"Kim Stanley Robinson - Sixty Days and Counting" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robinson Kim Stanley)

The minutes dragged, but FrankтАЩs watch showed that only eight had passed when
they came to the south end of the lake. There were a couple of big houses tucked
back in the forest to the left. Caroline pulled the tiller and boom line and brought
them into the beach next to the pump house, executing a bravura late turn that
hooked so hard Frank was afraid the iceboat might be knocked on its side. Certainly
a windsurfer or catamaran would have gone down like a bowling pin. But there was
nothing for the iceboat to do but groan and scrape and spin, into the wind and past
it, then screeching back, then stopping, then drifting back onto the beach.
тАЬHurry,тАЭ Caroline said, and jumped out and ran up to FrankтАЩs van.
Frank followed. тАЬWhat about the boat?тАЭ
She grimaced. тАЬWe have to leave it!тАЭ Then, when they were in his van: тАЬIтАЩll call Mary
when I can get a clean line and tell her where it is. IтАЩd hate for HaroldтАЩs boat to be
lost because of this shit.тАЭ Her voice was suddenly vicious.
Then she was all business, giving Frank directions; they got out to a paved road and
turned right, and Frank accelerated as fast as he dared on the still frozen road, which
was often in shadow, and seemed a good candidate for black ice. When they came
to a T-stop she had him turn right. тАЬMy carтАЩs right there, the black Honda. IтАЩm going
to take off.тАЭ
тАЬWhere?тАЭ
тАЬIтАЩve got a place. IтАЩve got to hurry, I donтАЩt want them to see me at the bridge. You
should head directly for the bridge and get off the island. Go back home.тАЭ
тАЬOkay,тАЭ Frank said. He could feel himself entering one of his indecision fugues, and
was grateful she had such a strong sense of what they should do. тАЬLook, IтАЩm sorry
about this. I thought I had to warn you.тАЭ
тАЬI know. ItтАЩs not your fault. None of this is your fault. It was good of you to try to
help. I know why you did it.тАЭ And she leaned over and gave him a quick peck of a
kiss before she got out.
тАЬI was pretty sure my van is clean,тАЭ Frank said. тАЬAnd my stuff too. We checked all
of it out.тАЭ
тАЬThey may have you under other kinds of surveillance. Satellite cameras, or people
just tailing you.тАЭ
тАЬSatellite cameras? Is that possible?тАЭ
тАЬOf course.тАЭ Annoyed that he could be so ignorant.
Frank shrugged, thinking it over. He would have to ask Edgardo. Right now he was
glad she was giving him directions.
She came around the van and leaned in on his side. Frank could see she was angry.
тАЬYouтАЩll be able to come back here someday,тАЭ he said.
тАЬI hope so.тАЭ
тАЬYou know,тАЭ he said, тАЬinstead of holing up somewhere, you could stay with people
who would keep you hidden, and cover for you.тАЭ
тАЬLike Anne Frank?тАЭ
Startled, Frank said, тАЬWell, I guess so.тАЭ
She shook her head. тАЬI couldnтАЩt stand it. And I wouldnтАЩt want to put anyone else to
the trouble.тАЭ
тАЬWell, but what about me? IтАЩm staying with the Khembalis in almost that way
already. TheyтАЩre very helpful, and their place is packed with people.тАЭ
Again she shook her head. тАЬIтАЩve got a Plan C, and itтАЩs down in that area. Once I get
into that I can contact you again.тАЭ
тАЬIf we can figure out a clean system.тАЭ
тАЬYes. IтАЩll work on that. We can always set up a dead drop.тАЭ