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  Ukukhanya kwenyanga kwakukhanya Elake mead ngasempumalanga. Eyakhe, emi phambi kwefasitela, phezulu ngaphezu kwezwe lonke, ilalele ukuduma, ukubhonga, nokubhonga okuvela phansi. Ngisho nalapha ehhotela, umsindo waselas vegas awuzange ucindezelwe. Kwaba buthaka kancane ngaphandle kwezindonga ezijiyile, kodwa wawungenaso isikhathi sokukhohlwa ukuthi ukuphi-inhloko-dolobha ejabulisayo yezwe. 'Igama lesidlaliso? Unick, Ingelosi, ingabe uvukile? Amashidi ayegqekeza ngemva kwami. Nakuba isibani sakhe sasingakhanyisiwe, kwakunokukhanya kwenyanga okwanele ngefasitela ukuze Kubonakale imilenze emide Kagail ihamba ngaphansi kweshidi.
  
  
  "Yiya embhedeni," ngihlebela. "Ngizophuza okuthile."Wenza umsindo wokubhikisha. Amashidi aphinde agqwala, futhi umzimba wakhe omude, omncane, ongenalutho waphuma emgqonyeni kadoti. Wasondela kimi, amehlo akhe evaliwe. Wenza omunye umsindo wokubhikisha. Lapho eseduze kwami, waqale wacindezela ebunzini lakhe wabe esecindezela ikhala lakhe ngaphansi kwehlombe lami, phakathi kwentamo nengalo yami. Waphendulela ikhanda lakhe kolunye uhlangothi ehlazekile futhi wancika kakhulu kimi. Wakhipha umoya omude, ojulile wokwaneliseka. "Ngicela ungithathe", esho ngezwi lentombazanyana.
  
  
  Ama-Ice cube awela engilazini yami engenalutho. Ebeka ingalo yakhe emahlombe akhe, wayibuyisela embhedeni. Waqale wahlala phansi, wabe eselula emhlane wakhe. Wabheka phezulu enah futhi wabona ukukhanya kwenyanga kubonakala emajika aluhlaza nasezigodini ezithambile.
  
  
  Ugail Black wayeyilungu leqembu labesifazane elas vegas. Njalo ebusuku bona nabanye abesifazane abasha abahle abangamashumi amane nesishiyagalolunye babegqoka izingubo ezibizayo Zikazhirinovsky ezinempaphe futhi bedansa. Lapho ngiqala ukuyibona, ngamangala ukuthi othile wayengathola imilenze eminingi kangaka emihle futhi abeke i-ih ilandelana.
  
  
  Ugale wahlangana naye ehhotela. Amagobolondo akhe amaqanda ukuze adle ukudla kwasekuseni futhi wama isikhashana ukuze alahle ingxenye yesine yedola emshinini wokuthengisa. Kwakunomsindo wamasondo, bese kuba ukuchofoza kwesondo lamabhuleki, kamuva okunye ukuchofoza, futhi ekuchofozeni kwesithathu kwakunomsindo wemali ewela. Manje nganginezingxenye eziyisithupha zedola.
  
  
  Khona-Ke Ugale wambona. Kwakubonakala sengathi naye wayeya egumbini lokudlela. Kumelwe ukuba waphenduka umsindo wokuwa kwemali. Wayehlezi emnyango wegumbi lokudlela, engibuka emamatheka. Yena, wahleka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. Wayegqoke amabhulukwe apinki aqinile nesiketi esimhlophe esincane esasilenga ngenhla nje kwethanga lakhe. Wayegqoke izicathulo ze-ballet ezinesithende esiphakeme. Izinwele zikanah zazenziwe nge-mahogany, zinde futhi ziwugqinsi. Ungenza okuningi ku-nah. Uma owesifazane egqoka i-ego ngokungenaphutha, ngaphandle kwezinwele ezilahlekile, ungasho ngokuphepha ukuthi uyize kakhulu, unamahloni futhi uzolile. Lolu hlobo lowesifazane owayengavumeli izinwele zakhe ezijiyile zivuvuke lwalunikeza umbono wokukhululeka, ukuyeka.
  
  
  Kungazelelwe weza kimi. Ingxenye yesine yedola yabuya esandleni sami njengoba ngangizama ukunquma ukuthi ngizobaleka yini nemali noma ngizame futhi. Waqala ukuqonda indlela laba bantu abampofu ababengaba ngayo imilutha yokugembula. Kodwa lapho le ntombazane iza kimi, ngakhohlwa ngekota yedola, ukugembula, Nelas vegas.
  
  
  Cishe kwakuwumdanso. Ukunyakaza kwakulula ukukuchaza: vele ubeke unyawo olulodwa phambi kolunye bese uhamba. Kodwa lesi silwane esihle sasingagcini nje ngokunyakazisa imilenze yaso. Amathanga akhe ayethambekele, ukuqhekeka kwakhe kwakulula, amabele akhe ephuma, amahlombe akhe edonswa emuva, imilenze yakhe yokudansa yenza ukudlula okude. Futhi kwakukhona njalo lokho kuhleka.
  
  
  "Sawubona," esho ngezwi lentombazanyana. "Ingabe uwine?"
  
  
  'Ah
  
  
  "Uyazi, ngemva kombukiso wokugcina, ngajikijela le nto ngamadola amahlanu futhi angizange ngiwine lutho. Unemali engakanani?
  
  
  "Ingxenye yesine yedola."
  
  
  Wenza umsindo wokuchofoza ngolimi lwakhe futhi wasukuma ngomlenze owodwa, egoba omunye kancane. Waphakamisa ikhala lakhe elibukhali futhi washaya amazinyo akhe ngesipikili sakhe. "Awusoze wanqoba ngalezi zinto eziwubuwula. Angicabangi ukuthi le nto iyoke ikhokhe."Wabheka umshini wokuthengisa njengokungathi ungumuntu angamthandi.
  
  
  Wahleka ngokuqiniseka. "Bheka," ngathi, " usuke wadla isidlo sasekuseni?"Kulungile, ngingakunikeza ukudla kwasekuseni? Yilokho engingakwenza manje njengoba sengimzuzele idola nengxenye yemali."
  
  
  Wahleka nakakhulu futhi waphakamisa isandla sakhe. "Igama lami Ngingugail Black. Ngisebenzela umagazini."
  
  
  U-Ee wabamba ingalo yakhe. "Igama lakhe Lesidlaliso Ngucarter. Its eholidini. '
  
  
  Manje usanta wenyanga wayeluka umbani wesiliva nezithunzi zomzimba Kagail onqunu. Ngokungazelelwe igumbi lathula kakhulu. Umsindo wekhasino wawubonakala ucindezelwa ukuphefumula kwethu nokunyakaza kwemizimba yethu emashadini. Ngazizwa umzimba wakhe omncane ufinyelela esandleni sami.
  
  
  Wamanga ukuqina kwentamo yakhe, eshelela izindebe zakhe endlebeni yakhe. Khona-ke ngazizwa isandla sakhe phezu kwami, futhi wangiholela kude. Lapho nje izidumbu zakhe zingena ku-nah yazo, zazibonakala zibanda. Kancane kancane wangena enah. Ngangizwa umoya wakhe uhlebeza phakathi kwamazinyo akhe aboshelwe, futhi izinzipho zakhe zimba emahlombe ami, zingibangele ubuhlungu obukhulu. Ngasondela kuye ukuze ngimshaye futhi, futhi ngazizwa izithende zakhe zisemilenzeni yami, zingicindezela ukuba ngimshaye.
  
  
  Sahlala sinjalo isikhashana. Yena, wazizwa imfudumalo yakhe emanzi nxazonke zami. Waziphakamisa emaqakaleni futhi wambheka ebusweni. Wavala amehlo akhe, umlomo wakhe wavuleka isikhashana, izinwele zakhe ezijiyile zawela ngokhahlo ekhanda lakhe. Elinye iso laligqunywe izinwele ezixekethile.
  
  
  Waqala ukuhamba kancane kakhulu ngaphakathi kwethanga elilodwa, elinye. Amathanga ami ayephenduka kancane kakhulu. Wayeluma umlomo wakhe ongezansi phakathi kwamazinyo aboshelwe. Naye waqala ukuhamba.
  
  
  "Kuhle lokho, Nick", wamemeza kakhulu. "Lokho kuyamangalisa ngawe."
  
  
  Wamanga ikhala lakhe, wabe esegxumela izindebe zakhe ezinweleni zakhe. Ngangimuzwa enza imisindo emphinjeni wakhe, kodwa ngangicindezela izindebe zami ezinweleni zakhe. Njalo lapho ngihamba, ulimi lwakhe lwalushelela emlonyeni wami. Khona-ke umphetho wolimi lwakhe wambamba phakathi kwamazinyo nezindebe zakhe. Wakhuphuka wehla, wasebenzisa ulimi lwakhe kanye nomzimba wakhe.
  
  
  Imisindo yokubhikisha yayeka. Wazizwa izandla zakhe zimthinta isikhashana. Ubuso bami babushisa. Umzimba wami wonke ucindezelekile. Wayeseceleni kwakhe. Wayengasazi igumbi lakhe, umbhede wakhe, noma umsindo ongezansi. Sobabili sasikhona, thina nalokho esasikwenza ndawonye. Ngangazi ngaye nangokushisa, ukushisa okuvuthayo okwakungigwinya manje. Njengoba isikhumba sami sasishisa kakhulu ukuba singathinta unah.
  
  
  Nganginomuzwa wokuthi imifula eyayizungeza imifula yayigelezela kimi, igelezela kuye. Its wadlula iphuzu lapho umcabango wayo ngingase ayimise. U-ee wamvala, wamgcina eqinile kangangokuthi wayengakwazi ukuphefumula. Amanzi azungezayo ayenambitheka njengedamu elifuna indlela. Khona-ke idamu labhidlika. Ugail wayeyimbali ebolile eyayibambelela kuye. Ngangingakwazi ukumbamba ngokuqinile ngokwanele; wayebambelele kunah, ezama ukumdonsa esikhunjeni. Ngangicishe ngingazizwa izinzipho zakhe. Sasicindezeleke ndawonye. Ukuphefumula kwami kwaphela. Sabe sesiwa.
  
  
  Ikhanda lami lalisemcamelweni eduze kwelakhe, kodwa lalisalele ngaphansi kwami, futhi sasisahlangene. Ukuphefumula kwami kwabuya nginenkinga. Wamomotheka wamanga esihlathini.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngingazizwa ngishaywa idola lakho".
  
  
  "Kwakukuhle lokho", ngasho ngemva kokucabanga ngakho. Kulokhu, yakhululwa ngempela.
  
  
  Ubuso bethu babusondelene kakhulu kangangokuthi ngangibona ibhande ngalinye ngokwehlukana. Izinwele zakhe zazisemboze iso elilodwa. Wasula i-ego yakhe ngesithupha sakhe. Wamamatheka kimi. "Kwakungamaholide omuntu oyedwa, nawo wonke amatshe, ama-rocket, ama-rocket nokuqhuma."
  
  
  Sasilala lapho futhi sibhekana. Iwindi lavuleka isikhashana. Umoya wasogwadule waqhuma ngobumnene phakathi kwamakhethini.
  
  
  "Kubonakala kungenakwenzeka ukuthi kuzothatha isonto kuphela", Kusho Ugail ngezwi elibi.
  
  
  Khona-ke salala sinqunu, sisafudumele ngenxa yokwenza uthando.
  
  
  Ngazizwa sengathi ngisanda kuvala amehlo ami lapho ucingo lukhala. Ekuqaleni ngangicabanga ukuthi ngiphupha. Kwakunomlilo endaweni ethile, futhi kwakudlula iloli labacimi-mlilo. Wezwa lokho. Ucingo lwaphinde lwakhala.
  
  
  Amehlo ami avuleka. Usuku lwaqala ukuchitheka; usanta Wokuqala wangena ekamelweni, ukuze ngibone ikhabethe, isihlalo, Nogail omuhle elele eduze kwami.
  
  
  Ucingo olubi lwaphinde lwakhala.
  
  
  I-rose yakhe. Ugail wakhala isikhashana futhi wacindezela isidumbu sakhe esingenalutho ngokumelene nesami. Ngakuthatha . "Sawubona," ngishilo. Akunangqondo ukuba nomuntu onobungane.
  
  
  "Ucarter?"Ungafika Ngokushesha Kangakanani Ewashington?"Kwakunguhawk, umphathi KA-ax, umphathi wami.
  
  
  "Ngingathatha idivayisi elandelayo."Ngokwakhe, ngazizwa Ugail ecindezela umzimba wami.
  
  
  "Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe", kusho Uhawk. "Lokhu kubalulekile. Bhalisa ngokushesha nje lapho ufika etafuleni lami."
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu, mnumzane."Wavala ucingo ngokushesha waphinde wathatha ucingo. Ugail wasuka kimi. Wayehlezi eduze kwami. Ngazizwa umoya entanyeni yakhe futhi ngaqaphela ukuthi wayengibuka. Lapho ethola ucingo oluvela esikhumulweni sezindiza, wabhukha indiza eqondile eya Elas vegas ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi nesikhombisa ngemva kwemizuzu eyisishiyagalolunye. Wabuka iwashi lakhe. Kwakusemizuzwini emihlanu ngemva kwemithandathu. Wayebuka Ugail.
  
  
  Wayekhanyisa eyodwa eduze kukagwayi wami. Wayifaka emlonyeni wami wabe eseyithatha. Wabhema intuthu ophahleni. "Ngangicabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe singaya e-water skiing namuhla", esho ngokuqondile.
  
  
  'Ugail ...'
  
  
  Wangiphazamisa. "Akukho ukusebenza kusasa, kumahhala. Ngangicabanga ukuthi singase sithole indawo Elake mead endaweni ethile yokubhukuda nokuphumula. U-Elvis uzodlala kusasa ebusuku. Ngingathola kalula amathikithi ."Wabubula kakhulu . "Sasingabhukuda futhi sibe nepikiniki, bese sibuyela lapha ukuze sigqoke, bese sidla bese siya embukisweni
  
  
  "Ugail, Mina ..."
  
  
  Ubeka isandla sakhe emlonyeni wami. "Cha," esho ebuthakathaka. "Ungasho lokho. Ngiyamqonda. Iholide seliphelile."
  
  
  "Yebo, edell ngokwayo."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda futhi waphinde waphephula intuthu ophahleni. Njengoba ekhuluma, wabheka phansi embhedeni. "Angazi lutho ngawe. Mhlawumbe uthengisa ama-suspender noma umphathi we-mafia oya eholidini lapha."Wangibuka. "Okuwukuphela kwento engiyaziyo ukuthi ngizizwa ngijabule lapho enawe. Lokho kwanele kimi."Wabubula. Kwakusobala ukuthi wayegodla izinyembezi zakhe. "Ingabe ngizokubona futhi?"
  
  
  Wacindezela ugwayi. "Angazi ngempela. Angithengisi imichilo yakhe futhi angiyena umphathi wemafia. Kodwa ukuphila kwami akuyona ejimini, kusezandleni zami. Futhi ngiyajabula nawe."
  
  
  Wakhipha ugwayi wangibuka ngokucophelela. Izindebe zakhe zacindezelwa ndawonye. Wagwinya kabili. "Mina ... sisenesikhathi ... ngaphambi kokuba indiza yakho ihambe?"
  
  
  Wahleka futhi wagona u-ee. "Asiphuthumi."
  
  
  Wangamukela ngentshiseko enkulu. Futhi wayekhala ngaso sonke isikhathi.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 2
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Lapho ngifika Ewashington, d. c., Ugail Black wayesengishiye nginezinkumbulo ezinhle. Wayengaselona nje umuntu owayeseholidini ezama ukuzidida. Wayengumenzeli WEZEMBE. Isibhamu sikawilhelmine, i-luger yami, sasiboshelwe ngaphansi kwengalo yami. Uhugo, i-stiletto yami, walala kahle esikhwameni sayo esandleni sami sobunxele. Ukunyakaza kwehlombe nommese kuyowa kahle esandleni sami. Upierre, ibhomu elibulalayo legesi, manje ubhajwe emgodini weqakala lami lesokudla. Yayincane, futhi i-ego yami yayimbozwe izicathulo zase-italy. Zaziyizinto zokwenza IZEMBE njengengqondo nomzimba wami.
  
  
  Ngaya ehhovisi Likahawke futhi ngathola U-Ego ebuka eqhweni ngefasitela. Wayemi ngomhlane kimi lapho ngingena. Ngaphandle kokuphenduka, wakhomba esihlalweni phambi kwedeski lakhe elincane. Njengenjwayelo, i-radiator endala yayikhulisa umswakama ehhovisi ngenani lamaphesenti.
  
  
  "Ngiyajabula ngokuthi ufike lapha ngokushesha, Carter", kusho Uhawk, namanje enomhlane kimi.
  
  
  I-sel yakhe futhi yavula ugwayi. Lapho eyithatha, yabheka Uhawke, Futhi Ustahl walinda.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngiye ngezwa Ukuthi Imoscow ibanda kakhulu kunalapha."Ekugcineni, waphendukela kimi futhi wangibuka ngeqhwa. Wayebambe isiqeshana esimnyama sikagwayi phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. "Kodwa ungangitshela mathupha, Carter."
  
  
  I-blink yayo. "Usho ukuthi ngingu-edu Erussia?"
  
  
  Uhawk waya etafuleni wahlala phansi. Wavala usikilidi oshibhile phakathi kwamazinyo akhe wawuphonsa emgqonyeni kadoti. "Ngizokutshela indaba, Carter."
  
  
  Kwadingeka ukuba aphuze ugwayi futhi ahlale phansi. Zonke izinzwa zami zazigxile Kuhawke. Hlobo luni lwendaba azoyitshela. Uhawk akazange alandise izindaba. Wayezonginika isabelo.
  
  
  Wathi:" eminyakeni engaba mithathu edlule, ngathintwa umdansi webhaleni waserussia owangenza ngaba isiphakamiso esithakazelisayo. Ukube sasifake isamba esiyizigidi zamarandi egameni lakhe ku-akhawunti yasebhange Yaseswitzerland, wayeyosinika izimfihlo ezinhle kakhulu zesayensi nezempi zaserussia ."
  
  
  Kwacishe kwadingeka ngihleke. "Mnumzane, I-ax taco ithola izipesheli ezinjalo."
  
  
  Waphakamisa isandla sakhe. 'Linda umzuzu. Lokhu kuyiqiniso. Sasinabafana abavela Eborneo baya E-Azores futhi babezimisele ukusinikeza ukwaziswa ngemali ."
  
  
  "Yebo."
  
  
  "Kodwa sasicabangela ngokujulile lesi siphakamiso lapho sizwa igama lalo mdansi webhaleni. Lona U-Irinia moskowitz.
  
  
  Ngangimazi. Akudingeki ukuba ube umuntu onolwazi lwe-ballet ukuze wazi leli gama. U-Iriniya Moskovich. Lapho eneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu, wayeyingane eyisimangaliso, eneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu waba umdansi we-ballerina ne-Russian ballet, futhi manje, eneminyaka engaphansi kwamashumi amabili nanhlanu, ungomunye wabadansi be-ballerina abahlanu abakhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni.
  
  
  Wayengamthandi Uhawke. Ngathi: "ukuba umdansi we-ballerina odumile kuyinto eyodwa, kodwa wayengazithola kanjani izimfihlo zesayensi nezempi?"
  
  
  Uhawk wamomotheka. "Kulula kakhulu, Carter. Akayena nje kuphela omunye wabadlali be-ballerina abakhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni, kodwa futhi uyisithunywa saserussia. I-ballet ihamba echibini elingaphandle, idlalela izinhloko zombuso, amakhosi namakhosikazi, omongameli nokunye. Ubani owayengamsola?
  
  
  "Ngicabanga UKUTHI USAMUKELE isipho sakhe?"
  
  
  Yebo. Kodwa kwakunezinkinga ezithile. Wathi wayezonikeza ukwaziswa njalo ngemva kweminyaka emithathu. Ngemva kwalokho, U-ax, ngesimo sokuthi ukwaziswa kwakhe kusisiza nokuthi sinamathisele isigidi ku-akhawunti yakhe yasebhange, uzomkhipha Erussia futhi aqinisekise ukuthi uthola ubuzwe base-US ."
  
  
  "Uthe lesi sicelo senziwa eminyakeni emithathu edlule . Lokhu kufanele kusho ukuthi le minyaka emithathu icishe iphele."Wamomotheka. "Ngakho ukwaziswa kwakhe kwakubalulekile?"
  
  
  Uhawk waphakamisa amashiya akhe. "Carter, kumelwe ngikutshele ngokwethembeka ukuthi le ntokazi yenze umsebenzi omuhle kuleli zwe. Okunye kwalokhu kwaziswa kwakungenakulinganiswa. Yiqiniso, manje kumelwe sithumele i-ee kulo Lonke Elaserussia ."
  
  
  Wavala amehlo akhe. "Kodwa?"Yena, wacabanga ngalo mbuzo.
  
  
  Uhawk wathola isikhathi sokukhanyisa ugwayi. Wathatha esinye sezigwayi zakhe ezishibhile wasikhanyisa kancane. Njengoba intuthu engcolile yayikhuphukela ophahleni, wathi, " Kwenzeke Okuthile. Siye sezwa Ukuthi Amarashiya enza ucwaningo oluyimfihlo Esoviet Institute Of Marine Research. Asazi ukuthi ziyini lezi zivivinyo. Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, asazi nokuthi lokhu kwenzeka kuphi ngempela. Umthombo wethu wolwazi uthi kudingeka sithole."Wadonsa ugwayi wakhe isikhathi eside. "Siyazi ukuthi yini."
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngikhanyisele". "Ingabe U-Irina moskowitz uyazi lutho ngalesi sikhungo?"
  
  
  Uhawk wawususa lo mbuzo. "Ngisayiqonda."Wabopha usikilidi phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. "Siyazi ukuthi inhloko yesikhungo Ingukhomanisi Onolwazi Userge krasnova. Wabheka U-Irenia. Babehlangene izikhathi eziningana. U-Irina akacabangi kangako Ngoserge. Uthola i-ego ikhanga ngokomzimba, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ucabanga ukuthi ayilungile ngempela ekhanda. Ngezinye izikhathi uba nentukuthelo. Ucabanga ukuthi angase abe yingozi."
  
  
  Ngimkhumbula kahle, igama Likaserge krasnov.
  
  
  Uhawk waya ngisho nangaphezulu. "Sayala U-Irinia ukuba abe umngane Kakrashnov, futhi wakwenza lokho. Siyabonga, saqaphela ukuthi ukuhlolwa okwenziwa kulesi sikhungo kubucayi kangakanani. Leli cala libhekwa umnyango okhethekile wamaphoyisa omshoshaphansi, oholwa umikhail Barnisek othile. Ngokuka-Iriniya, lesi sikhulu sezokuphepha Ubarnisek sinezifiso zezombangazwe, futhi singathanda ukwandisa isikhundla saso Ekremlin. Uyasola wonke umuntu, kuhlanganise No-Irinia Noserge krasnov ."
  
  
  Uhawk wayehlafuna usikilidi wakhe, amehlo akhe abandayo engigxilile. U-Irinia wasitshela ukuthi wayengathola ukuthi kwakwenzekani esikhungweni lapho esondela Kukrasnov. Satshela U-Hey ukuba aqale ubuhlobo naye. Uyazi ukuthi sithumela i-ejenti ukuba imsize ukuba aphume Kulo lonke Elaserussia. Asazi ukuthi bahamba ibanga elingakanani Nokrasnov noma lokho akufunda ngempela ngesikhungo."
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngakho futhi ngaqala ukuhlonipha U-Irinia moskowitz. Umdansi odumile webhaleni owaba i-agent ephindwe kabili wabeka ukuphila kwakhe engozini futhi walala nendoda ayeyizonda ukuqoqa ukwaziswa, futhi wayethanda Imelika kakhulu futhi efuna ukuhlala lapho. Yiqiniso, kungenzeka ukuthi wakwenza ngenxa yemali.
  
  
  "Kukhona indlela yokufika Erussia, Kusho Ucarter", kusho Uhawke. "Kwakunomthumeli, indoda eyayihamba ibuya phakathi Kwemoscow Neparis. Kwakungokuxhumana Kuka-Irinia. Wathola ukwaziswa ku-nah futhi wakudlulisela kumenzeli wethu Eparis. Umthumeli wabulawa, yingakho sazi okuncane kakhulu ngolwazi lwakamuva luka-Irinia. Kudingeka sithole ukuthi uyitholile yini indawo yesikhungo, futhi uma kunjalo, kwenzekani lapho.
  
  
  "Sasinethuba lokubulala umbulali, Kwakunguvasily popov othile. Wayengomunye wabaholi beqembu laserussia lokubulala. Wayengummeli obalulekile wasekremlin, ngakho siyazi ukuthi uyophathwa ngenhlonipho."Uhawk wakhipha ugwayi we-iso rta futhi wabheka i-nah. Ukubuka kuka-Ego kwangishukumisela. "Ngiyabona emehlweni akho ukuthi uyazibuza ukuthi kungani ngizokhuluma Ngamakhosi esikhathini esizayo. Kungani ngimtshela ukuthi uyophathwa ngenhlonipho? Ngoba uzokwamukela i-ego, ubuntu. Uba Umpristi, futhi yileyo ndlela ofika Ngayo Erussia ."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. Khona-Ke Uhawk wasukuma. Wathi, " Lowo umsebenzi wakho, Carter. Uba Umpristi. Ungena Erussia ngomzila osunqunyiwe kakade. Kufanele uxhumane Iriniya moskowitz ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mayelana institute futhi, uma kungenzeka, thatha it phambili Erussia. Sazise indawo yesikhungo kanye nemininingwane yalokho okwenzekayo lapho."Uhawk waphakamisa isandla sakhe. "Yiya Emiphumeleni Ekhethekile, lapho kukhona okuthile ngawe. Impumelelo.'
  
  
  Ngavunyelwa ukuba ngihambe.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Imiphumela ekhethekile nokuhlela kuyinhlanganisela yesitolo semilingo, isitolo sezingubo, nomnyango wezimonyo. Lapha ungathola yonke imishini edingekayo ye-agent, kusukela kumakrofoni enobukhulu benkinobho ye-pin kuya ku-laser ephathekayo engasetshenziselwa ukubhubhisa izindonga.
  
  
  Ngaya ngaphakathi futhi ngezwa umsindo wemishini yokubhala. Ngabingelelwa intombazane enhle etafuleni lokuqala. Unah wayenezinwele ezibomvu-nsundu, futhi kwafika ukumamatheka okucacile esikhangisweni SE-TV esiphathelene nomuthi wokuxubha amazinyo.
  
  
  Wabuza. "Ingabe kukhona engingakwenzela kona?"Amehlo akhe aluhlaza angishaya, abandayo futhi akude. Wangihlukanisa futhi wangigcina enkumbulweni yakhe.
  
  
  Nganginephepha Uhawk ayenginike Lona. Unick Carter ngenxa kadokotela. Uthompson ."
  
  
  Wafiphala. "Oh," esho. "Ungathanda ukulinda isikhashana?"Wasukuma . Isiketi sakhe sasisontekile ukuze ngibone imilenze yakhe emihle kakhulu. Walahla ipensela lakhe. Wayesalokhu ebomvu. Wagoba ukuze athathe ipensela, wabe esehamba.
  
  
  Yena, wabona imisipha yakhe yenkonyane ihamba kuzo zonke izinyathelo. Wayegqoke ijazi lemvula elimpunga, futhi wayebukeka kahle ngemuva njengoba ehamba. Wayencike phezu kwenqwaba yamaphepha etafuleni lakhe. Eceleni kwalo kwakunesikhwama semali esimnyama. Amantombazane amabili aseduze ayeka ukuthayipha ukuze abone ukuthi ngenzani. Wathatha isikhwama sakhe, wasivula, wathatha ilayisense yokushayela yentombazane. Igama lakhe Kwakungusharon wood. Wafika Ewashington evela E-Alexandria, Evirginia. Ngagcina igama nekheli lakhe enkumbulweni yami ukuze ngilikhulume esikhathini esizayo futhi ngafaka isikhwama emuva. Womabili la mantombazane angihleka futhi aqala ukushaya futhi.
  
  
  Udkt. Thompson wangena Nosharon wood. Saxhawulana futhi wangiyisa kwelinye ihhovisi. Usharon wahleka njengoba mina nodokotela sasihamba. Ngaphambi nje kokuba siphume ngomnyango, owakhe wabheka nxazonke futhi wabona amantombazane amabili ehamba eya Kusharon.
  
  
  Udkt. Thompson wayeyindoda eseneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu. Wayenezinwele ezinde entanyeni nentshebe eyayilandela umhlathi wakhe. Wayengazi okuningi ngonen, ngaphandle kokuthi wayengusosayensi ophambili, wayethole amalungelo obunikazi amaningana ngaphambi kokujoyina i-ax, wayengomunye wodokotela bengqondo abahamba phambili ezweni, futhi wayewuthanda umsebenzi wakhe. Umsebenzi ka-Ego kwakuyi-psychology, umsebenzi ka-ego wokuzilibazisa kwakuwukuqamba amadivayisi.
  
  
  Wayazi ukuthi Uhawke wayemhlonipha Udkt.thompson ngoba Uhawke wayethanda izinto ezihlukahlukene. Wayethanda ama-minicomputer, ama-rocket amancane, namakhamera alingana nesithupha. Udkt. Thompson wayeyobe esondelene kakhulu nenhliziyo Kahawke.
  
  
  Lapho ushiya ihhovisi, wabona imiphumela ekhethekile yangempela nesici sokuhlela.
  
  
  Udkt. Thompson wangiholela phansi egcekeni elide. Indwangu eyayisemhlabathini yayikhanya. Kwakunamafasitela amakhulu ayisikwele nhlangothi zombili. inikeza umbono wamalabhorethri amancane. Lapha ososayensi bavunyelwa ukuba bahlakazeke. Kithi, umqondo owodwa wawungewona owokuhlanya kakhulu, kithi, ukuhlola okukodwa kwakungewona owokuhlanya kakhulu, ukuze i-ego yenziwe. Kunoma ikuphi ukwehluleka, igciwane lingafihla emcabangweni ongeke uholele empumelelweni kwezinye izindawo. Ososayensi lapha babebonakala bejabule.
  
  
  Udkt. Thompson wangidlulisela. Waphenduka kancane futhi wamomotheka. Wathi:" siya ngaleyo ndlela, sinqekuzisa ikhanda efasiteleni eliyisikwele ngakwesokudla sami. Kwakunomnyango eduze kwefasitela. Wayivula futhi sangena ngaphakathi. "Mnu. Carter, ngingayithola yini i-luger yakho, i-stiletto, nebhomu legesi?"
  
  
  Wambheka ngendlela exakile. "Yebo, yebo?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka futhi. "Ngizokuchazela lokho. Uma sicabanga ngalokho esikufundile Ngamakhosi nangomsebenzi We-Ego, cishe kunezinga eliphakeme kakhulu lokulondeka. Lokhu kungasho ukuthi angangena futhi aphume ngokukhululekile ekremlin. Siyazi futhi ukuthi ngaphezu kommese omude, omncane, isikhali sikapopov esibaluleke kakhulu yi-ego yesandla. Banamandla amangalisayo. Unommese ogqoke isembatho esikhethekile emlenzeni wakhe ongakwesokudla. Kodwa njalo kumelwe adlule ochungechungeni lwezinzwa zensimbi ezifakwe Ekremlin, ngakho njalo lapho esemoscow, ubeka ummese kude."
  
  
  "Khona-ke angikwazi ukuthatha noma yini eyenziwe ngensimbi."Wayikhanyisa wayinika udokotela. Wenqaba.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngokuqinisekile". "Kodwa sinezinto ezimbalwa ezingase zibe usizo kuwe."Wangiphakamisela esihlalweni.
  
  
  Ngaphezu kwalezi zihlalo ezimbili, ihhovisi lalinesihlalo sensimbi esimpunga esinamaphepha nesihlalo eside esinamaphepha amaningi, izimvilophu ezinkulu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinto ezungeze ukhuni nensimbi. Udkt. Thompson waphakamisa isandla sakhe, futhi samnika isikhali sakhe. Ngazizwa sengathi ngikhumule izingubo futhi ngimi nginqunu ekamelweni.
  
  
  "Kuhle," udokotela wamomotheka. Waya etafuleni elide futhi wasusa ibhande lesikhumba kulo. "Yilokho kuphela ozokuthola, Mnu. Carter. Nen has konke okudingayo ."
  
  
  Ngangimazi, njengoba kwakunjalo ngososayensi. I-Oni ilwela ukuthola imibono ewusizo.
  
  
  Lapho imibono isibe izinto ezibonakalayo, ungaziqhenya ngayo. Bafuna ukuthinta lezi zinto, bakhulume ngazo, babonise ih. Ukube nje asizange siyeke ukuphazamisa udokotela onesibindi. Ibhande elibanzi lalinomugqa wezikhwama ze-flap. Udkt. Thompson wavula isivalo futhi wakhipha amaphakethe amabili amancane ephaketheni lakhe. "Kukhona isibhamu esincane sepulasitiki kulesi sikhwama ehholo", esho ngokuziqhenya. "Zidubula imicibisholo esesikhwameni sesibili, nayo iyipulasitiki. Le micibisholo emincane enenaliti iqukethe ushevu obulalayo obangela ukufa kungakapheli imizuzwana eyishumi, bese ungena esikhunjeni. Wabuyisela isibhamu nemicibisholo ebhande lakhe. Wabe esekhipha amabhodlela amathathu epulasitiki.
  
  
  Ngathi: "siphila ezweni lepulasitiki.
  
  
  "Khona kanye edell, Mnu. Carter."Wathatha amabhodlela. Eyokuqala yayiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, eyesibili ibomvu, eyesithathu iphuzi. "La mabhodlela aqukethe amafutha okugeza. Zinezingqimba ezingaphandle ezingasetshenziswa ekugezeni."Wamamatheka . "Nakuba ngingeke ngincome ukugeza isikhathi eside, okumnandi. I-capsule ngayinye enombala ohlukile iqukethe into ethile yamakhemikhali. Ikhemikhali iyasebenza lapho i-capsule iphonswa endaweni eqinile, njengophahla noma udonga. Kufana neziqhumane Zasechina, ezinamabhola azo ayindilinga aphonswa ngaphandle ukuze azishaye."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Ngiyakwazi Lokho, Dokotela. Uthompson ."
  
  
  'Ngiyajabula ngalokho. Khona-ke uzoqonda nokuthi konke kusebenza kanjani. Kulungile, lezo eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ziyizinhlamvu zomlilo. Okungukuthi, lapho beshaya into eqinile, baqala ukushisa nokubhema. Umlilo cishe awucimi. Uma behlangana nento evutha kalula, cishe nakanjani bayovutha i-ego. Ama-capsule abomvu angamagrenade nje esandla. Lapho zishaya into eqinile, ziqhuma ngamandla abhubhisayo egranade. Futhi la maphilisi aphuzi aqukethe igesi ebulalayo esebunzimeni bakho begesi."
  
  
  Kwakungekho amahlaya ezwini lami lapho ngithi, " Futhi uthi ngingagcina ih kubhavu wami."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Akukhona isikhathi eside ."Wangibeka amabhodlela wanginika ibhande. "Kwamanye amagatsha kunemali, ama-ruble aserussia."Wabe esebamba ifolda. Wafinyelela ephaketheni lakhe wakhipha isibhamu esincane esizenzakalelayo. Ngangicabanga ukuthi kwakuyi -.22 caliber. Wamtshela ukuthi Upopov wayenommese omncane kuphela. Lokhu kuyiqiniso futhi, kodwa lapho sibulala i-ego, sathola i-ego. Yisikhali asisebenzisa ukubulala umthumeli. Sicabanga ukuthi kufanele uthwale i-ego yakho nawe."
  
  
  Kwakuyisikhali esihle, esifakwe izithombe zezilwane ezenziwe nge-chrome noma ngesiliva elikhazimulayo, esifana nesiyingi. Ngangicabanga ukuthi kwakuyinto yomqoqi. U-Ego wayifaka ephaketheni le-doublet yakhe, ehlola ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi ilayishiwe.
  
  
  Udkt. Thompson wanginika ummese omncane esikhwameni. "Bopha lokhu emlenzeni wakho ongakwesokudla."Ngakwenza. Khona-ke udokotela wathatha isithombe Sikavasily popov. "Izwi, umuntu wethu ubukeka kanjani. Uma uhamba lapha, kuzodingeka wenze izimonyo ezithile. Lapho bayokwenza ubukeke njengaye.
  
  
  Uvasily popov wayenobuso obunzima. Kungachazwa kangcono ngokuthi kubomvu. Unen wayenemibimbi ejulile ebusweni bakhe, nakuba ayebukeka emdala kunami. Yayine-lobus ephakeme, okwakusho ukuthi ezinye zezinwele zami zangaphambili kwakuzodingeka zigundwe. Impumulo yakhe yayibanzi, futhi izinduku zakhe zokudla zazigqamile kancane. Kwakunesilonda esihlathini sakhe sokunene. Kwakungekubi njengoba kwakufanele kube njalo ukuthi ubuso bakhe babonakele, kodwa ukumamatheka kwakubonakala kungokwemvelo. Izindebe zakhe zazigcwele. Wayenesilevu esivulekile.
  
  
  'Kuhle?'Yebo,' kusho udokotela. Uthompson. Wanginika isithombe namaphepha athile. "Lezi yiziqinisekiso Zikapopov. Kulungile. Unayo kokubili ego iziqinisekiso kanye non-ego imibhalo siqu. Bheka nje lokhu."
  
  
  Konke kubonakala kuhamba kahle. Ngafaka amaphepha akhe ngomzuzu. Wayekwazi; Wayekwenzile izikhathi eziningi. Udkt. Thompson wahlala phansi ekhoneni lesihlalo. Wangibheka ngokungathi sína. "Mnu. Carter, ngifisa sengathi ngabe sazi okwengeziwe Ngamakhosi. Saletha icala le-ego ukuze sazi i-biography ye-ego, indawo yokuzalwa, abazali be-ego, abangane, njll. Kodwa asazi lutho ngomsebenzi wakamuva we-ego, kusho eminyakeni emibili edlule. Yingaleso sikhathi athola ngaso imvume ephezulu kakhulu yokuphepha.
  
  
  "Usho Ukuthini, Dokotela?"
  
  
  Wabubula. Wawela imilenze yakhe futhi walungisa amafindo amabhulukwe akhe. "Ngifuna ukusho ukuthi kunethuba lokuthi uzozithola usesimweni esingasibambi ezandleni zethu, okuthile okufana nokuphila esingakwazi lutho ngakho, okuyinto eye yenzeka eminyakeni emibili edlule. Ukubheja kwakhe okungcono kakhulu kungaba ukusho ukuthi ukwaziswa esikunikeza Kona Mayelana Nesiyingi samakhosi kunembile, kodwa nakanjani akuphelele."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. 'Kuhle. Awukwazi yini ukwenza okuthile ngakho?'
  
  
  Waphinde wabubula. "Uyohlabeka umxhwele. Yonke imininingwane Ngamakhosi izodluliselwa kuwe ngokungazi. It uzonikwa kuwe njengoba isiphakamiso post-hypnotic. Ngamanye amazwi, ngeke ukhohlwe ukuthi ungubani ngempela, kodwa uyozizwa usondelene Kakhulu Nopopov, ake sithi, njengomfowabo oyiwele. Ulwazi mayelana nen izogcinwa engqondweni yakho engaqondakali. Uma unikezwa i-corkscrew, i-rheumatism izofika ngokushesha, futhi akudingeki ngisho nokucabanga ngayo...
  
  
  "Kusho Ukuthini lokho, Dokotela?"
  
  
  Wangibuka ngokucijile. Okungukuthi, uma i-rheumatism ikhona, uma i-corkscrew imayelana nento esikunikeze yona. Uma kungenjalo, ke ukuvota kuyinto izindaba bits nje ngawe!
  
  
  Wamomotheka udokotela. "Ngike ngaba nobunzima ngaphambili."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda ekuqondeni. "Ngikholelwa ukuthi kufanele siqale sikunikeze ukwaziswa bese siqhubeka nokwenza izimonyo. Uzozizwa popish more uma bashintsha izici zakho ebusweni. Ingabe ukulungele? '
  
  
  "Yenza nje."
  
  
  Wathi kwakudingeka ngiphumule. Washintsha kancane esihlalweni sakhe, wabe esebheka iwashi lakhe. Kwakuyingxenye yesine kuya kwezine. Wathi kwakudingeka ngivale amehlo ami futhi ngiphumule. U-Ego wezwa isandla sakhe ehlombe lakhe, wabe esezizwa ngemuva entanyeni yakhe. Isilevu sami sawela esifubeni sami, futhi wahlala umzuzwana. Khona-ke ngezwa izwi lakhe, u-ego.
  
  
  "Ngiyaphinda: uma ngishaya izandla, uyovuka. Uyozizwa uqabulekile, njengokungathi ulele kahle. Ngehora lesithathu, ngishaya izandla zami bese uvuka. Omunye ababili abathathu! Amehlo ami avuleka. Ngazizwa sengathi bengilokhu ngilala isikhashana. Kwakubonakala kimi ukuthi udokotela kufanele aqale manje. Wabe esebuka iwashi lakhe. Kwakungehora lesihlanu. Yena, wazizwa eqabulekile. Udokotela wabheka ubuso bami. "Uzizwa kanjani?"
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Kuhle kakhulu ."
  
  
  "Intombazane," kusho udokotela.
  
  
  Wayenesifiso esingalawuleki sokudonsa i-lobus yendlebe yakhe yangakwesobunxele. Kubonakala sengathi wayengenandaba nalelo gama. Udokotela wangibheka ngokucophelela. Ngangicabanga ukuthi kungase kuzwakale kuwubuwula, kodwa mhlawumbe kwakuyi-earlobe yami nje. Ngangihlale ngikwazi ukusho ukuthi ngangilunywa. Wadonsa i-lobus yendlebe yakhe yangakwesobunxele.
  
  
  Udkt. Thompson wathumela imiyalezo. "Yeka ukuthi kuhle kanjani! Nice ukuhlangabezana nawe. Wangishaya ehlombe. "Manje sengiyazi ukuthi lonke ulwazi lusemakhanda akho. Ngikuvivinya, Mnu. Carter. Wanika isiphakamiso kancane posthypnotic Kusukela Odin. Ngesikhathi ungazi lutho, ngamtshela ukuthi uma ngithi igama elithi "intombazane", wawuyodonsa indandatho yakho yangakwesobunxele. Wenza kahle kakhulu."
  
  
  "Ingabe lokho kusho ukuthi ngidonsa indlebe yami njalo lapho ngizwa igama elithi 'intombazane'?"
  
  
  "Cha," ehleka. "Kwasebenza kanye kuphela ."Wasukuma . "Sasho igama elithi 'intombazane' kabili nabo ama-ferret, njengoba wawuthinta indlebe yakho futhi ungazizwa unesifiso, akunjalo? Sengivele ngimtshele lokho futhi."
  
  
  Naye wasukuma. "Angiqiniseki, cha."
  
  
  "Ake sihambe siyobona ukuthi izimonyo zingakwenza ubukeke Njengovasily popov? Lapho sisemnyango, udokotela wabuza, " O, Basil, uzalelwe kuphi ngempela?"
  
  
  "Edolobhaneni elincane eduze Kwasestalingrad, osebeni Lomfula Ivolga."Okwangimangaza ukuthi ngasho lawo mazwi. Udkt. Thompson wahleka ngokuqondakalayo. Okwangimangaza ngaphezu kwamazwi ngokwawo ukuthi ngathi ih ngesirashiya.
  
  
  Amantombazane amabili enza izimonyo zami. Sasebenza ngokushesha nangempumelelo. Izinwele ezingaphezulu kwebunzi lami zazinqunywe ngamasentimitha amabili noma amabili ukuze i-lobus ibe phezulu. Ukusebenzisa ikhambi elikhethekile elingabonakali kufanele kuqinisekise ukuthi izinwele zami ngeke zibe ne-dreadlock okungenani inyanga. Siphila ngempela enkathini yepulasitiki. Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, kwafakwa into epulasitiki ewuketshezi ngaphansi kwesikhumba sezihlathi zami ukuze ubuso bami bube bomvu ngokwengeziwe. Ama-contact lens ashintsha umbala wamehlo ami. Isilevu sami saqiniswa ngaphambili. Ngenxa yenhlanganisela eguquguqukayo, engavamile yokuhlinzwa kwezimonyo, izimbobo zami zamakhala nalo lonke ikhala lami zanda. Yiqiniso, ngadaya izinwele zami futhi ngashintsha kancane amashiya ami. Ukulimala okuncane kwakungeyona inkinga.
  
  
  Lapho sebekulungele, ngafanisa isithombe nesithombe sami esibukweni. Angibonanga mehluko. Wancika ngokumamatheka. Amantombazane ayejabule. Udkt. Thompson wangena futhi wahalalisela wonke umuntu. Ibhodlela le-bourbon lafika etafuleni.
  
  
  Wabe esenza okuthile okungajwayelekile kuye. Lapho nginikezwa isiphuzo, ngasenqaba. Okokuqala, ngabuza ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuba kube ne-vodka. Wayebhema nogwayi wakhe, nakuba ayewuthanda, ugwayi waserussia oshibhile onuka kamnandi.
  
  
  Yayiphuzwa ingilazi ye-vodka. Wahlala namantombazane futhi wayebuka esibukweni ngaso sonke isikhathi.
  
  
  "Wawufundephi lo msebenzi?"ngambuza ngokumamatheka.
  
  
  Intombazane engakwesobunxele sami, eyimpunga enhle okuthiwa Upeggy, yabuyisela ukumamatheka kwami. "Unobuso obunjengobakhe, Nick. Ngicabanga ukuthi senze umsebenzi omuhle. '
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Lapho Uhawke naye behla ngetekisi esikhumulweni sezindiza, kwaba neqhwa elincane.
  
  
  Weza ezonginika iziyalezo zakhe zokugcina. Wangishaya ngesandla. "Inhlanhla, Carter. Kuningi okuxhomeke empumelelweni yakho ."
  
  
  Wahamba ngesango waphenduka phakathi ukuze ashaye amagagasi. Kodwa Uhawke wayesebuyela ehhovisi lakhe. Umsizi wendiza wayeyintombazane enhle enezinwele ezimfushane ezinsundu, emamatheka, enamazinyo amahle, nemilenze emihle kakhulu.
  
  
  Lapho abagibeli sebefikile, imoto yayiphindela emuva njengenjwayelo. Ngakhumula ijazi lami futhi ngafaka i-ego yami ku-hanger yami kuze kube .ade. Umphathi wezindiza washeshe wakhuphuka wehla ngomgwaqo ukuze anakekele abesifazane asebekhulile nosomabhizinisi ababedinga amathikithi asezingeni eliphakeme, ngakho-ke kwakudingeka balondolozwe njalo.
  
  
  Ekugcineni, imoto yaqala ukuqondisa futhi yahamba.
  
  
  Isibonakaliso sokuthi akabhemi saqhuma, futhi wakhanyisa. Ngacabanga ngomzila owawuphambi kwami.
  
  
  Ngathatha uhambo oluqondile Ngisuka Ewashington dc ngiya Ehelsinki. Ehelsinki, ngangithathwa imoto eyayingiyisa ngqo ethekwini. Lapho ngagibela umkhumbi omncane wokudoba owawungihambisa ngaphesheya Kwegulf Of Finland ngaya edolobhaneni elincane lokudoba elisogwini Lwase-Estonia. Ukusuka lapho, ngizothatha isitimela esiya Eleningrad bese ngithatha umugqa oya Emoscow.
  
  
  Ngangazi ukuthi lapho sengisehelsinki, kwakudingeka ngifunde ukukhuluma ngezwi lesirashiya, bese ngikhuluma isirashiya kuphela.
  
  
  Isisebenzi sasendizeni sabuza ukuthi ngangifuna yini ukuyiphuza. Saxoxa isikhashana lapho eseqedile ukuphuza. Wafika kulo lonke Elaselos Angeles. Lapho etshelwa nguhey ukuthi wayesanda kufika, ezungeze Ilas vegas, amehlo akhe akhanya. Sayishiya lapho. Wathi wayezama ukuya Elas vegas okungenani kanye ngenyanga, futhi ukuze siphinde sihlangane.
  
  
  Indiza eya Ehelsinki yaphumelela. Ngazama, ngabhaka, futhi ngakhuluma Kancane Nogloria, umsizi wami wendiza onemigodi. Ihelsinki yayingaphansi kweqhwa elijiyile. Lapho sifika, kwakumnyama. Ngathola ucezu lwephepha Kugloria. Kwakuyikheli lakhe nenombolo yocingo Elos Angeles. Izicathulo zami ze-ballet zafakwa impuphu eqhweni elisha lapho igobolondo lakhe lifika ecustoms. Ikhola lejazi lakhe lamphakamisa. Kwakungekho moya onamandla, kodwa kwakufanele ube seduze kuka-zero noma ngaphansi kuka-zero. Izihlobo nabantu engangibajwayele bahlangana nabo. Lapho idlula emasikweni, yayihlolwa ihholo. Khona-ke ukubanda kwangaphandle kwamenza waqala ukujuluka ngenxa yokushisa esakhiweni esishisayo.
  
  
  Indoda endala yafika kimi futhi yakhomba emkhonweni wami. "Hey", esho ngezwi elihlabayo, " ingabe ufuna ukuya ethekwini?"
  
  
  Wambheka. Wayemncane ngesimo. Ijazi lika-Ego elijiyile lalishaywa futhi ligqokwa. Unen wayengagqokile isigqoko, Futhi izinwele Zika-Ego ezifiphele zazingahlanzekile. Okwesikhashana yayimanzi ngenxa yeqhwa elaliwele kuyo. U-em wayedinga ukugunda, futhi intshebe ka-ego yayimhlophe njengezinwele zika-ego. Wayenezintshebe ezimpunga, ngaphandle kwebala elinombala wekhofi ngaphezu kwezindebe zakhe. Wasusa izindebe zakhe wangibuka ngamehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka abekwe esikhunjeni sakhe esinemibimbi.
  
  
  "Ungangithatha ungiyise ethekwini?"Ngabuza, ngizama ukugcizelela indlela engikhuluma ngayo.
  
  
  Yebo. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kabili, wabe esexhawulana nami, amahlombe ehla.
  
  
  Ngamlandela ngaya emgwaqweni, lapho ngizama khona ukuthola Ivolvo ewohlokile ihlezi eceleni komgwaqo. Cishe wangikhipha ipotimende ezandleni zami walifaka esihlalweni esingemuva. Wabe esengivulela umnyango. Lapho esehamba, wafunga njengoba ayezama ukuqala i-volvo. Wathi okuthile engingakuqondanga futhi wahamba ngaphandle kokubheka esibukweni sokubuka emuva noma ukushaya uphondo lwakhe. Izimpondo zaqhuma ngemva kwakhe, kodwa akazange azinake futhi waqhubeka nokushayela.
  
  
  Wangenza ngacabanga ngomuntu, kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi ubani. Njengoba lo mzila wawuwumzila othile, ngangazi ukuthi umshayeli wami nakanjani wayezongibheka njengenxusa. Mhlawumbe yena ngokwakhe wayengummeli. Wayekhuluma isiswidi, kodwa sasingabonakali sihle ngokukhethekile. Wayegcina izandla zakhe ezinamaqhubu esondweni, futhi injini Yevolvo yayisebenza sengathi isebenza ngezinjini zayo ezimbili kuya kwezine kuphela.
  
  
  Sadlula enkabeni Yehelsinki, futhi umshayeli wami akazange aqaphele ezinye izimoto. Futhi akazange azinake kakhulu izibani zomgwaqo. Futhi waqhubeka ekhononda.
  
  
  Khona-ke wayazi ukuthi wayecabanga ngobani. Kwakungenandaba ukuthi wenzani, ukuthi wayebukeka kanjani. Lapho efika ethekwini futhi ukukhanya kwesibani sasemgwaqweni kwawela ebusweni bakhe obudala, wayebukeka njengezithombe zika-Albert einstein ayezibonile.
  
  
  Wamisa Uvolvo owayekhathele ngokucindezela isondo elisabisayo ngezinyawo zombili. Amathayi awazange akhale, Futhi I-Volvo yaqala nje ukwehla kwaze kwaba yilapho ekugcineni imiswa.
  
  
  Le ndoda endala yayisakhonkotha. Waphuma ezungeze imoto weza kimi. Kwase kuphuma kakade. Wangidlula, wakhipha ipotimende lami esihlalweni esingemuva, walibeka eduze kwami. Uvala umnyango. Akazange avale, futhi waqhubeka eyiphonsa kwaze kwavalwa. Weza kimi, ephefumula, futhi ekhomba ngomunwe okhohlakele. "Lapha," esho. "Kukhona isikebhe."Wakhomba ukuma okumnyama komkhumbi wokudoba.
  
  
  Lapho ngiphenduka ukuze ngibonge ikhehla, lase lihlezi kakade evolvo futhi lishaya i-starter. Injini yaqala ukububula futhi yabubula ngokungenangqondo, njengokungathi ukuvota-ukuvota kwakuzoyeka noma nini. Kodwa phakathi nohambo olufushane ngathola ukuthi le njini ayiyona into embi kangako. Ikhehla laphakamisa isandla salo futhi lahamba ngemoto. Limi cishe emthambekeni.
  
  
  Ngezwa ukunyakaza kwakhe esikebheni sokudoba. Izimbobo zami zomphimbo zazibuhlungu ngenxa yokuthwebula umoya obandayo engangiwuphefumula. Ngathatha ipotimende lami ngaya kuye. Kwaqala ukuba neqhwa. Ikhola lakhe laphinde lavela.
  
  
  "Sawubona," wamshayela ucingo ngezwi lakhe elingenamusa. "Ingabe ukhona lapha?"
  
  
  'Yebo! Waphuma egumbini lokulawula, ikhola yejazi lakhe lifihla ubuso bakhe.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ingabe ungukaputeni?"
  
  
  Wacasha emthunzini wegumbi lokulawula. "Yebo," esho. "Ngena emkhunjini, wehle, uphumule, sizohamba ngomkhumbi maduze."
  
  
  Nganqekuzisa ikhanda futhi ngagxumela emkhunjini njengoba enyamalala ngemuva kwendlu yesondo. Wezwa umsindo wezintambo zehla emgodini. Ngangizibuza ukuthi kufanele yini ngisize, ngoba ukaputeni wayebonakala eyedwa, kodwa wayebonakala engadingi usizo. Waya esangweni futhi wehlela endlini. Kwakunezihlalo ezinosofa nhlangothi zombili, ikhishi elikhulu ngakwesokudla, negumbi lokugcina izinto ngemuva. Waya ngaphesheya wabeka ipotimende phansi.
  
  
  Khona-ke wezwa umsindo wenjini enamandla yedizili. Laliqhaqhazela egumbini lezinjini futhi umkhumbi wokudoba wawushaya emuva naphambili, bese sisendleleni. Ikhabethe lazanyazanyiswa phezulu naphansi. Emnyango, ngangibona izibani Zasehelsinki zicima.
  
  
  Ikhabethe lalingashisi, futhi lalizizwa libanda kunangaphandle. Amanzi ayelukhuni; amagagasi aphakeme ayegudla uthango ngisho nomnyango. Wacelwa ukuba eze emkhumbini ukuze okungenani akhulume nokaputeni, kodwa ngacabanga ngomshayeli wami esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ngangingazi ukuthi la madoda ayenemiyalo enjani, kodwa lowo owayezungezile kwakungafanele abe nomusa kakhulu noma akhulume kakhulu.
  
  
  Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngikhathele nguye. Kwakungekho ukuphumula okuningi endizeni. Kwakuyindiza ende engenalo igumbi eliphakeme. Ngamshiya ipotimende lami futhi ngamelula. Esakhe sasisesembathweni sakhe. Wakhumula uthayi wakhe futhi wadonsa ijazi lakhe entanyeni yakhe. Umoya wawubanda kakhulu, futhi umkhumbi wokudoba wawushaya ngamandla. Kodwa ngenxa yokuphosa nomsindo wenjini, ngokushesha walala.
  
  
  Kwakunjengokungathi wayesanda kuvala amehlo akhe lapho ezwa okuthile. Idokodo lalingasabonakali lithambekele kakhulu. Khona-ke ngaqonda ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani. Injini yayisebenza buthule kakhulu . Sasingahambi ngokushesha njengoba sasivame ukwenza. Wayegcina amehlo akhe evaliwe. Ngangizibuza ukuthi kungani injini isetshenziselwa ukuxazulula izinkinga zocwaningo lwesayensi. Ngabe sengizwa umsindo futhi. Naphezu kokuduma okuthambile kwenjini, ikhabethe lalithule. Kwakunjengokungathi othile wayehlehlise isibhakela emgodini womkhumbi phezu kwekhanda lami. Waphinde wayizwa, futhi njalo lapho eyizwa, kwakulula ukuyibona. Umsindo awuvela ngaphandle nhlobo, kodwa uvela lapha, ekhabetheni. Amehlo akhe avuleka kancane. Khona-ke ngangazi kahle ukuthi lowo msindo wawuyini-umsindo wokuqhuma kwezitebhisi. Othile wayehla ngezitebhisi. Wayazi ijazi elijiyile lenkosi, kodwa kwakumnyama kakhulu kangangokuthi ngangingakwazi ukubona ubuso be-ego.
  
  
  Ekuqaleni ngangicabanga ukuthi wayengivusa ngasizathu simbe. Kodwa okuthile ngesimo sengqondo sobugovu kwangikhathaza. Akayena umuntu onjengomuntu ongenandaba nokuthi ngilele noma cha. Wabiza kancane, buthule, ngokucasha, njengokungathi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi angivuki.
  
  
  Njengoba ehla ezitebhisini, wathatha isihlalo waqhubeka. Wayenokuthile esandleni sakhe. Njengoba kwakumnyama kakhulu kangangokuthi ngangingakwazi ukubona ubuso be-ego, wayazi ukuthi wayengakwazi ukubona ukuthi amehlo ami ayesevulekile isikhashana.
  
  
  Wahamba waya emini lapho yayilala khona futhi wasukuma. Wama ukuze angibuke isikhashana, umuntu omnyama onamandla ehamba emuva naphambili njengokungathi ulinganisela entanjeni. Ikhola lengubo ka-ego lalisamboze ubuso bakhe. Wahamba buthule futhi ngokushesha ngomnyango wangena kusofa. Waphakamisa ingalo yakhe yangakwesokudla phezulu. Ukukhanya kwenyanga okwakungena ngompheme kwakubonakala ekhaleni lommese elikhazimulayo. Isandla esiphakanyisiwe sehla ngokushesha.
  
  
  Kodwa ngangisendleleni kakade. Nganginesikhala esanele sokuba ngingafinyeleleki. Wazivumela ukuba agingqike kancane futhi wezwa umsindo omkhulu. Khona-ke kwaba khona ukuqhuma njengoba ummese wawudwengula umatilasi. Ngokushesha waphenduka futhi wagoqa izandla zombili esihlakaleni sommese Sika-Ego. Waphakamisa imilenze yakhe futhi wakhahlela i-ego yakhe ebusweni. Waphenduka, futhi isihlakala sami se-ego saphuka ezandleni zami. Kwathatha Isikhathi Eside Ukuba I-Emu ilulame kangangokuthi ngavuka emgqonyeni kadoti ngashayisana naye. Waphinde waphakamisa isandla sakhe. Waziphonsa, waziphonsa, waziphonsa, wabamba isihlakala sika-ego, wabe esezilungisa kanzima ukuze amshaye. Ngezwa umsindo opholile. Ummese washaya udonga njengoba isihlakala sakhe sasishaya i-ego. I-ego yakhe yamxhawula, njengokungathi othile wayezama ukuthululela i-ketchup yokugcina ebhodleleni. Ummese wandiza phezu kwe-ego yesandla nalapho wawa khona.
  
  
  Phakathi nokulwa, sahlala siseduze netafula. Ngathumela incwadi kuye. Wayenesandla esisodwa emphinjeni we-ego yakhe nesinye esihlakaleni sakhe. Manje u-ego wakhe wakhulula isihlakala sakhe futhi wakhipha isandla sakhe sokunene ukuze ashaye u-Ego ebusweni. Wahlala enganyakazi, isibhakela sakhe siphakanyisiwe. Ikhola lendoda yawa. Ulwazi lwakhe lwe-ego; ukubona kwakhe, i-ego yesithombe ku - "Special Effects" naku - "Editorial". Kwakunguvasily popov wangempela.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Kuye, ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi i-ego yazo zonke izizwe ingithinta emathangeni. Wavele weza kuye ukuze aphenduke eceleni futhi athathe isibhakela emlenzeni wakhe, kodwa kwakubuhlungu kakhulu. Uvasily popov wangixosha futhi wagxuma wakhuphuka izitebhisi. Yena, wagijimela kuye, wabamba u-ego ukuze athole ijazi. Wakhumula ijazi lakhe wagxumela emuva ngaphambi kokuba aphinde alithathe. Owakhe wakhuphuka izitebhisi ezingemuva kwakhe.
  
  
  Ngaphandle, umoya obandayo wangishaya. Isikebhe sasishesha kunalokho ayecabanga. Upopov wagoba phezu kwebhokisi lamathuluzi. Ngagxumela ngaphandle emgodini weqhwa futhi ngafinyelela ububanzi bawo ngesibhamu esincane esizenzakalelayo esinazo zonke lezo zimbobo zesiliva Zetiger Ngaphambi kokuba isandla sami sizungeze umhlane futhi sikhiphe isikhali ephaketheni lami, Upopov wangishaya ekhanda ngesikhiye esikhulu.
  
  
  Ngayibamba, futhi sawela emgodini obandayo. Sashayisa ikhebula elijiyile. Wangishaya engalweni ngesikhiye. Ngokuqinisekile upopov wayebukeka enesisindo esingamakhilogremu angamashumi amahlanu kunami. Konke kwakushesha kakhulu ukuba noma ubani acabange kakhulu ngakho. Ngatshelwa Ukuthi Upopov ufile-kungenzeka kanjani ukuba abe lapha? Uyini lo mdlalo crazy of isiphetho?
  
  
  Khona-ke yonke imicabango yaphela. Washaya isitha sakhe ngempama ebusweni, kodwa akuzange kuhlale isikhathi eside. Khona-ke i-ego yakhe yamshaya eceleni. Yayikhipha umsindo omkhulu kunomoya. Walahla isihluthulelo futhi wagingqa.
  
  
  Wayezizwa ebushelelezi ehlombe nasesifubeni Sikapopov-kwakubukeka njengesikhumba se-seal noma irabha. Yayigxuma futhi igingqika emuva naphambili njengoba umkhumbi wokudoba uhamba. Kuthiwa nguye owayengeke akwazi ukuyeka ukuzazisa kwakhe wayezodwengula isembozo sami Erussia sibe yizicucu. Wagijima wehla ngompheme othambekele lapho Upopov ayegingqika khona. Umkhumbi wawushelela; ngacishe ngawa kabili. Wayegqoka izicathulo ezivamile ze-ballet, kuyilapho Upopov ayenamasondo enjoloba. Yena, wagoba phansi ukuze ayithathe. Wangiphendukela, futhi ngezwa ubuhlungu ngemuva kwesandla sami, njengokungathi ngangilunywe udrako. Upopov waphinde wathola ummese.
  
  
  Eyakhe yayiphuma igazi eliningi. Indawo enkulu yokuzilibazisa yashayisa umnsalo futhi yagijimela ngaphesheya kompheme. Kwakunjengesilwane esibandayo emaqakaleni ami, njengokungathi isandla esithile sasishaye umlenze wami. Yena, wawa futhi wagxuma. Isikebhe sokudoba sangena emanzini, sawela egageni elisha. Amanzi aphinde agcwala emgodini. Upopov wayesevele engemuva kwami, egijima ebheke kimi nommese wakhe uphakanyisiwe. I-ego yakhe ayikwazanga ukumvimba, kwaba sengathi ushelela eqhweni emhlane wakhe. Wangishaya ngokushesha, futhi izinyawo zenjoloba ze-ego zanikeza i-emu ukubamba okuhle emgodini oshelelayo. Ngambona, uschramm uphendukela ekubeni umuntu onobugovu. Wayeqiniseka ukuthi nakanjani wayengangiphatha.
  
  
  Lapho eseduze kwami, wabamba i-ego yakhe futhi waphakamisa imilenze yakhe ngesikhathi esifanayo. Iminwe yami yathola izinwele zika-ego futhi yabamba u-ih. Izinyawo zami zathinta i-ego yokuphila, neyakhe, ngacindezela amadolo ami esifubeni sami. Kwasiza kancane ukuba aqhubeke eqhubekela phambili; iminwe yami yamthatha yamdonsa; izinyawo zami zaqinisa ukuphila futhi zavusa ukuzazisa kwami. Ngabona ukumangala ebusweni bakhe njengoba kwakushelela kungimmo, wabe esekhala isikhashana. U-Ego wakhulula izinwele zakhe futhi waqondisa imilenze yakhe.
  
  
  Uvasily popov wandizela phezulu emoyeni. Umzimba wakhe wawugoba futhi uzamazama, njengokungathi wayezama ukuphenduka futhi abhukude. Wayebukeka njengendoda eyayigxume i-trampoline, kodwa yathola ukuthi wayenze iphutha ekubaleni konke futhi wayezowa kabi, futhi wazama ukubuyisa isikhundla sakhe. Kodwa Upopov akakwazanga ukubuyela. Wandiza phezu kompheme wekhoneni elingakwesokudla futhi wanyamalala emanzini ngokufafaza okukhulu.
  
  
  Waphenduka wabheka ngaphandle emanzini, elindele ukubona u-ego ebhukuda. Kodwa angizange ngibone lutho. Waya esitebhisini esasiholela ebhulohweni elisendlini yesondo. Isikebhe sokudoba sasithambekele kakhulu kangangokuthi ngacishe ngawela olwandle.
  
  
  Lapho esendlini yesondo, wehlisa ijubane futhi waphendulela isondo lesondo ngakwesobunxele. Isikebhe sokudoba sasigingqika phezu kwegagasi bese sishelela eceleni. Ngamnika igesi eyengeziwe futhi ngabuyela endaweni Lapho Upopov ayewele khona olwandle. Umoya ne-foam kwangishaya ubuso njengezinaliti eziyinkulungwane ezibandayo. Iminwe yami yayingenalutho.
  
  
  Phezulu kwefasitela lendlu yesondo kwakunombhoshongo omkhulu. Uthatha igesi bese evula isibani. Wavumela ugongolo lokukhanya olunamandla ukuba ludlale phezu kwamagagasi anombala omnyama. Wayengaboni lutho ngaphandle kokumhlophe okuzungezayo kwamagagasi ashayayo. I-ego yakhe yayigcina igcwele, ihlanganyela ngamandla nokunyakaza kwesikebhe. Isondo lokushayela laphendulwa rivnenskaya ngokwanele ukuchaza umbuthano omkhulu. Ngangingakholelwa ukuthi isidalwa esiphilayo sasingamelana nokushisa okubandayo kwalamanzi. Waqhubeka ezungeza, ngezinye izikhathi ebheka phezulu egageni elibilayo ukuze athole ikhanda noma ubuso. Kodwa angizange ngibone lutho. Kumelwe ukuba wayefile, ngacabanga.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Kungenjalo, uhambo lwahamba kahle. Kodwa nganginomuzwa ongemnandi kakhulu. Izikhathi eziningana phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe, ukufihla kwakhe kwangena endlunkulu yezwe Lamakhomanisi. Njengenjwayelo, eyakhe yayikwazi izingozi ezingaba khona, kodwa ukungena ehlathini elinomswakama nemicabango yobudlova futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi ube nendawo eyanele yokubaleka kuyinto ehluke kakhulu emahholo okudansa nasemahhovisi Asemoscow. Uma ukufihla kwami kunyamalala, kulula kakhulu ukuba afe ngomzuzu olandelayo. Futhi isudi yokufihla njengaleyo enganginayo manje yayingase idabuke kalula ibe yizicucu. Izwi elingalungile, umusa kumfundisi wezibalo ongalungile, umkhuba omncane okungekho muntu ngaphandle kwe-agent yamaphoyisa omshoshaphansi owayezobona, futhi lokho kwakuyokwenzeka kimi.
  
  
  Cishe kwakusemini lapho sifika ogwini Lwase-Estonia. Yayiboshelwe umkhumbi wokudoba eduze nedolobhana labadobi nomgqomo wesikebhe esincane. Ngaqiniseka ukuthi ngikhuluma isirashiya futhi ngabuza abadobi ababili ngesiteshi. Yayiseduze nedolobhana, emgwaqweni omkhulu. Ngaya kuleyo ndlela, kodwa bangigibela enqoleni enamasondo enkuni agcwele utshani. Esiteshini sesitimela, ngathenga ithikithi eliya Eleningrad. Wayemlindele kanye nabanye abagibeli abaningana.
  
  
  Ngangigqoke isudi yaserussia. Khona-ke mina Nopopov kwadingeka silahle amajazi ethu. Kwakungekho nje kuphela izimbobo ezimbili enen, kodwa futhi yayigcotshwe ngamafutha enjini. Unina wayemi endaweni yesikhulumi futhi ebhema ugwayi waserussia. Ngisho nezinwele zami zazinqunywa njengoba umgundi waserussia ayeyokwenza. Nganginama-ruble kuphela ephaketheni lami.
  
  
  Lapho isitimela esinejubane elikhulu ekugcineni sifika, abagibeli bangena. Ngokushesha wazitholela indawo. Amasosha amabili aserussia ayehlezi ngokuphambene nami. Indoda eyayiseduze kwakhe yayisencane, i-emu yayingakabi neminyaka engamashumi amabili. U-Ego wayebukeka ngokuzimisela emehlweni akhe, futhi wayegcina umhlathi wakhe uboshwe ngokuqinile. I-sel yayo futhi yawela imilenze yayo. Isosha elincane langibheka ngesizathu esithile. Wazizwa izinwele ezingemuva entanyeni yakhe ziqhaqhazela. Lapho engicela imibhalo yami, yayilungile, kodwa kungani engibheka kanjalo?
  
  
  Isitimela saqala futhi sahamba ngokushesha. Isosha elincane ladwengula umngane walo, futhi bobabili bangibuka. Ngazizwa sengathi ngiqala ukujuluka. Wacabanga ukubamba isibhamu esikhazimulayo, kodwa lokho kwakuyoba ubuwula. Khona-ke isosha elincane lawela umgwaqo.
  
  
  Wathi: "yebo, mngane, ufunde lowo magazini eduze kwakho, Evgeny?"
  
  
  Ubuso bakhe buseduze nobami. "Cha, mngane", ngishilo. Ngabanika lowo magazini. Ingqondo yakhe yakhululeka njengoba isitimela sasishesha siya. Njengoba sasisondela emngceleni Waserussia, ngaphawula ukuthi abanye abahambi babethule kakhulu. Kwakunomoya wokucindezeleka. Ukuhamba okubushelelezi kwesitimela kwancipha njengoba isivinini sasincipha. Umsindo wamasondo wawuyi-staccato; futhi manje wawusuncishisiwe. Isosha elalinemishini nalo lambona ngefasitela.
  
  
  Ekugcineni, isitimela sama. Kwaba nokweba, futhi abagibeli bathatha amaphepha abo. Isosha elalisemgwaqweni langibheka ngentshisekelo. Wafinyelela esikhwameni sakhe sokuzivocavoca futhi wakhipha amaphepha akhe. Amasosha amabili ayemi phambi kwami. Owokuqala wathatha amaphepha ezandleni zami. Wayebukeka enesithukuthezi njengoba ephenduka e-ih. Lapho efika embhalweni ophathelene nesikhundla sami Emoscow, ukubukeka kwami okuyisidina kwanyamalala. Wacwayiza, futhi okwesikhashana u-emu wacabanga ukuthi akasekho. Wazamazamisa amaphepha ngokucophelela futhi wawabuyisela e-ih.
  
  
  Wathi: "mngane, ngiyethemba ukuthi asikuphazamisanga."
  
  
  'Akunjalo neze. Ngithemba ukuthi sizoqhubeka ngokushesha ."
  
  
  Kwakubonakala sengathi iqandisiwe. "Ngokushesha, mngane."Waphusha omunye esitimeleni.
  
  
  Akungabazeki ngalokho kubukeka; kwakujabulisa ngendlela ephazamisayo. Wayesola ukuthi yena Noma Upopov babesaba ama-ego, njengabo bonke abasebenzi BE-kgb.
  
  
  Walala phakathi nalo lonke uhambo oluya Eleningrad. Lapho ngathatha itekisi eliqotho ngaya esikhumulweni sezindiza futhi ngagibela indiza Eya Emoscow. Wasebenzisa ukugxila kwakhe ukuze anciphise ukungezwani ayekuzwa. Kodwa lapho le divayisi ifika Emoscow, ukungezwani kwabuya. Igobolondo leqhwa, futhi lapho ngimkhipha endizeni, ngabona amadoda amathathu engilindile. U-Odin wayezungeza la madoda futhi wawa phezu kwami emamatheka. Izinwele zakhe ezimfushane kakhulu ezimhlophe, umzimba oqinile futhi osindayo esithombeni engasithatha kuye Ngemiphumela Ekhethekile. bheka. Kwakungumikhail Barsnishek, inhloko yeqembu elikhethekile lamaphoyisa omshoshaphansi aserussia. Ngabamba isandla sami, kodwa weza wangibingelela.
  
  
  Wathi: "Vasily". "Kuhle ukukubona futhi."Wangishaya emhlane.
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Futhi kuhle ukukubona futhi, mikhail."
  
  
  Wayemi eduze kwami futhi ebeka ingalo yakhe emahlombe ami.
  
  
  Ngangingazi amanye amadoda amabili. "Woza," kusho Ubarsnishek, " sizoya ehhovisi lezomthetho bese siya ehhotela lakho, bese ungalulama lapho."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga, omunye othandekayo, ngicela."
  
  
  Wayala omunye wala madoda ukuba athathe ipotimende lami. Wabuza. "Kwakunjani Emelika?"Into efanayo, into efanayo. Inguquko iyeza maduze. UNGAYIBONA KU-TV nsuku zonke ."
  
  
  "Kumnandi kakhulu, kumnandi kakhulu .
  
  
  Wathatha ipotimende lakhe waliyisa kumuntu owayehamba naye. Wayemncane futhi ebukeka eqinile.Ubarsnishek akazange abe nenkinga yokungithumela emimmo customs, futhi sabe sesima phambi kwesiteshi sesitimela, lapho kwakusilindele khona izimoto ezimbili ezimnyama. Ubarsnishek nomdlalo wakhe onjalo emdlalweni wokuqala, amadoda amabili-komunye. Siye axhunyiwe Emoscow traffic.
  
  
  Ngakhumbula Ukuthi Ubarsnishek wayeshadile. "Ngakho," ngathi, " kuthiwani ngabesifazane nezingane?"
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga kakhulu."Wangibuka eceleni. Lapho ngiseduze, ngabona ukuthi wayenobuso obungunxande obunezihlathi ezijiyile namehlo amancane brownundu. Izindebe zika-Ego zazinenyama njengezinduku zakhe zokudla. Kwakukhona ukukhanya okucishe kube kubi emehlweni ka-ego. "Futhi nakanjani uzobona I-Dormouse eshile, kwesokudla, kwesokudla?"
  
  
  Igama lami alizange lisitshele lutho. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Yebo, kakhulu."
  
  
  Ukuqinisekiswa kwe-Serial kwaqalwa. Wayazi ukuthi nakuba sasingabangane, kwakunokungezwani phakathi kwethu. Nganginesikhundla ayesifuna; nganginamandla ayewafuna.
  
  
  "Ngitshele, Popova", esho ngenjabulo, " uzokwenza muphi umbiko ngohambo lwakho Oluya Emelika?"
  
  
  Waphenduka kancane futhi wamgqolozela. Wabe esemomotheka. Wathi ngezwi elithambile, " mikhail, uyazi ukuthi ngibika ekremlin, hhayi emaphoyiseni omshoshaphansi."
  
  
  Ubarsnishek wahleka kancane. 'Yebo, yebo. By the way, kwenzekani ijazi lakho?"Ingabe uyayidinga ngempela kulesi simo sezulu?
  
  
  "Eleningrad, i-ego yebiwe."
  
  
  Wachofoza ulimi lwakhe wanikina ikhanda. "Ngokuqinisekile la masela awabekezeleleki."
  
  
  "Yebo, ngicabanga kanjalo", ngavuma. Ngithemba ukuthi isihloko sesiphelile.
  
  
  "Ngizoqinisekisa ukuthi ijazi elisha lilethwa ekamelweni lakho lehhotela ngokushesha. Ah, sesivele sifikile.
  
  
  Imoto yama phambi kwehhotela elikhulu elihlotshiswe kahle. Umshayeli waphuma wasivulela umnyango. Amanye amadoda amabili ayegqoke iyunifomu emhlophe ashesha azungeza ihhotela. Ngesikhathi omunye ethatha ipotimende lami, omunye wasivulela umnyango wehhotela.
  
  
  Kwakunekhaphethi elijiyile egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi lehhotela. Kwakunezinto zasendulo yonke indawo. Ngabona ukuthi isimo sengqondo Sikabarsnishek ngami sasipholile. Amadoda amabili ayekanye naye awazange angene. Wema eduze kwami ngesikhathi engena, wabe esemshiya waphendukela kuye emamatheka ngobungane.
  
  
  "Umikhail, umngane wakhe wakudala, ukhathele ukuhamba. Ihhotela lakhe lidinga ukuphumula."
  
  
  "Kodwa ngacabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe singakhuluma ngento ethile."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe maduze, mikhail. Manje ngifuna ukuphumula."
  
  
  Wayelokhu emamatheka, kodwa kwakucindezelekile. "Lala kahle, Vasily. Singakhuluma ngokushesha.
  
  
  Ngamlinda ukuba ahambe. Amanye amadoda ayelinde emgwaqweni. Badlala lo mdlalo emotweni yesibili eyasala.
  
  
  Ngathatha ikheshi ngaya ekamelweni lami. Umthwali wavele wavula isikhwama sami embhedeni. Wakhothama futhi wahamba njengoba engena. Ngaqaphela ukuthi wayehlole ipotimende lami. Lapho engekho, wabheka nxazonke. Kwakunombhede omkhulu wethusi onamaphosta amane ekamelweni. Eceleni kwaso kwakunesihlalo esidala esiyindilinga esinengubo yokugqoka enombala onsomi kanye nesiteji sokuwasha. Kwabekwa isihlalo esimhlophe esinemifanekiso eminingi eqoshwe ngokhuni odongeni. Kwakunezinsuku ezintathu namafasitela amabili. Omunye umnyango wawuholela egcekeni, owesibili uya endlini yangasese, kanti owesithathu uya endlini yangasese. Ifasitela lalibheke enkabeni yedolobha lasemoscow, futhi ngabona imibhoshongo Yasekremlin ivuleka phambi kwami. Wabheka ngemuva kwamakhethini, eduze kukhaphethi, wangena esinkini. Ngangifuna kube nomaphi lapho imakrofoni ingase ifihlwe khona. Angitholanga lutho. Kwakunokungqongqoza emnyango.
  
  
  Lapho eyivula, wabona indoda iphethe isitsha esikhulu sesiliva. Kwakunamabhodlela amabili e-vodka yaserussia anengilazi. Le ndoda yakhothama isikhashana. Lokhu kuvela kumngane Wakhe Umikhail Barsnisek ."
  
  
  "Vele uyifake esihlalweni."Wakwenza lokho futhi wahamba emakamelweni. Wayazi ukuthi amalungu esigaba Esiphakeme Sasesoviet ayengakhokhisi izivakashi zasehhotela imali. Ekugcineni, basebenzela umbuso. Le ndoda nayo yayikwazi lokho. Wavula elinye lamabhodlela futhi wathela i-vodka engilazini. Ngiyigcinele ideski elimbozwe nge-velvet futhi ngabona ucingo etafuleni. Icebo lakhe kwakuwukubiza Ubarsnishek futhi abonge U-Ego ngesiphuzo, kodwa wanquma ukungasibizi. Wazibuza ukuthi ingabe u - emu wayemtshele okuthile okungalungile yini-hhayi okulungile, kodwa okuthile okwakungahambisani Novasily popov. Lapho singena ehhotela, wayepholile. Ingabe leso senzo sasenza? Noma akunjalo? Cishe kwakuwumcabango.
  
  
  Waya efasiteleni futhi wabheka amaqhwa antantayo. Lapho ngiyivula, ngabona elinye lamafasitela alizungezile livulekela esitezi esincane sensimbi esasikhomba phansi. Esakhe sasisesitezi sesine. Kuhle ukwazi ukuthi nginenye indlela yokuphuma uma ngidinga eyodwa. Ngangiphuza i-vodka, ngijabulela ukunambitheka kwayo.
  
  
  Khona-ke ngavele ngabona okuthile. Ngangingakuthandi ukunambitheka kwe-vodka. Lapho ngicabanga ngakho, kwangidida. Konke kumayelana nobuchopho, nemiqondo ngokujwayelekile. Ngaphuza i-vodka yakhe futhi. Ngangikuthanda ngempela.
  
  
  Ucingo olwalusedeskini lwakhala. Lapho ngithatha ucingo, kwangikhanyela ukuthi lokhu kungase kube isheke Likabarnisec ukuze ngibone ukuthi wayethole i-vodka yakhe yini. Kodwa izwi lowesifazane elihlabayo lamuzwa.
  
  
  "Comrade Popov, ukhuluma nomqhubi wehhotela."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Bonke abaqhubi bamahhotela kufanele babe nezwi elifanayo nawe."
  
  
  Wathula isikhashana. - Ngawe, comrade, ingxoxo Irina moskowitz. Ingabe uyakwamukela?
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, kwafika izwi lesibili lowesifazane, kulokhu elalinamazwi kodwa lijulile.
  
  
  "Umngane Upopov?"Sawubona. "Siyakwamukela Emoscow."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga. Kuyilungelo elikhulu ukuhlangabezana nomdansi webhaleni onethalente elinjalo."
  
  
  "Lokho kukuhle kakhulu."Kwaba nokuthula okufushane. "Ngizwile okuningi kuwe, mngane, Kuserge krashnov. Wathi kufanele ngikwazi kangcono.
  
  
  "Ngiyamazi Userge, yebo. Futhi ungathanda ukuhlangana nawe."
  
  
  'Kuhle. Ingabe uzongibona ngidansa kulobubusuku? Khona-ke kuyoba nomhlangano omncane, futhi mhlawumbe singakhuluma."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga kakhulu, ngiyabonga."
  
  
  "Kuze kube namuhla?"
  
  
  "Ngilangazelela ngempela."Ngamvala ucingo. Ngakho, ngizohlangana nomuntu engixhumana naye kulobubusuku. Futhi, cishe, ngizobona Noserge krashnov, okusolwa ukuthi sengimazi kakade. Ngangikwazi ukuzwa ukungezwani kwakha kimi futhi. Lapho ehlangana nabantu abaningi lapha, kuba lula ngokwengeziwe ukwenza iphutha. Kungenzeka ukubaleka endaweni eqhelile noma kuphi emhlabeni. Kodwa ngibalekela kanjani kulo muzi? Lokhu kungenzeka kwakunjalo uma nje nganginobuntu Bukapopov, kodwa kuthiwani uma ngabanjwa futhi imibhalo yakhe ilahleka? Yini-ke? Lapho ucingo luphinda lukhala, i-vodka yakhe yacishe yachitheka. Uphondo lwamthatha. 'Yebo?'Kwakuwumqhubi futhi. "Enye ingxoxo, ucomrade, Nosonny laken. Ingabe uyakwamukela?
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngakho ngokushesha okukhulu. Uhema wayengusonya Leiken? Ngangingacabangi lutho ngokuzenzakalelayo, akekho owayengitshela lutho ngaye, ngisho nangaphansi kokuluthwa kwengqondo. Umqhubi walinda.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Kodwa ngemva kwalokho, angisafuni ukukhuluma. Ngizama ukumphumuza."
  
  
  "Kulungile, mngane."
  
  
  Kwaba nokuthula okufushane. Khona-ke izwi lentombazane enomsindo lamuzwa. "Vasily, angel, kungani ulapha futhi ungekho endaweni yami?"
  
  
  "Sonya," ngathi. "Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe ... ukuzwa izwi lakho futhi ... othandekayo wami."
  
  
  "Sawubona, kudingeka ufike endaweni yami ngokushesha, futhi sengivele ngine-vodka."
  
  
  Umngane womshado? Umngane? Ingabe uyintandokazi? UNGUBANI YENA? Ngangingazi ukuthi ngithini. Kumelwe ukuba lokhu kwenzeka phakathi nenkathi LAPHO U-AX ayengazi lutho Ngamakhosi. Ufuna ukuba eze kuye. Kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi ukuphi. "Uvasily? Ingabe usekhona?" '
  
  
  "Yebo, sithandwa."Izwi lakhe lalikhubazekile . "Kuhle ukuzwa izwi lakho."
  
  
  "Usuvele wakusho ngaleyo ndlela. Uvasily, ingabe kukhona okungahambi kahle? Its namanje intandokazi yakho, kwesokudla?
  
  
  "Yebo, sithandwa."
  
  
  Kwakunokukhululeka okuthile ezwini lakhe. Wayengumngane. "Bengilokhu ngithenga usuku lonke. Angel, udinga ukubona ukuthi shirt lovely esobala ngathenga wakhe. Wathula isikhashana. - Uyazi, wakhe, undressed futhi lapha ngilinde wena. Uyeza nini?" '
  
  
  "Usonya ... Ngingaba nawe manje, kodwa angikwazi ukukwenza kulobubusuku. Kungokwami ukukutshela ngomsebenzi wami wakamuva ."
  
  
  Usonya wayehleba. "Oh, abakaze bakushiye wedwa?"
  
  
  "Yilowo msebenzi wami, sithandwa sami."
  
  
  "Kulungile, Vasily, ngizozama ukumqonda kulokhu. Kodwa kumelwe ungishayele ucingo ngokushesha nje lapho usukhululekile futhi. Ngihlala phezu kwezipikili zakho futhi ngilume uze ufike. Ingabe uyothembisa ukungishayela ucingo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka?
  
  
  "Ngiyakuthembisa lokho, honey."Ngazama ukukwenza ngobuqotho.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngikulindele", futhi wavala ucingo.
  
  
  Ngabheka ucingo lwami isikhashana ngaphambi kokuba ngilahlekelwe ukuxhumana. Igumbi lalithule kakhulu futhi lifudumele. Ihembe lami lalinamathele emhlane wami. Wayejuluka kakhulu kangangokuthi ujuluka waqala ukugijima engalweni yakhe.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 7
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ngangimane ngigqoke isudi eyenziwe erussia lapho ucingo luphinda lukhala. Kwakumnyama ngaphandle, futhi kwakubonakala sengathi isiphepho siyeza. Nganquma ukugqoka ibhande lemali ngaso sonke isikhathi, ngoba ngangingazi ukuthi kwakuzodingeka ngiphenduke nini umbaleki ozungeze ilungu eliphakeme lasekremlin. Wayithatha.
  
  
  Umqhubi wehhotela wathi, " imoto isilungile, mngane."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga."Ngamvala ucingo. Izinto azihambanga njengoba kwakuhleliwe. Ngemva kwalolo cingo oluvela Kusonny Laken, U-Edu waliyala ukuba liye ekamelweni lakhe. Lapho ethathwa, wahlola zonke izinto ezisebhande lakhe lemali izikhathi eziningana. Ngangingazi ukuthi ngizowadinga yini, kodwa uma ayengazi kahle ukuthi kwathatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuba ngithole i-ih nokuthi ngisebenzise kanjani i-ih. Ubelokhu enza usuku lonke.
  
  
  Wayesendlini yokugezela lapho unobhala wehhotela engqongqoza. Wathi wayenomyalezo kimi. Lapho u-emu emtshela ukuba anamathele u-ego emnyango, wakwenza lokho wahamba. Wazomisa futhi wathatha imvilophu. Kwakunethikithi le-ballet elinenothi likamikhail Barsnisek. Le ncwadi yayibhalwe ngesirashiya, futhi i-nen yathi Ubarsnisek, Ukrasnova, naye babezohlala eduze komunye nomunye phakathi ne-ballet. Ubarnisek wathumela imoto ukuba ingilande.
  
  
  Lapho ephuma esitimeleni futhi engena egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi, wabona ukuthi la madoda amabili awazange athumele imoto, kodwa ayeze nayo. Wawela ukhaphethi owugqinsi kubo, egqoke ijazi elisha engalweni yakhe. Ukrasnova wangibona kuqala. Ubuso bakhe obusha babukhanya, futhi weza kimi ngesandla sakhe eseluliwe. "Uvasily!"wamemeza ezobingelela. "Kuhle ukukubona futhi."
  
  
  U-Ego wambamba ingalo wahleka. "Ubukeka umuhle, Seryozha", ngishilo. "Ingabe wonke amantombazane Asemoscow ahamba ngezinhliziyo eziphukile?"
  
  
  Wafiphala kancane. "Nginesithakazelo entombazaneni eyodwa kuphela."
  
  
  Eyakhe yayihleka. "Yebo, ballerina, yini igama lakhe futhi?"Ubarsnisek wajoyina thina futhi wahleka. Ukrasnova wanikina ikhanda. "Uyazi ukuthi ungubani. Linda nje uze ubone umdanso wakhe."Safika emnyango lapho imoto yayisilindele khona. "Uzothandana nonah njengoba ngithanda."
  
  
  Lapho sidlala umdlalo onjalo, emotweni, waphawula Ukuthi Userge krasnova uhlakaniphe ngisho nangaphezu kwesithombe asibona. Wayenezinwele ezimhlophe ezibuyiselwe emuva ebusweni bakhe. Izici zobuso buka-Ego zazinama-engeli, amehlo akhe ayecwiliswe ekujuleni kwendlu yokugcina izithombo futhi enombala wengubo lapho ilanga lisendaweni yalo ephakeme kakhulu. Wayenomzimba obanzi, ohlakaniphile.
  
  
  U-ego wakhe wayeyazi indaba - wayeyindoda eyayiseduze nokuhlanya. Wayengumuntu onekhono, kodwa enemizwa yobuntwana. Wayethanda U-Irinia moskowitz, futhi wonke umuntu wakubona ngokucacile. Babecabanga ukuthi ngokushesha nje lapho ethola Ukuthi U-Irinia wayeshiye Irussia ngokuphepha, wayezoqhuma. Inhlekelele enjalo inganikeza i-emu ithuba lokugcina. Wayeyibhomu elisheshayo, kodwa uma umbona, ubungacabanga ukuthi wayegcwele injabulo. Ukuphila kwe-Ego kwakuwumsebenzi we-ego njengenhloko Yesoviet Institute Of Marine Research.
  
  
  Ukuze kudliwe, kwakudliwa i-caviar nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinye izitsha ezibizayo Ze-Zhirinovsky nezitsha ezimnandi. Sadla kanye namanye amalungu aphakeme Asesoviet ayesendleleni eya ebhaleni. Kuthiwa Undunankulu wayezoba lapho kusihlwa.
  
  
  Uma nje engu-el, wazi okuningi. Ngokwesibonelo, ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi Umikhail Barnisek wayengibuka eduze. Wayekhahlela ukudla okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka futhi akufake emlonyeni wakhe oqinile. Ngokushesha wasula umlomo wakhe ngesikhwama, wabe eselayisha ipulagi futhi wangibuka, kodwa kwakubonakala sengathi akukho okwakungashiwo. Ngokusobala, Umikhail Barnisek akazange akhulume lapho efika.
  
  
  Kodwa Useryozha wayengeke ayeke ukukhuluma nathi umzuzu. Wayekhuluma kakhulu Nge-Irinia nalapho ayedansa khona. Ngokuqondene Noserge, I-Irinia yayiwumsebenzi wobuciko omkhulu Kunayo yonke Eyake yaziwa Erussia. Wayegcoba i-caviar kuma-cracker futhi emamatheka kakhulu. Ngenxa yokuthi wayephuma obala, kwakunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi wayesezohlanya. Indawo yokudlela esasidla kuyo yayihle kakhulu. Abantu abavamile abazange beze lapha, kodwa kuphela abantu abaphakeme kakhulu beziphathimandla zaserussia. Ngesikhathi ephuza, amehlo akhe ayezulazula ehholo. Wabheka amadoda nabesifazane abakhuluphele nabazilungiselele kahle ababehleli futhi bedla begqoke izingubo zabo ezibizayo. Ukuphila okunjalo kungakwenza ungangenwa yilokho okwenzekayo eduze kwakho nakwezinye izindawo emhlabeni. Uma uya e-ballet emahhotela abizayo ngaphandle kokushayela ngisho nemoto, abalimi nabantu abavamile babeyobonakala beqhele kakhulu ekuphileni kwakho. Kumelwe ukuba isikhundla Esiphakeme Sasejalimane Lamanazi sasizizwa ngendlela efanayo - singangenwa yilesi sifo futhi siqiniseka kakhulu ngezwe laso kangangokuthi sasingakholelwa ukuthi sasiyophinde senzeke. Ngabheka Ubarsnisek Nokrasnov, futhi ngacabanga ukuthi babengehlukile kakhulu kubo. Kwaqalwa olunye uvivinyo ngokumelene nami ngokushesha nje lapho sidlala umdlalo onjalo, emotweni, sisendleleni eya enkundleni yemidlalo yaseshashalazini. Wayehlezi Phakathi kwakhe Noserge. Imoto enkulu yahlebeza kahle phakathi kwezimoto Zasemoscow. Lapho abashayeli bebona imoto ye-ego ifika, kwabonakala sengathi zonke ezinye izimoto zazigwema. Ngokuvamile amaloli amadala ayedlula.
  
  
  "Ngitshele, Vasily", Kusho Ubarnisek ngokuzumayo, " ucabangani Ngosonya?"
  
  
  Izandla zakhe zazisesifubeni sakhe, futhi wayebuka ngaphandle ngefasitela eliseceleni. "Angikaze ngimbone", ngishilo. "Washayela ucingo, kodwa angikamboni."Wabheka Ubarnisek .
  
  
  Waphakamisa amashiya akhe. "Ngikwenza kanjani, Vasily? Awudingi owesifazane? Ingabe wenza noma yini Enye Emelika ngaphandle komsebenzi wakho? Kwakungekho amahlaya ezwini lakhe, nakuba ayemomotheka.
  
  
  Wabuka Ubarnisek isikhashana ngaphambi kokuba asho okuthile. "Mikhail, angiboni iphuzu kule mibuzo. Nginoferret njengoba ibuya, wenza ngendlela esolisayo. Angathanda ukwazi ukuthi kungani. '
  
  
  Useryozha wathatha isandla sami wasicindezela ngobumnene. Wayezama ukungixwayisa ngento ethile. Akazange akunake lokho.
  
  
  Ukuhlola okulandelanayo kwakubonakala kungakhululekile. Waklwebha umphimbo wakhe. "Omunye Uvasily, angiqondi ukuthi kungani ucabanga ukuthi ngiyakungabaza. Nakanjani awunalutho ongalufihla,akunjalo?
  
  
  "Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngikwenza noma cha kukuwe. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi kukhona ukungezwani phakathi kwethu, kodwa uma uqhubeka ubuza imibuzo, ngizomdlulisela ekremlin."
  
  
  Ubarnisek wamluma izindebe. "Lalela, Vasily, kungani ucabanga ukuthi kukhona ukungezwani phakathi kwethu? Ngangilokhu ngicabanga ukuthi singabangane abaseduze kakhulu."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe wayekubukela phansi, mikhail. Ngizomlinda.
  
  
  Isikhathi esisele sokushayela sasithule ngendlela engathandeki. Userge wazama ukuqala ingxoxo kabili, kodwa wayeka ngokushesha.
  
  
  Ukuthula kwaqhubeka ngisho nalapho imoto isishiya phambi kweshashalazi. Kwabe sekwakheka umugqa omude phambi kweshashalazi, wabe usunyamalala ekhoneni. Kwakuwumugqa owawuzungeze abantu abane ububanzi. Umikhail, Usergey, nethimba lakhe babhekana nakho, futhi bangena ngaphandle kobunzima.
  
  
  I - lobby yeshashalazi yayikhaphethi elibomvu nelibomvu ngokuphelele, izindonga ezibomvu, uphahla olubomvu. Kwakunekhandlela elikhulu elenziwe ngekristalu elalihlanganisa ingxenye enkulu yophahla. Userge wasiyisa esitimeleni esasiyisa ekamelweni lethu. Ngisho nangaphakathi, ikheshi laligcwele i-velvet ebomvu.
  
  
  Lapho sivuka, ngaphawula ukuthi ngangimomotheka kancane. Izakhamuzi Zasemother russia zazingakwazi ukuthenga amathelevishini noma izimoto, futhi ngokuvamile ngisho nezingubo ezinhle, kodwa izindleko zemidlalo yaseshashalazini ye-ballet ne-ballet zazikhokhwa kalula. Izimali zokwakha nokuthuthukisa izinkundla zemidlalo yaseshashalazini ezinhle zazitholakala njalo.
  
  
  Lapho ikheshi seliphezulu, Umikhail waxolisa ngokuya . Mina noserge sawela ukhaphethi owugqinsi saya ebhokisini lethu. Ngokungazelelwe Useryozha wangithatha ehlombe. Ngambuza. "Ingabe kulungile?"
  
  
  Kodwa okwakumelwe kufundwe ebusweni bakhe obuhle kwakuwukubonakaliswa kokukhathazeka. "Uvasily", esho ngezwi elizolile , "akukhona yini lokho owawukusho lapho uthi uzovumela Ikremlin ukuba ikhulume Ngomikhail?"
  
  
  "Nginesibindi esanele sokuphikelela. Uma engabaza, kungani engangibiki? Iyini yonke le mibuzo? »
  
  
  Userge wahleka ngokuzithoba. "Kumelwe uqonde Ukuthi Umichael akafani nawe noma nami. Angizange ngifunde eyunivesithi, ngakho ngagcina ngisebuthweni lezempi. Le ndoda ifuna ukuvelela ngendlela emangalisayo. Uzokwenza konke ukuze aqhubekele phambili. Uyazi, unomona ngesikhundla sakho, ufuna ukuthatha indawo yakho ekremlin. Ukuthi uye wafinyelela kude kangaka ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe okulinganiselwe kuwukuncoma isifiso sokuzicabangela.
  
  
  Yiqiniso, akanasihe. Uma efuna ukukuhlazisa ekremlin, ngeke akudumaze."
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. "Seryozha, unginike isizathu esihle sokubika Ubarnisek ekremlin. Ayikho indawo yezingxabano ezincane nezifiso. Sonke sisebenza nomgomo ofanayo engqondweni, mngane."
  
  
  "Khona-ke eyakhe, ngicela ucabange ngayo. Kulokhu, ingabe kufanele sizibekele imingcele ezindleleni Zikabarnisek?"
  
  
  Wathula isikhashana. "Kuhle", ngisho ngokuqinile. 'Mina
  
  
  Ngizocabanga ngesinqumo sami. Mhlawumbe kusengaba ubusuku obumnandi ."
  
  
  "Ngikholwe, ukubona u-Irinia edansa kuyinjabulo kuwo wonke umuntu."
  
  
  Sakhetha izindawo. Ubarnisek wabuya, futhi lapho siqala ukudlala lo mdlalo, i-orchestra yaqala ukulungisa izinsimbi zomculo. Izihlalo ezisizungezile zagcwala, futhi i-orchestra yadlala izingoma ezimbalwa. Khona-ke kwaqala i-ballet.
  
  
  Lapho kuvulwa ikhethini, izilaleli zathula. Kwakungekhona ukuthula okungazelelwe, kodwa kunalokho kwakuyisiyaluyalu esasheshe saphenduka izingxoxo ezimbalwa ezihlakazekile,kodwa akukho okunye. Kwakubonakala sengathi kungunaphakade ngaphambi kokuba kuvulwe ikhethini. Usergei waphela kancane kancane. Wayenomuzwa Wokuthi Userge wayeziphonsa ekugcineni kwesihlalo. Izibani zazigcwala abadansi ababesesiteji. Izilaleli zazibonakala zibambe umoya. Iqembu lalidlala kancane, futhi abadansi abambalwa babekhothama, bephenduphenduka, begxuma. Khona-ke, bayeka ngokuzumayo. Ngemva kwezigcawu, babelokhu bephakamisa izandla zabo ngakwesobunxele. Iqembu lomculo wezinsimbi lalidlala ingoma elula nejabulisayo.
  
  
  U-Irinia moskowitz wayedansa esiteji. Izilaleli zaphefumula umoya wokukhululeka. Kwakunomjikelezo omkhulu wokushaywa ihlombe. Kwakunomsindo omkhulu kangangokuthi ngangingakwazi ukuzwa iqembu. Useryozha wayesevele emile. Abanye abantu abasizungezile nabo basukuma. Bama bashaya izandla, futhi isakhiwo sasibonakala sinyakaza ngomsindo. Khona-ke ukudansa kwaphela.
  
  
  Iqembu lalingasadlali. U-Irinia moscovitch waqale wagoba ngqo, wabe esegoba ngakwesobunxele. Kwakunokumamatheka ebusweni bakhe, ukumamatheka okuncane, njengokungathi wakwenza izikhathi eziningi. Ukuhalalisela kwakhula kakhulu. Userge wayeshaya izandla ngenjabulo nangentshiseko. Mina nomikhail sasimi. Angikaze ngizwe ukushaywa ihlombe okunjalo. Ukuhalalisela kwakhula kakhulu kwaze kwaba yilapho ngicabanga ukuthi izigubhu zami zezindlebe zaziyoqhuma. No-Irenia bayakhothama futhi bakhothame.
  
  
  Ukuhalalisela kwaphela kancane. Baqhubeka isikhashana, futhi babonakala beqhubeka bewohloka. Ekugcineni, yaphenduka ihlombe elihlakazekile, elaphenduka ukuthula. Ngokushesha, i-orchestra yadlala ingoma enenhliziyo elula. U-Irinia waqala ukudansa futhi. Kungaleso sikhathi Kuphela Lapho Useryozha ayeka khona ukushaya izandla. Izilaleli zase ziphinde zidlala lo mdlalo, futhi kwakunomsindo oshintshashintshayo. Izandla zikaserge zazibomvu ngenxa yokushaya izandla. Amehlo e-ego yakhe amhlaba umxhwele, ukubukeka okungajwayelekile, okuyihlazo. Wadlula wonke umuntu kule nkundla. Amehlo ka-Ego ayegxile Ku-Irinia njengoba ayedansa, futhi akazange ngisho aqhaqhazele kanye. Wayenaye, wayesesiteji; wayebonakala ehamba naye, ukuze amholele.
  
  
  Wabheka Umikhail. Ubelokhu ethule kusukela lapho i-ferret njengathi idlala umdlalo onjalo. Wayebheka esiteji ngentshisekelo, ubuso bakhe obunenyama bunganyakazi. Le ndoda yayiyisitha sami esivulekile. Wayengeke akwazi ukumelana nakho. Njengopopov, wayekwazi ukubhekana naye ngokusongela Ikremlin. Kodwa Indlela Kaserge yayihlukile. Ukubikezela izenzo ze-ego cishe bekungeke kwenzeke. Wayazi ukuthi uzizwa kanjani Ngo-Irinia. Mhlawumbe lokhu kuyoba isikhali sami lapho kufika isikhathi.
  
  
  Ekugcineni, waphendukela esiteji Lapho U-Irinia ayedansa khona. Kulesi senzakalo, wayeyinkondlo, umbono oshintshashintshayo owawusuka kwesinye isinyathelo esishintshashintshayo uya kwesinye. Umculo we-orchestra wawumphelelisa, kodwa wawusabonakala umqeda umbono wakhe. Ngangihlabeke umxhwele ngokuphelela komdanso wakhe. Yonke inhlangano yayizwakala ilula. Wayegxuma, egxuma, futhi edansa-konke kwakubonakala kungokwemvelo.
  
  
  Sasingasondelene nesiteji. Ibhokisi lethu lalisekunene, cishe ngamamitha amabili ngaphezu kwesiteji. Kodwa Ubuhle buka-Irinia moskowitz babungenakuphikwa. Yayikhanya ivela kude, ngenxa yokwakheka kwayo okukhulu kwaseshashalazini. Ijezi alikwazanga ukufihla isidumbu sakhe. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngizizwa ngiyingxenye encane nje yalokho umdansi webhaleni ayekusho Kuserge krashnov. Isikhathi sadlula ngokushesha, futhi wahlala futhi wabukela intombazane idansa.
  
  
  Lapho ikhethini livalwa ngenxa yekhefu, kwaba nomjikelezo omusha wokushaywa ihlombe. U-Irinia waya ekhethini futhi waphinde wakhothama ngenxa yokushaywa ihlombe. Waphonsa isandla sakhe ehholo, wabe esenyamalala ngemva kwekhethini futhi. Ngisho nalapho enyamalala, ukuhalalisela kwaqhubeka isikhathi eside. Lapho useryozha ekugcineni eyeka ukushaya izandla nokuthengisa, Umikhail Barnisek wakhuluma nabo okokuqala selokhu sangena enkundleni yemidlalo yaseshashalazini. Wabuza. "Ingabe sizoba nogwayi?"
  
  
  Mina noserge savuma ngekhanda. Savuka sahamba nabanye ababukeli saya esitimeleni. Lapho sehla, kwakukhulunywa ngomdansi wokuqala We-ballerina Erussia, okwakuthiwa wayengeyena nje kuphela omunye wabadansi be-ballerina abahlanu abakhulu kunabo bonke abake baphila, kodwa futhi wayengumdansi we-ballerina omkhulu kunabo bonke abake baphila. E-lobby, yanikezwa Userge nomikhail ngogwayi waserussia. Ngesikhathi sibhema ugwayi egumbini eliphithizelayo, Useryozha wathi: "Ah, Vasily, linda uze uhlangane naye. Kulesi senzakalo, awukwazi ukubona ukuthi muhle kangakanani. Kumelwe umbone eseduze, ubone amehlo akhe, bese ubona kuphela ukuthi muhle kangakanani."
  
  
  "Uma uqhubeka uvota kanjena, Useryozha", Kusho Umikhail, " sizoqala ukukholelwa ukuthi uyayithanda le ntombazane."Userge wamomotheka . 'Unjani? Angimthandi. Uzoba umkami, uzobona. Lapho itournai isiphelile, uyongishada."
  
  
  Ngathi: "nginelukuluku lokwazi ngaye.
  
  
  Sabhema ugwayi futhi salalela inkulumo eyayisizungezile. Sasimi ekhoneni eliphithizelayo usuku lonke. Ngezikhathi ezithile, wayebheka lapho isixuku sasihleli khona, enethemba lokubona umdansi wokuqala webhaleni Waserussia.
  
  
  Userge wabuza: "ingabe ufuna isiphuzo endaweni ethile, bese kuba i-ballet, noma uye ngqo ephathini?"
  
  
  Umikhail waqhaqhazela. Wathi: "mtshele Uvasily lokho". Kwakungekho musa ezwini lakhe. Wayegwema ngamabomu ukukhuluma nami, futhi lapho ekhuluma ngegama lami, kwakunomsindo obukhali ezwini lakhe.
  
  
  Userge wangibuka. Ngambuza: "ingabe ikhona i-vodka emcimbini?"
  
  
  "Yebo," kusho Userge. "Kukhona konke. Kuhlanganise Ne-Irinia ."
  
  
  "Khona-ke kungani singayi lapho ngokuqondile?"
  
  
  "Kulungile", kusho Userge. "Nginesikhathi no-Irinia e-yahoo. Lokho kungaba ngcono kakhulu."
  
  
  I-chandelier esehholo yafiphala, yaba sobala, yaba mnyama. Kwazwakala insimbi. Abantu babefuna indawo yokukhipha ugwayi wabo. Abanye abantu base bengene kakade ehholo. "Masihambe", kusho Userge. "Ikheshi lizoba matasa."
  
  
  Sathola isitsha somlotha, futhi wama kude ngenkathi Userge Nomikhail bephonsa ugwayi wabo. Bahamba eceleni futhi waphefumula okokugcina, wabe esegoba futhi waphonsa ugwayi esitsheni somlotha. Lapho evuka, wabheka ngaphandle ngomnyango wengilazi. Kwakunabantu eqhweni, benethemba lokubona umdansi wabo we-ballerina abawuthandayo. Amehlo ami ayebonakala ebusweni obuningi.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe, wacindezeleka kakhulu kangangokuthi washaya isitsha somlotha. Ngisanda kumbona ngaphandle. Umikhail wayesevele esendleleni eya esitimeleni. Userge weza kimi futhi wangibamba ngengalo. "Kwenzekani, Vasily? Ubukeka umhlophe njengoholst. ingabe kukhona okungahambi kahle? Nganyakazisa ikhanda lami, Futhi Useryozha wangiholela esitimeleni. Wayengalokothi akhulume. Ubuchopho bami babucindezelekile. E-elevator, Userge wangibuka ngokucophelela. Wabona ubuso obujwayelekile esixukwini esingaphandle. Ubuso bukavasily popov wangempela.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 8
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Nakuba kwakuthakazelisa ukuba sibuke U-Irinia moskowitz, abantu abaningi kakhulu abazange bayibuke ingxenye yesibili ye-ballet. Wayemuhle, futhi yilokho engangikusho lapho ngitshela Userge ukuthi ngifuna ukuhlangana naye, kodwa nakuba ngangibukele lesi senzakalo, angizange ngimbone kakhulu.
  
  
  Upopov wayesaphila! Lo muntu wayengasinda kanjani emanzini aneqhwa Asegulf Of Finland? Kwakungelutho ngaphandle komuntu. Kodwa ake sithi wasinda futhi wabuyela Erussia. Lapho exhumana Nobarnisec, wayengangivala. Wabheka Ubarnisek. Ubuso buka-Ego babusekhona njengoba ayebuka i-ballet. Yebo, lokho kungaba kuhle kuye. Upopov uyobhubhisa isembozo sami, futhi ukuphila Kuka-Irina-Irinia ngeke kusafaneleka ukuba kube isicathulo se-ballet. Ngokungangabazeki upopov wayazi ukuthi wayeyisithunywa esiphindwe kabili esasisebenzela u-ax. Ngakho mina No-Irinia kumelwe sikukholwe.
  
