"Kenneth Robeson - Doc Savage 173 - Once Over Lightly" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robeson Kenneth)

тАЬWhat for?тАЭ I asked. тАЬI won't sleep.тАЭ

But evidently I did sleep. I think I did, anyway, because there was a period when nightmares and
nighthorses galloped through a zone of muted terror. And once I possibly sat up in bed and looked for
Glacia and she was gone. I say possibly, because I'm not sure; I only know that I lay backтАФgranting that
I ever sat up in the first placeтАФand worried for a long time through a ghastly series of dreams about what
I should do about Glacia being gone. Then finally I got the answerтАФI should get up and find her.
Whereupon I awakened, unquestionably this time, and looked, and there was Glacia asleep where she
should be on the other bed. I didn't go to sleep again that night. It wasn't worth the effort. I was scared of
the dreams, too.

The sunlight was splattering in through the windows when Glacia arose, showered, wrapped a housecoat
about herself and said, тАЬI'll see how Uncle Waldo is feeling.тАЭ

тАЬIs he ill?тАЭ

тАЬHe wasn't quite himself last night,тАЭ Glacia said vaguely, and left.

She came back with her face the color of bread dough that had been mixed two or three days ago.

She said, тАЬUncle Waldo isтАФisтАФтАЭ She gagged on whatever the rest was and arched her neck, all of her
body rigid. She held that for a moment. Then she said, тАЬHis faceтАФhis brains are all over his face.тАЭ

Then she went down silently on the floor. Fainted.



Chapter III
HE was a short, wide, furry man with one of the homeliest faces ever assembled, and he wouldn't have to
be encountered in a very dark place to be mistaken for an ape.

тАЬOh, Yes,тАЭ he said. тАЬAnother female admirer. We comb them out of the woodwork every morning. . . .
Well, what do you want?тАЭ

тАЬI wish to see Doc Savage,тАЭ I said.

тАЬThat's not hard to arrange. Doc will be passing through the lobby at nine-fifteen. Just be on hand. I
understand they're thinking of putting up grandstand seats.тАЭ

тАЬAren't you funny?тАЭ

тАЬNot very,тАЭ he said. тАЬJust sarcastic. Look, baby, do you think it's very lady-like to pursueтАФтАЭ

тАЬI want to talk to Doc Savage.тАЭ

тАЬI know. But it will be harder to arrange. Still, some do. It happens. One did in his car yesterday, and
assaulted him with a pair of scissors. It scared the hell out of me, but she only wanted to cut off the end
of his necktie, which she did.тАЭ

тАЬStop being a stuffy fool!тАЭ I said.