"Tanya Huff - Keeper's Chronicles 2 - The Second Summoning" - читать интересную книгу автора (Huff Tanya)

For all intents and purposes, the motel room was dark and quiet. The only
light came intermittently through a crack in the curtains as the revolving sign by the
road spun around so fast it caught up to its afterimages and appeared to read Motel
666. The only sound came from the rectangular bulk of the heating unit under the
window that roared out warmth at a decibel level somewhere between a DC9 at
takeoff and a Nirvana concert, although it was considerably more melodic than either.
The smell emanating from the pizza box, crushed to fit neatly into a too-small
wastebasket, blended with the lingering smell of the previous inhabitants, some of
whom hadnтАЩt been particularly attentive to personal hygiene.

The radio alarm clock between the beds read eleven forty squiggle where the
squiggle would have been a five had the entire number been illuminated.

Both of the double beds were occupied.

The bed closest to the bathroom held the shape of two bodies, one large, one
small, stretched out beneath the covers.

The bed closest to the window held one long, lean, black-and-white shape that
seemed to be taking up more room than was physically possible.

The light flickered. The heater roared. The long, lean shape contracted and
became a cat. It walked to the edge of the mattress and crouched, tail lashing.

тАЬThis is pathetic,тАЭ it announced, leaping upon the smaller of the two figures in
the other bed. тАЬEven for you.тАЭ

Claire Hansen stretched out her arm, turned on the bedside lamp, and found
herself face-to-face with an indignant one-eyed cat. тАЬAustin, if you donтАЩt mind, weтАЩre
waiting for a manifestation.тАЭ

He lay down on her chest, assuming a sphinx like position that suggested he
wasnтАЩt planning on moving any time soon. тАЬItтАЩs been a week.тАЭ

Twisting her head around, Claire peered at the clock radio. The squiggle
changed shape. тАЬItтАЩs been forty-six minutes.тАЭ

тАЬItтАЩs been a week,тАЭ Austin repeated, тАЬsince we left the Elysian Fields Guest
House. A week since you and young Mr. Mclssac here started keeping company.тАЭ

The other figure stirred, but the cat continued.

тАЬFor the first time in that week, you two are actually in the same bed and what
are you doing? YouтАЩre waiting for a manifestation!тАЭ

Claire blinked. тАЬKeeping company?тАЭ she repeated.

тАЬFor lack of a more descriptive phrase, which, I might add, is my point,
thereтАЩs a distinct lack of more descriptive phrases being applied here. You could cut
the unresolved sexual tension between you two with a knife, and I, personally,тАЭ he