" Perry Rhodan 0006 - (3b) The Mutant Corps" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

Homer G. Adams ate his meal as quickly as he could. He kept looking at the big clock on the wall of
the restaurant while swallowing every bite almost without chewing it. He asked for his bill as soon as the
waiter served his dessert. He left the table while he was still chewing the last bite, paid the cashier and
then walked over to the luggage counter.



"Pardon me, sir, but could you please check if my luggage is already aboard the plane?" He showed
the clerk his luggage check.



"The jet to Tokyo," said the clerk. "The luggage is being put aboard this very moment."



"But are you quite positive that my suitcases are there too?"



The clerk took a deep breath and obviously had difficulty keeping his temper. "Of course your luggage
is being put aboard, sir. You have the receipt. We are very reliable people, and it is not at all necessary
to double check."
 "I beg your pardon. If you say so."



Adams pretended to be satisfied, but in reality he was still deeply worried about another matter. He
went to the gate and learned that the passengers were not yet permitted to pass to the airplane. Then he
hurried to the exit at the north side of the airport and called a taxi.



"Take me to Epsom, please. Go as fast as you possibly can."



The driver raced at breakneck speed and received a generous tip at the end of the trip. Homer G.
Adams then hailed another taxi and asked to be taken to Dorking. There he hailed a third taxi and
directed the driver to return to Croydon Airport. As he got into the cab it was 1335.



"Can you make it to the airport in ten minutes?"



"Impossible, sir."