"Higgins, Jack - Violent Enemy" - читать интересную книгу автора (Higgins Jack)

'Assisting you to leave without the Home Secretary's permission.'

'And what makes you think I could?'

ao

'A man called Pope,' Soames said. 'I believe he shared a cell with you for a year? He was released six months ago.'

'I still have the stink of him in my nostrils/ Rogan said contemptuously. 'A cheap, two-a-penny tearaway. The worst kind. Was a peeler with the Metropolitan and got done for corruption. He'd sell his own sister on the streets if you made it worth his while.'

'He tells an interesting story, Mr. Rogan. He insists that in 1960 you were caught in the early hours of the morning outside the walls of this prison. That to this day the authorities have never been able to find out how you got out.'

'He has a big mouth/ Rogan said. 'One day someone will be closing his eyes with pennies/

'Is it true?' Soames said, and for the first time there was an urgency in his voice. 'Have you a way out?'

'And if I had?'

'Then Colum O'More would be glad to see you.'

'And how could that be managed?'

Soames leaned even closer. 'You know the quarry and the hamlet between it and the river-Hexton?'

'I've been working there for the past year.'

'Below the quarry there's an iron footbridge. On the other side of the river you'll find a cottage. You can't miss it. It's completely isolated.'

'Will Colum be there?'

'No, Pope.'

'Why him?'

'He's proved very useful. He'll have clothes, a car, even an identity for you. You could be clear of the moor within half an hour/

'And where do I go?'

'Pope will have full instructions. They'll take you to Colum O'More. That's as much as I can tell you/

Rogan sat there, a slight frown knitting his forehead, considering the situation. He wasn't happy about Pope, and Soames was a hollow man if ever he'd seen one, but was there really any choice? And if Colum O'More was

behind the organization...

'Well?' Soames said.

Rogan nodded. 'How soon can Pope be ready?'

'He's ready now. I'd heard you were a man who doesn't like to let grass grow under your feet.'