  
  Kodwa Upopov wayeyokwenza kanjani? Bakwazi kanjani ukukholisa Ubarnisek ukuthi lokho akusho kwakuyiqiniso?
  
  
  Nganginawo wonke amaphepha nemibhalo ye-ego. Ngokuqondene nesikhundla Esiphakeme Erussia, Kwakunguvasily popov. Yini ayengayenza ukuze akholise Ubarnisek? Akukho okufana nalokho. Izwi lakhe laliyophikisana nelami, futhi nganginawo wonke amaphepha. Ngakho mhlawumbe ngaba nesikhathi esithe xaxa. Mhlawumbe ngeke aveze ukufihla kwami ngokushesha.
  
  
  Kodwa izinto kufanele zihambe ngokushesha manje. Ekugcineni, Upopov uyoba nethuba lokunxenxa Ubarnisek. Ngeke akwazi ukuhlala efihlekile isikhathi eside. Kuzodingeka ngithintane No-Irinia moskowitz phakathi ne-yahoo kulobubusuku. Kuzodingeka ngikutshele Ngopopov. Mhlawumbe wayesevele ekwazi okwakwenzeka esikhungweni. Ngakho akukho okusele okusigcina Erussia. Mhlawumbe singahamba ngaphambi Kokuba Upopov abe nesikhathi sokukholisa noma ubani ukuthi i-ego yakhe ingamanga."
  
  
  Ngaphandle kwalokho, i-ballet yayihle, Futhi U-Irina wayedansa kahle kakhulu. Userge Nam akazange ancike esihlalweni sakhe okwesikhashana. Ngisho Nomikhail Barnisek onganyakazi, ubuso bakhe obubandayo, wayebonakala ethintwe umdansi webhaleni omuhle. Ngaphambi kokuba kuphele, wayenesithakazelo Ku-hey, cishe njengoba Kwakunjalo Ngosergey nomikhail. Ngemva kwalokho, izilaleli zahlanya. Kwakunokushaywa ihlombe okuningi nokugxuma, Futhi Userge wenza sengathi uhlabeke umxhwele kakhulu. Wangishaya mina Nomichael emhlane, eshaya ihlombe. U-Irinia kwadingeka abuye izikhathi eziyisikhombisa, futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi, phakathi nokushaywa ihlombe okukhulu nokumemeza kokuhalalisela, wahlala ezolile futhi ekhothamela emamatheka kancane ezindebeni zakhe.
  
  
  Khona-ke kwase kuphelile, futhi sashaywa isixuku. Imoto yethu yayilinde emgwaqweni.
  
  
  Ngisho nalapho sikhuluma, Useryozha wayekhuluma nge-ballet kuphela. Wathi: "uvassily, ngitshele ukuthi wayemuhle kakhulu. Wayemuhle kakhulu, akunjalo?
  
  
  "Yebo," ngavuma. "Angikaze ngiyibone into efana nayo. Yiyona engcono kunazo zonke engake ngazibona."
  
  
  Umikhail Barnisek wathula.
  
  
  Userge wathi: "linda uze umhlangabeze". "Uma umbona esiteji, uzobona othile ekude, ekude, kodwa uma umbona eseduze, ukhuluma naye-ah, Vasili, ushisa kakhulu. Futhi akazange ashintshe, naphezu kwakho konke ukumangala. Uma kuziwa ekudaniseni, unesizotha. Usebenza kanzima, kodwa akakhulumi ngakho. Kuhle hhayi ngaphandle kuphela, kodwa nangaphakathi ."
  
  
  "Ngiyakuthanda ukukukholelwa lokho."
  
  
  'Uzobona. Uzohlangana naye, bese uyobona.
  
  
  Useryozha waveza injabulo engajwayelekile. Wayefana nengane ekhuluma ngothando lwamathole. Wayengakhulumi ngowesifazane onjengendoda, kodwa njengengane, ngothisha ayemthanda.
  
  
  Lo mcimbi wawuhlelwe abalandeli baka-Irinia. Kulesi senzakalo, kwaqashwa enye yezindawo zokudlela ezikhethekile Kakhulu Emoscow. Ezinye izimoto eziningana zama phambi komnyango. Imibhangqwana egqoke kahle yadlula emnyango wangaphambili. Ngokuqondene neshashalazi, kwakuneqembu labantu elalibukele nxazonke.
  
  
  Umikhail wabheka isixuku esasilindile ngokwenyanya. "Ucabanga ukuthi babazi kanjani ukuthi wayeza lapha? Ih intelligence kufanele isebenze kangcono kuneyethu ."
  
  
  Wambheka ekhoneni leso lakhe. Ngamtshela. "Okwethu? Ingabe lokho akulungile, mngane? Sonke asisebenzi ndawonye?
  
  
  Ubarnisek ubomvu. "Yiqiniso, mngane."
  
  
  Sasimi emgqeni omncane wezimoto silinde ukuma phambi komnyango. Ubarnisek waphinde wathula.
  
  
  Ekugcineni, imoto yethu yafika emgwaqweni. Umlindisango weza kuye wavula umnyango. Userge waphuma kuqala, futhi ngalandela. Wabheka ubuso besixuku. Ukube Upopov wayekhona enkundleni yemidlalo yaseshashalazini, kwakunethuba lokuthi naye wayezoba lapha. I-ego yakhe ayikwazanga ukumbona. Umlindisango wasiholela emnyango wasivula. Sangena ngaphakathi.
  
  
  Kwakunabantu abaningi lapho. Oni umdlalo enjalo ukuthi amatafula ibekwe odongeni. Wonke umuntu wayebonakala ejabule, futhi wonke umuntu wayephuza.
  
  
  "Ngale ndlela", kusho Userge. Mina nomikhail samlandela saya etafuleni elide elalibonakala lithatha lonke igumbi. Kwakunezinhlobo eziningi zeziphuzo nama-eda. Izingxoxo ezazisizungezile zazikhulunywa ngobumnene futhi kubonakala sengathi zazikhuluma kakhulu Ngo-Irinia moskowitz.
  
  
  Ngangingalambile, kodwa cishe Usergey Nomikhail babelambile. Ngesikhathi ethela i-vodka engilazini, bagcwalisa ipuleti ngama-cracker, i-caviar, noshizi ohlukahlukene. Khona-ke ngandlela-thile sahlukana. Wabona umikhail ekhuluma nabantu abane abanokhahlo ekhoneni. Wacabanga ukuthi babeyingxenye ye-ego yamabutho Okuhlasela. Userge wayemi emnyango wangaphambili, ebukeka ecindezelekile ngaphandle. Wathola udonga futhi wancika kulo, ephuza i-vodka. Ukuhleba kwamazwi angizungezile kwakubonakala kuyisiqalo. Wonke umuntu wayelinde umdansi odumile webhaleni.
  
  
  I-vodka engilazini yami yayigcwele ingxenye yayo njengoba kwakugcwala injabulo endaweni yokudlela. Kwakunjengomoya onamandla owawudlula ensimini yommbila. Akekho okwakumelwe angitshele-U-Irinia moskowitz wayelapha.
  
  
  Kwakunokudideka nokudideka ngaphandle njengoba abantu ababeseduze nentombazane babebuthana. Ngangingakwazi ukumbona lapho ngangimi khona. Ngabona Userge eqa futhi emanga, futhi wangivimba enah nah. Umsebenzi womuntu wafika emnyango. Njengoba babedlula umimmo me, waphinde waphuza i-vodka. Userge wathi uzongethula kuye, ngakho ngangingazi ukuthi bazongisondela.
  
  
  Isixuku esasisendaweni yokudlela sathatha intombazane sayiyisa kude nabantu ababesemgwaqweni. Ngabona ukuthi wayengathathwa isixuku, kodwa amadoda amane amahle, amane Afanayo Umikhail Barnisek ayekhuluma nawo. Lapho U-Irinia esengaphakathi, laba abane baphinde baphumela ngaphandle ukuze bahlakaze isixuku.
  
  
  Le ntombazane yayizungezwe ngokuphelele abantu. Wayengakakwazi ukumbona ngokucacile. Userge wayeseceleni kwakhe, ingalo yakhe iseduze okhalweni lwakhe. Wathumela imiyalezo kuwo wonke umuntu. Ngezikhathi ezithile, uncika ukuze amhlebele okuthile endlebeni yentombazane. Isandla sika-Ego samqondisa phambili. Bafika kimi beluma.
  
  
  Unah wayenewigi enhle, ngambona eyenza. Phakathi ne-ballet, wafaka i-ego. Manje yayisilenga, ifaka ubuso bayo obuthakathaka. Wayemncane kakhulu kunalokho ayebukeka esiteji. Ubuso bakhe babunama-oval amaningi: ubuso bakhe babuyi-oval kuphela, amehlo akhe brownundu ayeyi-oval, isilevu sakhe sasiyi-oval, nomlomo wakhe wawuyi-oval. Yayinezimonyo ezimbalwa kunalokho . Unah wayesalokhu emamatheka kancane kangangokuthi ngezinye izikhathi ngangicabanga ukuthi ukumamatheka kwakhe kubantu abaningi. Lapho ebuka Userge, akazange abone lutho ngaphandle kokumhlonipha, uthando lwethu, inhlonipho yethu. Wayebukeka njengabanye abalandeli bakhe. Ngokusobala, U-Irenia wayengahlanganyeli ekuthambekeleni kwe-ego ukushada.
  
  
  Khona-Ke Userge wamholela kimi. Isixuku sasisahleli Eduze Kukanah, simhalalisela. Njengoba babehamba beya kimi maphakathi nendawo yokudlela, ngabona amasosha amane asebarnisec ebheke kubo. Batshela isixuku ukuthi babeyokhuluma nawo wonke umuntu, kodwa ukuthi le ndawo kwakudingeka ikhishwe. Isixuku ezinhlangothini zombili zenah sahamba. Ngokungazelelwe Useryozha No-Irinia bema phambi kwami. Wamomotheka njengabo bonke abanye, kuhlanganise Noserge.
  
  
  "Uvasily!"kusho Userge ngenjabulo . "Ukuvota kokwethenjwa."Isandla sika-Ego sasisaphumule okhalweni lwakhe oluncane futhi samqondisa. "Irinia, sithandwa sami, ngingakwethula kuye? Uvasily Popov".
  
  
  Wangiphakamisela isandla sakhe, izindebe zakhe eziwugqinsi zanda ngokuhleka. U-Ego wathatha isandla sakhe wasibamba isikhathi eside. Ubuhle bakhe nomusa wakhe esiteji kwakungelutho uma kuqhathaniswa nokubuka kwakhe ngokucophelela.
  
  
  Ngathi:" ngangiyithanda i-ballet". Wayazi ukuthi i-ferret yayihamba nabo, njengoba yayingena, kwakufanele izwe, bangamazwi ayiziphukuphuku.
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngenjabulo. "Ngiyabonga, Mnu. Ngezwa ukuthi usanda kubuya Emelika.
  
  
  Wabuka Userge, ngokusobala owayengavumelani nengxoxo yethu. Waqala ukufiphala kancane. "Yebo," ngamtshela U-Irinii. Wabe esephendukela Kuserge. "U-Irinia akanalutho angaluphuza, Serge. Ngemva kwakho konke ukudansa, le ntokazi yomile ."
  
  
  "Ah," kusho Userge. Ngiyamqonda okuthile. Wakhothama Ku-Irinia isikhashana. "Ngizobuya ngokushesha."
  
  
  Njengoba ayehamba phakathi kwesixuku futhi enyamalala, uyise wabheka ubuso obumzungezile ehlombe Lika-Irinia. Abantu abaningi babekhuluma; babengamshayi Indiva U-Irenia, kodwa ukunakwa kwakucatshangelwe kancane. Ngezinye izikhathi ngangibona othile ebabuka njengoba base bezongishiya. Wayesahleka.
  
  
  Izwi lakhe lehla laba ukuhleba. "U-Irinia", ngathi, " igama lakhe lesidlaliso Ngucarter, umngane wakho Ovela Emelika."Wacwayiza. Imivimbo yakhe emide yayishaya ngamandla. Ukuhleka kukastahl kuthule. Ukubukeka anginika kona kwakungaselona elokuzithiba - wayebukeka ecindezelekile. Amehlo akhe brownundu amboza ubuso bami. "Eh-okulula?"
  
  
  Ngabheka nxazonke ukuze ngiqiniseke ukuthi asizwakali. "Kuningi okuzungezile", ngishilo. "Ngilapha ukuzokuhambisa Erussia."Ulimi lwakhe lwaphuma futhi kancane kancane lwagxumela phezu kwezindebe zakhe ezingezansi. Yena, waqonda isikhundla sakhe. Uma evuma ukuthi wayazi ukuthi kungani elapha, empeleni wayeyovuma ukuthi uyisithunywa esiphindwe kabili. Ukube kwavela ukuthi kwakuyi-agent yamaphoyisa omshoshaphansi Asekremlin noma Uvasily popov wangempela, ukuphila kwakhe kwakungeke kube nenzuzo. Ngeke aphume emakamelweni ephila. Ubungeke usho okuthile okunjalo ngokuzwakalayo.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngesaba ukuthi angimqondi. Amabele akhe avuka futhi awa ngokushesha ngaphansi komgexo wengubo yakhe.
  
  
  "Ngikholwe, Irinia. Ngingakubonisa Amakhadi OMAZISI Aseparis uma uwadinga, kodwa anginaso isikhathi salokho njengamanje. Uvasily popov wangempela usaphila futhi usezilalelini lapha emoscow. Cishe uzokwembula ukufihla kwami ngokushesha, ngakho kudingeka ngiqede umsebenzi wami ngokushesha. Inhloso kwakuwukuqoqa ukwaziswa Ngesoviet Institute Of Marine Research. Ingabe uphumelele?"
  
  
  'Kimi ... Angazi... ukhuluma ngani, mngane?"
  
  
  Ngabona Userge ephuma ngemuva kwesihlalo eside, ingilazi esandleni ngasinye. "Irinia, Userge usendleleni. Anginaso isikhathi sokukutshela okwengeziwe. Bheka, usebenze E-AX. Izimo zaziyiminyaka emithathu yolwazi ukuze kutholakale isigidi samarandi ku-akhawunti Yaseswitzerland nobuzwe BASE-US. Sekudlule iminyaka emithathu. Ngafika lapha ukuzokuholela Erussia. Kodwa okokuqala kudingeka sifunde okuthile ngalesi sikhungo, esiqhutshwa Usergey. Iyini indaba? '
  
  
  Uyalula futhi abeke isandla sakhe kimi. Kwakunokukhathazeka okukhulu emehlweni akhe. Userge weza ezoluma, futhi ngambona ehlombe lakhe. Wamomotheka lapho esondela kithi. Waluma umlomo wakhe ongezansi. "Eyakhe ... ihhotela lakhe lizoba njalo ..."
  
  
  "Uma ngomzuzu kwakungasesona isinqumo sethu. Userge uyeza kithi. Singakhuluma kuphi?
  
  
  Wabheka phansi, futhi izinwele zakhe ezinde zamboza ubuso bakhe. Khona-ke, kungazelelwe, wabukeka sengathi wayesenqume. "Efulethini lami," esho nje. "Nginesikhathi Noserge e-yahoo."
  
  
  "Yebo, ngiyakwazi lokho. Kamuva, uyokuletha nini ekhaya?
  
  
  'Kuhle. Mhlawumbe ngizomazi ngokwengeziwe kulobubusuku. Ngizozama ukukholisa u-ego ukuba angiyise esikhungweni."Wanginika ikheli lakhe .
  
  
  Futhi kwenzeka okuthile okungajwayelekile. Wayesabambe isandla sami. Sabhekana isikhashana. Waphefumula. Ngabuka amabele akhe enyuka futhi ewa, futhi wayazi ukuthi ngangibukele. Wayezizwa ekhangwa nguye, futhi wayazi ukuthi naye wayezizwa ngendlela efanayo. Wafiphala. U-Ee wamthatha ngesandla, futhi akazange azame ukusikhipha.
  
  
  "Ungowesifazane omuhle Kakhulu, Irinia", ngishilo.
  
  
  Ngisanda kuyeka isandla sakhe lapho Useryozha ejoyina us.
  
  
  "Ngicela," esho ngenjabulo. Wanika U-Irinia odin izibuko. "Ngithemba ukuthi uyakujabulela."Wabe esenqaba. "Irinia? Kwenzeka okuthile? '
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Yebo, Akunjalo, Seryozha."Wangimamatheka, naye wamomotheka Userge nesixuku. "Kwakujabulisa ukuhlangana nawe, Comrade popov."
  
  
  "Ngabheka Userge . "Wawulungile, Serge. Ungowesifazane omuhle."
  
  
  U-Irinia wabamba ingalo Kaserge. "Singabuyela kwabanye?"
  
  
  "Njengoba ufisa, sithandwa."
  
  
  Wabheka kubo. Ngazizwa nginobudlelwano obuqinile nalo wesifazane. Kwakuyinto engokwenyama, eyisisekelo; futhi uma ayengalungile kakhulu, naye wayecabanga kanjalo. Ngabuka ubuhle bakhe bonke ababesekamelweni. Cishe ngemva kwamahora amathathu, umikhail Barnisek wavele wabonakala eduze kwami futhi wahlala nami ohambweni lokuya nokubuya e-yahoo. Ngangingenalo elinye ithuba lokukhuluma No-Irinia. Yayindiza isuka kwenye iye kwenye, Userge eyelula ingalo yakhe. Izikhathi eziningana waphawula Userge ezama ukuqabula indlebe yakhe njengoba behamba. Njalo lapho enyakazisa ikhanda lakhe futhi ehamba. U-Irina wangibamba kathathu ngesikhathi se-yahoo. Wayembheka njalo lapho ehamba. Njalo lapho sibhekana, wayengowokuqala ukubheka kude, ebomvu kancane. Futhi lapho iphathi isiphelile, ngambona ehamba Noserge. Umikhail Barnisek wayemi eduze kwami. Naye wayebone U-Irenia ehamba. Wangibuka. "Kube ubusuku obude, mngane. Ngingayivumela imoto ize?"
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. Izivakashi eziningi zase zihambile kakade. Labo abahlala emuva bazithela iziphuzo. Kwakungekho zidakwa lapha, kodwa ezinye zezinsizwa zazidakwe kakhulu.
  
  
  Mina nobarnisek sathula ngesikhathi sokuthula Emoscow. Kwaba kanye kuphela lapho athatha khona ibhokisi lakhe likagwayi legolide wanginika ugwayi. Lapho sivuka, waklwebha umphimbo wakhe.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana sadlula, futhi wabuza: "Ngitshele, Vasily, ingabe uzobika ekremlin kusasa?"
  
  
  Ucorkscrew akazange amlalele, wathi, " U-Irinia Moskowitz mkhulu njengowesifazane lapho edansa,akunjalo?"
  
  
  Ubarnisek waphishekela izindebe zakhe. "Lalela, Vasily, yena, ngithemba ukuthi awucabangi ukuthi ngizama ukukhipha noma yini kuwe."
  
  
  Waphenduka kancane futhi wambuka. "Yini okufanele ngiyicabange, Barnisek?"
  
  
  Wayethuthumela ngendlela engafanele. "Ah, ingabe ufuna ukuzijabulisa nami, mngane? Awufuni yini ukukhohlwa konke engikushilo?
  
  
  Yena, akazange asho lutho.
  
  
  Ubarnisek wadlulisela isandla sakhe ezindebeni zakhe. "Mngane, ngisebenze kanzima ukuze ngifinyelele isikhundla sami samanje. Wayengeke enze Lutho Olwalungenza isikhundla sami kuhulumeni sibe sengozini."
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, akunjalo, mngane."
  
  
  Wangithinta ingalo. "Khona-Ke, Uvasilia, sicela ukhohlwe le mibuzo ewubuwula. Sicela ukhohlwe it in isithakazelo sakho best. '
  
  
  Imoto yama phambi kwehhotela. Ubarsnishek wayesabambe isandla sami. Ngabheka amehlo akhe amancane. Bangibuka ngicela.
  
  
  "Ngizocabanga ngakho," ngishilo. Umshayeli wavula umnyango waphuma.
  
  
  Njengoba imoto yayisuka, wabona Ubarnisek ebheka ngefasitela elingemuva. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ngaqaphela khona ukuthi Uvasily popov wayebaluleke kangakanani. I-Emu yakwazi ukusindisa isiphetho senhloko yomnyango okhethekile wamaphoyisa omshoshaphansi, Umikhail Barnisek. Khona-ke kwafika omunye umcabango kimi. Indoda enamandla kangaka yayiyoba nabangane, abangane abanamandla ngokulinganayo, abangane ababengadingi imibhalo ukuze bazi Upopov wangempela. Yena, waba nomuzwa wokuthi isikhathi sase siphelile. Kwakufanele ngithole konke mayelana nesikhungo kulobubusuku.
  
  
  Ngicwila emnyango wehhotela. Umuntu kakade unikeze isihluthulelo sami. Wakhuphukela esitezi esiphezulu nabanye abagibeli ababili ababesekheshi. Lapho ngingena ekamelweni lakhe, nganginesihluthulelo esandleni sami. Kodwa ngokushesha nje lapho umnyango uvuleka, ngazi ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Usergei wayengashisi. Iwindi eliya esitezi sokuphuma lapho kunomlilo lalivulekile. Ecasukile, wagijimela efasiteleni walivala. Khona-ke ngezwa imisindo eseceleni kombhede. Lathintwa inkinobho yomhlaba, Futhi Ubrylev wayivula.
  
  
  Wayelula ngobuvila, ephaphazela amehlo akhe, futhi engimomotheka ngokulala. Wayengowesifazane osemusha onamandla onezinwele ezimfushane ezinsundu. Wayelele phansi ekamelweni lami. "Unjani?"
  
  
  "Sithandwa?"Izinwele zakhe zazilenga phambi kwamehlo akhe. Wadonsa izingubo zokulala entanyeni yakhe. Ukumamatheka kwasakazeka. Wathi: "angisakwazi ukulinda. Waphonsa emuva izingubo zokulala. Ngempela wayengowesifazane onamandla, okwakulula ukumbona. Wayenqunu.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Wangiphakamisela izandla. "Khumula izingubo zakho, uju, uze kimi. Ngangingakwazi ukulinda ukuba uze kimi, kwadingeka ukuba eze kuwe."Khona-ke yaziwa nguye-izwi lakhe. "Sonya," ngathi. "Bekungafanele ukwenze lokho."
  
  
  Waphakamisa umunwe. "Kodwa ngakwenza."Woza, ukhumule. Ngikukhumbule isikhathi eside kakhulu.
  
  
  Kwakungalungile. Ngangazi ukuthi ukube Nje Usonya wayenganga, ukufihla kwami kwakuyobe kuveziwe. Wayazi i-ego yangempela Kapopov ngemikhuba yakhe nangendlela ayelala ngayo naye.
  
  
  "Sonya," ngathi. "Ngingathanda ..."
  
  
  Wagxuma waphuma embhedeni wangishaya. Unah wayenomzimba ogobekile onemilenze eqinile, enamandla. Ukugqashuka okhalweni lwakhe kwanikeza umbono wokuthi wayezifake. Amathanga akhe ayethambile futhi emema. Kancane kancane wasondela kimi futhi wahambisa izandla zakhe phezulu naphansi phambi komzimba wakhe.
  
  
  Wathi:" lo mzimba wawungenalutho ongalwenza". "Akusona isidumbu esizizwa sihle uma singenalutho esingalwenza. Kuyinto umzimba ukudlala futhi uthando ."
  
  
  Umgodi wami washaya umnyango. "Sonya," ngathi. Futhi ngokushesha wavala ibanga phakathi kwethu.
  
  
  Wafinyelela izandla zakhe futhi wasebenzisa ih ebusweni bami. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, wacindezela isidumbu sakhe ngokumelene nesami. Izindebe zakhe ezibomvu zahlukana futhi zacindezela ezami. Ukuphefumula kwakhe kwakumnandi, futhi ngangizizwa umzimba wakhe ungihlikihla. Kwakunomlilo kulo. Ubamba isandla sami abeke elinye lamabele akhe emabeleni akhe. Wabe esebuyisela ikhanda lakhe emuva kancane.
  
  
  Wangibheka ngendlela exakile isikhashana, futhi amehlo akhe aluhlaza ayedidekile. Kwaziwa-hey, bekufanele wazi ukuthi ngangingeyena Upopov. Kodwa wabe esengithola ukuthi ukhululekile. Wabeka izandla zakhe ngemuva kwekhanda lami futhi wacindezela ih ezindebeni zakhe. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, waqala ukungikhumula ngobuciko.
  
  
  Ngokushesha saya embhedeni. Umlilo waqubuka ezinqeni zami. Ngokushesha wafinyelela eqophelweni lokungabuyi. Lona wesifazane wayazi ukuthi angamthokozisa kanjani indoda. Wayekwazi konke ukunyakaza futhi wayengumdlali omuhle kakhulu we-ih. Ungithatha ngezihlakala abeke izandla zakhe lapho efuna khona, futhi uyaqhubeka engitshela ukuthi uyindoda enkulu kangakanani, nokuthi wadliwa umlilo owawungacima kuphela.
  
  
  Ayikho imizwelo. Kwakuyisilwane esilambele izidumbu zomunye. Wayengakhangwa U-Irinia moskowitz. Kwakuyindlala ehlukile.
  
  
  Sididekile. Izindebe zami zashelela emzimbeni wakhe wonke, izinwele zami zashelela emzimbeni wami wonke. Sasibuthana ndawonye, sigingqika embhedeni. Izandla zakhe zazisentanyeni yami, wayeluma izindlebe zami, intamo yami, nesifuba sami. Imizimba yethu yayimanzi futhi ikhazimula.
  
  
  Futhi-ke sayeka.
  
  
  Elakhe lalilele eduze kwakhe. Wahlala phezu kwendololwane eyodwa wabheka Unah. Wavula amehlo akhe aluhlaza futhi wawavumela ukuba ashelele phezu komzimba wami ongenalutho. Kwenziwa okufanayo kuye. Wayemuhle, owesifazane osebenza nge-internet, enobungane kuzo zonke izinhlobo zakhe. Ukuhlolwa kwakhe okuhle kakhulu komzimba wakhe wonke. Khona-ke, yabheka ubuso bayo nge-coquette yayo enamaqakala abanzi, izindebe zayo eziphansi kancane. Wavala amehlo akhe aluhlaza.
  
  
  "Woza," esho.
  
  
  Wabe eseqala ukuhamba. Wayebonakala ephila ngenjabulo. Angikaze ngizizwe ngale ndlela ngaphambili. Ngangingenandaba kangako nomzimba wakhe nesifiso sami sawo. Wangithinta, ehamba emuva naphambili, phezulu naphansi, futhi izandla zakhe zahlola umzimba wami, zenza izinto zobunyoninco kakhulu kimi. Ukuphila kwakhe kwakubonakala kunethonya ngomzamo awenza. Sasihamba kanyekanye futhi ngokwehlukana, sihamba ngamagagasi ayisiyingi.
  
  
  Futhi wayelokhu ethi wayemuhle kangakanani.
  
  
  Yayithambile, ithambile kakhulu. Sobabili sasikhipha imisindo emincane yenjabulo. Sakha ama-ego ethu kancane kancane. Sasingabantwana ogwini, sakha isigodlo kuso sonke isihlabathi. Sabeka isisekelo esizungeze isihlabathi esifudumele esimanzi futhi sakha i-nen. Izindonga zase ziphelile, kodwa kwakudingeka kulungiselelwe ukuphakama kwamanzi. Amagagasi ayenyuka, awe komunye, futhi adlale enqabeni yethu. Umsebenzi ngamunye ongaphandle wawubonakala unamandla kunowokuqala. Lapho izindonga seziqediwe, kwakuphenduka uphahla. Kwakuyinqaba eqediwe nokunye. Amagagasi ayeyingxenye ye-ego. Lona wesifazane wayeyisihluthulelo, umzimba wakhe ne-ego yakhe. Futhi wayeyigagasi.
  
  
  Khona-ke kwenzeka. Umzimba wakhe ocebile, okhazimulayo wacindezela owami. Kwakuyigagasi eliphikisayo elinamandla. Eyakhe, yazizwa ikhuphuka kakhulu, yaqala ukuwohloka, futhi eyakhe, yaziphonsa kunah. Isikhiye sasimnambithe, saphula ukuzazisa kwakhe ngesishayo esisodwa esikhulu. Umlomo wakhe wawugcwele izingxenye zakhe zangasese, uthinta wonke ama-nook nama-cranny, njengoba besho.
  
  
  Futhi angizange ngimuzwe ekhala.
  
  
  Khona-ke silala eduze komunye nomunye, sibeka ikhanda lethu emcamelweni. Esakhe sasisekhona kuye, silahlekile ekupheleleni kobuciko bakhe bothando.
  
  
  Ngezwi eliphansi, wabuza: "Ungubani?"
  
  
  "Kusobala ukuthi angiyena Uvasily popov."
  
  
  Wathi:" kusobala ukuthi ngibheke ubuso bami. Amanga afika kimi ngokushesha okukhulu. Wangikhipha ngaphandle komzamo. "Lolu uhlobo olusha lokuhlola ukuphepha", ngishilo. "Njengovasily, ummeli wakhe. Thina nezinye izisebenzi eziningi sayalwa ukuba sithathe ubunikazi obuhlukile, obungafani. Uvasily uzenza omunye umenzeli, futhi ngizenza yena. Inhloso iwukuthola ukuthi ama-ejenti anabangane noma abantu abajwayelene nabo abangavamile yini."
  
  
  Waphakamisa ibunzi. "Ingabe akuvamile?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Ngandlela-thile, Usonya. Kuhle kakhulu ukuba ulale emgqonyeni kadoti."
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngiphuphe. "Anginandaba nokuthi ngizophinde ngimbone Yini Uvasily popov."Kwadingeka silale ngoba ngangikhathele . Ngavuka lapho ngizwa isinyathelo sakhe. Ngavula amehlo ami futhi ngambona eya endlini yangasese. Eyakhe, ngangicabanga ukuthi wayefaka izingubo zakhe lapha.
  
  
  Wafinyelela. Kwakudala kakhulu lapho enelisekile ngokuphelele. Ngangizibuza ukuthi Usonya wayenobudlelwano Obunjani Novasily popov. Uma ayenganamathela ekudleni okunjalo usuku nosuku, wayeyoba umuntu ongaphezu kwalokho ayecabanga.
  
  
  Waphendukela emnyango wendlu yangasese wathatha ugwayi. Njengoba ngangilithatha, ngaphinde ngezwa umnyango wendlu yangasese uvuleka. Wamdonsa kakhulu futhi waphendukela Kusonia.
  
  
  Wayegqoke ijezi, isiketi, nebherethi lasefrance. Esandleni sakhe kwakunesibhamu esizenzakalelayo esicwebezelayo. Wayegcina i-ego iqondiswe kimi ngokuqinile.
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe lalinemihlathi. "Kusho ukuthini lokho, Sonya?"
  
  
  Wahleka ngokuhlekisa. "Lokho kusho intambo yomdlalo-Umnu. Carter."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Wadonsa ugwayi wakhe futhi wabhema usonny. Wama emnyango wendlu yangasese wangikhomba ngesibhamu esikhazimulayo.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Uyazi ukuthi ngingubani. Kuzokwenzekani manje?
  
  
  Waphinde wahleka. "Uju, uphuma embhedeni ugqoke. Sidinga leyo ndawo ukuze siye kuyo. Othile usilindile."
  
  
  Nganginombono wokuthi lo muntu ungubani. Ngakhipha amashidi futhi ngaphuma emgqonyeni kadoti. Wakhipha ugwayi wakhe wafuna ibhande lakhe lemali. Njengoba ngangigqoka, ngambuza, " Kuthiwani ngale yahoo yethu? Kungani uya embhedeni nami lapho wazi ukuthi ungubani?
  
  
  "Kwadingeka ngikubambe ungalindele. Ngikholwe, kwakuyihlaya. Uhle kakhulu. kuhle, mhlawumbe kungcono ngisho nangaphezu kukavasily. Owesifazane ubeyohlanya uma ulala naye embhedeni bese engakuthandi. Ungumthandi omuhle kakhulu ."Wayegqoke izingubo zakhe . Ibhande lemali laliseduze okhalweni lwami. Kwakubonakala kimi ukuthi ngangingasusa isibhamu enah ngaphandle komzamo omkhulu. Ngacabanga kanjalo. Wayenethemba lokuthi wayengeyena umlwi omuhle njengomnikazi, kungenjalo wayeyobe ekhululwe kalula uma leyo revolver izama ukumbamba.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ingabe kwakungcono ukuba nawe ungene kumahlaya?"
  
  
  Ngambona ebomvu. Wangikhomba ngesibhamu. "Uma ungenandaba, sizothatha isitezi sokuphuma emlilweni singene emafasiteleni."Asikho isizathu sokukunika ithuba lokuxwayisa othile ngokuhlangana nabangane bakho egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi."Wafaka isibhamu efasiteleni. "Woza, phuma, kulungile?"
  
  
  Ngagqoka ijazi lami ngavula iwindi. Ubusuku babumnyama futhi bubanda. Usnow wangishaya ebusweni njengoba ekugcineni ngangingena esitezi sokuphuma lapho kunomlilo. Usonya wayeseceleni kwami, esondelene kakhulu futhi. Yena, waphawula ukuthi wayengenalo ithalente lezinto ezinjalo. Kwakubonakala sengathi wenza umusa kothile, futhi wayazi ukuthi ungubani. Kodwa wadlala, wamshiya enombono wokuthi wayengiphoqe ukuba ngilalele. Ngifuna ukubona ukuthi ungiholela kubani. Futhi amyise ehhotela ukuze akhulume nalesi sibalo.
  
  
  Wakhwela ngaphandle kwamafasitela angilandela futhi wangilandela phansi ezitebhisini. Izibani Zasemoscow zazisizungeza njengamakristalu eqhwa. Kwakunezimoto ezimbalwa emigwaqweni eneqhwa. Yisiphukuphuku kuphela esasingadlula kule migwaqo ngalesi sikhathi. Isiwula noma i-ejenti.
  
  
  Uvasily popov wapaka imoto yakhe ekugcineni komgwaqo eduze kwehhotela. Wayesilindele emgwaqweni, futhi ngihamba njengebhere lasezindaweni ezibandayo ngiya emuva naphambili, ngihlikihla izandla zami ezingaguquki. Lapho esibona sifika, wahlala enganyakazi. Njengoba kwakunesilonda esihlathini sika-ego, ukumamatheka kwakubonakala kuwukusika okungokwemvelo. Ngaqaphela ukuthi wayenobuso obufanayo nalobo engangibubona esibukweni. Lapho sifika kuye, wayencike emotweni izandla zakhe ziboshwe ndawonye.
  
  
  "Yeka ukuthi kumnandi kanjani, kumnandi kangakanani", esho Kusonya. "Ingabe zazikhona ezinye izinkinga?"
  
  
  Ubuso bukasonny babubomvu ngenxa yamakhaza neqhwa. Uma ebomvu manje, akekho obengaqaphela. "Ayikho inkinga," esho ngobumnene.
  
  
  Uvasily popov wayebukeka enempilo. Wayengabukeki sengathi ulimele noma ubanda emanzini aneqhwa Egulf Of Finland.
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kimi. "Khona-ke ekugcineni sizophinde sihlangane, Mnu. Carter. Ingabe ungangena, ngicela? Kwakuyi-oda, hhayi i-corkscrew. Wangivulela umnyango.
  
  
  Ukushisa kwemoto kwavulwa. Wawela isihlalo sangemuva waya kolunye uhlangothi. Usonya wangena ngemva kwami, esaphethe isibhamu esasikhomba kimi. Uvasily popov wangena ngemuva kwesondo.
  
  
  Waphenduka phakathi.
  
  
  "Ihhotela lakhe lingathanda ukuthola amaphepha akhe NAMAKHADI OMAZISI", esho ngokumomotheka. Lapho u-emu emnika le mibhalo, waqhubeka: "ngangingakwazi ukuya kubaphathi bami ngaphandle kwemvume enhle. Kungase kube nokungabaza ngokuthi Uhema wayengupopov wangempela yini. Njengoba kungenzeka ukuthi abaphathi bami bayokukholwa, babeyonquma ukulinda ngize ngibe nemibhalo edingekayo."Wayesebenzisa amaphepha akhe . "Akungabazeki manje."
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Wazi kanjani ukuthi wayengubani?"
  
  
  "Uqinisekile ukuthi siyiziphukuphuku, Mnu. Carter. Bengilokhu ngisola U-Irinia moskowitz cishe unyaka. Angikaze ngitshele muntu ngezinsolo zami okwamanje, ngoba ngifuna ukuqiniseka ngokuphelele. Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi sasingazi ukuthi wayehlinzeka ngolwazi e-United states? Ekugcineni, iminyaka emithathu yisikhathi eside, mnumzane, sokuthatha ingozi enjalo."
  
  
  "Umuntu oxhumana naye", ngathi, " umlamuleli phakathi Kuka-Irinia NO-Ax, yileyo ndlela owathola ngayo."
  
  
  Wathi, "ah", emamatheka, " hhayi ngempela. Ngeshwa, lowo oxhumana naye akazange asinde ekuhlushweni ngaphambi kokuba akwazi ukudalula ukuthi iyini ihhotela lakhe. Kodwa wathola ukuthi i-Ejenti Yasemelika yayizoya Erussia. Uyazi ukuthi lokhu kuvakasha kuhlobene nomdansi wethu odumile webhaleni. Ngacabanga ukuthi uzokwenza okuthile okubalulekile kuye.
  
  
  Kwakuyingozi ukuthatha ubunikazi bami, ngakho okubalulekile yilokho wena No-Irinia ababenakho engqondweni.
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe lalinemihlathi. "Kukhona okushodayo, Popov", ngishilo. "Kulungile, uthole oxhumana naye, kodwa wayengazi ukuthi ngingubani. Watshela U-Irinia Ukuthi i-ejenti yayizothintana naye, kodwa ngisho naye wayengazi ukuthi i-ejenti ingubani."
  
  
  Upopov wangibuka njengomama ebuka ingane engaqondi lutho. "Uzibukela phansi, Mnu. Carter. Wake wacabanga ukuthi asihlangene ngalutho nawe? Siyazi ukuthi uyinkosi yokuzifihla. Futhi lapho uzifihla njengami, kwakulula kimi ukukubona. Ngakubona lapho ugibela umkhumbi omncane wokudoba. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Wasinda kanjani emanzini aneqhwa Asegulf Of Finland, Popov?"Ngangigqoke isudi enjoloba njengomshayeli."
  
  
  Yingaleso sikhathi lapho ngaqaphela khona ukuthi ngangizizwa kanjani lapho ngisebenza Nopopov-into ebushelelezi esikhundleni se-ego yesikhumba. Umkhumbi wokudoba wawungeke ube kude Kakhulu Kunomongameli waserussia Uvladimir putin. Konke i-emu okwakudingeka ikwenze kwakuwukubhukuda iye enah bese ikhetha indlela ehlukile eya Erussia. Wabheka Usonya. Ubuso bakhe obubanzi babusalokhu bungabonakali. Wayedonsa ijezi lakhe kahle, futhi ukucabanga ngalokho okwakungaphansi kwalelo jezi nalokho esasingakwenzanga ihora eledlule kwenza igazi lami laqala ukugijima futhi.
  
  
  "Kodwa silahlekile, Mnu.Carter", kusho Upopov.
  
  
  "Ngisho noma kuzwakala kuwubuwula, ngizokubuza. Yini okufanele uyenze Nge Irinia Moskowitz? Kungani erussia? Hlobo luni lwendawo onayo lapha Erussia?
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngokudabuka. "Indawo yami Iyipopova ephindwe Kabili Yaserussia", ngishilo. "Okokuqala, kudingeka ngithole ukuthi abesifazane baserussia badlala ngendlela ehlukile kunabanye abesifazane. "Okwesibili, kumelwe ngiyifune edamini elikhulu Esiberia, ukuze ngenze ukuqhuma kwe-ego ukuze Lonke Elaserussia likhukhuleke."
  
  
  Ubuso bukasonny bavela ngemva kokumamatheka. Upopov wangikhomba ngekhanda. "Ngacabanga kanjalo, kwakuwubuwula ukubuza. Njengoba ngiqiniseka ukuthi uyazi, sinezindlela zethu, Mnu. Carter. Kukhona indawo lapho mina Nosonya singakwenza ukhulume khona.
  
  
  Waphenduka wathatha imoto. Usonya wayesangibheka. Wathi, " sizoletha u-ego efulethini lami."
  
  
  Upopov wahamba. Ngangisakholelwa ukuthi ngingasikhipha isibhamu ezandleni zikasonny. Wayekude nami ngengalo. Wakwazi ukushaya isibhamu ngesibhamu sokushaya emuva, ukugoba phambili nokugwaza Upopov entanyeni. Futhi ke? Upopov wayeshayela. Uma elahlekelwa ukulawula isondo lokushayela futhi eshayela imoto angene endlini noma esigxotsheni sesibani, kungaba yingozi. Nganquma ukulinda isikhathi eside.
  
  
  Akuzange kuthathe isikhathi eside. Upopov waphenduka ekhoneni izikhathi eziningana futhi wehla ngomgwaqo waya emnyango ongemuva wesakhiwo esinezitezi. Lesi sakhiwo sasicishe sihlotshiswe njengehhotela lami. Kumelwe ukuba kwakuyimoto Kasonny, ngoba Upopov wayemise U-Ego endaweni ebekelwe eceleni. Phambi kwethu kwakunomnyango ohlangothini lwesakhiwo. Manje igobolondo leqhwa liqine kakhulu. Ubusuku babufana neqabunga elimnyama elintantayo elinama-popcorn azungezayo ngaphezulu kwalo. Ngangizizwa Ngibanda ngengubo yami. Ngaqaphela Ukuthi Usonya wayecishe agqoke ijezi nejazi lakhe.
  
  
  Upopov waphuma kuqala. Wavula umnyango wangemuva waphakamisa isandla sakhe phambi kwesibhamu. Usonya wanikeza u-emu isibhamu waphuma. Wamlandela. Upopov wanqekuzisa ikhanda ngasemnyango. "Yiya esitimeleni, Mnu. Carter. Sicela uhambe ngokucophelela."
  
  
  Eyakhe, ngangazi ukuthi ukunyakaza kwami kwakuyoba okulinganiselwe ngandlela-thile lapho eyakhe isesakhiweni. Uma ayezothola leso sibhamu, kwakuzokwenzeka emgwaqweni.
  
  
  Usonya wayengakwesobunxele sami, Futhi Upopov wayengakwesokudla ngemva kwami. Wayengasondelene ngokwanele ukuba akwazi ukufinyelela kuye ukuze athathe isikhali. Futhi wayazi Ukuthi Upopov wayeyoba nesikhathi esinzima sokudonsa isibhamu kunosonny. Kodwa kwakunendlela yokuphuma.
  
  
  Sasicishe sibe semnyango. Usonya weza ezongikhahlela futhi wazama ukubamba isibambo somnyango. Lapho ecabanga ukuthi useduze ngokwanele, waphuma ngesandla sakhe sobunxele, wambamba ingalo, wamphonsa emuva.
  
  
  Wagxumela eqhweni futhi waphakamisa izandla zakhe ukuze azinze. Kodwa kwakuphakathi kwami Nopopov. Wezwa isibhamu samathoyizi esithulisiwe. Ubuso bukapopov babungabonakali ebumnyameni. Usengumdubuli. Amashiya ka-Ego amangala. Usonya wawa phezu kwakhe. Wamemeza njengoba ukukhala kwakumhlaba ekhaleni. Yawa esandleni Sikapopov ngesibhamu, okwenza u-ego wakhubeka. Wazama ukudonsa ingalo Yakhe Kusonny ukuze akwazi ukudubula futhi, kulokhu kimi. Usonya waguqa ngamadolo.
  
  
  Kwathatha udolly imizuzwana. Usonya wakhe wayemi ngemva kwakhe, futhi wazama ukubamba ingalo Kapopov. Uma ngingakwazi ukukwenza, kwakudingeka ngithole indawo yokucasha, ngoba ngokushesha Nje Lapho Upopov ekhipha isibhamu sakhe, wayezongidubula.
  
  
  Kodwa njengoba ayewa, Usonya wabamba ingalo ngesikhali. Unah akakabi nokopha okukhulu. Kumelwe ukuba ugawking akazange awuthole umthambo we-carotis. Kodwa wenza imisindo emincane emphinjeni wakhe njengoba ayebambelela Kupopov.
  
  
  U-ee wamanga, ezama ukubamba ijazi lakhe, ingalo, izinwele, noma yini. Khona-Ke Upopov wenza okuwukuphela kwento ayengayenza esikhundleni sakhe. Wabeka izandla zombili ndawonye futhi, ekhononda ngomzamo, waphakamisela izandla Zombili Kusonya. Amadolo akhe ayesanda kufika eqhweni ngenxa yokugoba okuncane. Zombili izinqindi Zikapopov zazingaphansi kwamabele akhe. Lapho ephakamisa izandla zakhe, Usonya waziphakamisa Kulee, enamahloni. Weza kimi wawa emhlane wakhe.
  
  
  Ngizama ukuthi izidumbu zinzima kunenhliziyo ephukile kuyiqiniso, ungakucabanga, ngokombono wami. Ngokwemvelo, wazama ukumvimba ukuba angawi. Wezwa omunye upopov eshaywa ngokushesha, wabe esebona u-ego dark body. Isidumbu sikasonny sangidonsa. Upopov wayebonakala esezophinde adubule. Angikwazanga ukuya ndawo, futhi kulokhu wathatha isikhathi sakhe.
  
  
  Ukuphakama kwakhe kwaphakamisa isidumbu sentombazane phambi kwakhe. Kwakukhona i-pop ethambile ngaphambi kwakhe, emphakamisa ngokuphelele. I-Gawking yangifaka lapha emalini; ukube bekungengenjalo, bengizoyithola emaphashini ami noma ngigoqe idola. Upopov wayenesibhamu esincane, esincane kakhulu ukuba angadubula kabili ekhanda. Gqolozela ikhanda likasonny.
  
  
  Ngazizwa sengathi ngase ngiwele emuva. Ngokungacacile, ngezwa imoto iqala ukusebenza . Ngangiwele kanzima eqhweni, Futhi Usonya wayelele phezu kwami, ephuma igazi eliningi. Amanye amafulethi ayekhanyiswe ngentuthu engcwele. Ngezwa umsindo wamathayi emoto ephenduka eqhweni. Imoto yabuyela emuva. Izindololwane zami zathinta iqhwa. Usonya wayelele esiswini sami. Wayekwazi ukuzwa igazi elinamathelayo ebusweni bakhe. Kwakukhona izibani ezengeziwe.
  
  
  Umcabango wami wokuqala kwakuwukuthatha isibhamu Kupopov. Okuwukuphela kwento ayengacabanga ngayo manje kwakuwukukhumula Usonya aqede ukuzazisa kwakhe lapha. Konke kuyoba manje. Uma ngabe sengivele nginesimiso, manje ngizodinga ukusisebenzisa ngesivinini esisheshayo.
  
  
  Laliphuma liye kwesobunxele ngaphansi Kwegundane. Kwakungadingeki ngibheke ubuso bakhe obunganyakazi isikhathi eside ukuze ngibone ukuthi ufile.
  
  
  Ngezwa imoto igingqika emgwaqweni. Ngesikhathi ngivuka futhi ngishiya indlu, Upopov wayesanyamalala ngokuphelele emkhakheni wami wokubona. Manje i-emu ngeke ibe nzima ukukholisa iziphathimandla. Wayenazo zonke izincwadi zakhe ze-ego.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Esimweni samanje, kwakubonakala sengathi kunento eyodwa kuphela engingayenza. Uvasily popov wayesemoscow enamandla akhe, amandla afanayo ayeye angena Ngawo Erussia. Lokho kwangenza ngaba ongekho emthethweni.
  
  
  Ngokushesha nje lapho elandisa indaba yakhe kubangane bakhe ekremlin, ngizoba i-agent ebalekayo. Konke okwakudingeka ngikwenze kwakuwukuya ekhelini U-Irinia moskowitz ayenginike lona. Isikhumba sakhe emigwaqweni emnyama, embozwe yiqhwa.
  
  
  Kwakumelwe sixazulule ibhizinisi lethu kulobubusuku. Uma U-Irinia ayazi ukuthi ihholo Le-Institute Of Marine Research likuphi, kwakufanele singene sithole ukuthi kwakwenzekani, futhi sikwenze kungakapheli ihora.
  
  
  Ngangingakwazi ukubuyela ekamelweni lami lasehhotela. Ngasizathu simbe, kwakudingeka ngicabange ngamathuba okubanjwa. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ngamphuthumisa emigwaqweni yasemoscow embozwe yiqhwa ngaya ekhelini U-Irina ayenginike lona. Ngangithemba nje ukuthi wayekhulume Noserge futhi wathola okuthile ngesikhungo.
  
  
  Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakungekho nhlobo izinto Zokuhamba Emoscow. Ngezikhathi ezithile kwakudlula imoto, kodwa eyakhe, ngangicindezela izindlu, futhi ngisebenzisa imigwaqo ngesinqumo. Naphezu kwesimo sezulu esibandayo, wayejuluka kakhulu.
  
  
  Lapho ngifika esakhiweni Sokuhlala U-Irinia angibonisa sona, ngabuyela emuva ngosuku engangibuza ngalo. Kwakunomnyango owodwa, kodwa wawukhiyiwe. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wayekuthanda noma cha, kwadingeka ngingene ngomnyango wangaphambili. Wabuyela phambi kwesakhiwo.
  
  
  Lesi sakhiwo sasifana nentaba enkulu emnyama. Ngemva komnyango wangaphambili kwakunendawo yokwamukela izivakashi ekhanyisiwe enekheshi nesitebhisi esinomgijimi. Umnyango wangaphambili wawuvulekile. Lapho esengene ngaphakathi, wakhuphuka izitebhisi, ezimbili ngesikhathi. Khona-ke eyakhe, yathatha ikheshi yaya phansi e-Irinia.
  
  
  Wathola umnyango wakhe, kodwa akekho owaphendula lapho engqongqoza. Lonke isakhiwo sinomoya ongajwayelekile wokuthula ozizwa lapho wonke umuntu elele. Cishe wayezwa ukuphefumula kanzima, cishe enuka iphunga elibabayo. Lesi sakhiwo sasinuka i-musty. Izindonga zazikhilimu, cishe ziluhlaza. Zazipendezwe ngemibala ehlukahlukene.
  
  
  Kwadingeka ngihlebeze isivalo Sika-Irinia imizuzu emihlanu ngaphambi kokuba ngivule umnyango. Wayivula, waphuma wangena ebumnyameni obukhulu, futhi wavala umnyango ngemva kwakhe.
  
  
  Iphunga elibolile lahlala ngaphandle. Lapho ngikhona, ngizwa U-Irinia efulethini. Wageza futhi wagqoka. Amakha akhe ayesabonakala. Ngaphandle kwalokho, igumbi lalinuka njengowesifazane. Kwakuyigumbi lowesifazane; wayekwazi lokho engakwazi ukubona lutho. Ubrylev wayivula.
  
  
  Eyakhe yayisegumbini lokuphumula. Ngabona indawo yokushisa phambi kwami, izungezwe itshe elimhlophe elinezinhlamvu ezinhlangothini. Ngakwesobunxele kwakunosofa, ngemva kwawo abona igumbi lokudlela. Ngakwesokudla kwakunesihlalo esikhulu esiluhlaza eduze kwesincane. Wabe esembona ehla ngompheme omfushane owawuholela endlini yangasese nasegumbini lokulala. Ngahlola indlu yakhe. Ngokusobala U-Irinia wayesaphumile Noserge.
  
  
  Ukukhala egumbini lokuphumula kwaphendulwa indaba ephathelene nohambo lwakhe. Lezi zithombe zahlelwa ngendlela yokuthi zibonise wonke umsebenzi wakhe wokudansa kusukela ebusheni bakhe. Ngabona ukuthi wayevakashele amazwe amaningi omhlaba. Kumelwe ukuba wayeyisithunywa esihle Sasekremlin. Ngabona cishe zonke izithombe zakhe lapho ukhiye osesivalweni sehholo lokungena umuzwa.
  
  
  Ngangingenaso isikhathi sokucisha ukukhanya okungcwele bese ngicasha. Wayengacasha kuphela ngemva kosofa. Wangena lapho kuvulwa umnyango wangaphambili.
  
  
  Izwi likaserge lamuzwa. "Irinia, sithandwa sami, ingabe wawukhanyisa isiphambano esingcwele?"
  
  
  "Ngugolly, kumelwe kube njalo. Yebo, ngiyakhumbula manje ."Kwaba nokuthula okufushane. "Ngiyabonga ngobusuku obumnandi, Seryozha."U-IH wayengakwazi ukumbona, kodwa umsindo wezwi lika-ih wakwenza kwacaca ukuthi babemi eduze kwehholo lokungena. "Sawubona", Kusho U-Irinia.
  
  
  "Sawubona?"Kodwa", Kusho Userge, edumele, " ngangicabanga ukuthi singakwazi ..."
  
  
  "Sekwephuze kakhulu ."Izwi lika-Irinia lalizwakala likhathele. "Khona-ke, ingilazi eyodwa."Mhlawumbe nge-caviar."
  
  
  "Khona-ke hhayi kulobubusuku."
  
  
  Waziphonsa emaphethelweni esofa. Uma Usergey eqhubeka ephikelela, kungase kudingeke ngivele futhi ngibazise ukuthi akamukelekile.
  
  
  Lapho Useryozha ephinda ekhuluma, kwaba nesihawu ngezwi lakhe. "Khona-ke, honey, ubulokhu ungigwema izinsuku ezintathu."
  
  
  "Sawubona kuze kube sekuseni", kusho U - Irinia. "Ingabe uyazikhumbula zonke lezi zinto owathembisa ukungitshela zona? Ngibize kusasa. Kusasa ebusuku, ngizokwenza noma yini oyifunayo."
  
  
  "Konke?"Kwakukhona injabulo ezwini lika-ego. Ngezwa umsindo wezingubo nombala omnyama Njengoba Useryozha efinyelela Futhi eqabula U-Irinia.
  
  
  "Hhayi manje, Seryozha, hhayi namuhla. Ekuseni. Ngibize kusasa. '
  
  
  "Ngiyakukholelwa", esho ngenjabulo. "Ingabe uyokwenza konke engikubuzile?"
  
  
  "Yebo, Seryozha, yilokho kuphela."
  
  
  Waphinde wamanga. Khona-ke umnyango wavalwa ngobumnene.
  
  
  Izwi lika-Irenia lamuzwa.
  
  
  "Uphi wena, Mnu. Carter?"
  
  
  Wazilungisa ngemva kosofa. Ngokushesha nje lapho ngibona, ngaba nomuzwa ofanayo nowomcimbi. Kwavela ukumamatheka okuncane, okubuza imibuzo ezindebeni zakhe. Wayeqonda kahle ukuthi Useryozha wayemkhumbula kangakanani. Wayehlezi nesisindo sakhe komunye umlenze, omunye wawugobile kancane, futhi wayegoba ikhanda lakhe kancane.
  
  
  "Ziyizikhiye zeminyango yaserussia akuzona izinto ezazikhona", esho ngenjabulo. Konke ukukhathala okwakusezwini lakhe ngaphambili lapho ekhuluma Noserge kwase kungasekho manje. "Ngangazi ukuthi othile kwakumelwe abe lapho lapho ngithola ukuthi umnyango wawungasavaliwe. Futhi lapho kuvela ukuthi ukukhanya-ngangazi ukuthi ngicime okungcwele lapho ngihamba-ngaqaphela ukuthi cishe kwakunguwe."
  
  
  "Userge ubonakala egxile kakhulu kuwe", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Lokhu kuvela ohlangothini olulodwa kuphela. Ingabe womile? '
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda futhi wabheka Unah njengoba engena ekhishini. Ukuhamba okulula ngaphesheya kwegumbi kuya ekhishini kwabonakala kuphenduka uchungechunge lokudansa. Ngamlandela ngaya ekhishini. Izindonga zimbozwe ngephepha lodonga elimnyama. Ngafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi akufanele uthenge izimbali ezinemibala Erussia.
  
  
  Lapho esethulule, wanginika ingilazi futhi wakhumula izinwele zakhe. "Mayelana nenkululeko", esho ngobumnene. "Ekupheleni kweminyaka emithathu yesihogo."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Futhi ngesigidi samarandi."
  
  
  Saphuza, futhi amehlo akhe angihleka phezu komngcele wengilazi. Wangena ekamelweni lokuphumula, futhi ngamlandela ngaphakathi. Usel wakhe usesihlalweni, futhi uhlezi kusofa imilenze yakhe iphakanyisiwe. Ingubo yakhe yayikhuphuke kakhulu kangangokuthi ngabona ukukhanya kwethanga lakhe.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ingabe Useryozha wakuletha esikhungweni?"
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Kodwa lokho okwaziwa."Wabe esethambekela phambili. "Ningithatha nini Nizungeze Irussia?"
  
  
  Waphuza. "Irinia, nginokuthile engingakutshela kona. Uvasily popov wangempela usezilalelini lapha emoscow, futhi unalo lonke ulwazi lwe-ego. Uyindoda owenza sengathi uyiyo. Futhi ukufihla kwami sekuphelile. Okungekho emthethweni. Ngizokwenza konke okusemandleni ami ukukuthatha Kulo Lonke Elaserussia, kodwa okokuqala kudingeka sithole ukuthi lesi sikhungo senzani."
  
  
  "Maye! wathi, elandela izindebe zakhe . "Ngangazi ukuthi ngeke kusebenze. Ngangazi ukuthi ngeke kuhambe kahle."
  
  
  "Sekuyisikhathi eside wenza lo msebenzi, uyazi ukuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi kumelwe sicabangele izinto ezingalindelekile. Sizokuyisa Kulo Lonke Elaserussia, kodwa kudingeka sazi ukuthi kwenzekani kulesi sikhungo. Ukukukhipha lapha kuyingxenye yomsebenzi wami kuphela."
  
  
  Ngamtshela, ngimomotheka.
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. "Nick, ngizothembeka kuwe. Anginandaba nokuthi kwenzekani esikhungweni. Ubelokhu enza umsebenzi wakhe Emelika nasenhlanganweni yakho iminyaka emithathu. Umklomelo wami inkululeko yami ."
  
  
  "Nesigidi samarandi", nganezela.
  
  
  Kwakunokukhanya komlilo emehlweni akhe. "Uhlale ungikhumbuza. Yebo, nginesigidi samarandi ebhange Laseswitzerland egameni lami. Futhi, uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, wayekufanelekela. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngingamkhohlwa, bayesaba iminyaka emithathu. Kodwa ucabanga ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kimi lapho ngifika Emelika? Ngingaqhubeka ngiyidansa? Khona-ke kwakuyohlala phambili, okwakuyokwenza kube lula ngombulali."Wanyakazisa ikhanda lakhe, usizi emehlweni akhe. "Cha, ngithengisa umsebenzi wami ngezigidi zamarandi. Lapho Ngisemelika, kudingeka ngiphile ukuphila okulula, okuthulile nokuthula. Uma ngimshiya Ngiya Erussia, ngeke ngiphinde ngimdanse. Ungase ucabange ukuthi ngikhokhelwa ngokweqile, kodwa ngokwami, ukuyeka ukudansa kwanele ukumenza azizwe sengathi wenze isigidi samarandi."
  
  
  Ngaqaphela ukuthi lona wesifazane wayezihlola ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuba aqale lolu hlelo. Ukudansa kwakuwukuphila kukanah konke, futhi kwamlahlekisela isigidi samarandi nesinqumo sakhe sokuhlala Emelika. Ingasaphathwa eyeminyaka emithathu yokwesaba abhekana nayo. Ngangizibuza ukuthi bangaki Abantu Basemelika ababengathanda ukuhlala Emelika uma betshelwa ukuthi kwakuyiminyaka emithathu yokuqala yokwethuka, bese kudingeka bayeke ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yokuphila kwabo.
  
  
  "Irinia", ngathi, " ngikukweleta ukuxolisa. Uqinisile. Ukumamatheka kwami kwaphela. "Kodwa ngesaba ukuthi ngeke kushintshe umsebenzi wami. Akekho osizungezile ongashiya Irussia kuze kube yilapho ngithola ukuthi kwenzekani kulesi sikhungo. Kulungile, Serge. Ukrasnova uphethe isikhungo, futhi uyahlanya ngawe. Ingabe ufunde lutho kuye?"
  
  
  U-Irinia wangihleka futhi waphuza. Ngaqaphela ukuthi ngangizokhuluma isingisi, nokuthi wayesiqonda igama negama. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Angazi okuningi, Nick."Wayethule isikhashana, engibuka. Ukubukeka kwamehlo akhe kwashintsha ngokuphelele. Ngazizwa ngigcwele igazi. "Angazi ukuthi benzani, kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi ukuhlola kuhilela intsha enamandla, amavolontiya."
  
  
  Wabeka phansi ingilazi yakhe wasukuma esihlalweni sakhe. Kwakusekhona ukubukeka okufanayo emehlweni akhe. "Uyazi ukuthi isakhiwo sikuphi ehholo?"Ngambuza ngezwi elingazange lizwakale njengelami.
  
  
  U-Irina naye waphakamisa ingilazi yakhe. Wangibuka. Wadonsa imilenze yomdansi ngaphansi kwakhe wayiphonsa phansi. Umphetho wesiketi sakhe wawugxumagxuma ezinqeni, kodwa akazange azame ukusikhipha. "Ngiyazi ukuthi ikuphi."Futhi-ke asizange sisho lutho. Wabheka unah. Ngangibona ukugoba kwentamo yakhe ubuso bakhe buphakanyisiwe. Wayegijima ulimi lwakhe kancane phezu kwezindebe zakhe. Waziphakamisa ngendololwane eyodwa. Wabheka phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wabe esencika kancane wabeka isandla sakhe phezu kwazo. Wayenezandla zombili esihlakaleni sami. Futhi saqhubeka sibheka amehlo omunye komunye.
  
  
  Ngangazi ukuthi kwakungeyona into Efanayo Ngosonya. U-Irinia wayemuhle kakhulu. Wayemdinga kakhulu kangangokuthi wayengakwazi ukunyakaza. Ihhotela lakhe limyisa khona lapho, U-Eugene. Ngezinye izikhathi kwenzeka, isifiso sinamandla futhi siyavumelana kangangokuthi kwakungenakwenzeka ukulinda. Kwakunzima ukuchaza.
  
  
  Okwenzeka Kusonya kwakuhlobene kuphela nentshiseko yesikhashana umuntu ayizwayo lapho ekhokhela unah futhi ephoqeleka ukuba akhethe. Kwakuyisilwane esingokwenyama, esiyisisekelo kuphela. Lokho engangikuzwa Nge-Irinia kwakujulile. Ngahlala amahora amaningi ngibuka umdanso wakhe, futhi ngazizwa ngikhangwa okokuqala. Khona-ke ngambona ebhukuda ewela ihholo ebheke kimi, isinyathelo ngasinye umdanso. Futhi wahlala ngaphesheya kukanah efulethini lakhe futhi wabona okwanele emathangeni akhe.
  
  
  Wasonga izingalo zakhe okhalweni lwami futhi wacindezela ubuso bakhe kimi. Ngazizwa iminwe yakhe idonsela izingubo zami. Wathola uziphu ngemuva kwengubo yakhe futhi kancane kancane wawukhipha. Yena, wakhumula ingubo yakhe waze wafika okhalweni. Wasuka kusofa wamcindezela. Wavumela ukuba amehlo akhe agxumele phezu kwakhe. Izandla zakhe zaya entanyeni yami, futhi wacindezela izindebe zami ezakhe. Ngamanga, yena, futhi ngazizwa izinyawo zakhe zixubha ezami.
  
  
  Khona-ke sobabili sasinqunu, futhi sasiqabulana. Ngangilala eduze kwakhe, izindebe zami zixubha isikhumba sakhe esithambile yonke indawo. Wayegxile ekubaleni okwakwenziwa. Walala emhlane, elula, wabe esephumula.
  
  
  Yiqiniso, sasibonakala sinqunu. Kwakubonakala kungokwemvelo ukuba sigone phansi phambi kosofa. Waphefumula. Yena, waba nomuzwa wokuthi usekulungele.
  
  
  Ukuhamba kwakhe kwaba yinto engavamile. Ngangazi ukuthi uyeza. Umgomo wakhe wawuphenduka emuva naphambili. Wavala amehlo akhe.
  
  
  Lapho ukunyakaza kwethu kwakunomkhuhlane futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ngangizwa umsindo kuphela lapho siphefumula, ngangizwa umsindo omkhulu lapho ngiduma ... futhi " umnyango wendlu Ka-Irinia wavuleka.
  
  
  Umnyango washayeka kanzima odongeni. Umikhail Barnisek waba ngowokuqala ukungena ekamelweni. Usergey wamlandela. Umgwaqo Ikrasnova. Ngemva kwabo kwakunesixuku samaphoyisa ayecashile. Wazama ukungena ezingutsheni zakhe, enethemba lokukhipha elinye lamaphilisi ebhande lakhe lemali. Angiphumelelanga.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Ubarnishek Nokrasnova babemi ekamelweni. Ubarnishek wayebambe izandla zakhe ngemuva. Wayegxuma phezu kwamabhola ezinyawo zakhe. Cishe wayebukeka sengathi uwine umncintiswano. Kwakuwukubonakaliswa kokunganeliseki ngomsebenzi owenziwe kahle.
  
  
  Khona-Ke Ubarniashek wayengase abukeke ejabule, Userge krasnov wayenombono ohluke ngokuphelele ebusweni bakhe. Kwakubonakala sengathi othile wayesanda kugwaza i-ego yokugoqa idola ngommese. Wayengangibheki, amehlo akhe ayegxile Ku-Irinia.
  
  
  Ubuso bukaserge babuyimaski yentukuthelo. Wayengowokuqala ukuthutha. Amehlo ka-Irinia anwebeka lapho ebona wonke la madoda ekamelweni lakhe, kodwa washukunyiswa ukushaqeka. Userge wathatha izingubo zakhe kusofa waziphonsa kuye.
  
  
  "Ngenxa Kankulunkulu, Irenia", esho ngezwi eliphakeme, " okungenani yiba ohloniphekile ngokwanele ukuba ugqoke!"
  
  
  U-Irinia wamboza isidumbu sakhe. Sengivele nginebhande lemali okhalweni lwami. Wabheka Ubarnisek. Wayebonakala emangele. Lapho ekhuluma, waphendukela kimi.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngangazi ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle ngawe". "Sengivele nginomuzwa onjalo lapho ufika esikhumulweni sezindiza."Wamomotheka ngenjabulo . "Kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi ungunick Carter odumile."
  
  
  Cishe wayegqoke. U-Irinia wayegqoke Ngaphansi kokubuka kukaserge okuqaphile. Wathi, " Kulungile, uyazi ukuthi ngingubani. Kodwa le ntombazane ayihlangene ngalutho nayo. Akazi lutho."
  
  
  Ubarnyshek wahleka kakhulu. "Asiyona into engenangqondo kangako, Carter."Bayithanda. Ngangimbheja ngokuthi lapho eseyingane, wayethanda ukukhipha amaphiko ezimvemvane futhi asike izibungu phakathi. "Kukhona umuntu obekufanele uhlangane naye manje, hema."
  
  
  Konke lokhu kwakungenziwa phambi kwesiteji. Amabutho ahlomile ayesendleleni asuka eceleni, Futhi Uvasily popov wangempela wangena ekamelweni.
  
  
  Upopov wabheka U-Irinia, manje owayesecishe wagqoka, wabe esebheka kimi. "Awuphumelelanga, Carter. Ikremlin iyazi konke ngawe nomdansi wethu odumile, Futhi mina Nocomrade Barnishek sinemiyalo ngawe. Wena nalo wesifazane okhohlisayo niyobulawa njengoba nifanelwe.
  
  
  Manje wayegqoke futhi elungele noma yini ababeyihlelile. Ngangiqiniseka ukuthi babengazi ukuthi kungani elapha, kodwa ngangiqiniseka ukuthi kufanele bazi, futhi babenendlela enhle yokuthola. Salinda ngenhlonipho kwaze Kwaba Yilapho U-Irinia esekulungele. Userge wayegqolozele U-Irenia. Akazange enze indlu yangasese ephelele. Lapho egqoke, wayegijima iminwe yakhe ngezinwele zakhe ezinde. Wayemi eduze kwakhe, ezama ukuhlala phakathi kwakhe Noserge. Njengoba yayingena nayo imvubu, amehlo Ka-Ego ayenokubukeka okungajwayelekile. Wabheka I-Irinia enenhlanganisela yesifiso esivulekile nenzondo enonya. Nganginomuzwa wokuthi wayezomdlwengula bese emhlukumeza kancane kancane aze afe. Nganginomuzwa wokuthi wayengumbusi onamaqhinga, ngiyasola, njengabo bonke abantu abangenabangane. Wakhuluma ngentshiseko ngombuso Nekremlin, enesithakazelo kuye kuphela. Kodwa Userge wayenecala elihlukile.
  
  
  Weza kimi, E-Irinia. Wathambekela phambili kancane njengoba ekhuluma. Wambiza ngokuthi uyisifebe namanye amagama ambalwa ahlambalazayo. Wabe esebuza: "Kungani enaye? Kungani lesi sitha sikahulumeni? "Wayebukeka ekhathele . Wathi: "ngangicabanga ukuthi uyamthanda.
  
  
  U-Irinia waqinisa umlomo wakhe ongezansi phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. Wayebukeka ekhathazekile, kodwa engesabi. Wabheka Userge ngendlela umama abheka ngayo ingane egulayo. Wathi: "ngiyaxolisa, Seryozha". "Angisakwazi ukukutshela."
  
  
  "Usho ukuthi ... uyini wena... awungithandi? '
  
  
  U-Irinia wanikina ikhanda. "Ngiyaxolisa, akusekho."
  
  
  Ubarnyshek wachofoza ulimi lwakhe. "Konke kuyathinta, kodwa sekwephuze kakhulu futhi sisenethemba elikhulu."
  
  
  Upopov wakhomba amaphoyisa. Izibhamu zethu zadonswa, Futhi Userge wabuya emuva njengoba mina No-Irinia sasizungezwe. Sasiholwa sidlule emakamelweni siphume siye egcekeni. Ngabe sengiqaphela okuthile okusebenza kuwo wonke amazwe obukhomanisi. Uma kwakwenziwa umsebenzi onomsindo Onjalo Emelika, lapho amabutho ahamba ngesivunguvungu ethatha iziboshwa, wonke amafasitela ayesendleleni ayezovulwa. Abantu bangaba nelukuluku lokwazi ukuthi kwenzekani. Abantu abaningi babeyoya lapho unyaka ngamunye, futhi amaphoyisa kwakufanele alawule abantu. Njengoba mina No-Irinia sasihamba phansi, akekho owavela. Akukho mnyango owodwa owashiywa uvulekile. Yebo, bavula, kodwa hhayi ngaphezu kwesisodwa lapho sidlula, futhi bavala. Mhlawumbe izakhamuzi zazesaba ukuthi amagama e-ih ayezophawulwa lapho zibonwa, nokuthi zaziyophenywa ngemibuzo. Noma, uma kungabuzwa, bese kuphenywa.
  
  
  Izimoto zazilinde eqhweni. Ama-flakes amancane ayewela phezu kwethu. Ama-stormtroopers emdlalweni onjalo wamaloli avaliwe. Mina no-Irinia saphonswa esihlalweni esingemuva semoto. Kwakunenetha lensimbi phakathi kwezihlalo zangaphambili nezingemuva. Izibambo zamafasitela neminyango zasuswa ngaphakathi. Mina no-Irinia sasihlezi eduze komunye nomunye. Ubarnyshek, Ukrasnova Novasily popov badlala umdlalo ohlukile emotweni ehlukile .
  
  
  Ngazama ukumbona ngefasitela lapho sasise-edene, kodwa saphenduka amakhona amaningi, sacabanga ngezindlela eziningi, kangangokuthi ngangizolahleka ngaphambi kokuba inqola ime phambi kwesakhiwo esikhulu esimnyama. Amasosha ayehamba nathi futhi. Lapho sesicishe singene esakhiweni, uyise wancika futhi wahlebela U-Irinia uma esazi ukuthi sikuphi. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda, ngaphambi nje kokuba ashaywe emhlane ngesibhamu. Isosha lasiyala ukuba sithule.
  
  
  Lapho iqhwa liwela, sakhuphuka izitebhisi sahamba usuku lonke. Ingaphakathi lesakhiwo lalimnyama futhi limnyama njengangaphandle. Umhlabathi womhubhe wawumbozwe ngamapulangwe angenalutho. Lalinuka i-musty-efana kakhulu nompheme esakhiweni sokuhlala Sase-Irinia-ngephunga elibi lobudoda. Kwakuneminyango eminingana nhlangothi zombili. Sadlula emihlanu. Upopov Nobarsnishek bahola. Akambonanga Userge nabo uferret njengoba sasiphuma, sizungeze imoto.
  
  
  Ngosuku lwesithupha, Ubarsnishek wama, wavula umnyango, sangena ngaphakathi. Ngangikwazi ukuqagela kuphela ukuthi sasikuphi, kodwa ngacabanga ukuthi kwakuyisigodlo samaphoyisa omshoshaphansi aserussia. Safika ekamelweni elincane eliyisikwele elalishisa kakhulu. Umimmo wadlula endaweni yokulinda ende. Kwakunezihlalo ezintathu ngemuva kwekhawunta, esinye sinendoda emi eduze kwaso. Wayebukeka enesithakazelo njengoba sasingena. U-Ego wayenobuso obukhulu, obuyisicaba obubukeka njengekhukhamba, nekhala elivelele. Amehlo amancane amnyama ka-Ego ayebukeka enesithukuthezi. Kwakunomunye umnyango ngakwesobunxele sethu.
  
  
  Ngaphandle kwendoda eyayisetafuleni, okuwukuphela kwabantu ababesekamelweni kwakungubarnishek, U-Irinia, naye. . Wanqekuzisa ikhanda ngalolo suku.
  
  
  Lapho siyivula, ngabona umhubhe omncane kakhulu onezindonga zikakhonkolo nezibani lapha nalaphaya. "Umtshina wensimbi", kusho Ubarsnishek. "Kusisindisa ezinkingeni eziningi. Isikhali singase siphunyuke esandleni somuntu ofuna, kodwa akukho lutho oluphunyuka esweni likagesi."Wayekhuluma isirashiya .
  
  
  Igobolondo layo livulekele U-Irenia phakathi kwezibani. Ngangikwazi ukuzwa injabulo yezibani ezikhanyayo ophahleni olungaphezulu kwethu. Futhi yena, ekhathazekile ngebhande lakhe lemali. Kwakukholelwa ukuthi okuqukethwe kwakwenziwe ngepulasitiki kuphela. Eyakhe, nganginethemba lokuthi kwakuyiqiniso. Ukube kwakungenjalo, unick Carter omdala omuhle wayengase athi sawubona esithombeni sakhe. Njengoba babazi ukuthi ungubani, basitshela ukuthi ngaphansi kwanoma yiziphi ezinye izimo babengeke bangivumele ukuba ngishiye Imoscow ngiphila. Ubuchopho bami buyohlanzwa, ngemvume yami noma ngaphandle kwayo, futhi Abaserussia baye baba nezindlela zokwenza kanjalo, beqhathanisa ingoma Ka-Orwell ka-1984 nengoma yokulala.
  
  
  Ngangimazi ngoba sasenza okufanayo nakubasebenzi be-ih. Ngakho sasiyothola izindlela ezintsha zokusebenza, uma singeza amagama amasha ohlwini olukhulayo lwamagqwetha esitha aziwayo, sasingahlanganisa amafayela.
  
  
  Yebo, ngangazi Ukuthi Amarashiya ayenezinkinga eziningi ebuchosheni bami. Babengenaso isithakazelo esincane emzimbeni wami noma ekhonweni lami lokumelana nokulimala. Ukube babeqedile ngami, ubuchopho bami babuyoba obungenalutho njengekhorali elimhlophe elisogwini lwase-Australia, futhi kunento ethile enen efana namazambane omisiwe.
  
  
  Yileli bhande lemali kuphela elingasiholela kulesi sikhundla. Lapho sidlula umimmo, akukho lutho olwalushaya noma lushaya phakathi kwezibani. U-Irinia wayengabukeki ethukile noma esaba. Sahamba sizungeza umhubhe omncane futhi sama ebhokisini elincane eliyisikwele ngakolunye uhlangothi lomnyango. Wahleka ngokushesha futhi wasukuma, wawela izingalo zakhe phambi kwakhe. Cishe kwakukhona imakrofoni, ngakho asizange sisho lutho.
  
  
  Ubuso obuhle buka-Irinia babuqanduke endaweni. Kwakunjengokungathi wayelinde iminyaka emithathu ngalokhu, njengokungathi wayazi ukuthi ekugcineni wayezobanjwa futhi ajeziswe, futhi wavuma. Mhlawumbe njalo uphupha ngokungacacile ngokuza Emelika naleso sigidi. Yena, waba nomuzwa wokuthi okwakwenzeka manje-izibhamu, amasosha, amakamelo amancane ayisikwele - kwakunjengokungathi wayelindele Intambo. Uyothatha iphupho aye nalo ethuneni. Ngangingafuni ukumtshela, hey, ngakho wayengeke akhathazeke kakhulu ngokuthi sasingazizwa kabi kangako. Kodwa kumelwe ukuba leli gumbi lalizwakala, ngakho angizange ngikutshele lokho enganginakho ebhande lami lemali. Kungani izwi lakhe lalinamathela kuye, futhi lidweba ubuso obunethemba njalo lapho sibhekana.
  
  
  Umnyango wavuleka, Futhi Umikhail Barniashek wayemi ephethe isibhamu sakhe esiyingozi. Wangihleka, futhi kwaba ukuhleka okusongelayo. "Awukhulumi kakhulu, akunjalo, Carter?"
  
  
  "Hhayi uma ngazi ukuthi ulalele."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwahlala, futhi wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Usakhuluma."Esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, sizokwazi ukuthi kungani unick Carter odumile eza Emoscow nokuthi kungani umdansi wethu webhaleni onethalente akhethwa ukuba asize I-Emu."
  
  
  "Ngangicabanga ukuthi sengivele ngikuchazele Lokhu Upopov. Uyazi ngalelo chibi Esiberia nokuthi abesifazane baserussia baziphatha kanjani emgqonyeni kadoti."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwaphela. "Ukuhleka kuzophela ngokushesha, Carter. Uma unomuzwa wokuthi ubuchopho bakho buqala ukuphenduka noma nini maduze, uzokwazi ukucabanga ngawe kuphela. Khona-ke ngeke usahleka."
  
  
  "Ah, ukuvota, futhi sonke sijabule kakhulu. Uphi Userge? Uma ubuchopho bami buthosiwe, ingabe bufuna ngempela ukuba se-barbecue? "
  
  
  Ubarnyshek waphelelwa isineke ngami. Wasusa izindebe zakhe wakhomba ikhanda lakhe ekamelweni elingemuva kwakhe. Mina no-Irinia sangena ngaphakathi. Saphinde sawela umhubhe kakhonkolo. Kodwa izinsuku ezinhlangothini zombili zazihlukile. Zazibukeka zinkulu, futhi wawungazibona kuphela ngokusebenzisa isikwele esihlanganiswe ngegridi. Zazingamakheji.
  
  
  Ngokokuqala ngqá kusukela sambona, ngabona Ukuthi U-Irinia wayesaba. Kwakungekho ukwesaba indawo ebonakalayo ebusweni bakhe; kwakuwukwesaba owawukubona kuphela lapho ubheka eduze. Ubungabona ukuthi wayebhema ugwayi, ukuthi isandla sakhe sasiyoxhawulana kanjani uma ephethe inyoka. Ubungaqaphela indlela aqhaqhazela ngayo uma uvuka ngemva kwakhe futhi uthinte i-nah yakhe. Wawuyibona emehlweni ayigobolondo, uma ubukeka ushaqekile, njengokungathi inyathi ibona amalangabi evela eduze kwesibhamu somzingeli futhi yayazi ukuthi ukubuka kwakuzoshaya i-ego. Kwakuwukwesaba okwakwenzeke phakathi neminyaka emithathu, futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi kwakungaphansi komhlaba, njengokuthatha amasampula omoya ngaphansi kweqhwa elijiyile emfuleni. Manje kwase kuvele, Futhi U-Irinia wakwenza kwacaca. Uyise wama eceleni kwakhe ngokushesha futhi wambamba ingalo. Wacindezela isandla sakhe futhi wamomotheka ngokufudumele. Wabona ithuba lokuphendula ku-emu, kodwa lapho engibuka, waphenduka ikhanda lakhe ethukile, ukunyakaza okukhathazayo, nokwethukile. Bama phambi komunye weminyango emibili. Wakhipha indandatho yokhiye ephaketheni lakhe lejazi wavula umnyango. Umsindo wokhiye osesivalweni wawuthulisiwe, njengokungathi umnyango wawuwugqinsi njengebhange. Lapho evula umnyango, samukelwa umkhuhlane obandayo. Khona-ke kwaba nephunga lomchamo nephunga legundane.
  
  
  "Uzolinda lapha kuze kube yilapho sesiqedile ukusebenza egumbini lokuxoxisana. Asifuni ukukubona ugqoke ngaphambi kokuba sikuyise enkantolo, kodwa kubanda kakhulu lapho, futhi angicabangi ukuthi uzokhumula izingubo zakho ngokuzithandela. Sizocela othile ukuba akunakekele ngemva kokuba ususiwe.
  
  
  "Barnyshek", ngathi, " ungumuntu omuhle."
  
  
  Safakwa esitokisini futhi umnyango wavalwa. Ngokwesibonelo, kwakunefasitela elingamamitha amane ngaphezu komhlaba. Ukuwa kweqhwa kwambona. Leli seli lalingamamitha-skwele amathathu. Kwakunendlu yangasese futhi kunesinki.
  
  
  Hhayi emhlabeni. Indlela eya esinkini yayiyothola I-Irinia enyakazayo.
  
  
  Wathi kuye ngokunganaki, " kuyini lokhu manje?"
  
  
  "Ngangazi ukuthi kuzophela kanjena", ehlebela, izwi lakhe linyakaza. "Ngangihlale ngizizwa sengathi anginalo ithuba langempela."
  
  
  Ngathi: "sinethuba. Ihembe lakhe lalikhishwa lizungeze amabhulukwe akhe. "Kumelwe sibheke isimo sisonke. Sinethuba ngoba sinodonga lwangaphandle lapha ."Wavula ibhokisi lemali ebhande lakhe. Wayazi ukuthi yimaphi amabhokisi ayequkethe amaphilisi ahlukahlukene. Wabanjwa amagrenadi amathathu abomvu.
  
  
  U-Irinia wabuza, izwi lakhe lithuthumela. "Yini ..."
  
  
  "Angikuthandi lapha, futhi angicabangi ukuthi kufanele sihambe."Wathula isikhashana . "Irinia, ingabe ukulungele ukusebenza?"
  
  
  "Mina ... Uthini, Nick?"Okungenani izwi lakhe lalingasanyakaziswa.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngiphendule ngesikulufa esisodwa". Uyayazi indlela eya kulesi sikhungo lapha?"Ungayithola yini i-ego?
  
  
  "Mina ... mina ... Ngicabanga kanjalo. Yebo, kodwa ... '
  
  
  "Khona - ke thatha isinyathelo emuva, ngoba sihamba ngokushesha ngemva kokuqhuma."Ngangingazi ukuthi la maphilisi amancane abomvu ayenamandla kangakanani, kodwa ngangazi ukuthi kwakudingeka ngiwaxoshe. Igama lakhe Ngu-Irinia ovela ngemuva. Wabe esegqekeza kuye, wathatha elinye lamaphilisi esandleni sakhe sokunene, wamphonsa ngejika lesinqe endaweni okuhloswe ngayo.
  
  
  Ekuqaleni kwakukhona i-pop ethambile, kwase kuba nokuqhuma okukhulu. Udonga lwalukhanya lumhlophe, bese lubomvu, bese luphuzi. Ukuqhuma kwakufana nesibhamu. Uthuli lukasimende lwaluzungeza yonke indawo. Futhi kwakukhona imbobo. Kwakunokukhanya okwanele Okuvela Emoskovskaya Street ukuze konke kubonakale. Lo mgodi wamagundane wawungemkhulu ngokwanele.
  
  
  "N-Nick", Kusho U-Irinia ngemuva kwami.
  
  
  Ngangizwa izinyathelo zakhe ngokhonkolo ngaphandle kwesisele sethu. "Phansi!"Ngiyala yena. Waphonsa elinye i-capsule elibomvu emgodini ekhononda.
  
  
  Kwaba nokunye ukuqhuma, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi kwase kunembobo, iningi lemfucumfucu lawa. Ucezu lukasimende lwahamba kancane lwawa ngengozi. Uthuli lwalungimbozile, kodwa manje kwase kunembobo enkulu. Ngezwa umsindo wokhiye osesikhaleni.
  
  
  Ngathi Ku-Irinia, " Masihambe!'. Kwakungadingeki ngikusho kabili, futhi sagijima saya emgodini omkhulu. Kwakuyinxantathu engajwayelekile enesimo se-mistletoe futhi yayingaba amamitha ayisithupha ububanzi endaweni yayo ebanzi kakhulu. U-Irenia wamkhulula okokuqala. Kwakunompheme omncane phambi komgodi, futhi ukusuka lapho wawungaphezu kwamamitha amabili ukuya emgwaqweni. Kwakungabonakali sengathi kwakuzothatha isikhathi eside ukuba amasosha aphume afike esakhiweni, ngakho sasingenaso isikhathi esiningi sokuchitha. U-Irinia akazange anqikaze okwesikhashana. Wahlala phansi emthambekeni owawuwohloka futhi wehla ngqo. Wehla futhi wagingqika, waphakamisa ingubo yakhe waze wafika okhalweni. Ngenhlanhla, wayekhumule izicathulo zakhe ze-ballet, futhi ngenhlanhla, iqhwa elalisemgwaqweni lalilikhulu ngokwanele ukuba livimbele kancane ukuwa kwakhe. Waphonswa izicathulo zakhe ze-ballet lapho nje umnyango wesisele uvuleka ngemva kwami.
  
  
  Kwakunenye i-capsule esandleni sakhe. Eyokuqala kwakuwukuhlasela umhlaseli ngomnyango. Lapho bengibona ngiphakamisa isandla sami ukuze ngiphonse okuthile, waphenduka futhi wagxumela phakathi kwamasosha ayemlandela. Wayengazi ukuthi ngangimphonsa ini, kodwa wayazi ukuthi amasosha kwakudingeka afihle. I-capsule yashayisa umnyango ngesikhathi elinye lamaphoyisa omshoshaphansi lidubula ngesibhamu. Qotho kwaqhekeka ucezu lukakhonkolo phezu kwekhanda lami. Nganginombono wokuthi ngingacasha. Ukuqhuma kwamangaza amadoda amahlanu futhi kwawisa umnyango omkhulu emaphikweni awo. Ngangizwa Ukukhala Kukabarnisek, kodwa angizange ngiyeke ukuzwa lokho ayekusho. Wasonga indwangu emhlane wakhe, waphumela ngaphandle, wagxuma.
  
  
  Ngaya endaweni enhle, eneqhwa eliningi, ngithemba ukuthi kwakungeyona indawo yokufihla amanzi omlilo noma okuthile. U-Irinia wayesevele egijima ngaphesheya komgwaqo futhi engilindele ekhoneni lomgwaqo. Ngemva kwesikhashana, wandiza emoyeni futhi waphinde wezwa Ubarnisek. Futhi kwakukhona okuthile ngalokho akusho ukuthi ngangingakuthandi; okuthile kwahamba kabi.
  
  
  Wasukuma eqhweni wawa emgwaqweni. Kwakunjengokungathi othile wayengiphonsele ibhakede lamanzi eqhwa, futhi kwakuneqhwa ehembe lami, emikhonweni yami, nangaphansi kwebhulukwe lami, futhi kwadingeka ngigxume kabili ngaphambi kokuba ngiphume eqhweni. Ngangicabanga ukuthi kwakuyinqaba ukuthi sasingadutshulwa emgodini. Ngakuthola kuyinqaba futhi ukuthi akekho isosha elalinomcibisholo elalilinde ekhoneni lisuka esakhiweni ngesikhathi kuhlaselwa.
  
  
  Wagijima waya kolunye uhlangothi lomgwaqo, Lapho U-Irinia ayelinde khona. U-Ee wathatha isandla sakhe futhi sagijimela emgwaqweni. Futhi-ke ngavele ngaqonda ukuthi kungani kwakungadingeki sisebenze kakhulu. Wehlisa ijubane futhi ekugcineni wama. U-Irinia wayehlezi eduze kwami, ehlazekile ebusweni bakhe obuhle.
  
  
  "Nick, bazosilandela. Udinga ukuthola imoto, uma kunesidingo, ukweba it. Ngokuphefumula ngakunye okunzima, amafu ayedededelwa yi-ee rta.
  
  
  Kodwa akazange alizwe igama Likabarnisek. Ngamtshela. "Maye!"
  
  
  Weza futhi wama phambi kwami. "Kwenzekani, Nick? Ingabe kukhona okungahambi kahle? '
  
  
  Wathi, " Irenia, akudingeki ukuba sigijime, ngoba ngeke basilandele."Kodwa uqinisile-kudingeka sithole imoto. Kodwa kuyoba yingozi kakhulu ."
  
  
  Ukwesaba kwase kubuyele emehlweni akhe. Wathi: "ngiyazi ukuthi kuyingozi, kodwa akekho owaziyo ukuthi ulapha ukuze uthole ukuthi kwenzekani esikhungweni."
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngokudabuka. "Lokho akulona iqiniso. U-Irinia, bayakwazi lokho. Ubarnisek uyakwazi lokho. Umyalo wokugcina ka-Ego ngaphambi kokuba agxume aphume emgodini wawuthi wonke amabutho kumelwe aye esikhungweni. U-Irinia, basilindele lapho. Ubarnisek wamuzwa embuza ukuthi ungafika yini esikhungweni usuka lapha. Kwakunemakrofoni ekhamera yethu yedijithali."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 13
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Okokuqala, kwakudingeka ukuba uthole ukuthutha. Mina no-Irinia sahamba kancane emgwaqweni, sifuna izimoto ezipakiwe. Azikho izimoto Eziningi Emoscow, Akuyona Ilos Angeles noma Inew York. Ekupheleni komgwaqo, saphendukela kwesobunxele emgwaqweni ongakhanyisiwe. Umgwaqo wawugcwele izimbobo futhi udinga ukulungiswa. Imoto yokuqala esayibona kwakuyimoskvich entsha. Kodwa lapho ngizama ukuxhumana nezintambo, akuzange kusebenze. Esikhwameni, umnikazi wenza isivalo esikhethekile esasivimbela ukuxhumana nensimbi.
  
  
  Ngemva kokuhamba cishe isigamu sehora, wabonwa iloli elalimi komunye umgwaqo. Kwakufanele kube ihora, amabili, amathathu. Kwakuseneqhwa, futhi mina No-Irinia sasithuthumela. Iloli lapakishwa esiqeshini somhlaba eduze kwendlu encane enezindonga ezinophahla olwenziwe ngotshani. Kwakungekho ukuthula endlini.
  
  
  Mina no-Irinia sasimi emgwaqweni ohlangothini lwendlu. Le ndlu yayiphakathi kwethu neloli.
  
  
  "Ucabangani ngakho?"Ngamhlebela.
  
  
  Wayegxumagxuma emahlombe. "Anginandaba ngempela, Nick. Ngibanda kakhulu kangangokuthi akunandaba kimi, ngisho noma untshontshe ugandaganda, uma nje kunesifudumezi ku-nen."Wamomotheka ngokushesha, wabe eseshaya izandla zakhe emzimbeni wakhe.
  
  
  "Khona-ke masihambe."
  
  
  Sahamba ngokucophelela eceleni kwendlu saya elolini. Kwakungenakwenzeka ukususa imoto endlini ngaphandle kokwenza umsindo. Yonke indawo yehhotela iqandisiwe, futhi kuyoba nzima. Kwadingeka ngiqale ukuzazisa ngaso leso sikhathi.
  
  
  Iloli lalingeyona into enkulu Kangako Yasemelika. U-Ego walinganisela ukuthi, ngokwesibonelo, ithani nesigamu, futhi wayebukeka emdala kakhulu. Yayilungele ukuthutha yonke into isuka ezinkukhu iye ezimvwini.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi umbala unjani?"Kubuza u-Irinia . Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngiyamamatheka. "Ufuna umbala onjani?"
  
  
  Wayeka ukuhamba. "Ingabe uyangihleka?"
  
  
  Sasisemotweni, futhi akazange athole mpendulo. Umnyango awukhiyiwe. U-Ego wayivula futhi walinda U-Irenia. Wangena wahlala phansi. Wangena futhi wavula umnyango isikhashana. Ngangingazi ukuthi le nto izoqala yini, futhi ngangingafuni ukuvusa muntu ngokushaya umlindisango ngesikhathi umqali egijima.
  
  
  U-Irinia wayesathuthumela njengoba uyise ayedlala izintambo zokushisa. Imoto yayizama; kwakudingeka ihlanganise amakhilomitha angaba yisigidi nesigamu. Erussia, Emexico Naseningizimu Melika kuphela lapho amaloli suchalo eqhubeka ewaqhuba khona kuze kube yilapho engakwazi ukuhamba engenakwenzeka nhlobo.
  
  
  Lapho ngisika futhi ngixhuma izintambo zokushisa, nganginemicabango engathandeki. Ngangilokhu ngicabanga: ungacabanga yini ukuthi iloli lihlezi lapha kule ngxenye yomhlaba engenalutho ngoba into embi ayikwazi ukuhamba ngisho noma uyicindezele? Ingemuva lingase lingabi khona, noma ngisho nenjini. Kwakumnandi ukucabanga ukuthi ngapaka i-ego lapha ngoba kwakulula kakhulu, kodwa futhi kungenzeka ngoba imoto yayingasasebenzi.
  
  
  U-Irinia wanginika ukumamatheka okuyi-oval futhi. Sawubona wamshaya. "Kuhle ukwazi ukuthi omncane wami uyangethemba", esho ngezwi lakhe elihle Kakhulu likabogart.
  
  
  Wayengafuni. Okokuqala, wabuza: "luhlobo Luni lokuhlukunyezwa, Nick? "
  
  
  Izwi likabogart lamphendula. "Lena ihlaya elihlale likhona, umngane wabafana bethu abayingozi."
  
  
  Wayethuthumela ngenxa yamakhaza. Ngokuqondene nonah, njengoba ayevame ukusho Ngesiswahili. Kodwa kwadingeka ngibheke unah, futhi wabona ukuthi imilenze yomdansi wakhe ongakholeki yayingenalutho, ngenhla nje kwamadolo. Akuzange kungisize nhlobo ukuba ngintshontshe iloli. Waklwebha umphimbo wakhe wabuyela emsebenzini. Ngemva kokuqeda, usel candid wakhe wagcoba izandla zakhe ndawonye. Kwakubanda kakhulu kangangokuthi ngangingazizwa neze izimpawu zeminwe yami. Washaya umlenze Ka-Irinia ukuze abuyisele umuzwa, wabe esethambekela phambili. Lapho kuhlanganiswa izintambo, kwavela inhlansi. Latholakala ngesiqalo ngakwesobunxele se-clutch. Ideshibhodi yayifana Nepontiac endala yango 1936 ngangivame ukuba nayo ngiseyingane.
  
  
  U-Irinia wayethuthumela kakhulu. Iqhwa lalakha ungqimba esibukweni sangaphambili. Kwakuyisibuko sangaphambili esidala esizungeze izikwele ezimbili zengilazi ezihlukaniswe induku yensimbi eminyene.
  
  
  "Contact," ngathi, ukubeka unyawo lwami phansi phezu pedal isiqalo.
  
  
  Injini yaqala kancane ekuqaleni, yabe isiqala ukusebenza ngokushesha. Wathimula futhi wama. Washaya "i-air flap" kudeshibhodi, wabe esecindezela i-starter futhi. Wabheka indlu ukuze abone ukuthi ingcwele yayishisa yini lapho. Iloli lalinesiqalo esinomsindo. Ngakhipha i-air flap lapho injini iqala. Yaqala, futhi lapho iqala ukuthimula futhi, yakhipha i-flap kancane. Waqhubeka esebenza.
  
  
  "Nick!"okuthiwa U-Irinia . Kubonakala sengathi baphuma endlini..
  
  
  I-accelerator yamshaya, futhi imoto yaqala ukuhamba kancane. Ngangizwa ukuqhuma kweqhwa elingaphansi kwethu njengoba sasihamba kancane endaweni. Amasondo angemuva ayegxuma kancane, kodwa kwakuyigesi eyambuyisela emuva ngaphambi kokuba sisheshise..
  
  
  U-Irinia wayebheka ngaphandle ngefasitela elincane elingemuva njengoba sasingena emgwaqweni.
  
  
  Wathi: "umnyango wangaphambili uyavuleka".
  
  
  "Uma benenye imoto, ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sihambe ngokushesha kunaye-ngokushesha okuncane."
  
  
  Manje sesivuvukele emgwaqweni. Wabheka ngaphandle ngosuku olwalusanda kuvalwa. Wathola inkinobho yokusula ingilazi yangaphambili kudeshibhodi yasendulo. I-Ih yavula, futhi benza kanjalo. Kwathatha isikhathi ngaphambi kokuba "bashaye iqhwa", kodwa ngase ngikwazi ukubheka ngaphandle. Ngemva kokukhanyisa abangcwele bakhe, wayekwazi ukubona umgwaqo kangcono nakakhulu.
  
  
  "Sise-Edene!"kusho U-Irinia emangele .
  
  
  "Ungitshelani ngalokhu?"Yena, wabheka izinzwa. Ibhethri lalibonakala lisesimweni esihle; izinga lokushisa lalingekho esimweni esivamile; ithangi laligcwele cishe ingxenye.
  
  
  U-Irinia wabheka izinkinobho ezisebhodini. "Umuntu kumelwe ukuba wayevame ukushayela le moto kulesi simo sezulu. Uma kungelona iphutha kuphela-lingavota! Wacindezela inkinobho, futhi sobabili sezwa umsindo. Ekuqaleni, umoya wawubanda, kodwa ngemva kwesikhashana ikhabethe laqala ukufudumala.
  
  
  Ngathi: "kuhle ukuhlangana nawe". "Yini isiqondiso esikhungweni-noma uzongitshela ukuthi asikwazi ukuphuma lapha?"
  
  
  U-Irinia wangibuka ngikhathazekile. "Nick, sifika kanjani lapho? Wathi bayazi ukuthi siya lapho. Basilindile. Userge wangitshela ukuthi isikhungo sikhulu. Usehholo ezakhiweni eziningana ezizungezwe amasango aphakeme. Ngokuvamile ivikelwe kahle, kodwa uma amaphoyisa omshoshaphansi azi ukuthi ulapha, ah... Wayeka.
  
  
  "Kufanele sifike lapho kuqala", ngishilo, ngizama ukwenza izwi lami likhanye. "Ukuthi sibhubhisa isikhungo noma cha kuncike kulokho okwenzeka lapho. Lapho behlola amagundane ukuze bathole ikhambi lomdlavuza, siyanyamalala njengombani Kulo Lonke Elaserussia bese siwubika. Kodwa wathi basebenzisa amadoda anamandla."
  
  
  U-Irinia wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Userge akazange afune ukungiyisa lapho ngenxa yezizathu zokuphepha."Wahleka. "Userge wayenesithakazelo entweni eyodwa kuphela. Wangikhipha isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba ngenze konke kubonakale kuhlanzekile, sabe sesibuyela ngqo efulethini lami."Wathuthumela ngokusobala, nakuba kwakushisa kakhulu emotweni njengamanje. "Ngezinye izikhathi wayengethusa ngempela. Ngezinye izikhathi wayesho okuthile noma angibheke ngendlela engangiyithola isabeka."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Ngicabanga ukuthi usemaphethelweni omhosha. Isikhathi eside, wabanjwa phakathi kokujwayelekile nokungaphili kahle kwengqondo. Mhlawumbe okwenzeka kulobubusuku lapho efika nathi kwakwanele ukuba abanikeze izwi lokugcina. Kodwa Ubarnisek uyindoda engikhathazayo. Unobudlova kakhulu, unamaqhinga kakhulu. Kungenzeka ukuthi unesifo esithile sezinzwa, kodwa asihlangene nakancane nokuhlanya. Uyangikhathaza ngoba uyakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe. Umuntu onjalo ongenabo abangane, ongathembi muntu, kunzima ukumhlola. Akalindelekile futhi uyokwenza kube nzima kimi."
  
  
  U-Irinia wathi: 'emgwaqweni olandelayo, jikela kwesobunxele.' "Ngiyayazi indlela Ngoba Userge wacishe wangithatha kanye. Kwakuyingxenye yomhlangano ngalokho engangikwenza ... Ngizokwenza ngenxa yakhe. Ngesikhathi sokugcina, waphenduka wangiletha ekhaya. Khona-ke wacishe wangenza ngakwenza noma kunjalo."Wangigudluza wangibeka ingalo yakhe engalweni yami.
  
  
  "Siyakhukhumala Emelika", ngishilo. "Futhi ngalokho, singakuqeda lokho esikuqalile."
  
  
  Wangicindezela ingalo. Khona-ke wabanda. "Ukuvota ngalo kuvulekele thina. Isikhungo sokuvota.
  
  
  Asikabi khona, kodwa ngimbonile, ngokungacacile. Ngokushesha usanta wayivala futhi washayela iloli waya emgwaqweni. Sasilinde injini ihlabelela kuze kube yilapho amehlo ethu esejwayele ubumnyama. Sasiqhele ngamamitha angaba ngamashumi amahlanu.
  
  
  Umgwaqo wawuvulekela ocingweni oluzungeze ucingo lwensimbi; wawuzungeza izakhiwo, wawungaphezu kwamamitha amathathu ukuphakama futhi unemicu emithathu yangaphambili yocingo olunameva.
  
  
  Wayekhothamela phambili, izandla zakhe zisongwe isondo lokushayela, futhi elalela umsindo wezihlanzi zefasitela langaphambili nokumemeza kwenjini ephenduka kancane. Ngemuva, ngezwa umsindo opholile wemoto eshisayo. U-Irenius wakuzwa kuphambene naye. Ikhabethe lalilihle; iloli kwakulula ukulicabanga, njengekhaya elihambayo mina No-Irinia sasivame ukushayela. Khona-Ke Ubarniseka wambona.
  
  
  Wayemi ngaphandle kwesango ephethe isibani esikhulu sesigxobo. Amadoda ayegqoke iyunifomu ayemi eduze kwakhe, futhi wayekhonkotha imiyalo. Kwafakwa izibani ngaphandle kwesango. Ubarnisek wayegqoke ijazi elinesigqoko. Kwakunokukhanya okwanele ezungeze isakhiwo esiseduze ukuze kubonakale ubuso buka-Ego. Kodwa ngisho nangaphandle kwezwe, wayeyokwazi ukuthi wayengubani ngendlela anikeza ngayo imiyalo yakhe. Kwakungubarnisek esicini sakhe, enkazimulweni yakhe. Cishe, wayezibheka njengenkosi endala egibele ihhashi elimhlophe, enikeza izinkulungwane zabantu abangaphansi kwakhe imiyalo.
  
  
  Kodwa wayephumelela kakhulu, kwakufanele akujabulele. Userge krasnov wayibona njengenhloko yempi. Uvasily popov wayeyingozi, mhlawumbe ngisho nangaphezu kukabarnisek. Kodwa Upopov wayemazi, wayazi ukuphila kwe-ego, ukusabela kwe-ego. Ngangikwazi ukubikezela ukuthi wayezokwenzani. Futhi-ke, njengoba ngangimbuka ethumela amadoda akhe ngamaqembu amane noma amahlanu, ngaqaphela ukuthi wayenza iphutha elikhulu kakhulu.
  
  
  Lokho kwakuqondakala. Uma wazi ukuthi i-agent yesitha iza ukuzohlola isakhiwo futhi ibhubhise i-ego, ungathemba kanjani ukuthi le-agent izofika? Isosha elinolwazi livikela izinhlangothi zombili. Wayazi ukuthi isango lalibhekwe. Kodwa iphutha Likabarnisek laliwukuthi wayezethemba ngokweqile-noma mhlawumbe wayengibukela phansi. Wayemi esangweni ephethe isibani ngesinye isandla nesibhamu ngesinye. Futhi wayedwa.
  
  
  Ngamthatha ngemoto. Igama lakhe Ngu-Irinia. "Phansi!"
  
  
  Walalela ngaphandle kokungabaza. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba acwile, wanganga esihlathini. Ngangingazi ngisho nokuthi wayesesemotweni. Incazelo yami yabhalwa, yabalwa, futhi yalinganiselwa amabanga. Isikhathi esiningi sidlula, amamitha amaningi kangaka ukuya esangweni, imizuzwana eminingi kangaka. igiya lokuqala, bese kuba igiya lesibili-Ubarnisek ememeza futhi edubula kanye noma kabili, imizuzwana eyanele nje yokumbamba ngaphambi kokuba amasosha afike. Futhi ukungaqiniseki okunzima kokuthi Useryozha ukuphi. Ukrasnov? Wayekuphi Uvasily popov?
  
  
  Wenzani? Kwakunezinto okwakudingeka zishiywe ngaphandle ukuze umuntu ajabule. Ungathola uhlelo olusha olusha ngemizuzwana. Uhlelo olwalusebenze amahora noma izinsuku lungase lusebenze kahle.
  
  
  Ubarnisek wayazi ukuthi ngizomhlangabeza. Wayengaphila nakho. Kodwa wayengazi ukuthi nini noma ngayiphi indlela. Amasosha e-ego ayelinde ukuba ngigqekeze ngibheke ocingweni ngesikero. Noma mhlawumbe kufanele ngihambe nesiphanga futhi ngigubhe ngaphansi kwesango.
  
  
  Iqhubekela phambili. Wayehamba kancane egiyeni lokuqala, wabe esethatha isivinini ngokuqapha. Umnyango wesango wawuvaliwe phakathi ngeketeni. Ubarnisek wayemi ngakwesokudla, emhlane wakhe esangweni, futhi waqale wabheka ngakolunye uhlangothi wabe esebheka ngakolunye esangweni. Ngemva kwalo kwakunesakhiwo sokuqala kwezine. Ezinye ezintathu zazincane, zingekho ezinkulu kunezindlu ezinamakamelo okulala amathathu, futhi zazizungezwe ingxenye yesakhiwo esikhulu esicishe silingane nekhabethe lendiza. Izibani zazingakavulwa.
  
  
  Indlela yakhe yokusondela iyaxhamazela. Iloli elidala lasuka. Ngokushesha wahlanganisa ibanga eliya esangweni. Wayishintsha yaba igiya lesibili, egcina amehlo Akhe emhlane Kabarnisek. Ama-Snowflakes ayezungeza esibukweni sangaphambili. Amasondo angemuva ayeshelela kancane emuva naphambili. Kwakuwukuhlaselwa ngesibhamu esisodwa. Ukube eyakhe yayimi, eyakhe yayingeke iqhubeke. Lawo masondo angemuva ajikeleza nje eqhweni. Wayebambe ikhanda lakhe ngokukhohlisa okuncane. Amehlo ami awela phezu kwakhe. Yebo, mngane, uzwile okuthile,akunjalo? Kubukeka sengathi othile uzoshayela imoto, huh? Manje uyaqaphela ukuthi, akunjalo? Iloli. Ivulekela esangweni futhi ihamba ngokushesha nangokushesha.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba aphenduke ngokuphelele, isibhamu sakhe sasiphakanyisiwe. Ukumemeza kwe-Ego kwamuzwa. Isango laliphambi kwami. Ekuqaleni kwegiya lesibili, yayisheshiswa yinjini endala, ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngaphambi nje kokuba iloli lishaye isango, isondo lokusheshisa lashaya phansi. Wezwa umsindo omkhulu njengoba Ubarnisek eshaya ngokushesha. Kwaba nenhlekelele njengoba impumulo yeloli elidala yashayisa isango phakathi. Isango laliphendukela ngaphakathi, lilengiswe isikhashana ngokuqina kohlaka lwalo oluphukile, bese livuleka njengoba iketanga liqhuma. Isango langakwesokudla lashayisa ubuso Bukabarsnishek. Amasosha afika ekhoneni lesakhiwo ngakwesobunxele sami. Imoto yagxuma kancane lapho umyeni wakhe engena esangweni. Manje sekuphelile ngokuphelele. Ingemuva lemoto laqala ukujika liye kwesokudla.
  
  
  U-Irinia wabambelela emlenzeni wami. Ukujikeleza kwemoto kwabangela ukuba iphenduke phezulu naphansi njengekhokho kubhavu. Manje sishelela eceleni ekhoneni lesakhiwo. Amasosha asikhomba ngezikhali zawo. Khona-ke la madoda amabili alahla izibhamu zawo, aphenduka abaleka. Abanye bahlala benganyakazi kwaze kwaba yilapho u-ih eshayiswa imoto. Ingemuva leloli langena ekhoneni lesakhiwo, futhi ikhanda lami lashaya iwindi eliseceleni njengoba ingemuva leloli lalihamba ngenye indlela.
  
  
  Ngangizwa amathayi eshelela eqhweni. Sagibela amasosha amabili ayebaleka. U-Odin waphenduka, wagijima wabuyela emuva, futhi waphakamisa izandla zakhe njengokungathi wayemise imoto eyayizobhekana nayo. Izandla zika-Ego ezivulekile zanyamalala ebusweni bakhe, nangaphansi kwenqola. Kwaba khona ukushaya kwenhliziyo futhi sahlehla njengoba sasikhuluma ngabo bobabili laba bantu. Ngezwa kudutshulwa izibhamu ezimbalwa. Iwindi elingemuva laphuka. Sawela phansi nge-angle eqondile esangweni.
  
