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

тАЬYouтАЩre finally up,тАЭ Linda said.

тАЬAll ready for my first day of kindergarten. And you wonтАЩt even have to walk me to the school bus.тАЭ He
dropped the luggage and sat down. тАЬHope I have time for breakfast.тАЭ He started heaping flapjacks onto a
plate.

тАЬWhat time is your plane?тАЭ Linda asked.

тАЬEleven-ten. Hope theyтАЩre ready at Halfway to take me to the airport. ItтАЩs a long drive into Pittsburgh.тАЭ

Orrin said, тАЬIтАЩm to tell you, sir, that Hulbert is standing by with the motorcar.тАЭ

тАЬFine. BertтАЩs the best driver of the lot.тАЭ

Dalton said, тАЬBefore you arrived, Gene, we were all speculating as to why you were going back to
school. Why donтАЩt we get it from the horseтАЩs mouth?тАЭ



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 Castle War

тАЬMaybe itтАЩs not the mouth my reasons come from,тАЭ Gene said. тАЬBut never mind. All I can say is, the
prospect of hanging around a castle for the rest of my life polishing my sword has its attractions, but I
have to prove something to myself.тАЭ

тАЬWhatтАЩs that, Gene?тАЭ

тАЬThat I donтАЩt have to be here. DonтАЩt get me wrong, I want to be here. But I donтАЩt want it to be the only
place I can exist. So IтАЩm going back to school and study something worthwhile and do something with
it.тАЭ

тАЬLike what?тАЭ

тАЬLike get a job. IтАЩll work for as long as it takes to pay my parents back for putting me through college.
My dad took a bath when the stock market crashed a little while back. HeтАЩs looking at retirement with a
skimpy portfolio and not a lot of savings. They have equity in the house, but you gotta have a roof over
your head. So, IтАЩm going back to the real world for a while and help them out.тАЭ

Linda smiled at Dalton. тАЬI told you.тАЭ

тАЬWell, I think thatтАЩs very commendable, Gene,тАЭ Dalton said.

тАЬThank you.тАЭ

Linda asked, тАЬIs Sheila coming to see you off?тАЭ

тАЬNo, I saw her and Trent last night. Said our goodbyes. I really wanted Lord Incarnadine to be here,
though.тАЭ