"Kerrion Empire - 03 - Earth Dreams" - читать интересную книгу автора (Morris Janet E)

head was easily traced, moving unchallenged, his gray
flight satins the only somber note among the Kerrion's
fashionably colorful bodyguard, men brought with him
from home.

When the two stood together, it could be seen that
Penrose was slightly taller, a fraction less lissome.

Handing his jacket to an intelligencer without looking
up, Chaeron said, "Shall we walk . , . ?" He waved his
arm toward the artificial hilltop, empty of bush or rock or
dwelling. Their greeting, beyond this, remained un-
spoken, a thing displayed in their postures, an'intimacy
of long standing between two who had been through
much withЧand forЧone another, who should have had
no secrets, and forgave those secrets that each, in spite of
this, had to keep. For these two were not of equal rank
or equal burden, though they longed for parity.

Chaeron, reaching the perfect little top of the artificial
hill, bowed sweepingly, "Sit?" so that his medallion
dangled free of his shirt.

Penrose sat, rested an outstretched arm on one bent
knee. "Very impressive."

"Me? Or the platform?"

"Everything. That slipbay approach is a work of
genius. My pilots are perking right up."

Chaeron absently slipped the medallion back under his
uniform shirt's cream front: "Did you get the dream
dancers?" he asked, hardly moving his lips.

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"All that you wanted. And all the special ones on your
list, except the one called Harmony. It was like the Sat-
urday dole-line in Draconis on those cruisers, but we
brought them in alive."

"Good enough." Chaeron, in one almost boyish move-
ment, flung himself down upon the grass, stretching out
fully, his arms above his head. Staring into the pale blue
strutwork overhead, he murmured, "Do you think my
citizenry would like a sky? They had one .in the Stump. I
can still put one in, or even a space view. One would
think after so many years we wouldn't need the long
vistas."