  
  Angizange ngihlale phansi ngilinde ukubona ukuthi kuzokwenzekani. Yaqhubeka ngesondo lokushayela, izama ukuqondisa le moto endala emzileni ongakwesokudla. Kwakubonakala sengathi sasizungezwe amasosha adubulayo. Wayengazi ukuthi ubarnisek ukuphi.
  
  
  Iqhwa laliphezulu ezansi kwesango. Sasishayela ngebhamuza langaphambili elingakwesobunxele elaliphakanyiswe lapho lishayisana. Wabheka eceleni futhi wabona umnyango wesakhiwo esikhulu.
  
  
  Wambiza. "Irinia!"
  
  
  Umgomo we-ee wakhuphuka usuka endaweni ethile phambi kwesihlalo. Izinwele zakhe zazilenga phambi kwamehlo akhe. "Voila! Khona-ke: "ingabe lokho kuyinkulumo Yasemelika?"
  
  
  Ngaleso sikhathi, safika esangweni. I-bumper yayigoba futhi ibambe ngaphambili kweloli imile, kuyilapho ingemuva liphenduka. Iminyango yesango yaqala ukuqhuma. Izinsika zesango zagoba futhi zaqhuma phansi. Iloli lenza imbobo enkulu kangangokuthi lawela enah. Sashelela enye i-d-twenty futhi sama phakathi kweqhwa. Kwangimangaza ukuthi injini yaqhubeka isebenza. Okwangimangaza nakakhulu ukuthi ngabona ithuba lokudonsa i-ego ezungeze i-snowdrift. Ihhotela lakhe lizoqinisekisa lokhu ngaphambi kokuba lihambe. Ukuya ekolishi kwakuyingxenye nje yehlaya; kwakudingeka futhi siphume kulokho.
  
  
  U-Iriniya waphinde wahlala phansi. Wafinyelela futhi wanqamula izintambo ezimbili zokushisa. Injini yama ngokushesha.
  
  
  Ugawk wandiza esuka ophahleni lwekhabethe. Sapaka ukuze ngemuva kweloli sibheke esangweni eliphukile. Wayemi lapho, njengokungathi sasisanda kudlula esangweni futhi manje sase sibuyela emuva.
  
  
  Wayesevele ekhiphe ihembe lakhe ezungeze amabhulukwe akhe futhi ekhiphe wonke amaflap ebhande lakhe lemali. Omunye umbukwane wadlula ngefasitela elingemuva kwami. Esandleni sami nganginebhokisi elibomvu elinegrenade namaphilisi amabili aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka anomlilo.
  
  
  "Irinia", ngathi, ngivula umnyango weloli, " ulungile? Uyangizwa? '
  
  
  Yebo.'Izinwele zakhe zazigcwele amabala futhi kwakukhona ukuklwebheka okuncane ebunzini lakhe.
  
  
  "Lapho ngimtshela lokho, gijimela esakhiweni esikhethekile."Iloli lakhe laphuma No-Irinia.
  
  
  Samukelwa uchungechunge lwezibhamu, kodwa kwakumnyama kakhulu ukuba singabona ngokucacile. Izinhlamvu zashayisa iloli, ezinye zashayisa iqhwa.
  
  
  Waphonsa i-capsule kanye nebhomu futhi wabona abantu abaningana beqhekeka baba yizicucu ngenxa yokuqhuma okuphuzi-olintshi. Kwakunomsindo omkhulu. Ngemva nje kwalokho, waphonsa ama-capsule aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngamunye ngamunye esakhiweni esincane. Zashaya kakhulu, futhi amalangabi aqala. Cishe ngokushesha, indlu yaqala ukushiswa.
  
  
  "Masigijime manje!"
  
  
  Sagijima sibambisene ngesikhathi enamathele ebhande ecela amaphilisi amasha aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Abanye ababili bambamba, futhi u-ih wamphonsa esakhiweni esincane. Kwakunemililo. Safika esangweni elaphukile sabona inani elikhulu lamasosha lizama ukucisha imililo. Ngenxa yentshiseko amadoda ayesebenza ngayo, kumelwe ukuba lesi sikhungo sasibaluleke kakhulu. Kodwa "Imiphumela Ekhethekile" yasebenza kahle. Kwakungenakwenzeka ukucisha le mililo.
  
  
  Wakhipha U-Irinia endleleni futhi wakhomba emnyango wesakhiwo esikhulu. Wamlandela , futhi washayisana nesibhakela sikabarnisek.
  
  
  Isishayo sangibamba esihlathini sobunxele. Wayishaya ngesikhathi egijima futhi walahlekelwa ukulinganisela. Kodwa lapho engase alahlekelwe ukulinganisela kwakhe, okwakhe kwakukuzo zonke ezine. Induku yami yesobunxele yayishisa. Ngabona amasosha amane ebamba U-Irenia.
  
  
  Kwakungekho okuningi emhlabeni, kodwa amalangabi anikeza indawo ezungezile umphumela onjengomoya enkundleni yempi. Ngambona U-Irinia ephonsa elinye lamasosha akhe ehlombe lakhe futhi eshaya elinye entanyeni ngokushaya i-karate. Ngaleso sikhathi, Ubarnisek wayeseluleme ngokwanele ukuba angihlasele.
  
  
  Ngokusobala, walahlekelwa isibhamu sakhe lapho isango limshaya. Wayesondela kimi kancane kancane. Yena, wagxumela emuva futhi wanikeza i-emu eqotho endlebeni. Isishayo samethusa, kodwa wayenamandla njengenkunzi. Wavele waphenduka. Kwazwakala i-alamu endaweni ethile. Kwakunokuzijabulisa okuningi kakhulu okwakungaphathwa kahle. Ngezwa ubuhlungu obukhulu ehlombe lami lesobunxele, futhi ngaphambi kokuba ngikwazi ukuhlehla, Ubarnisek wangishaya ngempama ukuphila kwami konke. Ustahl wayezethemba ngokweqile futhi wazinika isikhathi sokulungiselela izinto. Ngazithola ngokwami ngalesi sikhathi. Wathatha isinyathelo emuva, washintsha U-Alenka waya emlenzeni wakhe ongakwesokudla, walungiselela ukuphenduka ukuze abeke isandla sakhe ehlombe lakhe, futhi wezwa ukuduma komhlane phakathi kwamahlombe akhe. Izinyawo zami zashelela. Wehla waba abane. Izibani ezibubende, ezibomvu nezinsundu zazikhanya emakhanda azo. Ubarnisek wathatha isinyathelo esiya kimi futhi wavumela unyawo lwakhe ukuba lukhuphukele ebusweni bami. Ukugingqika kwayo ngakwesokudla lapho umimmo me eqala. Umhlane wesibhamu washaya iqhwa lapho kwakubhekiswe khona. Yayilokhu igingqika.
  
  
  Ngokushesha bahlangana nami. Isosha lagxuma, kodwa lalulama ngokushesha. Wayengakwesobunxele sami, Ubarnisek ngakwesokudla sami. Wabanjwa omunye wemicibisholo enobuthi okhalweni lwakhe. Wezwa eyodwa futhi wayenza yabonakala lapho evuka.
  
  
  Isosha laligqoke izingalo zombili ehlombe lalo langakwesokudla futhi laliphethe isibhamu esibhekiswe njengerokhethi elalizokhishwa. Ubarsnishek wayegcina izandla zakhe ezinkulu zivulekile. Lokho kwanele kimi. Waletha ingalo yakhe yangakwesobunxele phansi nge-arc futhi washaya isandla sakhe ekhaleni lesosha. Wayazi kahle ukuthi isibhamu sasiyokhishwa kanjani. Wayazi ukuthi ikhala lakhe lalizophuka nokuthi amathambo aphukile ayezongena ebuchosheni bakhe. Wayelokhu ephakamisa isibhamu sakhe njengomkhonto, elungele ukuhlasela. Kodwa isibhamu sami sachoboza i-ego, sayibanda njengeqhwa elisizungezile. Kancane kancane wehlela eqhweni elishelelayo. Wayefile ngaphambi kokuba ashaye phansi.
  
  
  Nganginomcibisholo onobuthi esandleni sami sokunene. Isitha sasisondela. Kwakunokubukeka okwesabekayo kwenzondo emehlweni Ka-Ego. Nami ngikhathele yilokho.
  
  
  Ngaphenduka ukuze ngimgcine engalweni. Angikholwa ukuthi kwadlula umzuzu ngemva kokushaywa unhlangothi kokuqala. Waya Ebarnisek ngomcibisholo. Wazizwa emelana kancane nephuzu kwaze kwaba yilapho lingena emphinjeni we-emu futhi liqala ukuqhubeka nokuphila. Wayezongishaya ebusweni ngesibhakela sakhe esikhulu. Wayengashaya ngisho nangesibhakela sakhe. Wabe eseshona khona lapho. Ukucasuka kwakuyoqala ukusebenza phakathi nemizuzwana eyishumi. Sekudlule isikhathi esincane kakhulu. Lapho Ubarnisek efa, wavele wawela eqhweni. Ukuqina kuye kwanyamalala ekuzicabangeni kobuso, futhi Yena Ustahl ubukeka njengengane encane, embi.
  
  
  Ugawking waphonsa iqhwa emlenzeni wami ongakwesobunxele. I-gawk yesibili yafika ngakwesokudla. Amanye amadoda azama ukufafaza umlilo ngamanzi, kodwa amanzi ayesemapayipini ayebanda. Nganquma ukudubula amanye amagrenadi ambalwa.
  
  
  Wabaleka, wakhipha amaphilisi omlilo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okhalweni lwakhe, futhi wakhipha i-ih ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.
  
  
  U-Irinia wayengasekho!
  
  
  Umcabango wangishaya njengokushaywa ngempama ebusweni. Ngikhumbula ukuthi wayezungezwe amasosha amane. Wavala amabili; washaywa kanzima ngemuva lapho omunye owayebazungezile ethatha u-ee wahamba. Kuphi?
  
  
  Imililo yayishisa nxazonke. Lezi zakhiwo ezimbili ezincane zazingaphezu nje kokubhema uthango. Isakhiwo sesithathu naso sasishisa. Amalangabi aze angena ngisho nasodongeni lwangaphandle lwesakhiwo esikhulu. Kumelwe ukuba baletha U-Irinia lapho.
  
  
  Wabheka nxazonke, ephefumula. Amasosha ayematasa ecisha imililo. Kwakunezindawo eziyishumi nambili, eziyishumi nantathu lapho amaphilisi ayeshisa khona. Umoya wami wawufana nomusi wesitimela esidala esasikhuphuka intaba. Futhi kwakubanda. Izindebe zami zazinzima, futhi ngangingakwazi ukumuzwa ngeminwe yami. Amaqhwa aserussia anqoba imibuso emibili yomhlaba. Abantu babaleka ebuthweni likanapoleon elinamandla, elashisa cishe yonke into eyayisendleleni yalo. Futhi lapho amafulentshi ezithola esesimweni sokugoqa idola laserussia, kwaqubuka ubusika obunonya. Banqotshwa futhi bakhathala lapho ekugcineni bebuyela Efrance. Kwenzeka okufanayo nangamabutho Kahitler.
  
  
  Akulona igobolondo elibhekiswe Kumama Waserussia, kodwa uma lingafudunyezwa ngokushesha, nalo lizoba isisulu sasebusika. Igobolondo leqhwa liqine kakhulu, kangangokuthi cishe angikwazanga ukubona amasosha ezungezile. Kodwa kwabonakala kahle, nabo abazange bangibone.
  
  
  Wayesendleleni eya esakhiweni esikhulu lapho umimmo edlula iqembu labantu abane. Iqhwa lalibonisa amalangabi, ukuze wonke umjikelezo ukhanyiswe ukukhanya okubomvu. Isithunzi sami sasibomvu ngomlilo, futhi sithuthumela. La masosha amane ayebukeka eyisishiyagalombili. Ngandlela-thile u-oni wakwazi ukuqoqa amanzi azungeze elinye ngamapayipi futhi waqala ukunisela amalangabi. Wahamba ngokuqapha odongeni waze wafika ekhoneni. Umnyango kwakufanele ube sekhoneni. Lapho amehlo akhe eqotho phambi kwakhe, wabona uthango olwaluphukile neloli lihamba eqhweni. Uma mina No-Irinia singakwazi ukuphuma lapha ngokushesha, imoto yayiyobe imbozwe ngokuphelele yiqhwa.
  
  
  Isosha lafika ekhoneni langibona. Umlomo ka-Ego wavuleka. Waphakamisa isibhamu njengoba isibhakela sakhe sasigxumela emgodini womoya we-emu. Isishayo sami esilandelayo sawela phezu kwakhe lapho ewa. Kwakuwukufa kwe-ego.
  
  
  Waphenduka ekhoneni wabeka isandla sakhe esibophweni somnyango. Ngemva kokubheka okokugcina indawo yesihogo, uyise wavula umnyango wangena ngaphakathi. Ngashaqeka lapho ngithula. Ukuthula okuphelele. Kwakungekho okuningi emhlabeni. Yayibukeka njengendawo enkulu yokugcina impahla eshiywe dengwane. Udonga lwalukhonkolo, izindonga zazenziwe ngokhuni, futhi ukuphakama kophahla kwakungamamitha angu-7. Waphakamisa ikhanda lakhe walalela.
  
  
  Kwakunomsindo, kodwa angikwazanga ukuwubona. Kwakunjengomhlambi wamagundane, umsindo omkhulu. Kodwa kwakungewona amagundane, kwakungenye into.
  
  
  Indawo yokugcina impahla yahlukaniswa yaba izingxenye. Umsindo wavela endaweni ethile ngaphambili, lapho ayengakwazi khona ukubona lutho. Iphunga elinosawoti laligcwalisa izimbobo zami zamakhala, njengengubo noma eduze kwechibi. Umoya wawumanzi. Ngangazi ukuthi kumelwe ukuba kunamanzi eduze.
  
  
  U-Irina kwakufanele abe lapha endaweni ethile. Kwakubonakala kunendawo engenalutho kuphela engizungezile. Kwakukhona ukwahlukanisa phambi kwami okwamenza wangakwazi ukubona ukuthi imisindo ivela kuphi: iziqukathi eziningana eziyisiyindilinga ezinobukhulu bemiphongolo yewayini. Zazizinkulu, ezimbili zizungeze isihlahla kanti enye izungeze ingilazi. Zazingenalutho.
  
  
  Waziqalekisa ngokungakwazi ukuthatha esinye sezibhamu. Njengoba ayezungeza imigqomo ebheke emsindweni, wezwa omunye umsindo.
  
  
  Kwakungakwesobunxele. Akunangqondo ukuzwakala sengathi othile ushaya izandla. Kodwa kwakungekho migqa ku-nen, njengokungathi wayegcina isigqi. Khona-ke, ngokungacacile, wezwa umsindo othulisiwe ozungeze othile ekhuluma.
  
  
  Wazicindezela ukuba akhale futhi kancane kancane wahamba ngendlela yomsindo. Umgqomo omkhulu wawuhlala phambi kwami futhi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi benzani kithi, benza okuthile. Njengoba ayezungeza isitsha esikhulu, wabona ihhovisi elincane eliyisikwele eliqhele ngamamitha ayishumi. Izwi likastahl licacile. Futhi akekho owashaya izandla zakhe. Othile washaya othile ebusweni.
  
  
  Kwakunefasitela eduze komnyango wehhovisi. Ubrylev wakhanya ngaphakathi. Lapho Esondela, Ulicks wabona izwi lakhe. Kwakunguserge. Umgwaqo Ikrasnova. Kodwa kwakunethoni engajwayelekile ezwini lakhe. Ukubuka kwakhe kwashelela kwaze kwaba seqophelweni lapho udonga lwamahhovisi lwahlangana khona nodonga lwesakhiwo esikhulu. Yena, wagoba phansi futhi wagxumela phansi ehhovisi elibubula. Evulekile, ngaphansi kwefasitela lakhe, wama. Umnyango wehhovisi wawuvulekile, Futhi Ukrasnov wayemuzwa ngokucacile. Usergei, owayehamba ngefasitela, wangishaya ekhanda. Ngamlalela.
  
  
  Kwakunenye i-pop, Futhi U-Irinia wamemeza. 'Khuluma! Ukrasnova wathi ngesirashiya. Umsindo ongajwayelekile wezwi lika-ego waqhubeka. "Kodwa bekufanele ngabe ngiyazi, akunjalo? Yonke le mibuzo mayelana nesikhungo nomsebenzi wami lapha."
  
  
  "Serge, I -" U-Irina wanqunywa esinye isiswebhu. Wacelwa ukuba angene ngaphakathi futhi ashaye Userge yedwa, kodwa ngacabanga ukuthi ngizozwa okwengeziwe uma ngihlala ngicashile futhi ngilindile.
  
  
  'Uyangizwa! Userge wayethukuthele. "Wangisebenzisa! Ngamtshela ukuthi ngiyakuthanda, futhi usanda kungisebenzisa. Wenza sengathi ungumrashiya omuhle, umdansi wethu odumile webhaleni ."Wehlisa izwi lakhe, wenza kwaba nzima ukuba u-ego aliqonde. "Futhi ubulokhu uyisithunywa sezomnotho."Kodwa ngangikuthanda. Ngangibeka isikhundla sami lapha esikhungweni; sasingahamba ndawonye; sasingahamba Ngisho Naserussia, mhlawumbe Siye Eyugoslavia noma Empumalanga Jalimane. Kodwa.. Izwi lika-Ego laphuka. "Kodwa yeka izwi oyilo. Phansi nalokhu ... ngalokhu... Ngesikhwama. Futhi wakuthanda lokho akwenza kuwe."Waqala ukukhala. "Futhi wayemi lapho njengengane usuku lonke, ezibuza ukuthi ngabe ukhohliwe yini ukucisha ibrylev. Futhi njengesiwula, ngangikuthembela emangeni akho. Uzama nje ukubalekela mina. Wayazi ukuthi wayelinde wena lapho."
  
  
  Izwi lika-Irenia lamuzwa. "Kwenzeka kanjalo Nje, Seryozha. Kwakungeyona neze into enjalo. Kwenzeka ngaleyo ndlela; sasingeke sikwenze lokho. Thina... 'Umsindo wokushayisana futhi. U-Irinia wamemeza futhi wathula. Kamuva wabuza: "uzokwenzenjani ngami?"Ukrasnova wakhipha ukuhleka okukhulu nokumemeza. "Ingabe uyokwenza, ingelosi yami? Ingelosi yami emnandi, emnandi! Ukuhleka okumemeza ngokwengeziwe. "Lalela, ingelosi yami, ulungile kakhulu kimi, udume kakhulu, muhle kakhulu. Ngizokukhombisa okuthile ozokuqaphela. Ngizokubonisa abanye abangane abayojabula ukukubamba.
  
  
  Yena, waqonda ukuthi Kwenzekani Kuserge krasnov. Yonke leyo minyaka ayichitha esesimweni sokungaphumeleli, elwa kanzima ukuze agcine ubuhlanya obuseduze kude naye, ezama ukubonakala bujwayelekile, ehlaba abanye umxhwele ngendlela yokuqamba ayephethe ngayo isikhungo, kwaholela ekuxoshweni kuka-ego manje. Kwakusobala ukuthi mina No-Irinia sasinecala ngalokhu. Sasingenasizathu sokukhuluma naye njengokungathi uyingonyama esondela, noma inja ehlanyayo. Walahlekelwa ngokuphelele ukuzola kwakhe.
  
  
  Ngangazi ukuthi uma mina No-Irinia sasifuna ukuphuma lapha, kwakuyodingeka ngibulale Userge.
  
  
  U-Irinia wathi: "Awudingi lesi sibhamu, Seryozha. Bengilokhu ngilinde lolu suku iminyaka emithathu ."
  
  
  Okunye ukushaya ebusweni. "Vuka, sifebe!"Kumemeza Ukrasnov . "Ngizokukhombisa abanye abakhiqizi."
  
  
  Ngangazi ukuthi bazophuma. Waphuma ehhovisi futhi waphuma ekhoneni. Isihlalo saklwebha phansi kukakhonkolo. Izithunzi ezimbili zashelela phezu kokukhanya okwawela ngefasitela. Ngabona isibhamu emthunzini wesandla Sikaserge.
  
  
  Baphuma, U-Irenia ehola. Ekukhanyeni kwakhe wayengambona ngokucacile njengoba edlula umimmo me. Izinduku zakhe zokudla zazibomvu ngenxa yazo zonke izishayo, futhi ubuso bakhe obuhle babududuza.
  
  
  Ngambona edlula phakathi kwemiphongolo emibili. Kwakushisa kakhulu endaweni yokugcina impahla. U-Irinia wayekhumule ijazi lakhe lemvula; wayegqoke ingubo ayeyigqoke efulethini lakhe kuphela. Userge wayegqoke ijezi elimnyama nebhulukwe. Ingubo yami yayingajabulisi neze. Yasuswa u-ego futhi wasala elele phansi. Ngaya lapho Usergey No-Irinia babehambe khona.
  
  
  Njengoba ngangidlula emigqonyeni, ngaqaphela ukuthi kungani ngangingakwazi ukubona ukuthi imisindo yokuqhuma yayisho ukuthini. Udonga aluzange lufinyelele ophahleni, kodwa lwaluphakeme ngokwanele ukuba luvimbe imisindo. Kwakunomnyango owawuphawulwe: elabhorethri. Wazamazama ukuze ahlangane No-Irinia Noserge. Wakhala, futhi ngokushesha wavula umnyango. Ukugqwala lapha kuyigugu ngokungenangqondo, kodwa kunamandla kakhulu. Leli gumbi lalibukeka njengendawo yokwakha isakhiwo samahhovisi. Umswakama wawulenga emoyeni; wawushisa, ushisa ezindaweni ezishisayo.
  
  
  Userge No-Irenia abazange bambone, ngakho baya kolunye uhlangothi lwendlu babheka ngaphakathi. Amalabhorethri ayenemikhumbi emikhulu, ezungeze ingilazi. Babukela izinombolo ezisewashi zihlelwe zizungeze umcengezi omkhulu ngempela. Angizange ngiyeke ukubheka imigqomo; wayefuna ukwazi ukuthi usergey No-Irinia bakuphi.
  
  
  Kwaze kwaba yilapho evula umnyango ngokuphelele futhi engena elabhorethri lapho aqaphela khona ukuthi kwakunokuthile okwakunyakaza emkhunjini ngamunye owawumzungezile. Amathangi engilazi ayegcwaliswa ngamanzi cishe izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zehora. Ekuqaleni, ngangicabanga ukuthi kwakuyizinhlanzi ezinkulu, njengoshaka noma amahlengethwa. Kodwa ngabona izandla zakhe ngaphakathi kwenye yezindawo. Kwavela ubuso, kodwa kwakungubuso ayengakaze abubone ngaphambili. Amehlo angigqolozela, ubuso baphinde banyamalala ngokushesha. Wabona omunye enyathela unyawo lwakhe e-aquarium efanayo. Khona-ke owesithathu wadlula odongeni lukamimmo, futhi wabona sonke isidalwa.
  
  
  Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngangizwa izwi lakhe Njengoserge. "Uyabona, ingelosi yami ethandekayo? Ingabe uyoyibona yonke indalo yami?
  
  
  Ngabona ukuthi kwakunabantu kuwo wonke amathangi. Kodwa babengebona ngempela amadoda asedell. Wahamba ngokucophelela ezungeza ithangi ukuze abone U-Irinia Noserge. Kwakuneplaque ezungeze ithangi eliphakathi nelikhulu kunawo wonke ehlathini. Leli thangi lalenziwe nangengilazi, kodwa akekho owageza enen. Imigudu yokhuni yayisuka emathangini amancane iye kwelikhetheke kakhulu. Amathangi amancane ayezungeza amakhulu futhi ayexhunywe kuwo ngemigodi engajulile. Userge wayemi eduze kwesitebhisi esasiholela ebhodini elizungeze ithangi elikhulu kunawo wonke. Emamatheka ngendlela eyisiphukuphuku ebusweni bakhe obuhle, wabheka komunye umholo komunye komunye. U-Irinia naye wakubheka.
  
  
  U-Odin po wayehamba eduze komngcele wethangi. Wacindezela ubuso nomzimba wakhe engilazini, futhi manje ukuzazisa kwakhe kwase kukwazi ukubona ngokucacile.
  
  
  Kodwa kudell uqobo, kwakufanele usho ukuthi "lokhu" esikhundleni sokuthi "yena", ngoba kwakuyisidalwa esiyinqaba. Kwakunjengomuntu ngomqondo wokuthi yayinezingalo ezimbili, imilenze emibili, isiqu nekhanda, futhi yayibonakala inombala ofanele. Kodwa kwakunemigqa yezinselo eziyisithupha ohlangothini ngalunye lwentamo. Intamo eminyene. U-Iriniya wathi abantu abasha bayahlanganyela ekuhlolweni kwalomsebenzi okhethekile. Izinsika zazibukeka zivuvukele kancane. Izembozo zenyama ezinama-membrane zazikhula phakathi kweminwe. Wezwa U-Irina enza umsindo onomsindo.
  
  
  Kwaqubuka ukukhala okuxakayo elabhorethri. Ukuhleka kukaserge. "Yini engalungile, honey? Awuyithandi indalo yami? Futhi Userge wabe esebonisa ubuhlakani bakhe. "Sithuthukise kahle. Erussia, izwe owadlula kulo. Siye saphelelisa cishe umuntu okwazi ukuphefumula ngaphansi kwamanzi. "Ngenzeni, Irinia, yena! Ukuhlinzwa kwakhe kukhangisa ngalezi zinselo zentamo ukuze zikwazi ukukhipha umoya-mpilo eduze kwamanzi."Waphinde wahleka.
  
  
  Le ndoda yabhukuda yasuka odongeni lwengilazi. u-ih wababona bonke, bobathathu e-aquarium, benyathela i - & nb futhi begqolozele Userge No-Irinia. Kwakunokuthile okuyisimangaliso ngokuthula kuka-ih.
  
  
  "Yebo, angel", Kusho Userge, futhi wabona U-Irenia ekhala. "Izidalwa zami ziyakubuka. Kodwa awutholi ih smart? Uyabona, nakuba bekwazi ukuphefumula ngaphansi kwamanzi, bangamadoda - banazo zonke izifiso ezingokwenyama nezidingo zamadoda avamile. Ingabe ufuna ukwanelisa ih, ballerina yami ozithandayo? Wadedela ukuhleka okunomsindo.
  
  
  "Izintombi zasolwandle" zabukela buthule Njengoba Useryozha ayegona U-Irinia futhi ekhala. Lapho ngiyivula, ngabona ukuthi kwakungomunye umnyango. Nokho, kwakungewona umnyango ojikelezayo, kodwa owawuvamile. Kwakunefasitela elincane ngalolo suku. Yayingaphesheya kwethangi elikhulu kunawo wonke, phakathi kwamathangi amabili amancane.
  
  
  Userge wafika lapho kwakubonakala sengathi ipeni likhona. Wayelokhu emamatheka... Wadonsa isivalo.
  
  
  Ngezwa umsindo wokugquma nxazonke zami. Waphuthuma emuva osukwini lapho aqaphela khona ukuthi kwakwenzekani. Amanzi azungeze amathangi amancane ayegeleza ngemisele yokhuni angene ethangini elikhulu. Izintombi zasolwandle zazinenkinga yokuhlala emathangini azo amancane. Babambelela emithonjeni njengoba amanzi ayegeleza futhi bamelana nokugeleza. Kodwa kwakuwumfudlana onamandla, futhi ngokumelene nentando yabo bawela edamini elikhulu kunawo wonke. U-Ih wayenabantu abangaba yishumi nanhlanu ababhukuda beyindilinga futhi bacasha ukuze babheke ohlangothini lwethangi Kuserge No-Irenia. Ekuqaleni akazange akubone, kodwa kwakubonakala sengathi kwakukhona uhlobo oluthile lomshini wokugijima ethangini. Wacabanga ukuthi lena kwakuyindlela lezi zidalwa ezazondliwa ngayo.
  
  
  Userge ubelokhu edlala umdlalo wakhe isikhathi eside ngokwanele. Sekuyisikhathi sokuyivikela. Wathatha izinyathelo ezimbili eziya ethangini futhi wama.
  
  
  Manje ngiyaqonda ukuthi kungani kwakushisa kangaka elabhorethri. Lapho uyise ebheka phezulu phakathi kwamathangi, wabona intuthu isivele izungeza elabhorethri. Njengoba ngangibuka, ucezu lodonga lwaba nsundu futhi lwaba mnyama futhi lwaba mnyama.
  
  
  Izindonga zazishisa.
  
  
  Useryozha wathi: "ballerina Wami omuhle, laba bantu abasha baye badela okuningi ngenxa yezwe labo. Baye basiza ngaphezu kwanoma yiliphi elinye iqembu labantu emlandweni wezwe."Waphonsa U-Irinia emuva ezitebhisini eziholela ebhodini elimnyama.
  
  
  Ihhotela lakhe lizozwa lokho akushoyo. Useryozha wathi, " ingabe ufuna ukukhuphukela phezulu, angel?"Mhlawumbe kufanele ngikutshele okwengeziwe ngobubanzi be-iht. Lo msebenzi waphumelela ngoba amadoda manje angaphansi kwamanzi. ingakwazi ukuphefumula lapho ngeshwa, kwaba nemiphumela emibi. Kukhona okungahambanga kahle etafuleni lokuhlinza, futhi ubuchopho buka-ih balimala kancane lapho kufakwa izinselo. Ih izintambo zezwi nazo zibukeka zilimele kancane; azikwazi ukukhuluma. Okuwukuphela kwento abangayenza ukwenza umsindo onomsindo. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngiyazi ukuthi kwenzekeni. Iqembu elilandelayo liyoba ngcono, kodwa abaningi abengeziwe bayoba ngcono! '
  
  
  Wakhuphuka izitebhisi. Wabheka udonga oluphambene. Uxande Olungu-D noma ezintathu lwalumnyama futhi lukhipha intuthu. Ngakwesokudla sakhe, ngabona intuthu eyengeziwe iphuma kolunye udonga. Sasingasekho isikhathi esiningi. Ngangidinga ukubulala Userge ngokushesha, ngithathe U-Irinia, futhi nginyamalale ngokushesha. Ngambona, ngabona indlela lezi "zintombi zasolwandle" ezazimi ngayo emanzini futhi ngazibuka. Lapho ngimqonda ngesingisi-ithangi, abanikazi abalindile, ibhodi phezu kwethangi, ubuhlanya Bukaserge - ngangikuqonda konke. Ibhodi laliphezulu kakhulu kangangokuthi abakwazanga ukulifinyelela. Bangazama ngokuziphonsa phezulu, kodwa kuyoba nzima. Wayazi Ukuthi Useryozha wayezokwenzani, wayezocindezela U-Irinia kuleli thangi.
  
  
  Userge No-Irenia babemi ebhodini eduze kwendlela. U-Irinia wahlehla ekugcineni kwethangi, kodwa Useryozha waqhubeka enamathela isibhamu emhlane wakhe.
  
  
  "Ucabangani ngalokho?"Userge wafaka ingalo endlebeni yakhe. "Ngitshele, bangane, yini ongathanda ukuyenza ngomzimba wentokazi?"
  
  
  Kwakunokumemeza okukhulu okwakuzwakala kulo lonke ithangi. Babephakamisa izandla zabo . Userge waphinde wahleka kakhulu, kodwa i-ego yakhe ayikwazanga ukumuzwa.
  
  
  Omunye wabo wahamba ezungeza amathangi amancane. Wayazi ukuthi kwakumelwe aqaphele kakhulu. Uma Useryozha engibona, akukho lutho olungavimba i-emu ukuba imane ifake U-Irinia ethangini. Ngesikhathi ekhuphuka izitebhisi, efika kuzo, futhi edonsa U-Irinia ezungeze ithangi, lezi zidalwa, wayengazi ukuthi kungenzeka kwenzekeni kuye. Umcibisholo wami wawubonakala uyindlela engcono kakhulu. Waphinde wezwa umsindo ngemva kwakhe. Njengoba ngangizoguquka, Userge wenza okuthile okwangiphazamisa.
  
  
  Wayegoba ikhanda lakhe, ebopha indlebe yakhe ngesandla sakhe.: "Yini manje, bangane? Wake wafuna ukusho ukuthi ufuna ukumbona more? Waphuma ngesandla sakhe samahhala, wabamba ingubo Ka-Irinia ngaphambili, futhi waklebhula i-ego emzimbeni wakhe. U-Emu kwadingeka achithe isikhathi esithile ngaphambi kokuba abe nqunu ngokuphelele. "Ngiyacela," kumemeza yena. "Akungcono kangako?"Izintombi zasolwandle zamemeza zagxumela ebhodini.
  
  
  U-Iriniya mina yena ngokukhululekile. Akazange anciphe, akazange azame ngisho nokuhlehla. Wahlala enqunu futhi eqondile. Izintombi ezimbili zasolwandle zabhukuda zaya eceleni kwethangi futhi zazama ukugxuma ziphakeme ngokwanele ukuba zibambe iqakala lazo. Akazange asibheke, asibheke, Asibheke, Usibheke Userge. Wabheka udonga obala. Futhi wabona amakhona e-rta yakhe ehleka kancane.
  
  
  Wayegqolozele udonga oluvuthayo futhi kumelwe ukuba wayecabanga ukuthi lokhu kwakuyisiphetho sakhe ngempela. Uma izidalwa ezesabekayo ezisemathangini zingakwazi ukumbamba, ilabhu evuthayo yayiyozingcwaba zonke.
  
  
  Ngahlushwa isifiso sokuthatha isinyathelo. Kwakudingeka aye kuye. Kwakumelwe abonise Ukuthi wayenephutha.
  
  
  "Ngidansele, angel", Userge wayala ushrilly. "Abangane bami mababone ukuthi kungani ungumdansi webhaleni onethalente kangaka, babonise lokho okwazi ukukwenza. Lapho udansa isikhathi eside, abadali bami bayokulinda isikhathi eside. Uma uyeka, ngizothambekela ebhodini."Waguqa phansi wabeka isandla sakhe emaphethelweni ebhodi.
  
  
  Izintombi zasolwandle ziye zahlanya. U-Irinia waqala ukudansa, kodwa kwakungelona uhlobo lomdanso owawuzovunyelwa esiteji. Kwakuwumdanso wokudukisa. Izintombi zasolwandle zagxuma zaya phezulu. Useryozha waguqa umlomo wakhe uvuleke kancane, njengokungathi wayehlabeke umxhwele. Wakhuphuka izitebhisi. Lapho ngimhambisa, ngathinta ibhande lami lesibhamu. Izinwele entanyeni yami zavuka. Ngangisezansi kwezitebhisi, Futhi Userge wayengakangiboni, kodwa ngangizizwa, ngaphezu kwalokho engangikubona, ukunyakaza.
  
  
  Ngakubona ekhoneni leso lami. Ngaqala ukuphenduka futhi ngabona isithunzi sishelela ngemuva kwami futhi siphinde sivele ngemuva kwami. Kwathatha isikhathi eside ukuba aphenduke. Ngangisemkhawulweni lapho ngizwa isithunzi sihamba siye kimi sizungeze inqwaba yemishayo yokhuni.
  
  
  Ukuhamba kwezimoto okwakusondela kwakubonakala kubangela isiphepho esincane. Wangithinta ngokumemeza. Wakhubeka, wazama ukubuyisa ukulinganisela kwakhe, futhi wawa phansi kukhonkolo. Izandla zazidonsa umphimbo wami; isizwe ngasinye sasiboshelwe emhlane wami. Ngandlela-thile ngakwazi ukuphenduka ngibambe le ndoda. Ngayishaya futhi ngayiphuthelwa. Kodwa Kwakunguvasily popov owambona!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 14
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Upopov wayegqoke ijezi loboya. U-Ego wambamba futhi wamxosha. Sasinamandla afanayo, kodwa wayesengozini. U-Ego wayemazi. Ngachitha amahora amaningi ngifunda yonke imininingwane yokuphila kwami kobugovu. Wayazi ubugovu bakhe, wayazi ukuthi ucabanga kanjani, ukuthi walwa kanjani. Akazange abe nethuba.
  
  
  Ngakho ngazinika isikhathi. Wayesola Ukuthi Useryozha wayezobuka impi iqhubeka. Upopov wambamba wamshaya ebusweni ngesandla sakhe sokunene. Kwakukhona ukushaya kwenhliziyo. Kodwa kwakunomunye umsindo elabhorethri enkulu-ukuqhuma kwezinkuni ezivuthayo.
  
  
  Userge wadutshulwa, futhi ukhonkolo owawungaphansi konyawo lwami lwesokudla waqhuma. Ugawk wagxuma washaya ithangi elincane lengilazi elaliseduze kwami. Umgodi wakhiwa umsindo ofana nephepha eliqhekekile. Ngaphenduka ukuze Ngibeke Upopov phakathi kwami Noserge. Esikhundleni sakhe esiphakeme, kungenzeka ukuthi wayenethuba lokungidubula ekhanda ngaphandle kokuphazanyiswa, kodwa angizange ngime isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuze nginikeze i-emu ithuba lokukwenza.
  
  
  Upopov wawa ngamadolo kanzima kangangokuthi isandla sakhe sathinta phansi kukakhonkolo. Sobabili sasijuluka. Ngaphezulu kwethu, intuthu yayigeleza njengomoya ngaphesheya kophahla. Upopov walulama, futhi ngenxa yokuthi ngangiqiniseka ukuthi ngingamshaya, ngiqiniseka ukuthi ngangikwazi ukukubekezelela ngaso sonke isikhathi, ngaziphonsa kuye. Ngokushesha wasukuma phansi ephethe ummese omncane esandleni sakhe. Waphakamisa isandla sakhe buthule.
  
  
  Ekuqaleni angizange ngikuzwe. Kodwa igazi elalisengalweni yami yangakwesokudla laqala ukungena emkhonweni wami. Futhi ngegazi kwafika ubuhlungu.
  
  
  I-rheumatism yami yayizenzakalelayo. Ngabuyela emuva, okwanginika inkululeko futhi. Userge waphinde wadutshulwa, futhi kulokhu kwaba sengathi ucezu lwesithupha sesicathulo sami lwalugxume. I duck it ngakwesobunxele. Ugawk wabuyela ethangini lengilazi, eduze kakhulu nomgodi wokuqala. Kulokhu kwaba khona ukuqhuma okukhulu, njengesipikili esishayelwa ebhodini elimnyama, ukugoba, ukukhala. Kwakubonakala sengathi ithangi liwohloka. Upopov wangena Phakathi kwami Noserge. Wangilimaza, futhi kwakuyi-ego nokuzethemba. Manje uzongibulala.
  
  
  Eyakhe yawela emuva njengoba yayincike kimi, ummese owawuphambi kwakhe. Wamomotheka, futhi isibazi esisesihlathini sakhe saphenduka inyanga ekhulayo. Manje wayesezethemba. Wayengilimaza, futhi wayekwazi lokho. Konke okwakudingeka kwenziwe i-emu manje kwakuwukungivala ngokushesha.
  
  
  Waphakamisa izandla zakhe zombili, izandla zakhe zivulekile phambi kwakhe. Okwesikhashana, wagoba phezu kwamadolo akhe. Kwakumelwe abambe U-Odin ngemicibisholo enobuthi okhalweni lwakhe, kodwa ngokwehlisa ingalo yakhe, anikeze i-emu ithuba. Wayengagwaza umuntu ophansi ngommese okhomba phezulu, futhi aqhube i-ego phakathi kwemibambo yami ibe yidola lami eligoqekayo.
  
  
  Waphambukela ngakwesokudla futhi wasebenzisa unyawo lwakhe lwesobunxele ukuze afinyelele ummese esihlakaleni sakhe. Wagxumela emuva, wakhubeka. Manje ilahlekelwe ukulinganisela kwayo. Amehlo akhe aphendukela kuye njengoba ayezama ukuphinde agxumele phambili. Saphinde sazungezana.
  
  
  Ngangingakwazi ukuzibeka engozini yokubuka Userge, kodwa ngamuzwa ekhwehlela. Wayemude kunathi, futhi wayekholelwa ukuthi intuthu yayisifinyelele kuye. Upopov wasondela ngakwesobunxele futhi wasondela. Wasuka futhi wabamba isihlakala sika-Ego ngezandla zombili. Ummese wawusobala phambi kobuso bami. Isandla se-ego sasiphumule ehlombe lami elingakwesobunxele. Wazama ukubuyela emuva, ezama ukungigwaza emhlane.
  
  
  Wawela emadolweni. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, u-ego wadonsa ingalo yakhe yommese. Ngazizwa nginobugovu bokuphila ngemuva kwekhanda lami.
  
  
  Eqhubeka nokudonsa, waphumula ikhanda le-emu odongeni, futhi wasukuma ngokushesha. I-ego ka-Alenka yazizwa lapho izinyawo zakhe zishiya phansi. I-ego yakhe yaqhubeka imdonsa ngengalo. Imilenze ka-Ego yayilokhu ikhula. Lapho eyakhe, ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi i-ego Ka-Alenka emhlane wami yayikhululekile, eyakhe yaphinde yehla futhi yadonsa isandla sika-ego. Wangibambaeverade. Lapho indiza i - mimmo me emoyeni, yenza ukunyakaza kokukhuphuka okusheshayo futhi yakhulula isandla Sika-Ego. Okwesikhashana, kwakubonakala sengathi wayedilika. Yena, waqaphela ukuthi wayendiza obala ebheke ethangini lengilazi eliqhekekile.
  
  
  Wathinta i-ego ngezinyawo zakhe. Ngenxa yokushayisana nohlangothi lwe-ego tank, indiza yabambezeleka kancane, kodwa yabe isindiza. Amadolo ka-Ego ayegobile kancane. Ingilazi yayisivele ibuthaka ngenxa yokudutshulwa kabili. Kwaba khona ukuqhuma okukhulu njengoba izinyawo zakhe zashayisa ingilazi. Wabe esebona izingcezu zengilazi zishaya imilenze Ka-Ego njengoba endiza. Wayememeza kakhulu. Ummese wawela ezandleni zika-ego. Ingilazi yaphahlazeka nxazonke zabo. Ngomsindo omkhulu, isembozo sethangi saqala ukuwa.
  
  
  Ngangingaboni Ukuthi Userge wenzani. Abakhe babekwazi ukuqagela kuphela ukuthi wayesalokhu eyedwa. Kwadlula imizuzwana kadolly. Yena, ngabona izingcezu zengilazi zihlikihla umzimba Kapopov. I-ego yokuphila yayisivele isembobo, kamuva kancane esifubeni, futhi ingilazi yawa njengendlu yamakhadi.
  
  
  Ngagxumela emuva njengoba ingilazi yayishaya ngamandla. Ngabona izingcezu entanyeni Kapopov lapho ibhange liwohloka. Umsindo wawuthulisa izindlebe. Umzimba kapopov wawubonakala uphenduphenduka njengoba uwela, phakathi kwezicucu. Kodwa lapho eshaya phansi, wayelala phansi. Khona-ke eyakhe, yancika kuye.
  
  
  Usavchenko uye wacindezeleka. Ubuso bakhe babujuluka futhi umoya wawunentuthu. Abasesweden bakapopov bahlukaniswa baba yizicucu. Wambheka futhi wabona igazi nezingubo eziqhekekile. Yayilele phezu kwezibalo ezenziwe. Yayiphendulwe yaba phezulu yi-ego. I-Odin ezungeze izingcezu ezinkulu zengilazi yayibambeke emphinjeni wakhe. Le ngcezu yakha unxantathu onomugqa we-ego womphimbo. Kwakungekho kungabaza ngakho-yebo, wayefile.
  
  
  Ngezwa umsindo omkhulu futhi ngezwa okuthile kungithinta ehlombe. Userge waphinde wadutshulwa, futhi ugawk wagxuma ehlombe lami elingakwesobunxele.
  
  
  Wakhuphuka izitebhisi, ethinta ibhande lakhe lezikhali. Userge waphinde wadutshulwa futhi waphuthelwa. Ngabona Ukuthi U-Irinia wayeseseshalofini. Intuthu eyayingaphezulu kwekhanda lakhe yayizungeza izingqimba ezijiyile. Izintombi zasolwandle zazinyakaza njengonodoli futhi zenza umsindo onomsindo. Yena, wehla izitebhisi ngaphambi Kokuba Usergey aphinde adubule. Wayengasakwazi ukungibona. Wakhipha umcibisholo okhalweni lwakhe futhi wamjikijela ngomunye wemicibisholo enobuthi. Wathatha omunye umcibisholo wawuphethe esandleni sakhe. Khona-ke eyakhe, yehla izitebhisi.
  
  
  Userge akazange aphinde anginake. Wagoba phansi futhi wabeka isibhamu ku-Irinia, eshaya ibhodi ngesinye isandla. U-Irinia wayengasadansi, kodwa wayephakamisa izingalo zakhe ukuze alondoloze ukulinganisela kwakhe. Wayehamba emuva naphambili ebhodini. Manje ukwesaba kwase kubonakala emehlweni akhe. Izintombi zasolwandle zayeka ukufafaza nokumemeza. Babhukuda kancane, bephakamisa amakhanda abo phezu kwamanzi, babheka unah. Bangenza ngacabanga ngoshaka abalinde inyamazane yabo.
  
  
  Lapho isuka ekuqaleni kwesinyathelo sesibili, yasheshe yakhomba futhi yadubula ngesibhamu somoya. Ngokumemeza, umcibisholo wadlula ekhanda Likaserge futhi walahleka ngentuthu eyayingaphezulu kwakhe. Wezwa umsindo omnene njengoba umcibisholo wawudwengula ophahleni.
  
  
  Cishe ngokushesha, umcibisholo wesibili wawulayisha. Userge wayengabonakali ngisho nokuqaphela ukuthi ngangidubule. U-Irinia waqala ukulahlekelwa ukulinganisela kwakhe. Kwakufanele kumvimbe ekudwebeni leli bhodi.
  
  
  "Krasnova!"Izwi lakhe labhonga kakhulu. Nganginezinye izinyathelo ezintathu engangingahamba ngazo.
  
  
  Waphenduka ebukeka ngendlela efanayo emehlweni akhe. Waphakamisa isibhamu ukuze adubule. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba akhulume ngakho, uyise wadonsa isibhamu somoya. Omunye umsindo wokuhlebeza. Umcibisholo washaya i-emu esifubeni. Wathatha isinyathelo esiya ezitebhisini. Wafa ehlezi emuva futhi waquleka phambili, ephethe isibhamu phambi kwakhe. Ubuso buka-Ego bathinta ukuqala kwesinyathelo sesibili, futhi wangithinta. Kodwa wayengambukeli. Wayephezulu ezitebhisini, ebuka U-Irinia. Wanyakaza ngakwesobunxele futhi wenza ukunyakaza okuyisiyingi okungajwayelekile ngezandla zakhe.
  
  
  Wabe esewa.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Kodwa akazange awe ngokuphelele emanzini. Wawa ebhodini, wagingqika, kodwa wabona ithuba lokubamba ibhodi ngezandla zakhe. Imilenze yakhe yayilenga emoyeni.
  
  
  Izintombi zasolwandle zajabula. Wathatha omunye umcibisholo ebhande lakhe wawufaka esithombeni sakhe. Yena, wangena ebhodini.
  
  
  Amadoda amathathu okuqala aphuma emanzini azama ukubamba iqakala Lika-Irinia. Umcibisholo wami owawuzungeze isibhamu washaya owodwa esihlathini sokunene. Ngemva kwemizuzwana eyishumi, wafa futhi waminza ethangini.
  
  
  Abanye babengazi ukuthi bacabangani. Babeqaphile, beqhubeka bebhukuda ngaphansi Kuka-Irinia, futhi omunye waze wagxumela kuye. Wazama ukubuyela ebhodini, kodwa njalo lapho efika kulo, enye yezintombi zasolwandle yayigxuma imbambe iqakala bese imdonsa phansi. Khona-ke, washeshe wabhukuda ngaphambi kokuba akwazi ukudubula omunye umcibisholo. Wasondela Ngokuqapha E-Irinia. Wafaka omunye umcibisholo esithombeni. U-Irenia waphumula izindololwane zakhe ebhodini njengokungathi wayelele phansi olwandle, futhi kwakuwukuphela kwesiqeshana sokhuni olwaluphukile ayengasibamba. Ukukhathala kwakusebusweni bakhe. Ibhodi lalingalondekile ngaphezu kwethangi, manje lase lisongela ukujika.
  
  
  Ngabheka izindonga ezishayo ukuze ngibone ukuthi sasisele isikhathi esingakanani. Udonga olukude kakhulu ayelubone okokuqala lwalungasekho nhlobo. Ngabona phakathi nobusuku obumnyama. Amalangabi asha futhi afa. Manje umlilo wawusudlula ophahleni, futhi ngangazi ukuthi imishayo yayizowa ngokushesha. Udonga olungakwesobunxele sami lwalushisiwe. Umoya onentuthu Kastahl ungicindezela. Ngokuphefumula ngakunye ayekuphefumula, wayezizwa evutha emphinjeni nasemaphashini.
  
  
  Manje wayesondelene No-Irinia. Waguqa ngokucophelela, wabeka isizwe ngasinye ebhodini. U-Irinia wazama ukungibamba.
  
  
  Ngathi: "thatha isandla sami". Waphakamisa isandla sakhe.
  
  
  Izintombi zasolwandle zazibukeka njengezinhlanzi ezinjengoshaka. Babesibuka manje, bebhukuda beya emuva naphambili. Ngezikhathi ezithile, umuntu obazungezile wayezwakala ngendlela engajwayelekile.
  
  
  Wayezizwa eyedwa iminwe Ka-Irinia. Le ntombazane yasolwandle yagxuma yaphakama futhi yashaya ikhanda layo ebhodini. Ibhodi laphendukela kwesobunxele. Wawela emadolweni womabili futhi wabamba uhlangothi lwebhodi. Isibhamu nomcibisholo kwawa phakathi kwamadolo ami. Ilele phezu kwazo zonke ezine. Izinyawo zika-Irinia zabuyela emanzini. Izintombi zasolwandle zazizungeza obala ngaphansi komhlaba, zibhukuda ngaphandle komzamo.
  
  
  Wakhasa waya e-Irinia. Wazama kanzima ukufaka idolo lakhe ebhodini, futhi ngokunyakaza ngakunye ayekwenza, kwakunyakaza kabi nakakhulu.
  
  
  Ngathi: "thula." "Linda uze ube nawe."
  
  
  Wahlala ezolile. Ngalinda kwaze kwaba yilapho ngiqiniseka ukuthi izintombi zasolwandle ziyangibuka, ngabe sengibeka isibhamu somcibisholo eshalofini futhi ngenza sengathi ngifinyelela E-Irinia. Bebelokhu belinde lokhu. Yena, wabona omunye ebazungezile ehla kancane futhi eya e-Irinia. Ngesikhathi engaphansi kwamanzi, waphinde waphakamisa isibhamu sakhe futhi manje wasibhekisa endaweni engicabanga ukuthi izintombi zasolwandle zingase zivele kuyo. Empeleni wabonakala. Ngamdubula.
  
  
  Umcibisholo washaya indoda eyisilwane sasolwandle emagobolondweni aseceleni kwentamo yayo. Wagxuma waphuma endleleni ngokuqhuma okukhulu, walwa okwesikhashana, wabe eseqhwa futhi wacwila phansi ethangini.
  
  
  Ngabamba omunye umcibisholo ebhande lami futhi ngakhasa Ngaya e-Irinia, ngicabanga Ukuthi Userge ulele eduze kwami ephethe isibhamu ezansi kwezitebhisi Nopopov ephethe ummese we-ego ethangini eliphukile. Khona-ke ngacabanga ukuthi ngikhasa ebhodini eliwohlokayo kuyilapho iqembu lezintombi zasolwandle lizungeza ngaphansi kwamanzi e - & nb, futhi ngangingenaso isikhali.
  
  
  U-Irinia waphefumula umoya lapho U-ay ephakamisa isandla sakhe. Wangibamba ngezandla zombili wahlala phansi ebhodini. Wangithinta. "O, Nick", esho. "Ngacabanga ..."
  
  
  "Linda! Asikaphephile okwamanje! La mahhotela angathanda ukuba leli bhodi liwele emanzini. Kusadingeka sifinyelele ekugcineni. Lapho enqekuzisa ikhanda, uyise wathi: "ngiyakuvumela ukuba uhambe manje.
  
  
  "Cha!"Wangicindezela ngenxa yokuphelelwa yithemba, kangangokuthi ibhodi laqala ukuthonya nakakhulu.
  
  
  Ngathi: "thula," ngigcina izwi lami lizolile. "I-d-three kuphela kuze kube sekugcineni. Uma sizama ndawonye, singase siwe ebhodini. Thatha isandla sami. Ngibuyela emuva ngokucophelela, futhi uyeza nami, kulungile?
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda. Wangibamba ngengalo futhi wehla ngengalo eyodwa waya esifubeni sakhe. Manje intuthu yayigcwele amanzi. Naphezu kwamalangabi ezindongeni nasophahleni, ngangibanda. Umoya wasebusuku obandayo wawudlula emigodini esezindongeni. Amalangabi ayedle ingxenye yophahla, futhi umoya wawudlula emgodini. Yeka ukuthi kwakudabukisa kanjani ukuthi kwakungasekho iqhwa. Wazizwa eqhaqhazela yena naye, lapho egqoke ngokuphelele. Wayengase acabange ukuthi U-Irinia wayedlula kuphi manje, enqunu futhi emanzi.
  
  
  Ukusikeka esandleni sami enganginakho empini Nopopov kwakungekude, kodwa kwangikhathaza. U-Irinia wayengazi lutho ngakho, futhi kwakuyisandla asibamba. Wadudula futhi wamdonsa. Sasihamba ngamasentimitha amabili. Njalo Lapho U-Irinia enyakaziswa, ibhodi lalithambekela. Kwakunezinto eziningi kakhulu okwakudingeka azikhumbule ngesikhathi esifanayo. Kwadingeka nginake ibhodi ukuze lingaweli emanzini. Khona-ke kwakukhona laba bantu abayizintombi zasolwandle ababebhukuda bezungeza thina, futhi ngezinye izikhathi babeza bezobona ukuthi sasikude kangakanani nabo. Kungazelelwe, esinye sezidalwa ezisele siyosihlasela, futhi siyoba senkingeni. Khona-ke kwaba khona ubuhlungu engalweni yami. Nomlilo! Amehlo ami ayesevele enisela intuthu. Intshiseko yelangabi yayingabekezeleleki ngezikhathi ezithile, futhi uma Usavchenko engayizwa, kwakubuye kube ukubanda okubandayo okuvela ngaphandle. Amasosha ayecisha umlilo, osashisa namanje. Ngokusobala, othile wayethathe izintambo futhi enikeza imiyalo. Manje kwase kunemibhobho emibili yomlilo eyayithululela amanzi abandayo eqhweni emlilweni ongaphandle. Kodwa akekho owenza lutho ngamalangabi nentuthu ngaphakathi.
  
  
  Khona-Ke U-Irinia waqala ukuqhaqhazela ngobudlova. Ibhodi lazanyazanyiswa. Wayiphatha ngesandla esisodwa nebhodi ngesinye. Sahlala siqinile njengezithombe zeqhwa. U-Irinia wangibheka ngokuncenga okuphelelwe yithemba. Wamomotheka, enethemba lokuthi unah uzomthanda. Ngathi: "kusele u-d oyedwa kuphela".
  
  
  "Mina ... Ngiyabanda", esho, ngiyaqhaqhazela futhi.
  
  
  "Uma sifika lapho, sizokugqoka izingubo Zikaserge. Khona-ke sibuyela ehhovisi futhi sigqoke ijazi lethu. Amasosha amatasa esebenza ngezicisha-mlilo, ukuze sikwazi ukuhamba ngokukhululekile siye elolini sihambe. Cishe umlilo uyobhubhisa izinsalela zaleli laboratory. Sizodlula, uzobona.
  
  
  Wazama ukumamatheka. Ukuphelelwa yithemba kwaphela emehlweni akhe. Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, omunye wabantu bemermaid wanquma ukuzama.
  
  
  Ngambona eza, kodwa kwase kwephuze kakhulu. Ngisho noma ngangike ngambona ngaphambili, u-ego wayengeke azi ukuthi yini engingayenza ngakho. Wagxumela ekujuleni futhi wakhuphuka ngokucacile esuka phansi. Yena, wabona iminwe yakhe ye-ego igxuma emanzini. Amehlo e-ego ayevulekile futhi esibheke. Wakhuphukela phezulu wagxuma. Wayengeke angibambe noma U-Irinia, kodwa waze wafika kude kangangokuba wakwazi ukushaya ibhodi ngezinqindi zakhe eziqinile.
  
  
  Ibhodi lalihamba ngobudlova liye emuva naphambili. U-Irinia wazama ukungibamba. Khona-ke intambo eshalofini yashelela ekugcineni kwethangi. Ibhodi lawela emanzini.
  
  
  Umhlane wakhe wathinta amanzi. Ngazizwa ngiqinisa nxazonke zami, ngicwilisa izingubo zami. Ngaphambi nje kokuba ikhanda lami lehle, ngezwa imisindo emikhulu. Kwadingeka ngiye E-Irinia, ngizame ukumvikela. Ngangingenandaba nezintombi zasolwandle; zazifuna nje ukumbamba.
  
  
  Ikhanda lami laphakama phezu kwamanzi. U-Ego wamnyakazisa futhi wabheka ithangi. Njengoba ayebuka, wakhuphuka wakhumula izicathulo zakhe.
  
  
  Izintombi ezintathu zasolwandle zavimbezela U-Irinia futhi zamemeza kakhulu. Kwakubonakala kuyinto entsha kubo, into ababeyikhumbula kancane, kodwa babengazi ukuthi benzeni ngayo. Kodwa ngokushesha bayokukhumbula. U-Irinia wayebambe ibhodi ngesandla esisodwa.
  
  
  Lapho izicathulo zakhe seziphelile, wayegxumela kuye. Ukugqwala ethangini kuyigugu ngokungenangqondo, kodwa okunye kubi nakakhulu. Izintombi ezintathu zasolwandle zangibheka ngaphandle kwesithakazelo. Cishe okwakhe kwakufana kakhulu nabo ukuba kube okuthakazelisayo. Kodwa kwakuhlukile Nge-Irinia.
  
  
  Ihhotela lakhe lifuna babe nesithakazelo kimi. Ihhotela lakhe lifuna bakhohlwe U-Irinia futhi bagxile kimi. Kwakudingeka ngenze okuthile ukuze ngivuse isithakazelo esinjalo.
  
  
  Ngaphandle kwabathathu ababezungeze U-Irinia, abanye babehamba ngaphansi kwami, ngaphansi kwakhe, futhi bevuka ngezikhathi ezithile, benza imisindo yabo yokuqhuma. Ngangingazi ukuthi ingakanani i-ih eyayisemathangini.
  
  
  Ngabhukuda ngaya ebhodini elintantayo futhi nganyakazisa ikhanda lami lapho U-Irinia ephakamisa isandla sakhe. Ukube iminyaka emithathu edlule ibiyiphupho Elibi Kunah, bekungeke kusho lutho uma kuqhathaniswa nokwesaba akubona manje emehlweni akhe.
  
  
  Urusalok wambiza. - 'Siyakwamukela!'
  
  
  Bangibuka isikhashana, base bebuyela E-Irinia.
  
  
  Kwakunendlela eyodwa yokwenza i-ih ibe nesithakazelo. U-Irenia wamcindezela eshalofini. Wangibuka. Yena wacindezela phakathi kwakhe nendoda eyayiseduze kwakhe. Lapho efika kuye, wathatha isandla sakhe sobugovu. Abanye ababili babebukele. Babengazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi ngangiyisongo noma cha.
  
  
  Indoda eyisicabucabu engangiyekile ukuyibuka ngamehlo ayegcwele igazi kangangokuthi yayibukeka ipinki. Izinduku nezindebe ze-Ego zivuvukile. Waphinde wafika elick, futhi wafika e-Irinia. I-ego yakhe yamshaya futhi engalweni. Wamemeza kakhulu wabhukuda, wabuyela emuva wangimemeza futhi. Amehlo ka-Ego apinki abheka ezinye izintombi zasolwandle ngokungabaza. Wayengazi ukuthi enzeni. Wangibheka emuva, Futhi Ustahl wayememeza kakhulu kunanoma ubani omunye owayebazungezile. Wabe eseshaya izandla zakhe phansi ku - & nb. Manje wayesephakathi kwakhe No-Irinia. Abanye ababili bayeka ukudlala ukuze bangibheke. Wayesekulungele. Wakhulula isibhakela sakhe ngawo wonke amandla akhe. Omunye wabo washaywa ngaphansi kweso langakwesokudla esihlathini. Ngemuva, kwakunamandla anele okuxosha u-ego D.
  
  
  Manje wayesondelene kakhulu kangangokuthi wayengathinta intombi yasolwandle ephethe u-Irinia. U-Ego wabamba isihlakala sakhe esishelelayo. Khona-ke utota, owayembulele, wavele wangilandela, futhi ngazizwa ngiboshwe intamo ngesandla, okwenza ukuba ipayipi lami lomoya liqinise.
  
  
  Umgomo wami wawungaphansi kwamanzi. Ingcindezi emphinjeni wami yanda. Waziphonsa emuva zombili izindololwane futhi wazama ukuzikhulula. Ingcindezi yanda. Wangidonsela phansi ethangini. Kwakubonakala kimi ukuthi ngangingakwazi ukubaleka ngamaqhinga e-ego yami.
  
  
  Lapho ngibona ukuthi kwase kuba mnyama, njengekhethini elijiyile phambi kwamehlo ami, ngaqala ukuzungeza. Ngamvumela ukuba ahambe nazo zonke izinyathelo ze-karate engizaziyo, kodwa akukho lutho olwenzekile. Wayazi ukuthi angaphefumula ngaphansi kwamanzi. Ngangazi ukuthi angangidonsela phansi ethangini futhi ahlale phezu kwami. Ngeke kuthathe imizuzu engaphezu kwemithathu.
  
  
  Umhlathi wakhe uboshelwe. Kwakunethuba elilodwa kuphela: ikhono le-ego lokuphefumula ngaphansi kwamanzi kuphela. Sasicishe sibe phansi ethangini manje. Waziqinisa zombili izinqindi. Waphakamisa izandla zakhe phambi kwakhe, wabe esebamba isibhakela sakhe kude ngangokunokwenzeka ngemuva kwekhanda lakhe. Lapho ezizwa ethinta izinselo ezinhlangothini zombili zentamo yendoda, waqala ukuzungezisa isibhakela sayo.
  
  
  Cishe ngokushesha, ngazizwa isandla sami siphumule emphinjeni wami. Khona-ke washaywa isifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga, wafaka indololwane yakhe eceleni kwakhe. I-ego yakhe yathinta isifuba sakhe. Wezwa ukukhonkotha kunokulimala. Wakhulula ukubamba kwakhe, futhi wakwazi ukuphenduka.
  
  
  Kwakufanele ngibhekane naye ngaleso sikhathi. Kodwa kwakunezinto ezimbili kuphela engangicabanga ngazo-ukugcwalisa amaphaphu ami ngomoya nokufika e-Irinia. Wacindezela amadolo akhe esifubeni sakhe futhi wafaka izinyawo zakhe esifubeni sakhe. Khona-ke, wangenela futhi Ustahl wasebenza emanzini.
  
  
  Ngangizwa imisipha emphinjeni wami isongela ukuphumula, futhi amanzi ayefika emaphashini ami. Ekuqaleni ikhethini elijiyile phambi kwamehlo ami lalinombala ompunga omnyama. Manje kwase kumnyama njengobusuku obungenanyanga, bese kuba mnyama nakakhulu, ukuze kubonakale eminye imibala. U-stahl unombala onsomi omnyama kakhulu. Nganginomuzwa wokuthi isondo lemibala liphenduka: obomvu, oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, nophuzi likhanya njengokuqhuma kweziqhumane ekhanda lami. Kodwa kwakungekho msindo, kwakunomsindo onjengoketshezi, onjengokungathi amanzi ayegeleza ehla ngomhosha omkhulu. Akunangqondo kakhulu uma ukude. Akunangqondo ukwenza kuzwakale sengathi akakuzwanga, kwakungumuntu ongaphandle owayebuka omunye umuntu ecwila.
  
  
  Ngaqaphela ukuthi ngangingeke ngivele. Ingxenye yakhe ibhajwe ethangini. Izingalo zami zazilenga ezinhlangothini zami. Yena, waba nesifiso esinamandla sokulala. Ngangidinga ukulala. Ngacabanga ukuthi kwakuzothatha imizuzu embalwa kuphela, ukuthi ngifuna nje ukuphumula kancane emzimbeni wami. Ngamandla amakhulu, waziphoqa ukuba avule amehlo akhe abheke phezulu.
  
  
  Lapho ekugcineni eyakhe isidlulile, eyakhe yadideka isikhashana. Ngangimunca umoya, kodwa wawushisa futhi unentuthu, futhi amaphaphu ami ayeshisa. Kodwa kwakushisa noma kunentuthu, kwakusengumoya. Mhlawumbe abantu abayizintombi zasolwandle babengase bahogele amanzi, kodwa wayengeke akwazi.
  
  
  Intuthu yayigeleza iqonde phezu kwamanzi ethangini. Ubaqom akaphindanga wambona. Kwakubonakala sengathi uphahla lwaludliwe ingxenye yesilo esithile. Enkungwini, wabona amalangabi e-orange evuza. Omunye udonga lwelabhorethri lwalusuvele lungasekho, ezinye izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zase zingasekho. Waphinde waphefumula emoyeni oshisayo, wabe esezizwa izandla emaqakaleni akhe.
  
  
  Ngashaywa ezinyaweni. Wazama ukuqhubekela phambili, kodwa izandla zakhe zazinamandla kakhulu. Kwakunezimbili zazo, eyodwa emlenzeni ngamunye. Wayelula umhlane wakhe, abese encika phambili ngangokunokwenzeka, njengokungathi wayegxuma ngesikero esuka ku-trampoline. Nganquma ukuhlasela lowo osemlenzeni wami ongakwesokudla. Lapho embona, wancika phambili futhi wacindezela izandla zakhe zombili ngesibhakela esikhulu. Ngamshaya emhlathini we-ego kanzima ngangokunokwenzeka.
  
  
  Yayikhipha ukukhala okukhulu, okufana nomsindo we-creepy underwater, noma umsindo wehlengethwa. Amandla akhe e-ego aba buthaka, futhi wabambelela entanyeni yakhe. Khona-ke lonke i-ego nomzimba wakhe kwaphumula futhi wagxumela phansi ethangini. Cishe ngokushesha, washaywa enye indoda ngezibhakela ezimbili. Wangibamba ngezihlakala wangidonsa wangiyisa phansi ethangini ngamandla engangingakaze ngiwazwe ngaphambili. Ngafinyelela emagobolondweni Ka-Ego, kodwa wahambisa ikhanda lakhe eceleni. Khona-ke wangimangaza ngokuphelele ngokushaya i-karate okwakuyophula ithambo lami uma engazange aliphonse phansi. Nokho, isishayo sangishaya kanzima kakhulu emlenzeni kangangokuthi ubuhlungu bangishaya emzimbeni wami wonke.
  
  
  Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakunokuthile okwakumqonda. Laba bafundisi babengasebenzi nje kuphela, kodwa futhi babefundile. Ngangingenaso isikhathi sokuhlala kuso isikhathi eside, kodwa lokhu okutholakele okumangalisayo kwangigcina ngimatasa isikhathi eside kangangokuthi wakwazi ukuma ngemva kwami futhi wangibeka ingalo. Lapho nje esezizwa enamandla engalo yakhe ye-ego, wasuka phakathi kwemilenze yakhe ye-ego.
  
  
  Lapho ezakhe, zizwa izingalo zakhe esifubeni sami ziphumula, ezakhe, zaphenduka futhi ngokushesha zashaya i-ego yakhe entanyeni nhlangothi zombili. Ngokushesha amablow ambulala. Lezi zinselo zazizwela kakhulu futhi zisengozini.
  
  
  Kodwa ngangingenaso isikhathi sokubulala i-ihs ngamunye ngamunye. Kwakudingeka ngenze okuthile ngokushesha okwakuzoshintsha lo msebenzi. Wabhukuda waya phezulu, waphefumula umoya omnandi, futhi wabheka nxazonke. Umhlaba wawuyinqwaba yentuthu ephenduphendukayo. Akukho lutho olwalungabonakala kulo. Ngezikhathi ezithile, ngangibona amazwibela amalangabi e-orange ekhasa phansi noma ophahleni.
  
  
  Sasingasekho isikhathi esiningi.
  
  
  Ngiyamcwilisa. Bahudulela U-Irinia phansi ethangini.
  
  
  Ingqondo yakhe yabhukuda, futhi yagxila esidalweni esikhulu kunazo zonke. Lapho esondela kuye, yena, wehlela ohlangothini lwe-ego gills. Angizange ngiyithinte, ngoba omunye wabanye wangishaya eceleni. Wangishaya okokuqala ngqa ngogebhezi lwakhe, lapho nje izinyawo zami zithinta ikhanda lesilo esikhulu.
  
  
  Ngenxa yokushayisana, walahlekelwa ukulinganisela. Ngangazi ukuthi ngangingeke ngikwazi ukubamba umoya wami kuze kubeeverade, Futhi U-Irenia kumelwe abe mubi kuwo. Icebo lakhe laliwukukhipha ngokushesha intombi yasolwandle, ibambe U-Irinia, futhi ibhukude iye emaphethelweni ethangini. Umthelela wangikhipha endleleni. I-Odin eyayibazungezile yafika ngemva kwami. Waphakamisa izandla zakhe ezihlekisayo.
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yayilindile. Lapho eseduze naye, u-ego ruki wamxosha futhi wamshaya kanzima ohlangothini lwentamo yakhe. Walala ngokushesha. Wayefile ngaphambi kokuba i-ego iwele phansi ethangini.
  
  
  Kodwa enkulu kunazo zonke yayingafile neze ...
  
  
  Waphinde wamhlasela. Angazi ukuthi u-ego wayexwayiswe ukunyakaza kwamanzi noma othile owayememeza ocingweni, kodwa lapho ngifika kuye, waphenduka wangilinda.
  
  
  Wangibamba zombili izingalo wangidonsa. Wezwa amazinyo akhe e-ego egaya ngokuphila kwami njengoba ngangidonswa emakhanda e-ego kamimmo.
  
  
  Ngangidinga ukuphefumula. Eyakhe yayindiza iye kuye. Njengoba edlula umimmo, wangigqolozela ngokucophelela. Ngazenza sengathi ngikhuphukela phezulu ukuze ngiphefumule, kodwa ngabe sengiphenduka ngagxumela ngaphakathi.
  
  
  Waqale washaya i-ego yakhe obala entanyeni, wabe esebhukuda. Isishayo sasingenawo amandla anele okumbulala, kodwa sasibuthakathaka. Wabeka izandla zakhe emphinjeni wakhe wangibuka. Wehla eqotho ekhanda lika-ego futhi endleleni washaya i-ego yakhe ngezandla zombili. Lapho ngithinta izinselo zakhe, ngangihlale ngizwa okuthile okuyisiponji. Mhlawumbe kukhona ukuxhumana okuqondile phakathi kwamagilavu nobuchopho. Kodwa isishayo sesibili sambulala. Ingqondo yakhe yavela ngokushesha ukuze ibambe umoya wayo.
  
  
  Cishe asisekho isampula lomoya. Leli laboratory laba ulwandle lwamalangabi. Amanzi ayesevele eshisa ngenxa yomlilo Kasavchenko. Izindonga zazimbozwe ngamabhokisi okukhanya, futhi uphahla lwalungasekho nhlobo. Intuthu ebukhali yayilenga yonke indawo, ijikeleza njengemimoya emnyama ezungeze nangaphezulu kwethangi.
  
  
  Ngangingenaso isikhathi sokuthola indlela yokubaleka. Uma ngilinda isikhathi eside, U-Irenia uyominza. Ngagxumela ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Kodwa lapho kufihlwa, kwavela okuthile. Ibhande lami lesibhamu!
  
  
  Ngangisenamaphilisi ambalwa omlilo namaphilisi okungenani amabili noma amathathu egranade, kodwa ngangingawasebenzisi nhlobo amaphilisi egesi aphuzi.
  
  
  Ngakuzwa ngaphansi kwehembe lami, elalinganamatheli esikhunjeni sami, futhi ngavula ibhande lami. Wabhukuda ephethe ibhande esandleni sakhe. Lapho nje eyakhe ikhuphuka, ukuzazisa kwakhe kwamenza waphakama ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngabona ukuthi wayewele ngokuphepha ekugcineni kwethangi futhi wagxumela e-Irinia.
  
  
  Ngangisemkhawulweni lapho umjikelezo wokuqala wokuqhuma kwamagrenade amabili ungithumela emuva naphambili. Wacindezela izandla zakhe ezindlebeni zakhe. Ngambona lapho ibhande lalikhona. Lashaya ibhodi ngokushesha, futhi ama-pod aqhuma ngokushesha ngemva kokufika. Ngezwa umsindo omkhulu. Ithangi lalibonakala livuza. Wabhukuda, kodwa wagcina amehlo akhe ebholeni lethangi.
  
  
  Kwakunzima ukubona ukuqhuma kwamanzi. Kodwa lapho likhula, wonke amanzi agelezela kulo. Ukuqhuma kwahamba kulo lonke ithangi kusuka phezulu kuya phansi. Abantu basemermaid babengasacabangi ukungilimaza noma U-Irinia. Babuka amanzi agelezayo benamehlo apinki esabekayo. U-Irinia akazange ahambe.
  
  
  Wafinyelela kuye futhi wabeka ingalo yakhe okhalweni lwakhe. Sasingekho ethangini isikhathi esingaphezu kwemizuzu eyisithupha noma eyisishiyagalolunye. I-Irinia yayingaphezulu kwamanzi isikhathi esiningi. Wazama ukubala ukuthi wayesenesikhathi esingakanani engaphansi kwamanzi, futhi waphuma cishe ngemizuzu emihlanu nengxenye. Kwadingeka ngimkhiphe emoyeni ohlanzekile. Okwakungeke kwenzeke, ngoba ama-capsule aphuzi manje ayeseyingozi kakhulu kunamasampula asele omoya.
  
  
  Kwaqhuma ibhamuza elikhulu emfantwini obanzi ethangini. Waqala ukubhukuda, esonga izingalo zakhe okhalweni luka-Irinia, futhi wagxumela phezulu njengoba ukuqhuma kwakuphenduka inethi enkulu yesicabucabu. Khona-ke lonke ithangi lawa.
  
  
  Abantu bemermaid bamemeza ngokwesaba. Amabhamuza ayephuma phezu kwamagilavu e-ih. Ukubuyiselwa kwemali kwawa ngokushaywa. Amanzi agijimela ethangini ngegagasi elikhulu. Izintombi zasolwandle zilwa nayo njengokugxuma kwe-salmon emifuleni ukuze zizale. U-Irinia walengiswa ezingalweni zami. Ngangesaba ukuthi ngokushesha nje lapho enomuzwa wokuthi wayengekho emanzini, wayezozama ukuphefumula. Futhi manje kwase kunomoya onobuthi! Kwakufanele kuvimbele U-ey ukuba angaphefumuli. Safakwa engxenyeni evulekile yethangi. Ngagcina amehlo ami ngosuku oluseduze kwethangi, usuku nginengilazi eyisikwele ngaphakathi. Kwakuyi-web side yesakhiwo eyayingakakhanyiswa.
  
  
  Amanzi aseduze e-icar increased. Wayengakhathazeki kakhulu ngezingcezu zengilazi; amanzi agelezayo ayegeze i-ih phansi elabhorethri. Ukube wayengase agcine mina No-Irinia kude nohlangothi oluhlabayo lwethangi, sasiyoba njalo. Manje ukugeleza sekusheshe. Izintombi ezimbili zasolwandle zase zixoshiwe futhi zawa. Waletha isandla sakhe emlonyeni Ka-Irinia futhi wathatha ikhala lakhe phakathi kwesithupha nesithupha. Kwakudingeka ngidlale ama-surf ngaphandle kwebhodi lokushushuluza.
  
  
  Amanzi asidonsela ohlangothini oluvulekile lwethangi. Uyise wayebhukuda No-Irinia esifubeni sakhe. Safika emaphethelweni aqhekekile, futhi ngahamba eceleni ukuze ngiphume. Izintombi zasolwandle zaziseduze kwethu. Bakhohlwa ngathi. Baqhubeka bebhukuda ngokumelene nomfula, bezama ukugcina amanzi ethangini futhi bahlale enen ngokwabo.
  
  
  Khona-ke sadlula ekugcineni okubukhali kwethangi futhi saphonswa phansi. Wawela emhlane futhi wagxumela phansi No-Irinia ezinqeni zami. Kusukela lapho ephonswa ibhande legrenade kwaze kwaba yilapho siwela phansi, akunakuthatha isikhathi esingaphezu komzuzu.
  
  
  Lapho sime, wakhasa waya kuye wagijima No-Irinia ezandleni zakhe waya emnyango ohlangothini. U-Ee wamvala. Umoya wakhe wokuhogela uma kwenzeka igesi ebulalayo indiza nathi emnyango. Kumelwe ukuba yayicwiliswe emanzini.
  
  
  U-Irenia wayesalokhu ekhubazekile ezingalweni zami. Nakuba sasingasekho elabhorethri, sasisesesitolo. Udonga olungemuva kwethu lwalushiswe ngokuphelele. Intuthu yayigeleza yonke indawo. Ukubanda kwangaphandle kwazungeza u-Irinia enqunu yakhe emanzi nami ngigqoke izingubo zami ezimanzi. Wamnyakazisa futhi ngokushesha wamlalisa emhlane. Isithupha sakhe sasibambeke emlonyeni wakhe futhi ulimi lwakhe lwaphonswa ngaphandle komphimbo wakhe. Wavula umlomo wakhe waze wafika lapho wawuzoya khona futhi wazicindezela ngokumelene nawo.
  
  
  Kwangimangaza ukuthi ukusabela kokuqala engangikuzwa kuye kwakuwukuntula ukunyakaza noma ukububula. Kwakuwulimi lwakhe, ngokumelene nolwami. Okwesikhashana, wayelokhu enyakazisa ikhanda lakhe. Izindebe zakhe zaba mnene, wabe esephila. Waqala ukunganga. Wabeka izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami.
  
  
  Wasukuma wamdonsa. Ngokushesha nje lapho sivuka, saqala ukukhwehlela intuthu. Wakhumula ihembe lakhe, futhi sacindezela indwangu emanzi emakhaleni nasemilonyeni yethu.
  
  
  "Nick, senzani?"Wayebuka abantu abayizintombi zasolwandle ngengilazi eyisikwele, ezulazula njengezinhlanzi emhlabathini owomile. Bafa ngamunye ngamunye. Wathi, " kunabantu ababili abagqoke izingubo ezomile. Uma sizama ukufika emotweni simanzi kanjena, sizobanda size sife ngaphambi kokuba singene esangweni. Ngiya ngaphakathi. I-Popov ' s yayicishe ibe ngosayizi wami. I-ego yasesweden nayo kufanele ihambisane nami. Ngizokulethela Izingubo Zikaserge.
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Yini engingayenza?"
  
  
  Bengilokhu ngicabanga ngakho. Wayengasiza, kodwa ...
  
  
  "Bheka, nginobuthi. Kumelwe ngibambe umoya wami lapho ngingena ngaphakathi. Ngifuna ukuya ehhovisi Likaserge. Umama wakho ulenga lapho. Ungathola ijazi lami ekhoneni, ngaphandle kwefasitela. Ingabe kuyosebenza? Woza, ukugoqa le shirt ekhaleni lakho. Ngikubone lapha."Waphinde wanqekuzisa ikhanda futhi wagijima enqunu odongeni olushisiwe.
  
  
  Waphinde waphefumula ngokujulile futhi waklebhula umnyango wabuyela elabhorethri. Iningi lezidalwa zase zifile kakade. Ababili noma abathathu babo babesazungeza phansi. Userge wayelele phansi esitezi, ngemuva kodonga lwethangi elaliqhuma. Isikhwama sejezi lika-Ego kuphela esasimanzi ngenxa yamanzi agelezayo.
  
  
  Ephefumula, ngathatha U-Ego ngaphansi kwemikhono yami ngamdonsa ngamyisa emnyango ngefasitela elincane eliyisikwele. U-Ego wamdonsa wangena futhi wabona ithuba lokubamba umoya wakhe kwaze kwavalwa umnyango futhi. Nginopopov kwakunzima kakhulu. Wayelele kude.
  
  
  Waphinde wangena elabhorethri. Wahamba ngokucophelela emanzini ezikhukhula azungeze ichibi eliqhekekile, phakathi kwamachibi amabili amancane, nalapho Upopov ayelele khona. Kwakunegazi esikhwameni sakhe, kodwa nganginethemba lokuthi ijazi lami lalizolifihla, ngakho ngancika ngamanga. Lonke igazi elisemzimbeni we-ego laligelezela ohlangothini lwesokudla lomzimba we-ego, owawungathinti phansi.
  
  
  Ama-pod engangisenawo ebhande lami, kanye nezikhali zami,kwabangela umlilo phansi. Isiteji sokhuni esizungeze ithangi naso sashiswa. Okuwukuphela kwento engangiyizwa kwakuwukuqhuma kwezinkuni ezivuthayo.
  
  
  Lapho Upopov ezama ukumdonsa amyise emnyango, wezwa umsindo omkhulu uvela phezulu. Isidumbu sakhe sadonswa ngokushesha sangena endaweni yokushisa njengoba ingxenye yophahla yawa. Yehla njengempungushe emnyama yokuntywila futhi yawela phansi yaba yizicucu eziningi. Eyakhe, ngazizwa kabi ngokubamba umoya wami. Futhi ingxenye yesibili yophahla nayo yayisongela ukuwa. Laliqhekeka,lithambekele, futhi lindiza. Eyakhe yaphila njengebhubesi Lase-Afrika elaliphethe isilwane esasisanda kubulawa. Upopov wayemkhulu njengaye, futhi lapho esaphila, wayenemithwalo engaba amakhilogremu angamakhulu amabili. Ngenxa yokuthi kwakudingeka ngibambe umoya wami, wawubukeka njengebhokisi elikhulu, elisindayo njengopiyano. Isidumbu se-ego sasifana ne-gelatin pudding.
  
  
  Ekugcineni, u-ego wamdonsela emnyango. Lapho ngizama ukuphefumula ngokujulile, ngakhwehlela kabili ngenxa yentuthu. U-Irinia wayesevele esegqoke ijazi lakhe.
  
  
  Amakhaza asishaya njengomoya obandayo. Kwangimangaza ukuthi intuthu ayizange iphele. Ngakhumula ihembe lika-Irinia elimanzi isikhashana ukuze ngihlunge intuthu. Sithinta amahembe omunye nomunye, sagqoka. Lapho U-Irina egoqa amabhulukwe Kaserge futhi ebopha ijazi lakhe lemvula ngokuqinile, kwakungacaci ukuthi wayegqoke ihembe lendoda yasesweden. Egqoke izingubo Zikapopov futhi ephakamisa ijazi lakhe ukuze afihle igazi, i-ego yakhe yathatha wonke amaphepha. Banginika indawo yokukhosela Ukuze ngiphume Kulo lonke Elaserussia. Waphendukela E-Irinia.
  
  
  "Bheka, asikho isizathu sokuhlala lapha uma ungenaso isizathu."Kwakuyihlaya elicashile, futhi wamomotheka.
  
  
  Ngenxa yokudideka komlilo, sakwazi ukuphuma ngokuphepha endaweni yokugcina impahla safika esangweni. Ebumnyameni, sikhasa ngezinyawo ezine singene eqhweni lapho kwakukhona khona iloli lethu elidala kodwa elinokwethenjelwa. Okwamangaza ukuthi leli qoqo lasendulo lezikulufo namantongomane laqala okokuqala. Ngaphandle kokuthula, sahamba, sizungeze Isoviet Institute Of Marine Research.
  
  
  Endleleni eya edolobheni elilandelayo, U-Irinia wangitshela ukuthi lapho ehamba, ihhovisi lase lishisiwe kakade. Waphonsa ihembe lami elimanzi ekhanda lakhe futhi wagijima waya esikhwameni sakhe.
  
  
  Lapho ekhuluma, wathi, " uyisilima! Forade crazy ukugijima lapho ikhamera ivuliwe? Wenza kanjalo ... '
  
  
  Wangicindezela ngasemlonyeni wami ngobumnene. "Ukhathazekile," esho. "Akukho okuningi, noma kunjalo. Kwanele... Ake senze sengathi imoto yethu ngempela, futhi ekugcineni sihambe Ngomgwaqo Omkhulu Wasemelika."Wabeka ingalo yakhe engalweni yami, kodwa waphumula ikhanda lakhe ehlombe lami futhi waphefumula ngokujulile. "Sekuyisikhathi eside ngesaba. Futhi ngokungazelelwe angisamesabi. Uma siphumelela, ngiyojabula kakhulu. Uma senza lokho, ngeke ngesabe."Khona-ke ngalala yonke indlela eya emzaneni olandelayo.
  
  
  Lapho samisa iloli nomdlalo onjalo ebhasini elidala ngokulinganayo eliya edolobheni elikhulu ngokwanele ukuba libe nesikhumulo sezindiza. Sahamba ngendiza saya E-Estonia, lapho sathatha khona ibhasi saya edolobhaneni lapho umkhumbi wokudoba wawugxumeka khona. Sathola u-ego futhi sawela igulf Of Finland. Ukusuka lapho saya Emelika.
  
  
  Futhi phakathi nalo lonke uhambo, igama lami kwakunguvasily popov, isikhonzi esiphakeme Sasekremlin. Owesifazane owayefunda nami kwakungumkami, futhi igama lakhe Kwakungusonya.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 16
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva, wayehlezi phambi kwehhovisi Likahawke Ewashington. Wabatshela yonke indaba ngesikhathi ehlafuna ugwayi wakhe oshisayo, onukayo. Akukaze kube nesikhathi lapho indaba yami yayibonisa khona isithakazelo esilinganiselwe.
  
  
  Waphetha indaba yakhe ngokuthi, " Nakuba konke lokhu kwakwenzeka ngalezi zinqola nomlilo, ngangingenaso isikhathi sokucabanga ngokubaluleka kwalokhu kuhlolwa. Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, kwaba kuphela phakathi nokuchazwa kwakhe lapho ngacabanga khona ngalokho Ababengakusho Kumarashiya uma bephumelela."
  
  
  "Hmm", kusho Uhawk. Wakhipha usikilidi phakathi kwamazinyo akhe futhi wagoba ikhanda lakhe. "Ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi umsebenzi we-ih wehlulekile?"
  
  
  Sengivele ngicabange ngakho kakhulu. "Yebo, mnumzane. Lezi zidalwa ezazisethangini zaziyizidalwa ezonakele. Ngokulimala kobuchopho kwe-ih, babengeke bakwazi ukufeza imiphumela emihle. Ngicabanga ukuthi kwakuyisinyathelo esiya enkampanini enesifiso esikhulu. Ngicabanga ukuthi ukube besingazange sishise imininingwane, ngabe ekugcineni baphumelela."Wayekhanyisa ugwayi ngesibambo segolide. "Bacishe bakwenza. U-Odin uzungeze lezi zilwane kuyodingeka alwe nomuntu. Wangihlasela ngokunyakaza kwe-karate."Wayesakuthola kungakholeki. "Mnumzane, kumelwe ngikhokhe intela Kuserge krasnov-wacishe wakwenza."
  
  
  Uhawk waphindela esihlalweni sakhe. Wayebambe isicisha-mlilo esiphelweni esishisiwe sikagwayi wakhe. Njengoba ngishilo, waqhubeka egqolozele amalangabi. "Ingabe uyaqiniseka Ukuthi Userge krasnova ufile?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka. Yiqiniso, " wamtshela ngobumnene. Kodwa cabanga ngalokho okungase kwenzeke ukube wayephila. Cabanga ngalokho okungenzeka kwenzeke ukube ukuhlola akuzange kwehluleke."
  
  
  Uhawk wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Bengilokhu ngicabanga ngakho, Carter. Ngacabanga ngayo yonke imikhumbi-imikhumbi yempi yaserussia - eyayihlomele izidalwa ezinjalo ezingaphefumula ngaphansi kwamanzi, amasosha ahlakaniphile, amahle-ngacabanga ngempela ngayo."Amehlo akhe aphinde avuleka.
  
  
  Uhawk wathi: "ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi yonke imibhalo ephathelene nokuhlola yacekeleka phansi?"
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Zacekelwa phansi ngesikhathi esifanayo nehhovisi. Zashiswa-wonke amarekhodi, izindlela, konke okwakusephepheni ngokuphathelene nemisebenzi."Wakhipha ugwayi.
  
  
  "Ingabe isandla sakho singcono?"Kubuza uhawk .
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Yebo mnumzane ."
  
  
  Wakhipha ugwayi wakhe. "Kwenziwe kahle, Carter. Unosuku olulodwa lokuphumula."
  
  
  Eyakhe, yayazi ukuthi kwakuyoba kanjena. "Mnumzane, ngesaba ukuthi kufanele ngibe namasonto amathathu esikhundleni esisodwa."
  
  
  Ngokokuqala ngqá nabo uferret, njengoba ngangikhuluma naye, Uhawk wabonisa isithakazelo kulokho engangikusho. Waphakamisa amashiya akhe. Wathi. "Ingabe?"Ingabe ubuyela Elas vegas?"
  
  
  "Cha, mnumzane ."
  
  
  "Intokazi ezungeze umnyango wezinto ezikhethekile nokuhlela?"
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe lalinemihlathi. "Wawazi kanjani lokho?"
  
  
  Uhawk wamomotheka ngokudabuka. "Awuzange ukwazi ukuzungeza leso sabelo lapho udonsa isikhwama sakhe esihlalweni sakhe."Wacabanga isikhashana . Wabuza. "Kungani amasonto amathathu?"
  
  
  "Ukuvakashela Imelika. Ngazithengela umuzi onamasondo futhi ngingathanda ukuzungeza Imelika ngamasonto amathathu. Ngezinhloso zokuthanda izwe ngokuphelele ."
  
  
  Wayekhothamela phambili abeke izandla zakhe etafuleni. "Angicabangi ukuthi uzohamba Ngemoto uzungeze Imelika wedwa, ingabe wena, Carter?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Ngokwethembeka, cha. U-ed wakhe uphumile nentombazane enhle kakhulu, ecebile kakhulu. Hhayi Nosharon wood."
  
  
  Uhawk wanqekuzisa ikhanda ngokuqonda. "Futhi le ntokazi enhle-nayo enekilasi lokudansa-yayikade ingumdansi webhaleni?"
  
  
  "Mnumzane, wawazi kanjani lokho?"Ngambuza, ngimamatheka. "Uthi ungikweleta okuningi futhi uthi kuzothatha okungenani amasonto amathathu."
  
  
  Uhawk wahleka kakhulu.
  
  
  
  
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  Izwe liqala ukuncipha phambi kwami, liphelelwa izindawo zokucasha ezijulile. Njalo lapho nginezinsuku ezimbalwa noma amasonto okuzijabulisa, anginandawo engingaya kuyo.
  
  
  Kulokhu ngangifuna isimo sezulu esifana nesasecalifornia ngangokunokwenzeka-ilanga, umoya omncane-kodwa ngangingakwazi ukukwenza ngaphandle kwabantu. Lokhu kwatholakala.
  
  
  Wahlala Ecalvi Palace Ecalvi esiqhingini Sasecorsica Olwandle Imedithera. Igama lale ntokazi kwakungusonya. Usonya Treshchenko. Sathola inkundla yethenisi endaweni ethile.
  
  
  Izintaba eziluhlaza zazikhuphuka kakhulu ngemva kwethu, ziphakeme ngaphezu kwenhlonhlo yasecalvi beach. Icalvi ngokwayo iyidolobha elibiyelwe ngezindonga lasendulo elalilawulwa Inqaba Yasegenoa. Kuthiwa ngawo-twenties iqembu Lamarashiya lahlala lapha lifuna"ukuphila okuhle". Ih inzalo ye-ferret isaphila kubantu, ngakho igama lokuqala nelesibongo njengosonya Treshchenko lalingavamile. Kusihlwa ehlobo, lapho ukuphila Ecalvi kuphithizela, ungabona Amarashiya edansa emgwaqweni ehambisana ne-accordion nesigingci. Ezindaweni zokuzijabulisa zaserussia ezinjengechez dao noma ngaphansi kwezinqaba zedolobha lasendulo, amadoda nabesifazane badla, baphuze futhi badanse kuze kuse. Kusukela Ngomay kuya kuseptember, Icalvi ingenye yezindawo zokungcebeleka zasolwandle ezimatasa Kakhulu Eyurophu. Lokhu futhi kungenxa yokuthi i-Foreign legion post iseduze.
  
  
  Kuze kube manje, indawo Yasendle yasecorsica efana ne-ferret nobuhle bayo bokuqala kuye kwasindiswa amagagasi ezivakashi eziye zashintsha ezinye izindawo eziningi Kangaka Emedithera. Kodwa kancane kancane, kwavela izikebhe zezimoto namahhotela amasha anamuhla kakhulu, okwandisa izindleko zokuphila nokuheha izivakashi eziningi. Ngiyesaba Ukuthi Icorsica ihamba ngendlela efanayo namapharadesi amaningi amahle asanyamalala-umgwaqo Wasezhirinovsky, ogcwele izandla ezivulekile ezibheke idola elinamandla alm. Kodwa akukabi kude kangako okwamanje. Kusekhona ubuhle obuningi obungavamile, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokuphela kwenkathi yezivakashi. Kwakungunovemba, futhi ngangidlala ithenisi nowesifazane osemusha othakazelisayo, Usonya. Kwakungobusuku bethu besithathu, futhi kwase kucishe kwaphela. Kuze kube manje, wonke umuntu osizungezile usezuze ama-ferret amabili. Usonya wayengathandi ukulahlekelwa. Futhi naye. Lapho siphonsa ibhola phezu kwenetha, lalibhabha liye emuva naphambili. Wayejuluka, kodwa naye wayejuluka. Futhi kwadingeka ukuba sikhonzwe, futhi konke okwakudingeka ngikwenze ukuze nginqobe kwakuwukwenza i-ee miss.
  
  
  Wayekude ensimini, imilenze yakhe emihle ivulekile, ithanga lakhe ligoqelwe ehlombe lakhe, ngilindele ukuba ngikhonze. Wayegqoke ibhulukwe elimhlophe elingenamikhono nezikhindi ezifanayo zethenisi . Wayebukeka emhlophe kakhulu. Izinwele zakhe ezimhlophe ezifinyelela emahlombe zazidonswa emuva ngomsila wehhashi.
  
  
  Wayemude kakhulu, enesimo esihle nezici ezinhle, kodwa hhayi ezinhle kangangokuthi kwadingeka ukuba axoshe amadoda kuye lapho ehlangana naye. Ngimazi isonto elilodwa kuphela, kodwa besilokhu silala ndawonye kusukela ngosuku lokuqala. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngangingazi lutho ngaye. Cishe akukho lutho. Ngangazi Ukuthi wayesecorsica ephethe ipasipoti yaserussia nokuthi wangihlangana ngamabomu egumbini lokuphumula Lasecalvi Palace hotel. Ngangingazi ukuthi wenzani noma ukuthi kungani ayethandana nami, futhi lokho kwangikhathaza kancane.
  
  
  Wayekwazisa kahle ukusebenza kwami. Ibhola lawela phezu kwenetha, laphonsa kanye, futhi landizela phezulu. Wagijima izinyathelo ezintathu ngakwesokudla, waphenduka, futhi wakhahlela ibhola ngonya, enethemba lokuthi lizoshelela phezu kwenetha. Yilokho okwenzeka. Usonya washeshe wagijima phambili futhi wakwazi ukushaya u-ego nge-racket yakhe ngaphambi kokuba ibhola lifike. Wagxuma phezulu emoyeni njengebhodi lokushushuluza, ngemva kokuba umgibeli eshaywe futhi amagagasi enikezwe inkululeko, wabe esegxuma phezu kwenetha. Ngagijima ngazifaka mina nomkhonyovu wami endaweni. Usonya wayesebuyela emuva kakade, enza umbukiso we-mistletoe ngalokho engangikwenza.
  
  
  Yena, elinde ibhola ukuba liwele. Ekhoneni leso lakhe, wabona Usonya ekude enkundleni. Lapho ibhola liwela, lalenziwa kafushane ngu-ego phezu kwenetha. Wagxuma kancane, Futhi Usonya wagijima emlandela ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, kodwa kwase kwephuze kakhulu. Ibhola laphinde laqhuma futhi okwesithathu ngaphambi kokuba afike lapho.
  
  
  Wabeka i-racket yakhe ehlombe lakhe futhi wamomotheka Ngo-Hey. "Uma nje usanda kuyeka, kuyaphumelela."
  
  
  "O, thula ! Waphendulela inetha emhlane wakhe futhi waya kusofa lapho ithawula lakhe lalilele khona.
  
  
  Nganquma ukumnika isiphuzo esincane. Wayehlale ekwenza lokho lapho elahlekelwa. Uzoyiqeda ngemizuzu emihlanu noma ngaphezulu. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngingavumela u - ay anqobe-kunabathile abacabanga ukuthi indoda kufanele ikwenze. Ngicabanga ukuthi kuningi okungenangqondo okwenziwa abantu abafuna ukuhlaba umxhwele. Ngidlala ukuze nginqobe noma nini. Cishe angikwazi ukwamukela ukulahlekelwa kwami, Futhi Nosonia akakwazi, kodwa ngithemba ukuthi ngingakufihla kangcono kunalokho angakwenza.
  
  
  Lapho yena, ecabanga ukuthi unah wayenesikhathi esanele sokupholisa, wahamba ezungeza inetha wasondela kuye. "Ingabe ufuna ukukhuluma ngakho, noma ingabe ufuna ukuzisola ngokwengeziwe?"
  
  
  Unah wayenethawula ebusweni bakhe. Lapho ehlisa ukuzazisa kwakhe, wahleka. Ukumamatheka okuncane, kodwa namanje ukumamatheka. Wathi:" ngiyaxolisa, cishe ngokungazwakali. Unah wayenamazinyo amahle, amakhulu kancane namehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka anezinhlayiya zegolide kuwo. Isikhumba sikanah sasinamapheya, sithambile njengovelvet.
  
  
  "Woza," ngishilo. "Khona-ke ngizokuthengela isiphuzo."
  
  
  Ngafaka ingalo yami okhalweni lwakhe oluncane futhi sahamba amabhlogo amabili saya Esigodlweni Sasecalvi.
  
  
  Leli hholo lalicishe lingabi namuntu. Umsizi wasebharini Wasecorsican onemivimbo emihle wamomotheka kudn . Umbhangqwana othile wahlala ekhoneni, amakhanda awo esondelene. Mina nosonya, kuhlanganise nomphathi, saba phakathi kwabahlanu abaphambili.
  
  
  Sidlala lo mdlalo etafuleni elincane ngaphansi fan ekhathele ligijima. Kwakungelona usuku olushisayo, kodwa umlandeli wayesasebenza. Leli hhotela lalinikeza umbono wesikhathi esidlule esihle, esonakele ngandlela-thile, esasibonisa ukwehla kwe-ego. Kumelwe ukuba kwakuyihhotela eliphambili esikhathini esidlule, kodwa manje imifanekiso eqoshiwe ezungeze izinkuni yayilimele, ukhaphethi okwakuthiwa ufinyelela emaqakaleni akho wawugugile kancane, futhi izihlalo zesikhumba eziseceleni kwebha zaqhekeka.
  
  
  Ihhotela lalibiza amarandi ayisishiyagalombili ngobusuku ukuze kuhlaliswe futhi kudliwe ngokugcwele. Lokho kwakusho konke ngaphandle kwamathiphu — izincekukazi, ukudla, nakho konke okunye umzimba womuntu owawukudinga. Amakamelo ayeshibhile njengegumbi lokuphumula, kodwa ayehlanzekile futhi inkonzo yayishesha. Umsizi wasebharini weza eduze kwebha futhi wasondela kithi ngokumamatheka kwakhe okuvamile. Wayenethawula esandleni sakhe sobunxele futhi ephethe ipuleti. Ijazi elibomvu elifushane lika-Ego lalinemicu yegolide enentambo ye-mistletoe ngaphesheya kwe-lapel, manje eyayibukeka njengethusi. Ukumamatheka kuka-Ego kwembula amazinyo egolide amaningi nakakhulu.
  
  
  Usonya ubeka isandla sakhe ehlombe lami. "Nick, kufanele amenywe ukuba aphuze lesi siphuzo esisha."Kwakusekhona amaconsi egazi ebunzini lakhe.
  
  
  - Nge-estestvenno. Wabheka umnikazi webha. "Khumbula indlela yokwenza 'Harvey' S Goal Kick'?"
  
  
  Umphathi wekhefi wacwayiza. Wayengaqiniseki. Wenza ezine Zikasonny ngobusuku ahlangana naye ngabo.
  
  
  Wathi, " kufana ne-cocktail yase-italy, i-vodka nejusi le-orange."ijusi elinomcibisholo Kagaliano . Kodwa khumbula, okokuqala vodka kanye juice orange, bese wengeza galiano okuningi phezulu ukwenza ungqimba."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda ukuthi wayekhumbula futhi wabuza. 'Ababili?'
  
  
  Lapho engasekho, wathatha isandla sikasonya kuzo zombili. Sahleka omunye komunye. "Uyimfihlakalo kimi, Sonya. Ngizama ukuthola ukuthi kungani, kubo bonke ubuhle bamazwe omhlaba kuleli gumbi, ungikhethe ngalobo busuku ngesonto eledlule.
  
  
  Amehlo akhe aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka asesha ubuso bami. Amachashazi amancane egolide acwebezela njengezinkanyezi. "Mhlawumbe ubungumuntu omuhle kunabo bonke", esho ngobumnene. Unah wayenezwi elimnandi, eliphansi nelinomsindo omncane.
  
  
  Futhi leyo kwakuyinkinga. Ngaqala ukukuthanda, futhi, uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, ngingaphezu nje kokuthi "uthando". "Manje sidlala ithenisi, silele ogwini, sibhukuda, sihamba ngezinyawo..... '
  
  
  "Futhi siya embhedeni."
  
  
  Wacindezela isandla sami. "Siya embhedeni okungenani kabili, ngezinye izikhathi kathathu ngosuku."
  
  
  Yebo, edell ngokwayo. Futhi kubonakala sengathi kuya kuba ngcono."
  
  
  - Yini enkulu?"
  
  
  "Angazi lutho ngawe... ungubani, wenzani, futhi kungani ulapha."
  
  
  'Ingabe kubaluleke kangako ngempela? Nick othandekayo, yini engiyaziyo ngawe? Ingabe uyakubuza imibuzo?
  
  
  "Cha, awukwenzanga lokho."
  
  
  - Khona-ke kungani kufanele sikhulume ngakho?"Sizijabulisa ndawonye. Umzimba wami uyakuthokozisa, nomzimba wakho uyangithokozisa. Siyajabula omunye nomunye. Ake singenzi izinto zibe nzima... imibuzo.
  
  
  Umphathi wethilomu wayeletha iziphuzo ezibukweni ezinde, ezinomusi. I-Emu yakukhokhela futhi yanginika iseluleko esivulekile. Ukumamatheka kwegolide kuka-Ego kwakhula nakakhulu. Lapho engasekho, waphakamisela usonya inkomishi yakhe. "Ngenxa yezinsolo nemfihlakalo."
  
  
  Wasondeza ikhanda lakhe eduze futhi washaya ingilazi yakhe ngokumelene neyami, wabe esethi ngobumnene, " futhi ngemva kokuphuza lokhu, sizoya ekamelweni lakho. Sizogeza ndawonye bese siya embhedeni. Futhi wacindezela ithanga lakhe elingenalutho ngokumelene nelami .
  
  
  Wavumela isandla sakhe ukuba sishelele sisuka esihlalweni siye emlenzeni wakhe. Wacindezela isifuba sakhe esithambile ehlombe lami. Ngakho sahlala lapho ngesikhathi siphuza I-Harvey copstoot yethu.
  
  
  Futhi senza njengoba nje asho. Saqeda isiphuzo sethu futhi sahamba ngesandla sinama-racket ethu saya esitimeleni. Igumbi lakhe lalisekude nezinsuku ezintathu nelami . Sangena enah isikhashana ukuze akwazi ukubeka phansi ithenisi lakhe futhi athathe ingubo. Khona-ke saya ekamelweni lami.
  
  
  Ngangingekho eshaweni, njengoba kuvamile emahhotela amadala Aseyurophu. Ibhavu elalisegumbini lami lalilikhulu kangangokuthi lahlala ezinzipho zalo. Kwamenza wabukeka njengesilo sasolwandle esijulile.
  
  
  Kodwa senza lokho esikwenzile, Usonya naye. Ngesikhathi ekhumula izingubo, wageza futhi wahlola izinga lokushisa kwamanzi. Wavumela ubhavu ukuba ugcwale phakathi, wabe esevula umnyango wegumbi lokulala ukuze akhumule izingubo.
  
  
  Wamangala Lapho Ebona Usonya. Wayesanda kukhumula izikhindi zakhe, izingubo zokugcina ayezigqokile. Waphenduka, amehlo akhe aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka anwebeka lapho kufika ifulege lokubulawa. Khona-ke amakhona e-rta yakhe agobeka abe isithunzi sokumamatheka. Wazilungisa futhi wangibeka nginonyawo olulodwa phambi kolunye.
  
  
  Unah wayenomzimba ovuthiwe, ogobekile, ongasekho ngokuphelele kulezi zinsuku ngoba abesifazane kufanele babe mncane. Ubuhle bukasonny babusemajika akhe. Unah wayenezinqulu eziyindilinga, engenalo nhlobo ithambo. Amabele akhe ayemakhulu, kodwa eqinile futhi esemasha. Unah wayenokhalo oluphakeme nemilenze emide, okwenza imilenze yakhe ibonakale incane kunalokho eyayikade ikhona Kudella. Eqinisweni, zazivuthiwe futhi zivuthiwe njengawo wonke umzimba wakhe.
  
  
  Wabuza. "Ingabe ibhavu selilungile?".
  
  
  "Ngikulungele," ngishilo. U-Ee wayemlindele ngosuku lokugeza. Wayehamba ngamabomu, amabele akhe enyakaza ngesinyathelo ngasinye. Wayigcina iqonde emnyango. Usonya wama wangibheka ngendlela okuthiwa ayinacala. "Ngifika kanjani kulowo mnyango, sithandwa?"Ngifika kanjani endlini yangasese?
  
  
  Wayemamatheka kakhulu futhi echofoza ulimi lwakhe. "Ngicabanga ukuthi kuzodingeka ucindezele."
  
  
  Waqhubeka ebukeka engenacala. - Usho ukuthini ngokuma phansi kanje?"
  
  
  Ngathi:" ngingase ngihlanye, kodwa angiyena umuntu oyisiphukuphuku."
  
  
  Wamamatheka kimi. Wenza wonke umkhiqizo owawuzungezile. Ekuqaleni, wazama ukungishaya indiva. Yiqiniso, akuzange kusebenze.
  
  
  "Khona-ke kunendlela eyodwa kuphela yokudlula.
  
  
  'Nami ngacabanga kanjalo.'
  
  
  Wema eceleni, wangibuka, futhi kancane kancane wangidlula. Umzimba wakhe wancibilika kancane kancane waba owami njengoba eshelela mimmo me. Wabe esephonsa izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami. "Usagqokile," esho. "Nginike izingxenye ezimbili kweziyishumi zomzuzwana."
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe ubumsulwa bentombazane babungasekho, buzungeze lawo mehlo anamachashazi egolide. Ukumamatheka kwaphela. - Uyangithanda, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Ngomunwe owodwa, waphakamisa isilevu sakhe wamanga ezindebeni. "Yebo, ngiyakuthanda."
  
  
  - Ingabe uthanda umzimba wami?"
  
  
  Eyakhe, waqhaqhazela. 'Akukubi. Ngimbone kabi kakhulu.
  
  
  Wangishaya kabili esifubeni wabe esengidlulisela endlini yangasese. Lapho ephakamisa umlenze owodwa ukuze angene kubhavu, wamshaya phansi.
  
  
  Wayesevele egqoke kancane. Abanye abazange bathathe isikhathi eside ukudubula. Izingubo zakhe zaphonswa khona lapho. Wathatha izinyathelo ezimbili ukuze asondele etekisini futhi waphenduphendukisa iziphetho zamadevu akhe okucabanga. "Manje, sithandwa sami, zilungiselele kahle."
  
  
  Usonya wadlala futhi wancika phambili ukuze amboze umzimba wakhe ngezandla zakhe. "Ufunani, mnumzane ?"Kuyini? "wabuza ngokwesaba .
  
  
  "Ukudlwengula nokuphanga", ekhonkotha, futhi wangena kubhavu.
  
  
  Waqhaqhazela, wabubula, futhi wasakaza izingalo zakhe. "Nina Bantu Basemelika nonke niyafana. Kuhle. Yenza noma yini oyifunayo nami.
  
  
  Wayehlala ngaphesheya kwenah in & nb. Ikhabethe lalincane kakhulu kangangokuthi izinyawo zethu zaxakaniseka. Usonya wangibuka. Kwakungekho muntu ongenacala emehlweni akhe manje. Wabheka unah. Wasondela kancane kuye futhi wathatha izandla zakhe . U-Ee wamvala. Khona-ke, ekhothamela phambili, wathatha amabele akhe ezandleni zakhe futhi wamanga u-ih.
  
  
  "O, Nick", ekhala. "Wayecabanga ukuthi sizolinda kuze kube ngemva kokugeza.
  
  
  Ngangesaba ukuthi kwakuzodingeka silinde.
  
  
  Ngazizwa isandla sakhe sithinta umlenze wami. Izandla zami zashelela okhalweni lwakhe. U-Ih wamehlisa kancane futhi wamphakamisela esifubeni sakhe. Waphendulela ikhanda lakhe emuva futhi wadonsa ibhandeshi elalibambe izinwele zakhe ezinde ezimhlophe ndawonye. Wabe esecindezela isilevu sakhe ukuba singene kimi , futhi izinwele ezinamafutha zangigwaza ehlombe. U-ee wamdonsa ukuba azilume.
  
