"Dennis Danvers - Circuit of Heaven" - читать интересную книгу автора (Danvers Dennis)

was another symptom of his age or something elseтАФapproval, she guessed from the light in his eyes.
тАЬThank you,тАЭ he said. тАЬBut for me there is no beauty like a young womanтАЩs in all the world, and you are a
most beautiful young woman.тАЭ

She blushed again. тАЬThank you. You must be Mr. Menso.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs me.тАЭ He bowed over his cane and righted himself.

тАЬIтАЩm Justin Ingham,тАЭ she said, and stuck out her right hand. He took it in his left, holding onto his cane
with his right. He had a gentle touch, turning her hand over as if examining it, admiring it. There was
nothing lecherous about it. Her hand in his looked young and beautiful. But his is beautiful too, she
thought.

тАЬI am most pleased to meet you, Justine. Most pleased.тАЭ He squeezed her hand and let it go.

тАЬI love your shop,тАЭ she said.

тАЬThank you, my dear.тАЭ
тАЬHow much do I owe you for this book?тАЭ

He waved his cane again. тАЬNothing. DonтАЩt use money. Damned nuisance. Why do we need money in
here? I know people donтАЩt want to give it up, donтАЩt want to change a thing, want everything to be
precisely what they were used to. Hell with that. Change is exactly what this place needs, donтАЩt you
think?тАЭ He swept his arm to take in the whole Bin.

A pair of legs in dark brown trousers walked past the windows that ran along the ceiling at street level. тАЬI
certainly wanted a change this morning,тАЭ she said. тАЬBut I really donтАЩt know what the Bin needs. I havenтАЩt
been in that long.тАЭ

тАЬWell, I donтАЩt know what it needs eitherтАФthough God knows IтАЩve tried to figure it outтАФand IтАЩve been in
here since we cranked it up.тАЭ He cocked his head to one side. тАЬYou donтАЩt sound too happy about being
in here.тАЭ

тАЬNo, itтАЩs fine. I just donтАЩt know anyone.тАЭ

тАЬWell, now you know me. You need to get out. Meet people.тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩm going to a dinner party tonight.тАЭ

He studied her again, nodding his head. She liked him and hoped they might become friends. She smiled
back at him, and neither one of them said anything, until it was his turn to blush. тАЬForgive my staring,тАЭ he
said, bowing again, this time in apology. тАЬYou see, you remind me of someone I knew a very long time
ago. You have a certain quality she had, a special something.тАЭ He looked at her with his sad, wrinkled
eyes. тАЬWe were sweethearts.тАЭ

She was touched by the old-fashioned word, and his great, sad eyes, but she didnтАЩt know what to say,
though he didnтАЩt seem to expect her to say anything.

He cleared his throat and pointed at Rebecca. тАЬItтАЩs a swell book. YouтАЩll love it. Sure you donтАЩt want
anything else? Got everything here. Like the sign saysтАФall subjects, ancient and modern.тАЭ