"Amber Short Story 05 - Coming to a Cord (b)" - читать интересную книгу автора (Zelazny Roger)

I'd better try a quick search for that sorcerer now, though I've a hunch
he disappeared into the nearest mirror."
_I'd guess that, too._
"What was his name?"
_He didn't say._
"It figures."
"Flora," he continued, "I'm going to look for that sorcerer. I'll
be back in a bit. Good show."
She gave him a smile and he departed. Needless to say, the sorcerer
did not turn up.
"Wonder where he came from, beyond the mirror," Luke asked.
_I've no idea,_ I replied. _I think I might be more interested in
the person who sent that thing after him._
Luke nodded.
"What now?" he asked.
_I guess we tell Flora that her Peeping Tom has hit the road,_ I
said. _You're a sorcerer. Any way of fixing her mirrors so he can't
pull that routine again?_
"I think so," Luke said, moving to the nearest window and looking
out. "I'll fix them in just a bit. What about you?"
_I'd like to get back to Merlin._
"I can't send you through by Trumps if he's in the Courts--and I
suspect he is."
_What about Werewindle?_
"I still don't know exactly how it works. I'm going to have to
practice some with it."
_Uh--why are you here?_ I asked.
"Had to talk to Vialle about a number of things," he said, "and she
told me that Corwin might be by soon--and she offered me room and board
if I wanted to wait for him for a few days."
_Well, if you can wear me till he gets here maybe I can persuade him
to take me with him. I've a feeling he'll be seeing Merlin again soon._
"I might, too, but it's hard to say at this point."
_Okay. We can work it out when the time comes._
"What do you think is going on, anyway?"
_Some horrible Wagnerian thing,_ I told him, _full of blood,
thunder, and death for us all._
"Oh, the usual," Luke said.
_Exactly,_ I replied.
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