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fru-n-quiz9 августа 2025 г."It was the battery," said Shadow. "Now I just got to wait."
"Women," said the manager. "I hope yours is worth waiting for."24- fru-n-quiz9 августа 2025 г."Drink the coffee," said Wednesday. "It's foul stuff, but it will ease the headache."28
- fru-n-quiz9 августа 2025 г.Reluctantly, Shadow got out of the car. If the old man was going to do something stupid, Shadow could see no reason why his face should be on the camera. But curiosity pulled him and he walked into the bank. He looked down at the floor, rubbed his nose with his hand, doing his best to keep his face hidden.29
- fru-n-quiz9 августа 2025 г."This," he said, "is the bank I shall be robbing. They don't close for another few hours. Let's go in and say hello."26
- fru-n-quiz9 августа 2025 г."So you aren't American?" asked Shadow."Nobody's American," said Wednesday. "Not originally. That's my point."25
- fru-n-quiz9 августа 2025 г."Essie Tregowan?" said the stranger.The widow Richardson looked up, shading her eyes in the May sunshine.Читать далее
<…>The man was dressed all in green: dusty green trews, green jacket, and a dark green coat. His hair was a carroty red, and he grinned at her all lopsided. There was something about the man that made her happy to look at him, and something else that whispered of danger.
«Will you take my hand, Essie Tregowan?" And he reached out a hand to her. Freckled it was, <…>. She bit her lip. Then, hesitantly, she placed her blue-knotted hand in his.
She was still warm when they found her, although the life had fled her body and only half the peas were shelled.28 - fru-n-quiz9 августа 2025 г.She looked quite doll-like in the morning light, with her old face carefully made up and her golden hair piled high upon her head.28
- fru-n-quiz9 августа 2025 г."That I am, a Cousin Jack," said the red-haired man. "Or rather, that I was, but now I'm here in this new world, where nobody puts out ale or milk for an honest fellow, or a loaf of bread come harvest time."25
- fru-n-quiz9 августа 2025 г."If you're who I think you are," she said, "then I've no quarrel with you." "Nor I with you,"26