  
  Wazizwa ephefumula endlebeni yakhe, ngokushesha futhi efudumele manje. Izandla zakhe zangithinta entanyeni njengoba u-ee ayishaya. Ngokungazelelwe wathi kuye: "ngiyazibuza ukuthi ingabe leli bhavu lasendulo yini? Mhlawumbe ngekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalombili... Uyazi yini ngezinto zakudala?
  
  
  "Nick, shiya lelo bhavu lodwa!"Izwi lakhe lalinolaka. Waphakamisa amadolo akhe kancane futhi wahamba ukuze awalume. "Ngitshele ukuthi ucabangani ngempela ngomzimba wami. Ngitshele ukuthi kwenzekani kuwe uma usibheka ndawonye. Ngiyazi ukuthi ubukele. Izingalo zakhe eziqinile zazisongwe entanyeni yami. "O, Nick, wenzani kimi?"
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwakhe kwakukufushane. Umzimba wakhe wangenza ngajabula ngendlela emangalisayo, ikakhulukazi lapho eqhubeka ehamba kanjena, ngenjabulo engenasineke.
  
  
  Futhi wathi kuye: "esikhathini Esithile Esidlule Emelika kwakunefilimu ethi "The virgin and The gypsy". Kwakumayelana nendodakazi yomfundisi eyayithandana nomgypsy owayezulazula, futhi...'
  
  
  "Amathambo kankulunkulu, Nick. Wamukelekile!'Wazama ukuza ezongikhahlela, kodwa ngamvimba ukuba amhleke usulu.
  
  
  Ngaqhubeka: "futhi isikhangiso sale filimu sasingesinye sezinto ezinhle kakhulu engake ngazibona."Lathi lapho eseyintombi nto, indodakazi yomfundisi, wahlangana Nomgypsy. Ubaba wamqaphela Kunkulunkulu, futhi ugypsy wamqaphela ukuthi usezulwini."
  
  
  Usonya wangigwaza izinzipho entanyeni. Izindebe zakhe zangihlanza indlebe, futhi wayezizwa efudumele ngokuphefumula kwakhe kwaze kwaba sezinzwaneni zami. Wabeka izandla zombili ezinqeni zakhe futhi wamphakamisa kancane. Ukuphefumula kwakhe kwaphela ngokuzumayo. Wayecindezeleke kakhulu. Kancane kancane, kancane kakhulu, wamehlisa ukuze angene enah. Ukuphefumula kwakhe kwakuphefumula kancane. Lapho emgubha ngokujulile, wayelokhu ekhipha umoya. Wakhipha ukukhala okuphansi, okude. Wabe esegoqa izingalo zakhe ngokuqinile entanyeni yami. Ubuso bami babulahlekile ezinweleni zakhe ezinjengosilika .
  
  
  "Nick", wamhlebela, ngobumnene kangangokuthi ngangingamlaleli. Lapho ecelwa ukuba asho okuthile, wayengithulisa. "Cha, - wahlebela. "Ake ngiqede."Wavusa intukuthelo futhi waphinde wakhala. "Lalela, angel. Lokhu akukaze kwenzeke ngaphambili, kimi nakuhema.
  
  
  Manje wayesezungezile. Yaqala ukunyakaza.
  
  
  "Yebo," ngamtshela ngamazinyo agugile. "Yebo, ngiyawuthanda umzimba wakho. Yebo, kuyangivusa. Yebo, uyamthanda, ngiyakuthanda.
  
  
  Kungazelelwe, wangigwaza ngezipikili. 'Ouch! Othandekayo, ngiyakwazi ... cha... okuningi... linda... "Wayehamba phezu kwami. Isidumbu sakhe sashaya ngamandla kabili, kathathu. Wayekhononda njengengane. Wathuthumela, njengokungathi unah unesifo sokuquleka, wabe esegoqa izingalo nemilenze yakhe, futhi umzimba wakhe wakhululeka njengokungathi unah wayengenamathambo. Angikaze ngihlangane nowesifazane ongakwazi ukuzinikela ngokuphelele enjabulweni.
  
  
  Ngathi: "sekuyithuba lami". Waqala ukumcindezela futhi.
  
  
  'Cha!'O, Nkulunkulu wami!'wamemeza. "Unganyakazi. Angifuni ukuba uhambe.
  
  
  Ngamncika kancane ukuze angabe esahlanganiswa nami ngokuphelele.
  
  
  Wathi: "ungangibheki kanjalo.
  
  
  'Ngiyathanda ukubukela. Kuhle ukukubuka, ikakhulukazi uma sithandana. Manje ngibonise ukuthi ungakwenza kahle kangakanani ngaphambi kokuba amanzi okugeza abandayo."
  
  
  "Uma kubanda, ngizophinde ngikufudumeze."Waqala ukuhamba futhi, kancane ekuqaleni. Izindebe zakhe zasondela endlebeni yami. "Nick", wamhlebela. "Nick, lokho esinakho kuwufanele kakhulu kunokuba nje kube kuhle. Kungcono kunanoma yini enye."
  
  
  Wayecwiliswe kuyo futhi eyazi. Ngangisemkhankasweni wokuziveza, futhi kokubili umphefumulo wami nomoya wami kwangidlula. Wabanjwa umlingo walokho ayekwenzile. Kancane kancane, kwashiya umzimba wakhe. Kwaqhubeka njalo, futhi wayengafuni ukuba kuphele.
  
  
  Umgomo wami waqhuma njengesiqhumane emgqonyeni wethini. Umzimba wami wonke walandela. Eyakhe yahlukana yaba ithoyizi elishibhile. Iwashi lalishaya ngamandla ekhanda lami. Angikwazanga ukwenza i-ih ime. Kwakuyizinsimbi zesonto, izinsimbi zomlilo, zonke izinhlobo zezinsimbi. Isikhathi sadlula ngesivinini sokukhanya. Futhi Ngokungazelelwe Usonya wasuka kimi. Wathatha lesi sidumbu esihle kimi. Kwakunokuphefumula kokuthatha amasampula omoya lapho umzimba wakhe wawukhona khona. Ngokungazelelwe ngazizwa ngibanda kakhulu. "Nick," kusho Usonya. "Othile usuku lonke. Oh, Nick, lokhu kuyisicefe, kodwa othile uyabiza.
  
  
  Ingqondo yakhe yalulama ngokushesha. Insimbi yaphinde yakhala, i-gong endala, yesikhathi esidlule esibukeka kahle. Wafunda ubuso bukasonny obugqamile. 'Wena...?
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda. Yebo uthando. Kanye nawe. Ingabe uyonginika ingubo yami lapho uphuma?"
  
  
  Ngayicindezela phansi futhi ngaphuma ngizungeze ubhavu. Ngosuku lokugezela, Usonny wathatha ingubo yakhe wayiphonsa kuye. Wabe esegqoka ingubo yakhe wavula umnyango.
  
  
  Umfana omncane onsundu wangimamatheka. Izinwele zika-Ego zaziyobe zisikiwe unomphela, kodwa amehlo ka-ego brownundu, aqinile ayehlakaniphile. Futhi babebukeka bemdala ngeminyaka emihlanu kunomfana ngokwakhe.
  
  
  "Usignor Nick Carter?"Kuyini? "wabuza ngezwi elalikhaphela ukuzazisa kwakhe.
  
  
  "Yena?"
  
  
  'Ucingo.'
  
  
  Wakhipha isitsha sezingcingo esingcolile. Kwakungama-telegram amabili kuphela.
  
  
  Ngathatha phezulu. 'Ngiyabonga. Wathatha isigamu sedola etafuleni lokugqoka Walinika bona.
  
  
  Walinda. Wacwayiza amehlo akhe asemasha futhi wafunda i-earlobe yami.
  
  
  Khona-ke ngamqonda. "Ngambuza. "Ubani odinga enye ucingo?"
  
  
  Wanginika ukumamatheka okukhanyayo, okumhlophe njengeqhwa. "Ngesignorina ."Akekho ekamelweni lakhe .
  
  
  Ngabanika enye ingxenye yedola futhi ngashaya u-Ego ngempama njengoba ehamba.
  
  
  Usonya waphuma endlini yangasese wabopha ingubo yakhe. Nganikeza U-Ee ucingo futhi ngavula eyami .
  
  
  Yayimfushane futhi imnandi. Lalivela Kuhawke. Wayefuna ukuba eze ewashington ngokushesha.
  
  
  Wabheka Usonya njengoba ayefunda ucingo lwakhe. Khona-ke ngacabanga ngalokho ayezokusho. Uma kwenzeka kwenzeka okuthile... Ngimlindele. Cishe kwakungasho lutho. Ngamlinda ukuba afunde ucingo lwakhe, wabe esethi, " ngithemba ukuthi unezindaba ezingcono kunami."
  
  
  Wacwayiza. "Ngangilindele lokhu."
  
  
  - Ingabe kufanele ubuyele Erussia?
  
  
  Wathi: "cha, unikina ikhanda. "Lokhu kuvela Kumnu. Hawke. Kufanele ngokushesha yazise indlunkulu ye-ah Ewashington. .. '
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 2
  
  
  
  
  Ewashington, igobolondo laba yiqhwa lapho itekisi lime phambi Kwehhovisi Ledupont Joint Press netelegraph. Waphuma waphenduka ikhola yejazi lakhe. Umoya obandayo wangishaya ebusweni. Icorsica yayisikude kakhulu kakade.
  
  
  Wathambekela etekisini futhi wasiza Usonya ukuba aphume. Wayegqoke ingubo eminyene ye-suede enekhola yoboya bempungushe. Wathatha isandla sami waphuma etekisini, wagwaza amahlombe akhe eqhweni elaliphuthuma njengoba ngangikhokhela umshayeli.
  
  
  Urivnenskaya ubelokhu emazi isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka ngosuku esathola ngalo lezi zindaba. Akukho okufana nalokho. Yonke imibuzo uyise ayeyibuza yayinganakwa, futhi wanikina ikhanda "cha". Endizeni, wayethule futhi ecasukile.
  
  
  Khona-ke, ngaphambi nje kokuba sifike ewashington, wangithinta ingalo. "Unick", esho ngobumnene, " i-mistletoe yakhe yayisho ukuthi uma ethi ungcono kakhulu. Kufanele wazi ukuthi yini. Sinobungane obuhle, futhi ngifuna ukuba buhlale isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka. Sicela ungangibuzi eminye imibuzo. Okudingeka ukwazi, uzokuzwa ngokushesha ngokwanele.
  
  
  Khona-ke naye wathula. Kodwa imibuzo yahlala ikhona. Usonya Zhilki ephethe ipasipoti yaserussia. Ingabe wayengummeli waserussia? Uma kunjalo, wayenzani Ecorsia? Futhi kungani Uhawk ayengavumela U-ay eze nami? Kumelwe ukuba uhawk wayazi ukuthi wayenami, okwakusho Ukuthi Uhawk wayazi ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wenzani. Kulungile, konke okwakudingeka ngikwenze kwakuwukulinda ngize ngikhulume Nohawk. Kodwa ngangingayithandi indlela engangingena ngayo kuyo.
  
  
  Ngabamba ingalo Kasonya futhi sakhuphuka izitebhisi zangaphambili. Kwakuwusuku olumnyama, olucindezelayo. Amafu amakhulu angwevu aneqhwa eliphansi ayelenga esibhakabhakeni, futhi umoya wawubanda kangangokuthi wawubonakala ungenakubekezelelwa. Yebo, Icorsica yayikude kakhulu.
  
  
  Lapho sesingene, sama isikhashana egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi ukuze sifudumale. Wakhumula iqhwa esikhwameni sakhe futhi wadonsa ikhola lakhe. Wabe esebamba isandla Sikasonya wamholela ehhovisi Likahawke.
  
  
  Wayehlezi etafuleni lakhe egqoke ihembe elingenamikhono lapho singena. Amaphepha ayesakazeke kulo lonke ideski.
  
  
  Ngesinye isikhathi esisheshayo, Esisheshayo, Uhawk wasukuma esihlalweni sakhe wahamba esihlalweni, wabamba ijazi lakhe walifaka. Yayizungeza umzimba ka-Ego omncane. Ubuso buka-Ego obuncane babukhanya ngokumamatheka njengoba esondela Kusonya. Amehlo kuphela ayebonisa ukungezwani kwe-ego. Wakhipha ugwayi wakhe we-iso rta, walungisa uthayi wakhe, futhi waxhawulana Nosonya.
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu kuwe ukuza, Nksz Treshchenko", esho. Khona-ke wangibuka futhi wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Ngicabanga ukuthi unemibuzo eminingi, Carter?"
  
  
  "Noma kunjalo, mnumzane .
  
  
  Uhawk wancika ezihlalweni ezimbili waya kolunye uhlangothi lwesihlalo. "Ngicela uhlale phansi."Wahamba esihlalweni wahlala phansi esihlalweni sakhe esihlekisayo. Ihhovisi lalishisa.
  
  
  Mina nosonya sadlala lo mdlalo, futhi salinda ngesineke kuyilapho Uhawk eqhekeza i-cellophane ngogwayi omusha omnyama. Wayazi ukuthi kwakungekho phuzu lokuqala ngemibuzo eminingi. Uhawke wayenomfuyi wezinyosi owayezodlala le drama. Lokhu kwakungokunye okuzungeze amaphutha amabili amakhulu omlingiswa we-ego; okunye kwakuwuthando olushisayo lwamadivayisi namadivayisi ahlakaniphile.
  
  
  Manje wayehlezi ngaphesheya kwethu, enuka ugwayi wakhe. Ngokushesha igumbi lagcwala intuthu kagwayi enuka kabi. Ngabona ikhala likasonya ligoba, futhi angikwazanga ukuzibamba kodwa ngahleka.
  
  
  Wayemgqolozela ngokucophelela, njengengane ebuka inethi yesicabucabu noma isibungu sikhasa egatsheni lesihlahla. Kwafika kimi ukuthi kumuntu owayengamazi kahle u-ego, Empeleni Uhawk angase abonakale engajwayelekile. Ngaqonda ukuthi kungani Usonya engibheka kanjalo. Kodwa kimi, Uhawke wayengeyena umuntu angamazi, wayenguye... kulungile. ..I-Hawk .
  
  
  "Kulungile," esho. Wayekhothamela phambili, ugwayi ovuthayo uboshelwe ngokuqinile phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. 'Singaqala yini? Wahlola amaphepha ayephambi kwakhe futhi wakhipha amakhasi amathathu. Waqale wabheka Usonya, wabe esebheka kimi. "Angikaze ngikhulume ngecala elinezinto ezimbalwa kangaka ngaphambili. Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, cishe asinalutho."
  
  
  Usonya washintsha kancane esihlalweni sakhe. Mnumzane, ngiyakuzonda ukuphazamisa, kodwa ngiyaqiniseka Ukuthi Unick akacabangi ukuthi kufanele ngibe lapha. Uma ufuna ukuchaza emu.
  
  
  "Konke ngesikhathi esifanele, Nksz Treshchenko. Uhawk waphendukela kimi. "Unksz Treshchenko wathunyelwa Ecorsica ngami. Kwakuyisicelo sakhe ukuba aziswe kumenzeli ongcono kakhulu E-AH, ngakho ngathi hey, wawusecorsica. Ihhotela lakhe, ukuze ukwazi ukwazana kangcono.
  
  
  Kungani?'
  
  
  - Ngizokuchaza kamuva. Waluma ugwayi wakhe, wakhipha intuthu, futhi wabuka amaphephandaba ayephambi kwakhe isikhashana. Wabe esesibheka emuva. - Njengoba ngishilo, kwakungekho okuningi okwakungafundwa, okuncane kakhulu. Ngesonto eledlule, i-radar yethu yathatha into ethile Endaweni Ethile E-Arctic. Kwathunyelwa izindiza zokucinga, kodwa azitholanga lutho. Khona-ke, ezinsukwini ezintathu ezedlule, sathola ichashaza esikrinini. Kwaphinde kwathunyelwa izindiza. Nalapha futhi, akukho lutho. Siyazi ukuthi kukhona okuthile lapho, kodwa asazi ukuthi kuyini. Kungaba okuthile okungena nokuphuma e-Arctic, noma mhlawumbe kuyinto ejulile ngaphansi kweqhwa." Mina nosonya sashintshana ngamehlo. Kodwa ukubukeka emehlweni akhe kwangitshela ukuthi kakade wayesekwazi konke lokhu, ukuthi Kwakungeyona into Eyamangaza Unah. Yena, wazizwa njengomfana wesikole engena ekilasini ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi, bese kuba ukuqala kwesifundo.
  
  
  "Lokho akukhona konke", kuqhubeka Uhawk. Waxuba amaphepha ezandleni zakhe, waphenduka ishidi eliphezulu.
  
  
  "Imikhumbi yethu yokuqapha esebenza enyakatho Yolwandle Ibering yavimbela izimpawu ze — sonar ezivela emikhunjini engaphansi kwamanzi-imikhumbi-ngwenya enamandla enuzi. Kumelwe baphathe amathani ezikhali zenuzi. Ngesonto eledlule, kwaba nezingozi ezine. Siyazi ukuthi kunemikhumbi-ngwenya laphaya, kodwa iyaqhubeka inyamalala ngaphambi kokuba siyithole. Ibutho Lasolwandle licabanga ukuthi licwila ngaphansi kweqhwa Lase-Arctic.
  
  
  Ngathi: "kumane nje kuwukuqagela okuyihlazo".
  
  
  "Lokhu kungaphezu kokuqagela."Uhawk wacindezela inkinobho ye-intercom.
  
  
  Izwi lowesifazane lathi, " Yebo, mnumzane ?"
  
  
  "Alice, ungayithola yini iglobe?"
  
  
  "Ngokushesha, mnumzane ."
  
  
  Uhawk wavala ucingo. Wangibheka ngaphesheya kwesihlalo. Ugwayi ka-Ego waphuma futhi wawuhlafuna.
  
  
  "Sineziphakamiso ezimbalwa, Nick. Izindiza zethu zawela Lonke Ulwandle ibering. Babona izikebhe ezingaphansi kwamanzi izikhathi ezine."
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe lalinemihlathi. "Yiziphi izikebhe ezingaphansi kwamanzi? Ukusuka lapha? Uhawk wakhipha ugwayi we-iso rta. "Imikhumbi-ngwenya yasechina ebomvu. Bahamba baya Olwandle ibering. Sizobaqapha. Zihlale zinyamalala ngokuzumayo.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Aziphumi?"
  
  
  Uhawk wanikina ikhanda. "Owokuqala wabonwa ngesonto eledlule. Akazange aphinde abonwe noma ezwakale. Cha, Umnyango Wezangaphandle uqinisile-bacwila ngaphansi kweqhwa Lase-Arctic futhi bahlala lapho."
  
  
  Kancane kancane wathi: "khona-ke kufanele babe nesisekelo lapho, uhlobo oluthile lomsebenzi."
  
  
  Usonya wathula, kodwa walandela ingxoxo enesithakazelo. Kwakunokungqongqoza okuthambile, bese kuvulwa umnyango. U-Alice wangena ephethe iglobhu elikhulu elijikelezayo.
  
  
  U-Alice wayengowesifazane onezinwele ezimnyama eseminyakeni yawo-50 ubudala. Unah wayenempumulo nomlomo othambile, futhi izwi lakhe lalingenangqondo njengengoma yegramafoni eklwebhekile. Kodwa unah wayenenqwaba yegolide, futhi wayethambile njengebhotela. Wayengisize ukuba nginciphise intukuthelo Kahawke izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa ukube ngangenze okuthile okungalungile. Noma u-ah akazange avume noma akazange anginikeze ukwaziswa kokuthi wayengeke akwazi ukuya kwenye indawo. U-Alice wayenobuhle obungeke ububone. Wayengowesifazane wami.
  
  
  Wathola umhlaba, isihlalo Sikahawke, wangimamatheka, waqhaqhazela, futhi waphuma emakamelweni buthule njengoba nje izimpukane zazikhala.
  
  
  Mina nosonya sathambekela phambili. Uhawk wabeka izandla zombili emhlabeni.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngicabanga ukuthi singakwazi ukunciphisa kancane indawo okuyiwa kuyo lezi zikebhe ezingaphansi kwamanzi". - Njengoba nonke nazi, cishe akunakwenzeka ukusesha Yonke I-Arctic circle ukuze uthole ukuthi Amashayina ayenzani. Ngisho namachashazi esikrinini se-radar amboza indawo enkulu kakhulu. Singayinciphisa i-ego futhi sibe namanje ama-licks, lapho la maphuzu evela khona. Omunye wabafana bethu be-radar wayenombono. Bheka.'
  
  
  Uhawk wathatha ipensela elithambile. Wamisa indawo Ewashington futhi wadweba umugqa obomvu ngasenyakatho, wabe esezungeza umhlaba, waze wabuyela ewashington.
  
  
  Wasibuka. "Wabona ukuthi ngidwebe umugqa oya enyakatho. Ngqo enyakatho. Manje qaphela.
  
  
  Waphenduka umhlaba ukuze Irussia ibe phambi kwakhe. Wafaka umphetho wepensela Emoscow futhi waphinde wadonsa umugqa waya enyakatho. Wahamba naye echibini lokubhukuda elingaphandle futhi wabuyela Emoscow. Wathambekela ibhola ukuze sikwazi ukubona phezulu. Imigqa emibili yawela E-Arctic circle.
  
  
  "Sakwazi ukunciphisa i-ego yaba indawo engamakhilomitha-skwele angaba ngamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. Lapha. Washaya umunwe wakhe lapho imigqa emibili ihlangana khona.
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Futhi umsebenzi wami ukuzama ukuthola ukuthi Amashayina enzani nokuthi enzani."
  
  
  Uhawk wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Futhi ubhubhise lokho abakwenzayo uma ucabanga ukuthi kuyadingeka."Saqamba i-ego ngokuthi" Ibhomu Leqhwa Zero " ngemva kwalezo zimikhumbi-ngwenya Zase-Arctic ezihlome ngezikhali zenuzi. Kusukela manje kuqhubeke, yilokhu okubiza ngokuthi ukuhlinzwa uma uxhumana nami.
  
  
  Wabuka Usonya ephinda ekhanyisa ugwayi wakhe. Ngaqala ukumsola ngokuthi kungani ayelapha. Nganginomuzwa wokuthi ngangisazi kakade ukuthi Uhawk wayezosho ukuthini ngokulandelayo. Usonya wamamatheka kimi.
  
  
  Uhawk wathi: "Lapho sithola ukuthi le migqa emibili ihlangana Ewashington Nasemoscow, sathumela umyalezo Esoviet Union. Amarashiya afuna ukwazi ukuthi kwenzekani lapho njengoba senza. Sinakho ... izivumelwano ezithile.
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe lalinemihlathi. - Yiziphi amalungiselelo?
  
  
  "Kumelwe uthathe izifundo zokusinda ngokushesha Ezifundiswa Esoviet Union."
  
  
  I-blink yayo. - Ngizokwenzenjani ?"
  
  
  Uhawk wathatha ama-puff amabili ku-cigar yakhe. "Ngeke ube wedwa Erussia. Othile uyothatha le nkambo ngesikhathi esifanayo nawe futhi ahlanganyele nawe ohambweni lwakho Lwe-Arctic. Ngokwazi kwami, cishe wonke ama-ejenti amahle Kakhulu Erussia."
  
  
  'Ubani?Ngabuza, kodwa kwakungadingeki ngibuze. Uhawk wahleka kancane. "Yiqiniso, unksz Treshchenko. Uzojoyina Wena Ku-Operation ice bomb zero.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 3
  
  
  
  
  Ngangingafuni ukuyisa Usonya esigabeni semiphumela ekhethekile nokuhlela. Manje njengoba ayesazi ukuthi uyisithunywa saserussia, indlela yasendulo yokuzivikela esitheni yayisebenza ngokuzenzakalelayo. Kwakunabaningi ababezama ukungibulala. Kodwa lapho sisodwa, Uhawk wangitshela ukuthi mina Nosonya sasibelwe emnyangweni Wezinto Ezikhethekile Nokuhlela. Kwakungekho bungozi bokubona noma yini eyayingahloselwe amehlo akhe. Kwadingeka siye Kudkt.dan michaels, owasinika ingxenye enkulu yemishini yethu futhi wasitshela ngalokho esasingakulindela kuyo.
  
  
  Endleleni, Usonya wathatha isandla sami ngokungalindelekile wasicindezela. Wabheka ngaphandle kwefasitela. Yena, wazizwa amehlo akhe ebusweni bakhe. Kunjengokungathi othile ubeke ingilazi ekhulisayo endaweni yelanga esihlathini sami sobunxele. Kodwa sasingekho, singekho ilanga, singekho ingilazi ekhulisayo, Usonya kuphela owayehlezi eduze kwami, ebambe isandla sami futhi engibuka.
  
  
  Waphenduka, futhi amehlo akhe amahle aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka abonakala enamabala egolide ayisigidi.
  
  
  Bamamatheka kimi.
  
  
  'Ingabe uthukuthele?'
  
  
  - Wawungangitshela Ecorsica."Ukube ngangazi ukuthi uyisithunywa saserussia, wayeyoba njalo... " '
  
  
  "Kwenzeni? Unganginaki? Angiveli kuleli hhotela. Sasijabule lapho. Sasizijabulisa ndawonye. Sisengaba nakho manje.
  
  
  Mhlawumbe. Kodwa angikuqondi kahle ukuthi ungubani noma uyini. Eminye imininingwane embalwa ayitholakali."
  
  
  Waphefumula ngokujulile. Wayegqoke ijazi lemvula elinsundu, futhi kwakungekho ukuphika ukuthi lalifihle isidumbu sowesifazane. "Uhulumeni wami wangiyala ukuba ngingavezi okungaphezu kwalokho okwakudingeka ngempela. Uhawk wayekwazi lokho. Wayengakutshela.
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe wayecabanga ukuthi uzosebenzisa leli lungelo elivamile ngokwakho, ngoba weza Ecorsica ukuzongibona."
  
  
  "Wacelwa ukuba akubone."Uyazi, udume kakhulu emoscow. Unick Carter ongenakuqhekeka. Umphathi wokubulala. Igama eliyimfihlo Elithi n-3. Ingabe usenayo tattoo AX engalweni yakho?
  
  
  Ngangingakuthandi. Wayazi okuningi kakhulu. - Ubonakala unolwazi, Miss Treshchenko."
  
  
  Wancika wanganga esihlathini. "Ufuna ukukubona," esho futhi. "Ngifuna ukubona umuntu omunye waserussia ongeke asibhubhise."Imivimbo emide, eminyene yawa ngesizotha phezu kwamehlo akhe aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. 'Amazwi likeengalawo ayesekuqaleni. Ngemva kokuba ethole ngawe, kahle, lapho konke kwakuphelele phakathi kwethu, kuhle kakhulu, ngangingafuni ukuchitha ubuhlobo.
  
  
  "Kubonakala sengathi wazi konke ngami, kodwa angazi okuningi ngawe, futhi lokho kungibeka esimweni esibi."
  
  
  Wenza itekisi lakhanya ngokumamatheka kwakhe. 'Ingabe ufuna ukwazi okwengeziwe ngami? Wazalelwa edolobheni Lasekalushka, eduze Kwasemoscow . Ngachitha ubuntwana bami Emoscow State conservatory Of Music. Wayidlala elenin 's parque noma Egorky' s Parque . Wathweswa iziqu Emoscow State University, wabe eseya emsebenzini Emnyangweni Wezangaphandle waserussia. Kwangithatha iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ukufunda ulimi Lwesingisi Lwasemelika. Eminyakeni emibili edlule, wayetadisha ukuphila namasiko Kanicholas Carter othile. Ngiyazi cishe okuningi ngawe njengoba wenza.
  
  
  Kwakunjengomoya obandayo owawushaya izinwele entanyeni yami. Kwakunjengokungathi ngimi nginqunu egumbini elinezibuko ezihamba ngendlela eyodwa, futhi wonke umuntu odlulayo wayebona ubunqunu bami.
  
  
  Kungani? Ngambuza ngezwi elingazange lizwakale njengelami .
  
  
  Waqhubeka emamatheka. "Ngingumuntu siqu, sithandwa. Wayefuna ukwazi konke ngendoda eyayingenakubulawa. Ngangazi ukuthi niyabathanda abesifazane, ukuthi niyisithandwa esihle kakhulu. Ukucabanga kwakhe ukuthi lapho ngikwazi kangcono, ngingakhetha izindlela ezimbili. Angase enqabe ukulala nawe noma ngabe kubiza malini futhi azame ukukuthakazelisa ngokukuhleka usulu, noma angase akudukise. Lapho ekubona, wayazi ngokushesha ukuthi kwakungeke kusifinyelele ndawo uma ngangikugcina ukude. Wayenomusa omkhulu, futhi ukube wawungithanda ngempela, wayengeke akwazi ukukuvimba-ngiyazi ubuthakathaka bami. Ngakho ngakhetha enye indlela yokukuvumela ukuba ungidukise ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Uma lokhu sekwenziwe, ngeke kube khona umdlalo wekati negundane mayelana nokuthi sizosebenza ndawonye noma cha. Wayazi ukuthi kungaba kuhle, ngangingacabangi ukuthi ngizodumazeka, kodwa... .. akazange acabange... Ngiqonde ukuthi, kwakubaluleke kakhulu... Ngibheke, ukufiphala kwakhe kufana nentombazane yesikole.
  
  
  Lona wesifazane wayecishe esabeke. Ngangicabanga ukuthi akukho engingakwenza, ayengeke akwazi. Wangigcina ngisezinzwaneni zami yonke indlela, futhi kwangikhathaza lapha nalaphaya. Okokuqala, namanje ayixazululiwe naye . Futhi okwesibili, manje njengoba ayesengiqonda, wayezokwenzenjani ngalolo lwazi? Yebo, ngangikhangwa nguye - wayengowesifazane kakhulu kunabaningi engangimhlangabeza noma engangizophinde ngihlangane nabo isikhathi eside. Yebo, wangithatha. Kodwa kwakukhona okuthile ngaye, into engangingakwazi ukuyibeka. Unah wayenendlela yokungibheka lapho ekhuluma, indlela yokungenza ngikholwe yikho konke ayekusho, kodwa...
  
  
  "Silapha, mnumzane," kusho umshayeli. Wamisa itekisi phambi kwesakhiwo.
  
  
  Ngangingaqiniseki ukuthi kufanele yini ngibambe isandla sikasonya obala manje noma ngilinde othile ukuba asithathe. Isinqumo senziwa kimi. Ngesikhathi ekhokhela umshayeli wetekisi, Udkt. Michaels wehla ezomvimba. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kusonya, wangimomotheka, futhi waphakamisa isandla sakhe.
  
  
  "Kuhle ukukubona futhi, Nick.
  
  
  "Sawubona Dokotela."
  
  
  Udkt. michaels wayeyindoda encane enamahlombe agobekile, izibuko ezingenamaphiko, nezinwele ezinesihlabathi esincane. Unen wayegqoke isudi evulekile, engenalo ijazi. Saxhawulana, sabe sesinika Usonya i-ego.
  
  
  "Ngenjabulo, Nksz Treshchenko", esho ngenhlonipho. Wakhomba isakhiwo esingemuva kwakhe. "Ingabe kufanele sidlule emnyango oseceleni ?"
  
  
  Samlandela ekhoneni, emgwaqweni osanda kumbozwa yiqhwa, futhi sehla ngesitebhisi sikakhonkolo esimanzi saya kulokho okwaba igumbi elingaphansi lesakhiwo. Udokotela wavula umnyango oqinile futhi sangena ngaphakathi. Angikaze ngibe kulo mnyango wemiphumela ekhethekile nokuhlela.
  
  
  Igumbi esasingena kulo lalilikhulu futhi lingenalutho. Udkt. michaels washintsha inkinobho, futhi kwafika ubrylev okhanyayo. Kwelinye ikona, wabona inqwaba yemishini nezinye izinto.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ingabe lokhu kuyimishini yethu?"
  
  
  "Ngokwengxenye," kusho udokotela.
  
  
  Sasiphakathi egumbini. Usonya wabheka nxazonke. Ukubuka kwakhe kwahlala endleleni eya kwenye ingxenye yesakhiwo. Kwakungaphezu kokufuna ukwazi kowesifazane, kwakuwukufuna ukwazi kwenhloli.
  
  
  Wathinta ingalo yakhe. "Ake sibone ukuthi yini esinayo lapha, Sonya. Mina nodokotela sashintshana ngokubheka. Sobabili sasazi ukuthi ngeke sisebenze lapha. Ngokushesha Usonya waqala ukubuza imibuzo.
  
  
  Wakwenza ngokuzithandela ngokwanele. Sahamba saya ezintweni zenja. Ngokuyinhloko zaziqukethe izingubo zesikhathi esibandayo-indawo yokupaka izimoto, amabhulukwe amade enetha lezinhlanzi, amabhuzu asindayo. Kwakunohlobo oluthile lwejakhethi yokuphila, kanye nama-ski, amatende, izikhwama zokulala.
  
  
  Udokotela wayesemva kwethu. "Mhlawumbe Unksz Treshchenko angathanda ukusebenzisa le ndawo ezweni lakubo?"
  
  
  Usonya wamomotheka. "Akunjalo neze, dokotela. Waphinde wabheka umimmo emnyango.
  
  
  - Yini abakutshela ngayo ngokuqeqeshwa kwakho, Nick?"Kubuza udkt.Michaels.
  
  
  "Manje nje kuyoba Erussia."
  
  
  Usonya wahamba buthule waya kolunye uhlangothi lwekamelo, lapho kwakunezikhwama ezimbili ezazisekelwa khona phansi.
  
  
  "Ngizokutshela ukuthi kusebenza kanjani," kusho udokotela. "Uzondiza usuka lapha uye Esan Francisco bese ugibela umkhumbi-ngwenya Wasemelika, ozokuyisa Ebering Strait. Lapho, uzodluliselwa emkhunjini waserussia ozokuyisa ekamu elincane elivikelwe eduze kwedolobha Lase-Oelen Esoviet Union. Lapho udlula inkambo yokusinda. Lapho konke sekuphelile, uzondiza ngendiza yezempi yaserussia uye ekamu lasemelika e-Arctic, lapho uzothatha khona izinto zokuhamba, imfundo, nakho konke okunye okwenzelwe lo msebenzi."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda futhi wabheka Usonya. Wavula izikhwama futhi wabheka ngaphakathi. Ukushisa ekamelweni kwangenza ngakhathazeka ngigqoke ijazi lami, kodwa U-Ego waqhubeka. Ngaphansi kwejazi lakhe, wayeyisikhali esihambayo. Nganginowilhelmina, Umshayeli wami we-luger owayeboshwe ngaphansi kwehlombe lami lesobunxele; Uhugo, umshayeli we-stiletto omncane, owayegqoke ingalo yami yesobunxele, elungele ukungena esandleni sami uma ngisigwaza ngehlombe elilodwa; Nopierre, ibhomu elibulalayo legesi elalihlanganiswe emgodini weqakala lami lesokudla.
  
  
  'Noma imiphi imibuzo? Udkt. Michaels wabuza.
  
  
  "Yebo," kusho Usonya, elungisa. Wakhomba izikhwama zemithwalo. "Ngicabanga ukuthi angathanda izinto ezenziwe Erussia."
  
  
  Udkt. Michaels wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Njengoba ufisa, Nksz. Treshchenko."Wabona ukubukeka kwami okumangazayo.
  
  
  Ngambuza. - Yini kulezo izikhwama?"
  
  
  "Iziqhumane". Khona-ke wacwayiza. "Ingabe Uhawk akazange akutshele?"Unksz Treshchenko ungungoti ekuqhumeni.
  
  
  Wabheka Usonya. Wamamatheka kimi.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 4
  
  
  
  
  Usonya akazange aphinde abambe isandla sami kwaze kwaba yilapho sidlala lo mdlalo endizeni eya Esan Francisco. Kwakunezihlalo ezimbili ezinkulu, ezinethezekile endizeni yezimpahla, kodwa sasihlezi ngokuthula okungajwayelekile lapho Usonya engithatha isandla.
  
  
  Wayicindezela futhi wangibheka ngqo ebusweni futhi. "Nick," esho ngobumnene. "Nick, woza.
  
  
  - yini?
  
  
  "Sithandwa, sizoba ndawonye isikhathi eside. Asikwazi ukuqhubeka kanjena.
  
  
  'Yini okufanele ngiyenze? Kubonakala sengathi akukho okushintshile? Ingabe sisesecorsica?
  
  
  'Cha. Kodwa sinendawo Erussia. Kudingeka sikwenze lokhu ndawonye. Okuncane esingakwenza ukuzama ukuhlala singabangane... abathandi, uma uthanda.
  
  
  'Kuhle. Yini enye engidinga ukuyazi ngawe? Kuze kube manje, ferret, usuke entombazaneni ohlangane Nayo Ecorsica futhi wazijabulisa nomenzeli waserussia nochwepheshe wokuqothulwa okumelwe aqedele umsebenzi nami. Zingaki ezinye izimanga onazo kimi?
  
  
  "Omunye wethu, sithandwa. Manje wazi konke. Sobabili singama-agent, kulungile, kodwa futhi singabantu. Siyindoda nowesifazane, naye, owesifazane, futhi sithanda indoda kakhulu. Ngithemba ukuthi kuyafana... okungenani kancane. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu kimi.
  
  
  Wabheka unah. Wayengibuka ngokucophelela, futhi kwakunokukhanya kwegolide emehlweni akhe. Waphakamisa isilevu sakhe kancane ngomunwe wakhe, wabe esemanga ngobumnene ezindebeni. Ngathi: "ngezinye izikhathi ngicishe ngikukholwe". "Ngicishe ngikhohlwe ukuthi sisebenza ezinhlangothini eziphambene zodonga."Wamomotheka. Ngezinye izikhathi.'
  
  
  Waqonda: "ngifisa sengathi besingekho kule ndiza. Yena, ngifuna sibe sodwa. .. Emuva Ecorsia.
  
  
  "Sizophinde sibe sodwa maduze."I-sel yakhe futhi yabheka ngaphandle kwefasitela. Manje sasindiza Phezu Kwesierra nevada, futhi njengenjwayelo, isibhakabhaka sasishayeka. Wayenuka amakha ka-ee, futhi, yebo, cishe wayethenjwa u-ee. Usonya waphumula ikhanda lakhe ehlombe lami.
  
  
  Kodwa Wayengamethembi ngempela. Wayengowesifazane omuhle nowesifazane omnene-inhlanganisela amadoda ambalwa angayivikela. Bambalwa abantu abafuna ngisho nokuphikisa lokhu. Kodwa angikwazanga ukukhohlwa ukuthi wayeyisithunywa saserussia, isitha sami, nesitha sabantu bakithi.
  
  
  Kwakudingeka sisebenze ndawonye, wayengeke akwazi ukukusiza. Kwakunokuthile okungajwayelekile E-Arctic okwakuthakazelisa isoviet Union Ne-United States. Kwadingeka sithole ukuthi kwakuyini. Kodwa kwakuyokwenzekani uma Amarashiya ethumela i-agent eyindoda? Ngingazizwa kanjani ngaleso sikhathi? Cishe wayezokwazi ukuthi wayezozama ukungibulala uma eyakhe yayimphendukele kuye.
  
  
  Amarashiya ayezama ukwenza lokhu kaningi. Futhi mhlawumbe babekwazi lokho, mhlawumbe babekwazi ukuthi ngangizoba nobutha kumuntu. Mhlawumbe yingakho bathumela owesifazane.
  
  
  Le ndiza yafika Esikhumulweni Sezindiza i-Alameda International Airport, eduze Kwasesan Francisco. Kwase kwephuzile, futhi sasingadlanga i-ferret nabo kusukela sashiya iwashington. Lapho siphuma emotweni, sahlangatshezwa umkhuzi wesiteshi sezindiza sasolwandle, ulieutenant commander osemusha Womnyango Wezangaphandle onengubo egcwele imiklomelo. Wasiphatha ngomusa futhi wakhomba Icadillac eyayilindile. Yena, wabona amaphoyisa emi eduze kwendiza futhi ebuka izinyawo Zikasonny njengoba ayehamba esuka endizeni eya emotweni. Uma bekhuluma ngakho, babezigcina bodwa. Ama-conscript ayengavinjelwe umthetho-sisekelo. Kwakunomcibisholo nokugquma lapha nalaphaya. Usonya wamomotheka ngokuzethemba kowesifazane owazi kahle ukuthi unah unjani.
  
  
  Sathuthelwa Endlini Yezikhulu, lapho kwakhiwa khona isidlo esicebile. Njengoba sasidla, Usonya waqhubeka emamatheka emaphoyiseni asizungezile. Wayengeyena kuphela owesifazane lapho, kodwa wayemuhle kakhulu, futhi wayekwazi lokho.
  
  
  Sidlala lo mdlalo ndawonye etafuleni elide. La maphoyisa ayethulwa njengamalungu eqembu lomkhumbi-ngwenya okwakumelwe siwuthathe. Ukaputeni wayeyindoda esencane, emncane ngeminyaka eminingana kunomlawuli wesisekelo, futhi engulieutenant commander kulokho.
  
  
  Kwakunokuhleka okuningi namahlaya etafuleni. Usonya wayebonakala ekuthanda. Amaphoyisa amphatha ngenhlonipho. Bamhleka usulu kancane, bethi bazoqinisekisa ukuthi wonke amacebo ayimfihlo ayebekwe endaweni ephephile ngaphambi kokuba angene. Futhi wenza u-ih wajabula, ethi wayengazi ukuthi izikhulu zemikhumbi Yempi Yasemelika zazincane futhi zinhle kangaka. Ngalesi Sikhathi, Isoviet Union yayingafunda okuthile.
  
  
  Amahlaya ka-ee nokuziphatha kwakhe okuzenzakalelayo kwakufana nokuka-ee. kungenzeka ukuthi wayeyinxusa laserussia, kodwa ngalobo busuku wawina imali yedola yomuntu ngamunye kulelo thebula. Futhi mhlawumbe okunye okwami .
  
  
  Ngemva kokudla, sahlukana. Usonya akazange aphinde ambone kwaze kwaba sekuseni ngosuku olulandelayo, lapho sagibela umkhumbi-ngwenya.
  
  
  Kwakuwusuku olunenkungu, oluvamile Esan Francisco. Isibhakabhaka esimpunga sasibonakala siphansi kakhulu kangangokuthi wawungasithinta, futhi izinsika zazikhanya zimanzi. Ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni, wathola ukuthi zonke izindiza zazimisiwe kwaze kwaba semini.
  
  
  Wahamba nokaputeni we-U-boat bewela i-asphalt emanzi baya lapho i-U-boat yayiboshelwe khona. Ngambona, ngazijabulisa kakhulu emgodini, futhi nganginelukuluku lokwazi ukuthi usonya ukuphi. Ngangingazi ukuthi wayechithe kuphi ubusuku.
  
  
  Igama lenkosi Kwakunguneilson. Wangibona ngibheka umkhumbi-ngwenya kusukela ngaphambili kuya emuva bese ngibheka nxazonke, futhi wazi ngokushesha.
  
  
  Wathi: "kulungile, uthatha ipayipi lakhe elingasetshenziswanga nemishayo.
  
  
  U-Emu wamomotheka. - Yilokho engangikucabanga-ngendlela, yini okufanele ngikubize ngayo?"Umlawuli? Isikebhe?
  
  
  Wamomotheka lapho ebamba umshado phezu kwepayipi lakhe. Ucarter, emkhosini wezempi, lowo olawula umkhumbi ubizwa njalo ngokuthi ukaputeni. Akunandaba ukuthi ungukaputeni, ulieutenant, noma umshayasibhamu, uhlala engukaputeni. Wamomotheka, ephethe ucingo phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. "Angisho lokhu ukuze ngizwakale ngizikhukhumeza, ngifuna nje ukuba uzizwe ukhululekile emkhunjini."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Yebo, ngifuna ukukubonga futhi ngihlangane nabantu bakho ngokuphatha kwabo kahle Unksz Treshenko izolo ebusuku."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Ngicela, Mnu.Carter ."
  
  
  Wasusa umphimbo wakhe. - Ingabe bekungeke kube kude kakhulu uma ngimbuza ukuthi wachitha kuphi ubusuku?"Ngiqonde ukuthi, ngizizwa nginomthwalo wemfanelo nge-nah.
  
  
  Ukaputeni wahleka. Ngeke uhambe kakhulu. Wachitha ubusuku endlini yami.
  
  
  - Ngiyayithola.
  
  
  Angikukholwa lokho. Wahlala nami, nomkami, nezingane zethu ezine. Ngicabanga ukuthi izingane zazimthanda. Ngicabanga ukuthi nabo bayithanda. Ungowesifazane omuhle.
  
  
  Nami ngiyamazi.
  
  
  Safika emgwaqweni ongaphansi kwamanzi. Unilson washaywa ikhwelo emkhunjini. Wayebingelela ifulege emhlane njengoba isikhulu esasisebenza sasisondela.
  
  
  Wathi kumphathi owayesemsebenzini, " ngicela imvume yokuba ngingene emkhunjini."
  
  
  Waphendula: "kunikezwe imvume".
  
  
  Waphuma waya emgodini oshelelayo, lapho ayengazizwa esekhaya egqoke isudi yakhe evamile nejazi lemvula. Amadoda agqoke izingubo zokusebenza ayehamba emuva naphambili, ehlanganisa izintambo. Ucaptain Neilson wangiholela phansi ezitebhisini futhi wehla ngomhubhe omncane oya endaweni yokudlela yezikhulu. Usonya wayehlezi ephuza ikhofi.
  
  
  Lapho ngingena, wangimomotheka kakhulu. Amaphoyisa amathathu ayehlezi eduze kwakhe. Wayegqoke iyunifomu yasesweden, njengabasolwandle engangibabone lapho, kodwa wayebukeka engcono kuyo.
  
  
  U-Odin, ezungeze amaphoyisa etafuleni, waphendukela Kuneilson. "Mike, usibeke kuphi lesi silwane esithandekayo?"
  
  
  Ukaputeni wamomotheka. Sinekhofi. Wathi: "endlini yami, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngizolala nawe."
  
  
  Amanye amaphoyisa amabili ahleka. Umuntu owakhuluma Noneilson wathi: "ngangizama ukukholisa Unksz.Treshchenko ukuba azame ukukhipha izimfihlo ezithile zempi ezizungezile."
  
  
  "Nonke nimnandi kakhulu", kusho Usonya.
  
  
  Unilson naye emdlalweni onjalo esihlalweni. Kwazwakala umsindo phezu kwesikhulumi, kwaziswa amatilosi ukuthi kwase kuyisikhathi sokudla kwasemini. Wabuka iwashi lakhe. Kwakungehora lesithupha kuphela.
  
  
  "Sihamba ngehora lesishiyagalolunye", kusho Ukaputeni Neilson.
  
  
  Wabheka ubuso bukasonny obumamathekayo. "Awubukeki kabi ngalokhu ekuseni kakhulu."
  
  
  Wavele wehlisa imivimbo yakhe emide. 'Ngiyabonga.'Uyayithanda?'
  
  
  'Okuningi kakhulu.'
  
  
  Angizange ngithole ithuba lokukhuluma naye ngedwa kwaze kwaba sebusuku kakhulu, lapho sasiphumile, sizungeze Igolden gate futhi sikude olwandle.
  
  
  Isikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi saphuma, savele saluma, saya Ebering Strait. Wagqoka ijazi lakhe waya emgodini. Inkungu yayingasekho. Kwakubanda kakhulu, kodwa ngangingakaze ngimbone, ingubo yakhe yayiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ukukhanya kwamanzi kungafaniswa kuphela nokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okucacile. Ilanga lalikhanya; umoya wawucacile. Yayiseduze nomnsalo futhi iboshelwe ezintanjeni zompheme. Kwakungekho amagagasi olwandle, kodwa kwakunamagagasi amancane. Ngikubonile yonke indawo, izinkomishi ze-styrofoam. Ngangibhema ugwayi futhi ngibuka umnsalo ophakeme nophansi lapho Usonya eza ezokuma eduze kwami. "Sawubona, mfokazi", esho kalula. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngiyakwazi kusuka kwenye indawo."
  
  
  Waphenduka wabheka Unah. Umoya wawudlala ngezinwele zakhe ezimhlophe, futhi wawuduma ebusweni bami. Wayesagqoke izingubo zakhe zokusebenza futhi egqoke ijazi elalingelona elika-ace.
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Ungumuntu othandwa kakhulu emkhunjini."
  
  
  Wayengasamomotheki manje. "Ngifuna ukukuthinta", esho nje.
  
  
  Kodwa amatilosi nezikhulu zalo mkhumbi ziyocabangani?"
  
  
  "Anginandaba nokuthi bacabangani."Izibani zegolide emehlweni akhe zacwebezela futhi zanda. "Ngifuna ukuba wedwa nawe. Ngifuna ukukuthinta, futhi ngifuna ungithinte."
  
  
  Wasondela kuye. "Angazi ukuthi sizophinde sibe sodwa nini. Kunamaphoyisa amahlanu namalungu eqembu angamashumi amabili nantathu asemkhunjini. Kuyisikebhe esincane. Ngiyangabaza ukuthi sizothola ubufakazi obengeziwe kunalokho esikwenzayo manje.
  
  
  "Bamba isandla sami, Nick", esho. "Okungenani yenza kanjalo."
  
  
  Wabubula futhi wafaka izandla zombili emaphaketheni e-doublet yakhe. - Uyangiphonsela inselele, Sonya, uyazi ukuthi. Ngiqala ukukholelwa ukuthi uthola konke lokhu kunakwa.
  
  
  Wathatha isinyathelo emuva futhi wanginika ukubukeka okungajwayelekile, ephendukezela ikhanda lakhe kancane. Ijazi elikhulu lamenza wabukeka njengentombazanyana.
  
  
  "Uyangidida, Nick. Uhle kakhulu, uyazi lokho? Kufanele kube okufanayo kuwo wonke amadoda Asemelika. Wonke la maphoyisa, asemasha futhi amahle kakhulu... futhi cishe abafana. Kodwa wena, awuyena umfana nhlobo.
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe lalinemihlathi. "Kubukeka sengathi usungifunda futhi."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda. Mhlawumbe. Nginelukuluku lokwazi ukuthi kungani ama-ejenti ethu engazange abe nethuba lokukubulala. Ngesinye isikhathi, kwakudingeka basondele kuyo. Yiqiniso, bonke abenzeli bamakhomanisi abakwazi ukuba namahloni. Zingaki izihlaselo oye wabhekana nazo?
  
  
  "Angikuthandi lokho. Kodwa nami anginandaba nokwehluleka. Ngingaba nesithakazelo esikhulu emzamweni ophumelelayo.
  
  
  Ugwayi wakhe waphonswa olwandle. - Siyisihloko esingajwayelekile, akunjalo?"Ngangicabanga ukuthi sikhuluma ngendlela esingaba yedwa ngayo.
  
  
  Wamamatheka kimi. Ngizothola indlela. Lapho siserussia, nakanjani ngizothola indlela."
  
  
  Ngesikhathi sisemkhunjini, u-ee wayengeyedwa nami. Ezinsukwini ezimbili ezalandela, Usonia wayezungezwe amadoda njalo Lapho Nimbona. Sadla Nokaputeni Uneilson namanye amaphoyisa, futhi nakuba sasichitha isikhathi sethu esiningi ndawonye, sasingakaze sibe sodwa. Kwakukhona njalo amadoda azungeze unah, futhi wayejabula kakhulu. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi wayengowesifazane ngendlela eyingqayizivele, wayengihleka usulu noma nini lapho ekwazi ngoba wayazi ukuthi izandla zami ziboshiwe.
  
  
  Yayibanda ogwini Lwase-Alaska. Ngisho nejazi lami lalingashisi ngokwanele. Izikhulu namatilosi banikezwa izingubo zangaphansi ezinde, njengami nosonya. Kusihlwa ngosuku lwesine olwandle, sathintana ngomsakazo nesikebhe sokudoba saserussia. Kwahlelwa indawo yokuhlangana. Ngakusasa ekuseni, mina Nosonya kwakufanele sidluliselwe emkhunjini wokudoba. Ngacabanga ukuthi ngibone usizi emehlweni Kasonya lapho ezwa lezi zindaba. Lapho mina namaphoyisa amabili simyisa esidlweni sakusihlwa, wabonakala ezolile ngokungavamile.
  
  
  Amaphoyisa ayehlekisa naye, njengenjwayelo, ngesikhathi sokudla kwasemini. Ucaptain Neilson waveza ukuthi ijazi ayeligqokile lalingeke liphinde lifanelane nesisebenzi sasolwandle esasingumnikazi walo. Kodwa ukusabela kukasonya kwakungenangqondo.
  
  
  Ngemva kokudla, baletha ikhekhe. Phezulu kwakubhalwe ukuthi: "inhlanhla, Sonya."Lapho ebona lokhu, umlomo wakhe ongezansi wathuthumela isikhashana. Khona-ke kwenzeka okunye. Ngesikhathi esika ikhekhe, kwavela isibhamu esinamandla egumbini labagibeli nesipho esivela kulo lonke iqembu. Usonya wahlala lapho isikhashana, ebuka iphasela. Ekugcineni, ngenxa yokuphikelela kwamaphoyisa, wayivula. Kwakuyindandatho eyenziwe ngobukhulu obufanayo nalobo ayebanikeze amadoda. Indandatho yayihlotshiswe ngesikebhe esincane esingaphansi kwamanzi, esenziwe emshinini womkhumbi ukuze kutholakale igolide lapho kudokotela wamazinyo womkhumbi.
  
  
  Usonya wafaka indandatho emunweni wesandla sakhe sokunene.
  
  
  "Kunombhalo", kusho Ukaputeni Neilson. Wonke amaphoyisa ayemomotheka.
  
  
  Wakhumula indandatho wafunda umbhalo. Sengivele ngikufundile lokhu. Kwakuwukubonakaliswa kothando kwabasebenzi. Usonya wakhala futhi wasunduza isihlalo sakhe. Khona-ke wasukuma wabaleka ethokozile. Ngemva kokuba esehambile, kwaba nokuthula okungajwayelekile. Sahlala esihlalweni, sibheka izinkomishi zekhofi ezingenalutho. Ucaptain Neilson waphula ukuthula.
  
  
  Wathi: "abesifazane bahlale benemizwa kakhulu ngalolu hlobo lwento".
  
  
  Abanye bavuma ngekhanda noma bakhononda futhi baphuza ikhofi labo. Ngakusasa ekuseni, lapho mina Nosonya kwakufanele singene emkhunjini waserussia, indandatho yayisemkhunjini wakhe.
  
  
  Umhlangano wabanjwa cishe ngokuqondile emgqeni ohlukanisa Iunited States Nerussia. Safika esiqongweni Sebering Strait salinda umkhumbi wokudoba.
  
  
  Kwakubanda ngendlela emangalisayo. Ama-mimmo floes adonswa . Ngangingasagqoki isudi nejazi lami; ngangigqoke i-parka eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nezingubo zangaphansi ezishisayo. Kodwa ngangisenayo i-arsenal yami encane.
  
  
  Isikebhe sokudoba saserussia saphuthuma kithi, sawela eqhweni. Usonya naye babebukele phansi.
  
  
  Kwakunokungezwani emkhunjini ongaphansi kwamanzi. Ucaptain Neilson wayemi ebhulohweni, ebuka ngezibuko. Wayengabheki nje kuphela umkhumbi wokudoba, kodwa futhi nolwandle oluzungeze umkhumbi. Abacibishelayo babemi ezindaweni zabo.
  
  
  Isithwathwa sasimboza amashiya namashiya ami. Yayikhasa ijule kakhulu endaweni yokupaka izimoto. Ngabuka Usonya, kodwa konke engangikubona ebusweni bakhe kwakuyisiphetho sekhala lakhe. Kwakunzima ukuphefumula ekhaleni lami. Lapho ngiphakamisa isandla sami esinamaqhubu, ngamangala ukuthola ukuthi izimbobo zami zamakhala zazigcwele iqhwa.
  
  
  Isikebhe sasondela esikebheni, futhi ama-diesel anamandla abuyela emuva. Yena, wabona indlela izintambo ezaziphonswa futhi zibanjwe ngayo. Lapho imikhumbi ihlanganiswa, ukaputeni waserussia owayesemkhumbini wakhe wabheka Ukaputeni Unilsson enobuso obungemuva. Ukaputeni wesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi naye wayebukeka kanjena.
  
  
  Ukube kwakuwumkhumbi wokudoba, cishe wayeyofuna inhlanzi enkulu kakhulu esebenzisa amathuluzi angavamile kakhulu. Kwakunomshini wokudubula okungenani onamasentimitha angamashumi amahlanu owawugxunyekwe ngaphambili. Isikrini se-radar sasijikeleza emseleni ophakeme. Bonke abasebenzi babenemicibisholo emgodini.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe, ukaputeni waserussia wenza okuthile okwakungalindelekile ngokuphelele. Wabingelela Ukaputeni Uneilson. Ukubingelela kwaphendulwa ngokushesha. Kwabe sekwehliswa isicupho esixhumanisa umkhumbi-ngwenya nomkhumbi-ngwenya.
  
  
  Amehlo kakaputeni waserussia awa kimi isikhashana njengoba ethatha isandla Sikasonya futhi sahamba saya endaweni yokulinda. Ukubukeka engakuthola lapho ngimbona kwakwanele ukuba kungenze ngiyeke. Ukube wayehamba yedwa Naye, Wayeyobe Ethunjwe Uwilhelmina. Kwakubukeka okukubhubhisile ngaphambi kokuba kukubone. Wayeke wakubona lokho kubheka ngaphambili. ... futhi wayazi ukuthi ngangingeke ngamukeleke kulo mkhumbi. Amatilosi amabili aserussia aphuma ayosiza Usonya njengoba ayenyuka kulokho okwakubonakala kuyisikebhe sokudoba. Ulwandle lwalunokhahlo futhi lungcolile. Izinguzunga zeqhwa eziphuthumayo zazinombala wenyama esanda kusikwa, omhlophe ogqobhozayo owawubona ngokucacile ngaphambi kokuba igazi ligeleze.
  
  
  Bathatha Usonya bamkhahlela futhi bamsiza ukuba angene emkhunjini. Khona-ke kwakuyisikhathi sami. Weqa ngokucophelela ebhodini. Njengoba ngangisondela emkhunjini, ngambona ephuma ekhoneni leso lami njengoba ukaputeni waserussia ephuma eya ebhulohweni futhi engibuka. Amalungu eqembu angilindele abuka emuva isikhashana. Kodwa ngaleso sikhathi, ukaputeni wabanikeza uhlobo oluthile lomyalo. Wama ebhodini eliwohlokile wabheka phezulu. Mina nokaputeni saphinde sabhekana.
  
  
  Umyalezo awunika amalungu eqembu lakhe wawulula. Kwakungeke kuhlale imizuzwana engamashumi amabili kulolwandle olubandayo. Ukube yayikhiphe isitebhisi, ukaputeni kwakungeke kudingeke ukuba athathe i-Agent Yasemelika Ayise Erussia.
  
  
  Wangibuka. Wayengeyena umuntu omude ngokukhethekile, ngisho namamitha ayisithupha, kodwa wayekhipha amandla. Wayenomzimba omkhulu, futhi kuparque ego, amahlombe akhe ayebukeka sengathi ugqoke ama-rugby shoulder pads . Kodwa angizange ngikubone ku-ego yenkonyane elinamandla amakhulu. Wayibona njengento eyisisekelo, eyisisekelo, eyisisekelo njengempondo enkulu.
  
  
  Wayemi engibheka phansi esebhulohweni lakhe eliphakeme. Nakuba umkhumbi wawunyakazisa, wayebonakala emile ngokuphelele, izandla zakhe zijulile emaphaketheni e-doublet yakhe. Kwaba nzima ukuhlala esiteji. Wayengeke abhukude kulolu lwandle olubandayo, olubulalayo futhi ngokushesha waya emkhunjini wokudoba. Usonya wayesevele ethathwe phansi.
  
  
  Amalungu amabili eqembu angibuka, futhi izibhamu ze-ih zaphonswa emahlombe awo. Isicupho sasishelela, kodwa sasingasheleli njengophahla oluphakeme lomkhumbi wokudoba. Babengibuka lapho ngifika emkhunjini. U-Odin owayebazungezile wacishe wancika ukuze angisize, kodwa bobabili babuyela emuva. Phakathi kwesikebhe sokudoba nesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi kwakheka indawo yokuzilibazisa esebenzayo. Lokhu kwangikhipha emncintiswaneni wokulinganisa. Wayehamba kancane ebhodini, unyawo olulodwa lusuke selulungele ukunyathela phansi. Amatilosi amabili aserussia angibuka ngingenalutho. Lonke iqembu lalibukele, kodwa akekho owazama ukungisiza. Isikebhe sokudoba sasigxumagxuma, futhi ukuze singawi, sasibonakala siwela kwesinye sesizwe ngasinye.
  
  
  Wavumela izandla zakhe ezivulekile ukuba zibambe isicupho. Amanzi ayefafaza angicwilisa futhi angicwilisa ebhodini. Wawahlikihla amazinyo, wasukuma, futhi ngokushesha wangena emgodini wesikebhe sokudoba.
  
  
  Lapho esesikebheni, wathatha uthango. Wayethukuthele kakhulu kangangokuthi wayengeke asho lutho kunoma ubani owayebazungezile ngaphandle kokubangela isehlakalo samazwe ngamazwe. Kodwa ngema futhi ngagqolozela amalungu amabili eqembu ngenzondo evulekile. Babheka nxazonke isikhashana. Khona-ke behlisa amehlo abo. Khona-ke lo mbhangqwana wahamba. Ngambheka ebhulohweni, kodwa ukaputeni wayengasekho. Ibhulukwe lami ne-parka kwakumanzi, futhi ngangiqala ukubanda.
  
  
  Wenqaba ukuya phansi futhi wabona Usonya. Wabuyela emgodini futhi kumelwe ukuba wakubona okwakwenzekile. Kwakunokubonakaliswa emehlweni akhe ayengakaze akubone ngaphambili, ukubonakaliswa kokwenyanyeka ngokuphelele.
  
  
  Khona-ke wandizela kimi futhi wagoqa izingalo zakhe okhalweni lwami. "Ngiyaxolisa!"wamemeza. "O, Nick, ngiyaxolisa kakhulu. Waphindela emuva ukuze angibheke. "Ngicela ungixolise ngemikhuba efana neyengulube yabantu bakithi. Ungaqiniseka ukuthi lesi sigameko sizobikwa. Lapho sengibhekene naye, lo kaputeni akathenjwa ngisho nokuba abe umlawuli wesikebhe esinenjini.
  
  
  Wabheka phakathi kwesikhala esiphakathi kwesikebhe sokudoba nesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi. Isicupho sasuswa futhi imikhumbi yahlakazeka. Ngabona yena, umaster - nilsson embhoshongweni wesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi. Wasibuka futhi wasibingelela. Ngiyaxolisa ngokumbona enyamalala.
  
  
  Usuku lonke, umkhumbi wawudlula kancane kancane phakathi kwezinguzunga zeqhwa. Ngagqoka izingubo ezomile, Futhi Usonya wanginika inkomishi yetiye laserussia, okwakungekubi neze. Ngangikwazi ukuzwa ubutha besisebenzi noma nini lapho ngithintana naso, kodwa azikho ezinye izenzakalo ezenzeka kwaze kwaba yilapho sifika Ehoelen .
  
  
  Kwakumnyama lapho umkhumbi ungena ethekwini. Amalungu amabili eqembu agxumela ogwini ngezintambo ukuze avikele umkhumbi. Lezo ezifanayo zehliswa, kodwa kulokhu kwakungekho moya onamandla. Futhi bangamalungu amabili eqembu atholakala emgwaqweni. Usonya waphinde wangidlula, futhi bangisiza. Ngokusobala, wayekhulume nokaputeni, ngoba lapho igobolondo lakhe lifika etrpu, la madoda nawo afuna ukungisiza. U-Ih ruki wamxosha futhi wehla ngaphandle kosizo. Okubi NGE-PR, kodwa ngangingenandaba-ngangithukuthele.
  
  
  Amadoda amane agqoke amajazi aminyene ayesilindile ethekwini lasebar. Bamukela Usonya ngemfudumalo, banginika isandla esinesihawu futhi bangamukela Esoviet Union. Usonya wangithatha wangibuyisela kwelinye lamadoda.
  
  
  "Nick, lona Udkt. Perska. Uzoba umfundisi wethu ezinsukwini ezintathu ezizayo.
  
  
  Udkt. Perska wayeyindoda eneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi ayisithupha, enobuso obunemibimbi, obushaywe isimo sezulu nobhebhenene oluhle, olwalugcwele i-nicotine. Wayengakhulumi isingisi, kodwa isirashiya sami sasingesibi kangako.
  
  
  "Sithemba, Mnu. Carter", esho ngezwi eliqhekekile, " ukuthi uyohlabeka umxhwele ngohlelo lwami lwezifundo."
  
  
  "Ngiyaqiniseka ngakho, dokotela.
  
  
  Wamomotheka futhi wabonisa izinsini zakhe zegolide. "Kodwa ukhathele."Sizoqala kusasa ekuseni. Manje kumelwe uphumule. Waphakamisa isandla sakhe futhi wakhomba indlela eholela esixukwini sezakhiwo. Usonya wahamba eceleni kwami njengoba sasilandela udokotela. Iqembu lonke lasilandela.
  
  
  Wadonsa isithupha sakhe ehlombe lakhe. "Ngicabanga ukuthi sibhekwa", ngishilo.
  
  
  - Kumele ukhulume Russian, Nick. Kungenjalo, bayocabanga ukuthi sisho okuthile esingafuni ukuba bakuzwe."
  
  
  "Kulungile, bangobani?"
  
  
  "Onogada. Balapha ukuze baqiniseke... ukuthi akekho oyosikhathaza.
  
  
  "Noma ukuthi angizami ukubaleka?"
  
  
  "Nick, unobutha obukhulu."
  
  
  'O, akunjalo? Ngizibuza ukuthi kungani. Anginaso isizathu, akunjalo?
  
  
  Sahamba buthule. Ikamu elithile lambona. Yayigadwe kahle-ngabala okungenani amasosha amahlanu ayegqoke iyunifomu. Kwakunothango olungamamitha amabili ukuphakama olwaluzungezwe ngocingo olunameva. Ikamu lalisegqumeni elibheke olwandle. Ama-projector abekwa kuwo wonke amakhona ocingo. Emaphethelweni aleli gquma kwakunezikhali ezinkulu ezazikhomba olwandle. Ngaphakathi kocingo kwakunezakhiwo ezinemigqa emibili emine.
  
  
  Ngangingakuthandi. Ngangingakuthandi nhlobo. Nganginelukuluku lokwazi ukuthi kungani Uhawk engibeke kulesi sikhundla. Ngangisezweni elinobutha, ngizungezwe abantu abanobutha, ngisebenza nomenzeli onobutha.
  
  
  Onogada basinqekuzisa ikhanda lapho singena ekamu. Isango lavalwa ngemva kwethu.
  
  
  Udkt. Perska waphawula ukuthi ngangikubheka lokhu. "Kungenxa yokuphepha kwethu, Mnu. Carter", esho ngokumamatheka okuqinisekisayo.
  
  
  Usonya wangicindezela isandla. "Ungabukeki udangele kangako, sithandwa. Asiyona ngempela izilo. Ngokwethembeka, ngezinye izikhathi singakwazi ... yiba nice kakhulu.
  
  
  Udkt. Perska wakhomba esinye esizungeze izakhiwo ezincane. "Kunezwi ekamelweni lakho, Mnu. Carter. Ngithemba ukuthi lokhu kuzokwanelisa wena. Nksz Treshchenko, ingabe uzohamba nami? Baqhubeka bemlandela, futhi beza esakhiweni esincane Udkt. Perska angibonisa sona. Kwakungaphezu nje kwekhabethe, igumbi elilodwa elinomlilo negumbi lokugezela. Ukhaphethi wawubukeka sengathi u-ego wayedonswe ebhayisikobho endala. Kodwa umlilo wanikeza igumbi imfudumalo ethokomele. Kwakuyindawo enkulu yomlilo eyayithatha cishe lonke udonga.
  
  
  Kwakuyindawo yokushisa phambi kwayo owawungalala nomngane, ube nepikiniki phambi kwayo, uyibheke bese ulahleka emcabangweni ojulile. Yayenziwe edwaleni, futhi izinkuni zaqhuma enen. Eduze komlilo kwakunombhede ophindwe kabili oneduvethi elijiyile, kanye nesihlalo nekhabethe. Umthwalo wami wawungilindele phakathi egumbini. Kungazelelwe, waqaphela ukuthi wayekhathele ngempela.
  
  
  Kwakudingeka ngithembele Kumarashiya. Abazange bathumele muntu ukuba angibulale kwaze kwaba yilapho sengicishe ngilale.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 5
  
  
  
  
  Uma uke waba nosuku olufana nolwami, cishe uthembele kokuthile okuzokwenzeka. Wacindezela Ibhentshi walala Nowilhelmina ngesandla futhi walala, kodwa ubuthongo babulula.
  
  
  Angazi ukuthi sasiyini isikhathi. Umlilo wawuphenduke amalahle futhi uqhuma ngezikhathi ezithile, futhi iphunga lokhuni oluvuthayo laligcwalisa igumbi. Wavula umnyango ngokucophelela ngesikhiye, ngokushesha ngokwanele ukuba agweme ukuchofoza. Wangena ephethe ummese esandleni, ephefumula umoya obandayo. Umnyango wavalwa kancane ngemva kwakhe.
  
  
  Wayengemude, futhi ngokungazelelwe wayazi ukuthi ungubani. Iphunga lomkhumbi wokudoba laliseduze kwakhe.
  
  
  Ngokushesha nje lapho ngivula amehlo ami, ngambheka ehamba eya embhedeni. Isimo sakhe esinamandla sasibonakala ekukhanyeni komlilo okufiphele. Wasonga Ingalo Yakhe Kuwilhelmina ngokududuza, umunwe wakhe usemgqonyeni. Uluger wayeseceleni kwami, engekho engalweni yami.
  
  
  Wayemi phezu kwe-tiptoe futhi egcina amehlo akhe embhedeni. Ummese wawumude futhi umncane, futhi wawuphethe i-ego esifubeni sakhe. Njengoba esondela, waphakamisa ummese kancane. Manje ukuzazisa kwakhe kwase kunuka ngisho nangokwengeziwe. Lesi sikebhe sasibamba izinhlanzi ngezikhathi ezithile.
  
  
  Wama embhedeni, waphakamisa ummese waze wagwaza, futhi waphefumula ngokujulile. Wahamba ngokushesha, wafaka i-emu ngaphansi kwempumulo yomgqomo We-luger, futhi wathi ngesirashiya,"Uma uthanda ukuphila kwakho, phonsa lowo mmese."
  
  
  Wayesaphefumula. Wanqikaza, wabe esebheka phezulu ebusweni bami. Ukube isicupho Sikawilhelmina sasidonswe kule ndawo, wayeyobe eshaywe i-emu engxenyeni yekhanda lakhe. Wayemi enganyakazi, isakhiwo sakhe esikhulu sicishe sifihle ngokuphelele indawo yomlilo.
  
  
  Igumbi lalishisa kakhulu. Ukukhanya okuvela emlilweni kwakwanele ukuba kubonise ubuhlalu begazi ebunzini lakhe. Isandla esiphethe ummese sathuthuka kancane. Umunwe wakhe waqinisa isicupho se-luger. I-ego yakhe yayingambulala kalula, futhi wayekwazi lokho.
  
  
  Kodwa wazama noma kunjalo. Ingalo ka-Ego yangakwesobunxele yavela ngokushesha, yakhipha umlomo Womshayeli ekhaleni. Isandla sokunene esiphethe ummese sawela ngokuzumayo.
  
  
  Kwakubonakala sengathi isibhamu sasishaya izindonga zegumbi. Ingxenye yodonga lwamapulangwe yaphuka. Lapho idutshulwa, yayigijimela kuye. Ummese wangena embhedeni.
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yashaya ihlombe layo ngamadolo futhi yamxosha endleleni. Wagijimela emuva esithandweni somlilo, ummese usaboshwe esandleni sakhe. Wabamba onqenqemeni lwengubo futhi wagqoka u-ego phezu kwayo. Wazama ukuyigwema ngesandla sakhe samahhala, kodwa ingubo yayinkulu kakhulu futhi inzima. Wanamathela kulo, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi elakhe lase liphumile embhedeni futhi ligijima liwele igumbi limlandela.
  
  
  Lapho edonsa ingubo ebusweni bakhe, i-ego yakhe yamshaya ekhaleni nge-luger. Wayekhonkotha. Ummese wawela kukhaphethi owawugugile njengoba ayephakamisela izandla zakhe ezinsaleleni zekhala lakhe. Wavumela I-luger ukuba ishaye u-ego kanzima ekhanda. Wawa phansi ngezandla zakhe phambi kobuso bakhe.
  
  
  Akazange avale umnyango lapho engena. Umnyango wawusuvulekile manje. Amasosha amabili angena kuqala, edonswa ngezibhamu. Kakade sekwenziwe kubo nguluger. Ngemva kwabo kwafika Udkt. Perska Nosonya.
  
  
  Ukaputeni wesikebhe sokudoba wayesaguqe, enza imisindo exakile. Wagoba phansi wathatha ummese. Yayiphonswa isosha ngalinye, futhi lacishe lalahla isibhamu salo ukuze liyibambe.
  
  
  Udkt. Perska wathi: "ngezwa isibhamu. Unen wayegqoke ingubo eminyene nezicathulo eziphakeme. Izinwele zensimbi ze-Ego zazingahlanzekile.
  
  
  "Ingabe ulungile, Nick?"Kubuza usonya . Wayegqoke nengubo eminyene. Kusukela endleleni ijazi elaliphenduphenduka ngayo ngaphambili, wayengasho ukuthi kunezingubo ezimbalwa kakhulu ngaphansi.
  
  
  Ngababuka futhi ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi ngangibukeka ngigqoke izingubo zangaphansi ezinde. Amasosha amabili asiza ukaputeni womkhumbi wokudoba ukuba ame. Ngathi: "wazama ukungibulala".
  
  
  "Awukwazi ukuba qotho ngalokhu", kusho Udkt. Perska.
  
  
  Amasosha amabili ahola inkosi aphume ekamelweni.
  
  
  Yena, wancika embhedeni. Okokuqala, wathi: "ngizokusho ngolimi lwakho ukuze kungalahleki lutho ekuhumusheni."Angifuni ukuba amazwi ami aqondwe kabi. Ulapha egameni likahulumeni wami. Akekho lapha ukuze azijabulise. Akekho lapha engimethembayo. Ngakho ngizolungela."Umuntu olandelayo ozama ukungena lapha engamenyiwe uyobe efile ngaphambi kokuba umnyango uvalwe. Ngeke ngibuze ukuthi ungubani noma kungani wafika lapha. Ngizomdubula nje."
  
  
  Udkt. Perska wayebukeka sengathi usanda kugwinya impethu. "Angikholwa ukuthi uhlaselwe . Ngicela uprima amukele ukuxolisa kwami, Mnu. Carter.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa futhi ekuseni, dokotela. Ngeke ngikwamukele manje ih.
  
  
  Usonya wayengibuka eduze. Manje wabuza: "uzokwenzenjani, Nick?"
  
  
  'Akukho okufana nalokho. Nganqekuzisa ikhanda emnyango lapho ukaputeni ayesanda kunyamalala khona. - Kuyokwenzekani kuye?"
  
  
  "Bazothumela U-Ego Emoscow", kusho Usonya. "Uzokwahlulelwa lapho."
  
  
  "Angikukholwa lokho."
  
  
  'Awungikholwa? Ingabe ufuna ukubulala ego yedwa?
  
  
  "Ukube ihhotela lakhe ne-ego yakhe bekungabulawa, bekuyoba ngeyakhe."Wavumela Uwilhelmina ukuba awe embhedeni. - Uma bobabili bafuna ukuhamba manje, ngingazama ukulala."Ubusuku obuhle."'
  
  
  Waphendukela kubo waya ekhabetheni, lapho afaka khona ugwayi wakhe okhethekile ngesibambo segolide.
  
  
  Umoya obandayo wamshaya lapho umnyango uvuleka futhi uvalwa. Igumbi lalithule ngendlela exakile, futhi okuwukuphela kokukhanya kwavela ekukhanyeni okubomvu komlilo. Wanyakazisa iphakethe likagwayi walifaka phakathi kwezindebe zakhe. Khona-ke kwafika kimi ukuthi ngangishiye isibani sami embhedeni. Yena, waphenduka . . Futhi ngabona Usonya. Wayehlezi phambi kwami ephethe isicwebezelisi esandleni sakhe. Wayivula futhi wayibamba ngogwayi. Lapho ngiyiphefumula, ngabona ukuthi wayelahle ingubo yakhe. Ngaphansi kwalo kwakunengubo yokulala eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka encane kakhulu, emfushane kakhulu.
  
  
  Ithi: I-luger yayilele embhedeni eduze kwesicishamlilo. Kungani ungazange uthathe i-ego?
  
  
  - Ingabe ngempela ucabanga ukuthi ngingathanda ukukubulala, Nick?"Awungethembi kangako?"
  
  
  "Yini oyifunayo, Sonya?"
  
  
  Wathutha, okwesikhashana nje. Ingubo yagxuma emahlombe akhe, yabe isiwela phansi - "ngidinga ukwethenjwa nguwe, Nick", esho ngokumemeza. "Kodwa namuhla ngifuna okwengeziwe, okwengeziwe."
  
  
  Izandla zakhe zafika kimi, zehla entanyeni yami, zadonsa ikhanda lami phansi. Izindebe zakhe ezithambile, ezinomswakama zangishaya ngobumnene esihlathini, zase zishelela kancane ezihlathini zami. Wazinika isikhathi sokushaya umumo wezindebe zami, wabe esevumela izindebe zakhe ukuba zimboze ezami . Wacindezela isidumbu sakhe ngokumelene nesami kwaze kwaba yilapho, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, singesami.
  
  
  Kancane kancane, wathatha ugwayi esandleni sami wawuphonsa emlilweni. Wathatha isandla sami, wasiphakamisela ezindebeni zakhe, waqabula wonke amaqakala ami. Ulimi lwakhe lwalushaya kalula phakathi kweminwe yakhe. Wabe esephendulela isandla sakhe emzimbeni wakhe futhi wacindezela isandla sami esifubeni sakhe.
  
  
  Eyakhe, nganginomuzwa wokuthi uthando lwami luyakhula. Ngathi: "uyazi wonke amaqhinga owesifazane okufanele awazi".
  
  
  "Futhi wena?"- wakhononda. "Yimaphi amaqhinga owaziyo?
  
  
  Wagoba kancane wamthatha. Izandla zakhe zavalwa entanyeni yami. Wayithwala wayisa embhedeni wayibeka phansi ngokucophelela. Uluger wamfaka ekhabetheni futhi wathatha ingubo phansi. Lapho ebuyela embhedeni, Usonya wayesevele esekhumule ingubo yakhe yokulala. Wayelala enqunu phansi, izinyawo zakhe zishelela emuva naphambili eshidini.
  
  
  Ingubo yakhe yaphonswa phansi embhedeni. "Kuzoba kubanda kakhulu kulobubusuku", ngishilo.
  
  
  Angicabangi kanjalo", esho, enginika izandla. Ngangilokhu ngicabanga ukuthi kungaba nzima ukukhumula amajohn ami amade. Angikhumbuli ngisho nokuthi ngaphuma kanjani kubo. Ngokungazelelwe ngangiseceleni kwakhe, ngimbambe ngezandla, futhi izindebe zami zamshaya ngobumnene .
  
  
  "O, Nick", wamhlebela. "Kwathatha isikhathi eside kakhulu, kwathatha isikhathi eside kakhulu! Ngangikukhumbula. Ngiphuthelwe ukuthinta kwakho. Ngangikukhumbula.
  
  
  "Shhh ."
  
  
  "Ungalibali isikhathi eside. Mina ngokwami.'
  
  
  Kwakungadingeki alinde isikhathi eside kakhulu.
  
  
  Eyakhe, yazizwa iqine njengoba yayimshaya. Izandla zakhe zazisemahlombe ami. Futhi lapho uyise engena phakathi kwemilenze yakhe futhi ezicindezela ngokumelene naye, wezwa ukububula kwakhe. Wayekhipha umsindo wokukhononda futhi engigoqa izingalo nemilenze. Futhi konke okunye kwaba okungenanjongo — ukuhlasela kwethu kimi kusinika konke okwenzeka E-Arctic Ocean. Kwakungekho lutho ngaphandle kwaleli kamelo, akukho lutho ngaphandle kwalombhede, akekho omunye owesifazane ngaphandle kukanah. Usonny wayenamandla poweralo, leli talenta elikhulu. Wayazi kuphela ngokuphelela komzimba wakhe. Ekugcineni, lapho sihlangana, wayengazi ngisho nangaye. Kancane kancane wabuyela lapho ayekhona. Ngangingaqapheli ukuthi ngangibekwe phezulu ngaphezu kwakhe, izingalo zami ziqinile. Wahlala phansi, esonga izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami ukuze angamukele. Manje useyivoti, kuzokwehla ivoti, futhi ulimi lwakhe lushelele ngokushesha phezu kwezindebe zakhe ezomile. Wavala amehlo akhe waphendulela ikhanda lakhe eceleni.
  
  
  "O, Nick, kwakunjalo... ngakho..."'
  
  
  "Shhh ."Yena, wamthinta.
  
  
  "Cha, - wahlebela. 'Akusekho.'
  
  
  - Ngathi shhh .
  
  
  Wamomotheka ephusheni amehlo akhe evaliwe. "Yebo... noma yini oyishoyo."Usengangabaza kanjani? Ungangethemba kanjani?
  
  
  Wamanga, wagijima izandla zakhe phezu kwamajika omzimba wakhe ayedukisa, futhi wangena enjabulweni ephelele yokuba naye... Kodwa angikwazanga ukuzethemba hey.
  
  
  Ngakusasa ekuseni, saqala izifundo zethu. Okokuqala sasidla isidlo sasekuseni egumbini elivamile nabo bonke onogada, abacibishelayo, nabo bonke abanye abaxhumene nekamu. Wonke umuntu wakubona kudingekile ukuxolisa ngokuhlaselwa izolo. Bonke bangiqinisekisa ngokuthi ukaputeni womkhumbi wokudoba wayezobhekana nobunzima. Ngesizathu esithile, angizange ngikungabaze, kodwa nganginelukuluku lokwazi ukuthi kwakungenxa yokuthi kwakuzama ukungibulala. ...noma ngoba i-emu yehlulekile ukungibulala.
  
  
  Udkt. Perska sel useduze kwami. Ubuso buka-Ego obuthambile, obunezintshebe babukhathele futhi bukhathazekile. Wathi:" Mnu. Carter, kumelwe nje wamukele ukuxolisa kwami izolo ebusuku. Akazange alale ngokucwayiza. Ngashaqeka ngokuthi into enjengale ingenzeka lapha, ngaphansi kwamakhala ethu."
  
  
  "Ungakhathazeki, Dokotela. Ungakhohlwa lokho engikushilo izolo ebusuku. Lesi sifundo sithatha izinsuku ezintathu, akunjalo? Uhlezi eduze komuntu oqaphe kakhulu. Kutholakale ukuthi ihlale iqaphile ngenkathi ikhona lapha. Konke engikucela ukuba ukwenze ukungihlaba umxhwele ngale nkambo yokusinda.
  
  
  Futhi wakwenza.
  
  
  Okuningi kwalokho mina Nosonya esakufunda kwakuwukuthi singahlala kanjani siphila uma sicabanga ukuthi konke kulahlekile. Lezi zindlela zabolekwa Kuma-Eskimo futhi zacwengisiswa.
  
  
  Ngosuku lokuqala, sakha i-igloo ngaphansi kokuqondisa Kukadkt. Persk. Amabhulokhi eqhwa asikwa ngommese omkhulu. Lapho umsebenzi usuphelile, Usonya, Udkt. Perska, naye bagxumela ngaphakathi. Ngabona ukuthi izindonga zazivuza kancane.
  
  
  Ngambuza. - Ingabe lokhu akuncibiliki?"
  
  
  Udkt. Perska wamomotheka. "Hhayi ngenxa yokushisa komzimba. Ukushisa komzimba kuyokugcina ufudumele ngokwanele ukuba uhambe ngaphandle kwehembe noma izingubo, kodwa ngeke kuncibilikise amabhlogo eqhwa. Eqinisweni, kuhle uma kuncibilikisa inaliti engaphakathi . Lokhu kuvala zonke izikhala phakathi kwamabhulokhi. Amabhulokhi eqhwa ngeke ancibilike ngisho namakhandlela avuthayo ukuze akhanyise.
  
  
  Isigodlo esiyindilinga samhlola. Udokotela waphinde wakhasa. Usonya wathatha isandla sami wasicindezela.
  
  
  - Wake fucked in an igloo?"- wakhononda.
  
  
  "Hhayi amasonto amabili okugcina", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wangishaya ehlombe futhi wakhasa ngokushesha. Lapho ngimlandela futhi ngimkhipha ikhanda, wangishaya ngebhola leqhwa.
  
  
  Ngalobo busuku walala yedwa, esihlalweni esiseduze nodonga, Uwilhelmina esandleni sakhe. Kwakuyiphupho elingenakuphumula.
  
  
  Sachitha izinsuku ezimbili zokuqala ikakhulukazi ekilasini. Mina nosonya sasihlezi ezihlalweni ezilula. Udkt. Perska wayemi phambi kwebhodi elimnyama. Ingabe sidinga iziqondiso mayelana nebhere lasezindaweni ezibandayo? Udokotela wehlisa isikrini futhi wavula umshini wokudlala. Wavumela ifilimu ukuba iqhubeke umzuzu, ngaphandle kokusho lutho kithi. Ngabhema ugwayi futhi ngayibuka.
  
  
  Le filimu yayinebhere elilodwa kuphela lasezindaweni ezibandayo. Kwakuyisilo esikhulu, kodwa sasibukeka sicishe sibe njengamapheya, njengokungathi imilenze yaso yangemuva yayinde kunemilenze yaso yangaphambili. Wayebukeka enamahloni.
  
  
  "Phawula", kusho Udkt. Perska, njengokungathi uyakwazi ukufunda ingqondo yami - " yeka ukuthi ibhere libukeka lingakhululekile kangakanani. Izisulu eziningi zenza iphutha lokucabanga ukuthi lesi silwane asikwazanga ukuba nesivinini esikhulu."Wayekhuluma isirashiya .
  
  
  Yathi: "kubonakala sengathi umuntu uyoba sesimweni esibucayi."
  
  
  Udokotela wayegqoke izibuko. Wacindezela isilevu sakhe esifubeni sakhe wangibuka phezu kwezibuko zakhe. Mnu. Carter, ungenzi leli phutha uma ubona othile esondela kude. Uzomangala ukuthi uhlanganisa ibanga ngokushesha kangakanani.
  
  
  Usonya wangibuka futhi wangibuka. Sabuka ibhere lasezindaweni ezibandayo lizulazula lapha nalaphaya eqhweni.
  
  
  "Ibhere lasezindaweni ezibandayo liyi-nomad", kusho Udkt. Perska. "Ngokungafani nebhere elimpunga noma elikhulu elinsundu, alinaso isisekelo noma umhume ohlala njalo. Uhlale ehamba. Ikhamera yalandela umngane wethu isikhathi eside. .. wake wambona eyeka?"Cha, kuhlale kuhamba.
  
  
  Wayikhanyisa, Futhi Ustahl wabuka ibhere elihambayo. Usonya wathatha isandla sami.
  
  
  "Kunento eyodwa ethakazelisa kakhulu ngebhere lasezindaweni ezibandayo", kuqhubeka udokotela. "Lesi yisilwane kuphela emhlabeni esizolandela umuntu, simbulale futhi simdle. I-ego akudingeki ukuba ifakwe ekhoneni ukuze ihlasele, njengoba kwenza izilwane eziningi."Wabuka isikrini emamatheka ngendlela ecasulayo. "Cha, konke ayekudinga kwakuyindlala encane."
  
  
  Ngazizwa Usonia ethuthumela eduze kwami.
  
  
  "Yini edingekayo ukuze kumiswe isilo esinjalo?"kubuza Upersku .
  
  
  Udokotela waklwebha izintshebe zakhe ngokucophelela. "Ngake ngambona, ibhere elilodwa elalithole izinhlamvu ezine esibhamu sendlovu ngaphambi kokuba siwe. Kungase kube nzima ukubulala i-moose kuphela."
  
  
  "Noma umuntu," ngasho kabuhlungu.
  
  
  Ngalobo busuku, lapho ingxenye enkulu yekamu ilele, usonya weza ekamelweni lami. Wahlala esihlalweni sakhe, ebuka umlilo futhi ecabanga ngemikhumbi-ngwenya ebomvu Yasechina eyayizungeza ngaphansi Kwe-Arctic.
  
  
  Umnyango wawukhiyiwe. Usonya washaya futhi washo ngobumnene kabili: "Nika! Ngavuka ngaya emnyango Ngiphethe Uwilhelmina, ukuze ngiqiniseke.
  
  
  Usonya wangena futhi akazange abheke i-luger ekhomba unah, ekhanda lakhe elihle. Wayegqoke ingubo efanayo nobusuku bokuqala. Wasuka emahlombe akhe waya phansi lapho efika embhedeni. Ingubo yokulala encane ayeyigqoke ibomvu elikhazimulayo emlilweni.
  
  
  Kwakunokumamatheka okuphuphayo ezindebeni zakhe. Wakhwela embhedeni waguqa phansi ukuze abhekane nami. Kancane kancane, emamatheka, wadonsa ingubo yokulala ekhanda lakhe. Khona-ke walungisa izinwele zakhe ezinde ezimhlophe futhi wazelulela emhlane. Uwilhelmina wayifaka esihlalweni, wakhiya umnyango, waya embhedeni.
  
  
  Ngosuku lwesithathu, mina Nosonya safunda okwengeziwe ngendlela yokusinda ngaphandle kwemishini. Esakhiweni esincane esasisibiza ngokuthi ihut yesikole, Udkt. Perska wayemi phambi kwebhodi elimnyama. Kulokhu,unen wayegqoke amabhulukwe angwevu nejakhethi enenkinobho yoboya engwevu.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi sesidlo sasekuseni, Usonya wangibamba ngesandla futhi wasebenzisa wonke amathuba ukuze angithinte noma angithinte. Lobu busuku babungobunye obuhle kakhulu. Kwaba kanye Kuphela, Ecorsica, lapho kwaba ngcono khona. Wayecabanga ukuthi kungaba okungalungile ukungamethembi u-ay. Njengoba ayebambe isandla sami, esakhe, ngabona ukuthi wayesagqoke indandatho ayinikezwe iqembu lomkhumbi-ngwenya.
  
  
  Udkt. Perska wakhuluma ngokudoba nokuzingela-ngaphandle kwezinduku zokudoba ezibizayo noma izibhamu. "Ungenza izingwegwe zokudoba ezungeze amathambo empisi noma ebhere, ngisho nethambo lenhlanzi - "wamomotheka," ukuze abambe ezinye izinhlanzi. Bheka imidwebo ebhodini. Intambo yokudoba ingenziwa nxazonke zanoma yini. Izintambo ezivela ezingutsheni zakho, imisipha yesilwane osibulele.
  
  
  "Ithambo lingabulala ngisho nebhere elinamandla lasezindaweni ezibandayo. Ngokwesibonelo, ucezu lomgogodla wophawu. I-Whalebone iphelele, kodwa abantu ababili, bebodwa futhi bengenayo imishini E-Arctic cishe ngeke bahambe bayozingela."Wathatha ucezu lukakhonkolo waqala ukudweba njengoba ekhuluma. "Ugoba ithambo, ngokuvamile eliqondile, libe yindilinga emincane. Inyama noma amafutha, noma yini onayo esandleni, icindezelwe ngokuqinile ukuze ithambo lingaphinde liqonde. Uma ugingqa ibhola lenyama eqhweni, liyoba yiqhwa, futhi ibhere lasezindaweni ezibandayo liyogwinya ibhola elinjalo ngesikhathi esisodwa. Ithambo liyalula futhi lihlukanise izitho zangaphakathi zebhere."
  
  
  Wahlabeka umxhwele, kodwa Usonya wayethuthumela. Wathi:" isilwane esibi".
  
  
  Udkt. Perska wamomotheka futhi wanikina ikhanda. "Nkosikazi Treshchenko othandekayo, ubungeke uthi' isilwane esibi ' uma ulambile futhi ubanda, futhi lesi silwane esibi kwakuwukuphela kwethuba lakho lokusinda."
  
  
  Wabeka phansi ukhilikithi, waphenduka - engamomotheki kulokhu-wangibuka.
  
  
  "Mnu. Carter, nina ababili nizoya E-Arctic circle namhlanje ekuseni, futhi sizobona ukuthi nimfundisile yini nokuthi yini eniyifundile."
  
  
  Wamomotheka wabuza. "Ingabe uyahlabeka umxhwele?"
  
  
  "Ngathi," futhi yilokho engangikusho.
  
  
  "Kulungile," esho ekhomba. "Manje sekuyisikhathi ukuhlangabezana umhlahlandlela wakho"
  
  
  Akazange avume futhi wahlala phansi esihlalweni sakhe kuyilapho Udkt. Schell enqekuzisa ikhanda. Wavula umnyango futhi wabiza othile. Kwafika indoda, igqoke izingubo ezingangenwa manzi futhi iphethe isibhamu esidala. Wadonsa isigqoko sendawo yakhe yokupaka izimoto, futhi ngabona ukuthi wayengumeskimo - noma okungenani wayebukeka njengomunye.
  
  
  Udkt. Perska ulethe u-ego ebhodini ngezambulo eziphambi kwethu. "Nksz Treshchenko, Mnu. Carter, lo Ngu-Aku . Yakhethwa njengomhloli wefayela lakho ngezizathu ezimbili. Okokuqala, ungumcibisheli omuhle kakhulu, futhi okwesibili, uyazi ukuphila Kwase-Arctic njengomhlane wesandla sakhe."Waphenduka esihlalweni sakhe, welula imilenze yakhe phambi kwakhe, futhi wawela izingalo zakhe esifubeni sakhe. Kwakuyinto engangingayilindele, into engangingakulungele. Kwakungeke kube Usonya nami Kuphela Enyakatho Nenkabazwe. Kwakuyoba Usonya, yena nomqondisi ogama lakhe lingu-Aku.
  
  
  Wambheka. Wayebukeka emusha, engakwazi ukuphuza noma ukuvota. Amehlo ka-Ego ayebonakala ecacile futhi eqiniseka, kodwa ngaphansi kokubuka kwami, wenza ubuso obukhathazekile. Wayebonakala njengomfana owayekwazi ukusondela kwabesifazane. Kwakunokuzethemba okucishe kube okuqhoshayo ngonen. Ubuso buka-Ego babubanzi, buyisicaba, futhi bubushelelezi; izinwele ezimnyama zika-Ego eziqondile zawela emehlweni Ka-Emu. Wayegcina isibhamu sikhomba phansi. Wayesondelene kakhulu nami futhi ekwazi ukufunda amagama esirashiya esiqwini. "Umnu. Carter?"Udkt. Perska wathi ngokukhathazeka .
  
  
  Kwakunokungezwani ekamelweni. U-Aku wangibheka esuka kusonya, wabe esebuyela emuva, kodwa kwakungekho lutho ku-ego yomuntu.
  
  
  Ekugcineni wamtshela: "ngangingalindele ukuba ocingweni. Wathatha ugwayi wawukhanyisa.
  
  
  "Awuvumelani?"kubuza Usonya . Ngokushesha waqhubeka: "Njengoba singazi ukuthi yini esingayilindela, ngacabanga ukuthi kufanele sithathe lonke usizo esingaluthola."
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. Wabheka unah. Futhi lapho nje ngiqala ukucabanga ukuthi ngingamethemba u-ay.
  
  
  U-Aku wabe esethi ngesingisi esihle kakhulu, " Mnu. Carter, uma ungithatha nawe, cishe uyomangala. Umhlahlandlela wakhe omuhle kakhulu nomdubuli omuhle kakhulu-ngikwazi ukudubula imvubu esweni kusuka kumamitha angamashumi amabili kude. Kodwa okubaluleke nakakhulu, ngiyakwazi ukulandela imiyalo. Ngiyazi ukuthi uphethe. Angikuceli ukuba ungithathe, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kungaba kuhle.
  
  
  Wadonsa ugwayi wakhe wabheka U-Emu emehlweni.
  
  
  "Kungani unesibhamu saserussia?"
  
  
  "Uvela emndenini ompofu," esho ngokushesha. "Sasingakwazi ukukhokhela Imarlin Yasemelika ebizayo Noma Iwinchester. Sasingathengisa kuphela lokho okwakutholakala. Lapho esengumfana, ngamthengisela izikhumba eziyisithupha ngalesi sibhamu esidala. Leso sibhamu sasindisa ukuphila kwami izikhathi eziyisishiyagalolunye. Unginika imfundo. Ngimphatha njengomngane omdala. Angikaze ngibe nezinye izikhali.
  
  
  Kwakuyinkulumo enhle. Wabheka Udkt. Perska, wabe esebheka Usonya. Angikwazanga ukusho lutho ebusweni obunjalo. Wabe esebheka emuva Ku-Aku. Kulungile, nganquma, sinomqondisi.
  
  
  Ukucindezeleka kwase kuphelile. U-Aku wamomotheka futhi wabonisa amazinyo aqinile, ngisho namhlophe. Udkt. Perska wakhanyisa izinsini zakhe zegolide. Usonya wathatha isandla sami wangihleka. Nguye kuphela ekamelweni owayengamomotheki.
  
  
  Ngagcwalisa izinto zakhe ekuseni ngalobo busuku. Indiza kwakufanele isuke ekuseni. Ngafaka yonke into esikhwameni esikhwameni sami, ngashiya isudi yami nejazi esikhwameni. E-Arctic, cishe wayengeke azizwe enesidingo sokugqoka ngendlela ehlelekile.
  
  
  Kwakusekusheshe kakhulu ukulala-ngangingakhathali. Ngafaka izinkuni ezengeziwe emlilweni futhi ngahlala phansi phambi kwawo. Kodwa ngangingakhululekile. Wasukuma wahamba egumbini. Wama wabheka umlilo. Kwakuwusuku lwami lokugcina ekamu. Okuwukuphela kwento engizoyikhumbula yindawo enhle yokushisa umlilo.
  
  
  Ngaphinde ngayihlola ukuze ngiqiniseke Ukuthi Ngipakisha omagazini abengeziwe Bakawilhelmina. Wabe esehlala phansi futhi phambi komlilo, wahlukanisa I-luger, wayihlanza wayigcoba ngamafutha. Khona-ke yahlolwa yi-hard drive engayithatha nami. Esakhe sasisalokhu singenakuphumula.
  
  
  Ngazama ukuzola nge-yoga. Wahlala phansi esihlalweni, wabuka umlilo, futhi waphoqa isidumbu sakhe ukuba siphumule. Wasebenzisa konke ukugxila kwakhe ukuze enze lokhu. Angazi ukuthi wahlala isikhathi eside kangakanani ekhululekile kangaka, kodwa lapho evuka, wayebonakala eqabulekile. Futhi ihhotela lakhe ukuba nowesifazane. Ihhotela Lakhe Isonya.
  
  
  Wagqoka i-parka nezicathulo ezisindayo. Igumbi likasonya lalisemgqeni wesibili, linamakamelo amathathu phansi. Lapho eseqedile, wavula umnyango ukuze abheke ngaphandle. Iwindi lakhe lalikhanya lingcwele. Wayesesezinyaweni zakhe. Kwakuwa iqhwa elincane, futhi izicathulo zami zaziqhekeka njengoba ngangihamba. Izibani ezikhanyayo emakhoneni ekamu zazikhanya eqhweni eliwayo. Unogada owayephethe isibhamu ehlombe lakhe wadlula ngaphansi kwelinye lamalambu.
  
  
  Isikhumba sakhe kancane kancane sasicindezela izandla zakhe zijule emaphaketheni e-doublet yakhe. Futhi lapho yena, Usonny, efika ekotishi, wezwa amazwi akhe. Usonya I... Angizange ngiyibone izwi lesibili kwaze kwaba yilapho ngifika endlini. Eyakhe yayinganyakazi. Kwakungu-Aku, futhi wayekhuluma isirashiya.
  
  
  Wathi: "imoscow ilahlekelwa isineke sayo. "Bafuna ukwazi ukuthi nini. Bafuna ukwazi ukuthi kungani kwaba khona ukubambezeleka."
  
  
  "Isinqumo sokuthi kuzoba nini kimi", kusho Usonya. "Kwakuyisiphukuphuku sika-ih ukuthumela lowo mphathi wesikebhe sokudoba."
  
  
  "Baphelelwa isineke . Kungenzeka ukuthi benza ngokuphuthuma, kodwa bafuna kwenzeke, futhi bafuna ukwazi ukuthi nini. Bafuna ukwazi ukuthi nini ngempela.
  
  
  Kwaba nesikhathi sokuthula. Usonya wabe esethi, " sekuyiminyaka emibili ngiqeqeshelwa lokhu. Ngeke ngimdumaze. Akuyona indoda. Yile nkinga, bathumela abantu ukuba babulale i-ego. Iqembu ngalinye lenza leli phutha. Yingakho kungekho muntu owakwazi ukuqeda unick Carter omkhulu. Owesifazane kuphela ongasondela ngokwanele ukuba enze lokhu. Ngakho lapho abanye behlulekile, uyophumelela. Esakhe kakade sisondelene kakhulu naye.
  
  
  "Kodwa nini, Sonya?"U-Aku waphinde wabuza.
  
  
  "Ngokushesha nje lapho sazi ukuthi Amashayina ayini e-Arctic, ngokushesha nje lapho sekuqediwe ukuhlaliswa Kwerussia. Khona-ke ngizobulala Umnu. Carter ongatholakali", Kuphendula Usonya wami othandekayo.
  
  
  
  
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  Ngangikude ngokwanele nendlu yakhe kangangokuthi babengeke bazizwe izicathulo zami ziqhekeka eqhweni njengoba ngangihamba. Isandla sami sokunene sasizungeza ngokuzenzakalelayo isibambo Sikawilhelmina ngaphansi komkhono wami ongakwesobunxele. Ngawela ogibeni futhi ngaqaphela. Ikamu lalicishe libe ijele. Ngisho noma ayengakwazi ukubaleka, wayeyoya kuphi? Akakwazanga ukubhukuda away kule iqhwa & nb. Futhi ngeke ngihambe ibanga elide ngomhlaba, ngizama ukuwela izwe elibandayo, eliyincithakalo, nelinobutha.
  
  
  Cha, wayesemhlabathini waserussia engenayo indlela yokuphunyuka. Bangibamba. Kusasa ekuseni, ngizogibela indiza yaserussia ezongithatha mina nama-agent amabili aserussia, U-Odin, engaqeqeshelwe ukumbulala, ngiye ehlane Lase-Arctic.
  
  
  Ngokushesha wabuyela ekamelweni lakhe. Ngangingenamuntu engingaphendukela kuye ukuze ngisize, kodwa nganginenzuzo eyodwa. Manje ngangazi Ukuthi Usonya wayenzani, futhi wayengazi ukuthi ngangikwazi.
  
  
  Ngangikusola, kodwa ngadumala noma kunjalo.
  
  
  Usonya omuhle, omnandi, onothando. Vuma, Carter, wawa ngenxa yalokho. Wasebenzisa umzimba wakhe Njengovenus okhohlisayo ukuze akwenze umethembe. Kulungile, manje waqaphela iphutha lakhe. Akunakwenzeka ukuthi ngizophinde ngenze iphutha elifanayo.
  
  
  Wafika endlini yakhe, wavula umnyango, wangena ngaphakathi. Umlilo wawusavutha. Ngakhumula ijazi lami nezicathulo futhi ngazilungiselela ukuchitha ubusuku esihlalweni.
  
  
  Khona-ke kwafika kimi ukuthi kwakungeyona ingozi kangako. Usonya watshela u-Aku ukuthi wayengeke azame ukungibulala kuze kube yilapho sesazi ukuthi Amashayina ayenzani. Yena, ecabanga ngosuku olulandelayo. Ekuseni, sagibela indiza yezokuthutha yaserussia saya ekujuleni Kwe-Arctic. Lapho sathola konke esasikudinga, njengezimoto ezihamba eqhweni negesi eyengeziwe.
  
  
  Kwakumelwe sikuthole lokhu ekamu Lasemelika. Ngakho, ikhambi lalilula. Ukube sasisekamu eliyisisekelo, wayeyobe esanda kunikela Ngosonya no-Aku futhi aqhubeke nomsebenzi Ka-Odin.
  
  
  Wayehlezi phambi komlilo, ebhema futhi egqolozele umlilo. Ekugcineni its up and ebhentshini cindezela ukulala.
  
  
  Ihora ngaphambi kokuntwela kokusa, okuwukuphela kokudluliswa kwami ukungqongqoza emnyango. Kwakungelula ukungivusa, i-tac yakhe yayingazwakali ilele. Wagxuma ngokucophelela ngaphansi kwezembozo, Futhi Ustahl wagxuma phezulu naphansi ukuze agqoke amabhulukwe akhe. Umlilo uyashisa, ikhabethe liyabanda. Kwakusemnyama, ngakho ngakhanyisa isibani futhi ngagqoka.
  
  
  Lapho ephuma, wabona usanta ekhabetheni likasonny. Isibhakabhaka esizungeze umbala omnyama saba mpunga ongathandeki. Kwakungasekho iqhwa, kodwa kwakuneqhwa elisha elingamamitha amathathu. Wangena egumbini lokudlela ephethe ubhaka Wakhe Nowinchester.
  
  
  Ngangisanda kuqala ukudla ukudla kwasekuseni lapho Usonya efika kimi. Njengenjwayelo, wayebukeka emuhle. Amehlo akhe ayegqamile ngalokho okungenzeka kwakuwuthando. Njengoba sasidla, waxoxa ngokungapheli ngenkambo yokusinda, lokho esingase sikuthole E-Arctic, nase-Aku... Wayekuphi? Wabonakala lapho sesicishe saqeda ukudla. Wabingelela Usonya ngemfudumalo futhi wangihlonipha kakhulu. Yena, wazizwa njengesisulu semafia esiqabulana ngokufa. Kodwa wayedlala naye. Wayebambe isandla Sikasonya futhi ehleka No-Aku. Wayezama ukunamathela enzuzweni kuphela enganginayo.
  
  
  Ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni, saphuma sathola imoto isilindile. Udkt. Perska wayelapho ukuze athi sawubona. Ngaxhawulana, ngizibuza ukuthi kukhona yini engikwaziyo ngecebo lokungibulala. Khona-ke izikhwama zethu zemithwalo nezibhamu zahlanganiswa nophahla lwemoskowich . Usonya wahlala eduze kwami esihlalweni esingemuva, isandla sakhe sisehlombe lami. Waphumula ikhanda lakhe ehlombe lami, futhi wahogela isifuba sakhe. Izinwele zakhe zangihlaba esihlathini. U-Aku wayehlezi ngaphambili nomshayeli. Umgwaqo owawuzungeze ikamu uya esikhumulweni sezindiza, eduze Kwasehoelen, wawunamaqhubu futhi ubanda kakhulu. Sasihamba kancane kakhulu. Izindebe zikasonny zathinta induku yami, zathola indlebe yami.
  
  
  "Ngikukhumbule izolo ebusuku, honey", ehlebela. - Ingabe nawe ungikhumbule?"
  
  
  Wabeka isandla sakhe emlenzeni wakhe. "Yebo," ngishilo.
  
  
  Wangithinta wangibubula. "Kuyoba kubanda kakhulu isikhashana. Kunzima ukusho ukuthi yini okumelwe siyenze ukuze sihlale sifudumele.
  
  
  "Ingabe U-Aku uzokuthatha isithombe salokhu?"
  
  
  Wayehleka. Ukube nje wayengeyena owesifazane onjalo, bekungeke kube kubi kangako, ngacabanga. "Yebo, akunjalo, sithandwa", esho. "U-Aku uyazi ukuthi yini ephakathi kwethu. U-Emu wamchazela. Ngeke asikhathaze.
  
  
  "Lokhu kungaba uhambo oluthakazelisayo", ngisho kanje.
  
  
  I - moscovitch yasondela esikhumulweni sezindiza, lapho indiza enkulu yokuthutha eneziphephetha ezijikelezayo yayilinde Khona U-Ego. Lapho imoto ima eduze kwendiza, amadoda amabili agxumela ngaphandle eceleni kwemoto evulekile. Angisho lutho, basusa lezi zinto ophahleni lwemoto futhi baletha umbala onsomi lapha endizeni.
  
  
  Indawo eyinyumba ezungeze amabala amhlophe namhlophe aqandisiwe yayibomvu ngaphansi kwelanga eliphumayo. Kwakuthule futhi kubanda. Usonya, U-Aku, naye bagijima besuka emotweni beya endizeni eyayilindile. Ukucindezela kokuthatha amasampula emoyeni kusuka kuma-propeller kwasongela ukusishaya, kodwa ekugcineni sadlala umdlalo onjalo futhi sajabula ukuthola ukuthi indiza yayifudumele.
  
  
  Usonya, njengenjwayelo, wahlala phansi eduze kwami. Wangithinta, ubuso bakhe bufihlwe yi-hood yendawo yokupaka. Lapho sishisa ngokwanele, sehlisa izigqoko zethu. U-Aku wayehlala ngaphesheya kwesigcawu, ebuka ngaphandle ngefasitela enobuso obungabonakali.
  
  
  Le ndiza yayibekwe kuma-ski. Izinjini zabhonga kakhulu ngaphambi kokuba ama-ski ashiye iqhwa futhi imoto yehla ngomgwaqo. Mina nosonya siphonswa ndawonye njengoba indiza ithola isivinini. Kwakuduma njengelori elidala. Saziphonsa sisuka kolunye uhlangothi siya kolunye. Kodwa lapho ama-ski ephuma ebusweni, ukukhala kwaphela ngokuzumayo. Imoto enkulu yakhuphuka kahle ngaphezu kwendawo cishe engenampilo.
  
