"Sharon Green - Mists of the Ages" - читать интересную книгу автора (Green Sharon)

made, but he always had been the swiftest on the uptake. тАЬLetтАЩs just say IтАЩve
found the perfect place to drop what I come across, and itтАЩs possible I may even
be around to some day celebrate cracked foundations. IтАЩm not counting on the
possibility very heavily, but it could happen. And now I really do have another
appointment.тАЭ
тАЬWas this your way of saying good-bye to us?тАЭ Tris demanded as I began getting
ready to leave the booth, his tone almost harsh. тАЬYou donтАЩt want us getting
killed along with you, so you took some time out to cut the ties? That was

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really thoughtful of you. Inky, but what if one or two of us donтАЩt want to say
goodbye? What if weтАЩre willing to take our own chances with getting killed?тАЭ
тАЬIтАЩm sorry, Tris, but this is my way of getting killed,тАЭ I said with a glance
around, trying not to laugh. тАЬIf you or Ricco or Sharp decide youтАЩre interested,
youтАЩll have to find your own way. You know how IтАЩve always hated sharing
things.тАЭ
I put my left hand on his arm to keep him from saying any more, then reached my
right hand toward Sharp and Ricco. Both of them took it. Sharp with tears in her
eyes, Ricco almost as broken up as Tris, but I refused to let any of their
sadness touch me.
тАЬIтАЩll say this as plainly as I can, so I wonтАЩt ever have to repeat it: stay out
of the argument!тАЭ I told them, looking at each of them in turn, starting with
Tris and ending with Ricco. тАЬIтАЩve got myself covered to a certain extent, but
the coverage isnтАЩt enough for four. IтАЩd hate to make it through all this, only
to find that one or more of you three didnтАЩt. And donтАЩt forget, if one of you
trips, you might take me down right along with you. If for no other reason, will
you let that make you back off and forget all about it?тАЭ
Once again I let my eyes touch each of them, and despite their reluctance they
didnтАЩt refuse me the nods of agreement IтАЩd asked for. TheyтАЩd given me their
words to stay out of it, but Tris felt it necessary to add one last comment as I
freed my hands and stood.
тАЬIf you ever change your mind about wanting company, you know where you can find
us,тАЭ he said, then gave me a smile that was trying very hard to become a grin.
тАЬDonтАЩt forget how bad I am at thinking of my own ways to get killed.тАЭ
There was nothing to do but laugh at that, and then wave once before turning and
walking away. Tris was most probably feeling the short time weтАЩd lived together,
but heтАЩd get over it and then heтАЩd be fine. IтАЩd made sure they would all be
fine, but that was something else they didnтАЩt need to know about. When the
Houses finally found out I was the one stroking them, not knowing where I was
would be no protection at all for people who were named as friends of mine. What
IтАЩd arranged would be protection, but they definitely would not have enjoyed
hearing about it.
On the way out I said good-bye to Mat without giving him the chance to press me
as to when IтАЩd be back, then left to keep an appointment which centered about
the delivery of an envelope.
Chapter 2
My new associates had very little imagination, which meant they insisted on my
meeting them in their own offices. It might have been true that none of their