"Howard Waldrop - The Ugly Chickens" - читать интересную книгу автора (Waldrop Howard)

I should have said all that.

What she said was, "Oops, this is my stop," and got up to go.




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My name is Paul Linberl. I am twenty-six years old, a graduate student
in ornithology at the University of Texas, a teaching assistant. My
name is not unknown in the field. I have several vices and follies, but I
don't think foolishness is one of them.
The stupid thing for me to do would have been to follow her.

She stepped off the bus.

I followed her.




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I came into the departmental office, trailing scattered papers in the
whirlwind behind me. "Martha! Martha!" I yelled.
She was doing something in the supply cabinet.

"Jesus, Paul! What do you want?"

"Where's Courtney?"

"At the conference in Houston. You know that. You missed your class.
What's the matter?"

"Petty cash. Let me at it!"

"Payday was only a week ago. If you can't ."

"It's business! It's fame and adventure and the chance of a lifetime! It's

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