  
  Kodwa kwakukhona izindlu lapha nalaphaya, futhi ngezinye izikhathi isihlahla. Imoto yayibheke empumalanga ibheke elangeni eliphumayo. Lapho uyise ebheka ngaphandle kwefasitela, wabona umfudlana womhlabathi, sabe sesindiza phezu kwamanzi. Amehlo kasonya ayembhekile njengoba ayegqolozele ngaphandle kwefasitela. Nganginelukuluku lokubona ukuthi ucabangani. Ingabe wayezama ukunquma ukuthi iyiphi ingxenye yomzimba wami eyayiyoba indawo engcono kakhulu yokubeka inhlamvu? Noma mhlawumbe wayengakaze anqume ukuthi yisiphi isikhali ayezosisebenzisa okwamanje. Uma kwakungeyona isibhamu, khona-ke sasiyini?
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, yonke indawo yehhotela yaphinde yaba ngaphansi kwethu, futhi sahamba ngendiza phezu Kwe-Alaska nenyakatho Yecanada. Futhi-ke kwakungekho lutho ngaphansi kwethu ngaphandle kwesikhala esimhlophe. Ngezikhathi ezithile sasindiza phezu kwedolobhana Lama-Eskimo, kodwa ngokuvamile sasimhlophe, sikhanya kakhulu elangeni kangangokuthi ngangicishe ngibe yimpumputhe.
  
  
  U-Aku wayelele nesilevu sakhe esifubeni sakhe. Usonya wangibamba ngengalo. Ngangikwazi ukuzwa ubuthakathaka bomzimba wakhe ngezingubo zakhe njengoba engithinta.
  
  
  "Ingabe kukhona okungahambi kahle, sithandwa?"Kuyini? "wabuza ngokuzumayo.
  
  
  Wabheka unah ngokuthukuthela. Kungani wakubuza lokho?'
  
  
  - Uthule kakhulu."Konke ekuseni.'
  
  
  Eyakhe, waqhaqhazela. 'Nginokuningi engqondweni yami. Nginelukuluku lokwazi ukuthi yini esizoyithola lapho.
  
  
  Wanginika ukumamatheka okwaziyo okwangitshela ngokucacile ukuthi wayengangikholwa. Lokhu kungachazwa nangokuthi ukumamatheka okwaziyo. Uma isithandwa sakhe sasinezinto engqondweni yaso esasingafuni ukuxoxa naso, makube njalo. Ihhotela lakhe lifuna sifike ekamu eliyisisekelo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, ukuze akwazi ukulahla unah. Wayeseqala ukungenza ngikhathazeke.
  
  
  "Ucabangani, Nick?"Kuyini? "wabuza ngokuzumayo.
  
  
  - Ngicabangani ?"
  
  
  "Bangamashayina . Ucabanga ukuthi benzani lapho?
  
  
  Yena, wanikina ikhanda lakhe. - Kumelwe ukuba bakha uhlobo oluthile lwesisekelo se-polar. Lezi zikebhe ezingaphansi kwamanzi azikwazi ukuhlala ngaphansi kweqhwa isikhathi eside kangako ngaphandle kwesisekelo.
  
  
  "Kodwa hlobo luni lwesisekelo?"Futhi kuphi?'
  
  
  Kungazelelwe, wacindezela isandla sami. 'Akunandaba. Sizokuqonda, akunjalo?
  
  
  "Ngifisa sengathi angaqiniseka ngalokho."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi sizokwazi, Nick. ungu-agent ongcono kakhulu u-ah. Awazi ukuthi kungani.
  
  
  Kwakungadingeki ngikuphendule lokho. Ilungu leqembu labagibeli lafika kithi linezidlo ezintathu zokudla kwasemini, elasinika zona buthule. Nguye kuphela odlulisela I-Aku futhi wanikeza i-emu emini. Wadla i-edu futhi ngokushesha waphinde walala.
  
  
  Cishe emini, ilungu elifanayo labasebenzi laphinde lafika kithi. Kulokhu wayehamba nama-parachute amathathu. Wonke umuntu osizungezile waphonswa emahlandla abo. Lapho ezibeka yedwa, wancika eceleni wabheka ngaphandle kwefasitela. Sasizondiza phezu kwekamu LASE-US. Phambi kwakhe, wabona izakhiwo ezinkulu ezazibukeka njengezindlu ezincane. Isakhiwo esikhulu kunazo zonke sasinesipikili Sefulegi Lasemelika. Ifulege lalinganyakazi, isibhakabhaka sasicacile, futhi ilanga elikhanyayo lalenza indawo engezansi ibukeke njengogwadule. Isisekelo sathuthela ngaphansi kwethu, sabe sesisemuva kwethu ngokushesha okukhulu. Ilungu leqembu lavula isivalo. Umoya obandayo wadlula endizeni. Ngafaka izibuko zami zelanga futhi ngaqiniseka ukuthi i-hood yokupaka ihambisana kahle nomgomo wami. Isisebenzi sasinamathisela ama-parachute emishini yethu-ama-ed, iziqhumane, nezikhwama.
  
  
  Indiza yajikeleza ukuze iphinde indize phezu kwesisekelo . Indawo ezungeze isisekelo kuphela eyayibonakala iyisicaba futhi iqinile. Yonke indawo yayigcwele imifantu namaqhubu emhlabathini, okwakwenza indiza ingakwazi ukufika . Kungenzeka ukuthi indiza enophephela emhlane yayikwenzile, kodwa ibanga lalilikhulu kakhulu ukuba indiza enophephela emhlane ikwazi ukuhamba kulo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Amarashiya awafani Namamelika, njengoba inxusa labika. Yingakho kwadingeka sigxume.
  
  
  Ngangikwazi ukubona ngokucacile isisekelo lapho sifika. Sasiphakeme kakhulu ukuba singabona noma yiziphi izinto ezincane, kodwa kwakungekho zimpawu zanoma yimuphi umsebenzi. Kwakungekho mgwaqo endaweni yesisekelo. Kwakuthule njengokungathi ifulege lalilenga emseleni.
  
  
  Usonya wayehlezi eduze kwami, ebuka ngaphandle kwesivalo esivulekile. U-Aku wayesemva kwethu. Wabheka Usonya, futhi okwesikhashana amehlo ethu ahlangana. Kodwa wabe esebheka emuva, futhi amehlo akhe anwebeka ngokukhathazeka.
  
  
  "Aku, kuyini lokhu?"wabuza.
  
  
  Yena, waphenduka. Ubuso buka-Aku babukhazimula ngebhange, ibhange, ukwesaba.
  
  
  "Yena... akakaze... Angizange ngigxume", esho.
  
  
  U-Emu wamomotheka. - Akukho lutho olungalungile ngalokho , mfana othandekayo", ngathi, ngithatha isandla sika-ego ngisisonge esibambweni sentambo ka-ego ye-parachute. "Konke okumelwe ukwenze ukuqhubekela phambili, ukubala kuze kube yishumi, bese udonsa."
  
  
  Wacwayiza. Wabe esecasuka, ezama ukugxilisa ingqondo. "Yenza isinyathelo... bala kuze kube yishumi... yidonse."Wamomotheka futhi wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  U-Ego wamshaya ehlombe. "Ukuze ngikubonise ukuthi idola lami eligoqekayo lisendaweni efanele, ngizokuvumela ukuba uhambe kuqala."
  
  
  Wabe eseqala ukuqhaqhazela. 'N-cha . .. Angifuni ukugxuma. yena. .. Angifuni ukuba ngowokuqala.
  
  
  Wathathwa u-ego Wamyisa Epark futhi kancane kancane waphenduka ukuze abheke esangweni elivulekile. "Nick", Kusho Usonya, " wenzani?"
  
  
  Angizange ngibanake. "Ungakhohlwa ukudonsa intambo uma ubala kuze kube yishumi", kusho U-Aku.
  
  
  Wabheka ilungu leqembu laserussia. Ubuso buka-Ego babungabonakali. Sasicishe siphelelwe isisekelo manje. Umrashiya wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  U-Aku wamemeza, " W-kufanele um-abale nini iminyaka yakhe ?
  
  
  'Started! Wabeka izandla zakhe esifubeni se-emu wasicindezela ngesivalo.
  
  
  U-Ego, izingalo nemilenze kwakunyakaza njengokungathi wayezama ukundiza. Wawa futhi wandizela emoyeni. Ngangilinde ukuba i-ego parachute ivule, kodwa ayizange. kwakubonakala sengathi ishelela ngemuva kwethu, futhi yayisiba ncane.
  
  
  'O Nkulunkulu wami! Usonya wahlebela ngokhahlo.
  
  
  Sobabili sambheka. U-Aku wayeseba mncane. Khona-ke, kwabonakala sengathi ihlala isikhashana. Izandla zika-Ego zindiza. Okuthile kwaqhekeka kuye njengomsila wedrako yasemoyeni. A ikhefu, bese iphashute wavula. Ngezwa Usonya ekhala ngokukhululeka.
  
  
  Ngathi: "i-ego kumelwe ukuba ibalwa kancane".
  
  
  Noma waqala sekwephuzile. Unick, ngangicabanga ukuthi kwakunzima kakhulu. Cha, kwakungaphezu kwalokho. Kwakunonya."
  
  
  'O, akunjalo?"Yena, wabheka unah. - Awukaze ubhekane nanoma yini okwamanje, baby.
  
  
  Umlomo wakhe wavuleka kancane futhi wangibuka ngididekile.
  
  
  "Gxuma," ngishilo.
  
  
  Waqhaqhazela, wabe esephenduka waphumela ngaphandle. Cishe ngokushesha, iphashute lakhe lavuleka. Umyeni wakhe wakhuluma obala ngaye.
  
  
  Umoya wawubanda ngisho nangaphezu kwalokho ayecabanga. Yayigqobhoza njengezinaliti eziyinkulungwane. Wabheka phansi wabona Ukuthi u-Aku wayesefikile kakade eduze kwesisekelo. Usonya wayefika cishe amamitha amathathu ukusuka kuye. Emahlombe ami ngazizwa ngidonswa ukuvuleka kweparachute.
  
  
  Ukushaqeka kwamakhaza kwase kuphelile. Wabambelela emigqeni yama-parachute futhi wabheka phansi. Kulo lonke ihhotela, futhi ngokushesha wakhuphuka. Waziphumuza futhi wazilungisa ngenxa yokushaqeka kokwehla. Usonya no-Aku base bevele besemi ngezinyawo futhi bekhumula ama-parachute abo, bengibuka. Ngaphambi nje kokuba izinyawo zami ziwele phansi, ngacabanga kahle: ngangiyisisulu esihle esilenga kulelo parachute. Ukube Usonya wayenesibhamu naye lapho egxuma, wayengangibulala ngaphandle komzamo omkhulu.
  
  
  Izithende zakhe zashaya iqhwa futhi wabuyela emuva. Nokho, unyawo lwakhe lwagxuma kancane phansi. Wayengenakuzisiza. U-Aku wayengase asondele kimi ngokushesha futhi abeke ummese phakathi kwemibambo yami. Kwakufanele ngizitshele ukuthi kwakungeke kube khona ukuhlaselwa kuze kube yilapho sesazi ukuthi Amashayina ayenzani. Okungenani yilokho Usonya akusho.
  
  
  Yayikhishwa nge-parachute. U-Aku Nosonya beza bangisiza. Sabheka phezulu sabona ama-parachute amaningi ehla. Izinto zethu. Indiza yaphenduka. Umsindo wezinjini ze-ego wawubonakala uthule.
  
  
  Manje ukukhathazeka kwami okuyinhloko kwakuyisisekelo. Sasingamamitha ayikhulu kuphela ukusuka enah, kodwa akekho owayesondele kithi okwamanje. Kulungile, ngangingalindele iqembu lomculo wezinsimbi, kodwa kwakudingeka kube nomuntu othile. Mhlawumbe wonke umsebenzi wakhanselwa. Mhlawumbe Uhawk wayengakakwazi ukuxhumana nabo.
  
  
  Iphashute lokuqala elinemishini lawela eqhweni. Usonya wayehlezi kancane ngemva kwami. Eyakhe yathuthela eceleni ukuze eyakhe ikwazi ukumqapha.
  
  
  "Aku —" ngathi, "eck izinto lapho ziwa, bese ufaka ih inqwaba."
  
  
  U-Aku wabheka Usonya, wabe esengibheka. Kungani kufanele ngibe?'Kuyini?'wabuza, ezama ukuhlangabezana nokubuka kwami.
  
  
  Wambheka obala. "Ngoba ngikushilo lokho," emtshela ngokuqondile . "Isizathu sewebhu ukuthi ulapha ukuthi uthe ungalalela imiyalo."Ngamomotheka ngokudabuka. "Ngendlela, mude kunawe. Futhi uma ungenzi engikushoyo, ngizokushaya."Usonya wathatha isinyathelo esiya phambili. Futhi nawe uyongishaya?"
  
  
  "Uma kufanele."
  
  
  "Nick, kungani uvele ube nobutha kangaka?"Wathatha isinyathelo esiya kimi. Wathatha isinyathelo emuva. Umsindo wendiza wanyamalala. Okuwukuphela komsindo ekuthuleni okubandayo kwakuwumsindo wezinhlelo zethu.
  
  
  Usonya wayeka ukuhamba. "Angikuqondi, Nick. Awunaso isizathu salesi simo sengqondo.
  
  
  Wamomotheka kabuhlungu. "Ngiyazi ukuthi singabangane abathathu abenza umsebenzi ofanayo lapha, akunjalo, sithandwa?"
  
  
  Wayengafuni, ngokusobala edidekile. U-Aku wabaleka. Ngokusobala, wanquma ukungayilethi indaba engozini, wayeqoqa izinto ezawa.
  
  
  'Woza. Uyise wabamba ingalo Kasonya. "Ake sibone ukuthi kungani kungekho muntu osamukela."
  
  
  Sasihamba siya esisekelweni. Lapho sifika esakhiweni sokuqala, ngangazi ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Umnyango wawuvuleke kakhulu. Uwilhelmina wayithatha futhi wathatha isinyathelo esiwujuqu sokuya kuye. Sekuyisikhathi eside ivulekile. Kwakuneqhwa eliningi emnyango. Wagijima enqwabeni yeqhwa, wangena ephethe Uwilhelmina. Usonya weza nami. Sasisehhovisi. Iningi lefenisha lalingasekho.
  
  
  kodwa kwakunamapensela amabili etafuleni. Ehhovisi elikhulu elingemuva kwakhe, ngisho nalokho kwakunganele; kwakungenalutho. Wabamba indololwane Kasonya. "Woza," esho, ngokumemeza okuncane.
  
  
  Lapho siphinde siphuma, Usonya wabuza,"Yini le?"Kusho ukuthini lokho, Nick? Kwakunabantu lapha. Lapha sithola izinto zokuhamba.
  
  
  "Kwenzeke okuthile", ngishilo. "Izindawo zokugcina izimpahla zibhujisiwe."
  
  
  Wahamba esuka kwenye indlu eya kwenye. Lapho efika emagalaji, wabona ijeep endala emzileni engenayo injini nezinqola ezine zeqhwa ezishaywe ngezingxenye ezingekho. Ngayihogela ngesikhathi Usonya egqolozele umnyango.
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe singenza okuthile ngama-scooter", ngishilo. "Laba ababili ababazungezile babukeka sengathi bayasebenza. Mhlawumbe ngingayibuyisela ndawonye, njengabanye ababili."
  
  
  "Kodwa kwenzekani lapha, Nick?"Kubuza usonya .
  
  
  Angazi, " ngishilo. Ngiyifaka esikhwameni Sikawilhelmina. Awunaso isibhamu, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Waphakamisa izandla zakhe, amehlo akhe anamachashazi egolide ecwebezelayo. "Ingabe uzongifuna?"
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. - Ngizothatha izwi lakho ngoba. Saphumela ngaphandle. Wabheka ingxenye yekamu esasingakayifuni wathi, " Kulungile, uthatha indlu ngakwesobunxele, futhi ngizothatha leyo ngakwesokudla. Mhlawumbe singathola umkhondo walokho okwenzeka lapha.
  
  
  Lapho sesizohlukana, wathi, " Nick, kungani ungibuze ukuthi nginesibhamu yini?"
  
  
  - Nje ngenxa yelukuluku.
  
  
  - Ubulokhu wenza izinto eziyinqaba kangaka nabo ama-ferret kusukela sashiya ikamu.
  
  
  "Ah, wena waphawula ukuthi," ngathi. - Well, sizokhuluma ngalokho kamuva. Wakhomba indlu engaphesheya komgwaqo. "Ngikholelwa ukuthi kungokwakho lapho."
  
  
  Wabaleka kimi. Ngalinda ukuba angene, ngabe sengingena endlini eseduze eceleni kwami. Lesi sakhiwo sasingenamuntu. Lapho ehamba, Usonya waphuma ezungeza omunye . Waqhaqhazela futhi wadlulela kolandelayo.
  
  
  Sasisezindlini ezimbili zokugcina. Wayesanda kungena esakhiweni eceleni kwakhe lapho ezwa ukukhala Kukasonya. Waphumela ngaphandle wabheka enye indlu, Lapho Usonya akhubeka khona ngesandla esisodwa emlonyeni wakhe. Cishe wawa phansi ezitebhisini. Lapho eseqandeni, wawa ngamadolo. Wagijima. Kwakungakabi isikhathi eside ukuba naye. "Yini oyitholile, Sonya?"
  
  
  Amehlo akhe ayegcwele ukwethuka. Wayelokhu ethi, " Izwi, izwi."
  
  
  Wabaleka enah futhi waphinde wabamba Uwilhelmina. Wahamba kancane enyuka izitebhisi zendlu futhi wabheka emnyango ovulekile.
  
  
  Into yokuqala eyangihlaba umxhwele kwakuyiphunga. .. khona-ke ngambona. Cishe wonke amadoda ayehlala kulesi sikhungo. .. amashumi amathathu noma amane. U-Ih wabulawa, wakhumulwa waba nqunu futhi wabekwa endlini encane njengezingodo.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 7
  
  
  
  
  Wayengafuni ukubheka emuva ezidunjini. ... Ngangingenawo ngisho namathuluzi okungcwaba i-ih. Ngandlela-thile, kwadingeka ngithumele umyalezo esikhungweni esiyinhloko ukuze ngibazise ukuthi kwenzekeni lapha. Waphumela ngaphandle wavala umnyango.
  
  
  Usonya wayesahleli esifubeni sakhe, enza imisindo ecindezelayo. Yena, emi phambi kwakhe futhi ebheka phansi. Ubuso bakhe babumhlophe.
  
  
  "Woza," ngathi, hey, ukumsiza up. - Ungummeli waserussia onolwazi, akunjalo?"Awuzange ucasuke kakhulu ukubona izidumbu ezimbalwa Zasemelika, akunjalo?
  
  
  Wamemeza. "Uluhlobo luni lomuntu? Awuzisoli nhlobo ngabantu bakubo?
  
  
  "Ngalesi sikhathi, nginenzondo enkulu ngalabo abenza lokhu."
  
  
  Wayemangalisa, kodwa umbala wawusubuyele ebusweni bakhe.
  
  
  "Uma sinenhlanhla, singenza ama-scooter amathathu ahambayo azungeze leyo mfucumfucu egaraji", ngishilo, ngizama ukuphazamisa imicabango yakhe kulokho ayekubona. U-Ee wambamba ngendololwane futhi wamdonsa.
  
  
  - Yini... yini okufanele siyenze ngabo? - Kuyini? "wabuza ngobuthakathaka .
  
  
  Eyakhe, waqhaqhazela. "Akukho esingakwenza."
  
  
  Manje kwase kunomoya omncane, ushayela iqhwa njengesihlabathi ogwini, kodwa isibhakabhaka sasicacile futhi ilanga likhanya njengedola elisha lesiliva. U-Aku wambona futhi wambona ehamba esuka kolunye uhlangothi lwesisekelo eya egalaji. Abathathu abasizungezile beza egalaji.
  
  
  "Kwathatha isikhathi eside", kuqala U-Aku, wabe esebona ubuso bukasonny obumhlophe ngokungavamile futhi wangibuka esuka kunah eya kimi. 'Kwenzekani?'
  
  
  Usonya wathi Ku-Emu ngesirashiya. Njengoba echaza, ngaya ukuyofuna amathuluzi okuzama ukulungisa izithuthuthu. Le mishini emibili yayibukeka kahle. Ngahlanza izibani, ngagawula iziphetho, ngabe sengiletha izinjini. Baqala. Manje kwadingeka ngenze isithuthuthu sesithathu sizungeze izinsalela zalezi ezinye ezimbili.
  
  
  Ngaphendukela Ku-ak, owayengibuka. Ngathi: "yiya ezintweni zethu". "Labo ababhubhisa lesi sisekelo bangase babe lapha, futhi siyasidinga."
  
  
  Wangigqolozela ngingenalutho isikhashana, waqhaqhazela amazinyo, futhi ngacabanga ukuthi uzophinde aphikisane. Kodwa ngemva kokubheka Usonya ngokushesha, waphenduka wahamba.
  
  
  Izimoto ezimbili zeqhwa okwakudingeka ngisebenze nazo zahlakazeka kancane. Ngaqala ngemoto eyayisivele ihlukanisiwe kancane. Kwakungekho ski nezingxenye eziningana zenjini. Usonya wahlala wangibuka ngisebenza.
  
  
  "Kukhona okungahambi kahle, Nick", esho ngokuzumayo. - Ushintshile selokhu sashiya ikamu, ferret.
  
  
  "Akuzona zonke izinsuku lapho abaphathi bemikhumbi yaserussia bengena khona ekamelweni lami ukuze bazame ukungibulala."
  
  
  Kodwa lokho akuchazi ubutha bakho kimi. Ngenzeni?'
  
  
  Wahlala phansi eduze kwesithuthuthu ayesebenza kuso, ukhiye esandleni sakhe. Ngambuza: "ingabe kukhona ofuna ukungitshela khona, Sonya? Ukuvuma okuncane ofuna ukukwenza?
  
  
  Wayebukeka edidekile. 'Yebo, akunjalo. Yini ekwenza ucabange ukuthi nginokuthile engingakuvuma?
  
  
  "Kungani," ngathi, futhi wabuyela emsebenzini. Kwathatha isikhathi eside kunalokho ayecabanga. Ngesikhathi ngiyiqeda, izandla zami zase ziqandisiwe ngisho nangaphansi kwesendlalelo esijiyile samafutha, futhi kwase kunamalunga ambalwa, kodwa manje sase sinesithuthuthu sesithathu esingasetshenziswa.
  
  
  Usonya naye bathatha ezinye izithuthuthu ezimbili baziyisa Ku-ak, owayehamba emuva naphambili eyofuna izinto, ephethe isibhamu esiphonswe ehlombe lakhe. Igama lakhe le-ego libuyele esithuthuthwini esamlungisa.
  
  
  Lapho sesiqoqe zonke izithuthuthu ezintathu, salayisha izinto zethu, kuhlanganise namathini amabili kaphethiloli angamalitha angamashumi amabili awathola egaraji. Umoya wathatha, futhi isibhakabhaka esicacile, esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka saba luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka .
  
  
  Kwaba sekwephuzile lapho sifaka uphethiloli kuma-scooter ethu. Ngashintsha umqondo wami futhi nganquma ukuthatha isithuthuthu esilungisiwe, ikakhulukazi ngoba Usonya No-Aku babengeke bakwazi ukusilungisa uma kukhona okungahambi kahle. Bobabili babethule kakhulu ngesikhathi silayisha izinto. Manje babehleli ezithuthuthwini zabo futhi bebukele njengoba ngangimbopha.
  
  
  Waqondisa futhi wadonsa amagilavu akhe. Ngathi: "kudingeka sifune amakhilomitha-skwele angamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu". "Aku, uzohamba ngokuphambene futhi uzungeze umhlaba omningi ngangokunokwenzeka ngenkathi usakhanya."
  
  
  U-Aku wanqekuzisa ikhanda wathatha isithuthuthu sakhe, futhi mina Nosonya senza okufanayo.
  
  
  "Ngamunye ngamunye", wamemeza ngenxa yokugquma kwezinjini. "Okokuqala U-Aku, bese kuba nguwe, Sonya."Ngangingeke ngishiye noma ubani owayebazungezile ngalokho ababengilungiselele kona.
  
  
  Wabheka okokugcina isisekelo sezipoki njengoba ezinye zazihamba . Umoya wawushaya iqhwa elijiyile njengenkungu. Lapho sekuhwalala, ikamu eliyisisekelo lalibukeka lithule futhi libanda njengokufa.
  
  
  Ngalandela abanye. Isithuthuthu sami siyisidina ngokungenangqondo uma siqhathaniswa nezinye ezimbili. Umoya wawusuvele ukhala, futhi ngezikhathi ezithile iqhwa laliwela likhulu kangangokuthi ngangingamboni Usonya phambi kwami.
  
  
  Ukube yena no-Aku babezimisele ukungibulala manje, leli kwakuyoba ithuba elihle kakhulu. Konke U-Aku okwakudingeka akwenze kwakuwukuphambuka kancane , ukusheshisa kancane, ukuze akwazi ukuyeka futhi alinde ukuba afike lapho, abese engidubula. Kodwa manje kwakungesona isikhathi, uma I-Mistletoe dormouse yayisho lokho ayekusho. Ngishiywe ngiphila isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba ngithole ukuthi Amakhomanisi Asechina ayenzani.
  
  
  Sabambeka esivunguvungwini esinamandla. Umoya owawukhala wawulimaza ubuso bami ngeqhwa.
  
  
  Iqhwa lalivimba ilanga, futhi kwakunzima kimi ukusho ukuthi sasikuphi. Usonya owayegibele isithuthuthu wayesephambi kwami.
  
  
  Kodwa isiphepho asizange singikhathaze njengalokho esakuthola ekamu. Eqothulwe kwaze kwaba umuntu wokugcina, futhi ikamu alinakho konke okuwusizo. Lokhu kwakusho izinto ezimbili: iqembu elikhulu kakhulu lalihlasele isisekelo, futhi lelo qembu kwakudingeka lisondele ngokwanele ukuba lidonsele konke lapho.
  
  
  Mhlawumbe Amakhomanisi Asechina ayengeke aqhubeke kanjalo. Futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi babenzani kithi, kwakudingeka kube okubalulekile, ngoba ukubhujiswa ngokuphelele kwesisekelo Sasemelika kwakungeyona into encane.
  
  
  Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi kwakudingeka ngenze isinqumo ngokushesha. Ngesikhathi yena ekhubazekile ku-Aku Nosonya, umcabango wakhe kwakuwukubulala u-ih manje futhi ahambe yedwa. Kwakunempikiswano enhle ngesinqumo esinjalo. Kungaba nzima ngokwanele ukulandelela okwakwenzeka phambi kwami ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngalokho okungase kubonakale ngemva kwami. Kodwa kwakunempikiswano enhle ngokulinganayo yokulinda-okungenani isikhashana. Ngangingakwazi ukugibela izithuthuthu ezintathu, futhi ngangingakwazi ukuthwala zonke iziqhumane nezinye izinto ngesithuthuthu esisodwa. Cha, kumelwe ngimlinde. .. okwakungasho lutho uma nje u-ih embulala ngaphambi kokuba bangibulale.
  
  
  Kumelwe ukuba isiphepho sasinamandla manje, umoya neqhwa kusishaya. Ngaqaphela ukuthi sasingeke sikwazi ukuqhubeka. Izithuthuthu zaqala ukuzamazama emoyeni. Wabona Ukuthi Usonya No-Aku base bephuzile kakade, futhi wayesezokwandisa ijubane lakhe ukuze adlule u-ih futhi asitshele ukuba sicashe futhi silinde isiphepho ukuba sinciphe, lapho ezwa isibhamu. Ngisho nasemoyeni okhonkotha, kwakungenakuphikwa.
  
  
  Ngambona isithuthuthu sikasonny sishayisana ne-ski yakhe yangakwesokudla, simphoqa ukuba aphendukele kwesobunxele. Wabheka lapho ayeya khona. Kwakunomthambeka oshelelayo owawuqhele ngamamitha angaba ngamashumi amathathu. Kubonakala sengathi isithuthuthu sashaywa. Njengoba ayebuka, imoto yagxuma yaphakama futhi yasongela ngokuzungeza.
  
  
  Wamemeza. "Usonya! 'Gcina iso ekhefini...! kodwa ukukhala kwami kwalahleka emoyeni.
  
  
  Waphosa isithuthuthu ngqo eweni, eshaqeka futhi enyakaza njengoba elahlekelwa ukulawula isondo lokushayela. Wafiphala nakuba kwakungekho ndlela engangingafika ngayo enah ngesikhathi. Ngabe sengiyibona, futhi uma ngiyiphendukela ngakwesobunxele, ngangingayibamba. Yena, waphendukela kwalasha. Ukube umuntu owadubula leso sibhamu wayenesifiso sokudubula futhi, wayeyobe esebona ngempela.
  
  
  Njengoba ngangigijima ngilandela Usonya, kwafika kimi ukuthi Amashayina ayengase ashiye amadoda ambalwa ukuba agcine iso ekamu eliyisisekelo futhi aqede noma ubani owayeze lapho. Lokhu kuchaza ukuba khona komdubuli. Okuwukuphela kwenye incazelo ayengacabanga ngayo ngaleso sikhathi Kwakungu-Aku. Wayengase aqhubekele phambili ngokwanele ngaphansi kwesembozo sesiphepho ukuze asiqamekele. Kulokhu, isibhamu kwakufanele senzelwe mina . Engxoxweni phakathi kwakhe Nosonya ayeyizwe, u-Aku wayengabonakali ejabule kakhulu ngokuthi wayehlehlisa ukuhlasela kwami. Manje usonya wayeseduze newa. Ngamnika isivinini esanele sokusondela kuye. Khona-ke imoto yayeka ukuhamba ngama-zigzag, kodwa kubonakala sengathi unah wayenezinkinga nge-pedal yegesi. Izikebhe zami zesithuthuthu zaqhuma eqhweni njengoba umjaho wakhe wawugijimela ukuyomvimba. Sasisendleleni yokushayisana manje, sobabili siya emthambekeni.
  
  
  Ngafika lapho kuqala. Wafika emaphethelweni omgodi owawukude ngamamitha amabili, wabe esephenduka futhi walandela emaphethelweni Usonya ayesondela. Ubuso bakhe lapho kuneqhwa babunombala ompunga owawufakwe i-hood yendawo yokupaka izimoto.
  
  
  Kuyongishaya ngasohlangothini. Ngaphakamisa amadolo ami ukuze ngibeke izinyawo zami esihlalweni, ngabe senginciphisa ijubane futhi ngabona isithuthuthu Sikasonny siphuthuma kimi . Ngaphambi nje kokushayisana, wagxuma.
  
  
  Wagxumela Kusonya, wambamba emahlombe, futhi ndawonye sagingqa isithuthuthu sakhe eqhweni eliqinile. Sasishelela phansi. Ukuduma kwe-twisting and tearing metal kwamuzwa. Kwakunomsindo omkhulu njengoba lezi zithuthuthu ezimbili zazibambana futhi zinyakaza emaphethelweni eweni. Mina nosonya sahamba ngaleyo ndlela. Ngazama ukuphenduka ukuze ngibeke izinyawo zami phambi kwami futhi ngiqede isilayidi sethu. Wayengasenawo amahlombe Kasonya, kuphela indwangu yendawo yakhe yokupaka izimoto.
  
  
  I-hit yakhe yokuqala kwakuyi-scooter. Usonya wangishaya, futhi ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi sasizoshelela phezu komngcele. Izithuthuthu zawa kuqala. Waphenduka futhi wabambelela eqhweni. Ngezwa Usonya ekhala. Khona-ke sashelela eceleni komngcele ndawonye.
  
  
  Sasindiswa udonga olubanzi olwalumbozwe yiqhwa olungaphansi kwamamitha ayishumi . Wehla ngezinyawo futhi washaya izithende zakhe emthambekeni. Ngahlehla, ngizama ukuwela phambili, kodwa umfutho wangidonsela emuva. Isithuthuthu sika-Odin poe-kwavela ukuthi sasingesami-sabhidlika emthambekeni. Elinye lasuka emthambekeni langena emgodini weqhwa ongenamkhawulo. Isithuthuthu sami sasilele phansi, emaphethelweni ompheme. Lokho kwangisindisa. Wawa phezu kwesithuthuthu futhi ngokushesha wagxumela phambili.
  
  
  Walala esiswini sakhe eqhweni isikhathi eside ukuze aphefumule. Amaphaphu ami abuhlungu . Kancane kancane wadonsa imilenze yakhe ngaphansi kwakhe futhi waguqa.
  
  
  Wabheka eqhweni elishaywa umoya. Ngabona ukuthi kwakuyi-edge enkulu. Ngangingazi ukuthi wayenamandla kangakanani. Kodwa okwamanje, ngangikhathazekile Ngosonya. Walala phansi, enganyakazi odongeni lweqhwa. Wakhasa waya kuye. Lapho efika enah, wavusa intukuthelo.
  
  
  'Ingabe nonke nilungile?'
  
  
  Manje wayezama ukugijima ngezinyawo ezine.
  
  
  Wafinyelela kuye ukuze asize U-Hey. Ngamcela ukuba enze kanjalo. "Ingabe wawushaya? Ingabe waphula okuthile?"
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. Wabe esegoqa izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami wangigwaza. Okwesibili, ngakhohlwa ukuthi wayezama ukungibulala. Engangikwazi nje ukuthi ngangimkhumbula. Wabe esebheka phansi wabona isibhamu sakhe silele eqhweni, waphenduka.
  
  
  Wasusa itende elincane esithuthuthwini esaphenduka. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, kwakudingeka sihlale lapha. Kwakungekho phuzu lokukhathazeka Ngo-Aku. Uma engathola indawo yokuphuma esivunguvungwini, sizobona i-ego kamuva. Umhlahlandlela-Ama-Eskimo kumelwe ukuba abhekana neziphepho eziningi ezifanayo.
  
  
  Ngalesi sikhathi, sasinezinkinga zethu. Umoya wawubonakala unamandla ngokwanele ukuba usishaye usuke emthambekeni, futhi wawuba mnyama ngokushesha. Lapho ekugcineni sikwazi ukumisa itende, Usonya wamcindezela wangena wamlandela.
  
  
  Kwakunendawo eyanele etendeni yabantu ababili, uma nje babethandana.
  
  
  Ngabona Usonya ethatha isibhamu ngaphakathi. Nganginami, kanye nekhoyili yentambo enganginayo. Etendeni, okungenani sasikwazi ukukhuluma ngendlela evamile.
  
  
  "Ngiyabanda", kusho Usonya, eqhaqhazela, ubuso bakhe buseduze nobami.
  
  
  Ngathi: "okuwukuphela kwendlela yokufudumala iwukukhiqiza ukushisa komzimba". "Kodwa konke ngesikhathi esifanele. Wabanjwa ngesibhamu i-ee waphonswa ngaphandle kwetende.
  
  
  Wangibuka. Kungani wenza lokhu?'
  
  
  Umphetho wekhala lakhe wamanga. "Kuzodingeka silinde kuze kube yilapho lesi siphepho sesidlulile, futhi angifuni ukudubula ekhanda uma ngilala."
  
  
  "Nick, usho ukuthini?"Wayebonakala emangele ngempela. Wayedlala amahlaya amahle.
  
  
  Wayengahlosile ngempela ukuphendula umbuzo Kacorkscrew, kodwa ngokuzumayo wanquma ukukhuluma ngokungagwegwesi.
  
  
  Nganquma nokwenza okunye. Wakhumula isigqoko sethangi lakhe ekhanda, washaya izinwele zakhe ezinde, ezinjengosilika, wabe eseqala ukukhumula ijazi lakhe. Naye waqala ukukhuluma.
  
  
  Yathi: "ngizokutshela ukuthi ngiqonde ukuthini. Ngobusuku bethu bokugcina ekamu, ngaqeda ukupakisha kusenesikhathi, ngabheka egumbini elithokomele, futhi ngalithola lingenamuntu ngaphandle kwentombi yami. Ngakho ngaya kuye. Ngangizomyisa ekamelweni lami. Sasiphuza phambi komlilo omkhulu bese sikhuluma, noma mhlawumbe sithule. Uyazi, vele ugqolozele umlilo.
  
  
  'Nick, Mina...'
  
  
  "Ake ngiqede."
  
  
  Wayegqoke ijezi elibi ngaphansi kwe-parka yakhe. Wagijima isandla sakhe phansi okhalweni futhi washaya isikhumba esithambile ngaphansi kwejezi lakhe. Khona-ke, isandla sakhe saphakama kancane.
  
  
  "Ngakho ngaya kobona intombi yami. Wagqoka izicathulo zakhe ezisindayo noparka waphumela ngaphandle endlini yakhe. Kodwa lapho ngifika lapho, ngamuzwa ekhuluma Nohema. Wama efasiteleni ukuze amlalele.
  
  
  Ngaphansi kwesandla sami, ngazizwa umzimba wakhe uqina. Amehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka angigqolozela, futhi amachashazi egolide ayekhazimula njengama-spangle.
  
  
  - Ucabanga ukuthi uzwile, Nick?"Kuyini? "wabuza ngokulinganayo .
  
  
  Isandla sami sathola ubumnene besifuba sakhe. Ngathatha isifuba sakhe esandleni sami ukuze ibele lingishaye ngobumnene entendeni yesandla sami. Umzimba wakhe wawucindezelekile. Ngaphandle, umoya wawukhala uzungeze itende elincane. Wayeshaya ikhwelo futhi eshaya ikhwelo futhi ephonsa ama-snowflakes ku-tarp.
  
  
  "Ngezwa intombi yami ikhuluma No-Aku", ngasho ngokuqondile. "Intombi yami yabatshela ukuthi bonke ababulali abathunyelwa Kunick Carter bahluleka-ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuthi babengamadoda. Izwi elifanayo elalingitshele zonke lezo zinto ezimnandi emuva Ecorsica manje lase litshela U-Aku ukuthi owesifazane angasondela kimi... sondela ngokwanele ukuba ungibulale. Watshela i-emu ukuthi wayeseqeqeshwe iminyaka emibili, nokuthi ngokushesha nje lapho sazi ukuthi Amashayina ayenzani, wayezongibulala."
  
  
  Usonya ulala enganyakazi isikhathi eside amehlo akhe evaliwe nezandla zakhe ezinhlangothini zakhe. Khona-ke umlomo wakhe waqina. Wathi: "susa izandla zakho kimi."
  
  
  Eyakhe yayihleka. "Cha, nkosikazi.
  
  
  "Asisadingi ukuzenza umuntu esimthandayo-ohlukile, ohlukile."
  
  
  "Ngakho kwakuyihlaya."
  
  
  "Uyakhanga, kwakungelula ukudlala le ndima."
  
  
  - Kuthiwani ngendandatho oyigqokayo, indandatho iqembu lomkhumbi-ngwenya elikunikeze yona?"Indlela owahamba ngayo ekhala izinyembezi ngoba kwakukukhulu kakhulu kuwe? Ngicabanga ukuthi eyakhe nayo yayiyihlaya?
  
  
  Wabeka isandla sakhe esifubeni sami futhi wazama ukungixosha. "Susa izandla zakho kimi, Nick.
  
  
  "Ngitshele ukuthi futhi kwakuyihlaya. Ngitshele ukuthi lezo zinyembezi kwakuyizinyembezi zesiteji, njengalapho uhleka esikebheni esingaphansi kwamanzi. Ngitshele ukuthi kwakuyisigcawu. Ngitshele ukuthi akuzange kukukhathaze nhlobo.
  
  
  Wayenenkinga. "Asisenaso isizathu sokuthi siphinde sihlasele."
  
  
  U-Ee wamvala. 'Ah, yebo. Ngifuna ukwazi ukuthi kwakuwumdlalo yini, futhi. Ngifuna ukwazi uma wenza sengathi uyakwenza lokhu. Uyinika konke uma udlala, Sonya. Uhileleke ngokugcwele kuyo, njengokungathi uyayijabulela. Angikholwa ukuthi ungumlingisi omuhle kangaka. Ngifuna ukuthola manje.
  
  
  'Hhayi wena . .. '
  
  
  Izindebe zami zacindezela ezakhe. Okokuqala, waphenduka ikhanda futhi wazama ukuhoxa. Wacindezela izandla zakhe esifubeni sami. Isandla sami sokunene sasimgcina eseduze, futhi ngangimkhumula ngakwesobunxele.
  
  
  Wayenenkinga. Wayedudula, eshaya, futhi ephenduphenduka, futhi wayekholelwa ngempela ukuthi i-ee folding dollar yayikuyo. Kodwa angizange ngikuvumele lokho kungivimbe. Ngokwezinga elithile, ukuphila kwami kwakuxhomeke kukho. Uma ngempela ayengumlingisi omuhle kangaka, ngangiyoba senkingeni enkulu.
  
  
  Kodwa okuwukuphela komuntu owayesenkingeni manje kwakungusonya. Wayelwa nami. Wamcindezela emuva ekhanvasini letende, kodwa ngangisondelene kakhulu kangangokuthi kwadingeka angithathe. Eqhaqhazela, walwa nami kwaze kwaba yilapho sengingaphakathi kuye. Ngaleso sikhathi, umoya wakhe wawubonakala umbamba emphinjeni. Izipikili zakhe zagqunywa emikhonweni ye-doublet yami.
  
  
  - Ngiyakuzonda", ehlebeza ngamazinyo agugile. "Ngiyakuzonda ngalokho ongenza ngizizwe futhi ngalokho ongenza ngikwenze."
  
  
  Ngimcindezele manje. "Kodwa uyayithanda?"
  
  
  Wazama ukugcina ibanga lakhe ngokugoba izindololwane zakhe nokucindezela izandla zakhe esifubeni sami. Ngancika ezingalweni zakhe kwaze kwaba yilapho ekugcineni izindololwane zakhe zigoba, bese isifuba sami sicindezelwa esifubeni sakhe esingenalutho. Izindebe zami zazincibilika esihlathini sakhe, zixubha kancane phezu kwe-lobus yendlebe yakhe.
  
  
  "Thatha umthungi, wesifazane", ngahlebeza kakhulu. "Yisho ukuthi uyayithanda!"
  
  
  "Yebo!"wavele wamemeza. Wayegoqa izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami. 'Yebo! Yebo!'
  
  
  Waqala ukuya kimi. Kwakuwumzabalazo ongafuni lapho ayengenabo khona ubunikazi. Imilenze yakhe yahlukana ukuze ingijule nakakhulu.
  
  
  Izindebe zami zaziseduze nendlebe yakhe. "Sonya", ngahlebela, " ungalokothi ungitshele ukuthi lena ihlaya.
  
  
  "Cha, - esho. "Kumnandi kakhulu ."
  
  
  Umoya wawusazungeza itende elincane. Angizange ngimuzwe. Kodwa ngangizwa Ukuphefumula kukasonny kanzima nokukhala kwakhe. Ngangimuzwa njalo lapho ephefumula ngokuthuthumela.
  
  
  Wancika ukuze abheke ubuso bakhe. Kwakunokukhanya okwanele ukuba ambone. Ubuso bakhe babukhanyisiwe. Wayecasuka, eshaya ngamandla, futhi ephefumula ngokushesha nangokushesha. Wavala amehlo akhe, kodwa ngokungazelelwe avuleka njengoba okuthile kwakuqhuma ngaphakathi kuye. Waqala ukububula. Ukububula kwakhula kakhulu, kwaba imisindo yokuhlushwa, ukwesaba, kodwa ukwesaba okumnandi.
  
  
  Njengengane ebamba ithoyizi eliyigugu, u-ee wayidonsela kuye. Ngangingakunaki ukulwa kwakhe njengoba ayelwela ukuphefumula. Wayibamba ngokuqinile kunalokho okwakudingeka. Wayeboshwe u-ee tak ngamandla ngokwanele ukuba amphule umhlane lapho umzimba wami usabela.
  
  
  Waquleka ngoba ngangimgcina eqinile kakhulu, noma okwakwenzeka ngaphakathi kunah kwakukukhulu kakhulu kunah. Waphumula ngaphansi kwami. Waphumula, wabheka phansi, wabona ubuhlalu begazi emlonyeni wakhe ongenhla. Sasingeke sibe yiqhwa njengamanje. Ngakho, ngemva kokuhlangana ndawonye, sahlala sifudumele.
  
  
  Wabubula embhikishweni ngesikhathi ehleli phansi.
  
  
  "Ngiyabanda," ekhala. Khona-ke amehlo akhe avuleka lapho kuqhuma ifulege lemvume yokubulawa. 'Wenzani?'
  
  
  Wayegoqa intambo neqakala lakhe ngaphambi kokuba ahambe. Wambopha ngamafindo, wabe esedonsa intambo eyayikhululekile ngaphansi komzimba wakhe.
  
  
  Wamomotheka. - Uma uba sleepwalker, othandekayo wami."
  
  
  Wamelana isikhashana njengoba ayemdonsa ambuyisele kuye. "Ngiyakuzonda!"wangiluma indlebe. "Ngiyakudelela ngalokho ongenze ngakwenza."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe," ngathi. "Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ucabanga ukuthi leyo yingxenye embi kakhulu, ukuthi inambitheka kahle kakhulu."
  
  
  "Uyabona, ngeke kushintshe lutho", esho. Ngizokubulala noma kunjalo."
  
  
  Wayeboshwe ngokuqinile yi-ee. - Ungazama, futhi ngizokuvimba uma ngikwazi."
  
  
  - Ngiyakuzonda", ememeza.
  
  
  Wafaka ikhanda lakhe ngaphansi kwesilevu sakhe. "Yiya embhedeni," ngishilo. "Ngingase ngikufune futhi ekuseni."
  
  
  
  
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  Ngakusasa ekuseni, wayethanda u-hey ngisho nangaphansi, nakuba ayebonakala ekujabulela nakakhulu. Lathathwa u-ee ekukhanyeni kokuqala. Okwamdida ukuthi lokhu kuwukuphela kokudluliswa kwakhe okwengeziwe ukwenza kanjalo.
  
  
  Wasikhulula, wagqoka, waphuma. Kwakubanda ngendlela emangalisayo, kubanda kakhulu kangangokuthi ngisho nesibhakabhaka esicacile esiluhlaza sasibonakala simbozwe amakristalu eqhwa.
  
  
  Ngangimi emthambekeni, futhi ngazizwa sengathi ngiseplanethini engaziwa. Ngaphesheya kwakhe, wabona olunye udonga lomhosha. Yayibukeka njengebhulokhi elikhulu leqhwa elalihlukaniswe phakathi. Konke kwakumhlophe yonke indawo futhi kukhanya kangangokuthi kwakubonakala sengathi kuzungezwe izibuko. Ngafaka izibuko zami zelanga lapho Usonya ephuma.
  
  
  Sawubona wamomotheka. - Awubukeki kabi kangako ekuseni kakhulu."Njengoba izinwele zakho zonke ziphazamisekile futhi zilenga phezu kwamehlo akho, ubukeka uthandeka njengesihogo. Ukube ubungeke ungipholise, cishe bengizokudonsela emuva kulelo tende.
  
  
  Wafinyelela kuye ukuze asize U-Hey. Wangibamba, kodwa lapho evuka, wasunduza isandla sakhe.
  
  
  Wathi: "uzizwa uyisilima".
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwami kwaphela. "Nawe, Nksz. Treshchenko. Ungakholelwa ukuthi ngizobulawa kalula. Lokhu kuyoba yinto enzima kunazo zonke oyoke uyenze... uma uphuma uphila."
  
  
  Sasimi lapho sibhekana lapho intambo eminyene iwa etendeni. Wabheka phezulu wabona u-Aku egqolozele emaphethelweni omgodi.
  
  
  "Ingabe washaywa?"Kuyini?"wabuza ekhathazekile .
  
  
  "Cha, silungile, Aku", kusho Usonya. Baqala ukukhuluma ngesirashiya.
  
  
  Wabheka emaphethelweni aleli gquma. Kwakungamamitha angaba ngamashumi amahlanu phansi, lapho amanzi ayeqhuma khona. Khona-ke kwakunemigwaqo eminingi yokugwedla, kodwa hhayi ebanzi njengaleyo esasifike kuyo. Isithuthuthu sikasonny sabhidlika. Kwezinye zezintaba, sasibona izingcezu.
  
  
  Lapho ngibona amanxiwa, ngangazi ukuthi sasisenkingeni. Amanye amafutha engeziwe ayelayishwe esithuthuthwini sami, kodwa iningi lawo lalisesithuthuthwini sikasonny. Okubaluleke nakakhulu, wayeshayela i-edu yonke ngesithuthuthu sakhe. Bekungeke kube kuhle kangako ukube besilambile.
  
  
  Usonya wagoba futhi wafuna isibhamu sakhe. Wabeka unyawo lwakhe emgqonyeni futhi wakhipha isibhamu esandleni sakhe. Ngakhipha isikhwama sesibhamu ngasifaka ngomzuzu owodwa ngasibuyisela Ku-Ego hey. Wangibuka, kodwa akazange aphikisane.
  
  
  U-Aku walinda. Ngabopha intambo esithuthuthwini sami, futhi ngokudonsa i-ego ngezithuthuthu zethu ze-ego, sayiphakamisa i-ego. Sabamba itende nezinye izinto futhi lapho isithuthuthu sesiphelile, sabopha u-ih entanjeni Futhi U-Aku wamdonsa u-ih.
  
  
  Khona-ke kwafika isikhathi somthwalo womuntu. Ngangazi ukuthi kwakumelwe ngenze ngokuhlakanipha, kungenjalo ngangingangena kalula esimweni esinzima. Naphezu kwamanye amathalenta Kasonny, wayengamethembi ngaphezu kokuba eshiye iboeing 747. U-Aku wayenokuzethemba okufanayo.
  
  
  Lapho izinto zakhe seziphezulu futhi intambo iphinde yehliswa, Usonya weza kuye.
  
  
  Eyakhe, imi phambi kwakhe. - Wayengadlala inkosi ehloniphekile, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngizohamba kuqala, Sonya."Uyaqonda, akunjalo, sithandwa? Ngiyakuzonda ukukubona kabili phezulu ngentambo, futhi asinayo intambo phansi lapha.
  
  
  Washiya emuva. "Woza," esho.
  
  
  Wakhwela phezu kwehlombe lakhe, isibhamu siboshelwe ebhande lakhe. Nganginesibhamu esithwele ukuze akwazi ukusisebenzisa uma u-Aku enquma ukuzijabulisa. Wayengahlekisi, futhi njengoba ayewela umhosha, owakhe, wamhleka.
  
  
  "Ngizofaka isibhamu sakho Esithuthuthwini", esho ngokungenacala. Esamomotheka, wayinika u-ego. Wayibuka ngokucophelela njengoba yayihamba iye esithuthuthwini. Ngabe sengizwa Usonya evuka. Waphendukela Ku-ak futhi wafuna ukumsiza.
  
  
  Wacelwa ukuba athole ukuthi U-Aku wayezongidubula yini ngemuva.
  
  
  Wabeka ingalo Yakhe Kusonya futhi wamdonsa phezu komngcele. Akuzange kudutshulwe. Lapho Usonya evuka, uyise waphenduka wabheka u-Aku. Wayenamahloni ebusweni bakhe.
  
  
  Waya esithuthuthwini sika-Aku futhi wathatha isibhamu sika-Ego. Wambuka ekhipha isitolo futhi ebeka i-ego endaweni yokupaka yemizuzu embalwa.
  
  
  Wathi: "lokhu akuhlakaniphile.
  
  
  "Sizobona."
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Kuthiwani uma sihlangana nabantu futhi sidinga zonke izikhali zethu?"
  
  
  Wabuyisela isibhamu esithuthuthwini. "Kuzoba nzima ngokwanele kimi ukulandelela okwenzekayo phambi kwamehlo ami ukukhathazeka nangokudutshulwa emhlane."
  
  
  Waqala ukudubula okuthile ngezithuthuthu ze-Aku . Ngaphonsa ezinye zezingubo zakhe neziqhumane eqhweni eduze kwesithuthuthu. Wabe esebuyela e-Aku.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ubani owadubula Usonya?"
  
  
  U-Aku wabheka unah. Wangitshela, " kwakuyisosha Lasechina. Isiphepho sasivunguza, kodwa ngangikubona kuphela. Ngambona eneqembu lezinja. Wangibuka ngingabaza. 'Kuyini?'
  
  
  Wahamba waya esithuthuthwini sakhe. "Ngiyazi ukuthi wena Nosonya bangamanxusa aserussia. Yazi Ukuthi Usonya uhlela ukungibulala ngokushesha nje lapho sazi ukuthi yini esiyidingayo.
  
  
  U-Ego akazange abonakale emangele. Yena Nosonya bagqolozelana isikhashana. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda. U-Aku waqhaqhazela futhi wamomotheka. Wagcoba ikhala lakhe futhi wancika esithuthuthwini.
  
  
  Wabuza. Ngakho kuthiwani manje?'
  
  
  Lathintwa izinto azithatha esithuthuthwini sakhe, u-ego . Ngesikhathi i-ih iyigoqa, wathi kuye, " Manje Unick Carter uzoqaphela kakhulu. Nginezitolo zokuhlangana nezibhamu zakho. Mhlawumbe ngizophila isikhashana uma ngikugcina phambi kwami."Izinto zakhe sezivele ziboshiwe. Wabheka indawo emnyama, ebandayo. Kwakunomoya omncane, futhi nakuba ilanga lalikhanya, kwakungekho ukufudumala okuqhubekayo.
  
  
  "Kungani ubopha konke esithuthuthwini sami?"kubuza U-Aku .
  
  
  Ngakuchaza. "Ngokombono wami, Amashayina awakwazi ukuba kude nalapha. Njengoba ufike njengomqondisi, ungasiqondisa kuze kube yilapho sifika edolobhaneni noma endaweni yokuhlala. Khona-ke ngizoqhubeka ngedwa. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uqhubekela phambili ngesithuthuthu sakho. I-beru yakhe Enesonya.
  
  
  Kwadingeka ngihlanze izibani zesithuthuthu sami ngaphambi kokuba sishaye umgwaqo. Watshela u-Aku ukuba aye Lapho abona Khona Amashayina. Isithuthuthu sami sasiqhuma, kodwa sasihamba. Wavumela Usonya ukuba ahlale phambi kwakhe futhi wahlala ngemuva kuka-Aku.
  
  
  Sama kanye futhi sathatha isikhwama sokusinda endleleni ngesithuthuthu sika-Aku. Kwakunezinsundu kulo, nesicupho, nomshini wokubhola ukuze kubhobozwe imbobo eqhweni. Sasilambile, futhi akuzange kusithathe isikhathi eside ukuhlanza nokuthosa izinhlanzi ezimbili ezinhle esazibamba. Lapho konke sekuhlanziwe, kwahlukaniswa igesi yokugcina phakathi kwalezi zithuthuthu ezimbili. Wabala ukuthi sasinamakhilomitha angaphezu kwamakhulu amabili okuhamba, bese kudingeka sishiye ih ngemuva. Saphinde sahamba.
  
  
  U-Aku wayengamethembi. Kwakufanele ngazi kanjani ukuthi empeleni wayeshayela lapho ayebona Khona Amashayina? Kungenzeka ukuthi wayehamba ngemoto emibuthanweni ukuze athole isikhathi. Yena Nosonya babeyoba nenzuzo yokuhamba ngezinyawo, ikakhulukazi uma uhambo luthatha isikhathi esingaphezu kosuku noma ezimbili. Ngangidinga ukulala; babengashintshana ngokulala.
  
  
  Indawo emnyama yayibukeka imnyama kunanoma iliphi ugwadule ayeke walibona, futhi umoya wawuhlale uvunguza. Izithuthuthu ezincane zaqhubeka zinyakaza, futhi okuwukuphela komsindo kwakuyi-whoosh yama-ski eqhweni.
  
  
  Khona-ke safika endaweni enezintaba. Izintaba zazibonakala ziphakama ngemva kwalo. Ngangingazi ukuthi kwakuyizintaba ezisemgodini ngokwawo, noma iziqongo eziphakeme zeqhwa neqhwa. Kodwa babeqotho kithi. Ngaphandle kwalokho, kwakuyindawo eyisicaba, eyihlane, eneqhwa elishaywa umoya nxazonke.
  
  
  Sakhuphuka emthambekeni omncane. Kwakungekuhle, kodwa isithuthuthu sami sacishe sayeka. Kwakudingeka ngiyeke njalo ngemva kwamahora amabili ukuze ngihlanze izibani ezingcolile. Wayesemuva kuka-Aku. Wayesanda kuwela phezulu emthambekeni lapho uqala ukusondela. Isithuthuthu sami sasenza imisindo emikhulu, futhi ngokushesha nje lapho ngifika phezulu futhi ngishayela amamitha ambalwa endaweni eyisicaba, izibani zami zahluleka futhi.
  
  
  Kwakunjengokungathi othile wayephendule ukhiye wokushisa. Isithuthuthu savele sama. U-Aku waphenduka ngesithuthuthu sakhe wama. Waxazulula izinkinga zocwaningo lwenjini, wakhumula amagilavu akhe, futhi wavula ugwayi. Usonya wehla esithuthuthwini futhi wama eduze kwakhe. Wayethule cishe usuku lonke.
  
  
  Leli gquma lalinjengesitebhisi. Sasisesinyathelweni sokuqala. Kwakunezinyathelo ezintathu zizonke, ezingaba amamitha angamashumi amabili ububanzi futhi ezingaba ubude obufanayo. Usonya no-Aku babukela njengoba ibhokisi lamathuluzi limbamba, bakhipha izibani, futhi basusa i-ih. Yena, eguqe eqhweni. Kwakunomoya omncane. Ngemva kokuba amakhandlela esehlanziwe futhi efakwe ngaphakathi, wasusa isivalo emgqonyeni kaphethiloli futhi wasula izandla zakhe. Lapho ih eyomisa, intuthu yayibona.
  
  
  Isibhakabhaka sasikhanya ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka usuku lonke, futhi ilanga laliyidiski eyindilinga, eqandisiwe. Manje kwase kunama-wisp amnyama omusi phezulu esibhakabhakeni.
  
  
  Izibonakude zamthatha. Umthombo wentuthu wawubonakala usendaweni ethile ngakolunye uhlangothi lwegquma. "Linda lapha", kusho U-Aku Nosonya.
  
  
  Wakhuphuka isinyathelo sesibili segquma, wabe esekhuphuka esesithathu. Ukusuka lapho, wabona ukuthi intuthu yayakha insika eyodwa kuphela. Kwakuyinsika eminyene eseduze kakhulu nomhlabathi, kodwa yayikhuphukela phezulu esibhakabhakeni. Izintaba zazisekunene kwami, ithafa elingenalutho ngakwesobunxele sami. Wabheka izibonakude ekholomu yentuthu.
  
  
  Ngabona ukuthi kwakuyidolobhana, indawo yokuhlala eqhele ngamakhilomitha angaba amashumi amabili. Ezungeze lokho engangikusho, kwakuyidolobhana elincane. Intuthu yayibonakala yakha igobolondo elizungeze indlu lapho Ama-Eskimo ayebhema khona inhlanzi noma inyama. Kwakunezakhiwo ezimbalwa ezincane, kodwa kwakukude kakhulu ukubona ukuthi kwakukhona yini i-iglu.
  
  
  Ngazibuza ukuthi Ngabe U-Aku usilethe lapha ngenhloso. Besilokhu sidonswa kulolu.. Ngangingamazi. Mhlawumbe wayeyowela ogibeni. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kungenzeka ukuthi u-Aku wayengazi ukuthi le ndawo ikhona. Khona-ke ngingakwazi ukubhekana naye Nosonya. Futhi kwakunethuba lokuthi othile kule ndawo wayebone noma wezwa okuthile okungavamile kule ndawo. Wayeqiniseka Ukuthi Amashayina ayeseduze.
  
  
  Umoya waphenduphenduka i-parka yami, futhi wacindezela imilenze yakhe ukuze afunde indawo. Waguqulwa ama degree angu 360 ngezibuko phezu kwendawo eyisicaba esasisanda kuyishiya. Ngokwalokho engangikubona, ngabona amathrekhi ezithuthuthu zethu ebaleka njengezitimela. Ngabe sengimbona, okunye.
  
  
  Njengoba zazinombala ofana noweqhwa, u-ih wacishe wamkhumbula. Amabhere amathathu asezindaweni ezibandayo ayelandela umkhondo wezithuthuthu. Babengabantu abadala ababili nendoda esencane. Abazange basiphambukise ngakwesobunxele, thina ngakwesokudla emikhondweni yama-scooter, kodwa babalandela ngobuqotho. Babonakala benamahloni futhi bevilapha, njengebhere elalikule filimu Udkt.Perska ayembonise yona, futhi babonakala behamba ngokungahleliwe. Yingaleso sikhathi lapho enza khona iphutha lakhe lokuqala. Babebonakala bekude, futhi ngangingakholelwa ukuthi kufanele sikhathazeke kakhulu ngalezi zidalwa.
  
  
  U-Aku wangibuka obala njengoba ngangehla egqumeni. Waqhubeka engigqolozela njengoba ngangibuyisela izibonakude esikhwameni sabo.
  
  
  Ngaphendukela kuye ngavula ugwayi.
  
  
  Ngambuza.- Ingabe bewazi ukuthi kwakukhona indawo yokuhlala lapho?"
  
  
  Wathi:" yebo, ngangikwazi lokho.
  
  
  - Kungani usithatha lapho?"
  
  
  Akazange aphendule. Usonya wasibheka sobabili, okokuqala wambheka, wabe esengibheka.
  
  
  "Akunandaba," ngishilo. - Siya khona noma kunjalo. Ngizobashiya bobabili lapho futhi ngihambe ngedwa.
  
  
  Wayedonsa isithupha sakhe ehlombe lakhe langakwesokudla. "Oh, futhi amabhere amabili asezindaweni ezibandayo kanye nebhere elincane bayasilandela."
  
  
  I-Aku yaqina. "Zikude kangakanani?"
  
  
  "Amakhilomitha ambalwa . Ngicabanga ukuthi singaba phambili kwe-ih kuma-scooter. Uma kungenjalo, ngizomdubula."Wathatha isinyathelo esiya kimi. - Kumele unginike magazine of isibhamu sami. Kumelwe.
  
  
  "Akunjalo neze", ngasho ngokuqondile. "Thatha intaba yakho futhi ake sihambe."
  
  
  Sasihamba amakhilomitha ayishumi nanhlanu kuya kwamashumi amabili ngehora. Usonya wahlala phansi phambi kwami obala, ezama ukugwema noma ikuphi ukuthintana ngokomzimba. Kodwa ngezikhathi ezithile sasidlula emgodini futhi wayeziphonsa kimi. Ngokwesibonelo, ngemva kwehora, i-spark plug yami yaphinde yenqatshwa. Saphinde sabhekana nesiko elifanayo: U-Aku wayebhema, Futhi Usonya wayembuka ebhokisini lamathuluzi Likaberu.
  
  
  It wasebenza ngokushesha futhi ngokuzenzakalelayo. Lapho eseqedile, wageza izandla zakhe futhi wabeka amathuluzi akhe. Khona-ke wasukuma wabheka phambili emkhathizwe. Manje wonke umuntu wayengakubona ngeso lenyama. Khona-ke, wabheka ohlangothini esavela kulo.
  
  
  Nganginesithakazelo ekushesheni kwalezi zinyathi zasezindaweni ezibandayo. Zaziqhele ngaphezu kwengxenye yemayela, futhi zazisondela ngokushesha. Babesabukeka behlekisa njengoba babehamba ngendlela engafanele.
  
  
  U-Aku, owayemi eduze kwami, naye wabona u-ih. Wamemeza futhi wanamathela ekhoneni le-doublet yami.
  
  
  I-ego karuki yamxosha. "Yiya esithuthuthwini sakho!"Ngizobhekana nabo."
  
  
  'Cha!"Amehlo ka-Ego ayedabukile. "Ngidinga umagazini wesibhamu sami. Kufanele ikwazi ukudubula. Wamukelekile! Kumelwe unginike lesi sitolo!
  
  
  Wambheka. Ngabona ukuthi ngisho Nosonya wayebonakala emangele ngokuziphatha kwakhe. Waphinde wathi: "Buyela esithuthuthwini sakho. Ngizobhekana nakho.
  
  
  U-Ego wamxosha futhi wakhipha i-hard drive esembozweni sesithuthuthu sakhe. U-Aku wamemeza futhi waphuma ezithuthuthwini. Ngamshaya indiva. Amabears ayesondela ngesivinini esikhulu. Manje base bekude ngamamitha angaphansi kwayishumi.
  
  
  Wathatha izinyathelo ezinhlanu ngemva kwezithuthuthu, wasusa ngokucophelela isembozo, futhi wasonga ibhande esihlakaleni sakhe sobunxele. Wayemlindele, imilenze yakhe ivulekile.
  
  
  Amabhere ayesondelene kakhulu kangangokuthi ngabona izilimi ze-ih zilenga ku-rta. Bacishe bagijima ngendlela ehamba ngezigzag, abancane bephakathi kwabo. Uboya buka-Ih babungemhlophe njengeqhwa njengoba babubukeka bukude, kodwa babunombala okhilimu ongcolile. Zazingabukeki zisongela, ziwubuwula nje. Kodwa baqhubeka behamba beya kithi. Manje base beqhele ngamamitha angaba ngamashumi amahlanu.
  
  
  Umhlane Wewinchester yakhe wamgcina ehlombe. Ngangazi ukuthi isibhamu esinamandla sasiyonikeza ukubuyela emuva okunamandla uma ngisidubula — lokhu kwakwenzelwe izindlovu. Wacindezela isilevu sakhe emgodini obushelelezi. Manje amabears ayesekude ngamamitha angamashumi amabili nanhlanu, futhi wayesekude ngamamitha angamashumi amabili.
  
  
  Wayegcina amehlo akhe evulekile futhi ebuka yonke indawo. Nganquma ukudubula umdlwane kuqala. Lokhu kungadida ezinye ezimbili isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba ziqondise lezo ezizungezile.
  
  
  Nganginesifuba senkonyane emigqeni enqamula emkhathini. Wabubula futhi waphefumula. Ngezwa amabhere ephefumula. Babebukeka besondelene nami. Khona-Ke U-Aku wamuzwa. Waqala ukukhala ngokhahlo. Kodwa amabhere ayesondelene kakhulu ukuba acabange nganoma yini enye. Babekude ngamamitha ayishumi futhi begijima beya kimi.
  
  
  Kancane kancane wadonsa inhlamvu. Waziqinisa lapho isibhamu siqhuma, futhi wadonsa isibhamu saze sawela phansi.
  
  
  Kwakungekho ukubuyela emuva, ngoba isibhamu sasingadubuli. Konke engangikuzwa, ngaphandle kokuphefumula kwebhere, kwakuwukuchofoza okucasulayo.
  
  
  Isikhonkwane sokudubula sahlasela igobolondo elingenalutho.
  
  
  
  
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  Amabhere ayekhonkotha. Waphosa igobolondo elingenalutho, wabe eselidonsa kancane kancane futhi. Ngokuchofoza efanayo ezingenalutho. Futhi ngemva kwalokho, ngaqaphela ukuthi kwakungekho phuzu lokuzama ukuphinde ngibe ustredyat.
  
  
  Kwakudingeka ngigijime ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka . Usonya No-Aku base bekwazi kakade. Kodwa amabhere ayesondelene kakhulu. Sasingasoze sakwazi ukudlula u-ih. Ephelelwe yithemba, Iwinchester yamlahla futhi yamdoba ngaphansi kwendawo yokupaka Izimoto Ewilhelmina. Ngangingenaso isikhathi sokukhomba kahle. Ngaphandle kwalokho, nganginomuzwa wokuthi ngingambulala Umntwana upo luger. Wadutshulwa kabili. Ukudutshulwa kwaqhuma emaceleni ezintaba ngokumemeza okukhulu kangangokuthi ngangiqiniseka ukuthi i-ego ingase izwakale emzaneni.
  
  
  Ngaphandle kokwenza umsindo kithi, icub yawa futhi yenza i-somersault. Wagxumela ngaphansi kwemilenze yebhere elingakwesobunxele. Zombili lezi zinyathi zama ukubheka inkonyane lebhere. U-Odin washeshe wazungeza umdlwane owawuphuma igazi. Omunye waqhubeka egijima, kodwa manje wehlisa ijubane. Ngamdubula. Ugawk wafaka i-emu entanyeni. Isilwane sehlisa ikhanda laso, saphuthelwa isinyathelo, kodwa saqhubeka sihamba. Ngamdubula futhi, ngabona ingxenye enkulu yekhanda lakhe indiza. Kodwa ibhere lanyakazisa ikhanda lalo kuphela, njengokungathi lixosha impukane. Manje wayesebuyela emuva futhi ebuka isilo ngokuthakazelisayo, eshaya I-luger ngokuphindaphindiwe. Njalo lapho i-emu igqolozela isifuba sayo,yayingabaza, bese ihlangana futhi iqhubeke.
  
  
  Igazi laphuma ekhanda nasesifubeni sesilo. Waphakamisa imilenze yakhe yangemuva, wabe eseziphonsa phansi futhi. Imilenze yakhe yangaphambili yanqekuzisa ikhanda, futhi wawa, washelela ekhanda kuqala eqhweni. Waqhubeka ehamba emuva, ephethe isihlakala sakhe sokunene ngesandla sakhe sobunxele ukuze asisekele. Uluger wamthatha njengoba ibhere liphindela kuzo zonke ezine.
  
  
  Isilwane sangihlasela. Angikaze ngimuzwe ekhonkotha kanjalo. Isilwane sakhubeka sangikhubeka njengodakiwe, sehlisa ikhanda laso, sabe sesiphakamisa futhi. Wabe esedutshulwa futhi, futhi ibhere lama. Khona-ke inhlamvu yakhe yokugcina yadutshulwa Kuwilhelmina. Imilenze yangaphambili yebhere yaphinde yanyakaza. Umgomo omkhulu wangena eqhweni. Wayesondelene kakhulu kangangokuthi ngangikwazi ukuzwa umoya wakhe ofudumele. Amehlo avala, abese evula futhi, abese evala futhi. Ukukhonkotha kwancipha kwaba umsindo wokugquma njengoba umzimba omkhulu wawushaya emuva naphambili futhi ekugcineni wawela phansi. Isilo sasilele singanyakazi ngaphandle komlenze wangemuva onyakazayo.
  
  
  U-Aku wamuzwa ememeza. Ngokushesha wabheka nxazonke. Usonya wayekude ngokwanele ukuba angabi sengozini. Kodwa ibhere lesibili labe selilandela u-Aku. Ngokushesha isilo saqala ukufica i-ego ngezinyathelo zayo ezihamba kancane. U-Aku waphenduka wabaleka.
  
  
  Wagijimela emuva ezithuthuthwini futhi wakhuphukela endaweni yokupaka emincane ye-sonny ' s rifle magazine. Isibhamu sakhe sathathwa izithuthuthu futhi safaka umagazini...lapho nje ibhere laliseduze ne-Aku. Ibhere lamshaya futhi lamnamathela, amazinyo akhanya. U-Aku wabamba isilwane ngommese esandleni sakhe futhi wasigwaza ngesihluku.
  
  
  Wagijima lapho. Ephuma ekhoneni leso lakhe, wabona Usonya egqolozele ethukile. Le nyathi yayibonakala ilwa no-Aku. Isilo sashaya i-ego yaso futhi sanyakazisa ikhanda laso. U-Aku wayengasamemezi. Wayebonakala ekhululekile njengoba ibhere laliluma u-ego futhi liphenduka ikhanda lalo elikhulu.
  
  
  Isibhamu sikasonny sasicindezelwe ehlombe lakhe. Yaqhuma, futhi umhlane wangishaya ehlombe. Ibhere laphendulela ikhanda lalo ohlangothini, labe seliqala ukuqhubekela phambili futhi. Waphenduka, futhi ngabona imbobo enkulu lapho iso lakhe lesobunxele kwakufanele libe khona. Manje isilo sase sikhohliwe Ngo-Aku; walala enganyakazi emilenzeni yebhere.
  
  
  Isilo esikhulu safika kimi. Wathatha isinyathelo esiya phambili futhi waphinde wadutshulwa. Umcibisholo wesibili waklebhula ikhala le-emu. Isikhali sayibamba futhi ngokushesha sadubula okwesithathu, kulokho engangikuthemba ukuthi kwakuyiphaphu. Ibhere lakhala, laphenduka, futhi lanyamalala. Khona-ke wasukuma wabuyela kimi.
  
  
  Umcibisholo wakhe wesine wamshaya. Waqina futhi wama ethule ngokuphelele, ekhanda phansi, njengenkunzi elungiselela ukuhlasela. Wayegxuma emuva naphambili emilenzeni yakhe ebuthakathaka. Ngadonsa ibhavu, ngezwa ukuchofoza njengoba ibhokisi le-cartridge lalindiza. Wazizwa efudumele esiqwini. Wacindezela ibhavu phambili futhi waphinde wadutshulwa, cishe ngaphandle kokukhomba.
  
  
  Ibhere lanquma ukuthatha esinye isinyathelo. I-paw yavuka futhi yabekwa ngaphandle, njengemilenze yenja enkulu enoboya ehlanganyela ekuvoteni-ukuvota kuyolala phansi. Khona-ke ibhere lavele lawa njengomuthi owagawulwa. Umzimba omkhulu ka-Ego wahlukanisa iqhwa elibandayo.
  
  
  Wayemi ephethe isibhamu sakhe, ebuka isilo. Khona-ke kancane kancane wehlisa isikhali. I-dollar stack yami yayishaya kanzima kangangokuthi ngazizwa nginobuhlungu esifubeni sami. Ukuthula kwakuphelele kangangokuthi kwenza izindlebe zami zaqhuma. Ngabona ukuthi iqhwa neqhwa elalingizungezile kwakugcwele igazi. Wabheka phezulu wabona amafu omusi evunguza emoyeni.
  
  
  Ushaggy wamuzwa. Usonya wagijima ngaphambi kwezithuthuthu waya e-Aku. Ngangingacabangi ukuthi angaphila, wayegcwele igazi.
  
  
  Nganginomuzwa ongajwayelekile. Wazizwa ezolile ngendlela emangalisayo. Ngangingenaso isikhathi sokucabanga ngakho. Konke engangikwenza kwakungokwemvelo. Kodwa manje njengoba kwase kuphelile, ngase nginesikhathi sokucabanga.
  
  
  Zaziyizilwane ezinhle, lezi zinyathi zasezindaweni ezibandayo. Ngiye ngabulala abathathu babo futhi angikaze ngibone lutho olunjengalolu ngaphambili. Ngabheka kusuka kwesinye isidumbu esikhulu kuya kwesinye, futhi ngangazi ukuthi kwakufanele ngizizwe kanjani njengomzingeli. Kuyoba into ukutshela abazukulu bakho. Wayazi ukuthi eminyakeni eminingi kamuva, ecabanga ngakho, isasasa lakhe lalisalokhu linjalo.
  
  
  Walahla isibhamu futhi kancane kancane waya Kusonya, owayesevele eguqe eduze kuka-Aku. "Kubi kangakanani?"
  
  
  Usonya wakhumula ijazi lika-Ego elijiyile. "Usesimweni esibi kakhulu, Nick", esho, engangibheki. "Njengoba ubona, ubuso bakhe bavuleka futhi walunywa kanzima ehlombe lakhe lesobunxele. Ngicabanga ukuthi ukuqala okulungile kwe-ego nakho kuphukile."
  
  
  "Kodwa usaphila.
  
  
  Wathi: "yebo, usaphila."
  
  
  U-Aku wavusa intukuthelo. Amehlo ka-Ego avuleka futhi ngokushesha agcwala ukwesaba. "Cha !
  
  
  "Kulungile," kusho Usonya ngokududuza. "Amabhere afile. Unick wabulala u-ih futhi wasindisa ukuphila kwakho.
  
  
  U-Aku wangibuka. I-emu yayibonakala inenkinga yokugxilisa ingqondo.
  
  
  Kungani?'Kuyini?'wabuza ngezwi elibuthakathaka. - Wawukwazi ukuthi sizokubulala. Kungani?'
  
  
  Usonya wangibuka. "Yebo, nick, kungani?"Izolo, lapho egxumela kulenkabazwe, nawe wangisindisa.
  
  
  Sawubona wamomotheka. Ngathi: "mhlawumbe ngithanda ukuphikisa konke". 'Woza. Ake sihambe sithole usizo Ku-Aku. Ake siye kule ndawo!
  
  
  "Ngakwenza", Kusho u-Aku. Kwadingeka ngilalele ngokucophelela ngoba amazwi e-ego ayengacacile. - Yiphutha lami isibhamu sakho asizange sisebenze. Lapho sifika ekamu Lasemelika, akazange ahlale nezinto zakhe. Naye wayemfuna. Watholakala umagazini ofanelana nesibhamu sakho. Wakhipha ama-cartridge wakhipha impuphu, wabe esefaka i-magazine eparka yakhe. Wayelinde ithuba lokushintshanisa i-ego yakhe nesitolo esigcwele. Leli thuba lafika lapho usiza Usonya ukuba avuke. Wanginika isibhamu sakho ... khumbula? Amathe ayegeleza ekhoneni le-ego ye-rta.
  
  
  Ngakukhumbula futhi ngaqonda ukuthi kungani ayelangazelela kangaka ukubuyisa izinhlamvu zakhe. Wayazi ukuthi ngangingeke ngikwazi ukuvimba lezi zinyathi. Usonya wakhipha ikhithi yosizo lokuqala . Ngesikhathi ebopha u-Aku ngangokunokwenzeka, ijazi lakhe lamfaka ezithuthuthwini. U-Ego wayesanda kuqeda lapho Usonya efika kimi. Kwakunegazi emikhonweni yejakhethi yakhe nasemadolweni amabhulukwe akhe.
  
  
  Wahogela umoya obandayo futhi wagcoba ikhala lakhe ngomhlane wesigqoko sakhe. Wathi:" awuphendulanga ngempela umbuzo wami we-corkscrew". - Wawumgwema nje. Kungani wasindisa ukuphila kwami lapho wazi ukuthi ngangenzani? Futhi kungani wasindisa Aku nje manje?
  
  
  I-ai yakhe ayikwazanga ukuphendula. Wayengakwazi ukumtshela, ngoba wayengazi. Lokho kwakungenxa yokuthi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wayeyini, wayengeke nje amphonse kulenkabazwe ngaphandle kokuzama ukumvikela, njengoba nje ayengakwazi ukuma abuke u-Aku edliwa ibhere.
  
  
  Izwi engalisho hey. Wahlala lapho, engilalela, futhi engibuka ngingenalutho. Uma engangiqondi, khona-ke nami ngangingamqondi. Kwakunothando Ecorsica, futhi emkhunjini ongaphansi kwamanzi, wakhala. Wayegqolozela ubuhle obuvamile bobuso bakhe obunezingqimba ze-parka, umphetho wekhala lakhe, nezinduku zokudla ezibandayo. Ngangisazizwa sengathi kunokuhlobana phakathi kwethu, futhi ngangingakholelwa ukuthi kwakuyindlela eyodwa nje. Kumelwe ukuba naye wakuzwa lokho.
  
  
  Wabubula. "Sizobeka U-Aku esithuthuthwini sami. Uyagibela, futhi uqondise ngenkathi ngikudonsa. Ngicabanga ukuthi lena yindlela engcono kakhulu.
  
  
  "Njengoba ufisa, Nick."Waphendukela kimi futhi waya ku-ak. Wayembuka.
  
  
  Kulungile, ngazitshela ukuthi usemusha obuthakathaka. Ungummeli waserussia ohambweni. Wayalelwa ukuba asondele kimi-hey, kwenzekeni-futhi angibulale. Ukube wazama, ngabe ngambulala kuqala.
  
  
  Sashayela U-Aku ngesithuthuthu sami, futhi u-ih wamdonsa wamyisa emzaneni Lapho Usonya eshayela.
  
  
  Yayihamba kancane ngendlela ebuhlungu. Izithuthuthu zazinamandla anele okudonsa yonke leyo mishini, kanye nabantu abathathu.
  
  
  Wanquma ukutshela abantu bendawo ngamabhere afile. Ngokwalokho ayekuqonda kuma-Eskimo, asinikeza cishe konke esikudingayo uma sibanika lezi zinyathi.
  
  
  Sasisemgwaqweni cishe ihora lapho ngibona okuthile okuzungeza idolobhana esibheke kulo. Wabe esema wabuyela esithuthuthwini sesibili U-Aku ayeboshwe kuso. Wafinyelela umzuzu we-ego futhi wakhipha iphepha elifanele lesibhamu sakhe. Ephethe Iwinchester egcwele kanye namaphepha ezinye izibhamu ezimbili emaphaketheni akhe, wayelinde, encike esithuthuthwini, ukuze abone ukuthi kwakuzokwenzekani.
  
  
  Kwafika izihlibhi ezintathu zezinja . Owesifazane ongumeskimo wayehlala phezu kwesiledi ngasinye, futhi indoda ethile yayishayela. Isiledi sama ngakwesobunxele sethu, futhi esesibili saqala ngakwesokudla sethu. Owesithathu wama phambi kwethu.
  
  
  Umshayeli wesiledi ongakwesobunxele sami wayenesibhamu engalweni yakhe. Wamomotheka kancane ngobuso bakhe obubanzi, obuyisicaba. Khona-ke wehla esikebheni futhi weza kimi. Izinja zazikhonkotha futhi zikhonkotha. Laba besifazane ababili babheka Usonya ngendlela exakile.
  
  
  Indoda eyangisondela yayigqoke ijazi lesikhumba. Kwabonakala ukuthi i-ego rifle yayiyi-Enfield 303 endala. Ubuso obumnyama buka-Ego babungenalutho njengoba ayehlola kokubili izithuthuthu nemishini ngaphambi kokuba angiphendulele amehlo akhe amise okwe-alimondi.
  
  
  Wathi, " Ummelika?". Wayenezwi elijulile.
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. - Sinomuntu olimele kanye nathi.
  
  
  Wakhonkotha waphendula. "Sezwa ukudubula."Waphinde wanqekuzisa ikhanda . "Kunamabhere amathathu asezindaweni ezibandayo. Abafileyo. Ungathola ih. Sifuna nje ukusiza umuntu olimele."
  
  
  Manje wayemamatheka kakhulu futhi ebonisa amazinyo akhe afana nawehhashi. Wayenobuso obungazange bukhule. I-emu ingaba neminyaka ephakathi kuka-26 no-66 ubudala. Wachichima okuthile kwabanye ngolimi ayengakaze aluzwe ngaphambili.
  
  
  Abesifazane abathathu bagxuma bazungeza isiledi . Bakhubeka kakhulu baya E-ak ngesithuthuthu sesibili, futhi bazitika ngaso.
  
  
  Ngosizo Lwama-Eskimo, saletha i-Aku kwelinye lama-sledge . Umshayeli waphenduka iqembu wabuyela emzaneni. Usonya nomunye wabesifazane bahamba nabo.
  
  
  Indoda enamazinyo ehhashi yayikhomba ngemuva kwami. - Ingabe uyasiyisa emabhere?"
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. Le ndoda yabukeka imangele njengoba isithuthuthu sasiyiqala. Kodwa umsindo wemoto ngokushesha exazulula izinkinga zocwaningo lwesayensi uwukukhonkotha kwezinja. Lapho esezohamba, wabheka ezintabeni ... futhi ecindezelekile.
  
  
  Phezulu egqumeni, wabona isithombe somuntu esibhakabhakeni. Wayenenja eyayihamba naye. Le ndoda yasibuka ngezibuko.
  
  
  Ngabe sengimbona, futhi ngaqaphela ukuthi kwakungebona nje amabhere ayesendleleni yethu.
  
  
  
  
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  Ngesikhathi izidumbu zamabhere zifika emzaneni, kwase kumnyama kakade. Uyazi ukuthi isikhulu salesi sizwe sasibizwa ngokuthi Ulok. Amanye amalungu esizwe kwakungamadodana Kalok anamakhosikazi e-ih namadodana e-ih anamakhosikazi e-ih. Le ndawo yokuhlala yayiyindawo yokuhlala yesikhashana kuphela phakathi nobusika.
  
  
  Kwakunama-Igloo ayisishiyagalombili eduze kwezindlu zokubhema. Enye ngaphesheya kwenaliti yayinkulu kunekhaya lomkhaya elijwayelekile. Kwakuwuhlobo oluthile lwesikhungo somphakathi lapho izingane zazidlala khona futhi amadoda nabesifazane babexoxa ngamahemuhemu. Uloka wahlangana naye lapho.
  
  
  I-emu yayibonakala ineminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amahlanu ubudala. Wayengakhulumi isingisi, kodwa u-Ego son, owayehola iqembu elafika kithi, waba umhumushi.
  
  
  I-igloo yayishisa futhi inomswakama. Amakhandlela avuthayo ayenikeza ukukhanya okukodwa okungcwele. Abesifazane asebekhulile babehlala ezindongeni, behlafuna izikhumba ukuze bathambise i-ih.
  
  
  Nganikezwa amafutha emikhomo nezinhlanzi ezingavuthiwe, futhi ngazithathela zona. Ama-Eskimo angibuka nginelukuluku elincane, elihlekisayo.
  
  
  Ochwepheshe bangempela e-igloo babenuka umjuluko omdala, uketshezi lwamakhandlela namafutha amabhere. Amakhandlela enza ukukhanya okudansa, okuntengantengayo. Ehlezi emlenzeni onqamula uboya eceleni Kukalocke, wabuka abesifazane. Amazinyo abadala ayecishe aguge ngokuphelele ngenxa yokuhlafuna izikhumba.
  
  
  Kuze kube manje, U-El wayezwile izinto ezimbili. U-Aku wathola ukunakekelwa okungcono kakhulu laba bantu ababengakunikeza. Umlenze wawubekwe, ukulunywa kwakuboshwe ngamabhandeshi, futhi ubuso babuthungwe. Yiqiniso, amanxeba akhe ayophola futhi U-Aku uyolulama. Ngezwa nokuthi Usonya wayekhathele kangangokuthi walala kwelinye lama-igloo.
  
  
  Indodana kalok yayibizwa Ngokuthi Udrok. Wahlala phansi kimi futhi wangibuka ngokucophelela. Wayenelukuluku lokwazi lapho eseyingane, kodwa kwakungekho lutho olungabantwana ngonen, futhi wayebonakala eziqhenya ngokukhuluma isingisi.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngangise-Anchorage, ngiphakamisa isifuba sakhe. "Ngaya E-Anchorage namanye amalungu omkhaya wakithi."
  
  
  Wafaka izinhlanzi ezingavuthiwe emlonyeni wakhe. "Usunesikhathi esingakanani ulapha?"
  
  
  Waphakamisa iminwe yakhe engcolile. 'Izinyanga eziyisithupha. Isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba ufunde American, kwesokudla?
  
  
  Wamomotheka futhi wanqekuzisa ikhanda. - Ufunde kahle kangaka.
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga futhi waphinde wabonisa amazinyo akhe ehhashi. Wabheka nxazonke. Ngaphandle kokuma, bonke abesifazane babemamatheka futhi benqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  Khona-Ke Ulock wakhuluma. Udrok walalela ngokucophelela, esahleka. Lapho uyise eqeda ukukhuluma, Udrok waphinde wabheka inaliti . Ekugcineni, wabheka intombazane esencane eyayihlezi ekugcineni komugqa wabesifazane abahlafunayo. Ngangicabanga ukuthi wayemuhle, cishe eneminyaka eyishumi nesithupha, enesikhumba esibushelelezi nokumamatheka okujabulisayo. Wabona Udrok ebuka Unah futhi wagoba ikhanda lakhe enamahloni.
  
  
  Udrok wabuyela kimi. "Ubaba unamadodakazi amathathu. Akekho noyedwa okhethiwe okwamanje. Wakhomba intombazane esencane. "Ungomncane kunabo bonke ."Wangishaya engalweni. - Bayakuthanda. Bayakuhleka. Ungakhetha ukuthi ufuna bani, kodwa osemusha ungcono."
  
  
  Wabheka intombazane. Wayelokhu ehlisa ikhanda lakhe enamahloni, kodwa wangibuka ngokushesha. Wabe esephakamisa umunwe wakhe wokukhomba ezindebeni zakhe futhi wahleka. Abesifazane ezinhlangothini zombili zenah nabo babehleka, njengoba kwenza bonke abanye e-igloo.
  
  
  Ngangingafuni ukucasula muntu, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokungenisa izihambi okwaboniswa Ama-Eskimo. Basamukela, baselapha amanxeba Ka-Aku , bangondla, futhi manje sebenginikeze enye yamantombazane abo.
  
  
  Wathi, " Ngiyabonga ngenhlonipho, Droc. Sicela ubonge uyihlo egameni lami. Kodwa kumelwe ngiyenqabe. Sengivele nginomuntu."
  
  
  Waphakamisa amashiya akhe. "Ingabe Mncane nawe ?"Wanqekuzisa ikhanda, wabuka, futhi walinda Ukuba Udrocke adlulisele i-rheumatism Kulocke. Indoda endala yalalela buthule, yangibuka. Wabe esecasuka futhi wakhonkotha okuthile Egorse.
  
  
  Udrok wangihleka futhi. "Ubaba akaqondi ukuthi kungani ukhethe umuntu ophaphathekile futhi omncane kangaka."Ungadli inyama. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda entombazaneni. "Banenyama eningi. Gcina ufudumele ngobusuku obubandayo. Ukunikeza izingane eziningi.
  
  
  Usemusha, uneminyaka eminingi ngaphambi kwakhe.
  
  
  Ngiyabonga futhi ngesiphakamiso, kodwa sengivele ngikhethile."
  
  
  Waphakamisa amahlombe akhe.
  
  
  Ugork wayenesibhamu I-Enfield, futhi isandla sakhe sasisesemhlane. Manje wambuza: "Drok, zingaki izibhamu ezikhona emzaneni?"
  
  
  "Akekho", esho ngokuziqhenya. Nginesibhamu. Ukudubula kwakhe okuhle. Umdubuli wakhe omuhle Kakhulu Ezweni Lonke Elibandayo.
  
  
  "Ngifisa sengathi ngingamkholwa. Kwakungadingeki ngicele okunye. Okuwukuphela kwendlela yokuthumba isibhamu ezandleni ze-ego iwukuthatha isidumbu.
  
  
  Ulock waphinde washo okuthile. Kwaba nokuthula isikhathi eside ngaphambi Kokuba Udrok angidlulisele umyalezo.
  
  
  "Baba, ukhathazekile. Usinika izikhumba ezimbili zebhere, futhi inyama yentsha ilungile, kodwa awuthathi indodakazi yakho. Akakwazi ukukhokhela izipho.
  
  
  Yena, wakhipha iphakethe likagwayi futhi wanikela ngelinye kubaba nendodana. Bobabili bayithatha futhi ngokuzithoba bavula ugwayi. Udrok wakhwehlela, wabe esekhwehlela okokuqala, kodwa waphikelela.
  
  
  Wathi, "ell Ulocke ukuthi angangikhokhela uma efuna."Ihhotela lakhe lingathanda ukwazi ukuthi yena, noma wena, noma omunye umuntu endaweni yakho ubonile omunye umuntu ngaphandle kwethu ngesonto noma ngenyanga edlule. .. izihambi.
  
  
  Udrok wahumusha i-ego phambi kukayise. Kwaba nokuthula isikhathi eside. Indoda endala yayingavumelani nalokhu. Udrok walinda ngokumangala. Ekugcineni, ikhehla lanyakazisa ikhanda lalo futhi lahleba okuthile.
  
  
  "Akazange abone lutho", kusho Udrok, " kodwa usekhulile kakhulu. Akasakwazi ukubona kahle. Ngiye ngabona abantu abaningi engingabazi.
  
  
  Eyakhe, yayithambekele phambili. 'Yebo?'
  
  
  Udrok wehlisa amehlo akhe. Wayebambe ugwayi obhemayo phambi kwakhe futhi ebuka Unah ekhaleni lakhe. Wayazi ukuthi mina nobaba wami sasimbhekile. Wayeyisikhungo sokunakwa futhi wakujabulela. "Yebo," esho ekugcineni . "Ngibona amadoda. Njalo ngesileyi nezinja. Njalo kude.
  
  
  - Babenzani, laba bantu?"
  
  
  Waphishekela izindebe zakhe futhi waqhubeka egqolozela ugwayi ovuthayo. 'Akukho okufana nalokho.'
  
  
  "Kumelwe ukuba benza okuthile", ngishilo. 'Yini? Udrok waphakamisela ugwayi ezindebeni zakhe futhi wamunca intuthu. Waqhuma intuthu ngaphandle kokuyiphefumula. "Ngicabanga ukuthi basezintabeni."Futhi sabheka ngenaliti ngezibuko.
  
  
  "Babebukele indawo yokuhlala ngaleso sikhathi."
  
  
  Yebo. Ngiyamkholwa.'
  
  
  'Babegqoke kanjani? Ingabe kwakukhona uhlobo oluthile lwesimo kuzo?
  
  
  Nalapha Futhi, Udrok walinda isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba aphendule. Wakhipha izindebe zakhe ezingezansi futhi wagcina amehlo akhe evaliwe. Ekugcineni wathi:" angikaze ngikubone". Waphakamisa amahlombe akhe. "Bemi egqumeni futhi bebheka ngezibuko. Bakude kakhulu ukuba babone ukuthi bagqoke ini.
  
  
  Wakhipha ugwayi wakhe. "Drok, ungambuza yini uyihlo ukuthi angakhathazeka yini ngokuletha isikhumba esisodwa sebhere?"Ngifuna ukuyiboleka isikhashana, kodwa ngizoyibuyisela.
  
  
  Udrok wahumusha i-ego phambi kukayise. Ulock wanqekuzisa ikhanda futhi wafaka okuthile komunye wabesifazane. Baletha isikhumba sebhere nalabo ababolile phambi kwami.
  
  
  Udrok wabuza: "uyaphi?"
  
  
  - Ngizoshiya umuzi isikhashana. Kodwa kukhona okuthile okudingeka ngikwenze kuqala."Wasukuma ephethe uboya ezandleni zakhe. "Ngiyabonga ngokungenisa izihambi kwakho, Drok. Ngicela ubonge uyihlo egameni lami?
  
  
  Waphuma nge-igloo waya lapho kwakumiswe khona izithuthuthu nemishini. Izibhamu zikasonny no-Aku zazikhona. Kwangithatha isigamu sehora ukukhipha wonke amaphepha ezikhwameni zami bese ngikhipha impuphu ezungeze ama-cartridge. Lapho lokhu sekwenziwe, wafaka amaphepha ayewaphethe ezibhamu. Manje kwase kusele izibhamu ezimbili kuphela ezazingadubula. Iwinchester yami Ne-Enfield gorse endala .
  
  
  Uwilhelmina poe wayikhipha esikhwameni sayo, wakhipha umagazini Kaluger ongenalutho, futhi esikhundleni sawo wafaka umagazini ogcwele. Ezungeze esinye sezikhwama zakhe, wakhipha umagazini ongasetshenziswanga we-hard drive futhi wawushaya ngomzuzu. Khona-ke u-odin wayikhipha ezungeze izikhwama futhi wagcwalisa i-ego ngeziqhumane neziqhumane. Ngafaka i-parka eyengeziwe nekhithi yosizo lokuqala phezulu. Wabe esegqoka ubhaka wakhe futhi walungisa imichilo ukuze kube lula.
  
  
  Wathatha Iwinchester yakhe washiya indawo, izibonakude zazilengiswe phezu kwehlombe lakhe lesobunxele. Wayesho indawo yokugcina. Ngaya egqumeni lapho ngabona khona indoda ephethe isiledi.
  
  
  Ngayidlula phakathi. Ngacabanga ukuthi kungangithatha cishe ihora ukufika lapho. Njalo ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi wayema, ephakamisa izibonakude zakhe ukuze abheke nxazonke.
  
  
  Uma lowo muntu esekhona, wayengafuni ukuhlaselwa.
  
  
  Kungakhathaliseki Ukuthi Amashayina ayecashe ini, kwakukhona lapho — ngangikuzwa. Kungani omunye ukuqapha settlement ? Kungani ama-scooter ayebhekwa? Kungani isisekelo Sasemelika sabhujiswa?
  
  
  Uboya bebhere lasezindaweni ezibandayo babusongwe okhalweni lwami. Ngenxa yalokhu nesisindo sesikhwama semithwalo, ngokuvamile kwakudingeka ngiphumule. Kwathatha isikhathi eside ukufinyelela egqumeni lokuqala kunalokho ayecabanga. Kwathatha cishe amahora amathathu.
  
  
  Wahamba kancane enyuka egqumeni. Ngaphandle kwalokho, kwakunamanye amagquma amabili ayegelezela ezintabeni. Kwakungekhona ukukhuphuka ngokucijile, kodwa konke engangikugqokile kwangenza ngaba lukhuni. Lapho ekugcineni eyakhe ifinyelela esiqongweni segquma, eyakhe yaphumula. Ngahlala ngaphakamisa ikhanda lami ezandleni zami.
  
  
  Umoya omncane wawushaya, ubanda njengoba umoya wokufa, njengoba yena, wawukhuphuka futhi uhlola indawo. Umoya wawungenamandla ngokwanele ukuba umboze yonke imizila. Indoda ephethe isiledi yenja yayo kwakufanele ishiye izinyathelo. Izingoma zizongibonisa ukuthi wayephi lapho ephuma egqumeni.
  
  
  Wayehamba emibuthanweni, efunda phansi. Futhi kwakungebona, izinyathelo ayezibonile kuqala, kodwa indle yenja. Ngabe sengibona imigwaqo yezikebhe. Ngabala isiqondiso salo futhi ngaqhubeka nokuphila futhi.
  
  
  Wagijima phakathi kwezitimela ezihamba ngezikebhe. Ayeholela kolunye uhlangothi lwegquma elilandelayo futhi azungeze igquma lesithathu aye ezintabeni. Le migwaqo yayilandela umgwaqo olula phakathi kwezintaba, unqamula umhosha omncane, futhi uzungeze isisekelo sentaba emincane. Wabe esengena esigodini eside esizungezwe izintaba eziphakeme kangangokuthi iziqongo zazingabonakali.
  
  
  Kwakunjengekhadi Likakhisimusi. Lapha futhi kwakukhona izihlahla zikaphayini ezibandayo. Umfudlana waqhuma phakathi esigodini, ngokusobala izintaba eziphakeme futhi awuzange uvumele imimoya ebulalayo Yase-Arctic ukuba ingene. Kwakushisa okungenani ama-degree angamashumi amathathu lapha.
  
  
  Izintambo zesiledi zazidlula esigodini, futhi zavele zama. Ngadlula kulo futhi ngabuya ukuze ngiqiniseke ngalo. Waguqa phansi, ecasukile. Izintambo zamiswa futhi zanyamalala. Kwakunjengokungathi isiledi, izinja, nendoda kwase kunyamalele ebusweni bomhlaba.
  
  
  Ibhomu leqhwa I-Zero laqala ukushisa.
  
  
  
  
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  Ngabheka nxazonke ngimangele. Izintaba zaziphakeme, kodwa zazingajulile. Ngale kwalezi zintaba Kwakunolwandle I-Arctic oluneqhwa lalo elihlala njalo, iqhwa elikhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni, elalihlala lihamba futhi lincibilika. Kodwa lesi sigodi sasiyindawo eyomile. Efriziwe, yebo, kodwa namanje kwakuyindawo yonke yehhotela, hhayi iqhwa.
  
  
  Ngandlela-thile, isiledi sasingasekho. Wakhipha isibani esincane ephaketheni lakhe futhi waguqa lapho amathrekhi ayephela khona. Ngabheka kahle. Kwakunjengokungathi banqanyuliwe ngokoqobo.
  
  
  "Woza!"washo ngokuzwakalayo .
  
  
  Ngangingazi ukuthi lokho kwakusho ukuthini, kodwa kwadingeka ngithole. Wakhumula isikhumba sebhere okhalweni lwakhe wasilahla eqhweni. Nganginomuzwa wokuthi kwakuzodingeka ngilinde uma ngifuna ukuvula okuthile. Isiledi sasizonyamalala ngokuzumayo bese siphinde sivele ngokuzumayo. Ukube lesi simangaliso sasenzekile, ngabe wayekhona.
  
  
  Wamnyakazisa ngesikhumba sebhere ukuze abhale kabusha amathrekhi, wabe esehamba esuka lapho amathrekhi e-sled aphela khona. Igobolondo layo lathatha isikhashana, labe seliyama. Wathatha isibhamu sakhe nezibuko ehlombe lakhe, wabopha ubhaka wakhe, futhi welula isisu sakhe ngaphansi kwesikhumba sebhere.
  
  
  Wayemlindele, izibonakude zakhe zazigxile endaweni lapho kwakuphela khona imikhondo yezikebhe. Kwadlula ihora. Yayishisa kakhulu ngaphansi kwesikhumba sebhere. Manje wayeseqonda indlela amabhere asezindaweni ezibandayo angabhukuda ngayo emanzini aneqhwa Olwandlekazi i-Arctic. Kwadlula elinye ihora. Cishe wayigwinya. Futhi ekugcineni, kwenzeka okuthile.
  
  
  Nakuba ngangibuke lesi simangaliso ngezibuko, ngangingakukholelwa lokho. Indawo lapho amathrekhi ayephela khona kwakuwumngcele womnyango. Kodwa lokhu kwakungeyona iminyango evamile. Kwavela isiqeshana somhlabathi, sembula umhume omkhulu. Wayibuka umlomo wayo uvulekile. Umnyango omkhulu waqhuma futhi waqhuma njengoba wawukhuphuka ngokwengeziwe, uthatha iqhwa neqhwa elaliqandisiwe, waphenduka umshayo ovulekile ongamamitha amane ukuphakama nobubanzi obuphindwe kabili. Imisindo yayivela lapho kuvulwa, imisindo yezinsimbi zokushaya nokushaya. .. izindlela ezakhiwa lapho. Wabona ithambeka elide elibandayo liholela phansi lisuka emgodini. Yayingagxilile, mhlawumbe iqonde ngama-degree angu-30, kodwa yaholela ebumnyameni, futhi wayengakwazi ukubona okunye.
  
  
  Umoya ofudumele wawuseduze nomgodi, wazizwa enobugovu ebusweni bakhe obuvaliwe. Iqhwa elalizungeze umgodi laqala ukuncibilika, kodwa lapho umnyango omkhulu uvalwa futhi, iqhwa laphinde labanda ngokushesha futhi lasiza ekufihleni ukuphela kosuku.
  
  
  Khona-ke, wezwa umsindo omkhulu wokukhala ngaphezu komsindo ongaphansi komhlaba. Waphindela emuva ekuvikeleni isikhumba sebhere, ebheka ngezibuko. Umsindo wokukhala wawuvela esikebheni esidonswa izinja eziyisishiyagalolunye. Zazibonakala emthambekeni, futhi ngemva kwesikhashana zase zishelela eqhweni. Njengoba kwakunomsindo omusha, umnyango omkhulu waqala ukuvalwa. Kwakunokukhala okukhulu njengoba umnyango wawuvala, uvala wonke umuntu owayebuthene. Izibonakude zakhe zathuthwa zisuka phansi zaya esikebheni.
  
  
  Kwakunomuntu oyedwa kuphela owayesemkhunjini. Waya esigodini esiphakathi kwezintaba eziphakeme, cishe amamitha angamakhulu amabili ukusuka lapho. Wafika esigodini futhi wamisa izinja. Ngambona ebamba izibonakude zakhe futhi eqala ukugibela emthambekeni.
  
  
  Wayesevele emile, esembozwe isikhumba sebhere. Wagijima waya kumshayeli wesiledi, egobile. I-ego yakhe yayikwazi ukubona ngokucacile futhi ibone ukuthi kwakuyindoda Yasechina egqoke iyunifomu ensundu Yebutho lendabuko Lasechina. Wayengasamngabazi. Ngakuthola ku-Database Yamakhomanisi Asechina. Manje konke okwakudingeka ngikwenze kwakuwukufika lapho.
  
  
  Wakhasa ngokuqapha waze wafika ezinjeni. Lezi zilwane ezimbili zaphinde zakhonkotha. Abanye balinda bengenasithakazelo. Manje isosha Lasechina lase limi egqumeni, libheka ngezibuko endaweni Yama-Eskimo engezansi kakhulu.
  
  
  Wazidlula izinja futhi wakhuphukela egqumeni. Cishe phakathi nalapho, wakhumula ijazi lakhe lesikhumba sebhere futhi wasusa ubhaka emahlombe akhe. Iwinchester yayibeka ngokucophelela eqhweni.
  
  
  Ngamdonsa ngehlombe lami, Futhi Uhugo, i-stiletto yami, wangena esandleni sami. Ikhasa ngezinyawo ezine. Lapho eyakhe ifinyelela phezulu, eyakhe yayilingana namehlo ngamadolo esosha. Wayegqoke ama-leggings. Wayesondelene kakhulu kangangokuthi wayekwazi ukubona izindandatho ezazinemicu. Wadonsa imilenze yakhe ngaphansi kwakhe futhi wacasha buthule ngemva kwe-emu.
  
  
  Izinja zangizwa noma zangihogela lapho ngisondela esosheni. Ukugquma kwaphela, futhi lonke igumbi laqala ukukhonkotha. Isosha laphenduka.
  
  
  Ngangiqotho kubo, Uhugo wayesesandleni sami. Icebo lakhe kwakuwukufinyelela futhi anqume umphimbo we-emu. U-Ego wabeka ingalo yakhe entanyeni yakhe, kodwa wawa ngamadolo, wagingqika emhlane wakhe, futhi wathinta isibhamu sakhe sokusebenza. Akekho osizungezile owasho lutho, kodwa wazihleka njengoba ekhumula iflap yesikhumba sesikhwama sakhe.
  
  
  Wawa phezu kwakhe, futhi wabamba isandla esasihlangene wayefuna isibhamu. I-stiletto yamphakamisa futhi yamkhomba ngomphimbo. Waphenduka ethukile emehlweni akhe. Ummese kahugo wangena ehlombe le-emu. Ummese waphinde wamkhipha. Lo Mshayina wamemeza ebuhlungwini futhi waphenduka. Isandla sika-Ego sakhululeka ngenxa yamaqhinga ami, futhi manje wayesevule i-holster flap.
  
  
  Uhugo wayithatha esandleni sakhe, waphakamisa isandla sakhe, futhi ngokushesha wehlisa ummese. Kulokhu yamshaya emphinjeni. Amehlo ka-Ego agxuma ekhanda, futhi izandla zakhe zawa. Enye yezinja yakhala ngokudabuka, ikhala liphakama. Abanye benza okufanayo. Isidumbu esingaphansi kwami sathuthumela isikhashana, sabe sesibanda.
  
  
  Kwakhululwa igazi eliningi kakhulu. Kwathatha isikhathi eside kakhulu. Kwakuwukufa okungcolile. Uhugo wasukuma wayisula emabhulukweni esosha. Ngangingafuni ukukhumula umzimba wakhe, kodwa ngangazi ukuthi ngidinga uhlobo oluthile ukuze ngingene kulowo mnyango. Ekugcineni, wanquma ukusebenzisa i-gaiters ne-ego jacket yalo muntu. Lapho eseqedile, wathatha isikhumba sebhere wasimboza nge-ego. Wabe esethatha ubhaka wakhe, izibonakude, newinchester, futhi wagingqika waya ezinjeni ezingenakuphumula.
  
  
  Umholi, onamaqhubu aqinile, wangiluma umlenze futhi wazama ukungibamba ngomphimbo. I-ego yayo ihlaba umxhwele kakhulu.
  
  
  'Yeka! Emuva! Ngamshaya.
  
  
  Wathatha isinyathelo emuva, wabe esengihlasela futhi, ekhonkotha njengoba ayezama ukufinyelela emlenzeni wami. Sasilwela amandla, lo Husky nowakhe. Izinja ezihamba ngezikebhe ngokuvamile ziyizilwane zasendle; ngezinye izikhathi ziyaziwa ukuthi zihlasela futhi zibulale abantu ngobuningi.
  
  
  Inja yamkhahlela, ngakho washayisa isiledi. Ngashaya ezinye izinja ezintathu ezazama ukuluma izandla zami .
  
  
  Ngiyalile. "Ngena emgqeni!"'
  
  
  Isikhova esikhulu sahlala eduze kwesiledi futhi sangikhonkotha ngamazinyo angenalutho. Wayazi ukuthi ezinye izilwane zaziyomlandela, ngoba wayeqine kunabo bonke.
  
  
  Ngaya kuye futhi ngambamba entanyeni. Wakhonkotha futhi wazama ukujika ikhanda lakhe ukuze angilume.
  
  
  Ngiyalile. 'Thula! I-ego yakhe yamphonsa phambi kwegumbi. Wayegxuma eqhweni futhi ezama ukubuyela kimi. Enye ezungeze ezinye izinja yazama ukuluma izibopho ze-ego zomlenze wangemuva. I-husky enkulu yamshaya futhi yaluma enye inja kanzima kakhulu ehlombe kangangokuthi igazi lageleza. Enye inja yakhala futhi yahlehla.
  
  
  "Ngena emgqeni!"
  
  
  Ngokungafuni, ibig husky yasondela Kugolovkin. Wayelokhu ephendukisa ikhanda lakhe, eveza amazinyo akhe, futhi ekhonkotha. Kodwa manje wayesazi ukuthi ngiphethe. Wayekuzonda, kodwa wayekwazi.
  
  
  Lapho elapho, uyise wasondela kuye futhi waphakamisa isandla sakhe. Imihlathi enamandla ka-Ego yayizungeze unah ngokumemeza. Isandla sakhe sasicindezelwa ngokwengeziwe emlonyeni we-ego. Amandla okulunywa yi-ego angilimaza. Walinda waze wazizwa imisipha yakhe ye-ego ikhululekile. Amazinyo akhe ahlukana futhi isandla sakhe sasisemlonyeni wakhe. Waphenduka ikhanda lakhe elikhulu, futhi ukukhonkotha kwaba ukukhonkotha okuthambile. Ukukhonkotha kwaphenduka ukukhonkotha.
  
