"Crawford Killian - The Empire of Time" - читать интересную книгу автора (Killian Crawford)

ease up on our antislavery campaign. That may have been just what he was after
in the first place. Very complicated man, Mr. Jefferson. Pity we couldn't have
Tested him in his teens. Never saw a more obvious wasted Trainable."

Wigner shrugged. "They can maintain slavery as long as they like, for all I care.
Just so they sell us the Trainable slaves at age sixteen." He snorted. "The only
reason we bitch about slavery is because people here on Earth expect us to.
Domestic politics."

Pierce noticed a new snapshot on Wigner's desk and sat up for a closer look. It
was a cheap Polaroid 3-D photo, not a real hologram, that showed Wigner and
Napoleon Bonaparte sitting at a little table in a formal garden. Both men were
squinting amiably into the sun, and the photographer's shadow had fallen across
the table.

"When was that taken?"

"Yesterday," Wigner replied innocently.

"On Beulah without informing me?"

"WellтАФyou were busy with Jefferson, and something came upтАФI just popped
back for the weekend. Yes, I should've notified you."

"What's Boney want now?"



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"We're helping him raid London next month. He wants a freer hand."

"I thought the Brits were coming round."

"Some are. Cabinet's split. Boney's raid should bring Pitt down. But he wants to
establish a proper beachhead and take over."

"Does he, now?"

"Endos are like babiesтАФtesting, testing. Well stage the raid our way, and in
return we get complete control of the French schoolsтАФ"

"And the Brits will finally allow us to Test their kids."

"Mm. Think of the valuable personnel we've lost through their pigheadedness."

"From Pitt's point of view, well do to them what they did to the ScotsтАФco-opt
their best people and turn the whole country to our purposes."