"Lawrence Watt-Evans - In for Pound" - читать интересную книгу автора (Watt-Evans Lawrence)

"I don't want money," Jenny growled, trying to lower her alto voice to a tenorтАФshe had hopes that her
disguise hid her sex as well as her face.



"What, did Uncle Bill do something again? Listen, I swear, I didn't have anything to do . . ."



"Shut up," Jenny growled, aiming the shotgun at the man's nose.



The manтАФa kid, reallyтАФshut up and froze where he was.



Uncle Bill?



"Who are you?" Jenny demanded. "Who's Uncle Bill?"



"I'm Rafe Hayes," the kid said. "Uncle Bill's the mayor. My mom's brother."



"Mayor Beasley is your uncle?" She stared for a moment; yes, there was a resemblance. "He got you this
job?"
Rafe nodded eagerly. "You don't want to hurt me," he said. "My uncle would get really pissed."



"I don't care what your uncle wants!" Jenny roaredтАФaware as she did that her bellow was not up to
Dave's standards; she didn't have a man's lung capacity or a cop's experience in yelling. "I'm here for my
. . . for the animals." It had occurred to her at the last instant that revealing she was after a particular
"dog" might not be wise. She didn't want to attract everyone's attention to that one specific canine,
especially not when she'd told the animal control crew that Dave was her dog.



"Oh!" The kid looked suddenly relieved. "You're an animal rights activist? Which group?"