  
  Wayemamatheka futhi eshaya intamo ka-ego eminyene, ethambile. "Mfana omuhle," ngasho ngobumnene. 'Mfana omuhle.'
  
  
  Wabe esebuyela esikebheni. Uknut wayithatha. "Ngokushesha!"' Shesha! shesha!'
  
  
  Izinja zaqala ukuhamba. U-Oni waqala ukuhamba ngobuqotho, kodwa u-ih wamhola embuthanweni, ebheke esangweni. Bakhonkotha, bakhonkotha, futhi benza zonke izinhlobo zemisindo, kodwa babaleka.
  
  
  Wathambekela phambili ukuze amboze umhlambi wakhe ngesikhumba sebhere esasilele esihlalweni sesiledi. Njengoba enza kanjalo, wabona okuthile ngaphansi koboya: ibhokisi elincane elimnyama elilingana nephakethe likagwayi. Kwakunenkinobho eyayigqamile, futhi kwakukhona i-brylev ephuzi. Akukho okunye. Yayiphethwe u-ego ngesandla esisodwa, futhi ngesinye wayishaya phezu kwamakhanda ezinja.
  
  
  Wahamba waya lapho isivalo sasivulekile khona. Ngangingazi ukuthi ngingayivula kanjani le nto, kodwa ngangicabanga ukuthi ibhokisi elimnyama kumelwe ukuba linokuthile elikuhilelekile kuyo. Mhlawumbe kwakuwumshini we-elekthronikhi owawunikeza othile isignali ngakolunye uhlangothi lodonga noma owawuvula umnyango. Noma kunjalo, yilokho kuphela enganginakho. Kusukela manje kuqhubeke, kwadingeka ngidlale konke ngokuthinta.
  
  
  Waphakamisa ibhokisi phambi kwakhe futhi wacindezela inkinobho. Kwakukhanya ukukhanya okuphuzi, futhi ngokushesha wezwa ukuqhuma kweqhwa eliphukile, kulandelwa ukuqhuma nokukhala njengoba kuvulwa isivalo esikhulu.
  
  
  Izinja azizange zinqikaze ukucwila ngqo emhumeni ovulekile. Isiswebhu sasimphonsa esihlalweni sesiledi futhi sidonsa isigqoko sesosha eliphindwe kabili ngangokunokwenzeka ebusweni baso. Into elandelayo engangiyazi, isisu sami sazizwa sengathi inqola enama-roller coaster yayisifinyelela endaweni yayo ephakeme kakhulu futhi iqala ukwehla.
  
  
  Abagijimi be-sledge behla emthambekeni njengoba sehla. Ngabona ukuthi kunomuntu owayesilindele phansi.
  
  
  Ikhanda lakhe laphenduka kancane. Isosha Lasechina lalimi phezu kwesivalo esikhulu. Ngambona ehlisa isivalo. Isango laphuka futhi lavalwa ngemva kwami. Lapho nje umnyango uvalwa, ukukhanya okuphuzi ebhokisini kwaphela ukucwayiza. Njengoba i-mimmo yesosha yayidlula, yamomotheka yangishayela izandla. Sajika kancane ngakwesokudla sazithola sisemhumeni weqhwa, izindonga zawo zaqiniswa ngemishayo yensimbi. Ijika lalinwebeka, futhi izinja zangidonsa. Kwakusemnyama kakhulu ukubona noma yini, kodwa phambi kwami, egcekeni eligobile, usanta ovuthayo wambona, wabe esebona ezinye izihlibhi nezinja. Izinja zami zaqala ukukhonkotha njengoba sasisondela.
  
  
  I-front husky yami yayikwazi okufanele ikwenze. Wagijima obala waya kwezinye izinja nasesilayidini . Njengoba sasisondela, wehlisa ijubane futhi wadonsa isiledi sami phakathi kwalezi ezinye ezimbili. Zonke izinja zazikhonkotha kakhulu. Njengoba ngangehla esikebheni, ngabona isitsha senyama eluhlaza ngakwesokudla. Wathatha izingcezu ezimbalwa zezinja waziphonsa kuzo, eqiniseka ukuthi umholi Wamahusky uthola ingcezu enkulu kunazo zonke.
  
  
  Khona-ke bonke bazola. Wabamba ubhaka wakhe futhi wafaka izandla zakhe emibhinqweni. Wabe esethatha iwinchester yakhe wahamba ngqo egcekeni elincane.
  
  
  Waphinde wezwa imisindo yomsebenzi emihumeni. Kwakunzima ukuzwa imisindo; wayezwa ukuduma nokuduma kwezimoto. Kungakhathaliseki Ukuthi Amashayina ayenzani kithi, kumelwe ukuba kwathatha isikhathi eside ukuba asungule. Babengeke bamukele umuntu ongena ngokungemthetho. Kodwa kwakunento eyodwa engangiyithanda. Ubrylev wayengakhanyi kakhulu emaphaseji angena kuwo.
  
  
  Yonke le ndawo yayiyinethiwekhi yemigudu nemihume. Wadlula emihumeni emithathu eyayinemishini emikhulu eluhlaza eyayingaba noma ingabi ama-generator. Khona-ke wezwa umsindo ongavamile eduze: ukuchitheka kwamanzi okuthambile. Ngaya lapho.
  
  
  Ngokombono wami, kwakunento eyodwa kuphela eyayingihlukanisa ngempela nabanye emihumeni-ubhaka wami. Amadoda ayehlangana nawo ayehlomile kakhulu, futhi wonke ayebonakala ephuthuma. Iningi labantu ababebazungezile lalingamasosha Avela Epeople ' s Republic Of China. Kubonakala sengathi babengangiqapheli. Nokho, wazama ukufihla ubuso bakhe esembozweni sendawo yokupaka izimoto ngangokunokwenzeka.
  
  
  Ukuchitheka okuthambile kwabonakala ngokwengeziwe. Igobolondo layo lizungeza umhubhe owodwa liye komunye ohlangothini lomsindo. Izibani ezifiphele ophahleni zaziqhele ngamamitha ayishumi, futhi wacishe waphuthelwa umnyango womhume.
  
  
  Kwakuyigumbi elikhulu kunawo wonke engake ngawabona, elikhulu njengendawo yokugcina impahla futhi ligcwele amasosha. Ngaphakathi, Uwinchester wayilungisa futhi wafika kusuku lokukhala.
  
  
  Ubrylev wayekhanya kakhulu lapha, kodwa ngenhlanhla iningi lezibani lalingakhanyisiwe kimi, kodwa lalisuka ethekwini lokhuni lasebar, elalibheke lapho amanzi Olwandlekazi i-Arctic ayezungeza khona. Imikhumbi-ngwenya Emibili Yasechina yayiboshelwe edokisini, futhi imigqa emibili yabantu yayikhipha izinto ezikebheni. Kwakunamabhokisi amakhulu ayegcwele emhumeni.
  
  
  Wathuthuka esuka odongeni, wakhuphukela emabhokisini, futhi wacasha ngemva kwawo. Ihhotela lakhe lalibona imikhumbi-ngwenya ishaya umhume unyaka ngamunye. Kwakulula. Kwakubonakala izibani ezingaphansi kwamanzi ezindongeni zomhume omkhulu ongaphansi kwamanzi owawugxunyekwe emhlabathini obandayo. Imikhumbi-ngwenya yangena emanzini. Lapho sebekulungele ukuhamba, bacwila baphuma emihumeni ngendlela efanayo.
  
  
  Ngazama ukuthola indawo yesigodi maqondana nendawo engikhona manje. Ukube wayeqinisile, yonke le mihume nemigudu yayiyobe iqoshwe ezintabeni ivikela isigodi. Lo mhume kwakufanele ube ngakolunye uhlangothi lwezintaba, ungekude nogu Lolwandlekazi i-Arctic. Kodwa kungani? Yayiyini injongo yalenhlangano eyinkimbinkimbi? Ezungeze yonke leyo migede namasosha ahlomile? Yini Amashayina afinyelela kuyo? Isikhulumi sakhala, futhi ikhanda lami lakhuphuka. Lesi simemezelo safika ngokuzwakalayo Nangokusobala Ngesishayina: "Qaphela! Qaphela! Sinabahlaseli ababili! Ih kumelwe itholakale futhi ibhujiswe!
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 12
  
  
  
  
  Usonya. Isikhangiso sakhuluma ngabangeneleli ababili, kanti owesibili kungaba Usonya kuphela. Kwakungekho sizathu sokuba Ama-Eskimo azungeze indawo yokuhlala eze lapha, futhi u-Aku walimala kabi kakhulu. Cha, kwakumelwe Kube Usonya.
  
  
  Kumelwe ukuba wangilandela. Mhlawumbe wathola isosha lasechina elifile futhi ngandlela-thile wathola omunye umnyango womhume. Futhi mhlawumbe wayengangilandeli. Mhlawumbe naye wayembonile lo muntu egqumeni izolo. Kunoma ikuphi, Amashayina ayobe eseqaphile manje. Ngangingalindele ukuba ngingabonwa isikhathi eside.
  
  
  Amasosha angizungezile ayeka ukusebenza futhi ayemi lapho kwenziwa isimemezelo. Khona-ke babhekana, futhi abantu abangaba amashumi amabili baqala ukuhamba ngamunye ngamunye bezungeza imigudu. Abanye babuyela emsebenzini.
  
  
  Waphuma ngokucophelela ngemva kwamabhokisi futhi wakhuphukela emnyango. Umhlane wakhe wacindezela ukukhala. Wabuyela emuva ekhoneni lomhubhe, waphenduka, futhi wabhekana ubuso nobuso nesosha elincane Lasechina. Sasisondelene kakhulu kangangokuthi sacishe sashayisana.
  
  
  Umlomo ka-Ego wavuleka. Waqala ukuphakamisa isibhamu sakhe futhi wayefuna ukucela usizo. Kodwa ngase ngimlungiselele kakade Uhugo. Ummese omude wawela emphinjeni wesosha. Ukukhala kwaphela. Ustiletto wamkhipha, waxosha isosha elalifile, futhi wahamba ngokushesha.
  
  
  Waphenduka ekhoneni futhi wakhononda, ezama ukugwema noma yikuphi ukuhlangana okunye. Wayengafuni ukuhamba ngendlela efanayo naleyo ayefike ngayo; wacelwa ukuba athole ukuthi Amashayina ayenzani. Imikhumbi-ngwenya yayisetshenziselwa ukuthutha izimpahla. Ngaphandle kokuthutha, babengenandaba nalokho okwakwenzeka lapho. Lezi zinto zazisetshenziselwa okuthile.
  
  
  Wayethwalwa emhumeni ngamunye, futhi edlula eminye imihume, eyayingeyona enkulu njengaleyo eyayisemkhumbini. Lapho amasosha edlula, wahlala emthunzini phakathi kwezibani ezimbili zasemgwaqweni. Amaphaseji ayengeyona i-labyrinth; kwakubonakala kunendlela yawo. Waphetha ngokuthi zonke kumelwe ziholele egumbini eliphakathi noma emhumeni. Ngakho esikhundleni sokuzungeza umhubhe owodwa uye komunye, kungcono ukulandela umhubhe owodwa kuzo zombili izinhlangothi. Mhlawumbe i-rheumatism ayithandayo yayikhona. Wayelokhu ehamba eduze kwezindonga, iwinchester yakhe isilungile.
  
  
  Umhubhe ayekuwo wawuphelela emhumeni. Ngokombono wami, lalilikhulu kunomhume onetheku. Ngangizongena lapho ngizwa ukukhala ngakwesokudla sami. Kwaqhuma isibhamu.
  
  
  Amehlo abukayo aphonsa izingcezu zamatshe ezicacile ehlombe lami elingakwesobunxele. Eyakhe, waphenduka Newinchester ezingeni lesinqe. Isosha elalidubula lacindezela ibhavu lesibhamu salo phambili ukuze lifake isibhamu sesibili ku-cartridge. Umcibisholo wakhe waqala; ukubheka iwinchester kwahlasela i-emu candid phakathi kwamehlo. Amandla enhlamvu abuyisela ikhanda lika-ego emuva, bese kuba umzimba wakhe. I-ego ehlukanisiwe yayigobile njengoba yayiwela phansi.
  
  
  Wangena ngokushesha emhumeni futhi wayeseqala ukubheka nxazonke lapho ezwa okuthile. Waphenduka futhi wamangaza elinye isosha elalingena ekamelweni elikhulu. Wazama ukuphakamisa isibhamu, kodwa Uwinchester wasibamba ehlombe wasibamba. Umcibisholo wami wadwengula indlebe ye-emu wayibuyisela emuva. Wayefile ngaphambi kokuba ashaye phansi.
  
  
  Waphinde wabheka nxazonke. Kwakubanda emhumeni. Njengetheku, lalikhanyiswe kahle, kodwa ngangingakwazi ukubona ukuthi laliyini. .. waze wabheka phezulu.
  
  
  Kwafakwa ama-rocket amane ophahleni lomhume ezindaweni zokuphehla. Lapho umimmo wakhe eyibuka, futhi wabona izicabha ezinkulu ezavuleka ukuze ziqalise ama-rocket. Kwakudingeka zifihlwe kahle ngaphandle. Indawo yokwethula i-rocket yesihlanu yayisakhiwa.
  
  
  Njengoba ayejula emhumeni, kubonakala sengathi wayeqaphela ukuthi izinga lokushisa lalikhuphuka. Latholakala ngamathangi amakhulu amahlanu okudla uphethiloli. Ngaya kwelinye lamathangi ngavula i-valve eyindilinga kancane ukuze uketshezi oluthile lungene ezandleni zami. Ngayihogela futhi ngathola ukuthi kwakuwuhlobo oluthile lukaphethiloli, cishe owawusetshenziselwa imikhumbi-ngwenya.
  
  
  Ngaya emhumeni. Yayilingana nesiteji. Ekugcineni kwakunomshini omkhulu wokukhiqiza amandla enuzi. Wahlola amapayipi ayeholela kuwo. Ama-generator ayewabonile ngaphambili ayebonakala enikwe amandla nguye. Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi le reactor kwakuwukuphela komthombo wamandla emihumeni. Ngaphezu kokusebenzisa ama-generator, i-reactor kwakudingeka futhi ikhiqize ugesi wokungenisa umoya, ukukhanyisa nemishini. Kwakuwumhume okwadingeka ngiwukhiphe enkonzweni. Lokhu kwakuyinhliziyo Ye-Ice bomb Zero, isizathu somsebenzi wami.
  
  
  Ngathatha ubhaka wami ngaya emsebenzini. Wenza izibopho zakhe zezinduku ezintathu ze-dynamite ne-igniter futhi wanamathisela i-ih emathangini ukuze athole ukudla nophethiloli. I-Ih yabe isiyifaka kuwo wonke ama-launch pads amane. Ngafaka iziqhumane ihora lonke-ngangicabanga ukuthi ngingaphuma lapha ngehora. Yilokho ayekucabanga.
  
  
  Kwangithatha cishe imizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu ukuqedela umsebenzi. Nokho, wamangala lapho engasenawo amanye amasosha angena emhumeni. Lapho zonke iziqhumane sezixhunyiwe, ngenza indlela ehlukile futhi ngavula ama-timer ukuze ngiqiniseke ukuthi zonke iziqhumane ziyaqhuma ngesikhathi esifanayo.
  
  
  Manje ubhaka wami wawungasenalutho. Yayiphonswa u-ego ngaphansi Kuka-Odin po wamathangi okudla futhi yathatha Iwinchester yakhe. Kuze kube manje, i-ferret yayingenamasosha. Ngabona izikhulumi eziyisishiyagalombili emhumeni, kodwa asizange sizwe ngisho negama elilodwa. Ngangizizwa ngingakhululekile, njengokungathi kukhona okwakuzokwenzeka.
  
  
  Uwinchester esandleni, waphuma ngokuqapha emhumeni ebheke emhubheni ayewungenile. Kwakubonakala sengathi ishiywe. Okwakuphawuleka nakakhulu kwakuwukuthula. Izimoto zamiswa, ama - generator ayengasebenzi-ayedinga amabhethri ukuze avule izibani nezinhlelo zokuphakelwa kwamandla okuphuthumayo. Waphakamisa ikhanda lakhe walalela. Akukho okufana nalokho. Thulisa. Ukuthula nje.
  
  
  Waphuma waya egcekeni waqala ukuhamba. Izicathulo zami zazigcwele zonke izinyathelo. Nganginomuzwa wokuthi ngangibukwa, kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi wayevelaphi. Ngawudlulisa ngaphansi kwesibani sokuqala ophahleni. Isibani sesibili sasilenga ucandid ngaphambili. Khona-ke ngacabanga ukuthi ngizwile umsindo. Wama wabheka emuva. Akukho okufana nalokho. Ngathuthumela, njengokungathi umoya obandayo wawuphephetha emhlane wami. Khona-ke ngacabanga ukuthi ngiyamazi. Wabanjwa, futhi kwakungekho ndlela yokuphuma.
  
  
  Wakhumbula ukuthi ngisho nangaphambi kokuba abone isosha lokuqala. Waphuma ngomunye wemigudu eseceleni cishe amamitha ayisikhombisa phambi kwami, ephethe isibhamu ehlombe lakhe futhi engikhomba. Khona-ke kwavela amanye amasosha amabili. Zonke izibhamu zazibhekiswe kimi.
  
  
  Waphenduka wabona amanye amasosha amathathu. Laba ababili ababebazungezile babeseduze, futhi izikhali ze-ih zazincike ekububula. Indoda yesithathu yayimi ngemva kwamamitha ayishumi, ingibuka. Wayegqoke isibhamu ehlombe lakhe.
  
  
  Wamomotheka futhi waqaphela ukuthi kwakumomotheka kabuhlungu, wabe esephonsa iwinchester phansi. Khona-ke izandla zakhe zenyuka.
  
  
  "Ngiyayeka", ngishilo.
  
  
  Isosha alizange lisho lutho. Wavele wadonsa inhlamvu.
  
  
  Wagxuma waphuma endleleni, wazizwa ekhonkotha engalweni yami yangakwesokudla. Ngangizwa ubuhlungu obungathandeki, bese ngigwazwa ngokucijile okwashisa ingalo yami yonke. I-gawk ayizange ishaye ithambo, kodwa yashaya imisipha nesikhumba esiningi.
  
  
  Yena, waphenduka wawa phezu komunye wazo zonke izizwe. Ngangazi ukuthi ngizofa ngemizuzwana embalwa uma ngizama ukubamba Uwilhelmina. Isandla sakhe ngokuzenzakalelayo safinyelela engalweni yakhe elimele. Wayegcwele igazi. Yena futhi wancika emuva ukukhala. Izwe lami laba mpunga. Ngazizwa sengathi othile ungigwaze ngezipikili. Izinduku zami zokudla zazibanda, futhi kwaqubuka izithukuthuku ebunzini lami.
  
  
  Kwaba ukushaqeka, futhi i-emu yamelana nakho. Ukuquleka okumnyama kwazama ukungibamba, kodwa ngamelana. Ngenkungu engwevu, ngabona ubuso bakhe njengendoda eyayingidubule. Wayemi obala phambi kwami emomotheka. U-Odin wayezungeze amanye amasosha wambuza ukuthi kufanele yini angidubule. Kodwa isosha elangidubula alizange liphendule; laqhubeka lingibuka.
  
  
  "Lo Ngunick Carter", esho ekugcineni . Waguqa eceleni kwami futhi wazizwa izinhlangothi zami. Wathola isembozo sehlombe futhi wakhipha Uwilhelmina.
  
  
  "Bulala i-ego lapha?"Kubuza elinye lamasosha .
  
  
  "Sizokwenzenjani ngaye, Sergeant?"omunye wabuza.
  
  
  Usergeant wasukuma wangibuka. "Ngicabanga Ukuthi Ucolonel Cheng uyofuna ukukhuluma naye."Buyisela i-ego ezinyaweni zayo.
  
  
  Babengenabo ubumnene. Bangibamba izingalo bangiphoqa ukuba ngisukume. Umuzwa wokusha wawungasekho, futhi manje ikhanda lami lase liphenduka. Ngangingabaza ukuthi ngingahamba. wayigcina.
  
  
  wema ngezinyawo futhi wancika odongeni ukuze akhale. Igazi elifudumele laconsa phansi engalweni yami futhi laconsa emunweni wami.
  
  
  "Hambani phambili!"isekela lomkhuzi.
  
  
  Yaqala ukuhamba, futhi imilenze yami enoboya yayinyakaza futhi ikhubeka. Kwafika amasosha amabili nhlangothi zombili zami futhi athatha izingalo zami. Wakhipha umsindo wokucasuka, kodwa awuzange umvimbe. Ngalahlekelwa igazi eliningi, futhi ngazizwa ngibuthakathaka, kodwa ngangisacabanga: abazange basithole, Hugo, us pierre, ibhomu lami elibulalayo legesi.
  
  
  Ngiholwa ngamunye ngamunye emagcekeni aseceleni. Ezinye lapho ezindongeni kwakusemini. Amahhovisi, ngacabanga. Sahamba ezinye ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba ziyeke. Sasimi phambi komnyango onezinhlamvu Zesishayina kuwo. Nakuba ngiqonda futhi ngikhuluma ulimi ngezinga elithile, angikwazi ukufunda isinen. Usergeant wayala amasosha amahlanu ukuba angibuke, wabe esevula umnyango wangena ngaphakathi.
  
  
  Kwaqhunyiswa izibhamu ezinhlanu kimi. Ngacishe ngawa-amadolo ami ayefana nenjoloba. Wamxosha amabhokisi amabili futhi wancika odongeni ukuze akhale. Umnyango wavuleka futhi ngacindezelwa ngaphakathi. Wayesehhovisi elincane elinedeski, isihlalo, nekhabhinethi yokugcwalisa amafayela. Isihlalo sasingenalutho. Usergeant wavula umnyango wesibili owawuholela ehhovisi elikhulu. Amasosha amabili angicindezela ngaphakathi.
  
  
  Umuntu wokuqala owambona kwakungusonya, eboshwe isandla nonyawo esihlalweni. Wayedonsa izibopho zakhe lapho engibona. Kwakunesihlalo ngakwesokudla sikanah-two. Amasosha angicindezela ukuba ngimelane naye. Umphetho wayo, ingalo yami yangakwesokudla yayilenga kancane, ukuze igazi eliconsa eminweni yami libe ichibi phansi. Ngangicabanga ukuthi kufanele ngenze okuthile ngalelo gazi. Wandisa ingalo yakhe yangakwesobunxele phambili futhi wathola iphuzu lokucindezela engalweni yakhe elimele. Ngamcindezela kakhulu. Wayephefumula kanzima kabili noma kathathu. Amasosha aphuma emakamelweni, futhi kwaba nokuthula. Waphakamisa ikhanda lakhe wabheka nxazonke.
  
  
  Usonya wangibuka obala. Wabonwa ngubloody ngemva kwekhoneni le-rta yakhe, futhi i-parka yadwengulwa ngaphambili. Isifuba sakhe sobunxele sasicishe sibe sesibelethweni.
  
  
  Waphinde waphefumula ngokujulile futhi wabheka eduze kwehhovisi. In the amakhanda waba valuefoot ecacile. Kwakunesihlalo sedeski phambi kwami, futhi isithombe somholi Wamakhomanisi Asechina sasilenga ngemuva kwaso. Kwakunekhaphethi elijiyile phansi. Kwakunesihlalo sesithathu ekamelweni, nesinye ngemuva kwedeski.
  
  
  Isekela nesosha lalimi nhlangothi zombili zehhovisi lakhe. Izibhamu zabo zaziboshelwe emilenzeni yazo yangakwesokudla, umcengezi ukhomba phezulu. Babengasibheki, kodwa babebheke komunye umnyango, okwakusolwa ukuthi wawungemuva kwawo kwakuyindlu yangasese noma mhlawumbe igumbi lokulala. Khona-ke umnyango wavuleka.
  
  
  Indoda eyayingene ekamelweni, yomisa izandla zayo ngethawula, yayigqoke iyunifomu ka-colonel E-Chinese People ' s Army Of Medicine. Wayengenamabunzi, futhi ubuchopho bakhe babunempandla. Nokho, wayenezintshebe ezinkulu futhi ezihlotshiswe kahle. Amehlo ka-Ego ayefana nezimpawu zamapensela ngaphansi kogebhezi olucwebezelayo. Wayemncane, futhi walinganisela Ukuthi Usonya wayemude okungenani ngamasentimitha amabili.
  
  
  Waphonsa ithawula esihlalweni ngemuva kwesihlalo sakho futhi wahamba esihlalweni. Wayemi engibheka phansi isikhashana. Khona-ke wanqekuzisa ikhanda kusergeant nesosha ngalolo suku. Bafika bema nhlangothi zombili zesihlalo sami. Ucolonel wabheka Usonya wamomotheka.
  
  
  Wathi:" mnu. Carter, izwi lakhe livele libe nzima futhi libe phansi, " siyahlonishwa ngokuthi U-ah uthumele umenzeli wakhe omkhulu kulowo wethu omncane. .. ake sithi indawo yokukhosela. Wayekhuluma isingisi. "Kodwa ngididekile kancane. Mhlawumbe ungangisiza ukuba ngikuqonde lokhu?
  
  
  Ngabona ukuthi amalunga e-ego esandla sami sokunene ayeklwebhekile. Yena, wabheka igazi ekhoneni le-rta Kasonny, kodwa akazange asho lutho.
  
  
  Ucolonel wafika etafuleni. "Mnu. Carter, ngizomchazela ngokudideka kwami."Wayenganyakazi . "Izwi nginommeli omuhle waserussia owangena ehhovisi lethu. Futhi esimweni sakho, nginommeli Ovelele Wasemelika esinaye... ake sithi nje. .. ekhaya labo lesibili, balithatha. Ingabe lokhu kuyinto eyenzeka ngengozi? Angikukholwa lokho. Ingabe ama-agent aserussia Nawasemelika asebenza ndawonye? Wamomotheka. "Ngizokushiyela i-rheumatism, mnumzane."
  
  
  "Sasebenza ndawonye", kusho Usonya ngokuzumayo. Kodwa akusekho. Umsebenzi wami ukubulala Unick Carter. Kwadingeka aqiniseke ukuthi ufile ngaphambi kokuba abuyele Erussia. Wathola ngakho, futhi ngemva kwalokho asizange sisasebenza ndawonye."
  
  
  Ucolonel Chiang weza kuye. - Lokhu kuyathakazelisa kakhulu, sithandwa sami. Wayemi phambi kwakhe, imilenze ivulekile. Khona-ke, ngaphandle kwesixwayiso, wagxumela ngesandla sakhe sobunxele futhi wamshaya ngempama ebusweni ngesandla sakhe sangemuva. Ukushayisana kwazwakala egumbini. Amandla okushaya enza usonya waphenduka ekhanda. Isilevu sakhe sawela esifubeni sakhe. Izinwele zami zazimboza ubuso bami.
  
  
  U-Colonel waphendukela kimi. "Kwakuyindaba efanayo ayeseyixoxile kakade."Wayethambekele etafuleni, evulekile phambi kwami. "Uthule ngendlela exakile, Carter. Kuphi ukuhlekisa okukhulu engikuzwile kangaka?
  
  
  Yathi: "ngathola amathoyizi enu eniwaqoqayo' ekhaya lenu lesibili.' Izinhlamvu ezine zenuzi, cishe ezibhekiswe e-United States. Ingabe kulungile?'
  
  
  "Ah, ukuze ukwazi ukukhuluma. Ucolonel wahleka. "Imicibisholo yezwe lakho, Icarter, Nesoviet Union. Ufuna ukwazi ukuthi bayaphi lapho ih uqalisa?
  
  
  "Ngenjabulo."
  
  
  Ucolonel chiang wayeziqhenya njengenkawu. Wabheka onogada ababili, wabe esebheka Usonya.
  
  
  "Kwakuhlelwe imizila eya ewashington, Elos Angeles, Ehouston Nasemoscow. Sisebenza kwenye indawo yokwethula i-rocket eyenzelwe Ileningrad."
  
  
  - Kuyingozi kakhulu ukusitshela konke lokhu, akunjalo?"Wathi, kodwa wayekwazi kangcono.
  
  
  Lapho kwakufanele kube khona amashiya e-ego, ayebukeka njengezibazi ezimbili ezikhohlakele. 'Kuyingozi? Angicabangi kanjalo. Wabheka Usonya. Akudingeki ukhathazeke ngesabelo sakho, sithandwa sami. Ngizoqiniseka ukuthi sekwenziwe. Kodwa ngeshwa, uzokufa Nomnu. Carter.
  
  
  Usonya waphakamisa ikhanda lakhe futhi wakhipha izinwele zakhe emehlweni akhe. Induku yakhe, lapho yayikhona, yayibomvu ngokugqamile.
  
  
  "Akusizi kuwe, Chiang", esho. "Ngaphambi kokuba ngize lapha, ngabika isikhundla sami kubaphathi bami. Bayangilinda.
  
  
  Ucolonel wahleka. - Lokho kwakuyisitatimende esiwubuwula, sithandwa sami. Sinezinto zokulandelela ezisebenza nge-elekthronikhi ezibucayi kakhulu ezisebenza emshinini wokuphehla amandla enuzi. Singalalela zonke iziteshi zomsakazo endaweni engamakhilomitha angamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. Awuzange uthumele umyalezo. Awunaso isidlulisi. Abantu kuphela abaziyo ukuthi ulapha abantu abasendaweni yama-Eskimo esizobabulala, njengoba nje nathi sabulala ikamu lasemelika."
  
  
  Usonya wabubula futhi wavala amehlo akhe.
  
  
  U-Colonel wabuyela kimi. Kuthiwani ngawe, mnumzane ?"Njengentombi yakho, ingabe uye wabukela amabhayisikobho amaningi kakhulu? Ingabe uzonginika isizathu esiwubuwula sokuthi kungani ngingakwazi ukukubulala?"
  
  
  Eyakhe, waqhaqhazela. "Konke lokhu kuxoxa kuyi-academic, Chiang. Sonke sizofa ngemizuzu engamashumi amane . Latholakala yilezi zinhlamvu futhi labanjwa iziqhumane ze-ih."
  
  
  Ucolonel chiang waphinde wahleka futhi wabuyela esihlalweni sakhe. Ngangizizwa Usonia engibheka. Lapho ngimbuka, ngabona okuthile emehlweni akhe engangingakuqondi. Uchiang wavula eyodwa ezungeze amadilowa amakhulu esihlalo. Lapho ngiyibuka, ngabona Uwilhelmina, Iwinchester yami, nesibhamu sikasonny saserussia etafuleni. Uchieng wabe esekhipha izikhwama ezincane ze-dynamite ayezifaka emhumeni wamarokhethi. Ngabala inombolo ayibeka esihlalweni. Ezine.
  
  
  Wathi: "uyabona, Carter, asiyona into eyisiphukuphuku njengoba ucabanga. Sasazi ukuthi usemhumeni... Besilokhu sikulindele, uyazi? Sasingacabangi ukuthi ubuka indawo. Amadoda ami athola iziqhumane ezixhunywe emishinini. Ngakho wehluleka.
  
  
  U-Emu wamomotheka. "Uyisiphukuphuku ngempela, Chiang. Yena, ngangazi ukuthi uzothola lesi siqhumane-lokho kwakuyicebo. Kodwa yilokho kuphela ingxenye yalokho engangikusebenzisa. Okunye ngeke kube lula ukukuthola, futhi ih kwanele ukwenza lonke ihlathi elibi lihlale phansi ekhanda lakho eliyimpandla. Wabuka iwashi lakhe. Ngingasho cishe imizuzu engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili."
  
  
  Igumbi lathula. Cishe wayezwa Uchiang ecabanga njengoba ayemi etafuleni futhi engibuka. Njengoba ayethole i-dynamite, wayazi ukuthi yini ayengayilindela. Wayazi ukuthi ziyini lezo ziqhumane nokuthi konke kwakuzoqhuma nini.
  
  
  Wahlala phansi esihlalweni wabeka isandla sakhe ngaphansi kwesihlalo. Lapho ebuya, wayenemakrofoni esandleni sakhe. Ngesishayina, wayala ukuba kuseshwe iziqhumane kulo lonke leli phanga. Izwi lika-Ego lalikhala phansi ehholo, nxazonke zezikhulumi. Izophinda umyalo kabili. Walengisa imakrofoni futhi wangibuka kuqala wabe esebheka Usonya. Kodwa ubuso buka-ego babungenalutho.
  
  
  Ngayidonsa ngehlombe lami lesobunxele, Futhi Uhugo wangena esandleni sami. Iminwe yakhe yayise-stiletto ukuze ayifihle. Amasosha angizungezile aqala ukuqonda isimo sawo ngendlela engathandeki. Wayazi ukuthi babecabangani: uma yonke intaba ikhuphuka esibhakabhakeni, babeyofuna ukuba kwenye indawo. Ucolonel Cheng waphuma ngemuva kwesihlalo sakhe. Wayemi eceleni kwakhe, isandla sakhe sisesibambeni sebhokisi. Wabe esehlala emaphethelweni esihlalo futhi wavula ugwayi. Wayebonakala ecabanga ngesinqumo.
  
  
  Manje eseyakhe, wayecabanga ngendlela yokubulala onogada ababili. Wayazi ukuthi kwakumelwe ngisheshe, ngisheshe kakhulu.
  
  
  Ucolonel waphenduka wavula idilowa. Wamamatheka kimi. "Mnu. Carter, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uzokwazi ukubekezelela lokhu ngendlela ebuhlungu kakhulu ngaphandle kokwenza umsindo kithi. Ngizokwenza ukuhlola okuncane. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi kunenzondo engakanani ngempela phakathi kwakho nale nhlangano enhle yaserussia. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda Kusonya. "Ngiyazibuza ukuthi ungabona ubuhlungu obungakanani kuye."
  
  
  Wasukuma ngemuva kwesihlalo sakhe ephethe okuthile esandleni sakhe. Wamomotheka. Wathi: "ngifuna ukwazi ukuthi ezinye iziqhumane zafakwa kuphi". Khona-ke, ephethe ugwayi ngesinye isandla ne-lancet ayeyikhiphe ekhabetheni lesihlalo ngesinye, waya Kusonya.
  
  
  
  
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  Ucolonel cheng wayegxumeke phambi Kukasonya, ngakho angikwazanga ukumbona. Wakhipha ukukhala okuphansi, okubuhlungu, okulimazayo. Kwakunomsindo wokuhlebeza njengoba ugwayi okhanyisiwe kacolonel wawuthinta u-ee. Khona-ke iphunga lesikhumba esishisiwe lafika kimi.
  
  
  Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wayeyini nokuthi yini ayengase angihlelele yona, angikwazanga ukuvumela lokho kwenzeke. Waphakamisa isandla sakhe sobunxele phambi kwakhe. Uhugo wangena esifubeni sesikhulu esincane ngakwesokudla sami. U-Ego wambamba ngengalo, wamdonsa wasondela, wamshaya komunye unogada. Wasebenzisa isandla sakhe sobunxele. Lapho nje usergeant ofile eshaya omunye unogada, izinto eziningi zaqala ukwenzeka.
  
  
  Ucolonel Chiang waqondisa futhi waphenduka. Unogada wesibili wathatha isibhamu sakhe phansi. Ngagijimela phambili etafuleni, futhi isandla sami sobunxele savala ngasewilhelmina. Wabe esephenduka, futhi kwazwakala isibhamu sikaluger ekamelweni. Eyokuqala, ngaleso sikhathi yayibhekiswe kumlindi wesibili. Wayesanda kuphakamisa isibhamu sakhe lapho Ugawk eshaya u-Ego ekhaleni futhi wawela phansi ekhanda.
  
  
  Ucolonel wafuna isibhamu sakhe. Ngamdubula kabili, entanyeni nasesifubeni. Wakhubeka wawa esihlalweni sikasonny. Khona-ke umnyango wavuleka futhi isosha lafaka ikhanda lalo. Umcibisholo wakhe wamshaya, futhi isilevu sokunene se-emu saqhuma. Lapho ewa emhlane, wakhubeka waya emnyango, wawuvala, wawukhiya. Waphendukela Kusonia. Amehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka angihleka.
  
  
  Wabuza. - Ingabe uzongidubula nami?"
  
  
  Yena, wancika emnyango okhiyiwe. Isandla sami saqala ukopha futhi, futhi umuzwa ovuthayo wabuyela. Uhugo wabeka isandla sakhe esibambeni futhi wakhipha isitayela esincane esifubeni sesikhulu esincane.
  
  
  Khona-ke ngaya Kusonya. Wema ngemuva kwesihlalo sakhe futhi wasika izintambo ezandleni nasemlenzeni wakhe. Isifuba sakhe sobunxele sasishisiwe. Ngafaka umlomo We-luger esihlathini sakhe. "Uma unenkinga, ngizokudubula", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ake sizame ukuphuma lapha, Nick", esho nje. "Asinaso isikhathi esiningi."
  
  
  Angikuthembi", ngakhononda.
  
  
  Wathatha ucezu lwentambo walugoqa engalweni yakhe yangakwesokudla, esebenzisa i-stiletto ukudonsa intambo ngokuqinile.
  
  
  "Ake ngikusize, Nick", kusho Usonya.
  
  
  Wamphonsa eceleni. Wayekhubazekile kusukela ku-nah kuya etafuleni. Uwinchester wayithatha futhi washaya ingalo yakhe yangakwesobunxele ngebhande, ephethe Uwilhelmina esandleni sakhe sobunxele. Ngokungazelelwe, wawa ngamadolo. Wayengeke akwenze lokho. .. Walahlekelwa igazi eliningi kakhulu.
  
  
  Usonya wahlala phansi eduze kwami. "Woza, Nick", wancenga, " ake ngikusize."
  
  
  Khona-ke ngaqaphela ukuthi kufanele ngibethembe okungenani isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba ngiphume emihumeni yabo. Yena, wasukuma wabamba unah. Khona-ke eyakhe, yanqekuzisa ikhanda ngesibhamu.
  
  
  Ngithi: "ngiyakuethemba. Ngangazi ukuthi wayengeke angibulale ngesibhamu esingenalutho. Futhi uma ayengangibamba, ngangingakwenza.
  
  
  Usonya wathatha isibhamu. Kwakunokungqongqoza okuningi nokugxuma emnyango. Wathatha eyodwa ezungeze amaphakethe e-dynamite futhi waklebhula i-tape ngamazinyo akhe. Ngangiphethe i-luger esandleni sami lapho umnyango uvuleka.
  
  
  Wakhomba futhi wadutshulwa kabili. Ihhovisi lazamazama ngokudubula. Wabe eseguqa eceleni kwesidumbu sikacolonel, lapho ugwayi wawusavutha khona. Isifutho senduku ye-dynamite sayibopha phansi, futhi induku yaphonswa kude. Wabamba ingalo Kasonya futhi wacishe wamdonsa wamyisa endlini yangasese. Ngokushesha nje lapho ngivala umnyango, wawa emaphikweni awo.
  
  
  Amandla okuqhuma ancipha ngandlela-thile njengoba ingcindezi yokuthatha amasampula emoyeni yayisifinyelela kithi. Ngathambekela odongeni, futhi ukucindezela kokuthatha amasampula omoya kwangiphonsa kanye nomnyango esinkini. Usonya wandizela kubhavu futhi wafika kanzima.
  
  
  Waphakamisa isandla sakhe. 'Ingabe nonke nilungile?'
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda, waphinde wathatha isibhamu, futhi sahamba ngomnyango owaphukile. Lokho okwakuke kwaba ihhovisi manje kwase kuyinkimbinkimbi yamadwala awile nezingcezu zeqhwa. Akukho okuningi okusele ehhovisi eliphambili. Abantu ababengqongqoza emnyango babefile, izidumbu ze-ih zazisakazekile. Saphuma saya egcekeni futhi wabuka iwashi lakhe. Sasisele imizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu kuphela.
  
  
  - Wafika kanjani lapha?"Kubuza usonya . Sasihamba phansi egcekeni ngendlela entsha kimi.
  
  
  Wabuza. Ingabe lokho kwakungamanga ngeziqhumane?"Noma ingabe ngempela wawufaka isicupho?"
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda njengoba sasigijima . 'Amathangi okugcina ukudla. Uphethiloli wemikhumbi-ngwenya. Waphinde wazizwa enesiyezi.
  
  
  Isosha laphuma ngomunye wemigudu eseceleni. Wagxumela phambi kwethu futhi waphakamisa isibhamu sakhe. Wadutshulwa Uwilhelmina futhi wathumela inhlamvu ye-emu indiza phezulu. Ukudutshulwa kwazwakala emaphaseji. Ngandlela - thile, kwakunenzuzo-kwakuyoba nzima ngabo ukwazi indawo esikuyo.
  
  
  "Ngale ndlela," kusho Usonya. Waphendukela kwesobunxele waba umhubhe ohlangothini. Wagijima izinyathelo ezimbalwa futhi wakhubeka. Wakhubeka odongeni futhi wancika kulo. Usonya weza kimi.
  
  
  Kwavela amasosha amabili ngemva kwethu. I-Odin eyayibazungezile yadutshulwa, futhi i-gawk yashaya udonga lokukhokha ngqo ngaphezu kwekhanda lami. Latholwa umshayeli we-luger, owaba nesisindo esikhulu, futhi wadutshulwa kathathu. Amasosha adutshulwa kabili. Isikhathi sesithathu kungekho shot, nje ngokuchofoza. Uwilhelmina wayengenalutho. Lalicelwe esitolo sakhe sokuphumula. Amashayina athatha i-ego yami.
  
  
  "Woza," kusho Usonya. Wathuthela ngakwesobunxele sami futhi wangisiza ukuba nginyuke odongeni. "Akusekho kude."
  
  
  Isisindo saphakanyiswa ehlombe lami elingakwesobunxele. Ukuqonda kwakhe okungacacile kwakuwukuthi Usonya wayethathe Iwinchester yami kimi. Wagxumela phambili. Usonya wafaka Iwinchester ehlombe lakhe, Futhi Unah wayenesibhamu sakhe esandleni sakhe.
  
  
  Safika ezitebhisini. Usonya wathatha isandla sami wangisiza ukuba ngikhuphuke izitebhisi. Isinyathelo ngasinye sasibonakala siphakeme kunesokugcina. Wayelokhu ecabanga ukuthi ukuqhuma kwakufanele kwenzeke kakade emhumeni. Ingabe bathola i-dynamite oyifaka kulawo mathangi? Lapho sifika phezulu ezitebhisini, Usonya wacindezela inkinobho yokububula eduze komnyango omkhulu wensimbi. Umnyango waqala ukuvuleka. Sashaywa umoya obandayo. Kwakunjengokungathi amabhakede amanzi eqhwa ayephonswa ebusweni bethu. Sasisemhumeni omncane owawuphuma. Ngokushesha nje lapho siqhubekela phambili, umnyango wensimbi wavalwa ngokuzenzakalelayo ngemva kwethu. Sawela phansi ngamatshe saya emnyango womhume.
  
  
  Kwakungenakwenzeka ngathi ukubona umhume usuka ekutholeni amasampula omoya, noma usuka emhlabathini. Sangena emini phakathi kwamadwala amabili ayesondelene. Sasingamamitha ayishumi ngaphezu kwephansi lesigodi, yonke indawo yehhotela, futhi yayimbozwe iqhwa futhi ishelela.
  
  
  Eyakhe yaqala ukuba buthaka. Iqembu lakhe legazi lathatha zonke izinyathelo engazithatha ngomzamo, Futhi Usonya wafika esigodini esingaphambi kwami.
  
  
  Njengoba ayegxumela phansi amamitha ambalwa okugcina, wezwa lokho okwakuzwakala njengokuduma kwezulu. Yonke indawo yehhotela engaphansi kwami yaqala ukuzamazama, yabe isishaya ngamandla. Ngabheka emuva lapho sasivela khona. Ukuduma kwajula futhi kwaba namandla.
  
  
  'Gijimani! Usonya wamemeza.
  
  
  Waguqa wawa phambili. Waphinde walwa kanzima futhi wagijima elandela Usonya. I-thunder stahl yakhula kakhulu futhi yagcwalisa isigodi ngomsindo. Kungazelelwe, isiqongo sentaba sakhuphukela esibhakabhakeni. Enye eyayizungeze iziqongo ezingezansi yayibonakala iphakama njengomqhele. Amalangabi abhonga. Umnyango wensimbi esasisanda kudlula kuwo wawushaya kabili, wadutshulwa uqonde phambili, futhi wehlela phansi ezitebhisini eziya kithi. Kwaba khona umzuzu wokuthula, khona-ke ukuduma kwaqala futhi, kodwa hhayi ngokuzwakalayo. Kwakukhukhuleka intuthu ezungeze imifantu lapho izindonga zentaba zazikhishwe khona ukuqhuma.
  
  
  Ibhomu leqhwa Uzero lalifile.
  
  
  Sekuyisikhathi eside ngibuka umlilo wesihogo, ngimi eduze komfudlana esigodini. Wabe esephenduka wabheka Usonya.
  
  
  Wayekude ngamamitha ayishumi, ephethe isibhamu ehlombe lakhe futhi esibhekise esifubeni sami.
  
  
  
  
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  Eyakhe yayinyakaza emuva naphambili, icishe ibe buthakathaka kakhulu ukuba ingamelana nokulahlekelwa igazi. Wayekude kakhulu, futhi kwakunokuthula okuncane kakhulu. Engangikubona ngaye kwakuyizithunzi zamehlo akhe, futhi isilevu sakhe sasicindezelwe emhlane wesibhamu sakhe.
  
  
  "Sekuyisikhathi," esho ngobumnene.
  
  
  Wayecabanga ukuthi nginethuba elilodwa. Ngangazi ukuthi isibhamu sakhe sasingeke siqhume. Mhlawumbe ngingathintana naye ngaphambi kokuba athole. Wathatha isinyathelo esiya phambili ... futhi wawa ngamadolo. Kwakungenangqondo. Ngangingenamandla. Emi ngezinyawo ezine, wabheka unah. Umoya omncane wahlebela esigodini, futhi ukuqhuma kwaqhubeka ekujuleni kwezintaba.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ngikwenze lokhu", kusho Usonya, kodwa izwi lakhe lalithuthumela. - Kwakuyingxenye yesabelo sami. Angifundiswanga lokho. Wayeluma izindebe zakhe. "Akunandaba manje, Nick. Futhi manje izwi lakhe lalithuthumela. "Kwadingeka sithole ukuthi Amashayina ayenzani lapha. Kwasebenza. Wena wabhubhisa imicibisholo. Kodwa lokhu... lokhu kuyingxenye yesabelo sami.
  
  
  Ngangiphumule ukuze ngizisindise. Kwakunamamitha amathathu phakathi kwethu, futhi kwakudingeka ngimboze lawo mamitha ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngangingeke ngime lapha ngezinyawo ezine ukuze ngivumele u-ay angibulale.
  
  
  Kodwa kwakunjengokungathi wayefunde ingqondo yami. Wehlisa isibhamu ehlombe lakhe futhi wanikina ikhanda. "Nick, ngiyazi ukuthi isibhamu ngeke siqhume. Yini ekwenza ucabange ukuthi ngithathe isibhamu kuwe?"Ucabanga ukuthi ngangilala lapho, kulelo dolobhana? Wayekubuka. Ngikubonile ukhuluma nomphathi wedolobhana. Ngakubona ukhipha izinhlamvu esibhamu sika-Aku nesami. Futhi ngambona lapho uhamba, ezungeze indawo yokuhlala .
  
  
  Elahla isibhamu eqhweni, ngokushesha wasusa isandla sakhe ebhande Likawinchester futhi waphakamisa isibhamu ehlombe lakhe. Wangibuka ngaphansi kwesibhamu, engasebenzisi isikrini. Wathi: "ngangingaqiniseki ukuthi uyakwenza yini lokho". "Kwaze kwaba yilapho ngizama ukudubula eyodwa ezungeze imihume."
  
  
  Wabheka unah. Owesifazane onjalo. Uthando oluningi. Futhi uma nganginethuba, kwakuyoba nguye.
  
  
  Wathi kuye, " sonya, ngaphambi kokuba umdubule, ngifuna ukuba uphonse okuthile ekhanda lakho."
  
  
  Wayengafuni. 'Yiziphi izinto?'
  
  
  Ngokwesibonelo, icorsica. Khohlwa Isigodlo Sasecalvi. Khohlwa blue mountains. Khohlwa igumbi lami nalelo gumbi lokugezela crazy. Futhi ungalokothi uphinde ucule i - "harvey copstoot".
  
  
  'Yilahle!'Cha,' esho ngokucijile.
  
  
  "Futhi njengoba wenza kanjalo, khohlwa ngalowo mlilo osendlini yami yasekamu, futhi ngobusuku owafika ngabo ukuzongibona . Khona-ke kwaba khona ngalobo busuku etendeni lapho siwela.
  
  
  Ngathi: "Yeka!"Wabuyisela isibhamu ehlombe lakhe. Ucabanga ukuthi uyisiphukuphuku esingokomzwelo?"Ummeli wakhe waserussia . Umenzeli omuhle. Ngeke ngimdumaze.'
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda lakhe futhi wakhomba Iwinchester yakhe. "Sekuphele izinyanga eziyisithupha ngiqeqeshwa. Angikwazi ukwehluleka. Eyakhe yayibuthakathaka kakhulu. .. ebuthakathaka kakhulu. Ngangingacabangi... kwakukhona okuthile... Khona-ke ngakhumbula ukuthi nganginesinye isikhali: Upierre, ibhomu lami elibulalayo legesi elalivaleleke ebhuthini lami leqakala. Izandla nezinyawo zami zangena ekujuleni kweqhwa elithambile. Waphakamisa imilenze yakhe phambili futhi waziphakamisa ukuze ahlale ezithendeni zakhe. Wafinyelela emuva, wafinyelela ebhuthini lakhe, futhi wavala iminwe Yakhe Ngopierre. Ngangingafuni ukukwenza, kodwa Usonya akazange angishiye ngikhetha. Ngangicabanga ukuthi lokho esasikwenza nalokho esasikusho komunye nomunye kwakusho okuthile kunah. Wayenephutha.
  
  
  Wathi, " Kulungile. Khona-ke shoot. Kodwa uma kwakudingeka ngife, ngangizomthatha ahambe naye.
  
  
  Wayebambe isibhamu phansi, isithupha sakhe sisesimweni sokudubula. Khona-ke ngacabanga okokugcina. "Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba udubule, ngifuna ukuba ulahle into eyodwa."
  
  
  Wabukeka emangele. 'Yimuphi?'
  
  
  Kancane kancane upierre wamdonsa wamyisa eqhweni. "Abanye abafana abavela emkhunjini ongaphansi kwamanzi Wasemelika, uma uthanda. Ngifuna ukuba uyikhiphe ngaphambi kokuba ungidubule. Awufanelwe ukugqoka leli ring.
  
  
  Okwesikhashana, ngangingacabangi Ukuthi Unah wayehlabeke umxhwele nhlobo. Ngabe sengimbona ebuka indandatho, elungele ukudonsa inhlamvu.
  
  
  Khona-ke ngangazi ukuthi wayengeke angidubule. Iwinchester yawela eqhweni. Usonya wamboza ubuso ngezandla zakhe wawa ngamadolo. 'Angikwazi ukwenza lokhu!'O, Nkulunkulu wami!'wamemeza. 'Angikwazi ukwenza lokhu!'
  
  
  Ngashiya Upiera eqhweni ngenxa yakhe futhi ngakhasa ngaya kuye. Isoka lakhe lamanga kakhulu futhi lamvumela ukuba akhale ehlombe lami.
  
  
  "Bona ... bathi ungumbulali ongenasihe, " wakhala. "Ukuhlanya . U-Oni-oni waqamba amanga! Wasindisa ukuphila Kuka-Aku... futhi nokuphila kwami. Futhi ubulokhu ungiphatha... nge... Wayengakusiza kanjani ukuba abe nothando kangaka?
  
  
  Kungani wena? Ngambuza ngokuhleba. Waxubha izinwele zakhe ezijiyile ebunzini lakhe futhi wamanga ngobumnene ebunzini.
  
  
  Yathi: "Lapho usuphethe leso sibhamu, wawukwazi ukuthi angikwazi ukubona amehlo akho. Futhi ngangifuna ukuphinde ngibone u-ih. ... indlela ezicwebezela ngayo ngalezo zinhlayiya ezincane zegolide.
  
  
  Wayegoqa izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami. "O, Nick! wamemeza. "Angikwazi ukubuyela Erussia njengamanje. Yini okufanele ngiyenze?'Wamdonsa wamshaya. "Ngizocabanga ngento ethile", ngishilo.
  
  
  Sasisabambelele komunye nomunye lapho Ama-Eskimo esithola.
  
  
  
  
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  Usonya naye baqala ukwakha i-igloo yethu ngosuku olulandelayo. Njengoba isilonda esasisesandleni sami sasingashayi ithambo, Ama-Eskimo amane asisonga ngokuqinile isilonda. Inhlanzi eluhlaza, ukuphumula, futhi ngokushesha, wazizwa cishe evamile. Ingalo yakhe yayilukhuni futhi ibuhlungu, kodwa wayesephelelwe amandla. Ezinsukwini ezimbili, sacishe sayiqeda inaliti. Umkhaya kalok no-Ego wacela ukusisiza, kodwa thina ngokwethu sihlala sodwa. Umkhosi, njengenjwayelo, wawuphambene ngempela. Kunokuba simeme wonke umuntu ukuba abeke itshe lesisekelo, saqoqa wonke umuntu osizungezile njengoba sasisika ucezu lokugcina lweqhwa lwe-igloo yethu encane futhi sabeka i-ego endaweni yayo. Kwakunolocke, Udrok, no-Aku benengalo yakhe okhalweni lwentombazane ayeyibonile, ochwepheshe bangempela be-igloo, kanye namanye Ama-Eskimo amaningi kule ndawo.
  
  
  Isixuku esasisizungezile sahleka futhi sanqekuzisa ikhanda njengoba mina Nosonya sasifaka ibhulokhi lokugcina enaliti. Kwadingeka ngisebenzise isandla sami sobunxele, ngakho Usonya kwadingeka enze ingxenye enkulu yomsebenzi. Sahudula ibhulokhi futhi sabeka i-ego endaweni yayo, sabe sesincika endaweni yethu encane yokukhosela, simomotheka. Ama-Eskimo awazange avume. U-Aku weza kimi, encike esikhwameni esinzima Ama-Eskimo ayemenzele sona. Ingxenye yama-ego abo yayimbozwe ngamabhandeshi. Wathi: "ngiyajabula ngokuthi kwaba njalo.
  
  
  "Nami" ngasho ngokumomotheka nangokukhazimula.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe, wabonakala enamahloni. "Akazange akubonge ngempela ngokusindisa ukuphila kwami. Ngenza okuthile okuwubuwula.
  
  
  "Ngazenzela into eyisiphukuphuku, Aku. Kodwa konke sekuphelile manje. Indawo Yaserussia yaqedwa ngempumelelo. Wabheka Usonya. "Okungenani ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu."
  
  
  Kwafika intombazane esencane engumeskimo futhi yama eduze kuka-Aku. Wayedonsa isembozo sendawo yakhe yokupaka i-ego. U-Aku wamomotheka u-hey, wabe esephenduka futhi wakhubazeka, intombazane eyayiseduze kwakhe. Abanye nabo baqala ukuhamba.
  
  
  Usonya wayemnakekela U-Aku. Wayebukeka edabukile kancane. "Nick", wabuza, " ucabanga ukuthi ukuhlala Emelika kungangifanele?"
  
  
  "Uzoyithanda."
  
  
  Kodwa, ... kuyoba njani?
  
  
  Umphetho wekhala lakhe wamanga. "Singakhuluma ngakho kulobubusuku lapho sihleka."
  
  
  Wayengafuni. "Uma sihleka?"
  
  
  Ngizokuchazela namuhla ebusuku. Sidla ezinye izinhlanzi ezingavuthiwe, siqoqe izikhumba zebhere ukuze zifake izingubo zokulala, amakhandlela akhanyayo ... ... uyahleka.
  
  
  Futhi ngalobo busuku sasingedwa e-igloo encane. Kwaqala esinye isiphepho. Umoya wawukhala futhi uzungeza isakhiwo esincane. I-husky yakhala endaweni ethile.
  
  
  Sasilala sinqunu futhi sisondelene phakathi kwezikhumba ezimbili zebhere. Sesivele senze uthando kabili. Amakhandlela amabili amancane ayenokukhanya okuthambile, okuntengantengayo. Waziphakamisa endololwaneni yakhe yangakwesobunxele futhi wabheka Unah.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngizizwa kabi kakhulu ngalokhu kusha okubi esifubeni sami. Ungangibheka kanjani?
  
  
  Wathambekela phambili futhi waqabula kancane indawo emnyama esifubeni sakhe esihle. Izindebe zami zashelela esifubeni sakhe, zase zihamba. Ngathi: "ngizokwenza sengathi ngiyi-tache de bothe".
  
  
  Amehlo akhe asesha ubuso bami. "Unick?"wathi ngobumnene, egijima ngomunwe wakhe ebunzini lami langakwesokudla.
  
  
  "Hmm ?"
  
  
  "Kungani bekubiza ngokuthi ukuhleka? Angiqondi ukuthi Ama-Eskimo angakubiza kanjani lokho. Lapho leso sikhathi esiphakeme sifika kimi, angihleki. Ngiyamemeza, bese ngikhala."
  
  
  "Ngaqaphela," ngathi. "Kodwa mhlawumbe lokho abakushoyo ukuthi uyamamatheka ngaphakathi lapho unohema yilokho ofuna ukuba nakho."
  
  
  Wafiphaza amashiya akhe amahle amade. "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngiyazi ukuthi usho ukuthini. Ingabe ubone intombazane U-Aku ayekanye nayo?
  
  
  Yebo.'
  
  
  "Ingenye yamadodakazi Kalok. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi wayihlela.
  
  
  - Kungenzeka ngempela. Banamasiko amaningi esingawaqondi."
  
  
  "Ingabe uyangihleka?"
  
  
  Umphetho wekhala lakhe wamanga. "Cha, yena, ngiyazihleka . Wabheka phezulu ophahleni lwe-igloo. "Sekuphelile. Amashayina ayesebenzisa lezi zikebhe ezingaphansi kwamanzi ukuze athuthe izimpahla zokwakha isisekelo semishini engaphansi komhlaba. Kodwa baqala kanjani ukwakha le mihumeni?
  
  
  "Cishe okufanayo. Le mikhumbi-ngwenya yafika nemishini yokumba nabantu ababeyisebenzisa. Babemane bemba imigudu. Kumelwe ukuba kwase kuyisikhathi eside.
  
  
  - Kodwa kungani kungekho muntu owabona ih?"
  
  
  "Khona-ke lesi sivumelwano sasingekho lapha. Ama-eskimo ayizihambi, ahamba kakhulu. I-Radar ayisebenzi ezindaweni eziphansi kangako. Mhlawumbe umhloli owayezungeze lelo kamu LASE-US wathola okuthile futhi wakubika, futhi yingakho kwabhujiswa.
  
  
  - Ingabe ucabanga babeyobe umkhankaso lezi missiles?"Ngokwakhe, waqhaqhazela. Mhlawumbe. Kodwa cishe babeyosebenzisa i-ih njengethuluzi lokukhwabanisa Isoviet Union Ne-United States."Umphimbo wakhe waqala ukuluma.
  
  
  'Igama lesidlaliso?'Kuyini?'wabuza elele.
  
  
  "Mmm ?"Washaywa umxhwele ukuphila kwakhe okulula.
  
  
  "Kwathatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuba umyalezo uhanjiswe?"
  
  
  "Kuthatha izinsuku ezintathu ngesiledi senja ukufika esiteshini somsakazo esiseduze. Lapho zonke izimiso seziqediwe futhi sithunyelwa ngendiza enophephela emhlane, sekudlule olunye usuku, mhlawumbe ezimbili. Ngingasho izinsuku ezine noma ezinhlanu zizonke. Wehlisa ikhanda lakhe futhi wamanga isifuba sakhe.
  
  
  Uyaqhaqhazela kancane abeke isandla sakhe entanyeni yami. "Nick, honey", wamhlebela. - Awucabangi ukuthi kufanele.".. thumela isithunywa... ngokushesha kakhulu. manje?
  
  
  - Sisenesikhathi", ekhononda ngesikhumba sakhe esithambile. Waphakamisa ikhanda lakhe wabheka phezulu ebusweni bakhe obumamathekayo. Khona-ke, ngokucindezela okuncane, wavumela lawo magobolondo angenalutho ukuba ancibilike emzimbeni wami.
  
  
  - Sinalo... isikhathi... kakhulu. . Ngathi.
  
  
  
  
  
  Mayelana nencwadi:
  
  
  Amashayina asungule isisekelo semishini endaweni ebandayo futhi eyihlane kunazo zonke emhlabeni, okuyisongo ekulinganiseni amandla...
  
  
  Umsebenzi kanick Carter ukuthola nokubhubhisa isisekelo! Ukuze enze lokhu, kumelwe ahlangane nomenzeli wesifazane wesitha, Ukillmaster, ekulinganiseni okungazinzile phakathi komsebenzi wakhe nokukhanga komngane wakhe onamaqhinga. Kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi muhle kangakanani kithi, uyazi ukuthi ngeke anqikaze ukubulala i-ego!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ucarter Nick
  
  
  Isibonakaliso Secosa Nostra
  
  
  
  
  Izimpawu
  
  
  
  Ecabanga ukuthi ungubani umbulali Ononya Ucosa Nostra, Unick Carter uzithola esendleleni eya Epalermo eyongena emafia. Esebenzisa Ama-Id mbumbulu, izinhlamvu zangempela, nosizo lwentombazane emhlophe eqeqeshwe NGESAHA okuthiwa Utanya, indawo Yaserussia yokuzicabangela iwukumisa ukugeleza kwe-heroin Esaigon-uzungu Lwasechina lokwehlisa umoya wamasosha Asemelika Evietnam, kanye nokulawula ubugebengu obuhleliwe e-US. Kodwa umdlalo we-Mafia Don unezinkinga ezinkulu, njengeqiniso lokuthi uzodalulwa. Futhi lapho lokhu kwenzeka Kunick, uphawulwa ngokufa okuqinisekile ngekhodi esabekayo ethuthelwe emafia.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Unick Carter
  
  
  Isahluko sokuqala
  
  
  Isahluko sesibili
  
  
  Isahluko sesithathu
  
  
  Isahluko sesine
  
  
  Isahluko Sesihlanu
  
  
  Isahluko Sesithupha
  
  
  Isahluko Sesikhombisa
  
  
  Isahluko Sesishiyagalombili
  
  
  Isahluko Sesishiyagalolunye
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nanye
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nambili
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nantathu
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nane
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Unick Carter
  
  
  Umphathi wokubulala
  
  
  Isibonakaliso Secosa Nostra
  
  
  
  
  
  Kunikezelwe kumalungu E United States Secret Service
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sokuqala
  
  
  
  
  
  Kimi, kwaqala endaweni encane yokungcebeleka eduze Kwaseflagstaff, e-Arizona. Sinesinye esizungeze izikole zokuqeqesha. Kwakungekho msebenzi omningi ezungeze indawo yokungcebeleka ngokwayo, ngoba kwakuyintwasahlobo, futhi isenzo ezintabeni ezizungezile asizange siqale kwaze kwaba ngemva kweqhwa lokuqala. Kwakuyindawo yokushushuluza, abantu beqhwa ne-rum efudumele, izindawo zokubasa umlilo ezindlini zokhuni ezinama-snowflakes ezintanta emafasiteleni, nephunga lokubhaka ama-marshmallow.
  
  
  Kodwa kwakusentwasahlobo, futhi abantu beqhwa babengakaqali uhambo lwabo lokuya edolobheni elisezintabeni Iflagstaff. Indawo yokungcebeleka YE-AX yayisendaweni ephakeme cishe eparis futhi yayibheke phansi edolobheni.
  
  
  Uma ngibheka isithombe esasithunyelwe kimi, ngatshelwa ukuba ngizifihle ngokushesha nje lapho ngifika. Wayebuka umdwebo ekamelweni lakhe ngesikhathi elinde umculi wezimonyo. Igama lalo muntu kwakunguthomas Akasano, futhi ukuzazisa kwakhe kuyomazi kahle ngesonto elizayo.
  
  
  Kwakuwubuso obuthakazelisayo. Amehlo akhe ayebekwe emuva ekhanda lakhe. Amashiya akhe ayemakhulu njengamadevu akhe futhi izinwele zakhe zaziminyene njengosawoti nezinyoni. ikhala lakhe lalingelaseroma, futhi izindebe zakhe zazigcwele futhi zinobulili. Kwakuwubuso bendoda eyayibonakala iyazi amasiko aleli zwe futhi eyayizothatha ukuphila ngokwayo kuphela. Kwakungelona ubuso obutholakala etafuleni. Futhi ngeke uthole i-ego imomotheka lapho ingane idlala. Ubungalindela ukuba abheke isidumbu sendoda ayesanda kuyibulala . Kwakubanda, kujwayele ukubona isibhamu. Ngangizogqoka lobu buso.
  
  
  Ngesonto elizayo, uyazi ngomuntu onalobu buso. Kwangithatha izinsuku ezimbili ukumenza abukeke njengaye. Imizimba yethu yayicishe ifane, kodwa imihlane yezandla nentamo yethu yayidinga imibimbi emincane, futhi kwakudingeka ngijwayele ukugqoka ama-contact lens acishe abe nsundu. Njengoba ngangingaxhunyanisiwe nanoma ubani owayazi imininingwane ejulile ngale ndoda, ngavunyelwa ukuba ngigcine isikhali sami siqu: Uwilhelmina, Umshayeli wami We-luger owayekhululekile owayeboshwe ngaphansi kwengalo yami yangakwesobunxele; Uhugo, i-stiletto yami encane, esikhwameni esiqondene ne-ego esixhunywe esandleni sami sobunxele, ngakho lapho eyakhe igxuma, yawa esikhwameni esandleni sami, ilungele ukusetshenziswa; Upierre, ibhomu lami elincane legesi, wahlala kahle phakathi kwemilenze yami njengethambo lesithathu elilungele ukukhipha igesi yalo ebulala kakhulu emoyeni. kwaphela imizuzwana emihlanu, ngemva kokuba sengiyiphendulile yaba izingxenye ezimbili futhi ngayilahla. Upierre akazange anginike isikhathi esiningi sokugijimela esihogweni, kodwa umsebenzi wami wawungazelelwe futhi ungaguquguquki.
  
  
  Kwavela Ukuthi Uthomas Akasano wayengumholi welinye lamaqembu Ecosa Nostra. Kungani kwakudingeka ngibe umholi wemafia, ngangingazi, ngisho nangemva kokufunda le ndoda ngamasonto. Uyazi isizinda sika-Akasano, umfelokazi owayesebenza kanzima esuka ekubeni umenzi wokubheja waba umphathi womkhaya wamanje emaphethelweni Asenew York. Ecosa Nostra, wayaziwa njengendoda ehloniphekile. Wayengeke alimaze omunye wesifazane. Wayenobuntu obungaguquguquki, futhi wayevame ukuba umlamuli kwezinye izingxabano zomkhaya. Amahemuhemu ayezungeza imafia athi U-Akasano ngelinye ilanga wayezothola ubukhulu njengomholi womkhaya. Kodwa manje njengoba u-emu ayeseneminyaka engamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili, u-ego wayezozibheka njengomncane kakhulu ukuba angathatha amandla amaningi.
  
  
  Wayeqabulekile ngesintaliyane sakhe futhi kungakapheli nesonto wayesazi okuningi Ngothomas Acasano njengoba KWENZA u-AX. Kodwa-ke ngangingazi ukuthi ukuphi, futhi ngangingazi ukuthi kungani i-stahl yakhe yayingeyabo. Ngatshelwa Ukuthi Uhawke wayezochaza zonke lezi zinto phakathi nomhlangano wethu olandelayo.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ngichaze indlela izinto ezihamba ngayo nalezi zikhungo zemfundo."Ngezinye izikhathi oni
  
  
  Zisetshenziselwa ukuqeqesha i-agent enolwazi ngomsebenzi ozayo, kodwa umsebenzi oyinhloko we-ih ukuqeqesha ama-agent amasha E-AX. Cishe ikhulu lalisakazeke echibini elingaphandle. Kodwa abahlali endaweni eyodwa isikhathi eside. Izindawo zishintsha njalo ngenxa yezizathu ezicacile. Noma yisiphi isakhiwo esihlala njalo ngaphandle kwendlunkulu YE-ax Ewashington singatholakala futhi singeniswe amabutho esitha.
  
  
  Ukuqeqesha ama-agent amasha kuwumsebenzi owenziwa ubusuku nemini. Kufanele bahlale beqaphile, ngoba abazi ukuthi othile uzolahla nini ijika labo. Kwakunjalo nangama-agent anolwazi athatha umsebenzi omusha; kwakudingeka alungiselelwe ukumangala nokuhlasela. Kwakuwukuhlola okuphambene.
  
  
  Yileyo ndlela engahlangana Ngayo Notanya.
  
  
  Okwakhe kwakuseflagstaff cishe isonto lonke futhi umistletoe lonke ulwazi olutholakalayo Ngo-Akasano. Kusukela ezinsukwini ezimbili zokuqala, wayehlale egqoke u-Akasano. Uma kukhona owayazi Unick Carter, babeyoba nesikhathi esinzima sokungibona ngemva kwezinwele zami. Indawo ezungeze amakamelo ami yayiluhlaza futhi ivundile. I-mesquite yayibonakala ikhula yonke indawo. Zazigcwele izinaliti ezincane eziluhlaza. Zonke izindlela zazigcwele lezi zihlahla, futhi ibanga elithile ngemva kwazo kwakunehlathi likaphayini.
  
  
  Wayesanda kuphuma ekamelweni lakhe ngemva kokwaziswa kokugcina ngemikhuba Yokudla Kathomas Akasano. Lokhu kwaziswa kwaqoshwa kumshini wokurekhoda, kwaqoshwa kumshini wami wokurekhoda. Washiya umnyango ukhiyiwe futhi wehla ngomgwaqo ogcwele ama-mesquite, ephefumula emoyeni ohlanzekile wasentabeni. Umoya wawuluma kancane; cishe wawubonakala uqhuma ngokucacile. Amafu amaningana likeengemicamelo enamafutha ayegeleza esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ngaphambi kwakhe, ngabona iqembu lamantombazane ayishumi nambili, egqoke izikhindi namabhulukwe, ehamba emgqeni ensimini ethile eluhlaza ngakwesokudla sami. Ukuqina komzimba kwakungenye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ekuqeqesheni umenzeli. Ngabuka ngokumomotheka njengoba babebaleka.
  
  
  I-camo yaqala ukuzizwa ikhululekile. Wayejwayele ngisho nokuba nentshebe eminyene. Endleleni eya lapho, ngacabanga Ngothomas Akasano nendima yakhe yokuzicabangela ku - "The Goat Of gordeev". Futhi wayelangazelela ukuhlangana Nohawk futhi aphendule imibuzo yakhe.
  
  
  Wazizwa le nhlangano kunokuba ayizwe. Isibhamu sikagesi sadubula emahlombe ami, futhi esakhe sathola ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuthi sasivelaphi. Wayekwazi ukuzwa manje. Isihlahla se-mesquite esasingemuva kwami nangakwesokudla sami sasithutha. Kwathatha udolly imizuzwana. Khona-ke ngezwa othile esondela kimi ngokushesha.
  
  
  Wayesekulungele. Isinyathelo sakhe asizange sime noma sime. Waqhubeka ehamba ngokunganaki kwaze kwaba yilapho noma ubani esondela ngokwanele ukuba enze okuthile. Khona-ke, yasheshe yaphela.
  
  
  Wagxumela kwesobunxele futhi waphenduka. Izingalo ezimbili ezazisondela entanyeni yami zindiza phambi kwami. Wafinyelela ngaphandle futhi wabamba zombili izihlakala zakhe ezincane, wabe esebuyela emuva wadonsa. Khona-ke waphawula intombazane enezandla ezinjalo.
  
  
  Lapho edonsa, waqala ukugijima ukuze ahambisane nebutho, kodwa wayedonswa ngokushesha kunemilenze yakhe. Waqala ukuqhubekela phambili futhi ngabe wawa ukube u-ee wayengambambanga ngezihlakala.
  
  
  Waphenduka ngokuphelele, emdonsa naye. Lapho eyeka, waphonsa izandla zakhe futhi wakhulula u-ih. Njengoba yayihamba endleleni, yaphenduka kabili, yabe isishayisana nezinaliti ezicijile ezicacile zesihlahla se-mesquite. Wenza umsindo omncane futhi wanyamalala ngemva kwesihlahla.
  
  
  Konke kwakusekhona. Endaweni ethile ehlathini ngezwa i-blue jay. Kwakusekhona ukusikisela kwephunga lentombazane elalingizungezile. Wahamba waya ehlathini, ecasukile. Ingabe wandizela endaweni u-ee ayengamboni kuyo? Mhlawumbe kubuhlungu nje.
  
  
  Ngangikhumbula lokho ayekugqokile. Ibhulukwe elimhlophe, isiketi esinsundu esimnyama, ama-loafers brownundu. Wayebukeka kanjani? Abasha, abancane kakhulu, abangaphansi kweminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye. Izinwele ezinde, ezicwebezelayo ezinsundu, ikhala eliqinile, amehlo aluhlaza, awade kakhulu, cishe amamitha amahlanu namayintshi amane, umzimba obanzi, imilenze emihle kakhulu. Inkumbulo yayiwumkhuba omuhle kulezi zinto, njengoba yayishisa izicubu zamafutha ezizungeze amangqamuzana obuchopho. Kodwa laya kuphi?
  
  
  Waya ehlathini, Futhi Ustahl waqala ukuzungeza.
  
  
  "Hyaa!"wangimemeza futhi wangihlasela ngakwesobunxele, ephakamisa ingalo yakhe ukuze angishaye i-karate ayecabanga ukuthi izophula ithambo lami.
  
  
  U-Ee wayemlindele ngesineke. Wayemncane lapho isibhamu siwela, ebamba isihlakala sakhe. Izwi khona-ke uyimi ukhululekile.
  
  
  Wamisa ukuzungeza emoyeni, waphendukisa ibhande lakhe, wagoba phansi, futhi wadutshulwa ngonyawo lwakhe lwesobunxele. Lokhu kungishaya kanye ekuphileni kwami. Wabe eselandela ngokushesha ngesinye isibhakela se-karate okwadingeka ngisiphule ngobunzima. Wangihlasela eseceleni ngendlela ende. Mhlawumbe ufuna ukusika ikhanda lami ngokushaya intamo. Namanje ayikabuyeli esimweni sayo ngemva kokushaywa ngesikhathi isaphila
  
  
  lapho ebona isishayo esasisondela.
  
  
  Wangena ngaphakathi, wamgona, wambamba. Saphenduka kabili sabe sesehla saya otshanini obuthambile eceleni komgwaqo. Wayibamba okhalweni wayibamba ngokuqinile. Isibonakaliso sami sacindezela esihlathini sakhe. Ngokushesha wayeka ukuhlasela kwe-super-female agent futhi wabuyela kulokho ayekwazi kangcono: umkhuba ovamile wesifazane wokukhahlela, ukushaya, nokuklwebha.
  
  
  Wathi. "Ake ngihambe, wena creeping creep!"
  
  
  Mgcine kuze kube yilapho esezolile. Njengoba ayehamba ekhubazekile ezandleni zami, ngasusa isilevu sami kude ngokwanele nezinduku zakhe ukuze ngibone ubuso bakhe ngokucacile.
  
  
  "Ingabe ufuna ukukhuluma ngakho?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Mthungi nina!"waphendula .
  
  
  Yayiphethwe unah. "Uma uvuma ukuthi ukuhlasela kwakho okuncane kwehlulekile, ngizokudedela uhambe."
  
  
  "Yehlisa abafileyo!"
  
  
  "Kuhle ngaleso sikhathi. Sihlala sinjalo. Eqinisweni, lokhu akukubi kangako kimi, ngokusobala. Kulula ukubamba, futhi nawe unuka kahle."
  
  
  Wakhipha izindebe zakhe ezingezansi. "Umthungi", esho. "Ngangingacabangi ukuthi ngizoba nguye ozohlasela Unick Carter odumile."
  
  
  Waphakamisa amashiya akhe, nakuba ayemakhulu. "Wazi kanjani ukuthi ngingunick Carter?"
  
  
  I-pout yabuya. Ulimi lukarivnenskaya lwaphuma ngokwanele ukuba lumanzise izindebe zakhe. Kwavela ukubukeka okuhlekisayo emehlweni aluhlaza. Lapho ekhuluma, izwi lakhe lehla.
  
  
  "Ngiyise endlini yakho, ngizokutshela," kusho intombazane.
  
  
  "Ungakwazi yini ukuhamba? Noma ingabe ufuna ukuba akuthwale?"
  
  
  "Kuthiwani uma ngimtshela ukuthi iqakala lami libuhlungu?"
  
  
  U-Ee wamthatha wamthwala wamyisa endleleni. Yayilula kunalokho eyayikubukeka. Yayingabukeki inzima, kodwa yayibukeka igcwele kunalokho eyayiyikho ngempela. Ekuqaleni, ngangicabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi kungenxa Yokuthi Unah wayene-foam rubber ukuze agcwalise lawo majika, kodwa umdlalo wethu omncane wokulwa wangibonisa ukuthi wayengadingi noma engatholi lolo hlobo lokusekelwa.
  
  
  Wathi: "ubukeka umdala kunalokho engangikucabanga". Waphumula ikhanda lakhe ehlombe lami futhi wabheka phezulu ebusweni bami.
  
  
  "Ngigqoke izingubo zokugqoka."
  
  
  "Ngiyakwazi lokho, siwula. Kodwa akukhona lokho engikushoyo."
  
  
  Yena, wahamba usuku lonke wathi hey, beka ingalo yakho entanyeni yami ngenkathi yena, engena. Lapho sesingaphakathi, wajikijela izinyawo zakhe phansi, wagoqa izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami, futhi walandelela izindebe zakhe emgqeni womhlathi wami waze wathola izindebe zami. Ulimi lwakhe lwalugijimela ngaphakathi nangaphandle njengoba ayeqhubeka ecindezela umzimba wakhe omncane ngokumelene nowami. Lapho ima, futhi kwakunempaphe kuphela phakathi kwethu.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Iqakala lakho alilimazi nhlobo, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Wathi: "yenza uthando kimi. "Ngicela."
  
  
  "Inkinga yakho ukuthi unamahloni kakhulu futhi uyisilima. Kumelwe ufunde ukuzimisa. Yiba nesibindi."
  
  
  "Yenza uthando kimi. Ngikhumule futhi ngilale."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga, kodwa cha," kusho mina. "Ngisho noma ngingenayo imizwa eminingi ngabesifazane engilala nabo, okungenani ngikhetha ukwazi ukuthi bangobani. Futhi ngikhetha ngempela ukuba ngimthande."
  
  
  "Awungithandi?"Umlomo wakhe ongezansi wawuphinde ugqame.
  
  
  "Uyangihlasela. Ungibiza ngokuthi ngiyisigebengu. Uyamtshela ukuba afe. Uthi ngimdala kunalokho obukucabanga. Khona-ke ume lapho ungibuze ukuthi ngiyakuthanda yini. Yebo, ngiyakuthanda. Kodwa angikwazi ngisho nokukwazi. "
  
  
  "Igama lami Ngingutanya. Manje yenza uthando kimi."
  
  
  Ngalokho, wazithela ngamathe, wanganga futhi. Njengoba sasingabangane bakudala, ngacabanga ukuthi ngingase ngimlalise.
  
  
  Njengoba ayelele emhlane futhi engibuka ngamashiya akhe amade, ebukeka engenacala kakhulu, wathi, " Nick?"
  
  
  Wayekhipha ibhulukwe lakhe. "Yebo, Tanya."
  
  
  "Wenze uthando kwabesifazane abaningi, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Ibhulukwe lakhe lalingenazo izinkinobho. Wayegqoke ibhulukwe elimhlophe elinentambo encane ebomvana phakathi lapho lezi zibuko ezimbili zazihlangana khona. "Kwakunomunye noma ababili, yebo."
  
  
  "Bangaki?"
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe lalinemihlathi. "Angikaze ngicabange ngempela ngakho. Angigcini amaphuzu."
  
  
  "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi awukwazi ngisho nokukhumbula ubuso noma amagama abantu abaningi ababazungezile."
  
  
  "Empeleni . Ingabe ufuna ukuhamba?"
  
  
  Wakhipha ukukhala okuncane. "cha. Wenzani kimi?"
  
  
  Wamphatha kahle. Ibhulukwe lakhe lalingasebenzi, kanjalo nebhulukwe lakhe. Izindebe zami zathola amabele aphelele eplamu. Wayegqoke amasokisi, engawasusa ngokucophelela, ethatha ama-moccasin ami. Bese kuba isiketi. Kwakulula.
  
  
  Izandla zakhe zanyakaziswa esifubeni sami. Wayelokhu ephonsa izithende zakhe embhedeni waze wabubula.
  
  
  "Ngicela!"wayekhononda. "Nick, sithandwa, angicabangi ukuthi ngingalinda isikhathi eside."
  
  
  Wayegqoke ama-lace bikini bottoms amnandi anombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Izithupha zakhe zafakwa ebhande lakhe. Umhlane wakhe ongezansi wawusuqala kakade ukusha.
  
  
  Isithupha sami sasingaphansi kwebhande, futhi amabhulukwe akhe aqala ukudonsa phansi. Ukuphela kwase kudlulise umimmo kakade utshani obuthambile be-velvet phakathi komlenze wakhe lapho ebona okunye.
  
  
  Kwakuyinsimbi. Lapho edonsa izikhwama zakhe zangaphansi, wabona isibhamu esincane. Wayelele phansi esikhunjeni sakhe, futhi lapho ama-panties akhe edonswa umimmo wakhe, wagxuma waphuma wangibhekisa kimi.
  
  
  Wabe esedutshulwa kakhulu. Ngokwemvelo, wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe wazibheka phansi. Kwakungekho mgodi wezinhlamvu noma kuphi.
  
  
  Utanya wahleka. Wathi: "ukube nje ubungabona ubuso bakho". Wabe esehlala embhedeni wathatha ucingo. Washaya inombolo walinda.
  
  
  Izandla zakhe zazisemathangeni akhe, futhi wayebuka Unah. Umlilo ayewuzwile ezinqeni zakhe manje wawusucishiwe.
  
  
  Utanya wanginyakazisa ikhanda. "Ummeli wakhe omusha uno-AX", esho. "Kuyinto enhle ukuthi isibhamu sami sasigcwele izikhali ezingenalutho, kungenjalo wawuyobe ufile."
  
  
  Waphendukela ocingweni. "Yebo? Lona Utanya. Isibhamu se-pant siye sahlolwa futhi sisebenza kahle."
  
  
  Wakhipha ugwayi wawukhanyisa.
  
  
  Utanya wavala ucingo futhi ngokushesha waphinde washaya inombolo. Walinda, wakhipha isifuba sakhe, washaya izinzipho zakhe emazinyweni akhe. Wayengangibheki manje. Wabe esethi, " Yebo, mnumzane. Ngathintana Nomnu. Carter."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesibili.
  
  
  
  
  
  Lapho Utanya evala ucingo, ugwayi wakhe wawusucishe uphele. Wafuna ibhulukwe lakhe futhi waligoqa emzimbeni wakhe, walifaka izinkinobho ngemuva.
  
  
  "Ngizosebenza nawe kulesi sabelo, Nick", esho, enza izinguquko ngomzuzu wokugcina ukuze agcwalise izinkomishi zebhulukwe.
  
  
  Ngamtshela. "O?"Wayezizwa sengathi ngisetshenziswa. Ngangingavamile ukuba nalowo muzwa. Ngangingenandaba ngempela nalowo muzwa.
  
  
  Wathi, " ngicabanga ukuthi sinomsebenzi ongaqediwe lapha."
  
  
  Wacwayiza njengoba edonsa ibhulukwe lakhe futhi eqala ukulibopha. "E - dell ngokwayo?"
  
  
  "Lokho esakuqala ngaphambi kokuba isibhamu sakho esincane singishaye."
  
  
  Wehla embhedeni waqala ukudonsa amasokisi akhe. "Muhle futhi nonke, Nick. Kodwa ngineminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalolunye kuphela, phela. Futhi wena... Ngaphezu kwamashumi amathathu, ngiyakuthatha, ngempela? Umdala kakhulu kimi. Ungalokothi uthembele kunoma ubani oneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu, yilokho kuphela. Ngimthanda kakhulu kunamadoda asemasha ."Wamamatheka ngokushesha. "Ayikho imizwa enzima?"
  
  
  Wakhipha ugwayi wakhe. "Akukho ukuhlukunyezwa, Tanya. Kodwa Uhawke kumelwe abe nesizathu esihle sokungihlanganisa nomuntu osemusha futhi ongenakho okuhlangenwe nakho njengawe."
  
  
  Wabanda wangibuka ngomlilo emehlweni akhe. "Ngicabanga ukuthi okwenzeka nje kubonisa ukuthi anginakho okuhlangenwe nakho."
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngaye kancane-uqinisile.
  
  
  Umyeni wakhe wamomotheka. "Kulungile, kodwa start ukuhlonipha abadala bakho kancane."
  
  
  Ekuqaleni, wangigqolozela nje, engaqiniseki ukuthi angakuthatha kanjani. Khona-ke amakhona e-rta yakhe aqala ukumamatheka. Wangikhathaza isikhashana.
  
  
  "Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthini, mnumzane."
  
  
  "Ake sihambe siyobona Uhawk."
  
  
  Utanya wangiholela endleleni eya enkundleni yokuzijwayeza. Amantombazane engangiwabone ngaphambili ayegxuma. Lapho sifika ekugcineni kwensimu, savala indlela sahamba ngotshani obuthambile. Uhawke wayembona esondela kakhulu. Wayemi eduze kwamantombazane ayeqeqeshwa, izandla zakhe zisezikhwameni zengubo yakhe ensundu. Waphenduka ukuze asibuke sihamba.
  
  
  "Nguye lowo, Mnu. Hawk", kusho Utanya.
  
  
  "Ukufihla kubukeka kukuhle ngempela, Kusho Ucarter", kusho Uhawke.
  
  
  Ubuso buka-Ego obunjengesikhumba babukeka buyinqaba, sengathi babusekhaya lapha phakathi nendawo. Amehlo angifunda ngokucophelela, abese ebheka Utanya abuyele lapho amantombazane ayeqeqeshwa khona. Wakhipha eyodwa ezungeze usikilidi wakhe omnyama ephaketheni lakhe lehembe, wakhumula i-cellophane, futhi wafaka enye yezinhlamvu phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. Akuzange kuvuse i-ego.
  
  
  "Mnumzane," ngathi. "Kungani Uthomas Akasano? Kungani intombazane enjengotanya?"
  
  
  Uhawk waqhubeka egqolozela amantombazane. "I-Heroin, Ucarter . Yini oyaziyo nge-nen?"
  
  
  Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule kwakunokwaziswa okufushane ngalokhu. Amaqiniso omile. Kuze kube manje, ngicabanga ukuthi ngangazi okuncane noma okuncane ngakho njengabo bonke abanye. Ngazibuza ukuthi Uhawk wayengihlola yini, ezama ukuthola ukuthi empeleni wayezifundele yini imibiko eyayithunyelwe indlunkulu.
  
  
  Ngavala amehlo ami kwaze kwaba yilapho wonke amaqiniso namafomula esekhanda lami. Ngathi:" ukwakheka kwamakhemikhali e-heroin kungu-C21, H23, NO5". "Liyimpuphu ebabayo, engenaphunga etholakala ku-morphine futhi esetshenziswa kwezokwelapha ukuze kuncishiswe isifo samaphaphu nokukhwehlela. Kodwa kuyamlutha; i-ego ingahogela njengeqhwa, noma ifakwe ngokungagwegwesi egazini njengesixazululo. Iyancibilika emanzini nasotshwaleni. Ngikwenza kanjani?" "
  
  
  "Wenze umsebenzi wakho wesikole,
  
  
  Ucarter", kusho Uhawk . Waphenduka Urivnenskaya ngokwanele ukuba angibheke. Umhlane omnyama kasikilidi wawusalokhu uboshelwe phakathi kwamazinyo ka-ego. Amantombazane ashintshela ekucindezeleni.
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga, mnumzane," ngathi. Ukube Uhawke wayengivivinya, kumelwe ukuba wayidlulisa.
  
  
  "Kulungile," esho. "Ukuvota ngokuthi iyini i-heroin. Manje ngizokutshela ukuthi yini akwazi ukuyenza. Njengoba ningangabazi, amasosha ethu Asevietnam asebenzisa kabi izidakamizwa."
  
  
  "Mnumzane?"Kwaphazamisa Utanya . "Ingabe i-heroin ayithengiswa Obala Esaigon?"
  
  
  Mina nohawk sabheka Utanya. Wamomotheka kancane kudn.
  
  
  Uhawk waqhubeka. "Esaigon, njengoba Utanya aphawula, i-heroin itholakala kalula. I-heroin emsulwa ingathengwa ngamarandi amathathu ibhodlela ngalinye; ibhodlela elifanayo lapha Emelika lingabiza amarandi angamakhulu amathathu. Ngenxa yalokho, kuba nokwanda kokufa. amasosha amaningi aye afa ngenxa yokudla ngokweqile.Futhi lezi zinto azithengiswa nje kuphela emigwaqweni emnyama enezivumelwano eziyimfihlo; ama-ego angathengwa ngokucela ama-ego ezimakethe zejeolong ezigcwele abantu noma emabhulokini with-USO Eflower Street enkabeni yedolobha Lasesaigon. "
  
  
  Uhawk waphendukela lapho amantombazane ayegoba khona amadolo ajulile. "Ikomiti Elincane Lezobugebengu Bezingane liye laqala uphenyo ngalezi zimo zokufa KWE-gi. Phakathi nesikhathi sezinsuku ezingu-30, abaphenyi bathola ukufa kwabantu abangamashumi amathathu nantathu Ngenxa yokudla ngokweqile esaigon kuphela. Futhi lapho uphenyo seluphelile, kulindeleke ukuba izinga lokufa lifinyelele emashumini amahlanu ngenyanga."
  
  
  Uhawk wakhipha usikilidi phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. Wayihlola ngokucophelela i-ego waze waba nemidlalo ephaketheni lakhe. Wakhipha isibhamu, wasikhanyisa, futhi wathinta zombili izinhlangothi zikagwayi. Umoya owawusizungezile wawugcwele iphunga lentuthu kagwayi igoshawk. Lapho eqala ibhizinisi, wathi: "inkinga yezidakamizwa Evietnam iye yafinyelela ezingeni elimangalisayo. Yonke iminyango yasebenza ngale nkinga: i-Army and Naval Intelligence, i-cia, i-fbi, namakomiti amancane Esenate. Lonke ulwazi oluqoqiwe lwaludluliselwa ngeziteshi. E-AX. Kwabulala ama-agent ayisishiyagalombili, kodwa sayithola le ndaba. Siyazi ukuthi idlula Eturkey. Ngokulandela i-ego, sathola ukuthi ifika Esaigon ngemandalay Eburma. Sabuyela Ekalcutta sabe sesidlula Enew delhi Endiya, Saya Ekarachi Epakistan, ngomkhumbi sawela Igulf Of Oman, sabe sesiwela ipersian gulf, senyuka Umfula Itigris saya Ebaghdad E-Iraq, sabe sesihamba ngendiza saya e-Istanbul, Eturkey."Ngokungazelelwe uhawk wayeka ukukhuluma.
  
  
  Ngabona ukuthi amantombazane ayelele emhlane, ephendukisa imilenze yawo njengamaphayipheli ebhayisikili. Uhoka wambuza, " ucabanga Ukuthi uyini umthombo we-heroin ehholo lase-Istanbul?"
  
  
  Uhawk wanikina ikhanda. "E-Istanbul, kwabulawa abantu abahlanu abanamanxusa ayisishiyagalombili ngamunye, amanxusa amathathu E-cia nezikhulu ezimbili zezobunhloli zasolwandle. Kungenzeka ukuthi yilapho i-heroin ivela khona, kodwa ukuxhumana kuvela kwenye indawo. Wonke ama-ejenti anikeza igama lomuntu oyedwa. Urosano Nicoli. Kodwa noma nini lapho i-ejenti iqala ukubuza imibuzo ngale ndoda, ngokushesha yayitholakala indiza ubuso bubheke Phansi Olwandle Olumnyama. Imbangela yokufa yayilokhu ifana-ukucwila. Futhi ukuhlolwa kwesidumbu njalo kwembula ukweqisa ngokweqile kwe-heroin ."
  
  
  Igama lakhe laphenduka laba phezulu. Urosano Nicoli. Uhawk wabhema intuthu phezu kwakhe. Utanya wahlala eduze kwami buthule. Wathi kuye, " ubani Uthomas Akasano? Kumelwe ixhunywe kuyo yonke le ndawo."
  
  
  Uhawk wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Wathatha indima Ka-Akasano ngoba uzongena emafia. Siyazi ukuthi Imbuzi Yasegordeev iyinhlangano esekela ukuhlinzekwa kwe-heroin Esaigon."
  
  
  "Ngiyabona," ngathi. "Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ngizoya lapho ukuqala kokuqala kuqala khona ngempela."
  
  
  "Esicily", kusho Uhawke. "Akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokuthola umthombo wokugqoka kwakho; Uthomas Akasano ufile ngokuphelele. Ngokuqondene nokuthi ungubani , nguye kuphela umuntu obhekwa njengomngane oseduze Karosano nicoli."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesithathu.
  
  
  
  
  
  Uhawk waphendukela emantombazaneni ayeqeqeshwa. Wabheka enyakatho, lapho iziqongo zezintaba zazimbozwe khona iqhwa. Umhlane omnyama kasikilidi wawusalokhu uboshelwe phakathi kwamazinyo Ka-Ego.
  
  
  Wathi:" sifunde okuthile Ngorosano dvora". "Okokuqala, uvame ukundiza aye epalermo, Esicily nase-Istanbul. Ngaphambi kokuba ama-ejenti ethu abulawe, wonke umuntu owayebazungezile kwakudingeka abike into efanayo. Unicoli uyinhloko "yomkhaya" noma "igatsha" Lela cosa Nostra Esicily.
  
  
  Utanya wathi , " ngakho kumelwe ukuba nguye obangela ukuba wonke ama-heroin angene Esaigon."
  
  
  Uhawk waqhubeka egqolozele izintaba. "Kungenzeka kakhulu. Esikhathini esithile esidlule, wachitha iminyaka emihlanu Emelika. Kubikwa ukuthi wake waba yilungu eliphakeme lomndeni wakwacapone omdala Echicago, wabe esebandakanyeka Noraul (Umlindi) Udickie, owalandela Ufrank. Uclitti, njengomphathi lapho Ucapone eya ejele ."Waphumula isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba angigqolozele, ubuso bakhe besikhumba obunemibimbi bungabonakali. "Amanye azungeze la magama awahlukanisi lutho
  
  
  noma wena Noma Tanya. Babephambi kwesikhathi sakho ."
  
  
  Wakhipha ugwayi we-iso rta futhi wabamba u-ego eduze njengoba ekhuluma. Amehlo ka-Ego abuyela eziqongweni zezintaba.
  
  
  "Lo nicoli wahamba Nojoseph boranco besuka Ebrooklyn beya Efenix, e-Arizona. Uboranco wayevale ingxenye Enkulu Eningizimu-Ntshonalanga, Futhi Unicoli wayecabanga ukuthi u-ego wayezothola ucezu. Wadumala kakhulu. Kwakunensizwa enesifiso sokuvelela enhlanganweni okuthiwa Ucarlo gaddino eyayisebenza ngezinkontileka eziyishumi nesishiyagalolunye Zecosa Nostra. Wayesebenza Elas vegas, futhi nguye owabeka isisekelo sokuphila kukaboranco nomsebenzi wakhe. Kwasetshenziswa isibhamu esinezimbumbulu ezimbili, isibhamu esisodwa sasusa i-lobus neso lesobunxele, esinye sasusa isilevu nengxenye yentamo ."
  
  
  Amehlo katanya aluhlaza ayenyakaza kancane.
  
  
  "Ugaddino wakwenza kwacaca lokho ayekusho", kuqhubeka Uhawke. "Wathatha yonke imisebenzi Emelika, futhi wadlalela Inkantolo ngoba Unicoli wayebandakanyekile Noboranco. Unicoli wabatshela ukuthi isimo sezulu Emelika sasifudumala kakhulu. Waya Esicily ngosuku olulandelayo, kwalandela umngcwabo Omkhulu Nobabazekayo Kaboranco. Umqondo ka-Ego kwakuwukuba ahlale lapho isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba enze ukuthula Nogaddino."
  
  
  "Futhi nabo uferret wayengekho Emelika?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Uhawk wanikina ikhanda. "cha. Ngemva kokuba esehambile, Ugaddino waqala ukuthutha. Washiya ngemva kwezintambo Kulo Lonke Elasemelika. Kwasayinwa izinkontileka nabaphathi bomkhaya Elos Angeles, Ebrooklyn, Ephiladelphia, Echicago, futhi cishe kuwo wonke amadolobha amakhulu kuleli zwe. Ngaphakathi ezweni. Iminyaka emibili, wayengumholi ongenakuphikiswa Wela Koza gordeeva kazwelonke. Wayengakwazi ukuba nomusa, ngakho akazange akhuthaze isivumelwano Ngokumelene Norosano nicoli. Wonke umuntu wachuma, kuhlanganise Nonicoli ."
  
  
  Kwakukhona ikhefu. Ngabona ukuthi amantombazane ayeseqedile ukuzivocavoca futhi ebaleka enkundleni. Uhawk waqhubeka egqolozele izintaba. Utanya wayengibuka.
  
  
  Ugwayi wawuphonswa otshanini futhi ugcotshwe ngesicathulo Sikahawke. Waphendukela kimi. Wayekhathazeke kakhulu ngamehlo akhe.
  
  
  "Abantu abaningi abaqapheli, Carter, ukuthi Ila cosa Nostra ibanzi kangakanani ngempela. Izindlela Ucarlo gaddino azisebenzisa ukuze athathe amandla ngeke zisebenze namuhla."
  
  
  Uyise wavuma ngekhanda. "Kungaba ukwaziswa okuningi kakhulu manje uma umphathi wawo wonke amadolobha amakhulu ebulawa. I-FBI yayiyobe imsheshe kakhulu, wayengeke azi ukuthi i-ego iyamshaya."
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu. Kukhona okunye. Nakuba Icosa Nostra iye yanda ezindaweni eziningi, kunenye lapho iye yashiya khona. Izidakamizwa. I-Bureau of narcotics isibe nzima emindenini ethengisa izidakamizwa. Ngakho, nakuba belawula iningi lokungeniswa kwe-heroin, imikhaya iyaqhubeka ishiya imakethe yezidakamizwa Yasemelika ukuze ithande abantu abamnyama nezwe elingaphansi Lasepuerto rico."
  
  
  Utanya wayecasulwa. "Khona-ke kungani benikeza i-heroin Esaigon?"
  
  
  "Hhayi bona, nicoli wami othandekayo, kuphela."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesine
  
  
  
  
  
  Uhawk wayemi phakathi ensimini enotshani futhi wakhipha omunye usikilidi ephaketheni lakhe. Amehlo ka-Ego ahlangana Nakatanya, engangingaqondi kahle. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  Wamamatheka kimi. "Uma nina madoda ningithethelela, ngiba nesikhathi."
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo.
  
  
  Sasimbuka ehamba, futhi kwakuyindlela yokuhamba kunokuhamba. Ngangizibuza ukuthi kwakuyinto enhle yini kimi, noma kwakuyindlela ayeziphatha ngayo njalo. Kwakungasho lutho Ngempela Kudella, ngangiseminyakeni engamashumi amabili, futhi cishe wayeseminyakeni engamashumi amabili.
  
  
  "Intokazi ethandekayo", kusho Uhawke. "Ingqondo ekhazimulayo. Uzoba umsizi owusizo kulo msebenzi, Ucarter."
  
  
  "Yebo mnumzane ."Ngangingaqondi ukuthi ngangizothola luphi uhlobo lwesabelo. "Nakuba ebonakala esemncane kakhulu ."
  
  
  "Ngenxa yesidingo, Carter. Ingabe wake wadla isidlo sasekuseni?"
  
  
  "Cha, mnumzane ."
  
  
  Wathatha isandla sami. "Khona-ke ake siye ekomisheni siyobona ukuthi yini esingayikhulisela yona."
  
  
  Sahamba phezu kotshani. Wayephethe usikilidi ongakhanyisiwe phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. Amafu amnyama aphezulu ayefihla ngokuphelele ilanga. Sobabili savula amakhola amajakhethi ethu njengoba sasiphuma endleleni.
  
  
  Emnyango kakhomishane, Uhawk washiya iziyalezo zokuthi Utanya kufanele atshelwe ukuthi sikuphi. Sathatha amapuleti ethu sawela emgqeni, salayisha amapuleti ngamaqanda, amazambane, amasoseji, nebhodwe lekhofi elimnyama.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi sidlala lo mdlalo, Uhawk wathela inkomishi yekhofi. "Wayekuphi Unicoli?"Cha," esho ngokuzumayo.
  
  
  Kwakudingeka ngicabange ngakho. "Urosano Nicoli". Waqala ukufaka ibhotela ku-toast. "Ngesikhathi Imbuzi Kagordeev isakazeka kulo Lonke Elasemelika, Urosano dvora wahlala Epalermo. Wabuye wachuma, kodwa akazange abuyisane Nocarlo gaddino. Izinto zazihamba kahle iminyaka embalwa, futhi ngemva kwamasonto amabili adlule kwenzeka okuthile. "
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ingabe Unicoli usebuyele Emelika?"
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Ucarlo gaddino watholakala ngendlela engaqondakali kakhulu e-sauna ye-ego yeklabhu yangasese. Kwakunemingxuma yezinhlamvu eyishumi nesishiyagalolunye emakhanda. Yiqiniso, akekho owake wezwa ukudubula. Ezinsukwini eziyisishiyagalolunye ezedlule, kwaba nomngcwabo omkhulu futhi ocebile."
  
  
  I-Eda yayihle. Akuzange kungithathe isikhathi eside ukuyigwinya. "Kubukeka Sengathi Unicoli uzama ukuvula indlela yokubuya kwakhe", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Kungenzeka kakhulu."Wanginika imfoloko yakhe. "Carter, sesivele sinamanxusa ayisishiyagalombili afile. Angifuni ukuba ube ngowesishiyagalolunye. Ngizokutshela ukuthi bangama-agent ayisishiyagalombili uma thina ngaphambi kokuba u-ih abulawe."
  
  
  Ukuphuza ikhofi lakhe.
  
  
  "Njengoba ngishilo, Unicoli uhamba phakathi Kwepalermo ne-Istanbul. Futhi wenza abangane abathakazelisayo. Ngesikhathi ese-Istanbul, wahlala nomkhomanisi owaziwayo waseturkey ogama lakhe lingukonya. Unomngane ohlala njalo nomaphi lapho eya khona, indoda Yasechina okuthiwa Utai-Sheng, eyilungu eliphakeme Lepeople ' s Republic Of china. Eqinisweni, ungomunye wabaqhubi bezindiza be-ih ace futhi uye wathola isidlaliso esithi Winged tiger. Sicabanga ukuthi unethonya elikhulu Enkantolo, futhi ngaphandle kwalokho, U-Akasano, manje omlingisa, ungumngane oseduze Kanicoli."
  
  
  Saqeda ukudla. Ngaphandle kwethu, kwakukhona izintokazi ezimbili ezinhle lapha. Babesekhoneni elikude, bekhuluma ngokuhleba. I-commissariat yayifana nayo yonke eminye eyayisezikhungweni zemfundo ZE-ax. Izindonga ziluhlaza okukhanyayo, amakamelo okuhlinza ahlanzekile, phansi kusikiwe, futhi kunamatafula amancane ayindilinga anezihlalo zensimbi. Amantombazane nabesifazane abakhethelwe ukuqeqeshwa kwakulindeleke ukuba basebenze njengabapheki, abapheki, nabageza izitsha. Kwakuyingxenye yesiyalo.
  
  
  Mina nohawk saphindela emuva, saphuza ikhofi lethu. Wakhipha ugwayi wesithathu wawubeka phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. Wakhanyisa lena. Wakhipha eyodwa ezungeze ugwayi wakhe onesihloko segolide.
  
  
  Lapho sisekuriles, ngathi kuye: "ingabe kukhona esikwaziyo ngale Tai Sheng: umsuka we-ego, kungani eyilungu eliphakeme Kangaka Lepeople' s Democratic Republic?"
  
  
  Ubuso bukahawke bahlala bungasebenzi. "Siyazi izinto ezimbalwa. Kukholakala ukuthi wahlela I-Chinese Communist Air Force, eyasiza ekuqhubeni Uchiang kai-shek enqamula izwe lasechina Eya Etaiwan. Cishe, ukhuluma Nomao tse-tung ngokwakhe."
  
  
  Umcibisholo waphunyuka ezindebeni zami. Utai-Sheng wayeseqala ukungihlaba umxhwele.
  
  
  "Ngemva kokuthola indondo Ephakeme Kakhulu Kamao tse-tung Yasechina Ebomvu, Usheng wasiza ekumiseni ukukhiqizwa kwezindiza zempi efektri, futhi eminyakeni eyalandela, nemishini."Uhawk waqhuma intuthu kagwayi waya ophahleni. "Njengonicoli, wayeneminyaka engaba ngamashumi amahlanu nanhlanu ubudala futhi enezifiso ezinkulu. Sicabanga ukuthi yena ngokwakhe wahlela umzila we-heroin owawuzungeza i-Istanbul uya Esaigon. Unicoli walahlekelwa imali futhi wathola iningi lezinzuzo."
  
  
  Wayifunda, ecasukile. "Njengoba i-heroin ithengiswa ngamarandi amathathu ngebhodlela Esaigon, inzuzo Kanicoli ayinakuba nkulu kangako. I-ego kufanele ikhathazeke ngokuthi ingathola izikhathi eziyikhulu Ngaphezulu Emelika."
  
  
  "Ngikholwe", Kuphendula Uhawk, " yi-ego ekukhathazayo. Kodwa ngisho nangamarandi amathathu ibhodlela, uthola inzuzo engamaphesenti ayikhulu."
  
  
  Ukungakholwa kwami kwakubonakala kumjabulisa kancane. Lapho ephinda ekhuluma, umbiko we-heroin wafika engqondweni.
  
  
  "Emelika, i-ounce elilodwa le-heroin liyoletha amarandi ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa. Iningi lemithwalo ye-heroin eza lapha ithunyelwa Ngeturkey, ngokuqondile noma Ngemexico Necanada. Uma kuqhathaniswa nalokho okukhokhela le mpahla Eturkey, ingathengiswa e-US ngenzuzo engamaphesenti ayizinkulungwane ezintathu. Lesi isizathu esiyinhloko esenza ukushushumbisa izidakamizwa kube nenzuzo enkulu kwabaningi."
  
  
  Konke lokhu kwabikwa ku. Uhawk wenza isiko elincane, esebenzisa onqenqemeni lwesitsha somlotha ukuze asuse umlotha esihlokweni sikagwayi. Wayebonakala ecabanga ngokujulile.
  
  
  "Ama-agent ayisishiyagalombili, Carter", esho ngobumnene, ebuka isitsha somlotha. "Ukuphila kwakho kuye kwakhokhelwa ngenxa yokufuna kwakho. Ngizokutshela ukuthi yiluphi ulwazi olutholakale ngale ntengo. Sikholelwa ukuthi Ila Cosa Nostra Emelika manje ayisenalo ubuholi. Muva nje, ubugebengu obuhleliwe buye babonisa umsebenzi omncane; konke kubonakala kuthule. Ngicabanga Ukuthi Urosano nicoli wanikeza umyalo wokubulala Ucarlo gaddino, futhi lowo myalo wenziwa umuntu oxhumene Neqembu Lamakhomanisi Lasechina e-United States, ngomyalo Katai Sheng. U-AX ukholelwa nokuthi Urosano nicoli uhlose ukuthatha ubugebengu Obuhleliwe Emelika, futhi useqalile ukuzama ukuthola ukuthi ngubani ozosekela u-ego nokuthi ngubani ozophikisana ne-emu. Utai-Sheng wasebenzisa ababulali Basemelika eduze kwasechinatown emadolobheni amakhulu ukuze abhekane nanoma yibaphi abaphikisi Benkantolo. Unicoli akaboni kahle; ubona kuphela ukuthi inzuzo yokushushumbisa i-heroin ikhulu kangakanani e-US. Ukholelwa ngempela ukuthi usebenzisa Utai Sheng Namakhomanisi Asechina ukuze asize I-Emu ithathe Izifundazwe.
  
  
  njengokunikeza indlela ye-heroin ezungeze i-Istanbul iye Esaigon. Kodwa lokho okuyokwenzeka ngempela ukuthi Unicoli uyoba unodoli womkhomanisi Wasechina, uma engakabi u-Hey, hhayi Ustahl. Ngokusobala, Amachicom afuna ukudumaza amabutho Asemelika Evietnam, kodwa ukulawula ubugebengu obuhleliwe e-United States, esebenzisa Unicoli njengesembozo, kungaba njengokuthatha Igeneral motors Ebeijing."
  
  
  Ngathi: "khona-ke umsebenzi wami uwukuvimbela lokho".
  
  
  "Ngokwengxenye . Kumelwe usondele Kunikoli ukuze umise u-ego ngokubulala uma kudingeka, futhi ukugeleza kwe-heroin ezungeze i-Istanbul Iye Esaigon kumelwe kumiswe."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Ngakho kungani ukufihla? Ubani Lo Thomas Akasano engimlingisa? Wafa kanjani?"
  
  
  "Ukulingisa kwakho U-Akasano kuwukuphela kwethuba lethu", kusho Uhawk, efunda ukugeleza okukhanyayo kukagwayi wakhe. "Uthomas Akasano wayengumngane oqotho Kanicoli Ogwini Olusempumalanga. Wayenenzondo enkulu Ngonikola, Okuyinto Utai Sheng angayithandi. Ngokuqondene ne-ihk, U-Akasano kuthiwa usaphila."
  
