"Robert Rankin - Sex, Drugs & Sausage Rolls" - читать интересную книгу автора (Rankin Robert)

тАШJob?тАЩ said Soap. тАШNo, I am Soap Distant.The Soap Distant. Would you be so kind as to inform your
employer of my arrival?тАЩ

тАШAre you from outer space?тАЩ asked the woman of fine looks.

тАШEh?тАЩ said Soap. тАШDo what?тАЩ

тАШAre you one of those Men in Black? Because we had one of your bunch in last week giving it all that.тАЩ
She mimed mouth movements with her fingers. тАШI said to him, тАЬOn your bike, sunshine, or off in your
saucer.тАЭ That told him, I can tell you.тАЩ

тАШIтАЩm mighty sure it did,тАЩ said Soap. тАШWould you please tell the editor that IтАЩve arrived?тАЩ

The woman, whose wires were now all over the place, made a face, flung down her wires and flounced
away between the box-piles bound for God knows where.

Soap scuffed his boot heels and wondered at the wires.

Presently the woman returned and told him that he could go in now.

тАШThank you,тАЩ said Soap. тАШAnd good luck with your wires.



The editorтАЩs office was a big old room, but it was also given over to boxes. Soap stepped between and
through and over them and made his way to a large desk at the window.

Behind this sat the editor. He did not rise at SoapтАЩs approach.

Soap stretched his paw across the desk in the hope of a hearty handclasp. The editor viewed SoapтАЩs
paw with distaste and folded his arms.

Soap viewed the editor. The editor viewed Soap.

Soap saw a man in his mid to late twenties. Smartly clad with long brown hair swept back behind his
ears. An intelligent face, good cheekbones, calm grey eyes and a look about him that said, тАШIтАЩm going
places.тАЩ

The editor, in his turn, saw a loony. тАШWhat do you want?тАЩ he asked.

тАШMr Bacon?тАЩ asked Soap.
тАШMr who?тАЩ

тАШBacon. The editor.тАЩ

тАШIтАЩve never heard of any Bacon,тАЩ said the editor. тАШMy name is Justice. Leo Justice. Known by many
monikers. The Magnificent Leo. The Lord of the Old Button Hole.тАЩ He gestured to the red rose he wore
in his lapel. тАШLeo baby to the ladies, and Mr Justice to yourselfтАЩ