"John DeChancie - Castle 04 - Castle War" - читать интересную книгу автора (Dechancie John)

It was breakfast and everyone was up early. The long dining table was heavy with food in every variety
imaginable. The coffee flowed and so did the conversation.

Linda Barclay turned to one of the servants. тАЬOrrin, did you wake Gene early?тАЭ

тАЬI did, milady.тАЭ

тАЬHeтАЩs hard to get up sometimes. Do you know when his plane leaves?тАЭ

тАЬYour pardon, milady, I do not.тАЭ

Linda sipped her coffee. She looked up at Orrin again. тАЬDo you know what an airplane is?тАЭ

Orrin wasnтАЩt sure. тАЬA flying machine?тАЭ

тАЬRight. IтАЩm never sure how much you born castle people know about our world.тАЭ

тАЬOh, we know a bit, milady. IтАЩve never seen a flying machine, but IтАЩm very sure I wouldnтАЩt fancy taking
a ride in one.тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩve always been afraid to fly, too.тАЭ

The man whom everyone called Monsieur DuQuesne was sitting across the table. тАЬIтАЩve never flown in
my life,тАЭ he said.

Cleve Dalton, thin and middle-aged, was seated next to him. тАЬI always liked flying. Always meant to get
a private license. Took lessons, even soloed, but never took the written test.тАЭ He lifted his coffee cup.
тАЬBy the way, whatтАЩs Gene going back to school for?тАЭ

Deena Williams answered. тАЬYou mean why is he going back or whatтАЩs he gonna study?тАЭ

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тАЬI guess I mean both. Sorry, IтАЩm always out on the golf course, so I donтАЩt know whatтАЩs going on half the
time.тАЭ

Thaxton, a dapper man in his late thirties, said, тАЬYou donтАЩt know whatтАЩs going on half the time out on
the course, Dalton, old boy.тАЭ

тАЬI know enough to beat you more than half the time.тАЭ

тАЬGolfтАЩs not my game, you know that.тАЭ

тАЬYes, of course. ItтАЩs tennis, which I hate.тАЭ

тАЬGeneтАЩs going to study computer science,тАЭ Linda said. тАЬGrad school at Cal Tech.тАЭ