  
  "Ngiyabona . Futhi wafa kanjani?"
  
  
  Yilokhu Uhawke akuveza.
  
  
  Ama-ax agents abuka wonke umuntu ngisho exhunywe Kude Egcekeni, ephethe imvubu, njengoba Ugaddino adutshulwa e-sauna. I-ejenti eyabelwe U-Akasano kwakuyindoda enhle okuthiwa U-Al Emmett. U-Al wayehlose ukwenza okungaphezu nje kokugada indoda yakhe. U-Emu kwakudingeka asondele Kunicoli, ngakho wacabanga Ukuthi Kwakungu-Akasano. Ngakho wasondela kakhulu.
  
  
  Ngalesi sikhathi, kumelwe ukuba wayecabanga kakhulu ngakho. Cishe wabuyela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokugcina futhi wazama ukuthola ukuthi wayenze iphutha kuphi. Khona-ke kwakudingeka kwenziwe isinqumo. Ingabe kufanele atshele indlunkulu YE-AX ukuthi i-ego itholakele? Lokhu kungasho ukuthi i-ego izokhishwa ebhizinisini, futhi i-ego izothathwa omunye umenzeli. Futhi lapho nje esondelene kakhulu.
  
  
  U-Al Emmett wayemuhle. Lokho okwahlukanisa ama-Agent Asemelika nama-agent ezwe lamakhomanisi, njengoba lezi kuyizenzo ezizimele. Ama-agent likeengo-Al awazange asilandele ukuze athole umyalo owodwa. Icala ngalinye lalingelabantu ngabanye, futhi wayebhekana nalo njengoba ayelibona. Yingakho engazange atshele I-hq ukuthi i-ego yatholakala. Waqhubeka ebuka u-Akasano.
  
  
  Lapho Uthomas Akasano ezwa ukuthi wayelandelwa, ngokushesha wathumela ucingo oluhleliwe Epalermo, ebuza ukuthi enzeni ngalo. I-rheumatism yafika emshweni owodwa. I-Agent AX kwakufanele ishaywe.
  
  
  Ngokuvamile, lapho umuntu ethatha izikhundla eziphakeme E-Akasano, inqubo yayilula. Umbulali uyoxhumana namaqembu eminyaka. Kodwa lezo kwakungezona izikhathi ezivamile. Ugaddino wayefile futhi engakaqandeki ethuneni lakhe. Ubugebengu obuhleliwe, okungenani okwesikhashana, babungenabo ubuholi. Ngokungangabazeki kuyoba nomzabalazo wamandla phakathi kwemikhaya ukuze kubonakale ukuthi ubani ogcina esesiqongweni. Ngenxa yalokho, abekho ababulali ababengathenjwa. Ugaddino ngokwakhe waqala njengomuntu obulala abantu Elas vegas, futhi wonke umuntu enhlanganweni wayekwazi lokho. Kwakunabantu abaningi abasha ababenamaqhinga ababecabanga ukuthi bangathatha indawo yomholi, njengaye.
  
  
  U-Akasano wayazi ukuthi Unicoli wayesebenze kanzima kakhulu, wakha ukuhlela okuningi kakhulu, futhi wayesecishe alungele ukubuyela Emelika. Ayikho i-ax agent embi engakuqhuma konke. Futhi njengoba kungekho muntu owayengathenjwa, U-Akasano kwakuyodingeka abhekane nommeli eyedwa.
  
  
  U-Al-Emmett wayazi ukuthi ucingo lwafika nini nomyalo wokuba u-ego abulawe. Futhi wayazi ukuthi kusho ukuthini. Kodwa ukukhathazeka okuyinhloko kuka-ego kwakuyikhodi. Uma indlunkulu YE-AX yayithumele kokubili ucingo luka-Akasano kanye nocingo olubuyiselwe Ngudvora, ikhodi yayingaqhekeka, okwakuzoba wusizo esikhathini esizayo lapho kuthunyelwa imiyalezo phakathi kwabaholi bamaqembu ezigelekeqe.
  
  
  Ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu U-Akasano ethole ucingo Epalermo, U-Al waya Elong Island. U-Akasano wayenendlu enkulu, kanye nendawo yokuhlala kanokusho Enew York, ayeyigcinela intombi yakhe. Ngakho U-Al waya lapho ebusuku. Wayezothola ucingo olwaluyala ukuba abulawe, kanye nekhophi ye-On U-Akasano ayeyithumele.
  
  
  Igobolondo iqhwa ebusuku. Wapaka ibhulokhi kude wahamba, elalele izicathulo zakhe zikhukhuleka eqhweni. Waletha intambo enekhonkwane elinamaphiko amathathu ekugcineni. Ngaleyo ndlela, kwakulula ukukhuphuka udonga lukakhonkolo olungamamitha ayishumi nambili ukuphakama U-Akasano ayelwakhile ezungeze le ndlu.
  
  
  Lapho U-Al egijimela ezinkantolo ezikhethekile, wayazi ukuthi wayeshiya izinyathelo eqhweni. Zizotholakala kamuva. Yayikhathaza U-Ego yonke indlela eya ngemuva kwendlu. Khona-ke wakhululeka lapho ebona ukuthi kwase kuneqhwa futhi. Fresh snowflakes ngeke ukumboza ego yakho amathrekhi.
  
  
  Wangena endlini futhi waya emgodini ephethe ipensela. Kwakungelula ukuthola lezi zindaba ezimbili. Kulula kakhulu. Babesekhabetheni lesithathu lesihlalo, bevulekile lapho. Kwaze Kwaba Yilapho U-al efaka u-ih engutsheni yakhe lapho aqaphela khona ukuthi u-ego wayethunjiwe.
  
  
  Yiqiniso, u-Akasano wayemlindele.
  
  
  i-ego. Wayelinde emtatsheni wezincwadi oseduze. Njengoba U-Al ayegcwalisa izintshumayelo ngomzuzu futhi eya osukwini, U-Akasano wangena ngomnyango oseduze waphendukela ebrylev.
  
  
  Wabuza. "Ingabe wakuthola okufunayo?"
  
  
  U-Al wamomotheka. "Kwakulula kimi, akunjalo?"
  
  
  U-Akasano wayephethe i -.38 Usmith Nowesson. Wenza isenzo Sika-Al emnyango. "Imoto yami isegaraji, buddy. Uzoba ukushayela imoto."
  
  
  "Wesaba ukungcolisa indlu yakho?"
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe. Ake sihambe."
  
  
  La madoda amabili aphumela ngaphandle futhi aya egaraji elifudumele lapho kwakupakishwe khona ilincoln continental entsha ecwebezelayo. U-Akasano Akazange enze i-a.Isibhamu esingu-38 - caliber futhi sanikeza u-emu okhiye.
  
  
  "Kufanele kuphi?"U-al wabuza njengoba Icontinental yayiqala. U-Akasano wahlala esihlalweni esingemuva, u-a.Isibhamu esingu-38 caliber esicindezelwe ngemuva kwekhanda lomenzeli.
  
  
  "Sizokwenza kube i-hit yakudala, buddy. Sizohamba ngemoto ngasogwini Lwasenew jersey. Ngizofaka isicikilikisi kulenduku ukuze ngingaphazamisi omakhelwane. Kuyoba ukubuka phezulu, umthwalo omncane Ne-Atlantic ebandayo."
  
  
  U-Al wayeshayela I-continental. Kuze kube manje, U-Akasano akakaze azame ukubuyisela lezi zindaba. Mhlawumbe ufuna ukuba baye E-Atlantic No-al.
  
  
  Lapho befika endaweni emnyama futhi engenabantu ogwini Lwasenew jersey, U-Akasano wayala U-al ukuba ayeke.
  
  
  Wathi: "kunamabhulokhi kakhonkolo esiqwini". "Kanye nekhoyili yocingo. Uzothola ukhiye on indandatho efanayo njengoba ukhiye ignition."
  
  
  U-Al wavula ithangi. U-Akasano wayemi eduze kwesigxobo, i -.38 namanje ihloselwe i-ejenti. Ngaleso sikhathi, U-Al wayenento eyodwa kuphela ekhanda lakhe. Wayengaziletha kanjani lezi zindaba endlunkulu YE-ax? Kwakubalulekile UKUBA U-AX abe nale khodi. Futhi U-Akasano wayengeke ashiywe ephila ukuze atshele Unicola ngakho. Ukube bekunjalo, bengizokushintsha nje.
  
  
  Lapho U-al ephakamisa isivalo somzimba, Usergei washisa. Wabona amabhlogo amahlanu kakhonkolo nekhoyili yocingo. Wayazi Ukuthi U-Akasano wayengeke abe lula. Wangena ngaphakathi wathatha ibhulokhi likakhonkolo.
  
  
  "Wire first, mate", kusho U-Akasano.
  
  
  Ngokunyakaza okusheshayo, U-al waphonsa ibhulokhi esiqwini samakhanda ka-Akasano k. U-Akasano wathambekela eceleni. Ibhulokhi lasuka ekhanda lika-ego. Kodwa i-emu yakwazi ukudubula kabili i-silencer .38. Ukudubula kwakufana nokudubula kwesibhamu somoya. Ibhulokhi likakhonkolo lahlasela ngamandla anele ukuze likhiphe U-Akasano ezinyaweni zakhe.
  
  
  Kodwa isibhamu sathathwa kahle. U-Al-Emmett waphinda kabili njengoba zombili izinhlamvu zamshaya ngaphambi nje kokuba aphile. Wathatha iphiko Lezwekazi ukuze alisekele.
  
  
  U-Akasano washaya iqhwa kanzima. Manje wayesezama ukuhlala phansi. U-Al, ebambe ibhande lakhe lokopha ngezandla zombili, wakhubeka phezu kwalesi sigebengu wawa phezu kwakhe. Izandla zika-Ego zathinta isandla esasimbozwe ijazi kwaze kwaba yilapho ethola isibhamu esihlakaleni sakhe.
  
  
  U-Akasano wavuka ngokuphazima kweso. Balwa futhi bagingqika eqhweni. U-Al wayezama ukulahla isibhamu. U-Akasano wazama ukuguqa i-ejenti esweni elilimele.
  
  
  Ngokuphindaphindiwe, U-Al wayeshaywa ebusweni nasentanyeni isigebengu. Kodwa wayeseba buthakathaka; kwakungekho mandla ekushayweni kwe-ego. Wagxila esihlakaleni sesibhamu, wasishaya ngokungenamsebenzi eqhweni. U-Akasano akazange ahlale phansi abeke izandla zakhe phansi. Wayelokhu eshaya Uno ezinhlangothini nasesifubeni, ezama ukuthola isibhamu esicacile ekuphileni. Futhi izishayo zaqala ukulimaza.
  
  
  Khona-Ke U-Al-wacwilisa amazinyo akhe esihlakaleni sesibhamu ngawo wonke amandla akhe ayesele. U-Akasano wamemeza ebuhlungwini obukhulu, futhi .38 yawela ebhange leqhwa elaligcwele igazi. U-Al wagxumela kuye futhi wabamba i-ego yakhe engalweni njengoba u-Akasano ekhahlela i-ego yakhe ekuphileni.
  
  
  Kwakungekho msindo ngaphandle kokuphefumula kanzima kwamadoda nokuqhekeka kweqhwa njengoba ayegingqika emuva naphambili kulo. Njengoba ihora lase liphuzile futhi umgwaqo usetshenziselwa izinjongo zezokwelapha, azikho izimoto ezadlula E-continental eyayimi.
  
  
  U-Al-Emmett wayelele emhlane, ephethe i -.Isibhamu esingu-38 caliber. U-Akasano wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe futhi wakhubeka waya kumenzeli, wamshaya njengebhere elikhulu. U-Al wadutshulwa kanye, wabe esedutshulwa futhi. Zombili lezi zinhlamvu zangena esifubeni somdubuli. Wayemi lapho amehlo nomlomo wakhe kuvulekile, engakholelwa kulokho okwakusanda kwenzeka. Khona-ke amehlo ka-ego aba buthaka futhi wawa.
  
  
  U-Al wadonsela umzimba ogulayo, ophuma igazi ezinyaweni zawo. Washiya phansi .38 ngobubanzi bejazi lakhe. Ebamba izingalo zesigebengu, U-Em wakwazi ukuhudula u-ego esihlalweni esingemuva Sezwekazi. Wafaka u-Akasano ngaphakathi, wabe esevala isivalo somzimba futhi wakhubeka esihlalweni somshayeli.
  
  
  Wayazi ukuthi uyafa. Izinhlamvu zazibekwe ngokucophelela ngaphakathi. Futhi kwalahleka igazi eliningi kakhulu. U-Emu wakwazi ukuqala i-continental, futhi waba umuntu oqotho enkampanini engumlingani Enew jersey.
  
  
  U-Akasano wayefile ngaphambi Kokuba U-al afike lapho. Kwadingeka ukuba bahudulele U-Al emotweni, lapho awela khona esondweni. Akekho owayeyokwazi ukuthi wayenguye
  
  
  wayeyolimala ukube akazange ashayise izitebhisi zesakhiwo futhi wawa emngceleni. Ngokushesha u-Ego wayiswa esibhedlela esiseduze.
  
  
  Ngisho nangaleso sikhathi, wayengabavumeli Ukuba Bababulale noma bamyise egumbini lokuhlinza. Ngezwi elihlabayo, wabatshela ukuba bavumele U-Ego aphile aze akwazi ukukhuluma Nohawk. Kwenziwa ucingo Futhi Uhawke wayesendizeni ekhethekile eqashiwe ezungeze Iwashington, dc.Lapho efika esibhedlela, waphuthunyiswa emnyangweni wezimo eziphuthumayo Ka-Al Emmett.
  
  
  Ethukuthele, U-al wathi kwakuyintuthuko yokuqala yangempela edell. Watshela Uhawke ngalezi zindaba ezimbili nangendlela yokuqhekeza ikhodi. Wabe esethula.
  
  
  Uhawk wayemi efunda izintshumayelo. Kamuva, lapho ekugcineni ikhodi ihunyushwa, waqaphela ukuthi enye yalezi zingcingo yayingagcini nje ngokufinyelela ikhodi. Urosano nicoli wanikeza u-Akasano iziyalezo ezithile. Kwakudingeka enze uhlu lwalabo baholi bemikhaya ababezosekela Inkantolo, nohlu lwalabo ababengeke basekele. Njengoba kwakuwuhlu oluyimfihlo kakhulu, u-Akasano wakhipha i-ego Ngokwakhe Epalermo.
  
  
  Uhawk wama Phezu Kuka-Al-Emmett njengoba umenzeli eqoqa amandla akhe. U-Al wabe esecela Uhawk ukuba ancike phambili futhi alume.
  
  
  "Uh-lapho... intombazane", Kusho U-Al ngezwi elibuthakathaka kakhulu. "Usemncane kakhulu ... Ku-Akasano, hey, cishe abangaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalolunye... Ngazama ukuhlaba umxhwele unah ngendlu yami. Wakhokhelwa nguye. Kuqhubeke... wenqaba. Unah wayesevele enesoka. Khona-ke... lo muntu waba sengozini yemoto. Zombili izinyawo ziphukile. U-Akasano wathuthela e-united states... intombazane. Wamthululela uswidi nezimbali. Susa i-ee... izindawo ezinhle kakhulu. Yena... hhayi smart kakhulu. Kuyamangalisa. Ngangiyithanda indlu U-Akasano mistletoe ayenzela unah. Amasonto ayisithupha... waphuma."U-Al-Emmett waphinde wathula.
  
  
  "Kwakuyini igama lakhe, U-Emmett?"Uhawk wabuza ngobumnene . "Sitshele igama lakhe."
  
  
  Ngezwi elibuthakathaka nakakhulu, U-Al wathi, " Sandy... Ukatroni... i-blonde ekhanyayo. Ibhulukwe eligoqiwe. Izimonyo eziningi. Combs izinwele zakhe ukubukeka abadala. Ukuhlafuna ugwayi. U-Al Emmett washona ngaphambi kokuba aqede isigwebo.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Mina nohawk saqeda ikhofi lethu. Waphakamisa isandla sakhe, futhi intombazane enhle egqoke okuluhlaza enezinwele ezibomvu namehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka acwebezelayo yahamba yayofuna okwengeziwe.
  
  
  "Ngakho wenzani ngale Catron Enesihlabathi?"wambuza. "Ngicabanga ukuthi wayeyoba umuntu wokuqala owayengeke amkhumbule U-Akasano, ukuba intombazane enobugovu nakho konke okunye."
  
  
  Ugwayi waphuma. Yayilele esitsheni somlotha futhi ibukeka ibanda futhi imbi. "Samthumba", kusho Uhawke. "Usenyakatho Nevada manje. Siyigcina iqhwa endlini eyedwa ogwini Lwelake tahoe."
  
  
  Ngamamatheka lapho iredhead isilethela ikhofi elisha. Waphakamisa imbiza, wabuyisela ukumamatheka kwami, futhi wahamba, ithanga lihamba.
  
  
  "Akukhona konke esikwenzile, Carter", kuqhubeka Uhawke. "Sisebenzisa igama Elithi Akasano, sathumela olunye ucingo Epalermo sazisa Urosano nicoli ukuthi i-agent yezinhloli yayiphathwe."
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, kule khodi."
  
  
  "yebo. Saqhekeza ikhodi. Sacela Nodvor lapho efuna Ukuba U-Akasano andizele Epalermo nohlu."
  
  
  "Futhi?"
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Ayikho impendulo okwamanje."
  
  
  Saphuza ikhofi lethu buthule isikhashana. Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngitshelwe cishe yonke into. Isabelo sami sasicacile. Ecashe u-Akasano, wandizela Epalermo futhi wazama ukusondela Kunicoli. Khona-ke kwakuyodingeka ngiyeke ukuzazisa. Khona-ke kukhona Tai-Sheng.
  
  
  "Kuncane kakhulu esikwaziyo Ngo-Akasano", kusho Uhawke. "Akanalo irekhodi lamaphoyisa; akakaze abe nezinkinga okumelwe azifakazele. Kuzodingeka udlale ngezindlebe, Carter."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. Kodwa into eyodwa yayisangidida. Utanya wangena kanjani?
  
  
  "Ungenzi iphutha, Carter", kusho Uhawk, engikhomba ngomunwe. "Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi Unicoli No-Akasano basondelene, Unicoli akamethembi nhlobo umuntu. La madoda amabili ayengakaze abonane cishe iminyaka eyishumi. U-AX uthathe izithombe Zikarosano nicoli eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, kodwa muva nje u-ego, azikho izithombe ezithathiwe. Usehholo, ezungezwe onogada. Futhi ngaphandle kwalezo zindiza ezivamile eziya e-Istanbul nalelo konya lamakhomanisi aseturkey, ohambweni lwezokwelapha olungavamile ushiya indlu yakhe. Ngisho nangaleso sikhathi, ugibela indiza yangasese, indiza Kalear ephethwe Futhi eqhutshwa Omunye Umuntu Ngaphandle Kukatai-Sheng.. Kunengwe enamaphiko edwetshwe emsileni wayo, futhi ihlale ihlala ensimini enotshani eduze kwase-Istanbul ."
  
  
  "Ingabe owesifazane angafika Egcekeni?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Uhawk wangimomotheka ngendlela engenangqondo. "Urosano nicoli useneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanye eshadile nowesifazane oyedwa. Ngokwazi kwethu, akazange asikhohlise."
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi kunjengokungathi ..."Ngayeka lapho ngimbona ehamba eya kithi ngomnyango wesitolo.
  
  
  Kwakungutanya, kodwa kwakungeyona. wamomotheka njengoba esondela etafuleni lethu. Konke ukungabi nacala kwase kuphelile. Wayebukeka enezinwele ezibomvu nemigexo,
  
  
  izinwele ezimhlophe, ibhulukwe eligoqiwe, izimonyo eziningi, izinwele ezibekwe phezu kwekhanda lakhe ukuze abukeke emdala, futhi wayehlafuna ushingamu. Isiketi nebhulukwe kwakuseduze kakhulu.
  
  
  Lapho efika etafuleni, umyeni wakhe wamomotheka wathi, " angiqiniseki.: "Sandy Cuthron, ngicabanga?"
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesihlanu.
  
  
  
  
  
  Ngosuku olulandelayo ngehora lesikhombisa kusihlwa, mina Notanya sasingena etekisini phambi kwejfk International Airport, ENEW York. Wanikeza umshayeli ikheli lendlu Kathomas Akasano, leyo ayeyiqashele Usandy catron.
  
  
  Shell snow, futhi sashayela buthule, walahlekelwa imicabango yethu siqu. Kwakungenakwenzeka ukwazi Ukuthi Utanya wayecabangani. Kodwa njengoba ngangigqolozele amafasitela ekhabethe lapho iqhwa liwela, kwafika imibono yeqhwa eligcwele igazi namadoda amabili ayelwa ngesibhamu engqondweni.
  
  
  Njengoba sasihamba ngemoto, Utanya wabheka Emuva Ekennedy International. "Njalo lapho ngifika lapha, ngicabanga ngendlela imafia elawula ngayo yonke imithwalo."
  
  
  "Akuyona yonke into," ngishilo. "Akunakwenzeka ukusho ukuthi balawula kangakanani ngempela."
  
  
  Wabheka Unah, enezimonyo zakhe ezinzima namashiya amanga. Amaphaphu akhe ayenombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, futhi wayebukeka emuhle kakhulu.
  
  
  Indiza eyayidlula Eflagstaff yayingenamsebenzi. Sahamba Njengothomas Akasano Nosandy catron. Futhi sabuka i-movie yezinhloli edlala Udean Martin.
  
  
  Nganginohlu olungelona iqiniso U-ax alucwaninga futhi wangenza ngadlulisela Kurosano nicoli. Cishe kwakuseduze kakhulu nalokho U-Akasano wangempela ayengakunikeza. Lezi ziqondiso zazilula. Kwakumelwe silinde efulethini Lika-Akasano ukuze siphendule ucingo Lukahawk.
  
  
  Izinsimbi zokuhlanza izibuko zangaphambili zachofoza kakhulu njengoba umshayeli ayehamba ngemoto enqamula izimoto Zasenew York. "Ifulethi Lalisemgwaqweni I-East fifty-eighth Street. Izibani zangaphambili zekhabethe lethu zazingakhanyi kakhulu, zazimane nje ziyizinhlayiya ezingenakubalwa ezazintanta phambi kwethu.
  
  
  Ngaqoqana ngigqoke ijazi lami futhi ngazizwa Utanya,Noma Usandy, njengoba ngangingambiza kanjalo manje, engithukuthelela.
  
  
  Wangibamba ngebhande lakhe lenjoloba futhi wamomotheka. "Kubanda," esho ehlebela. "Kubanda kunaphansi komthombo Waseklondike."
  
  
  "Uziphonsa ngempela kulokhu, akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Lalela, Buster", esho ngezwi elinzima, elinjengelamantombazane. "Ngachitha amahora ayishumi nanhlanu ngifunda futhi ngibuka amabhayisikobho ngalo wesifazane. Ngiyamazi kanye nami. Umthungi, ngowakhe."Waphinde waqhuma ibhande lenjoloba ukuze alifakazele.
  
  
  Umshayeli wetekisi wama eceleni komgwaqo phambi kwesakhiwo esisha sokuhlala. Wakhokhela umshayeli futhi walandela Usandy eqhweni. Wahlala lapho eqhaqhazela njengoba ayedonswa phansi esiqwini. Khona - ke sadlula eqhweni saya egcekeni elinesango lensimbi.
  
  
  Ngaphakathi, kwakunegceke elinamabhalkhoni ensimbi abunjiwe anezitezi ezintathu. Amatafula nezihlalo zensimbi ezimhlophe ezazigcwele iqhwa zazisakazeke kithi.
  
  
  "Luhlobo luni lwezindlu lolu?"Kubuza usandy .
  
  
  Isihluthulelo sayihlola. Njengoba u-Akasano ayephethe ISIKELA lapho efa, sasikwazi ukufinyelela kukho konke ayenakho nonen. "Bee, one-five," ngathi.
  
  
  La mafulethi ayesezakhiweni ezine, ngasinye sinegceke elizungeze isakhiwo sonke. Mina nosandy sangena emnyango Wesakhiwo B. iminyango eya esitezi esiyinhloko yayisezinhlangothini zombili zompheme. Kwakungabonakali kuningi emhlabeni.
  
  
  Sahamba sahlola izinombolo zeminyango. Basuka ku-1 baya ku-99.
  
  
  "Esitezi sesibili," ngathi.
  
  
  Sathatha ikheshi saya ekugcineni kwehholo. Lapho sifika phezulu esitezi sesibili, sasibukeka sifiphele kunaleso esingezansi. Ikhaphethi lalilikhulu kangangokuthi kwakubonakala sengathi sisehhotela noma enkundleni yemidlalo yaseshashalazini.
  
  
  "Uyavota", kusho Utanya, noma Usandy.
  
  
  Yena, waya emnyango eduze kwakhe. "Yini engizoyibiza lapho sisodwa? Usandy noma Utanya?"
  
  
  "Ngimeme ukuba ngidle isidlo sakusihlwa, wena oyisiphukuphuku. Ngiyambulala ngendlala."
  
  
  It got ukhiye in the lock in ngokuchofoza izinkinobho ezimbalwa. "Ngifisa sengathi ngabe kukhona okwengeziwe emhlabeni", ngikhononda.
  
  
  "Kufudumele, mnumzane," esho. "Ngidinga ukufudumala."Wagoba ukuze akufakazele lokho.
  
  
  Isibambo sachofoza. Wavula isibambo somnyango futhi wavula umnyango. Ngokushesha wezwa ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Kwakunuka iphunga, iphunga elingavamile, njengempepho. Ngangizokwazi ngokuqinisekile ngokushesha nje lapho kunokuthula okuthile.
  
  
  Lapho ngifika emnyango, isandla sami sathola udonga sifuna inkinobho yokukhanya. Iminwe enamandla isongwe ngokuqinile esihlakaleni sami. Ngazizwa sengathi ngidonswa endlini.
  
  
  "Nick!"kusho Utanya.
  
  
  Ubumnyama babuphelele. Ngathatha isinyathelo phambili, ngimangazwa amandla esandla esibambe isihlakala sami. Ukusabela okuvamile kwanoma ubani odonswayo kuwukuhlehla ngokumelene nebutho. Kumuntu owenza i-karate, okuphambene kuyiqiniso. Uma othile ebamba futhi edonsa, ulindele uhlobo oluthile lokumelana, ngisho noma kungokomfanekiso. Lokho abangakulindele ngawe
  
  
  uzogijimela kubo ngokuxhamazela.
  
  
  Engakwenza. Lapho sengingene endlini, ngagijimela kumuntu owayengidonsa. Kwakungumuntu, futhi wayewa.
  
  
  Izinyawo zami zashiya phansi; zenyukela ophahleni, zase zidlula phezu kwami. Yena, wawela emhlane wakhe esihlalweni.
  
  
  "Hyaa!"kumemeza izwi. Laliphuma kwezinye izinhlangothi zombili zegumbi, futhi isibhakela salandelwa i-candid me of a lifetime.
  
  
  Waphinda kabili, wabe esephenduka. Utanya waphendukela kubrylev. Leli fulethi laliyindawo yokudlela, ifenisha yaphenduka, izibani zaqhekeka, amadilowa akhishwa. Ukukhanya kophahla kwafika ngemva kwami.
  
  
  Kwakunama-Ih amabili, womabili ayesempumalanga. Njengoba yena, wagxumela phezulu ekhala futhi wasukuma, omunye wabazungezile washeshe wadlula phambi kwami. Wakhipha umsindo omfushane, futhi ingalo yakhe yaphakama yaba yi-arc, yashaya ibhola lesibani sophahla futhi yaphula i-ego yaba yizicucu.
  
  
  Ubumnyama bagcwala efulethini, futhi njengoba Utanya ayeshiye umnyango uvulekile, kwafika ukukhanya okuncane ephasishi. Ngisho nangaphambi kokuba intuthu engcwele iphele, wabona indoda yesibili ikhipha ummese.
  
  
  Wahamba odongeni waya ekhoneni Futhi Uhugo walifaka esandleni sakhe esasilindile.
  
  
  "Umnu. Akasano?"Kusho izwi . "Asikho isidingo salokhu kudlwengula. Mhlawumbe singakhuluma."Izwi lavela ngakwesobunxele sami.
  
  
  Wayezama ukungiphazamisa engxoxweni ukuze ashintshe ukuma kwami. Kwakungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngangazi ukuthi ukuphi, u-emu wayedinga usizo. Ngangingazi ukuthi nginakho yini.
  
  
  "Awuyena Umnu. Akasano, akunjalo?"kubuza izwi . "Owesifazane wakubiza Ngokuthi Unick . Yena... ah!"Isishayo sawela ohlangothini lwe-emu ngokushaya.
  
  
  Bangisiza ngempela.
  
  
  Izwi alizange lingikhathaze. Ngesikhathi ekhuluma, wayenginika isikhundla sakhe. Kwakuhlukile. Wayengikhathaza.
  
  
  Wezwa Notanya engibiza Ngonick futhi wayazi ukuthi angiyena U-Akasano. Angikwazanga ukumvumela ukuba ashiye indlu ephila.
  
  
  Amehlo ami ajwayele ukufiphala manje. Wadubula odongeni, ehlezi, ehamba ngokushesha, ummese owawuphambi kwakhe. Leyo nsimbi ebukhali yayibhekiswe ngqo emphinjeni wami.
  
  
  Eyakhe yagxuma ekhoneni, yashaya Uhugo nge-arc eseceleni. Kwakukhona "ukukhonkotha" njengoba zombili izindwani zazishelela ndawonye. Kwesinye isibopho, waphuma odongeni wabuyela emuva. Uhugo wayesekulungele.
  
  
  "Ngemva kwakho!"kumemeza Utanya .
  
  
  "Hyaa!"elinye izwi lamemeza.
  
  
  Ukukhahlela kwakuyoba okuzungezile, lapho iminwe igobe khona futhi amaqakala eshaya ngawo wonke amandla umhlaseli asevele enawo. Yayibhekiswe emhlane wami futhi yayiyobe iphule umgogodla wami.
  
  
  Kodwa wawa ngamadolo ngokushesha Nje Lapho Utanya ememeza exwayisa. Isishayo sawela endlebeni yami yangakwesobunxele, futhi ngaleso sikhathi eyakhe yayisifinyelele kakade.
  
  
  Walahlekelwa ukulinganisela kwakhe, waqhubeka. Zombili izandla zami zazisemuva kwekhanda lami, zibambe. Omunye wabona inzuzo futhi waqhubekela phambili, elungele ummese.
  
  
  U-Ego wambamba ngezinwele, ezazizinhle ngokwanele, futhi wafika ezinyaweni zakhe, edonsa u-ego ekhanda lakhe. Iphunga le-ego cologne noma imikhiqizo yokushefa lalinamandla kakhulu okwesikhashana.
  
  
  Wayehlale ephakeme ngaphezu kwami. Lowo owayenommese wabona u-ego esondela futhi wavula umlomo wakhe. La madoda amabili ashayisana ngokumemeza futhi ashaya umhlane wawo odongeni. Kwakuyisimangaliso ukuthi umuntu owayebazungezile akazange asikwe ngommese.
  
  
  Kwaphela imizuzwana embalwa, beyindilinga yezingalo nemilenze. Wasebenzisa isikhathi sakhe ukuze asondele kulicks, ebamba Uhugo futhi ebhekise phambili.
  
  
  Lowo owayenommese wagingqika wasuka odongeni wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe ngokunyakaza okukodwa okubushelelezi. Wayendiza phezulu, ummese wehla.
  
  
  Kwakungekho nzima ngaleso sikhathi. Waphambukela ngakwesokudla, waphenduka, wagxuma, wahamba waya Kuhugo. I-stiletto yangena kuye, ngaphansi nje kwebhokisi lezinsiza, futhi ummese wadlula emaphashini akhe angakwesobunxele futhi wagwaza phezulu kwebhilidi ledola. Cishe ngokushesha, wakhipha ummese wagxumela kwesobunxele.
  
  
  Amandla ayesephelile ngaphambi kokuba ummese uwe ngokuphelele. Isandla sika-Ego esikhululekile sasibambeke esifubeni sakhe. Kwathatha imizuzwana nje kuphela ukuba udolly, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi, wabonwa umuntu ambulala. Izinwele ezimnyama eziqondile, ezimboza ubuso bakhe ngesigamu. Isudi, isikiwe kahle futhi yenziwe ngokwezifiso. Ubuso bakhe babubanzi futhi buyisicaba, cishe wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala.
  
  
  Waphenduka, futhi ummese wakhe wawa ngokungenamsindo kukhaphethi. Zombili izandla zabamba isifuba sika-ego. Njengoba ayewela emadolweni, amehlo akhe angigqolozela. Ingaphambili lehembe Lika-Ego lalibomvu ngegazi. Wawa phambili ebusweni bakhe.
  
  
  Lokhu kwashiya abanye bembalwa, futhi wayekwazi lokho. Wangidlula futhi waqala ukuya emnyango.
  
  
  "Utanya!"Wamemeza futhi waqaphela ukuthi wayenze iphutha elifanayo nalelo ayelenzile ngaphambili.
  
  
  Wayekhona ngempela lapho. Wayehamba njengentambo emoyeni egumbini, ingalo yakhe ivulekile. Khona - ke isandla sadutshulwa sawela entanyeni yalo muntu. Imilenze ka-Ego yaphuma endleleni njengoba ayegxumela phambili futhi ewa.
  
  
  Khona-Ke Utanya wayephakathi kwakhe nomnyango, futhi wangena. Ngambona enyakazisa ikhanda lakhe. Lapho ebona iso, waqaphela isimo: Utanya wayevimbela u-Ego ukuba abaleke, esondela ngokushesha ngakwesokudla sakhe. Wayeneminyaka emine.
  
  
  Sekwephuze kakhulu, wabona ukuvuvukala esihlathini sakhe futhi wayazi ukuthi kwakusho ukuthini. Isivalo samazinyo saphakanyiswa, futhi kwakhishwa amaphilisi e-cyanide.
  
  
  Yena, weza kuye esifubeni sakhe. U-Ego wambamba ngomphimbo futhi wazama ukuvula umlomo wakhe. Mlahleni! Kwakunemibuzo ayecelwa ukuba ayibuze. Ubani owathumela i-ih? Kungani bakhetha indlu Ka-Akasano? Zivelaphi?
  
  
  Omunye umsindo omncane wokumemeza, ukushaqeka kwe-ego yomzimba, futhi wafa isandla sami sisemphinjeni wakhe. Umzimba ka-Ego wawubuthakathaka futhi umncane.
  
  
  Utanya waphuma ngakwesobunxele sami. "Ngiyaxolisa, Nick. U-Ego kwakufanele amthole."
  
  
  "Hhayi Unick", ngasho ngobumnene. "Uthomas noma Utom . Futhi unesihlabathi, sizokwenza kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani."
  
  
  "Kulungile, Tom."
  
  
  Yena wafaka amaphakethe endoda, ngiyazi ukuthi ngeke ngithole lutho. Azikho izimpawu esikhwameni. Isiko elenziwe ehong kong. Isitayela sesingisi. Sidinga igama lomthungi, sidinga amakhadi okuzazisa. Enye indoda nayo yayingagqokile lutho.
  
  
  "Ingabe kufanele sibize amaphoyisa?"Utanya wabuza njengoba ayehleli phakathi kwalesi sigameko izandla zakhe zisezinqeni zakhe.
  
  
  Wabheka Unah. "Akudingeki sikwenze lokhu. Donsa izembozo noma amashidi azungeze igumbi lokulala. Kumelwe silahle izidumbu."
  
  
  Wahlala engaqiniseki, ebukeka engenacala futhi enothando ngezimonyo zakhe nezingubo eziqinile, ezihlekisayo. Ngangazi ukuthi ucabangani. Ngisho nangakho konke ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe, babenemvubu nabo, ngokwalokho ayekukhumbula, lapho kwenzeka okuthile, wabiza amaphoyisa. Uvumela umthetho unqume konke.
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Yilokho esikudlala ngezindlebe, Sandy. Yisho ukuthi akunakulindeleka, akuhleliwe. Isabelo sethu asishintshanga nhlobo. Kusadingeka silinde le telegram."Yena, wanqekuzisa izidumbu. "Laba ababili babefuna okuthile ku-Akasano. Ngokubukeka kwayo, babephuthuma ukuyithola. Othile uyazi ukuthi ulapha futhi uzolinda. Bafile. babeyobe befile ukube U-Akasano wayethole u-ih. Sisaphephile. Sizolahla lezi zidumbu futhi senze sengathi lezi ezimbili azikaze zibe lapha."
  
  
  Wababuka, wabe esengibuka. Wathi: "ngizothola izingubo zokulala.
  
  
  Ngosizo lwakhe, wahlanganisa laba ababili ngokwehlukana ngezingubo zokulala. I-stiletto ayizange ishiye igazi eliningi. Wahlanza ngesikhathi ethwala izidumbu ngamunye ngamunye eqhweni.
  
  
  Ngemva kwalezi zindlu, wathola ibhodlela elikhulu likadoti, njengamaloli kadoti axhuma nje, amabhodlela kadoti Kadempsey noma into efana naleyo. Ih kwakunabantu abane eduze komgwaqo. Ezimbili zazigcwele udoti, ezinye ezimbili zazicishe zingabi nalutho.
  
  
  Wayethwala izidumbu ngazinye, ephonsa i-ih ehlombe lakhe njengesikhwama samazambane, futhi ethwala i-ih enyuka izitebhisi zikakhonkolo zokuphuma kwangemuva. Ngaphambi kokuphonsa i-ih emathinini amakhulu kadoti, wayekhipha amanye kadoti, futhi lapho zombili izidumbu zingaphakathi, wayefaka amaphephandaba, amathini kabhiya namabhokisi epulasitiki phezu kwawo.
  
  
  Khona-ke mina Notanya sidonsekela kule ndawo. Kwakungekho lutho olwalusho ukuthi kwakuzodingeka silinde isikhathi esingakanani-usuku, isonto, noma ngisho nenyanga. Salungisa ifenisha futhi sabuyisela amaphepha ezindaweni zawo ezifanele. Wayesevele ehlanze ichibi elincane legazi ekhaphethini.
  
  
  "Ulambile?"Kuyini?"wabuza ukuthi le ndawo yayibonakala nini.
  
  
  Sasimi ekhishini, lapho sathola khona ama-bulb asele ezinto eziphukile. Wakhothama futhi wambuka edlula emakhabetheni asekhishini efuna ukudla.
  
  
  Isiketi sasiqina njalo lapho eguqa noma eguqa phansi. Izinwele zakhe ezimhlophe zazibukeka zizinhle, futhi njengoba I-catron yangempela Enesihlabathi nayo yayinamehlo aluhlaza, kwakungadingeki ukuba Inikeze Ama-contact lens Anemibala Katanya.
  
  
  Ngokuqinisekile wayezizwa ekhona emingceleni emincane yekhishi. Kwakuwukuqaphela kwakhe ngokomzimba. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayeneminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalolunye kuphela, kodwa wayengowesifazane ovuthiwe ngokugcwele.
  
  
  Waphenduka ephethe ibhodlela elithile esandleni sakhe. "Aha!"wamemeza. "Bheka."Kwakuyibhokisi le-spaghetti lomkhaya wonke. "Manje, mnumzane, uzobona izinto zemilingo engingazenza ngembiza eyodwa encane. Uyabona? Akukho lutho emkhonweni wami, akukho zinduku ezifihliwe noma imithi yemilingo. Lapho uyibona, ngiyoguqula le bhodwe elincane lezinto ezinhle libe injabulo yokudla."
  
  
  "Angikwazi ukulinda."
  
  
  Amehlo aluhlaza ayemhleka usulu, kuyilapho abanye bemhleka usulu. "Ngaphandle . Ngizoqala ukushaya izimbiza namapani njengamanje."
  
  
  Ngesikhathi ematasa ekhishini, kwakusenokuningi okwakumelwe akwenze. Waqala ngekamelo lokulala, ehlukanisa amadilowa futhi eshaya izingubo ekhabetheni.
  
  
  "Kwakuyifulethi elinegumbi elilodwa, elihlotshiswe kahle. Sasinomuzwa wokuthi
  
  
  ifulethi ngalinye endlini lalifana ncamashi futhi linempahla efanayo. Kwakunombhede omkhulu ophindwe kabili; U-Akasano wayeyindoda enkulu, njengaye. Futhi itafula eliyize elinesibuko, eliphelele ngesihlalo sensimbi esimhlophe esenziwe ngensimbi enezindwangu ezibomvana. Usandy wayenezimonyo eziningi ayengadlala ngazo, futhi zazisakazeke endaweni yokuwasha.
  
  
  Kwakuneziketi, amabhulukwe, nezingubo ezisikiwe ngaphambili nangemuva ekhabetheni. Kwakunamabhokisi ezicathulo eshalofini eliphezulu.
  
  
  Ngabona Ukuthi U-Akasano wayengenayo izingubo eziningi: amasudi ambalwa, idilowa elilodwa ekhabetheni elalinikezelwe ezintweni ze-ego ngehembe elisha, amasethi amathathu ezingubo zangaphansi, amasokisi amathathu, namaswidi ambalwa.
  
  
  Lokho U-Akasano akwenza kwakuyinto evamile. Uqala ngokulala kanye noma kabili. Isimo sezulu sibi. Ukhathele futhi awufuni ukuya ekhaya. Ngaphandle komehluko. Lokhu kuthatha ubusuku obuthathu noma obune ngokulandelana. Udinga ngempela ukuba nemishini yokushefa ukuze ungabi ne-stubble yamahora amahlanu ekuseni. Khona-ke uyozizwa kabi kancane, ugqoke izingubo zangaphansi ezifanayo, bese ugeza owawuthatha ngaphambili, okungukuthi, izingubo zangaphansi ezintsha. A ibala on suit yakho ngesikhathi dinner? Uma kwenzeka nje, thatha eyodwa eyisipele nawe. Awufuni ukuhlala ugqoke isudi ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ifakwe uhlobo oluthile lwesimiso sansuku zonke sasesweden. Khona-ke uchitha ubusuku ngabunye lapho ubona konke endaweni yako.
  
  
  "Hamba uyithathe ngaphambi kokuba ngiyithumele Echina Ebomvu", kumemeza Utanya.
  
  
  Ngisanda kuqeda ukuhlunga amabhokisi ezicathulo. Kwakungekho zicathulo emabhokisini amathathu. Amadoda amabili ayebazungezile ayephethe imfucumfucu yamantombazane, iziqeshana ezungeze omagazini ezinemifanekiso yezinkanyezi zamabhayisikobho, izinkinobho, izikhonkwane, amaphethini ezingubo, izingcezu zendwangu. Owesithathu wawunezinhlamvu ezimbili.
  
  
  "Angisebenzi ekhishini ngoba ukubuka amalangabi egesi kuyangivula."Utanya wayehlezi emnyango wegumbi lokulala. Kwakuboshwe iphinifa okhalweni lwakhe.
  
  
  Ngikubonise i-imeyili. Izimpaphe zakhe zaba nesithakazelo esikhulu. "Bese kuba ukudla", ngishilo. "Sizobheka i-ih bese sithola ukuthi Hlobo luni lwentombazane Udella sandy catron ayiyo ngempela."
  
  
  Wangithatha wangiyisa egumbini lokudlela. Endaweni ethile wathola isinkwa nebhodlela le-chablis ebomvana.
  
  
  Zonke izibani zacima. Amakhandlela amabili ayenyakaza etafuleni. Utanya wanyamalala ekhishini, wabe esebuya engenalo iphinifa, izinwele zakhe zihlanjululwe, i-lipstick entsha nezitsha ezishisayo.
  
  
  Lokho kwakukuhle. Yayingenambitheki njengebhodlela likathayela nhlobo; eqinisweni, yayenze i-ego ibe nenongo eyanele ukuba inambitheke njengendawo yokudlela. Lapho ethatha inkomishi yakhe, wangibamba.
  
  
  "Ngokuphumelela komsebenzi wethu", esho.
  
  
  Sathinta izibuko. Wanezela:" futhi kulobubusuku, okwamenza wadumala. Wayengazi, kodwa nganquma. Kuzomthatha. Namuhla ebusuku.
  
  
  Lapho sesiqedile, wasizwa ukuba asuse izitsha esihlalweni. Sifaka i-ih esinkini lasekhishini. Njengoba zonke izingxabano namakhandlela kwakushisa, sasingaboni nhlobo enye.
  
  
  Sasiseduze komunye nomunye, simi obala phambi kwesinki. Wafika phambi kwami ukuze akhiphe iphinifa. Ngagoqa izingalo zami okhalweni futhi ngamjika ukuze angibuke. Khona-ke u-ee wamvala.
  
  
  "Nick!"waphefumula.
  
  
  "Thula ."Ikhanda lakhe lathambekela kancane, futhi umlomo wami wamthola.
  
  
  Ekuqaleni, izindebe zakhe zazinzima futhi zingaguquguquki. Izandla zakhe zacindezelwa kancane esifubeni sami. Kwaze kwaba yilapho evumela izandla zakhe ukuba zishelele ngaphansi komhlane wakhe omncane futhi zimvalele lapho izindebe zakhe zazikhululeka khona. Wavumela ulimi lwakhe ukuba lungene luphume, wabe eselushaya kancane luye emuva naphambili phezu kophahla lomlomo wakhe. Izandla zakhe zaya emahlombe ami, zase zizungeza intamo yami. Lapho ngigijima kancane ulimi lwami phakathi kwezindebe zakhe, wangixosha.
  
  
  Wasuka, ephefumula kanzima. "Mina ... Ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele ..."
  
  
  "Yini, Tanya?"
  
  
  Wasusa umphimbo wakhe futhi wagwinya. Amehlo akhe aluhlaza ayeshesha ukucwayiza. "Into enjalo. Kumelwe..."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Unephuzu lokubilisa eliphansi," ngasho ngobumnene. "Ngangizizwa umzimba wakho uphumule. Futhi wawufudumala. Efudumele kakhulu."
  
  
  "cha. Kwakulula ... Ngiqonde ukuthi ..."
  
  
  "Usho ukuthi kwakungeyona into enjalo ngaphambili, lapho wawumane uhlola isibhamu sakho esincane futhi ungagxila kokunye."
  
  
  "Yebo, ngiqonde ukuthi, cha. Wena nje uhlobo... wangibamba ngingaqaphile."
  
  
  Wayembambe engalweni. "Sizokwenzenjani ngakho?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Waphinde wagwinya. Wathi: "akukho lutho, kodwa kwakungakholeki. "Iphakethe . Ama-e-mail". Ubuso bakhe babukhanya. "Sizobheka la ma-imeyili Avela Kusandy."
  
  
  Wasuka enah, emamatheka. "Noma yini oyishoyo. Basekamelweni lokulala."
  
  
  "Ah. Mhlawumbe..."
  
  
  Kodwa kulokhu
  
  
  udis her wathatha isandla sika-ee wamholela egumbini lokuphumula, wehla ehholo, wangena ekamelweni lokulala. Njengoba sasimi phansi kombhede omkhulu, wangibheka. Kwakunelukuluku emehlweni akhe aluhlaza.
  
  
  Umyeni wakhe wamomotheka, wabe esekhomba embhedeni. "Izincwadi ezisebhokisini lezicathulo."
  
  
  Waphendukela ebhokisini elisembhedeni. Wabe esehamba waya emaphethelweni ombhede wahlala phansi emaphethelweni. Wavula ibhokisi futhi wakhipha inqwaba yezincwadi. I-Ih yayiboshelwe ndawonye ngamabhande amabili enjoloba. Eneminwe enyakazayo kancane, wakhipha incwadi yokuqala ezungeze imvilophu futhi waqala ukuyifunda ngobugovu. Wenza sengathi akaqapheli lapho i-sel yakhe iseduze kwakhe futhi wakhipha enye inqwaba yezincwadi.
  
  
  Amanye alawa ma-e-mail ayeshisa kakhulu. Abaningi babo babevela phesheya, kodwa iningi labo lalibhalwe nguhema-to, ogama lakhe Lingumike, engicabanga ukuthi wayeyisoka lakhe ngaphambi kokuba U-Akasano angene esiteji.
  
  
  Kabili ngabona Ukuthi Utanya uyabomvu lapho efunda. Iningi lalezi zincwadi lalivela kubazali bami. Kodwa ngokusobala Usandy wayenenkinga yokuhlala ethembekile Kumike. Uma sicabanga ngezwi lamanye ama-e-mail, wayelele naye kakhulu, ngisho nangemva kokuba U-Akasano emfake kuleli fulethi.
  
  
  Futhi ngathola isithombe sakhe. "Nginike yona", Kusho Utanya lapho eyibona iphikisana nencwadi ayeyiphethe.
  
  
  Kwakuyi-polaroid embi Kasandy ehlanganiswa nendoda esencane. Uma sicabanga ngendlela ingalo yalo muntu eyayingafinyeleleki ngayo, kwacaca ukuthi wayethathe isithombe wabe esehamba phakathi komlenze Nosandy. Njengoba ayegxila emabeleni akhe amancane, agqamile, wamomotheka ekhamera.
  
  
  "Ugh!"kusho Utanya . "Ngiyazibuza ukuthi Umike wayazi yini ngabanye?"Washintsha isithombe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lithi:"Sandy Othandekayo, kungaba kuhle uma singahlala kulesi sikhundla ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ungcono kunabo bonke engake ngaba nabo. Umike. Iphekwe ngendlela Umike abukeka ngayo ."Waphakamisa amashiya akhe . Akukubi."
  
  
  "Uma ngibheka ithoni yenothi, Nosandy akabi mubi", ngishilo. Ngathatha isithombe sakhe futhi ngahlola ngokucophelela ubuso bale nsizwa kunen.
  
  
  Izinga lalilibi, kodwa kwakunemininingwane eyanele yokutshela ukuthi lalibukeka kanjani. U-Emu wayesevile eminyakeni engamashumi amabili, enezinwele ezimhlophe, amathambo esikhalo aphakeme, umlomo onobuhlungu, engenazo izinwele esifubeni, kodwa enemisipha eminingi. Wayeyingane enhle. Ngahlatshwa Umxhwele ukufana kukatanya okuphawulekayo nosandy wangempela. Wayengase aphumelele ngenxa yamawele.
  
  
  Angizange ngiqaphele, kodwa Utanya wayengibuka ngesikhathi ngibuka isithombe sakhe. Lapho amehlo ethu ehlangana, ngafunda okuthile lapho. Wayecabanga ukuthi unah wayengasenamahloni okuzazi ayewabonise ekhishini.
  
  
  "Ucabanga Ukuthi Usandy wangempela muhle kangako? Njengoba umike esho?"
  
  
  "Ngangingazi, Tanya."
  
  
  U-ee wamsondeza futhi wamcindezela ngobumnene embhedeni. Isandla sami safaka isifuba sakhe kancane njengoba ngangigqolozele unah, amamitha ambalwa ukusuka ebusweni bakhe.
  
  
  "Ngifuna wena, Nick" , ehlebela.
  
  
  Kancane kancane wayikhumula, enambitha futhi enambitha zonke izingxenye zayo ayezithola. Izindebe zami zashintsha kancane zisuka emgodini womphimbo wakhe, zehla emabeleni azo zaya emabeleni azo anombala onjengeplamu. Eyakhe yahlala lapho, yavumela umphetho wolimi lwayo ukuba uhambe kalula phezu kwebele ngalinye eliqinile. Wenza imisindo elungele eyenziwa owesifazane lapho esezibandakanye ngokugcwele emizweni yakhe.
  
  
  Imisindo yayilokhu ikhula njengoba izindebe zami zazigudluka phezu kwebhokisi lakhe lezinso futhi zahlala phansi esiswini sakhe. Isikhumba sakhe sasibushelelezi futhi singenasici. Waqala ukwenza ukunyakaza okuhambisana nemisindo.
  
  
  Khona-ke eyakhe, yayeka. Wahamba waya emaphethelweni ombhede futhi wama ebuka Unah. Umzimba wakhe wawusathuthuka, kodwa manje wayesazi ukuthi ngimbhekile. Kwakungasekho ukuphazamiseka. Njengabesifazane abaningi, ngokushesha nje lapho enqunu futhi ebukwa ngamehlo abesilisa, waba namahloni futhi wavuleka.
  
  
  Wayebuka unah ngesikhathi ekhumula izingubo zakhe. Ngenxa yokuphikelela kwakhe, Ubrylev wayivala. Wabe eselinda kwaze kwaba mnyama ngokuphelele futhi igumbi lagcwala izinto. Yilapho ngajoyina khona.
  
  
  Isikhathi sokuqala ngaso sonke isikhathi sinamahloni. Isenzo sothando asiqali kahle. Kunabantu ababili abasha nabahlukile abangaziwa omunye umngane. Izandla ziyahlangana. Amakhala angena endleleni. Ukubushelelezi kuza nokuzijwayeza.
  
  
  Wayemncane kakhulu futhi, ngokokuvuma kwakhe, wayengeyena umuntu onolwazi oluningi. Wayiqondisa ngobumnene, evumela izindebe zayo ukuba ziqhubeke endleleni yazo. Kwakunokuthile okusha ngaye engangingakaze ngikuzwe isikhathi eside.
  
  
  Ekuqaleni, wayengenasineke, elangazelela kakhulu ukujabulisa. Unehhotela engingalenzela lona, futhi unehhotela elingalenzela konke ngesikhathi esisodwa. Kwaze kwaba ngemva kokuba ngimqinisekisile ukuthi kwakuzothatha isikhathi sakhe lapho aphumula khona. Wayesaba futhi engazi amakhono akhe. Uyise wamtshela ngokuhleba ukuthi kwakuyoba nezinye izikhathi. Konke ayecabanga ukuthi kuzokwenziwa.
  
  
  Kwakunesikhathi esiningi. Futhi kwakuwukuqala kukanah.
  
  
  Kuphela lapho emncenga futhi emncenga lapho unah engena khona. Lapho ngibubula, ngezwa ukuthi usondela kimi. Khona-ke yaphila, ihamba ngokuhlakanipha kwasendulo, ngokwengxenye ifundwe, ngokwengxenye ingokwemvelo.
  
  
  Sasihamba kancane kakhulu. Kwakungekho lutho olungavamile, olwalugxuma, noma olwalukhala. Kwakuyinhlanganisela yemizimba emibili: ukuqabulana, ukuthinta, ukuhlola, kuyilapho sihamba kancane ngesikhathi ndawonye bese sihlukana. Futhi njalo lapho ehamba, wayezama ukumenzela ngendlela ehlukile, hhayi ngezindlela ezihlukile.
  
  
  Lapho kuqala kwenzeka kuye, kwakuwukuqina kwemilenze yakhe, ukunamathela kwezinwele zami, amehlo avaliwe, izindebe ezihlukaniswe kancane. Nokukhala okude, okuphansi, okuhle okwaphela ngokukhala okuncane, okunjengokwentombazane.
  
  
  Khona-ke wayengeke anganga ngokwanele. Izindebe zakhe zazidlula phezu kwamehlo ami, izihlathi zami, izindebe zami, bese kuba izindebe zami. Wangibamba, njengokungathi wayesaba ukuthi ngizohamba.
  
  
  Wamgcina eseduze futhi wathula isikhashana. Lapho ewela emuva emcamelweni, umzimba wakhe waqala ukunyakaza futhi. Wayenyakazisa ikhanda lakhe emcamelweni.
  
  
  Ee umgomo usuyekile. Ngaphandle kokuvula amehlo akhe, wavumela izandla zakhe ukuba zithinte ubuso bami... angikwazi... futhi... "wabubula.
  
  
  "Yebo," ngasho ngobumnene. "Ungakwazi. Ake ngikubonise."
  
  
  Lapho eyakhe iqala ukuhamba futhi, eyakhe, ngazizwa umzimba wayo uphila ngaphansi kwami. Igumbi lalingasekho mnyama. Wayengambona ngokucacile.
  
  
  Futhi okwesibili, wakhala kancane futhi wamemeza. Izithende zakhe zazimba zijule embhedeni. Izinzipho zami zaziklwebhekile ezinhlangothini nasemuva.
  
  
  Okwesithathu, sobabili sasizibophezele ngokuphelele esenzweni. Lapho kwenzeka kithi sobabili, kwakuwukusika, ukugaya, ukubamba, ukubamba omunye-komunye, thina, lowo osizungezile wayengakwazi ukubambana ngokwanele. Imisindo yayiphansi, futhi akekho owayesizungezile owayekwazi umsindo, umbhede, konke ngaphandle kokunye, nenjabulo ekhathazayo, eyimpumputhe esasiyizwa.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesithupha.
  
  
  
  
  
  Ngazitshela ukuthi ngizophumula imizuzu embalwa nje. Kodwa lapho evula amehlo akhe, wathola ukuthi inkomba yokuqala yokukhanya kwelanga kwakuwukungena ekamelweni. Wayelele emhlane wakhe. Izinwele zikatanya ezimhlophe zazisehlombe lami.
  
  
  Wazibuza ukuthi kungani umzimba wowesifazane wawufudumele futhi ubushelelezi ekuseni kunasebusuku obudlule.
  
  
  Kodwa kukhona okwangivusa. Okuthile kwangishukumisela ukuba ngiqaphele ukuthi yini eyayingizungezile. Isandla sakhe sobunxele sasiphakanyiswe ngokwanele ukuba sibheke iwashi lakhe. Ngemva nje kweminyaka emihlanu.
  
  
  Khona-ke umsindo waphinde wavela. Ukungqongqoza njalo emnyango wangaphambili, kufihlwe isikhala somoya esihamba egumbini lokuphumula nasephasishi. Kwakungekhona ngisho nokushaya noma ukushaya ngokushesha. Yayihamba kancane futhi ingalingani, njengokushaya kwenhliziyo okukhulu, okufayo. Wavusa intukuthelo, Futhi Utanya wamvusa.
  
  
  Waphakamisa ikhanda lakhe ngaphandle kokuvula amehlo akhe. "Unick?"wakhononda. "Kuyini?"
  
  
  "Othile ungqongqoza emnyango wethu."
  
  
  I-Ee target ibuyele ehlombe lami. "Bazohamba", esho elele.
  
  
  Wamnyakazisa ehlombe. "Sandy," ngahlebeza kakhulu. "Lena yindawo yakho, futhi ngifuna ukwazi ukuthi ingubani."
  
  
  Wayeluma izindebe zakhe ngaphandle kokuvula amehlo akhe. "Bazohamba," esho ekhononda. "Angifuni ukwazi."
  
  
  "Ngifuna ukwazi. Kungase kufane nabangane bethu ababili izolo ebusuku."
  
  
  Amehlo akhe aluhlaza avuleka. Wasukuma lapho kushaywa futhi. Manje kwakungasekho ndawo yokugcina impahla kulawo mehlo.
  
  
  "Nick," esho ngokuzwakalayo. "Othile ungqongqoza emnyango."
  
  
  Sawubona, wamamatheka. "Kungani ungaboni ukuthi ungubani?"
  
  
  Wasusa izembozo, futhi imizuzwana embalwa wakujabulela ukunyakaza kwakhe enqunu njengoba ayehlola ipotimende lakhe. Wathola i-powder blue short negligee encane, ephelele ngamabhulukwe afanayo.
  
  
  Wagijima iminwe yakhe ngezinwele zakhe, walungisa ingubo yakhe yokulala ngomzuzu wokugcina. Kwakusobala ngokwanele ukuba kubonakale umbala wamabele akhe. Emamatheka ngokushesha, wangena emakamelweni okulala wehla ehholo waya emnyango wangaphambili.
  
  
  Wasukuma ngokushesha emgqonyeni kadoti, waguqa, wavula ipotimende lakhe. Kwakunengubo emnyama ayeyigqoke. Ngabe sengihlola ngaphansi kwamabhulukwe ami, ayelele phansi eduze kombhede, kwaze kwaba yilapho ngizwa insimbi Ebandayo Kawilhelmina,Umshayeli wami.
  
  
  Ephethe isibhamu, waya emnyango wegumbi lokulala ovulekile. Wayembona ehla ehholo futhi engena egumbini lokuphumula eya emnyango wangaphambili. Utanya walinda usuku lonke, engibuka. Wavala umnyango, eshiya kuphela umhosha ongangena kuwo. Khona-Ke U-Ay wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye.
  
  
  "Ubani lowo?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngokwesaba .
  
  
  Ngakolunye uhlangothi usuku lonke kwakukhononda kwabesilisa, kodwa angikwazanga ukuwaqonda amazwi. Khona-ke izishayo zaqala futhi.
  
  
  Ngaphambi Kokuba Utanya avule umnyango, umyeni wakhe waya embhedeni
  
  
  Wathatha itafula lakhe wathatha ugwayi wakhe nesicisha-mlilo. Ngakhanyisa omunye wabo, ngimbuka echofoza isivalo.
  
  
  Kwakungumike, umfana ophuzi esithombeni. Futhi wayedakiwe. Wangena ngokungenangqondo njengoba Utanya ewa, wabe esukuma, enyakaza emuva naphambili. Wafaka isisindo sakhe esiningi endukwini; kumelwe ukuba imilenze yakhe emibili ephukile ayikapholi ngokuphelele.
  
  
  Utanya wayebukhali. "Mike!"wathi ngokumangala. "Wenzani lapha?"
  
  
  "Uphi lowo muntu oyisiphukuphuku ?"Le ndawo yayizothatha isikhathi eside. Uphi, Sandy?"
  
  
  Washiya kancane, ukuze angangeni phakathi kwami nomfana. Wakhanyisa ugwayi wakhe owawunesihloko segolide futhi waphephula intuthu ophahleni.
  
  
  Emini Bebade, ukube Umike wayephuzile, wayengase akubone kalula ukuthi wayengakhulumi Nosandy. Kodwa ihora lalisekuseni; ilanga lalingakaphumi, Futhi Utanya wayedlale indima yakhe kahle.
  
  
  Wathi: "Mike, udakiwe". "Uma umvusa, uyokwenza okungaphezu nje kokuphula imilenze yakho."
  
  
  "Aha!"kumemeza Umike . "Ngangazi ukuthi ubastard ubangele ingozi. Thatha izingubo zakho. Siphuma lapha."
  
  
  Utanya waphindela emuva ehholo. "Cha, Mike. Ngihlala naye. Ngiyayithanda lapha."
  
  
  Wayemi enyakaza, ebuka unah. "Wena ... ingabe uthi ungathanda ukuhlala nalowo muntu omdala ongathandeki?"
  
  
  "Ungenzela izinto ongeke ukwazi ukuzenza."
  
  
  "Buyela kimi, Sandy."
  
  
  "cha. Ngikutshele ukuthi ngiyakuthanda lapha."
  
  
  Izindebe zika-Ego zazikhala. "Akukho lutho olufana nalolu. Akufani nalokhu ngaphandle kwakho. Wamukelekile... buya, " wancenga.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngicabanga ukuthi kungcono uhambe".
  
  
  Ngabona ukuthi wayenobuso obuhle kakhulu. Izinwele zakhe ezimhlophe zazinqunywe ngendlela eyayimenza abukeke njengomfana omncane, futhi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi wayekuqonda lokho. Uma Utanya engakwazi ukumkhipha, kuyodingeka. Manje wayesehlehla ehholo.
  
  
  "Sandy," esho. "Leso sifebe asisihle kuwe. Usemncane kakhulu, awuqondi. Lokho ayekwenzile kimi, waphula imilenze yami, kwakungasho lutho. Uyisigebengu. Ubulale abantu, uyazi. Uyingxenye yemafia."
  
  
  "Angikukholwa."Ubuhlakani bukatanya obusheshayo bangithinta kakhulu.
  
  
  "Kuyiqiniso," ngahlola. Usandy, ingabe unokuthile kuwe?"Ingabe uyakuphoqa ukuba uhlale lapha?"
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "cha. Its ikutshele kabili, its lapha ngoba ngifuna ukuba."
  
  
  "Angikukholwa."Wafinyelela kuye. "Mntwana, ngiyakudinga ngempela."
  
  
  Utanya wayehamba. Manje wayeseduze nemali. "Mike," esho ngezwi elizolile. "Ngakucela ngenhlonipho ukuba uhambe."
  
  
  Wabe eseyeka. Wema wabheka unah, amaqakala akhe emhlophe njengoba ebamba induku. "Wakwenza ngale ndlela", ememeza. "U-Akasano wakwenza. Ngizobulala lowo muntu ongathandeki!"
  
  
  Wabe esevula umnyango wegumbi lokulala wangena ehholo. Impumulo ye-luger yamcindezela ngokumelene ne-ego. njengoba ayenzima ngangokunokwenzeka, wathi kuye, " Manje sekuyithuba lakho, punk. Yini ongayenza?"
  
  
  Amehlo brownundu agcwele igazi ka-Ego ayephaphathekile. Wathatha izinyathelo ezintathu emuva ebheke egumbini lokuphumula futhi waluma izindebe zakhe ngolimi lwakhe. "Upholile kakhulu ngalesi sibhamu.".. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi unamandla kangakanani ngaphandle kukanah."
  
  
  "Ngeke wazi, punk, ngoba uyahamba."
  
  
  Yayivulekile. "Ngeke ngize Ngitshele Usandy."
  
  
  Utanya wancika odongeni wasibuka. Amabele akhe ayecindezela izinto ezincane zengubo yakhe yokulala. "Yilokho engazama ukukutshela ngazo izimfene njengoba ufika, Mike. Yena, ngifuna ukuba uhambe."
  
  
  Ubuso buka-Ego obuhle bobuntwana babunamaqhubu ngenxa yobuhlungu njengoba ayebuka Unah. "Usho lokho? Ukhetha lona kunami... indoda endala... umuntu?"
  
  
  Waya Kutanya. Elula ngesandla sakhe samahhala, wamshaya kancane u-ee ohlangothini lwesobunxele lwesifuba sakhe. Wamomotheka.
  
  
  "Ucabangani ngakho?"Ngamtshela. Wabe esethatha isinyathelo esisongelayo kuye. "Manje ungilalele, punk, futhi ulalele kahle. Ugogo kasandy manje, uyazi? Khipha isihogo lapha uhlale kude. Ngizophinde ngibone ubuso bakho obubi, ngizokhipha i-ego yakho ukuze igcwale uzobukeka njengebhande lokuntywila ."Ukuze anezele intshiseko ethile ekusongelweni kwakhe, washaya i-ego yakhe ebusweni ngesandla sakhe samahhala.
  
  
  Leso sishayo sasizwakala kakhulu emoyeni wasekuseni. Waphenduka wathatha esinye sezihlalo egumbini lokuphumula ukuze azinze. Induku yawela phansi.
  
  
  Utanya wagijima waya kuye. Wathatha induku ka-ego wayinika bona. Wabe esephendukela kimi. "Kwakungadingeki ukuba ushaye i-ego yakho kanzima kangaka. Kungenzeka ukuthi usanda kutshela i-emu."
  
  
  Eyakhe yayithule, Futhi Uwilhelmina wayelenga engalweni yami, ekhomba phansi. "Ngifuna ukuba aphume lapha", ngasho ngobumnene.
  
  
  Umike wakhubeka waya emnyango. Lapho Utanya evula i-emu, wabheka unah. "Futhi ulapha ngoba
  
  
  ingabe ufuna ukuba lapha? "
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda. Waphuma wangena egcekeni waphendukela kimi.
  
  
  Umshayeli We-luger wamthatha. "Noma yini enye oyifunayo, punk?"
  
  
  "yebo. Ngangizibuza ukuthi amaphoyisa ayeyoba nesithakazelo kangakanani endleleni imilenze yakhe eyayiphukile ngayo."
  
  
  "Uma usukhathele ukuphila, buza ih."
  
  
  Utanya wavala umnyango. Kwaphela imizuzwana embalwa ebamba isibambo futhi ekhothamela ikhanda lakhe emnyango. Wabe esephendukela kimi. Wabubula kakhulu. "Ucabangani?"
  
  
  Eyakhe, waqhaqhazela. "Ngicabanga ukuthi wayithenga. Ukube ukhona owayebuze u-ego, ngicabanga ukuthi ngabe bathi babona Usandy no-Akasano."
  
  
  Wasuka kimi wangena ekhishini. Ngamuzwa edonsa ingilazi ezungeze ikhabethe futhi eyigcwalisa ngamanzi. Wayiphonsa Kuwilhelmina ngesikhathi egqoke ingubo yokugqoka futhi wama emnyango.
  
  
  Wancika emuva esinkini. "Ngicabanga ukuthi kukhona okwenzekayo, Nick."
  
  
  "Yini?"
  
  
  "Ngizizwa kabi ngalokho esikwenzile Kumike."Waphenduka wabhekana nami. "I-Akasano yayiwuhlobo lwesidalwa esiphansi kunazo zonke engake ngazizwa ngazo. Futhi, Nick, ngiqala ukucabanga ukuthi unguye."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Khona-ke kumelwe ngibe umuntu omuhle emsebenzini wami."
  
  
  Wagijima ngaphesheya kwekhishi futhi wangibeka ingalo yakhe okhalweni. "Angifuni ukukuzonda, Nick. Ungalokothi."
  
  
  Ucingo aluzange lufike nini.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesikhombisa.
  
  
  
  
  
  Izindlebe zami zaqala ukuqhuma lapho indiza kapo rimma ifika Esikhumulweni Sezindiza Sasepalermo, Esicily. Ngezansi, kunendwangu eyenziwe nge-patchwork ezungeze izivini, njengendwangu efinyelela ezakhiweni Zasepalermo.
  
  
  Utanya, ehlezi eduze kwami, wangicindezela isandla. Sobabili sasazi ukuthi yilokho kuphela. Saqinisekisa Umama ekuseni lapho edakiwe, kodwa lokho kwaba isivivinyo sokugcina. Ngokuqinisekile unick Notanya babeyobe bengasekho. Omunye slip lapha, futhi sizoba agents ayisishiyagalolunye, futhi sizobe wengeze eziyishumi ohlwini.
  
  
  Iziyalezo ezikule telegram zaziqondile futhi zinembile. Kwadingeka ukuba azibhukhele ithikithi lohambo lokuqala olwalutholakala oluzungeze Isikhumulo Sezindiza I-Jfk International Airport, ENEW YORK, olwaluvulekele Eroma. Ukusuka lapho, ngangingabamba uhambo oluya Epalermo. I-limousine yehhotela yalinda ukungiyisa Obala Ehhotela Icorini, lapho ngafika khona, yabe isilinda ukuba ngithintwe.
  
  
  Akekho Epalermo osekuyiminyaka eyishumi ebona u-Akasano. Leli .iso langisebenzela. Usandy naye wayengeyona inkinga kimi. Wayengowesifazane wami. Lapho ecwaninga, wathola ukuthi la madoda ayevame ukuthatha abesifazane bawo ohambweni lwebhizinisi.
  
  
  I-dc-10 yehla ngomgwaqo, yalinganisa, yabe isishaya njengoba amasondo ethinta futhi ekhala. Mina notanya savula amabhande ethu okuphepha.
  
  
  Wayegqoke isudi elula ye-spa Utanya ayecabanga ukuthi yayikhanga kakhulu, kodwa kwakuyoba okufanelekile Kusandy. Ngaphansi kwejazi elifushane, izinkinobho ezintathu eziphezulu zebhulukwe lakhe zahlehliswa, kwembulwa ukuhlukaniswa okuhle. Isiketi sakhe sasincane ngobukhulu, futhi sasisifushane ngokwanele ukuba sijabulise wonke umbhangqwana wesilisa owawusendizeni. Kwakunokubukeka kokuthukuthela kobusha ebusweni bakhe. Izindebe ezivuthiwe, ezigcwele, ezipendwe futhi ezibandayo; ukwakheka okuningi kakhulu kwamehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka; imihlathi ikhipha izinsini, isebenza kuze kube semkhawulweni; lo mbono wawungabizi futhi ungazi ngesitayela.
  
  
  Ulolita osekhule ngokweqile, umenzeli osemusha kakhulu U-ah, utanya mistletoe onethalente lokudweba bobabili.
  
  
  Wancika ehlombe lami, wacindezela isandla sami.
  
  
  Indiza yagibela yaya esigungwini, futhi salinda ukuba izitebhisi ziphakanyiswe. Ebheka ngaphandle kwefasitela, waphawula amatekisi amaningana alindile, kanye namabhasi amancane amane Efiat anamagama amahhotela ezinhlangothini.
  
  
  Ukubuka kwami kwashintsha kusuka ezimotweni kuya ebusweni besixuku esasilindile. Ubuso ngabunye babuhlolwa ngokucophelela. Ngicabanga ukuthi asikho isizathu salokho. Kodwa eminyakeni eminingi esebenza njengenxusa e-ax, wazakhela izitha eziningi. Ngaba nomkhuba wokuhlola abantu kunoma yisiphi isixuku. Awukaze wazi ukuthi amehlo killulali ayevela kuphi. Kodwa kulesi sixuku, umuntu wayengeke alinde ukubingelela labo abaphuma kuyo yonke indiza.
  
  
  Ebeka isandla endololwaneni Katanya, wehla kancane kancane. Umsizi wendiza omnandi, omomothekayo wayenethemba lokuthi sasiyijabulela indiza nokuthi sasiyozijabulisa Epalermo. Mina notanya saphuma ngosuku olungcwele olunelanga elikhanyayo futhi kwakufudumele. Ngaphansi kwezitebhisi, abashayeli bamatekisi nabamabhasi bacela isivikelo sethu.
  
  
  Abagibeli bezindiza babehamba endaweni evulekile besuka endizeni beya ocingweni lwentambo, benganaki ukukhala kwabashayeli. Kwakunokwanga nokwanga lapho behlangana nezihlobo nabangane.
  
  
  Ngokwezibalo ezenziwe elinye lamabhasi amancane e-software kwabhalwa ukuthi "Corini Hotel". Esabambelele endololwaneni Katanya, wahamba kanzima phakathi kosomabhizinisi abanesikhumba esimnyama waya ebhasini. Abantu abaningana babalandela, futhi ngamunye wangitshela ukuthi babenamatekisi amahle kakhulu kulo lonke Elasesicily. Kodwa lapho sifika
  
  
  ibhasi, wonke amadoda abuya ngaphandle kwelilodwa.
  
  
  Waya kithi, engavumeli amehlo akhe amnyama ashiye lapho amabele Katanya kwakufanele abe khona. "Ingabe ufuna ukuyiswa Ehhotela Icorini, esignor?"
  
  
  "Wena," kusho maduze. "Uma ucabanga ukuthi ungasusa amehlo akho kowesifazane wami isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba uqhubeke."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda futhi waphenduka. "Ingabe unayo isheke yemithwalo, signor?"
  
  
  U-Ih wayinika i-emu futhi wayibuka njengoba yayigijimela esigungwini. Sasisivele sisuse amasiko lapho sifika Erime.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi umuhle", kusho Utanya, embheka.
  
  
  "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi unjalo. Futhi uyaqiniseka ukuthi ucabanga ukuthi awumnandi neze."
  
  
  Wabuya ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi nemithwalo yethu, futhi sonke sadlala lo mdlalo ebhasini lefiat. Umshayeli wethu wayehlanya futhi enomsindo njengabo bonke abanye. Mina notanya sasingenaso isikhathi esiningi sokubuka indawo; kwakuthatha konke esasinakho nje ukubambelela kukho. Endaweni eyodwa kuphela, ngaphandle Kukarimma, ngambona emgwaqweni wamawilder maniacs: Emexico City.
  
  
  Ekugcineni, samisa phambi kwesakhiwo sasendulo, esasigcwele ama-gingerbread, esasiwohloka, uma sicabanga ngesibonakaliso esikhanyayo esingaphezulu komnyango, esasibizwa Ngokuthi Icorini hotel. Umfana wethu waphatha lezi zikhwama ngaphakathi futhi akazange alahle ngokucophelela i-ih phambi kwetafula.
  
  
  "Ingabe uye wabhukha amakamelo angomakhelwane Kathomas Akasano Nosandy catron?"unobhala wambuza.
  
  
  Wahlola incwadi ezindaweni ezimbili. "Awu, wena."Wabe eseshaya isandla sakhe phansi ekhaleni, enza umsindo omkhulu. Ngesintaliyane, watshela isithunywa ukuba silethe izikhwama zethu emakamelweni amane, ayishumi nesishiyagalolunye, namashumi amabili.
  
  
  Njengoba ngangiphenduka esihlalweni sami, ngezwa othile engishaya ehlombe. Waphenduka wabona indoda yasempumalanga eyayithathe izinyathelo ezintathu emuva futhi iphethe ikhamera. Umgomo we-ego wancika ekhamera, futhi ngokushesha ngaphuphuthekiswa ukukhanya okukhanyayo. Sekwephuze kakhulu, waphakamisa isandla sakhe ebusweni bakhe.
  
  
  Njengoba le ndoda yayiphenduka ukuze ihambe, yahamba yaya kuyo futhi yabamba ingalo ka-ego. "Ngingathanda ukuthenga lesi sithombe, esinye nje."
  
  
  "Ungakhulumi Isimelika. Ungaqondi!"Wazama ukuhamba .
  
  
  "Ake ngibone ikhamera yakho."Yena, wayibamba.
  
  
  Wangihlehla. "Cha!"wamemeza. "Ungakhulumi Isimelika. Angiqondi."
  
  
  Ufuna ukwazi ukuthi umthungi wayazi kanjani ukuthi ngingummelika. Futhi kungani athatha isithombe sami. Kwakunabantu abaningana egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi lehhotela. Wonke umuntu wayebukele ngentshisekelo. Ngangingadingi ukunakwa okunjalo. Utanya wayehleli esihlalweni, kodwa esikhundleni sokungibuka, wayebuka ubuso esixukwini.
  
  
  "Ungivumele ngihambe!"le ndoda yamemeza. Kumuntu Owayengamqondi Ummelika, wenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu.
  
  
  "Ngifuna ukubona ikhamera yakho, ukuvota, futhi yilokho kuphela."Ngangimomotheka ebusweni bami, kodwa ngazama ukuqhubeka. Isixuku sathuthela kithi. Akakabi nobutha. Kwakunabantu abangaba yishumi nambili kulo.
  
  
  Le ndoda yakhulula isandla sayo. "Ngiyeza . Yishiye yodwa."
  
  
  Ngaqala ngaya kuye, kodwa waphenduka wagijima ngaphesheya kwegumbi lokwamukela izivakashi waya emnyango wangaphambili. Isixuku sahlala sangibuka nginelukuluku elincane. Waphendukela kubo, wathatha isandla Sikatanya, wabhekisa amabombo esitimeleni esivulekile.
  
  
  "Ucabangani ngalokho, N-Tom?"Utanya wabuza njengoba sasisondela phansi lapho kwakukhona khona amakamelo ethu.
  
  
  "Ngifisa sengathi ngabe ngangimazi. Othile ufuna isithombe sami. Futhi manje kubukeka sengathi banayo."Ngokwakhe, waqhaqhazela. "Mhlawumbe Unicoli ufuna ukuqiniseka Ukuthi Uthomas Akasano empeleni uyangena ehhotela."
  
  
  Umshayeli wethu webhasi wasilandela, esiza umfana othumelayo ngemithwalo yakhe. Ngabanika bobabili ithiphu enhle lapho sisegumbini lami futhi ngavala umnyango ngemuva kwabo.
  
  
  Leli gumbi lalinophahla oluphakeme namafasitela amane abuka itheku eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Kwakunombhede onamaphosta amane onohlaka lwethusi, icommodus odin, izihlalo ezimbili ezifakwe izinto zokuhlobisa, nesihlalo sedeski esinezihlalo ezine eziqondile. Lalihogela umusi futhi lishisa, ngakho wavula iwindi. Khona-ke ingubo yakhe yayingayihogela. Izikebhe zokudoba zazimhlophe uma ziqhathaniswa noluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka olumnyama ethekwini. Phakathi kwezikebhe ezazinamathele futhi zimiswe, wayekwazi ukubona phezulu kwesibani. Amatheku ayezungezwe imisele eyayingena futhi iphume ethekwini.
  
  
  Imigwaqo engezansi yayimincane, ihamba ngezigzag phakathi kwemihosha yezakhiwo ezicindezelwe njengamabhokisi amaqanda abekwe ndawonye.
  
  
  Indoda eyayigqoke I-lambrette yadlula ngaphansi, umzila omncane wepensela womusi owawumlandela. Wayenejezi eliphuzi, kodwa wayengaligqoki; lalisemhlane wakhe njengengubo yemvula, imikhono iboshelwe entanyeni yakhe. Ngambheka eshesha emigwaqweni enamatje, ilanga libonakala ngesithuthuthu sakhe esibomvu esikhanyayo. Kwakunama-fiat angamakhulu ayisithupha ayemiswe nhlangothi zombili zomgwaqo, iningi lawo elalibomvu.
  
  
  Umnyango ohlanganisa igumbi lami Notanina wavuleka futhi wahamba waya kimi.
  
  
  "Akukuhle yini?"wathi ngokumamatheka okukhulu .
  
  
  Waya efasiteleni lapho aligcina khona futhi wabheka ngaphandle. Isandla sakhe safinyelela esami futhi sasicindezela esifubeni sami. Wabe esengibuka.
  
  
  "Yenza uthando kimi."
  
  
  Waphuma wamdonsa wamyisa kuye. Wamanga ngentshiseko. Nguye owasidonsela embhedeni, futhi wangiphazamisa ukuze ngikhumule izingubo zami. Unah wayengenalutho ngaphansi kwesiketi noma ibhulukwe lakhe. Akuzange kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuba silule izinhlangothi zethu, sinqunu, futhi sigone omunye nomunye.
  
  
  Wayeqabula ikhala lakhe eliphendukile, bese kuba iso ngalinye, bese kuba umlomo wakhe. Umzimba wakhe wazizwa ufudumele futhi ubushelelezi. Wahlola wonke amasentimitha omzimba wakhe, okokuqala ngezandla zakhe, wabe esehlola ngomlomo wakhe.
  
  
  Wazizwa izindebe zakhe kuye, enqikaza ukuhlola. Njalo lapho ezama okuthile, wayema kancane, njengokungathi akaqiniseki.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngihlebela. "Azikho izinkinga. Konke kuhle. Ake uhambe wena. Yenza lokho oye wakuzwa, wakuphupha, noma wakucabanga, kodwa awuzange ube nethuba lokuzama."
  
  
  Wayenza imisindo yokububula. Yabuyela emphinjeni wayo, yabe isiziphakamisa ukuze iyibuke elangeni.
  
  
  Wayenamathambo amancane futhi ebuthakathaka. Amabele akhe ayeyinqwaba yobumnene enamabele aqinile akhomba phezulu. Wabe esegoba waze waphila ukuphila okuyisicaba futhi waba nokhalo oluncane kakhulu. Ngangazi ukuthi ngangikwazi ukugoqa izandla zombili kulelo okhalweni futhi ngithinte isithupha sami nomunwe ophakathi. Khona-ke kwaba khona ukukhanya okuyisiyingi kwamathanga nezinqe okwadonsa amehlo amadoda amaningi ngokunyakaza kwawo. Imilenze yayimise kahle futhi ihlanganiswe ngesikhumba esincane se-chestnut velvet. Kwakuwumzimba ojabulisayo, ogcwele intshiseko nobusha.
  
  
  Amehlo akhe agqolozela ubuso bami ngokucophelela kuyilapho amehlo Akhe egqolozela Unah. "Thatha", esho ngokuhleba okukhulu. "Yithathe futhi uyijabulele."
  
  
  Ngakwenza. Wayehambisa umlomo wakhe kuye, futhi ulimi lwami lwaqala ukuhambisana nokunyakaza komzimba wami. Esinye isinyathelo sakhe sasingaphezu kwakhe, wabe esengena enah. Ukububula kwaphenduka ukububula, futhi emphinjeni wakhe, cishe akukho msindo owaphunyuka.
  
  
  Njengoba eyakhe yayithuthela kuye, eyakhe yavumela ulimi lwayo ukuba luhambe kude ngangokunokwenzeka. Khona-ke eyakhe, wadonsa emuva futhi wakhipha ulimi lwakhe. Eqinisweni, kwakuyizenzo ezimbili zothando, imicabango emibili. Futhi wangibonisa, hey, indlela engithanda ngayo ukunyakaza komzimba wami.
  
  
  Kwenzeka kuye ngokuzumayo, futhi isidumbu sakhe saqhuma naso. Wanamathela kimi, wazungeza ngaphansi kwami, futhi wenza umsindo wokukhala, wokukhononda.
  
  
  Angikwazanga ukuzibamba. Wayeyibhaluni lomoya oshisayo eligcwele amanzi, eligingqika ehlane elide, eliyisicaba. Isikhonkwane esikhulu esiphuma phambi kwebhodi eliguqukile. Ngazizwa ngidonsa, ngicindezela, futhi ngigxuma ngaze ngagcina ngishaye isipikili futhi wonke amanzi angamanzi angena kimi.
  
  
  Kwenzeka futhi ngendlela efanayo.
  
  
  Futhi-ke salala emhlane wethu, sinqunu, kuyilapho ilanga lasifudumeza futhi lageza umbhede. Wabuka ngamehlo avaliwe njengoba umoya wawushukumisa ikhethini le-lace, uletha iphunga lewayini, amagilebhisi amasha, inhlanzi newayini.
  
  
  Wathutha ngokwanele ukuba akhiphe ugwayi wakhe awukhanyise. Utanya wangithinta, wafuna wabe esethola umgodi osehlombe lami ukuze athole ikhanda lakhe.
  
  
  Ngathi: "kuhle lokho". "Nawe futhi."
  
  
  Lokhu kwamenza wafuna ukulunywa futhi. Ngemva kwesikhashana, wathi: "Ucabanga ngomsebenzi, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Ngathi: "kunemibuzo eminingi kakhulu engaphenduliwe". "Kungani bonke Bengabasempumalanga? Kwakunababili efulethini, bese kuba omunye phansi egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi. Yini ayeyenza lapho ethatha isithombe sami? Ubani owathatha isithombe se-ego? Futhi kungani?"
  
  
  Utanya wasuka ehlombe lami wahlala phansi. Waphendukela kimi kakhulu. "Ingabe unombono wokuthi bazosithinta kanjani?"
  
  
  Yena, wanikina ikhanda lakhe. "Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kungcono ukuba sezinzwaneni zethu kusukela manje kuqhubeke. Awekho amaphutha, akukho lutho oluseduze ngokwanele. Nginomuzwa ngalomsebenzi engingawuthandi."
  
  
  Wanganga umphetho wekhala lami. "Ngondle, ndoda yami enhle. Owesifazane wakho ulambile. Ngizohamba ngigqoke."
  
  
  Njengoba ayeziphonsa emaphethelweni ombhede, sezwa insimbi enomsindo. Ucingo lwalusendaweni yokulala eduze kombhede. Utanya wathula.
  
  
  Njengoba ugwayi wawusalokhu ulenga ekhoneni le-rta, wawuthatha. "Yebo, U-Akasano ulapha."
  
  
  "Usignor Akasano", kusho Uclera. "Ngatshelwa ukuthi imoto ikulindele lapha. Indoda imi egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi. Ngingamtshela i-emu lapho ufika."
  
  
  "Ubani owathumela imoto?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Isandla se-Ego sisekelwe emlonyeni. Lapho ebuya, izwi lakhe lase likhuphuke ngamaphuzu angaba yishumi. "Imoto ingekamnu. Rosano nicoli, Usignor.
  
  
  "Ngizoba lapho ngemizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu."
  
  
  "G". Wavala ucingo.
  
  
  Wabheka Utanya. "Nguye, Usandy, baby."
  
  
  wangibamba ngeminwe, wabe esegoba phansi ukuze athathe ibhulukwe lakhe nesiketi. Wagijima waya ekamelweni lakhe.
  
  
  Waphuma ugwayi wakhe waphuma embhedeni. Njengoba ayegqoka, wahlola indawo yakhe encane yokugcina izikhali. Wayezogqoka ihembe lezemidlalo elivulekile, amabhulukwe, nejakhethi elula. Ngaphambi kokugqoka ama-shorts akhe, Uphuma Kupierre futhi ukhangisa ngebhomu elincane legesi phakathi kwemilenze yakhe. Wabe esegqoka amabhulukwe akhe nezicathulo ze-ballet, wathatha isikhumba Sikahugo nemichilo yokuxhuma, wabopha i-stiletto encane engalweni yakhe yangakwesobunxele. Wabe esegqoka ihembe lakhe waliphakamisa. Ihembe elinombala we-Ivy elinekhola elibheke phansi, elinombala ompunga, elinemikhono emide. Lapho ivuliwe, yafinyelela esiqwini sehlombe Esasibambe Uwilhelmina. Umshayeli We-luger owayekhululekile wayengaphansi kwesandla sami sobunxele. Egqoke ijazi lezemidlalo elincane, wayesekulungele.
  
  
  Utanya wahlangana nami ehholo. Sahamba buthule saya esitimeleni esivulekile. Ubuso bukatanya obuhle babungabonakali njengoba sasishayela. Wayehlolwa egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi, efuna indoda eyayithunyelwe ukuba iyosilanda.
  
  
  Safika egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi. Yayiphakanyiswa ngesivalo bese ivuleka ekupheleni kwesiphakamiso esenziwe ngensimbi. Utanya wathatha izinyathelo ezimbili wangena egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi. Isinyathelo sakhe sasisemuva Kukanah, futhi wayesanda kufika kuye lapho embona.
  
  
  Ukukhula emafilimini ezigelekeqe kukuholela ekubeni uthole umbono othile wokuthi isigelekeqe kufanele sibukeke kanjani. Ezimweni eziningi, lesi sithombe asilungile. I-hood yanamuhla ibukeka njengempumelelo yanamuhla. Zikukhumbuza abameli, odokotela, noma osomabhange. Kodwa isigebengu siyisigebengu. Isikhathi nezindlela ziyashintsha, kodwa inhlangano ayikaze ikhule ngaphezu kwesidingo sama-torpedo noma, njengoba i-ih ngezinye izikhathi yayibizwa kanjalo, amadoda anamandla. Babenza imisebenzi engavamile. Yibo ababeka amabhlogo kakhonkolo emaqakaleni akho, ubuso phezu komlomo wesibhamu esincane esiphuma phezu kwemoto edlulayo, abakutshela Ukuthi Umike, Utony, Noma U-Al babefuna ukukubona. Abafana abathumelayo.
  
  
  Urosano dvora wathumela i-torpedo ngemva kwethu.
  
  
  Wakhothama waya kithi njengoba sasiphuma, ezungeza ikheshi, amahlombe akhe amakhulu ebanzi njengomnyango. Unen wayegqoke isudi emhlophe yasendaweni eshisayo eyayigona imisipha yakhe yobugovu. Izingalo zika-Ego zazilengiswe cishe emadolweni, amaqakala akhe ayelinyazwe futhi ekhubazekile ngenxa yokushaywa abantu abaningi kakhulu, futhi ubuso bakhe babumbozwe amanxeba, amabala, kanye ne-angle engafanele ngenxa yokushaywa kaningi kakhulu kohlobo olufanayo.
  
  
  Esikhathini eside esidlule, wayengungoti enkundleni. Ungase ubone ngenyama esontekile eyayivame ukuba izindlebe ze-ego nomumo we-z ogobekile wekhala le-ego. Amehlo ka-Ego ayecishe afihlwe ngemva kwezendlalelo ezimbili zenyama yebhola legalofu. Futhi kwakunamanxeba amaningi. Amanxeba anamafutha phezu kwamabunzi womabili, amabi lapho amathambo esikhumba enqamula khona; ubuso babubukeka bungenamumo, buthambile futhi bunamaqhubu.
  
  
  Futhi ngabona okunye ukuqhuma. Ukugqwala ngaphansi kwe-armpit yangakwesobunxele ngesudi yasendaweni eshisayo.
  
  
  "Umnu. Akasano?"wathi ngokuhlebeza okuncane ekhaleni .
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye.
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego ayiziphukuphuku asuka kimi aya Kutanya. "Ungubani?"
  
  
  "Owesifazane wami."
  
  
  "Uh ... ouch."Wacwayiza kakhulu futhi wabheka kude, njengokungathi uphupha. "Ucabanga ukuthi uzohamba nami."
  
  
  Wathatha Utanya ngendololwane wahamba ewela igumbi lokwamukela izivakashi elinama-ginger ebheke esixukwini esihambayo. Njengoba sasisondela emnyango wangaphambili, wama waphenduka wabheka kithi.
  
  
  Wathi: "Uwillie Wakhe Osheshayo". "Ngiyazi Ukuthi Unguthomas Akasano, kodwa angiqiniseki ukuthi igama lika-ee liyini."
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Kufanele wazi?"
  
  
  Wayibuka imizuzwana embalwa. "Yebo. Kumelwe ngimethule kule ndaba."
  
  
  "Kubani?"
  
  
  "Yebo, umfana osemotweni."Waphenduka waphuma waya emgwaqweni. Samlandela.
  
  
  Imoto emnyama yochungechunge lwemercedes 300 yayilinde emgwaqweni. Njengoba sasisondela, ngabona Indoda Engumshayina ihlezi esihlalweni sabagibeli bangaphambili. Wasibuka sifika, ubuso bakhe bungabonakali.
  
  
  Ngokushesha, Uwillie wasivimba ngokuthatha isandla sami. Wathi: "kumelwe ngikufune".
  
  
  Ngaphakamisa izandla zami futhi ngamvumela ukuba angishaye esifubeni. Wangena ngaphakathi kwejakhethi yezemidlalo elula wakhipha Uwilhelmina. Wabe eseshaya izinhlangothi nemilenze yami. Bambalwa kakhulu abafuna ukuthola Upierre Noma Uhugo.
  
  
  Wabe esephendukela Kutanya, futhi ngokokuqala ngqá kusukela sahlangana, amehlo akhe amancane, angathandeki akhazimula. "Nami kufanele ngiyifune."
  
  
  "Angicabangi kanjalo," ngasho ngobumnene.
  
  
  Amehlo kawillie amancane ayegqobhoza imbobo ecacile ekhanda lami. Ngisho nendoda Yasechina yagoba ngokwanele ukuba ibone. Kwaba nokuthula.
  
  
  Umimmo wayegibela Ifiat ebomvu njengegazi ngaphandle kwesivalo. Khona-ke omunye. Khona-ke kwakunama-lambrette amathathu, izinjini zawo zenza umsindo oqhubekayo wenjini enezinhlangothi ezimbili. Imigwaqo emincane igcwele kuzo zonke izinkomba. Kwavela ukushisa okuncane okuvela esibhengezweni nasemigwaqweni elangeni elikhanyayo. Kwakunetheku elingamakhilomitha amathathu ngemva kwethu, kodwa ngisho nalapha nganginuka ulwandle.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ngimfune", kusho Uwillie. "Ngithole imiyalo yami
  
  
  Indoda Yasechina yayingibuka ngokucophelela. Wayegqoke kahle isudi eyenziwe ngokwezifiso, enesikhumba esinsundu esikhanyayo esikhunjeni sakhe sikashaka. Ihembe lakhe lalimhlophe, futhi wayegqoke uthayi onemigqa onsundu nophuzi. Ubuso buka-Ego babunokubonakaliswa okuyinqaba kokuzijabulisa. Yiqiniso, amehlo akhe ayethambekele, amathambo akhe esihlathi ephakeme, ubuso bakhe bubushelelezi. Wavumela ukubukeka okuzethembayo, njengokungathi wayenezinkinga ezimbalwa ayengakwazi ukubhekana nazo futhi azisingathe kahle. Wayebukeka njengomuntu othatha umthwalo wemfanelo futhi ofanelwe uhlobo oluthile lwenhlonipho esabekayo evela kwabanye. Kwakunonya nakulokho. Ehlezi lapho ebukeka emangele, waphika imibiko yabezindaba mayelana nenyoka enamaqhubu ethatha ilanga. Ngangingabazi Ukuthi Uhema uyindoda.
  
  
  "Awukwazi ukumfuna, Willie", ngishilo.
  
  
  Mhlawumbe wachitha konke ngenxa yakhe. Ngokwenqaba ukufuna Utanya, kungenzeka ukuthi wabangela izinkinga ezingadingekile. Ngicabanga Ukuthi Unicoli wayenelungelo lokuvumela i-torpedo yakhe ukuba ihlanze zonke izikhali ngaphambi kokuba sifike kule ndlu. Kodwa Utanya wangidedela.
  
  
  Wangithinta kancane ingalo. "Kuzoba kuhle, sithandwa", esho. "Anginandaba."
  
  
  "Angifuni ukuba uthintwe yilowo muntu omubi uza."
  
  
  "Ngeke abukeke isikhathi eside."Wathatha izinyathelo ezimbili phambili futhi wacishe wahlangana Nowillie. Ephakamisa izandla zakhe kancane, wabheka phezulu ebusweni Bukawillie obushaywe. "Kulungile, mfana omkhulu, ngifune", esho ekhoneni le-rta yakhe.
  
  
  Wakwenza lokho. Wayethinta yonke indawo, futhi nakuba ukufuna kwakushesha futhi kungaveli lutho, Uwillie Osheshayo wayebonakala ekuthanda.
  
  
  Ekugcineni wathi:" kulungile". Wasivulela umnyango ongemuva wemercedes. "Namanje awungitshelanga igama lakhe."
  
  
  U-Emu wamomotheka. "Eqinisweni, Uwillie . Ngangingamazi ngokuqinisekile."
  
  
  Sahlala esihlalweni esingemuva futhi saqhaqhazela lapho Uwillie evala umnyango. Lapho efika ngemuva kwesondo, Indoda Engumshayina yaphenduka esihlalweni sayo ukuze ibhekane nathi. U-Ego ruka waphumula ngemuva kwesihlalo. Unen wayegqoke iwashi legolide nendandatho enkulu kakhulu eyigugu emunweni wakhe omncane. Wamomotheka, wembula amazinyo aphelele amhlophe acwebezelayo.
  
  
  Wabe esephakamisa isandla sakhe sokunene kimi. "Mnu. Akasano, igama lami Ngingutai-Sheng. Ngizwile okuningi ngawe."
  
  
  Wathatha isandla sakhe. Uhulumeni wawunamandla. "Futhi igama lakhe nguwe, Mnu.Sheng . Lona Usandy cuthron."
  
  
  "Yebo, ngiyamqonda. Nice ukuhlangabezana nawe, Miss Catron."
  
  
  Sonke sasingabangane abahle kakhulu manje. Ngokushesha uwillie wenza imercedes purr, futhi sashelela kahle emgwaqweni wefiat Nelambretta.
  
  
  Ushan wanqekuzisa Ikhanda Kusandy, futhi waphenduka, futhi njengoba sasihamba, wangimomotheka kakhulu.
  
  
  "Ngingambiza Ngokuthi Uthomas?"Kuyini?"wabuza manje.
  
  
  "Yebo, ngicela."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwanda. "Yiqiniso, wena waletha uhlu."
  
  
  "Yiqiniso ."
  
  
  Waphakamisa isandla sakhe. "Urosano wangithumela ukuba ngiyolanda.
  
  
  I-emu yakhe yamomotheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga, yabe isincika phambili, iphumule izindololwane zayo emadolweni. "Mnu. Sheng, akayena isiwula", ngathi, ngigcina izwi lami liqinile. "Angazi ukuthi ubuhlobo bakho Norosano buyini, kodwa sahlukana eminyakeni engaphezu kweyishumi edlule. Siyazana kahle. Iziyalezo zika-Ego zazicacile; ezakhe kwakudingeka zilethwe ku-Emu ngokwakhe. Ungihlambalaza ngokucela uhlu. Ngokwenza kanjalo, ucabanga ukuthi ngiyisiphukuphuku, Futhi Mnu. Sheng, angiyena oyisiphukuphuku."
  
  
  Ngezwi elithambile njengekhanda lamafutha omnqumo, wathi, " ngiyakuqinisekisa, mnumzane, ngangingasho ukuthi unjalo... ngiyisiphukuphuku. Kumane nje..."
  
  
  "Ngiyazi kahle izinhloso zakho, Mnu. Ufuna ukubheka okukhulu emehlweni Karosano ukuze uthole umusa okhethekile womuntu siqu. Ake ngikutshele, mina Norosano sisendleleni ebuya. Sisondelene kakhulu. Wena naye singalwela isandla sokunene se-ego, kodwa mnumzane, uma kuziwa ebunganeni be-ego, uhlala emthunzini."
  
  
  Wacabanga ngakho imizuzwana embalwa. "Nganginethemba lokuthi singaba abangane."
  
  
  Kuye, ngangizwa intukuthelo ibila ngaphakathi kimi. Wayazi ukuthi wayengumuntu onjani nokuthi wayefunani. "Sekuyisikhathi eside, Shen, ubulokhu uzama ukungidumaza emehlweni Karosano. Futhi manje usuhlambalaza ingqondo yami ngokucela uhlu. Mina nawe asikwazi ukuba abangane. Sincintisana, futhi munye kuphela osizungezile oyonqoba."
  
  
  Waphakamisa amashiya akhe. "Yini nje esincintisana ngayo?"
  
  
  "Indawo . Izinhlangano Zase-United States zisenkingeni. Sidinga umholi, futhi lowo mholi uyoba Urosano. Sincintisana ngendawo eseduze kwakhe, ukuze sithole ucezu olukhulu lwekhekhe."
  
  
  Izwi likastahl lokuzicabangela lisondelene kakhulu. "Angiqhudelani nawe, Thomas . Nginezinye izinhlelo..."
  
  
  "Angikukholwa."Ngalokho, uyise wancika esihlalweni sakhe. "Kodwa konke kuyisifundo", ngishilo. "Urosano uzokhathazeka ngawe, ngoba ungibeke mina nowesifazane wami ekufuneni."
  
  
  "Sayalelwa ukuba."
  
  
  "Ake sibone. Nikeza uhlu
  
  
  Urosano, futhi akekho omunye."
  
  
  Wasusa izindebe zakhe wangigqolozela. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi, ukube izimo bezixazululiwe, ngabe wangibulala ngenjabulo. Wabe esephendukela kithi futhi wabheka ngaphandle kwefasitela langaphambili.
  
  
  Ngokushesha, Uwillie waxosha imercedes ezakhiweni Zasepalermo. Manje sasidlula ezindlini ezinamabala elanga lapho izingane ezinesikhumba esimnyama zazidlala khona emagcekeni anodaka. Ezinye zalezi zindlu zazizungezwe uthango lwamapulangwe olwaluphelile. Izingane zazigqoke izingubo ezingcolile njengazo. Ngezikhathi ezithile ngangimbona, owesifazane osekhulile owayematasa ehlanza phansi kwendlu, ema kancane ukuze ashaye isandla sakhe ebunzini lakhe elijulukile.
  
  
  Ngazizwa ngishaywa umoya opholile lapho Uwillie Osheshayo evula umoya opholile wemercedes.
  
  
  Futhi kwakukhona izivini yonke indawo. Yonke indawo yehhotela yayisicaba, futhi imigqa emihle yemivini yayibonakala ifinyelela phezu kwawo wonke amagquma.
  
  
  Isandla sikatanya sawela esihlalweni, sathola esami. Wayithatha wayithola ifudumele futhi inomswakama. Siwele umugqa. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, sasingagibela indiza sibuyele Emelika. Uma kwenzeka okuthile okungalindelekile, Uhawk wayengathintana nathi futhi ahlehlise noma akhansele umsebenzi. Kwakuyoba sekuphelile ngathi. Kodwa manje sesidlulile iphuzu lokungabuyi. Ah, Futhi Uhawke wayengekho. Ukuthi siyaphila noma cha kuncike ngokuphelele emandleni ethu.
  
  
  Umgwaqo wawukhuphuka kancane kancane emajika amise Okuka-s aba lukhuni futhi aphenduka amajika aphendukayo. Uwillie osheshayo wayehamba kancane futhi ngobungcweti. Wazibuza ukuthi wayishayela kangaki i-mobster ekuhlaseleni kwe-ih. Izindlebe zethu zaqala ukuqhuma njengoba sasikhuphukela esibhakabhakeni esingenamafu.
  
  
  Phezulu egqumeni eliphakeme, sasondela kumlindi wokuqala ohlomile. Wayemi esangweni elinemigoqo yensimbi. Kwakunothango lukakhonkolo oluphakeme olwalugudle zombili izinhlangothi.
  
  
  Ngaphezu kwesibhamu, le ndoda yayinesibhamu esincane esibekwe phezu kwehlombe layo. Njengoba Imercedes yayizungeza uphawu lokugcina futhi ihamba kancane ibheke esangweni, yancika ngokwanele ukuba isibone sonke, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo yakhipha isibhamu esincane esilungele.
  
  
  Uwilly washaya uphondo lwakhe ngokushesha futhi waqala ukwehlisa ijubane. Unogada wavula isango futhi wacindezela u-ih. Wamomotheka futhi wamemeza njengoba sasingena ngemoto kule ndlu. Yena, waphawula ukuthi unen wayegqoke ama-jumper brownundu.
  
  
  Ngemva kokudlula esangweni, sasizungezwe utshani obuluhlaza obucebile obunezihlahla zomnqumo ezazisakazeke lapha nalaphaya, futhi ngale kwazo kwakunezivini eziningi nakakhulu. Le ndlu yayiphambi nje.
  
  
  Ngokombono wakhe, kwakubonakala sengathi isiqongo segquma sasigundiwe. Le ndlu yayihlanganisa indawo ecishe ibe ingxenye yesine yemayela. Njengoba sasihamba ngesigamu sombuthano omkhulu emgwaqweni we-asphalt obushelelezi kawoyela, sadlula endaweni yokwehla sinendiza Ye-Lear eboshelwe kuyo. Kwakunezakhiwo eziningi ezizungeze le ndlu. Njengoba sasizungeza le ndlu, sadlula ezinkundleni ezintathu zethenisi, enkundleni yegalofu enemigodi eyisishiyagalolunye, nasedamini elikhulu lokubhukuda elaligcwele ubuhle obuyisithupha begqoke amabhikini amafushane. Khona-ke sahamba phambi kwendlu enkulu.
  
  
  Iwindi ngalinye laligqunywe ngocingo. Kwakunama-grill ngaphezu komnyango ngamunye okungenzeka ayekulungele ukuvala yonke iminyango ngokucindezela inkinobho. Kwakunezinsika eziyisikhombisa ezimhlophe phambi kweveranda ende yezitini. Umgwaqo wawugudla indlu. Uwillie osheshayo wamisa phambi kwesinye sezinsika. Izitebhisi ezine zezitini zazikhuphuka zisuka emgwaqweni oya kuvulandi.
  
  
  Le ndlu ngokwayo yayingahlaba umxhwele kangako. Kwakuyisakhiwo esinezitezi ezintathu esakhiwe ngezitini ezibomvu nophahla lwethayela. Amafasitela ayenezinhlangothi ezimbili futhi evaliwe, futhi ngalinye ngandlela-thile lalibheke Olwandle imedithera oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
  
  
  Uwillie waphuma ngokushesha emotweni wahamba phambi kwemercedes. Wavula umnyango Wasetai-Sheng kuqala, wabe esevula owethu.
  
  
  Usheng waqala ukukhuphuka izitebhisi, wafinyelela emnyango omkhulu wangaphambili. "Ngicela, Ngale ndlela, Mnu.Akasano."Kwakungekho ukufudumala ebushelelezi obunamafutha bezwi le-ego, amazwi ayelukhuni futhi enqunywe emaphethelweni.
  
  
  Wathatha Utanya ngendololwane wamlandela. Le ndlu yayibukeka ijwayelekile, njengoba ayembonile ngaphambili. Cha, lokho akulona iphuzu; ngimbonile yena nabanye abanjengaye Enew Orleans kuphela. Izindlu ezindala Zasemasimini Zaseningizimu Ekude. Kumelwe ukuba kwabiza Unicoli imali eningi ukuhambisa zonke lezo zitini nezinsika lapha.
  
  
  Ushan washaya insimbi, futhi ngokushesha indoda enkulu emnyama yavula umnyango.
  
  
  "Umichael", kusho Ushan. "Ingabe Umnu. Nicoli uyatholakala?"
  
  
  Umnegro wayegqoke i-turtleneck ephuzi namabhulukwe angwevu. I-ego yomgomo yayigundiwe. "Ukhuluma nomkakhe, mnumzane ."
  
  
  Sangena phansi ngetshe le-marble elalipholishiwe ukuze likhanye kakhulu kunezicathulo zami ze-ballet. Kwakunekhandlela elikhulu elalilenga cishe ngamamitha ayishumi nambili ngaphezu kwethu. Kwakunjengendawo yokwamukela izivakashi. Ngomnyango onamajika, wayebona phansi imabula eholela kulokho okwakubonakala njengehholo.
  
  
  Ngaphesheya kwakunezitebhisi ezinamakhaphethi.
  
  
  "Ngizokukhombisa ekamelweni lakho", kusho Usheng. Waya ezitebhisini. Mina notanya salandela, Futhi Uwillie Osheshayo waletha emuva.
  
  
  "Angathanda ukubona Urosano ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka", ngasho njengoba sasikhuphuka.
  
  
  "Kodwa-Ke," kusho Ushan. Kwakungekho mizwa emazwini e-ego.
  
  
  Lapho sifika enkundleni yokudlala, waqonda phambili. Kwakunompheme onamakhaphethi oneminyango emi nhlangothi zombili. Engangingakwazi ukukunqoba kwakuwukukhulu kwendawo. Zonke izilenge zazibonakala ziphakeme okungenani ngamamitha ayishumi nambili, futhi izindonga zazibukeka ziwugqinsi njengezivikelo. Kwakunamakamelo amaningi kakhulu.
  
  
  Sasiqhubeka sihamba. Khona-Ke, ngaphandle kwesizathu esibonakalayo, Usheng wama phambi komunye weminyango. Wakhipha inqwaba yezikhiye ephaketheni lakhe futhi wavula umnyango.
  
  
  "Igumbi lakho, Mnu. Akasano", esho ngokuqinile.
  
  
  "Kuthiwani ngowesifazane wami?"
  
  
  Wayemi lapho, egqolozele esifubeni sami ngokulala. Ngangingazi ukuthi yayincane kangakanani. Ingxenye engenhla yekhanda lami le-ego yayingaphansi kwesilevu sami ngamasentimitha amabili.
  
