did understand. There was a time when I could have done it and felt good about it. Felt like I was helping the family, freeing her soul. Now, I just wasn't sure anymore.
"Let her parents think about it for twenty-four hours. Trust me on this. They're horrified right now, and grief-stricken; are they really in a position to decide what happens to her?"
"They're her parents."
"Yeah, and two days from now would they rather have her on her feet, talking to them, or dead in a box?"
"She'll be a monster," he said.
"Maybe, probably, but I think we should hold off for just a little while until they've had some time. I think the immediate problem is the blood-sucker that did this."
"I agree, we find him and kill him."
"We can't kill him without a court order of execution," I said.
"I know the local judge. I can get you a court order."
"I bet you can."
"What's the matter with you? Don't you want to kill him?"
I looked at the girl. If he'd really wanted her to rise as a vampire, he'd have taken the body with him. He'd have hidden her until she rose to keep her safe from people like me. If he cared for her. "Yeah, I'll kill him for you."
"Alright, what can we do?"
"Well, first, the killing took place just after dark, so his daytime resting place had to be very near here. Are there any old houses, caves, some place where you could hide a coffin?"
"There's an old homestead about a mile from here, and I know there's a cave down along the stream. I used to go there when I was little. We all did."
"Here's the deal, Sheriff. If we go out into the dark after him now, he'll probably kill some of us. But if we don't try it tonight, he'll move his coffin. We might not find him again."
"We'll look for him tonight. Now."
"How long have you and your wife been married?" I asked.
"Five years; why?"
"You love her?"
"Yes, we were high school sweethearts. What kind of question is that?"
"If you go out after the vampire, you may never see her again.
"Not according to the law."
"I am not going to take out the head and heart of a seventeen-year-old girl just because her parents don't like the lifestyle she's chosen."
"She's dead, Miss Blake."
"It's Ms. Blake, and I know she's dead. I know what she'll become. Probably better than you do."
"Then you understand why they want it done."
I looked at him. I did understand. There was a time when I could have done it and felt good about it. Felt like I was helping the family, freeing her soul. Now, I just wasn't sure anymore.
"Let her parents think about it for twenty-four hours. Trust me on this. They're horrified right now, and grief-stricken; are they really in a position to decide what happens to her?"
"They're her parents."
"Yeah, and two days from now would they rather have her on her feet, talking to them, or dead in a box?"
"She'll be a monster," he said.
"Maybe, probably, but I think we should hold off for just a little while until they've had some time. I think the immediate problem is the blood-sucker that did this."
"I agree, we find him and kill him."
"We can't kill him without a court order of execution," I said.
"I know the local judge. I can get you a court order."
"I bet you can."
"What's the matter with you? Don't you want to kill him?"
I looked at the girl. If he'd really wanted her to rise as a vampire, he'd have taken the body with him. He'd have hidden her until she rose to keep her safe from people like me. If he cared for her. "Yeah, I'll kill him for you."
"Alright, what can we do?"
"Well, first, the killing took place just after dark, so his daytime resting place had to be very near here. Are there any old houses, caves, some place where you could hide a coffin?"
"There's an old homestead about a mile from here, and I know there's a cave down along the stream. I used to go there when I was little. We all did."
"Here's the deal, Sheriff. If we go out into the dark after him now, he'll probably kill some of us. But if we don't try it tonight, he'll move his coffin. We might not find him again."
"We'll look for him tonight. Now."
"How long have you and your wife been married?" I asked.
"Five years; why?"
"You love her?"
"Yes, we were high school sweethearts. What kind of question is that?"
"If you go out after the vampire, you may never see her again.