  
  "Sinelinye igumbi likanah."
  
  
  "Angikuthandi", ngisho ngithukuthele. "Angikuthandi lokho."
  
  
  Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho amehlo ka-ego athambekele khona aphakama ebusweni bami. "Mnu. Akasano", esho ngezwi elikhathele. "Ngimane nje ngigcwalisa isifiso Sikarosano. Sicela ulinde ngaphakathi."
  
  
  Isandla sika-Ego sasikhomba ekamelweni. Nganginomuzwa ongemnandi phansi ekuphileni. "Lokho kuwumyalo okudingeka awuzwe Mathupha Kurosano."
  
  
  Wamomotheka, wangibonisa lawo mazinyo aphelele. "Ukuhleleka? wathi, ephakamisa amashiya akhe . "Lokho akuyona i-oda, Thomas. Urosano ufuna nje ukuba uthathe ikhefu kulolu hambo futhi ucabange ngokuhlangana kwakho naye. Kunesikhathi sabesifazane, akunjalo? Nesikhathi sokuzindla buthule."
  
  
  "Ngizokutshela ukuthi yini ongayenza ngokuzindla kwakho."
  
  
  "Ngicela."Waphakamisa isandla sakhe . "Uzoba sekamelweni elifana nelakho. Hey, lokhu kuyoba elula impela."
  
  
  Utanya wathatha isandla sami. "Kuzoba kuhle, sithandwa."Wabe esebheka Ushen eceleni. "Ngiyaqiniseka Ukuthi Umnu. Sheng uyindoda yezwi lakhe. Uma ethi ngizokhululeka, khona-ke ngizoba neqiniso."
  
  
  Wabubula. Kuhle. Woza lapha futhi ungiqabule, baby."Wakwenza, futhi sakwenza kahle ngenxa yombono, futhi ngabe sengimshaya ngemuva. "Ziphathe kahle."
  
  
  "Njalo, sithandwa."
  
  
  Wonke umuntu wayemomotheka. Yena, wangena ekamelweni. Umnyango wavalwa ngemva kwami. Futhi yayikhiyiwe.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesishiyagalombili.
  
  
  
  
  
  Ukushaya umnyango kwakungasizi ngalutho. Kunjengokungathi ushaya udonga lwezitini. Ngaphendukela kuye futhi ngabheka ekamelweni. Kwakunombhede onethezekile, i-commodus, isihlalo esinezihlalo ezimbili, futhi ukukhala kwakuyindawo Enhle Yasegrand canyon. Amafasitela amabili ayebheke Olwandle Imedithera.
  
  
  Wayekwazi ukubona idolobha lasepalermo elenziwe laba mhlophe lihla egqumeni, futhi izikebhe ezinamasondo zazihamba buthule zibuyela emuva zibuya ngaphesheya kwetheku. Kwakunezivini, iminqumo nodonga oluphakeme. Kodwa into esondele kakhulu kimi kwakuyi-wire mesh phezu kwefasitela.
  
  
  Ngaphezu komnyango omkhulu omkhulu, kwakunomnyango omncane owawuholela endlini yangasese.
  
  
  Wayehamba emuva naphambili. Babenowilhelmina, kodwa ngangisenebhomu lami elincane likaphethiloli nesitebhisi sami. Ngangimlinda uma befuna, kodwa Ustahl akazange alinde isikhathi eside. Ngangingakholelwa ukuthi Empeleni Urosano nicoli wayeshiye iziyalezo zokuba umngane wakhe omdala U-Acasano avalelwe. Kwakunjengombono Kashen.
  
  
  Ngangingenayo enye indlela yokuphuma ngaphandle kwalowo mnyango. Ngakho, kwaze kwaba yilapho bevula i-ego, konke engangingakwenza kwakuwukulinda. Wahamba waya embhedeni futhi welula.
  
  
  Imicabango eminingi yagcwala ekhanda lami. Kwakunokuvuza kolwazi. Ngandlela-thile, Unicoli waqaphela ukuthi ngingubani ngempela. Mhlawumbe U-Akasano wangempela ngandlela-thile watshela ukufa ngokufa kwakhe kamuva. Mhlawumbe washiya imvilophu enemiyalelo: "vula Kuphela uma ngingaphuzi inkomishi yami evamile yekhofi endaweni ethile njalo ekuseni."Incwadi evulekile iyobe isichaza ukuthi ufile Futhi U-Agent AX waba umuntu wokugcina ukumlandela.
  
  
  Noma mhlawumbe kunokuthile okuhlobene nalowo mthwebuli wezithombe Wasempumalanga owathatha isithombe sami egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi lasehhotela. Isithombe sasicacile. Unicoli usola Ukuthi U-Ego Old Akasano wabulawa yizisebenzi zikahulumeni. Ngesizathu esithile, ama-agent afuna ukungena enhlanganweni ye-ego. Bathumela omunye wabasebenzi babo ngaphansi kwesembozo sika-Akasano. Kodwa Unicoli akaqiniseki. Mhlawumbe U-Acasano wayengakafi ngempela. Kunendlela eyodwa yokuqinisekisa. Cela omunye wabasebenzi basekhishini ukuba athathe isithombe Sika-Akasano njengoba engena egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi ehhotela. Companisa isithombe Ne-akasano endala yangempela futhi ubone ukuthi kukhona yini umehluko.
  
  
  Ukufihla kungaba cishe okuphelele ngangokunokwenzeka. Kodwa akukho ukufihla okungaqhathaniswa nokuhlolwa kwangempela. Lapho sihlolisisa, ukufihla umzimba kulahleka ngaso sonke isikhathi. Futhi mhlawumbe yilokho okwakwenzeka obala manje. Unicoli wayeqhathanisa isithombe sami esisegumbini lokwamukela izivakashi nesika-Akasano sangempela seminyaka eyishumi edlule. Ingakanani indoda ezoshintsha eminyakeni eyishumi? Akwanele.
  
  
  Yiqiniso, konke lokhu kwakuwukuqagela okuhlanzekile kimi. Ukucabanga kwakudla ingxenye yosuku. Uma lokho engangikucabanga kwakuyiqiniso, khona-ke kwakudingeka ngiphume lapho. Futhi kwakudingeka ngithole Utanya. Kwakungekho ndlela yokwazi ukuthi babemfake kuliphi igumbi. Ngingasesha le ndawo endala phakathi namasonto futhi namanje angitholi ingxenye yezindawo zokucasha.
  
  
  Nganginendlela eyodwa yokuphuma. Kwakungenangqondo futhi kungangibulala, kodwa kwakuyindlela yokuphuma.
  
  
  Umlilo.
  
  
  Uma ngikhanyisa ucezu lwephepha ngefasitela bese ngiqala ukukhala, umsindo nentuthu kungase kwenze othile avule lowo mnyango. Mina nohugo sizolinda. Kwakuwukuphela kwendlela.
  
  
  Yiqiniso, lonke igumbi lingase lingabi nomsindo, lapho-ke ngishiswa ngize ngife noma amaphaphu ami agcwale intuthu. Ukuze aqede konke, wakhanyisa eyodwa ezungeze ugwayi wakhe onesihloko segolide.
  
  
  Ngalikhanyisa futhi ngabuka isiteji namieverade. Kudingeka ngimanzi kuqala. Ukugeza endlini yangasese kuzokunakekela lokhu. Khona-ke, ngalala phansi, ngimboza ubuso ngendwangu emanzi, intuthu ayizange ingikhathaze isikhashana.
  
  
  Njengoba yayigingqika emaphethelweni ombhede, imilenze yayo yayisanda kuphenduka eceleni lapho izwa ukukhahlela kwesivalo ngalolo suku. Ngakhala, Futhi Uhugo wawa esandleni sami. Ngangiphuma kuleli gumbi, futhi ngangingenandaba nokuthi kwakudingeka ngibhekane nobani ukuze ngikwenze. Umnyango wavuleka futhi umnyango wavuleka. Ivukile.
  
  
  Umichael, Umnegro, wavula umnyango. Wayedudula inqola. Lapho inqola iseduze kwami, wasusa isivalo esitsheni. Kwakubukeka kukukhulu futhi kumnandi. Kwakukhona namazambane abhakiwe nobhontshisi. Eduze kwesidlo esikhulu kwakunesitsha esihambisana naso, isaladi, nebhodlela elincane le-chablis.
  
  
  Umichael wayemomotheka. "Umnu. Nicoli wayecabanga ukuthi ungase ulambe, mnumzane."
  
  
  Akazange akuqaphele, kodwa wakuqonda. "Ingabe usakhuluma nomkakhe?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Uchablis wayesebhakedeni leqhwa. Umichael wayefaka i-corkscrew phezulu ebhodleleni. Wakhipha ukhokho nge-pop elula futhi wathela iwayini elimhlophe engilazini. Wanginika ingilazi. "Ingabe lokho kuhlangabezana nokwamukelwa kwakho, mnumzane?"
  
  
  Ngathatha isiphuzo sewayini lami futhi ngavumela i-emu ukuba isonge ulimi lwami. Lalinambitheka kamnandi kakhulu.
  
  
  "Umnu.Nicoli uxolisa ngokukhiya umnyango, mnumzane", Kusho Umichael. "Kwakudingeka ukuba ungazi ukuthi intombazane yayiboshwe kuphi. Umnyango uzovulwa kusukela manje kuqhubeke, mnumzane."
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe lalinemihlathi. "Ayigodliwe? Kungani unksz catron eboshiwe?"
  
  
  Umichael waqhubeka emamatheka. Wakhothama, waphuma emnyango. "Umnu. Nicoli uyochaza konke."
  
  
  "Iyini i-p / nini?"
  
  
  "Ngokushesha, mnumzane ."Waphenduka wahamba. Akazange nje kuphela avale umnyango, kodwa futhi wawushiya uvulekile.
  
  
  I-Eda yayipholile, ngakho yayingasebenzi. Kwakumnandi ukwazi ukuthi kwakungadingeki ngishise le ndawo. Izwi lakhe lalicasukile, ngokwengxenye ngenxa yokuthi ngangingazi ukuthi yini engingayilindela, futhi ngokwengxenye ngenxa yokuthi ngangingayithandi indlela engangiphathwa ngayo.
  
  
  Lapho sihlangabezana nesithiyo esaziyo ukuthi alikho ithemba lokuwina, sizwa ukwesaba kwangempela. Kodwa okungalindelekile kudala ukwesaba okuzimele. Kuwukwesaba okubuhlungu, okujulile okulimaza amathumbu akho.
  
  
  Wayecindezeleke kakhulu kangangokuthi wayengeke adle ukudla okungaphezu kokulunywa kabili noma kathathu. Kungani bacasha Utanya? Ingabe uzama ukubeka okuthile kimi? Mhlawumbe bamhlukumeza ukuze babatshele ukuthi ngingubani ngempela.
  
  
  Uhugo wayesebuyele esikhwameni sakhe. Wamxosha enqoleni futhi waphuma waya emakamelweni. Kwakungelula ukuthola izitebhisi eziholela phansi. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba ashiye indawo yokwehla, wabheka emaphaseji. Ngangingazi ukuthi yini engangilindele ukuyithola. Tanya, igama lami?
  
  
  Kungaba lula uma isigodlo sonke singambona. Khona-ke kuyoba lula ukunquma lapho engcono ukubeka intombazane.
  
  
  Wamthatha wamyisa phansi ezitebhisini ezinamakhaphethi, amabili ngesikhathi. Lapho efika esinyathelweni esingezansi, Umichael wayekhipha izitsha zomlotha. Ama-ashtray ayebukeka njengamabhayisikobho. Wangikhomba ngekhanda futhi wamomotheka njengoba umimmo edlula.
  
  
  "Jabulela isidlo sakho sakusihlwa, Mnu. Akasano?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Kancane."Wangena ehhovisi wabheka nxazonke.
  
  
  Kwakuyigumbi lamadoda; izincwadi zazigcwele odongeni ngalunye. Kwakunokhuni oluningi olumnyama nezihlalo zesikhumba ezimnyama. Kwakunesihlalo esikhulu se-oki maphakathi negumbi. Omunye umnyango wawuholela
  
  
  eceleni.
  
  
  Wangena kwelinye iphaseji elinezindonga ezizungeze isihlahla esimnyama waqhubeka waya kwelinye igumbi. Lokhu kwaholela ekhishini elikhulu. Okwangimangaza kwakuwukubhema emoyeni, ugwayi, ugwayi, nepayipi. Ikhishi ngokwalo laliyisiqhingi; isinki, isitofu, ihhavini nesihlalo sokusebenza kwakuhlelwe ngendlela eyisicaba phakathi phansi. Kwakunomunye umnyango, manje okumelwe ukuba wawuyiveranda yenkonzo. Izwi lapho babekhona.
  
  
  Amadoda amahlanu ahlezi etafuleni lamakhadi edlala i-poker. Lapho engena, babheka phezulu, banqekuzisa ikhanda, babuyela emsebenzini wabo. Intuthu yayinamandla kakhulu lapha. Bonke babebukeka njengezigelekeqe. Zazinezindlebe eziphukile, ubuso obugobile nobunamabala, namakhala aphukile. Ama-doublet awo ayesusiwe, futhi awazange azame ukufihla izikhwama zamahlombe ezazilenga ngaphansi kwezingalo zawo zangakwesobunxele.
  
  
  "Ingabe ufuna ukuhlala ngaphandle emidlalweni embalwa?"omunye wababuza.
  
  
  Yena, wanikina ikhanda lakhe. "Cha, ngiyabonga. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngizoyibuka kancane, uma kulungile."
  
  
  "Yiqiniso ."Le ndoda yayikhipha amakhadi. Wathi kulabo ababemzungezile: "Jacks noma kangcono". Wabe esengibuka. "Ungumngane omdala Karosano, ngempela?"
  
  
  Wayekhanyisa eyodwa eduze kukagwayi wakhe. Sizobuyela emuva kude."
  
  
  "Ngizoyivula", kusho omunye umuntu. Lapho ephonsa ama-red amabili, kwakunokukhanya kwama-chip epulasitiki.
  
  
  "Kimi," kusho lowo oseduze kwakhe. "Kuningi kakhulu kimi", kusho indoda elandelayo. Wahamba waze wafika kumthengisi.
  
  
  Waphosa ama-chip amabili abomvu ebhodweni. "Khulisa ama-kopeck ethu. Amamephu".
  
  
  Lapho ehambisa amakhadi, wazinika amakhadi amabili.
  
  
  "Ukusindisa umgadli?"Kubuza owokuqala .
  
  
  "Kuzodingeka uthole, Louis."
  
  
  Ulouis waphonsa ama-chip amabili abomvu. "Siyiphoyisa."
  
  
  "Enye imali", kusho umthengisi. Wabe esengibuka ngesikhathi Ulouis ebuka amakhadi akhe futhi ecabanga. "Ngakho, Ingabe Urosano uye washintsha kakhulu eminyakeni edlule?"
  
  
  "Angazi," kusho mina. "I-ego yakhe ayikayiboni. Wayekhuluma nomkakhe nabo ama-ferret lapho efika."
  
  
  Le ndoda yanqekuzisa ikhanda ngokuqonda. "Enye impi . Lokhu kungaqhubeka amahora amaningi. Ngiyaqhubeka ngitshela i-emu yakhe: "Rosano, ngiyaqhubeka ngiyiphinda."Okudingeka ukwenze ukujabulisa owesifazane osemusha omuhle, khona-ke kuyoba lula ngawe ukuthatha lo mfazi wakho. . Kodwa uyangilalela? Cha. Okuwukuphela komuntu amlalelayo yilokhu. Akufani nezinsuku zakudala, akunjalo? "
  
  
  Ngathi: "lokho akulona iqiniso. "Umuntu wayebahlonipha kancane abangane bakhe."
  
  
  "Yebo, kuthiwa."
  
  
  "Ngiyabiza", Kusho Ulouis, ephonsa ama-chip amabili abomvu. "Ake sibone ukuthi uziqhenya ngani, Al."
  
  
  U-Al wamomotheka futhi waphendulela amakhadi akhe phezulu phambi kwempumulo Kalouis. "Uthumele ucingo kusukela ekuqaleni, Louis. Izinhlamvu ezintathu."
  
  
  "Amajack amabi namashumi", Kusho Ulouis enengekayo. Walahla amakhadi akhe Ngesikhathi U-Al efaka imbiza.
  
  
  Ngathi kuye, " ngakho kungani Uwillie engasheshi nawe na?"
  
  
  U-Al wanikina ikhanda. "Lokhu kubamba kwenza Uwillie agxume. Uwillie ompofu akakuthandi, kodwa yini angayenza? Urosano uthi: "Yenza lokho Utai-Sheng akutshela kona, noma ubuyele Emelika futhi uzithokozise ngalokhu kubulala, ukudlwengula. Izandla zikawillie ziboshiwe. . "
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi uzwile ngakho", ngishilo. "Uthisha wesikole, akunjalo? Wayigcina esikebheni izinsuku ezintathu."
  
  
  U-Al wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Naye akazange enze lukhulu kuye. Futhi usemusha, mhlawumbe uneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili noma... ezintathu. Wamshaya kanzima kangangokuthi wesaba. Ngakho ngicabanga ukuthi wanquma ukuthi okuwukuphela kwendlela kwakuwukumshaya phansi. vala ngokuphelele ."
  
  
  Ngasebenzisa elinye lama-ashtray e-ih ukuze ngikhiphe ugwayi wami. "Walithola kanjani igama elifana Nelikawillie Osheshayo?"
  
  
  U-Al wangibuka ngokucijile. "Ungamhloniphi Uwillie, omunye. Kungenzeka ukuthi akayena umuntu omkhulu onemimoya, kodwa uyashesha kakhulu. Uthola igama Ngokushesha ngoba uyashesha kakhulu ukuthatha isibhamu futhi adubule lezo zibhamu ezintathu zokuqala. "
  
  
  Uyise wayemi ngezandla zakhe ngemuva kuyilapho indoda eyayiseduze Kuka-Al ixazulula izinto.
  
  
  "Umdlalo ofanayo", esho. "Noma okungcono."
  
  
  Kwakunenetha egcekeni elingemuva. Isihlalo se-poker samzungeza futhi sahamba. Ichibi lokubhukuda lalingamamitha angaba ngamashumi amahlanu phambi kwami. Ngokusobala, amantombazane ayeye ngaphakathi.
  
  
  Utshani obulungisiwe babugeleza ngaphansi kwezihlahla zomnqumo kuzo zonke izinkomba ezizungeze indawo yechibi. Ngakwesobunxele sami kwakunezinkundla zethenisi, futhi izivini zaziyindawo enezihlahla, utshani nezakhiwo.
  
  
  Waphuma endlini, wadlula umimmo ngasedamini, futhi wehla emgqeni wokuqala wezivini. Imivini yayisusiwe amagilebhisi. Yonke indawo yehhotela, naphakathi kwayo yayithambile njengempuphu. Ngemva kokuhamba cishe amamitha angamashumi amabili elandelana, wabheka emuva esigodlweni.
  
  
  Yayimi ngobukhulu, njengendlu endala Yasevirginia. Noma ubani osanda kubelethwa lapho ngeke akholelwe ukuthi
  
  
  Hhayi Emelika. Kodwa kukhona okungahambi kahle.
  
  
  Kwakuqala ngqa ukuba abuke lonke uhlangothi lwendlu. Indlu yayingafani. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwesobunxele lwekamelo, kwakungekho mafasitela. Izitezi ezintathu, amafasitela ahlukaniswe ngokulinganayo, ngaphandle komugqa obanzi ekugcineni. Yayingabanzi kangako, mhlawumbe inkulu ngokwanele ukuba ikwazi ukufaka umhubhe wokuphakamisa. Kodwa, ngokusobala, akuyona enkulu njengeyodwa ekhaya.
  
  
  Wayihola emigqeni yemivini, eya ekhoneni elingakwesobunxele lendlu. Uma ungena esigodlweni usuka ngaphambili, kuyoba ohlangothini lwesokudla. Lapho iqembu livela, lavalwa. Awekho amafasitela. Kwakungekho ngisho nefasitela elilodwa ohlangothini lwesokudla lwendlu.
  
  
  Bazama ukuwufihla ukuze kukhule izihlahla zomnqumo eziseduze nemivini ye-honeysuckle endlini ngokwayo. Kodwa udonga lwalungenalutho akukho mafasitela, akukho minyango, akukho lutho.
  
  
  Urosano dvora wayenengxenye yaleli khaya, ngokungafani nalo lonke. Ingabe kwakuyisigaba esiyimfihlo? Yilapho babenaye Khona Utanya? Njengoba ikhanda lakhe laligobile, wabuyela echibini. Cishe angizange ngimqaphele njengoba Uwillie Owayeshesha esondela kimi.
  
  
  Wayekhubazekile, izingalo zakhe ezinde zinyakaza njengamapayipi amanzi. Ukuvota kuphela ngobukhulu balezi zandla kwakunama-lick emibhobho yomlilo ephuma phezu kwama-hydrant. Ubuso buka-Ego babungajabulisi njengoba ayefihla ilanga.
  
  
  Ngimlindele, ngiphumule izingalo zami. Ngangingazi ukuthi ufunani. Mhlawumbe wayethukuthele ngoba ngangiphuma ngamakamelo.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba abe kude ngamamitha amahlanu, ngangimuzwa ephefumula. Waphakamisa isandla esinobungane. "Mnu. Akasano", esho, ephapheme.
  
  
  "Keep uhamba kanjena, Willie, futhi uzothola i-coronary."
  
  
  "Heh, heh, heh. Yebo, lokhu kuyisimo esihle. Isifo se-Ischemic. Yebo. Kuyisifo senhliziyo, huh?"
  
  
  "Yebo, Willie."
  
  
  Wayemi phambi kwami, ebuka izivini obala. Wasula ubuso bakhe nendlebe yakhe ngesando. Kwakunokubonakaliswa okugxilile ebusweni bakhe obunezibazi nobonakele.
  
  
  Wathi: "nginokuthile engingakutshela kona".
  
  
  "Kuthiwani, Willie?"
  
  
  Wayegqolozele izivini, ekhala futhi ecasukile. Ukuphefumula nge-Ego nokuphefumula kanzima kwakusemlonyeni. Kumelwe ukuba kwakunzima kakhulu ngaye ukuphefumula.
  
  
  Khona-ke ubuso buka-ego bavele bahlanzwa. "yebo. Urosano uthi ngizokulandela. Usekulungele ukukubona manje."
  
  
  Nganqekuzisa ikhanda, sabuyela emuva esigodlweni. "Kuthiwani ngobaba wami, Willy? Ingabe uyoba khona?"
  
  
  Uma engizwa, akazange aqaphele. Wayelokhu eqhubekela phambili. Okwamanje, u-ego wayengeke adidaniswe nobunzima imibuzo yami eyayibubuza, njengoba ayegxile entweni eyodwa kuphela-ukuya esigodlweni sakhe. Njengoba ayekhubeka, wacishe wamuzwa ecabanga. Unyawo lwesokudla, bese kwesobunxele, bese kwesokudla. Akukude manje. Usuku lokuvula luzohamba kuphi ngokulandelayo?
  
  
  Umnyango wavuleka futhi ngalandela. Nakuba intuthu yayisalokhu ilenga emoyeni, bonke abadlali be-poker base behambile. Uma sicabanga ngamakhadi nama-chip asetafuleni, kumelwe ukuba ahamba ngokushesha.
  
  
  Uwillie waqhubeka. Ngekhishi nangaphansi kwegumbi elifushane elaholela ehhovisi. Lapho efika ezitebhisini, wama ukuze aphefumule. Khona-ke sazikhuphula ngazinye. Kwakungekho zimpawu zikamichael.
  
  
  Lapho efika, waphendukela kwesobunxele esikhundleni sokuya ngqo ekamelweni ayekuyo. Sadlula eminye iminyango embalwa eyayibukeka iminyene njengaleyo eyayivame ukumboza igumbi engangikuyo. Futhi-ke safika ekububula okuthulisiwe. Yayibhalwe ngephepha futhi ibukeka njengentambo kunoma iliphi igumbi. Uwillie wayeka ukuhamba.
  
  
  "Kuyini?"Ngabuza, ngicasukile.
  
  
  Waphenduka kancane, amehlo akhe ayiziphukuphuku ehlola phansi. "Ukuze inkinobho ibe lapha endaweni ethile."Khona-ke i-scowl yanyamalala, futhi ubuso obubi be-ego baphinde bakhanya. "Yebo," esho ngobumnene. Kwakuwukuthola ayekuhlanganyela naye kuphela.
  
  
  U-Ego ' s big toe wathinta ucezu oluncane lwesikwele lwebhodi le-baseboard, futhi ngokungazelelwe kwaba nomsindo omkhulu. Udonga lwaqala ukunyakaza. Kancane kancane yayishelela eceleni, futhi lapho ivuleka, kwavulwa elinye iphaseji ngakolunye uhlangothi elineminyango emibili ekugcineni.
  
  
  Leli hholo lalikhanyiswe kahle. Ngalandela Uwillie ngaya eminyango emibili, ngizwa imisindo ecindezelayo yamazwi njengoba sasisondela kubo. Uwillie wavula eyodwa, wavula intuthu eyengeziwe, wabe esehamba eceleni ukuze angivumele ngingene.
  
  
  Akungabazeki ukuthi wayekuphi. Ingxenye yendlu engenamafasitela. Ngabona iqembu labantu lidlala i-poker phansi. Babemi njengeqembu, ngamunye ephethe isiphuzo. Khona-Ke Urosano nicoli wambona.
  
  
  Wayenomhlane kimi, kodwa ngangisivele ngibuke amafilimu anele e-ego ukuze ngibone i-ego uma ngibheka nje. Umichael wayesanda kubanika isiphuzo futhi wabanika sona.
  
  
  Waphenduka wangibona. Ubuso bakhe babumdala kakhulu kunasemabhayisikobho ayewabonile, kodwa iminyaka yayimnandi kuye. Wayegqoke isudi ephelele
  
  
  suit stylish izinto ezibizayo. Umnikazi Wensimu wayemude, enemilenze emifushane, emincane nesisu esibanzi. Wayecishe abe nempandla ngokuphelele, ngaphandle kwezinwele ezimpunga endlebeni ngayinye. Ubuso buka-Ego babuyindilinga, bunjengomeloni, futhi cishe bunokwakheka kwesikhumba okufanayo. Amehlo milundu anombala obomvu angibuka ngokusebenzisa ama-bifocals angenamaphiko; ikhala lalincane futhi liqondile, umlomo uqondile, ngenhla nje kwe-ego yesilevu esiphindwe kabili.
  
  
  Lona kwakungumuntu owathatha ubugebengu obuhleliwe e-US. Wasondela kimi, izingalo zelulekile, futhi ngimi cishe amamitha amahlanu nesishiyagalolunye, ukumamatheka okubonisa ukugcwaliswa kwegolide.
  
  
  "Utommy!"wamemeza. "Tommy, wena ndodana endala yowesifazane oyisifebe!"
  
  
  Umlomo wakhe waphenduka waba ukumamatheka ayekubonile ezithombeni zezingubo Zika-Acasano. Khona-ke saziphonsa komunye nomunye, sigona omunye nomunye, sishayana emhlane, futhi sigwaza.
  
  
  Unicoli wangishaya esiswini. "Ukwenza kanjani, eh? Bheka wena, mthungi thatha, uneminyaka engamashumi amahlanu nesikhombisa ubudala, njengami. Futhi bheka wena. A isethi egcwele izinwele, futhi sibheke lokhu kuphila damned!"
  
  
  Ngimomotheka, ngafaka i-ego yakhe ebhodweni. "Ukuphila kukuhle kuwe, Rosano, eh?"
  
  
  Wayenezinyembezi emehlweni akhe, le ndoda encane eyayibukeka njengenhloko yomnyango wezikweletu wasebhange. Ingalo ka-Ego yangizungeza ehlombe, futhi umoya ka-ego onegalikhi wasondela endlebeni yami. "Uyazi, kuhle ukuba nomngane lapha. Utommy? Umuntu uthatha indawo yami, akasazi ukuthi ubani okufanele amethembe", kusho izwi le-ego.
  
  
  "Awushintshi, Rosano", ngishilo. "Njalo esolisayo."
  
  
  Wangiphakamisela umunwe wakhe. "Nginesizathu. Ngikholwe, Tommy, nginesizathu. Sawubona! Kodwa kuyini? Ukuvuka? Isandla se-ego sangishaya emhlane. "Sawubona bafana! wamemeza amanye amadoda. "Ngifuna uhlangane nomngane wami omkhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni!"Umichael, thatha umthungi, izandla Zikatommy azinalutho. "
  
  
  "Nakekela obala manje, mnumzane", Kusho Umichael emamatheka. Wangibuka. "Umnu. Nicoli uthi uthatha indodana yakhe obala ngomgibe wamanzi. Ngempela?"
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda, ekhumbula Ukuthi U-Akasano wayekuthanda.
  
  
  "Utommy", Kusho Unicoli ngesikhathi engihambisa eqenjini, " lo Ngu-Al, Ulouie, Urick Wint, Utrigger jones, Nomartino gaddillo, umuntu ongcono kakhulu kuleli bhizinisi leposi."
  
  
  Cishe wayazi ukuthi indoda eyodwa eyayiphethe induku yayithengisa iziqhumane, ikakhulukazi i-dynamite ne-nitrile, emibikweni yasebhange noma yezisebenzi zikahulumeni.
  
  
  Uwillie osheshayo weza ngemva kwethu. "Sawubona, mphathi", esho ngezwi elisemlonyeni. "Angizange ngimfune lapho engena."
  
  
  Unicoli wabeka isandla sakhe ebusweni bukawilly. "Yini engalungile ngawe, siwula? Ingabe unayo isibhamu? Nginike! Hamba, hamba! Nginike lokho."Ukucinga i-ego? Ungumngane wami. Sibuyela emuva esikhathini lapho ubuso bakho buqhekeka khona ngesikhathi sokulwa. "Lapho Ethola Uwilhelmina, wanginika Umshayeli We-luger. Wangishaya emhlane futhi Njengoba Umichael engifaka ingilazi yamanzi esandleni sami.
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga," kusho udvora. Ebuyisela i-luger esikhwameni sayo, waphuza, wabe esehlanza umlomo wakhe ngamanzi.
  
  
  Unicoli wamomotheka. "Izinto ezinhle, huh? Kulungile?"
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu ."
  
  
  "Akukho lutho ngaphandle kokuhle kakhulu kumngane wami, ngempela?"
  
  
  Sonke samomotheka. Leli kamelo lalingehlukile kakhulu kwamanye amakamelo asendlini, kodwa cishe lalilikhulu kunawo wonke. Ifenisha yasekamelweni lokuphumula yayisakazeke yonke indawo, futhi odongeni olulodwa kwakunento eyayibukeka njengezinto zobuchwepheshe.
  
  
  Unicoli wangiholela kusofa obukeka kahle. Wathi: "masihambe". "Ake sihlale sikhulume lapho abanye bengakwazi ukuzwa wonke amazwi."
  
  
  Qotho kwakunesiteshi sethelevishini esiphambene nalapho sasihleli khona. Waphawula ukuthi Utai-Sheng wayengekho ekamelweni.
  
  
  "Rosano," ngathi, ngibheka nxazonke. "Ukuphepha okunjalo. Futhi kunamandla kakhulu, kuyamangalisa. Isintuthwane asikwazi ukudlula."
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngesizotha. "Ama-grill nama-wire mesh akuyona into."Encike kimi, wehlisa izwi lakhe. "Ngitshele, Tommy, ingabe ngenza iphutha? Ingabe kufanele ngidlulisele ukuphathwa kwenhlangano komunye umuntu?"
  
  
  Kwakuwukuphenduka okuwubuwula, futhi wayekwazi lokho. Ukube ngivumile, ngabe wangisola. Futhi wayengafuni lokho.
  
  
  "Ubani omunye ongakwenza lokhu, Rosano? Akekho. Kuphela unamakhono ubuholi ukuthatha phezu manje."
  
  
  Wabubula. "Kodwa kunabantu abaningi kakhulu abaphikisana nami. Angisazi ukuthi bangobani abangane bami. Ngesonto eledlule, othile wazama ukungidubula, omunye wabasebenzi bami. Izinhlangothi zimi ngomumo, endala yami isekhona. Futhi sekuyisikhathi ukubala amakhala ethu . "
  
  
  "Uyazi ukuthi ngimi kuphi."
  
  
  Wangishaya edolweni. "Yebo, Tommy. Ngiyamazi."I-TV eyayiphambi kwethu yayingenalutho. "Ingabe wawunakekela lo menzeli?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngokuzumayo.
  
  
  "Ingabe uyisithunywa?"Khona-ke ngaqaphela ukuthi wayebhekisela kumenzeli WE-AX owayelandelela U-Akasano wangempela. "yebo. Ikhonkolo, ucingo, Ne-Atlantic. O nen unakekelwa kahle."
  
  
  "Wawuyibambe kuphi i-ego?"
  
  
  "Endlini yami. Ngandlela-thile, wangena ngendlov ' iyangena futhi weba izingcingo ezazithunyelwa mina nawe.
  
  
  kuthunyelwe "
  
  
  Amashiya ka-Ego ayagoba. "Izingcingo nje, akukho okunye?"
  
  
  "Yini enye..."Ngambamba engibuka. "Umngane wami, Urosano, angiyena umuntu oyisiphukuphuku ngokwanele ukuba ngigcine uhlu lwezindawo lapho i-ejenti kahulumeni ingase ithole khona i-ego."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Yebo, akunjalo. Kodwa, Tommy, kumelwe uqaphele. Kukhona izitha eduze kakhulu nawe."
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe lalinemihlathi. Kungenzeka ukuthi u-Akasano wayazi ukuthi wayesho ukuthini, kodwa wayengamazi.
  
  
  Wabe esekhomba ubuso bakhe obukhanyayo phambili. "Bheka LE TV? Lena iyunithi yokuqapha nge-video. Kuwo wonke amagumbi endlu, kufakwa ikhamera ngasese. Waphakamisa ibhokisi elincane lokulawula. "Ngale ndlela elawulwa kude, ngibona noma iliphi igumbi engilifunayo."
  
  
  "Njengoba ngishilo ngaphambili, Urosano, umngane wami, ukuphepha kwakho kwakuyoba umona wawo wonke umuntu Emelika."
  
  
  "Ingabe uyazi ukuthi umuntu olandelayo usebenzela yiphi inhlangano kahulumeni?"
  
  
  Uphinde aveze izwi lakhe, elinye i-corkscrew ngokumangala. Ingabe Unicoli wayengivivinya? Uma kunjalo, kungani? Wazithola ejuluka.
  
  
  "Ngathi cha . "Akamazi."
  
  
  Unicoli waya kusofa. "Awuzange yini useshe i-ego ngemva kwalokho?"
  
  
  "yebo... yiqiniso, kodwa nge-nen kwakungekho lutho, sasingenayo imibhalo, amakhadi ethu obuwena."
  
  
  "Hmm . Waphinde wancika, ebukeka ecabangisisa: "yebo, wayengeke alethe lutho endlini yakho.
  
  
  "Kungani yonke le mibuzo? Urosano? Ingabe uyangisola?"
  
  
  "Ha!"wamemeza, wangishaya emhlane. "Kuyini nawe, mngane wami omdala, eh? Ingabe unonembeza?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka kancane futhi waphawula ukuthi njengoba amanye amadoda ayesakhuluma, okungenani oyedwa owayebazungezile wayesibuka ngaso sonke isikhathi.
  
  
  "Unembeza wami ucacile. Ngangithembekile kuwe, Rosano."
  
  
  Wanganga. Futhi lapho engibuka, kwakukhona izinyembezi emehlweni akhe futhi. "Umngane wami omdala, ngiyamazi. Mina nawe siye saya kude kakhulu ukuba singakukhaphela,akunjalo? Kodwa ngiyakuzisola kakhulu."
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa?"Ngabuza, ngicasukile. "Kodwa kungani?"
  
  
  "Qaphela ."Wathatha ibhokisi lokulawula esiteji sezihlalo eduze kwesofa futhi wacindezela inkinobho.
  
  
  Amehlo ami anamathela KUYI-TV njengoba yayiqala ukukhanya. Kwavela imigqa emincane esikrinini, kwase kuvela isithombe.
  
  
  Kwakunegumbi. Kwakungekho ifenisha ngaphandle kwesihlalo esisodwa esiqondile. Le ntombazane yayihlezi esihlalweni ikhanda layo ligobile ukuze ngingaboni ubuso bayo. Njengoba eqala ukukhuluma, Utai-Sheng wavela esikrinini.
  
  
  Ilahlekelwe okunye kokukhazimula kwayo. Ngisho nangombala omnyama nomhlophe, imbali yakhe yayibona ukuthi uyajuluka. Egqoke ihembe elinemikhono emide elinekhola elivulekile nemicu embalwa yezinwele elenga phezu kwe-lobus yendlebe yakhe, wasondela entombazaneni.
  
  
  Unicoli wahlala eceleni kwami buthule. Uma ephefumula, wayengazi ngakho. Utai-Sheng wabamba izinwele zentombazane waphakamisa ikhanda layo ukuze sibone ubuso bayo.
  
  
  Kwakungutanya. Ubuso bakhe babunamabala futhi buphuma igazi. Wamgqolozela engakholwa. Njengoba sasibuka, Utai-Sheng washaya Utanya ngempama. Khona-ke, waqinisa isibhakela sakhe futhi wamshaya kanzima esihlathini. Ngokuchofoza, isikrini sasingenalutho.
  
  
  Waphendukela Kunicola. "Kumelwe ube nesizathu esihle salokho", ngishaya ihlombe. "Ugogo wami ushaywa nguhooke."
  
  
  Waphakamisa izandla zakhe, izandla zibheke kimi. "Ngicela, omunye wami. Ngiyakuqonda ukushaqeka kwakho. Cabanga ngendlela esashaqeka ngayo lapho sithola."
  
  
  "Uyazi? Ukhuluma ngani, mthungi?"Isibindi sami sasishisa ngentukuthelo. Ihhotela lakhe lizohlukanisa umntwana omncane; lihlinzwe i-emu ukuze ligoqe idola noma likhiphe unyawo.
  
  
  Kodwa wahlala lapho futhi wangihleka ngozwela! Wabe esenqekuzisa ikhanda. "Ngiyabona ukuthi wakukhohlisa wena, Utommy, nabo bonke abanye."
  
  
  Konke kwakushesha kakhulu kimi. Yena, ezama ukuthola ukuthi sasiphambuke kuphi. Kumelwe ukuba ngangingavumelani namahloni.
  
  
  "Tommy, wake wezwa ngenhlangano kahulumeni ebizwa NGOKUTHI i-ax?"
  
  
  Endaweni ethile engqondweni yami, ingxenye yami yangidonsela amehlo. Kwakulula kimi ukwethuka. Kunalokho, leyo ngxenye yami yathatha izinyathelo ezimbili emuva futhi yabheka konke ngokusobala ngamehlo ami.
  
  
  Utanya wahlukunyezwa. Hhayi Ngoba engangimazi Ugeorge. Phela, Urosano wangidabukela. Wathi nami ngangikhohlisiwe. Ngakho abazi ngami, kodwa Ngotanya. Futhi Unicoli wayefuna ukwazi ukuthi wake wezwa yini ngaye.
  
  
  Wabe esekhala, wabe esethi ngokuqapha, " Mhlawumbe wawungafunda ngakho ephephandabeni noma okuthile KUYI-TV."
  
  
  Unicoli wabonakala ejabule ngokuthi ngangingazi okuningi ngenhlangano. Wayethambekele kimi, amehlo akhe ekhanya ngemva kwama-bifocals akhe. "Utommy,
  
  
  umngane wami omuhle, kufana NE-fbi noma I-cia. Lesi SIKHALI siyinhlangano kahulumeni efuna ukusichoboza."
  
  
  "Lokho akunakwenzeka."
  
  
  "Kimi nawe, mngane omuhle, kubonakala kungenakwenzeka ngempela. Le nto yethu, le Mbuzi Kagordeev, inkulu kakhulu futhi inamandla kakhulu ukuba ingachotshozwa. Kodwa uhulumeni usalokhu ezama, huh?"
  
  
  "Ngakho owesifazane wami uhlobene nani?"
  
  
  Ukugcwaliswa kwegolide kwakukhazimula. "Owesifazane wakho akayena Ucuthron Onesihlabathi azenza yena. Eqinisweni, uyisithunywa esiyimfihlo se-AX esithunyelwe lapha Epalermo ukuba singibulale! "
  
  
  Umlomo wami wavuleka. "Angikukholwa lokhu," wamhlebela ngokushesha.
  
  
  "Usheng akakakwazi ukuthola ukuthi ungubani ngempela, kodwa unezindlela. Kuzothatha isikhathi."
  
  
  Wagijima ngemuva kwesandla sakhe phezu kwezindebe zakhe, wabe eselungisa ukugoba kwamabhulukwe akhe. Wayengibuka eduze, futhi ngangikwazi lokho. Ukuze abonise noma yini ngaphandle kokushaqeka, wayesho okuthile. Eyakhe, ngaqiniseka ukuthi isandla sami siyanyakaziswa njengoba ngangikhanyisa omunye kagwayi wami.
  
  
  "Rosano," ngasho ngokuthula. "Angiyena umuntu wokugxumela eziphethweni. Sekuyisikhathi Eside ngimazi Usandy, mhlawumbe hhayi isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka, kodwa isikhathi eside ngokwanele. Ukuzwa into enjengale ngaye kuyashaqisa kakhulu. Nakuba umhlonipha, omunye wami, angikwazi ukukwamukela ngaphandle kobufakazi obuthile ."
  
  
  Wabeka isandla ehlombe lami. "Lokho kunengqondo, Tommy, yingakho bengilokhu ngikuhlonipha. Ngokunengqondo. Yiqiniso, kumelwe ube nobufakazi, futhi uyakuthanda. Phela, yini abangane for, eh? Ngizovula amehlo akho kuwo."
  
  
  "Ungase ube nephutha."
  
  
  Wathi: "cha, unikina ikhanda. Isandla sika-Ego sasisesehlombe lami. "Usheng uye wazibonakalisa engumngane omuhle. Abantu be-Ego bakhona yonke indawo."
  
  
  "Usheng ungumuntu okumelwe aqaphele", emtshela ngaphandle kwemizwa. "Uzohamba ibanga elide ."
  
  
  Unicoli wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Ngezinye izikhathi ngicabanga ukuthi uya kude kakhulu. Kodwa kuyasiza, kuyasiza kakhulu. Lalela ngokucophelela, Tommy. Cishe ngesonto eledlule, kwakunompheki Ongumshayina kwenye yezindawo zokudlela ezinkulu Zekhasino Elake tahoe. Le ndoda yabika ukuthi yabona Usandy cuthron eza phezu kwendlu yasentabeni. Wabona namadoda amathathu. Njengoba umpheki ayengumuntu omuhle owayesebenzela Usheng, wanquma ukuhlola isizinda sakhe kancane. Ngemva kokubuza, waqaphela ukuthi laba bantu babeyizinsana. Wayesevele azi ukuthi Usandy cutron wayengowesifazane wakho, ngakho wahlola indlunkulu Yasemelika Yamakhomanisi Asechina Esan Francisco ' s chinatown. Wamangala lapho eqaphela ukuthi Usandy kwakufanele abe nawe efulethini Lakhe Enew York. Uma lokhu kuyiqiniso, khona-ke ubani ngempela owaphindaphinda Emuva Elake tahoe? "
  
  
  Ngayibhema futhi ngayilalela. Isithombe sasiba sobala kakhulu kimi.
  
  
  Ngemva kokungishaya ehlombe ukuze agcizelele umusho ngamunye, Unicoli waqhubeka. "Lo mpheki wangitshela ukuthi abasebenzi bakhe babantu abathathu ababesendlini. Kuwo Wonke Amasan Francisco, kwafika umbiko wokuthi omunye wala madoda wayesehholo lasemtatsheni Wezincwadi Ebeijing, njengenxusa lenhlangano kahulumeni ebizwa NGOKUTHI I-ax. Njengoba omunye umuntu ayengumenzeli WESAHA, kunengqondo ukuthi nabanye ababili nabo babenjalo. Kungani babenentombi eyayibukeka Njengosandy catron? Lapho Usheng engitshela lokhu, cishe ngacabanga ukuthi la ma-AX agents ayefake umzenzisi Enew York futhi athatha Usandy cuthron wangempela. Futhi eyakhe, ngacabanga, ukuze i-ejenti engabonakali ikwazi ukuthola uhlu kuwe, noma ngandlela-thile ithole ukwaziswa kuwe. Laba besifazane bangakholisa kakhulu, akunjalo, Tommy? "
  
  
  "Okuningi kakhulu. Ngakho, ekuqaleni wacabanga ukuthi uyangilandela. Yini eyakwenza washintsha umqondo wakho?"
  
  
  Waqhaqhazela. "Le ntombazane yafika nawe Epalermo. Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi yayinenjongo ehlukile. Futhi-ke kwacaca kangangokuthi ngaziqalekisa ngokuba yisiphukuphuku. Wathunyelwa Ukuba angibulale ukuze angathathwa uhulumeni Wase-United States."
  
  
  Wayekhothamela ngakwesobunxele futhi egcoba ugwayi wakhe esitsheni somlotha. Le nombolo yanginika isikhathi esincane sokuthola ukuthi ngangizosabela kanjani kukho konke lokhu.
  
  
  "Kulungile?"Kusho unicoli . "Umngane wami omdala Utommy Akasano ucabangani ngakho konke lokhu?"
  
  
  Wayibuka, izindebe zayo zigobekile futhi ibunzi layo ligobile. "Lo mpheki, lo muntu ongamazi owayengakaze ahlangane naye, wayazi kanjani Ukuthi Usandy cuthron wayengowesifazane wami?"
  
  
  Ubuso buka-Ego baba bomvu. Wacwayiza, wakhumula izibuko zakhe ezingenamaphiko, futhi ustahl wasula i-ih yakhe ngesando esihlanzekile. Wabe esehlanza umphimbo wakhe wangibuka ngokucophelela.
  
  
  "Tommy, sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi singabangane. Siye sabona izinguquko eziningi kulokhu okwethu. Sibone ama-punks asemasha evuka futhi ama-old masters ehluleka. Izinguquko zihlala zikhona, ngisho nasebhizinisini leposi liyavela. njengoba ezinzile njengoba yethu. Angikaze ngikubone iminyaka eyishumi. Mhlawumbe othile ovela komunye umkhaya wazuza ukwethembeka kwakho."
  
  
  "Urosano!"
  
  
  Waphakamisa izandla zakhe wanikina ikhanda. "Cha, kuyiqiniso. Lokhu kungenzeka."
  
  
  "Hhayi kithi."
  
  
  Isandla sika-Ego sabuyela ehlombe lami.
  
  
  "Ngiyazi manje. Kodwa kwakufanele ngazi kanjani ukuthi unami ngaphesheya kolwandle, huh?"Ngisesinyathelweni esisodwa ukusuka phezulu. Angikwazi ukuthembela kunoma ubani. Wonke umuntu eqenjini lami uye wahlolwa futhi wahlolwa ngokuqhubekayo izinyanga eziningana. Ngisho nawe, omunye wami."
  
  
  Wayibuka njengoba yayincika emuva futhi iwela imilenze yayo.
  
  
  Wathi:" ngiyaxolisa, izwi lakhe licishe likhale. "Kodwa ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi kwakudingeka izinyathelo ezinjalo."
  
  
  "Ngiyakuqonda lokho."
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, lonke ulwazi lwahlungwa futhi lwabuyiselwa kimi ngokuyimfihlo eqinile. Wayazi konke ngawe Nokatron, ingozi eyaphula imilenze yomfana, ifulethi owamnika lona, indlela owachitha ngayo isikhathi sakho esiningi lapho, konke. Konke kusezinqolobaneni zasesan Francisco."Wangibheka ngozwela. "Udlalwe njengomuntu onamaqhinga, Tommy."
  
  
  Wayekhothamela phambili, eshaya isibhakela sakhe entendeni yesandla sakhe evulekile. Lena ucezu oluncane olungacacile lwemfucumfucu! Yebo. Wayehlale enza sengathi unekhanda noma exolisa ukuze angalali nami. Khona-ke kufanele kube nokungabaza. "
  
  
  Unicoli wamomotheka, njengokungathi wayesanda kuqiniseka ngento ethile. "Tommy, uyathinteka. Awazi ukuthi kuhle kangakanani ukuzwa usho kanjalo. Uma ulala nentombazane, ubungeke ukwazi ukukopela kuwe. Kudingeka wazi ukuthi uhlukile, ukuthi akayena Usandy catron, futhi lokho kungasho ukuthi usemkhankasweni okhethekile wokuhlela naye. "
  
  
  "Akunakwenzeka ."
  
  
  "yebo. Akunakwenzeka. Ngiyamazi manje. Kodwa ukuze ngibonise ukwethembeka kwami kimi, mngane wami, ngingakuthola?"
  
  
  "Ngokuphelele ."Ibhande lakhe lavuleka futhi u-ego wakhipha okwanele ukuvula uziphu oyimfihlo ngaphakathi. Wangibuka eduze njengoba ekhipha ucezu lwephepha eligoqiwe walunika bona ngaphandle kokungabaza. "Ngizokwenza okungaphezu kwalokho", ngishilo. "Le ntombazane yangenza isiwula. Kumelwe ayikhokhele. Akekho umuntu ozongihlonipha, ngiyazi ukuthi ngikhohliswe ugogo. Kudingeka ashaywe, futhi ashaywe kanzima. Futhi, Rosano, ngizizwa sengathi nginguye kuphela onalo lelo lungelo."
  
  
  Unicoli wayivula ngokucophelela le ngxenye yephepha. Ebambe i-ego ngaphansi kwempumulo yakhe, wayibheka engxenyeni engezansi ye-bifocals yakhe.
  
  
  Eqinisweni, ngaphandle kokukhipha amehlo akhe ohlwini, wathi, " Cha, Tommy, lokho ngeke kudingeke. Nginezinye izinhlelo ngawe. Utai-Sheng uzonakekela intombazane."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesishiyagalolunye.
  
  
  
  
  
  Ingqondo yami yagijima njengoba Unicoli eqhubeka efunda uhlu. Angikwazanga ukuvumela Ushen ukuba abulale Utanya, kodwa ngangingazi nokuthi ukuphi. Unicoli wafihla ibhokisi elaliseduze kwakhe ukuze lingabonakali ukuthi wayecindezela inkinobho yegumbi elingakanani. Nokho, ngandlela-thile kwadingeka ukuba bavimbele ukuba bangambulali. I-TV yavalwa. Ngokwazi kwami, Kungenzeka Ukuthi Usheng wayesembulele kakade.
  
  
  Unicoli wamkhipha umphimbo futhi waphinde waligoqa ngokucophelela iphepha. "Yebo, yilokho kanye engangikulindele."Wangihleka. "Wenze umsebenzi omuhle, Tommy."Wabe esebubula, wancika, futhi wabhekisa amabombo kwamanye amadoda ayesekamelweni. "Ungahamba manje."
  
  
  Banqekuzisa ikhanda ndawonye, behlisa amakhanda abo ngokushesha, futhi balandela Umichael baya emnyango. Umichael wahamba nabo.
  
  
  "Lokhu kuzosebenzela thina, Tommy. Sekuyisikhathi eside ngimlindele ukuba abuyele ekhaya. Manje isilungele. Ngokushesha uyoba umuntu ocebile kakhulu, mngane wami."
  
  
  "Yena futhi manje usengumuntu ocebile."
  
  
  "Ha! Inkukhu feed. Yini oyitholayo, huh? Amashumi ayisishiyagalombili, izinkulungwane eziyikhulu ngonyaka?"
  
  
  "Izinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amathathu . Lokhu kuhlanganisa nesithakazelo sami ekubolekeni imali nasekukhohliseni."
  
  
  Wayekhothamela phambili, amehlo akhe angwevu-ego edansa ngenjabulo. "Mfana, ngikhuluma naye ngezigidi! Ungathanda kanjani ukwenza isigidi esisodwa noma ezimbili ngonyaka, huh?"
  
  
  "Lokho kungaba kuhle."
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi ungaphila ngalokho, huh? Ngamaphesenti angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye alokho kukhokhiswa kwentela? Ngizoyivula ibe banzi."Sixosha Upankov ekungeniseni i-heroin ne-cocaine. Kuyoba okwethu. . Konke kuzosebenza: ubufebe, ukufumbathisa, ama-jukebox nemishini yokuthengisa. Futhi sizoba nokukhanga okwengeziwe Ewashington. Nginamasenator amabili namalungu amathathu ekongress azimisele ukudlala ibhola ngemali. Bazongena emakomitini afanele. Khona-ke, noma nini lapho uhulumeni ezama ukusihlukumeza, noma usenator osanda kukhethwa efuna ukuzenzela igama ngokuhlasela ubugebengu obuhleliwe, lezi zikebhe ezinenjini zizoqala uphenyo oluhlanzekile, njengoba nje kwenza abanye abafana. lapho behlukumeza izinkampani zomshuwalense. Ama-punk amabili azoboshwa, futhi yilokho kuphela. Nalapha futhi, inkululeko yokwenza okuthile ."
  
  
  "Ukhuluma Kancane, Rosano."
  
  
  Wayengafuni. "Kwenzekani, Tommy? Awunayo intshiseko. Ingabe usakhathazekile ngalowesifazane oyisiphukuphuku? Uzoba nabesifazane abayikhulu.
  
  
  Uzokhathala ukukhetha nxazonke zabo ngoba bonke bayoba posh."
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Akukhona lokho, Rosano. Ngingusheng. Angimthandi. Kuyangikhathaza ukuthi unathi. Wazi kanjani ukuthi uyabethemba ama-emu? Ungumkhomanisi, akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Usheng tai ungisize kakhulu", Kusho Urosano emamatheka. "Kuyoba usizo nakakhulu lapho sifika emandleni."
  
  
  "Kungenzeka. Kodwa kwakunamahemuhemu phakathi kwezinhloko zemikhaya ezikusekelayo. Akekho obazungezile othanda lo Shen. Asikaze sidinge izitha zezwe lethu. Kungani manje? Uhlobo lwethu lohulumeni yilona olusivumela ukuba senze okuthile. Ngeke. " asikwazi ukuthola iphoyisa ezweni lamakhomanisi. Ngakho kungani yena? Izinhloko zemikhaya zicabanga ukuthi iqembu lasempumalanga linamandla kakhulu Ezifundazweni. Zihlelwe kahle kuwo wonke ama-ghetto Nasechinatown. Mhlawumbe Njengoba Usheng engumholi wabo, bahlela ukuthatha amandla omkhaya futhi bakuxoshe emakhazeni. Khumbula, wayenawe isikhathi eside esidlule. Wazi okuningi ngendlela le nto esebenza ngayo."
  
  
  "Izindaba zezinganekwane!"Urosano wacishe wamemeza. "Ngiyini? Umsebenzisi onama-bit amabili? Angibazi abantu? Awuzange yini uhlole labo abeza ukuzongibona?"
  
  
  "Angizange ngikusho lokho. Konke engikwenzile..."
  
  
  "Ubuwula, Tommy. Yilokho okushoyo. Angisebenzeli ukuhleba, kodwa ukukhiqiza. Isheng isivele ikufakazele ukubaluleka kwayo."
  
  
  Wancika futhi wayibamba kuzo zonke izizwe. Kwakukhona i-ace eyodwa ayengakayidlali. "Rosano, singabangane abahle. Ngangingeke ngikutshele lokho."
  
  
  "Ngitshele ukuthi yini? Ingabe lokhu kukhuluma Ngotai Sheng?"
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Yilapho afika khona ehhotela ezosilanda. Ngokushesha nje lapho engena, wangitshela ukuba ngibanikeze uhlu. Wayethukuthele kakhulu lapho ebatshela ukuthi akekho owayezokuthola ngaphandle kwakho."
  
  
  Wayengafuni futhi egcoba isilevu sakhe ngokucophelela. "Kuyamangaza. Wayazi ukuthi kwakudingeka ulethe uhlu lapha endlini. Kungani ayengakwenza lokho?"Unicoli wasukuma waya eqenjini elincane lokulawula. Wacindezela inkinobho.
  
  
  Cishe ngokushesha, umnyango wavuleka Futhi umichael wangena. "Yebo, mnumzane?"
  
  
  "ell Ulouis ukuba angilethele Ushen ."
  
  
  Umichael wakhothama wahamba. Unicoli wayehamba njalo, ehlola iwashi lakhe ngezikhathi ezithile. Ngokushesha wabuyela kusofa.
  
  
  "Tommy," esho ngenjabulo. "Ungathanda ukubona lokho engangikwenza kulolu?lwechibi?"
  
  
  "Ngingathanda kakhulu leli hhotela."
  
  
  "Kuhle! Indiza izolungela maduze, eqinisweni, manje i-ego isilayishwa. Omunye umthwalo uthunyelwa e-Istanbul."
  
  
  "Yini inqwaba?"
  
  
  "I-Heroin ."
  
  
  Umnyango wavuleka Futhi Unicoli wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe. Usheng wangena emomotheka ngokuphelele. Akazange angibheke. Ngabona ukuthi wayegqoke ijazi lakhe, walungisa uthayi wakhe, futhi wahlunga izinwele zakhe. Ukukhathala kwethu, Utanya wethu wayengekho.
  
  
  "Ingabe ufuna ukungibona, Rosano?"wathi ngezwi elinamafutha .
  
  
  "Utommy wangitshela ukuthi ungathola uhlu kuye lapho uthatha I-Ego ehhotela."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwaphela isikhashana, kodwa Usheng washeshe wazilungisa. "Futhi uyabethemba ama-emu?"
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, I-Emu yamthemba. Kungani i-emu ingamethembi? Ingabe uyakuphika?"
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwanda. "Cha, kuhle kakhulu. Uhlu lwamcela. Kwakuhloswe ukuba ihanjiswe Yi-Ego kuwe uqobo, Urosano. Angimethembi lo Akasano, angikaze ngimethembe u-emu. Kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi wayengazi lutho ngeqiniso lokuthi le ntombazane iyisithunywa."
  
  
  "Lokho akulona iphuzu. Le ntombazane iye yakhohlisa abantu abaningi abalungile."
  
  
  "Njengoba ufisa, Rosano. Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi lo Muntu Wase-Akasano uphendulela imikhaya Emelika kuwe, hhayi kuwe."
  
  
  Unicoli wathatha isinyathelo esiya Kumshayina. "Ngingase ngingabi ohlakaniphe njengawe, Sheng. Kodwa kungcono ukukufakazela, kungenjalo uzokhokhela uhlelo lokusebenza olunjalo ethuneni likamama."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwendoda Kasheng kwanyamalala. "Rosano, angikaze ngisho lutho engingakulungele ukulufakazela. Nginomuntu e - Istanbul onolwazi Ngo-Akasano. Lo muntu wezibalo wayalelwa ukuba ahlole i-ego. Lesi sithombe sathathwa lapho U-Akasano engena Ehhotela Icorini Epalermo. iye yandiswa futhi yafundwa ngokucophelela okukhulu. Indoda yami izoqhathanisa i-ego nezithombe ezithathwe e-Akasano eminyakeni eyishumi edlule."
  
  
  Unicoli akazange avume. "Usho ukuthini, Sheng? Ukuthi Utommy akayena Utommy? Ukuthi ungomunye umuntu?"
  
  
  "Ngokuqondile . I-agent YE-AX esebenza nentombazane."
  
  
  Urosano Nicoli wakhipha "umfudlana omkhulu wokuhleka okujulile". Wasondela kusofa, esahleka, futhi wacishe wawela esimweni sokuhlala. Wangishaya ehlombe. "Uyakuzwa lokho, Tommy? Awuyena wena! "
  
  
  Ubuso bukasheng babunolaka. "Angijwayele ukuhlekwa Usulu, Rosano."
  
  
  "Ngithethelele. Kodwa kunjengamafilimu amabi."Wangicindezela isandla. "Lo Ngutommy Akasano
  
  
  umdala wami usekhona. Ngiyakwazi lokho."
  
  
  Wayengase ahleke ngakho konke kalula njengonicoli. Kodwa ngangikhathazekile. Akukho ukufihla emhlabeni okungamelana nokuhlolwa uma kuqhathaniswa nokuhlolwa kwangempela. I-tai-Sheng yayibambe mina Notanya phansi, futhi yeka indlela le ndoda eyayingiphathe kahle ngayo.
  
  
  "Ngizokubonisa ubufakazi, Rosano, ngokushesha nje lapho sifika E-Istanbul", kusho Usheng.
  
  
  Khona-ke kungaba lula kimi ukubulala Unicoli Noshen. Wayengase alungise umthwalo futhi acele ama-agent ukuba athathe konke ukuxhumana phakathi kwalapha nesaigon. Kodwa njengoba ayehleli Lapho ebuka Ushen, waqaphela ukuthi kwakunezelwe okuthile okusha kulo msebenzi. Kwakunokuxhumana okuningi Kakhulu Namakhomanisi Asechina e-United States. Kuningi kakhulu umuntu oyedwa angakukhumbula. Endaweni Ethile Usheng ayefinyelela kuyo, kwakufanele kube nolunye uhlu olubonisa wonke ama-agent Asechina asebenza e-US, futhi lolu listu kwakufanele lumthole.
  
  
  "Kulungile", kusho Unicoli, emile futhi. "Kusobala ukuthi nina nobabili ngeke nivumelane. Uzonda omunye umuntu, futhi lokho kubi emndenini. Kokubili kubalulekile ngezindlela ezahlukene. Kodwa angizenzi izinqumo obala manje. Lapho sifika E-istanbul sizobona ukuthi yini, eh?"
  
  
  "Noma yini oyishoyo, Rosano", kusho Ushan. Waya endaweni yokudlela waqala ukuphuza. Akazange angibheke kanye.
  
  
  "Kudingeka sithumele umthwalo obaluleke ngaphezu kwanoma yini eyomuntu siqu."Urosano wangibuka, enyakazisa ikhanda lakhe. "Uyabona, Tommy, yingakho kufanele silawule zonke izidakamizwa eziza Emelika. Kunenzuzo encane kakhulu ekwenzeni kanjalo ngokuthumela i-ih Esaigon. Kubonakala sengathi wonke umuntu kule ndlela uneminwe yakhe lapho eshaya. "
  
  
  Kwakunokungqongqoza emnyango. Umichael wangena. "Mnumzane," esho. "Ngisanda kutshelwa ukuthi indiza isilungile."
  
  
  "Kuhle, kuhle", Kusho Unicoli enqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  Izwi likashen lalikhala lizungeze ibha. Umhlane wakhe wawungowethu. "Ufuna enzeni ngentombazane?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Mthathe nawe. Sizobhekana naye njengoba nje senza nabanye."Khona-ke wangihleka. "Tommy, umngane wami omdala, uzofika nami endizeni futhi uhlale eduze kwami, akunjalo? Endleleni, kuyoba nokuningi ongakhuluma ngakho e-Istanbul."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi.
  
  
  
  
  
  Indiza yathatha amahora amabili nesigamu. Sasuka emzileni futhi sizungeza njengoba sasivuka. Njengoba yayiqhubeka ikhuphuka, Ilear yandiza phezu Kwepalermo Nolwandle I-ionian. Lapho sesisegreece, ukuphakama kwakuphakeme kakhulu kangangokuthi ngangingasiboni sodwa eduze kwamanxiwa. Kodwa Intaba I-Olympus, ikhaya lonkulunkulu basenganekwaneni, sekuyisikhathi eside ingekho ekhoneni lephiko lethu elingakwesobunxele. Khona-ke sawela Ulwandle I-Aegean saqala ukwehla siya e-Istanbul. Ngezansi kunebosphorus.
  
  
  Le ndiza yayiyi-Lear jet entsha, Imodeli 24C, enesisindo sokusuka esingamakhilogremu angu-12 499. Njengoba sasihleli phansi, ngabona ingwe enamaphiko ipendwe emsileni wayo. Yiqiniso, utai-Sheng wayephethe.
  
  
  Uyise wayehlezi eduze kwefasitela, eduze kwami kwakunonicoli. Ilanga lalicishe lishone lapho sisondela okokugcina, eduze kwase-Istanbul. Sasizofika ensimini encane enotshani. Ngaphandle kwalo, ngangibona itheku linomkhumbi owodwa ogxilile onamakhabethe.
  
  
  Ngenxa yalokho, sahlanganisa iqembu lonke. Ngenhlanhla, Utanya nguye kuphela owayebazungezile. Ngaphezu Kukanah, Unicola, Noshen, kwakukhona i-Torpedo Esheshayo Kawillie endaweni yokushayela izindiza; Umturkey onempandla owethulwa Njengokonya futhi engangicabanga ukuthi wayengumuntu othintana ne-Heroin E-Istanbul; No-Odin emhlabeni wonke ngabafana Bakashen, lapho azi khona indoda eyathatha isithombe sami egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi lehhotela. Asizange sethulwe.
  
  
  Unicoli wakhuluma phakathi nalo lonke uhambo, engitshela indlela ayehlele ngayo ukusebenza Ela cosa Nostra lapho ebuyela e-United states.
  
  
  "Yisho ukuthi ngihlela ukuhlanganyela kanjani lokhu, Tommy", esho. "Sizosebenzisa Ivegas njengendlunkulu yethu. Kuzosebenza inethiwekhi kazwelonke neyomhlaba wonke ukusuka lapho. Asifuni ukuba kube nezinceku ezizayo Futhi zizungeze Ivegas, kuyodonsela ukunakekela okukhulu. Izinhloko zemikhaya nabaphathi bezifunda kuphela. Indawo yakini Yasetommy, e-estestvenno, iyoba yiyo yonke indawo esentshonalanga Yechicago. Manje sizodinga umuntu ozungeze uhlu ukuze anakekele Impumalanga. Abanye abafana bakapo bahle kakhulu, kodwa ... "
  
  
  Ngamlalela ngendlebe. Utanya wayehlezi endaweni ethile ngemuva endizeni. Ngangingakwazi ukumbona ngaphandle kokuphenduka, futhi lokho kwakuyoba sobala kakhulu. Waphonswa emkhunjini yindoda Kashen, futhi wambona nje. Umgomo wakhe awuzange ufinyelelwe, futhi Unah wayenezinkinga ngemilenze yakhe, Amashayina kwadingeka amsekele.
  
  
  "...Ngakho lokho kuwukuzikhukhumeza kwenkinga", kusho Unicoli. Wabe eseyeka. "Ingabe unami, Tommy?"
  
  
  Its blinked futhi wabheka kuye. "Yiqiniso, Urosano, ngiyamuzwa wonke amazwi."
  
  
  Kuhle. Empumalanga ivulekile, kunamathuba amakhulu lapho. ekukhetheni umuntu omuhle... "
  
  
  La mazwi ayememeza njalo, exubana ne-whoosh yezinjini zezindiza nomoya owawugijimela endizeni. Umkhathizwe wawubomvu uma ilanga lishona. Indawo lapho sawela khona kwakuyi-Istanbul. Le nsimu enotshani yayibukeka njengengxenye yendawo yangasese eyayiphethwe Ukonya Waseturkey noma Unicoli ngokwakhe.
  
  
  Ngangicabanga kakhulu lapho izwi lakhe liqala ukuqhuma ezindlebeni zami. Ngaphandle kokukhathazeka Ayekuzwa Ngotanya, ngangizibuza ukuthi umuntu Kashen e-Istanbul wayezosho ukuthini. Uma ngibheka ngaphandle kwefasitela, ngabona into yakhe ezansi - kwakunezinto ezimbili edell uqobo. Babebukeka njengezimoto, kodwa kwakumnyama kakhulu ukuba bangasho.
  
  
  Ukube Ushen wayekwazi ukufinyelela kumafayili aqukethe irekhodi laleli gciwane LE-Lake tahoe ax, mhlawumbe wayengathola ifayela Kunick Carter.
  
  
  "... Ngicabanga ukuthi wayeyoba umuntu ongase abe ummeleli Omuhle Ogwini Olusempumalanga. Tommy, ingabe ukulalela?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka, wamnyakazisa ikhanda. "Ngiyaxolisa, Rosano. Ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kuphakama kwenza ikhanda lami liphenduke."
  
  
  Wayengafuni. "Awukaze ube nenkinga yokuphakama ngaphambili."
  
  
  "Iminyaka iyashintsha sonke, omunye wami."
  
  
  "Yebo, lokho kuyiqiniso."Washintsha isihlalo sakhe wangibheka ngokucophelela. "Ngangicabanga Ngofrank Cook desmond. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi akayedwa eduze kwethu, angisho ukuthi ungowokuzalwa e-italy, kodwa uthembekile kimi futhi uhlakaniphile. Ucabangani?"
  
  
  Ngangingamlaleli nhlobo. "Ngiyamthanda Ufrank", ngishilo. Leli gama lalingasho lutho.
  
  
  "Ngiyabona", kusho Udvora ngobumnene. Wayebonakala ehlala esihlalweni sakhe, izandla zakhe ezivulekile zigoqekile esifubeni sakhe.
  
  
  "Rosano," ngathi. "Nginomuzwa ongajwayelekile ngalokhu Tai Sheng. Ngaphambi kokuba ngithole ucingo lwakho, Abantu ababili Basempumalanga bangena ngendlov ' iyangena endlini yami bayihlola ngokuphelele. Bayidabula, babefuna okuthile."
  
  
  Amashiya ka-Ego avuka. "Futhi ucabanga ukuthi u-ih wathumela Usheng?
  
  
  "Maye ngempela. NGAMBAMBA futhi bazama ukungibulala."
  
  
  Wahlala eqondile futhi wangibuka imizuzwana embalwa ngaphambi kokuba akhulume. "Yini ongathanda ukuba ngiyenze ngayo, eh? Ingabe wamshaya ngoba nje ungamthandi?"
  
  
  "eck i-ego yakho ngokucophelela. Funda nge-ego nokufuna ukuvelela nokuthi yini ebaluleke kakhulu kuye: ukwethembeka kwe-ego eqenjini lakhe Lamakhomanisi, noma ukwethembeka kwe-ego kuwe."
  
  
  "Ngakwenza, Tommy."
  
  
  "Ngizokutshela ukuthi ngicabangani. Ifuna uhlu. Laba bantu ababili basempumalanga efulethini lami babefuna okuthile okuqondile. U-Oni angathola lolu listu ngemiyalo Kashen."
  
  
  Unicoli akazange abukeke ehlabeke umxhwele. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kancane, wabe esevumela u-ay awe. Ngokungazelelwe, wathi, " kuba njalo ukuba umuntu angabethembi labo abasebenza ngokuzikhukhumeza kwenhlangano yakhe."Vota futhi yilokho kuphela.
  
  
  Kukhona okungahambi kahle lapha. Wangikhathaza. Ingabe wawushiya endaweni ethile? Ingabe usho into engalungile? Wakhumbula lokho okwakusanda kuxoxwa ngakho. Kodwa okuwukuphela kwento eyayigqamile ukuthi wathi wayengeke athembele kunoma ubani owayesebenzela i-ego yenhlangano yakhe.
  
  
  Manje wayesenza sengathi angikho lapho. Isilevu sika-Ego esiphindwe kabili sawela esifubeni sakhe esincane, futhi amashiya akhe ayenyakaza sengathi ulele.
  
  
  Indiza Kalear yayindize imimmo futhi manje yayisizungeza ukuze iwele ensimini enotshani. Ilanga laphenduka ibhola elibomvu elikhanyayo emkhathizwe. Kuyoba mnyama esikhathini esingaphansi kwehora.
  
  
  "Urosano?"Ngamtshela.
  
  
  Waphakamisa isandla ukuze angithulise. "Ngezwa konke okushilo. Manje ake silinde sibone."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nanye
  
  
  
  
  
  Lapho indiza Kalear ifika ensimini enotshani, kwaba nokuzamazama okuncane kakhulu. Washintshela ekugijimeni okuphonsayo, ngokushesha wadlula imimmo yezimoto ezimbili. Wayekwazi ukubona ukuthi zaziyini manje: Imoto emnyama Imercedes nebhasi Ivolkswagen.
  
  
  Lapho indiza yehla ngokwanele, Utai-Sheng kancane kancane waphenduka u-ego futhi wabuyela ezimotweni ezazilindile. Amaturkey amabili aphuma evolkswagen futhi aphuthuma ukuyokhipha indiza.
  
  
  Ngambona efasiteleni lapho indiza ima. Kwakunomsindo wokukhala njengoba umnyango onezitebhisi zawo ze-aluminium wawuvulwa futhi wehliswe.
  
  
  Ukonya waba ngowokuqala ukuma. Wadlula umimmo us, u-ego bald target ekhanya evela ezweni eliphezulu, futhi waphuma ngomnyango wehla ngezitebhisi. Abanye ababili babingelela u-ego, futhi bobathathu baqala ukukhuluma ngesiturkey.
  
  
  Utai-Sheng wahamba etekisini, futhi ngaphandle kokusibuka, Erosano, kithi, kimi, wagxuma wehla izitebhisi wahamba ngokushesha Waya emercedes. Ngaleso sikhathi, umnyango wangemuva Wemercedes emnyama wavuleka futhi kwaphuma indoda egqoke kahle. Wabingelela Usheng ngokuxhawulana nangokunqekuzisa ikhanda. La madoda amabili akhuluma.
  
  
  "Masihambe," Kusho unicoli kimi.
  
  
  Ngangithemba ukuthi ngingaphenduka futhi okungenani ngibheke Utanya lapho sisukuma ukuze siphume ngendiza
  
  
  . Kodwa Unicoli waphuma wangena esangweni futhi wama ngemuva kwezihlalo njengoba ezakhe zikhuphuka. Kungaba sobala kakhulu kimi ukuba ngibheke ikhanda le-ego yami futhi ngibone Utanya. Wayengathembekile. Kwadingeka ayeke ukuba khona kwakhe.
  
  
  Indoda kashen, eyayisendizeni nathi, yona leyo eyayingithathe izithombe egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi ehhotela, yasidlula futhi yashesha yehla ngezitebhisi. Kwasala Utanya Noquick willie kuphela.
  
  
  Njengoba sasiphuma Egcekeni ngendiza, ngabona abantu abathathu-Ushen, indoda eyaphuma emercedes, futhi manje omunye Wasempumalanga-bonke bexoxa ngokujulile namakhanda abo ndawonye. Khona-Ke Usheng washo okuthile kumuntu owathatha isithombe sami. Le ndoda yakhothama kafushane ku-emu futhi yahamba yaya ebhasini I-volkswagen. Wafika ngemuva kwesondo Futhi Ustahl walinda.
  
  
  Mina nonicola sehla emgwaqweni wendiza. Isibhakabhaka sasingwevu omnyama wokuntwela kokusa. Omiyane abancane bangikhonkotha ubuso, bezama ukungena emehlweni ami. Umoya wawufudumele futhi ugcwele. Ezakhe, waba nomuzwa wokuthi izandla zakhe ziqala ukujuluka. Kwakunokuningi kakhulu kuleyo ndawo engangingakuthandi.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe Unicoli wabuyela endizeni njengoba Izinyawo zikawillie ezisheshayo zazishaya phansi izitebhisi ze-aluminium eziyize. Eyakhe, yaphenduka naye. Nakuba kwase kumnyama, Utanya wayenombono ongcono ngaye kunoferret lapho sihlukana.
  
  
  "Yini okufanele ngiyenze, mphathi?"Kubuza uwillie .
  
  
  Intukuthelo yayakha ngaphakathi kimi. Wathola amandla okuphakamisa ikhanda lakhe kancane. Womabili amehlo ayevuvukele futhi enombala ophuzi-mpunga. Kwakusekhona igazi elomisiwe ngaphansi kwezindebe zakhe ezingezansi. Umhlathi wakhe uvuvukile.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ake ngimnakekele, Rosano".
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Cha, lokho kuwukukhethekile Kukawillie. Mlahle edokisini. Lahla unah, njengabanye, ekudleni ngokweqile I-Heroin Olwandle Olumnyama. I-ax ingangeza elinye i-agent elifile ohlwini lwayo."
  
  
  "Kulungile, mphathi."Uwilly wabamba Utanya ngesandla futhi wamdonsa, wakhubeka futhi wamangala, wehla ngezinyathelo ezisele futhi wasimmo waya ebhasini Levolkswagen.
  
  
  Sabuka njengoba indoda Yasechina yayiletha ibhasi futhi iya kubo. Umnyango ohlangothini wavuleka Futhi Uwillie wafaka Utanya ngaphakathi.
  
  
  "Kwakufanele kube yimi", kusho udvora wakhe. "Kwakufanele nginakekele ubroads."
  
  
  Wangishaya indiva. Kwakusapholile. Sawela utshani obufinyelela emaqakaleni saya emercedes, lapho Ushen No-Ego omunye babesakhuluma khona.
  
  
  Ibhasi lalicishe lingabonakali, lilibangise Eporto bar. Wakhumbula ukuthi kwakuyidokodo lokuthatha amasampula omoya. Kwakunomkhumbi onezindlu. Cishe yilapho Uwillie ayemthatha khona.
  
  
  Njengoba sasisondela emercedes, Usheng nomunye isazi sezinto zasempumalanga bathula ngokuzumayo. Khona-Ke Unicoli waqala ukuzihleka.
  
  
  "Uwillie osheshayo uyayijabulela le ngxenye yomsebenzi wakhe. Uzozijabulisa ngalowo wesifazane ngaphambi kokuba ekugcineni ambulale."Wanikina ikhanda, esahleka. "Yebo, Uwillie Osheshayo uyayithanda ngempela imidwebo yakhe."
  
  
  Ngangazi ukuthi ngandlela-thile kwakudingeka ngifike kulesi sikebhe. Noma yiluphi uhlu Ushen ayenalo kwakuyodingeka alulinde. Ibanga layo elilinganisiwe nesikhathi. Unicoli wayeluma wonke umuntu. I-ego yakhe yayiyombulala kuqala. Kodwa ngaleso sikhathi, Usheng No-Ego omunye base befinyelele izikhali zabo. Ngingayithola kubo bobabili ngaphambi kokuba Kufike Ukonya namanye Amaturkey amabili?
  
  
  Manje kwase kunesikhathi esanele sokubona. Sasimi eqenjini elincane. Kwakumnyama kakhulu ukubona indlela ababukeka ngayo; amehlo abo ayemane nje eyimithunzi emnyama. Inani labantu basekomarowu liye laphindeka kabili, futhi kubonakala sengathi baye bathanda amakhanda ethu.
  
  
  Isiqu Semercedes sasivulekile. Ukonya, Umturkey onempandla, wayesiza abanye ababili ukuba baphathe amabhokisi amakhadibhodi alula azungeze isiqu sendiza.
  
  
  Utai-Sheng wangibuka obala. Ngaphandle kokunyakazisa ikhanda lakhe, wathi, " Rosano, angathanda ukukhuluma nawe ngasese."
  
  
  Unicoli wasishiya. "Kungani?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Ngifuna ukukhuluma nawe ngomngane wakho ngendlela enesizotha."
  
  
  Ebumnyameni, izimoto zazihamba ngokushesha kangangokuthi wawungakwazi ukubona lutho. Kodwa Ngokungazelelwe, Urosano dvora wakhipha isibhamu sakhe futhi wama eceleni kwethu, ekhomba i-ego yakhe kimi.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Kuyini manje?"
  
  
  Ngisho Nosheng wabonakala emangele kancane, kodwa walulama ngokushesha. Wayemi buthule izandla zakhe ziboshwe phambi kwakhe. Ukonya Namaturkey amabili babesendizeni.
  
  
  "Angikwazi ukwethemba omunye umuntu", kusho Unicoli. "Ngisho nabo, ababecabanga ukuthi useduze kakhulu, bangikhaphela."Isibhamu sasuka kimi saya Eshen isikhashana.
  
  
  Wayecindezelekile. "Yini!"wathi ngokuhleba okukhulu. "Rosano, ingabe wenza lokhu kimi?"
  
  
  "Yebo," kumemeza Unicoli. "Nawe. Ngakhohliswa yiwo wonke umuntu, ngisho nawe. Okokuqala ngizomtshela ukuthi udinga uhlu. Utshela Utommy ukuthi ngikuthumele ukuba uthathe i-ego.
  
  
  Kwakungamanga. Futhi-ke, endizeni, ngizwa ukuthi abantu ababili Basechina baye bonakalisa ifulethi Likatommy ngacela okuthile. Wangitshela ukuthi ucabanga ukuthi bafuna uhlu. Ngicabanga ukuthi kwakungabantu bakho, Tai-Sheng."
  
  
  "Ngifuna babe abantu bami", kusho izwi elibushelelezi, elinamafutha.
  
  
  "Aha! Khona-ke uyovuma ukuthi wawulandela uhlu."
  
  
  "Yena kithi, engingeke ngivume. Ungangibuza kanjani! Ukube bekungengenxa yami, ubuyobe untshontsha isipho sami ezimakethe zasemgwaqweni Epalermo. Indlela ye-heroin yamfaka. Nginabo oxhumana Nabo Emelika. Ngizozama ukukucebisa."
  
  
  "Ngenzenjani?"
  
  
  "Nginenhlonipho efanayo ngawe.
  
  
  Unicoli waphakamisa isibhamu kancane. "Namanje awukangiphenduli. Ingabe laba bantu bakho babefuna uhlu?"
  
  
  "Yebo, akunjalo."Kwakungekho ukwethuka ezwini Likashen, ngisho nokukhathazeka. Kwakunjengokungathi wayexoxa ngokuvunwa kwelayisi noma ngesimo sezulu. "Yini engiyikhathalelayo ngohlu lwakho? Akusho lutho kimi."
  
  
  "Kodwa uyavuma ukuthi amadoda amabili ayefuna efulethini Likatommy ayesebenzela wena?"
  
  
  "Ngokungaqondile, yebo."
  
  
  "Yini ababeyifuna ngaphandle kohlu?"
  
  
  "Ubufakazi, Rosano. Enginakho. Ingabe umngane wakho omuhle U-Akasano wakutshela ukuthi wababulala laba ababili futhi waphonsa i-ih emathinini kadoti?"
  
  
  Ngathi: "bazama ukungibulala". "U-Odin ebazungezile wakhipha ummese."
  
  
  "Nonke nicabanga ukuthi ngiyisiwula? Ucabanga ukuthi angazi ukuthi ngigwazwa nini emhlane?"Izwi likarosano laligcwele intukuthelo .
  
  
  Ukonya Namaturkey amabili babesendizeni, bengabonakali, cishe beqoqa amabhokisi. Yena, wabona ibhasi Levolkswagen libuya, izibani ze-ego zikhanya ngokwengeziwe. Utanya Noquick willie ngeke babe ngaphakathi. Ikhanda lami laqala ukucabanga ngalokho Uwillie ayengase akwenze ngokulandelayo. Kwakumelwe adluliselwe kulesi sikebhe.
  
  
  Usheng waphakamisa izwi lakhe elinamafutha kancane. "Rosano, umi lapho ngesibhamu esibhekiswe kimi. Kuthiwani ngalokhu Akasano? Yiziphi izinsolo azenza ngaye? Ingabe ngeke ziphendulwe? Ngiyavuma, ngikukhaphele. Kodwa hhayi eyakhe."
  
  
  "Angithembi muntu okuzungezile", Kusho Unicoli. "Ukube nganginengqondo, wayeyokubulala ngobuqotho lapha nanamuhla."
  
  
  Bobabili Usheng nomngane wakhe babonakala bephumule. Ih izingalo zakhe zazilenga ezinhlangothini zakhe. Usheng wathatha ingxenye yesinyathelo phambili.
  
  
  "Lokho bekungeke kube ukuhlakanipha, Rosano."
  
  
  Kwaba nokuthula imizuzwana embalwa. Wonke umuntu osizungezile wayenemicabango yakhe. Wayekwazi ukuqagela ukuthi Unicoli wayecabangani. Wayengazi ukuthi ubani okufanele asethembe. Inhlangano ye-ego yayiqinile. Ukubulala umuntu osezingeni eliphakeme njengaye Noma Usheng kwakuyoshiya igebe okwakuyoba nzima ukuligcwalisa. Ikakhulukazi njengoba ayengenalo ubufakazi obuqand ' ikhanda bokuthi noma ubani osizungezile wayedelele i-ego. Ushana, akakwazi ukufunda. Lo muntu wayengeke akhululwe ngaye.
  
  
  Ibhasi Levolkswagen lalisondela. Ngangizwa umsindo womshini we-ego engine. Izibani zaqala ukukhanyisa abane bethu bemi eduze kwemercedes. Amaturkey ayesengabonakali endizeni.
  
  
  Nganginomcabango owodwa kuphela: ukuhamba ngiye esikebheni ngaphambi Kokuba Ngisheshe Uwillie wazijabulisa Ngendlela eyingqayizivele Notanya futhi wagcwalisa i-heroin enah.
  
  
  Khona-Ke Unicoli wangikhomba ngesibhamu. "Ngicabanga ukuthi ungumuntu wokugcina engimethembayo, Utommy. Kukhona okuthile ngalokho Okushiwo Utai-Sheng. Uyangitshela ukuthi ucabanga ukuthi uphendulela imikhaya kimi, hhayi kimi."
  
  
  "Lokho kuwubuwula", ngasho ngokuzwakalayo. "Urosano, umngane wami omdala, ngenxa yalokhu sesibuyele emuva iminyaka eminingi kakhulu. Sakhulela ndawonye enhlanganweni. Ngubani ongcono ukuhola yonke imindeni, eh? Ingabe? "Wamxhawula. "Cha, nginezinombolo nezincwadi ezinhle, kodwa angazi ukuthi ngizihlela kanjani. Imikhaya ngeke ithuthelekele kimi njengombonisi. Cha, omunye wami, nguwe kuphela ozothatha umthwalo wemfanelo. Singabangane. Sibuyela emuva isikhathi eside. Yini engiyitholayo ngokukukhipha? Akukho lutho. Manje buza umngane wakho Usheng ukuthi uzothola ini uma uphoqeleka ukuba uphume."
  
  
  "Ubungane abusekho kahle!"kumemeza Unicoli . "Ibhizinisi lethu ehholo lisengozini, asinalo ubuholi."Izinyembezi zakhuphuka emehlweni akhe. "Tommy, Tommy, wawungumngane wami othandekayo futhi othandekayo. Kodwa nguwe owangikhaphela."
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe laligobile ngenxa yokungakholwa. "Unephutha, omunye wami. Kwakungeyona eyakhe."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda ngokudabukisayo, izinyembezi zisaqhubeka zigeleza ezihlathini Zika-Ego. "Yebo, Tommy, kwakunguwe. Kwakungesikhathi sikhuluma endizeni. Ngakubuza ukuthi ubani owacabanga ukuthi ungumuntu ongcono Kakhulu Ogwini olusempumalanga. Wavuma Ukuthi Ufrank-lavrov mayelana nengqungquthela wayezokwenza. Ngikukhohlisile, Tommy. Kwakukubi, kodwa ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi kwakufanele ngibe nawo. Uyabona, umpheki wabulawa ngesonto eledlule Elas vegas. UNGO washayiswa itekisi ."
  
  
  Ingqondo yami yayigijima. Izwi lapho lashelela khona. Kodwa akukafi okwamanje. "Lokho akusho ukuthi ngikukhaphele
  
  
  . Umpheki wayekuhlu, wawucabangela ukuzazisa Ogwini Olusempumalanga. Cishe amadoda kasheng ambulala. Ngizobheja ukuthi umshayeli wetekisi wayevela empumalanga."
  
  
  Kodwa Unicoli wayesalokhu enyakazisa ikhanda lakhe. Izinyembezi ezisemahlathini akhe zazikhazimula ebhasini Levolkswagen elalibhekene nalo. "Akukhona lokho, Tommy. Iqiniso liwukuthi uyazi ngokufa kwakhe phesheya ngocingo-kumngane wami omuhle Uthomas Akasano.
  
  
  "Ungubani wena, mngani?"
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi nambili.
  
  
  
  
  
  Ibhasi lalisondela, futhi izibani zangaphambili ze-ego zazikhanya nxazonke. Wayezoyeka. Kwakungekho zimpawu Zikaturki endizeni okwamanje.
  
  
  Utai-Sheng wayemomotheka ngokuzikhukhumeza. "Rosano, wazi okunye ngomngane wakho omuhle, Uthomas Akasano. Isithombe esithathwe egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi lasehhotela siye sandiswa futhi saqhathaniswa nesithombe esithathwe eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. Abantu bami basebenzisa izibuko zokukhulisa ukuze bathole umehluko. Kwakuningi. . Uma ubheka eduze, uzobona ukuthi ukwakheka kwamathambo ekhaleni kuhluke ngokuphelele. Futhi ijika lomhlathi. Ibanga eliwela ibhuloho lempumulo lisuka kumfundi liye kumfundi licishe libe ingxenye yesine yesentimitha phakathi kwezithombe ezimbili. Lo muntu ungumqambimanga, Urosano."
  
  
  "Yebo," le ndoda encane yanqekuzisa ikhanda. Isibhamu asizange siphambuke ekuphileni kwami. "Kodwa ngicela uqhubeke, Sheng. Kuyathandeka."
  
  
  Amazinyo kasheng aphelele ayekhanya ngokukhazimulayo ezibani eziphambili. Wayejabule ngaye ngokwakhe. "Njengoba sasazi Ukuthi Uhema wayengeke abe yilo muntu, sanquma ukuthola ukuthi ungubani. Wayenesiphuzo esisodwa endlini yakho, ngicabanga ukuthi kwakuyi-bourbon. Indoda yami yakhipha imidwebo engilazini. Lapho sithumela i-ih enesithombe esithunyelwe ngocingo oluhleliwe endlunkulu yezobunhloli Ebeijing, imiphumela yayithakazelisa kakhulu."
  
  
  Unicoli wasondela. "Ngakho? Ngakho? Ungadlali nami, Shan. Ungubani?"
  
  
  "Ibeijing inecala elikhulu kakhulu elimelene naye. Oh, angicabangi ukuthi umuntu osesimweni sakho wake wezwa ngonen, kodwa mina ngike ngezwa. Uyabona, Rosano, intombazane ezenza Usandy ayizange isebenze yodwa. Wayesebenza nomunye umenzeli WE-AX, omuhle kakhulu, esiwubiza Ngokuthi I-Killmaster. Igama lika-Ego Ngunick Carter ."
  
  
  Konke ukudabuka kwashiya ubuso bukanicola. Wathatha isinyathelo esiya kimi. "Wangithatha waba yisiwula, eh? Ingabe futhi kuwubuwula kangangokuthi angikwazi ukubona ukufihla okunjalo? Kulungile, Mnu. Carter, wangikhohlisa. Kodwa ngiphendule ngesikulufa esisodwa. Uphi umngane wami omdala, Uthomas Akasano?"
  
  
  "Ngifile, ngesaba", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Wena oyisiphukuphuku!"Isibhamu saqhuma esandleni sakhe, kwaqhuma umlilo ezungeze umcengezi, futhi umsindo omkhulu wagcwalisa umoya.
  
  
  Ngisho nalapho kwenzeka, ngangingakukholwa. Isandla esinamandla sabamba inyama yami ngeminwe emihlanu futhi sangicindezela ngokungenasihe. Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakunjengokungathi i-poker eshisayo yayicindezelwe kimi futhi othile wayecindezela kancane kancane kimi.
  
  
  Amandla enhlamvu angiphendulela ngokushesha kangangokuthi izingalo zami zadubula ezinhlangothini zami. Isandla sami sokunene sashaya Ushen esifubeni, kodwa isishayo asizange singivimbe. Ehlanganisa amaqakala akhe, wawa ubuso nobuso phezu kwefender Yemercedes, wabe esehla kancane futhi wagoba phezu kwesondo lokushayela.
  
  
  Konke lokhu kwathatha udolly imizuzwana. Eyakhe ayizange ife, eyakhe ayizange iphele amandla. Amadolo ami ayecindezelwe esifubeni sami, izandla zami zacindezelwa esiswini sami.
  
  
  Ucezu lwenyama lwaphuma eceleni kwami. Ihembe nejakhethi yami kwase kugcwale igazi.
  
  
  Ngokushesha ngemva kokudubula, Unicoli wayengasenaso isithakazelo kimi. Wakhomba Ushen ngesibhamu.
  
  
  Ubuhlungu bangidubula. Ngangikuzwa kukhuphuka umgogodla wami. Umgodi wami wawucindezelwe isondo lemercedes. Ibhasi le-Volkswagen selifikile kakade. Cishe sekuphelile.
  
  
  Kancane kancane, waphakamisa isandla sakhe esifubeni sakhe kwaze kwaba yilapho sifika emgodini esembathweni sakhe sezemidlalo. Ngangikwazi ukuzwa ukufudumala okunzima Kukaluger ngaphansi kwejazi lakhe. Ngaphandle kokukhipha amehlo akhe eqenjini nami, wakhipha Uwilhelmina ngokucophelela esikhwameni sakhe wamcindezela esiswini sakhe. Ngezandla zombili, kwakufihlwe emehlweni.
  
  
  "Ngakhohliswa yiwo wonke umuntu", kumemeza Unicoli. "Ngicabanga Ukuthi Unick Carter wayeqinisile, Shen. Udinga uhlu. Wathumela amadoda akho amabili kuleli fulethi ukuba ayomthola. Khona-ke wazama ukukopela i-ego lapho uyithatha ehhotela."
  
  
  "Lokho akulona iqiniso, Rosano."
  
  
  Indoda Engumshayina Enosheng yayifihlwe ngokwengxenye ngemva kwayo. Kancane kancane, isandla sika-ego saqala ukusondela kancane esifubeni sakhe. Wahamba kancane ngemva Kukashen.
  
  
  Unicoli wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Yebo, lokho kuyiqiniso. Angithembi muntu okuzungezile! Kuzodingeka ngikwenze konke manje, kusukela ekuqaleni."
  
  
  Kwaqubuka esinye isibhamu, esinye isibhamu esinamehlo okuzivikela esizungeze umcengezi. Unicoli walahla isibhamu futhi wabambelela ekuphileni kwakhe. Yayigoba ngamandla kangangokuthi ama-bifocals e-ego ayengenamaphiko.
  
  
  ukuwa ekhanda le-ego. Ezikhanyisweni zangaphambili zebhasi, wayebukeka sengathi uguqe Ngamadolo ecela Usheng. Wabambelela esizweni ngasinye ukuze azame ukubuyela ezinyaweni zabo, futhi wahlala lapho, ebuka Ushen.
  
  
  Igazi laligeleza phakathi kweminwe Ka-Ego nangemuva kwesandla sakhe. Wamqinisa.
  
  
  Uwhitan, owayesukile ngemuva Kukashen ukuze adubule, wathatha izinyathelo ezimbili waya eceleni, ephethe isibhamu esikhomba Unicoli. Lapho efika esithombeni esiwile somholi weqembu, walahla u-ego eceleni. Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, Ushen wayesenesibhamu sakhe esandleni sakhe. Wayebhekise i-ego yakhe ebusweni Bukanicola.
  
  
  "Uyisiphukuphuku!"izwi elinamafutha lamemeza, kuphela okunye kokuncoma kwe-ego okungasekho. "Wena oyisiphukuphuku, oyisiphukuphuku. Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi ngingakuvumela ukuba uthathe okuthile? Ngempela, futhi? Wawugcwele kakhulu ukuzazisa kwakho kangangokuthi wawukholelwa ngempela ukuthi ungaba umholi."
  
  
  "C-ukubulala... wena..."Unicoli okhubazekile .
  
  
  "Isiwula!"Ushan washo ngokuqinile . "Okuwukuphela komuntu owabulala kwakunguwe ngokwakho. Ungaba nokuthula ezinyaweni zakho. Yebo, wayezimisele ukukuvumela ukuba ube umholi. Ingcebo yayiyoba ngeyakho. Ngaphezu kwalokho ngisho nomuntu oyisilima ongase ucabange ngaye."
  
  
  Unicoli waluma izindebe zakhe ezincanyana ngolimi lwakhe. Wavula umlomo wakhe ukuze asho okuthile, kodwa akazange asho lutho kithi.
  
  
  "Kodwa ubungeke ube nomthwalo wemfanelo nganoma yini. Ubungaba umholi ngamazwi, kodwa ubungeke ube nesibopho sokusebenza. Kuyokwenzeka noma kunjalo, kodwa ngeke usaba yingxenye yako. Ngizosebenzisa uhlu ukuthola labo engibathandayo futhi wenze ih izibalo ukalwe. Angikahleleli ukukubulala nokuthatha amandla okwamanje, kodwa kunezinto ezithile ezingeke zisizwe."
  
  
  "M-ibhizinisi lami ... mina..."
  
  
  "Akukho lutho lwakho", kusho Ushan. "Wawungunodoli, wenza lokho engangikuhlelele kona. Akukho okushintshile. Ukungenela kukakolodezny kwabambezela kuphela okwakungenakugwenywa. Ngizomane ngithole omunye umuntu."
  
  
  Unicoli wasusa isandla sakhe ekuphileni ukuze afinyelele Kushen. Lo mzamo waletha u-ego kubo bonke abane.
  
  
  "Yebo", Kusho Usheng ehleka, " Lapho umi khona, ngezinyawo ezine njengenja. Bheka ulele ezinyaweni zami. Ukhuluphele futhi awunamahloni, futhi ukuphila kwakukuhle kakhulu kuwe."
  
  
  Unicoli wazama ukuvuka. Kodwa izingalo zika-ego zagoba futhi wawa ezindololwaneni zakhe. Manje kwase kunedamu legazi otshanini, ngaphansi kwesisu sika-ego.
  
  
  Ushan wahambisa isibhamu ngemuva kwekhanda eliyimpandla. "Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, Iriphabhuliki Yabantu Basechina izothatha Imelika. Yebo, kungase kuthathe iminyaka, kodwa kuyoba lula kakhulu ukusebenza ngaphakathi kunokulwa. Inkonzo kagordeyev Yezimbuzi iyosabela Ebeijing. Inzuzo izosisiza sakhe amabutho ethu futhi sithenge Emelika labo abathengiswayo: amasenator, amalungu ekongress... kwakunabambalwa, uma sicabanga ngendlela owakusho ngayo.
  
  
  "Lokhu kuyodinga ukubekezela kuphela, okuyilokho thina Mashayina esidume ngakho. Kodwa lapho kufika isikhathi Sokuba Umao tse-tung eze Emelika, ukuthatha izintambo kuyophela."
  
  
  Unicoli waphinde wazama ukuvuka. Walahlekelwa igazi eliningi. Usheng wayemi phezu kwakhe ephethe isibhamu esibheke ekhanda lakhe, imilenze yakhe ihlukaniswe kancane, futhi kwavela isithunzi sokumamatheka ebusweni bakhe. Unicoli wabamba isandla sakhe otshanini futhi wazama ukuvuka.
  
  
  "Nina Bantu Basemelika niyiziwula ezinjalo", kusho Usheng. Isibhamu saphenduka esandleni sika-ego. Ukuqhuma komlilo kwadubula ekhaleni lesibhamu futhi kwangena ekhanda eliyimpandla Egcekeni njengokushaqeka ngogesi. Khona-ke ingxenye ye-ego yekhanda yayibonakala ithambekela emuva naphambili. Kwakunjengomoya onamandla esiphepho owawushaya amatshe ophahleni. Lesi siqephu sasishintshashintsha, bese sihlukana ngokushesha, sishiya umzila wenkungu ebomvana nezingcezu ezibomvu.
  
  
  Unicoli waqondisa futhi waguqa ngamadolo. Wabe esekhothama phambili, washaya ubuso bakhe kanzima otshanini. Umsindo wesibhamu walahleka otshanini obuvulekile, obuyisicaba. Iphunga elibabayo likaphethiloli oshisiwe lagcwalisa umoya.
  
  
  Manje ngase ngizwa umsindo omkhulu womshini webhasi Levolkswagen lisondela kimi. Cishe kwakungaphezu kwami. Kancane kancane, waqala ukuqondisa imilenze yakhe.
  
  
  Amaturkey amathathu azungeza indiza ukuze abone ukuthi kwenzekani. Utai-Sheng wababamba ngesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba.
  
  
  "Shesha," kubatshela. "Keep uqhuba ibhizinisi lakho. Asikho isikhathi esiningi esisele."
  
  
  Ngangingakwazi ukuqamba amanga lapho. Utai-Sheng wayesebuka Amaturkey manje, kodwa ekugcineni waphendukela kimi. I-ego yomngane wami isivele inesithakazelo esisha kimi. Ephethe Uwilhelmina, waqondisa imilenze yakhe futhi wajika phambili.
  
  
  Umuntu wokuqala owangibona kwakuyindoda Yasechina ene-tai-sheng. Wakhala isikhashana futhi waqala ukuklwebha esifubeni sakhe ngaphansi kwejazi lakhe. Ushan waqala ukuphenduka. Umshayeli Wakhe wenza ama-emu aqotho endlebeni. Umshayeli wevolkswagen wayesevele ecasulwa.
  
  
  Ephaketheni lejazi Likadvor kwakukhona ihhotela lakhe.
  
  
  Njengaye, wayazi Ukuthi Noshen wayefuna. Ukuze athole lokho, i-ego kwakudingeka ibulawe.
  
  
  Ngadubula i-luger, ngizizwa sengathi ingalo yami iphakanyisiwe futhi ibuyele emuva. Kodwa omunye Usheng wagxumela endleleni yokuvikela ukuzazisa kukabullet. Ukugwaza Kukawilhelmina kwahlaba isilevu se-emu, kwembula umbuthano wenyama emhlophe enamachashazi. Khona-ke, washeshe wabomvu njengoba isisulu sakhe sasishaya eceleni futhi sishaya Usheng.
  
  
  Laba ababili bahlangana imizuzwana embalwa. Nalapha futhi, wazama ukumdubula ngokucacile Ushen. Umshayeli webhasi Wevolkswagen waqala ukuphuma. Umzimba wakhe wawubukeka njengesithunzi emagumbini angaphambili. Kodwa kwakunokukhanya okwanele ukuze abone ukuthi wayenesibhamu esandleni sakhe.
  
  
  Ngamdubula kanye futhi ngabona i-ego yomgomo ishaya ngemuva kwesihlalo. Wawa phambili, washaya phezulu ekhanda lakhe ekhoneni elibheke phansi, wabe esebuyela emuva. Wayebasiza ukuba baphume baye otshanini, ebamba u-ego ngekhola futhi edonsa. Kwabe sekudutshulwa kabili ngemva kwami. Ushen waphuma ngemuva kwesembozo semercedes.
  
  
  Wamdubula kanye, edweba iphethini yenkanyezi efasiteleni elingemuva lemoto emnyama. Khona-ke ngamkhumbula.
  
  
  Angidingi uhlu. Yilokhu U-AX ayengilungiselele ukuba ngidlulisele Kunicola. Kodwa ngangazi Ukuthi Isheng yayiyihhotela layo, futhi ngazibuza ukuthi ingabe yayiyihhotela ngokwanele yini ukuba ngililandele.
  
  
  Isidumbu sikadvor sasiqhele ngamamitha amabili ngemali. Ushan wayesazungeza ngemuva kwesiqu semercedes. Waphuma esihlalweni sebhasi wawa ngamadolo eduze kwesidumbu Sikanicola. Usheng waphinde wadutshulwa ngokushesha nje lapho uhlu lwakhe luthathwa. Kwakuseduze ngokwanele ukuba azizwe enokuthambekela kokuthatha amasampula omoya ngemuva kwentamo yakhe. Wathatha isibhamu esisodwa esisheshayo ehlombe lakhe njengoba ayebuyela ebhasini.
  
  
  Lapho kuhwalala, umoya uba musha. Iphunga le-kelp lafika kimi lisuka ngemuva kwendlu. Okokuqala, ubrylev r. wayivala, wabe esephenduka waya esiteshini sokumisa.
  
  
  Manje konke kwase kubuyele kimi. Ngemva kokubulala Amaturkey amathathu njengoba ayephuma endizeni, Usheng wangidubula ngesikhathi ehamba ngemoto, ukopha ohlangothini lwami kwangenza ngaba nesiyezi, ibhokisi lamathuluzi ngemuva kwebhasi elinamathuluzi ezandla, wacabanga Ukuthi Usheng wayezongilandela ohlwini noma akhohlwe ukungihlomisa futhi aqhubeke nokuletha i-heroin.
  
  
  Futhi wayesakhumbula imibono Kawillie Osheshayo onekhala eligobile eliphukile izikhathi eziningi kunalokho ayengakukhumbula, izindlebe zenyama ezigobile, amehlo avuvukile, izandla ezinemibimbi nezigobile zithinta futhi zifinyelela inyama futhi Zibe Ngcono. Njengoba Unicoli asho, Uquick willy uyofuna ukuzijabulisa kuqala.
  
  
  Ekugcineni, sifika esikebheni. Njengoba ivala injini futhi ihamba nge-inertia iye endaweni lapho kutholakala khona isikebhe esinesikebhe esinamamitha angamashumi amahlanu, amanzi ageleza ngobumnene ebholeni le-ego, ukukhala kwezimvubu ezikude, ukufudumala kwezibani ezihlunga emagumbini ayindilinga, izinkanyezi ezicwebezelayo ku - & nb. isibuko samanzi ethekwini, umsindo ophansi wezwi eliphansi ovela kwelinye lamakamelo.
  
  
  Wakhubeka kude nevolkswagen wawa e-asphalt, wafaka umthunzi edokisini lokhuni. Khona-ke yakhasa, yashiya umzila wegazi ogcwele emgodini ongaphambili womkhumbi onamakhabethe. Ngasohlangothini lwesikebhe, eduze komnsalo, iziphonso eziyindida ziyafika zihambe, zithole imbobo eseduze nompheme, zingibambe ngesandla ukuze zizame ukumisa ukopha, Uwilhelmina esandleni sami ... kuba nzima ... Ubheka ngaphandle kwefasitela abone indlu emhlophe, Futhi Uwilly ubheka Phansi Utanya.
  
  
  Futhi ... Utanya... embhedeni, izinwele zakhe ezimhlophe zifaka ubuso bakhe obusha, obunezibazi, obuhle, izandla zakhe ziboshwe ngaphezu kwekhanda lakhe, izihlakala zihlangene, amasokisi, ibhulukwe, ibhulukwe emgodini eduze kombhede... Uwillie wakhononda ngokushesha ngokuthi wayezobukeka emuhle kangakanani njengoba ayedonsa isiketi Sikanah, wabe esefinyelela ibhande lesinqe lezingubo zakhe zangaphansi.
  
  
  Kalula nje... akuzange kuthathe okuningi... phumula. Ingqondo yami yangishiya futhi ngahamba. Imizuzwana embalwa yokuphumula yaphenduka imizuzu. Umgomo wami ukuba esandleni sakho. Manje yayikhuliswa u-ego, futhi nayo yayikhuliswa ukuhamba komsebenzi we-luger yami. Ikhabethe lalingasho lutho. Wayegcoba amehlo akhe kuze Kube Yilapho Ustahl ebona konke ngokucacile. Umhlane wayo.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ishumi nantathu
  
  
  
  
  
  Ingaphakathi lekhabethe elifiphele lacaca kancane kancane. Wayelele esiswini sakhe, ebuka ngaphandle kwefasitela. I-cruiser, enezindlu zayo, yayinyakaza ngobumnene iye nokubuya. Ngaphandle kokuchitheka kwamanzi okuthambile ezinhlangothini, kwaba nokuthula. I-Crying gull yathola umngane. Wathathwa Uwilhelmina Omncane nomunye wabangane Bakawillie.
  
  
  Wayesanda kwehlisa isiketi Sikatanya futhi wayesesiqondisa emaqakaleni akhe. Lapho ecisha i-ego, wayilahla emgodini. Wabe eselungisa futhi wabheka unah.
  
  
  Wathi: "nina bantu abasha nibukeka nihle kancane. "Ngizokuthanda ngempela lokhu, baby . Udlalwa kahle kakhulu."
  
  
  Utanya wathula. Wayengenayo
  
  
  ukwesaba emehlweni akhe, futhi nakuba ubuso bakhe babunqunywe futhi bunamabala, wawusengabona ubuhle. Wayelele phansi, isizwe esisodwa siphakanyiswe kancane, izandla zakhe zingemuva kwekhanda lakhe.
  
  
  Uwillie osheshayo wabopha izithupha zakhe ebhande lezinyawo zakhe ze-bikini. Kancane kancane, waqala ukwehlisa i-ih. Wayekhothama kancane, emomotheka ngobuqili, ekhala ebusweni bakhe obuwubuwula.
  
  
  Amehlo katanya aluhlaza ancipha kancane. Wavumela idolo lakhe eliphakanyisiwe ukuba lehle futhi waze waphakamisa umhlane wakhe omncane ukuze abasize bakhiphe izikhwama zakhe zangaphansi.
  
  
  Ubuso buka-Ego manje base buveziwe ngaphezu kwesisu sakhe, futhi bawela phansi njengoba ayedonsa izikhwama zakhe zangaphansi. Ingxenye engenhla yotshani obunxantathu, obuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Uwillie wayehamba kancane ekhumula izikhwama zakhe zangaphansi.
  
  
  Njengoba izandla Zikatanya zaziphakanyisiwe, isifuba sakhe sasibukeka njengesitsha sobisi esithambile esiphakanyisiwe esiqoshwe ngezinhlamvu zemali zethusi eziyingxenye yedola. Ekhumbula ukunambitheka kwalawo mabele, Uwillie wayekuqonda ukulangazelela kwakhe. Kwangenza ngafuna ukubulala i-ego yami nakakhulu.
  
  
  Lapho kuphuma uhhafu wotshani obumnyama, Uwillie Osheshayo wabona intambo yesilinda esincane esingenalutho. Kwakubonakala kukhula njengoba ayehlisa phansi ama-bikini akhe.
  
  
  Uwillie wayecasukile, umlomo wakhe uvulekile. "Yini leyo, mthungi?"wathi ngokumemeza ekhaleni.
  
  
  Wayedonsa izikhwama zakhe zangaphansi kancane kancane njengoba isigqoko esiphezulu sasivuleka. I-Ego lobe yayingavumelani nelukuluku. Njengoba ayedonsa amabhulukwe akhe phezu kwethanga Likatanya, ubuso besibhamu esincane baphuka. KWABA NOKUSHAYA okukhulu okufushane, futhi isiqu sentambo saqala ukukhipha intuthu encane.
  
  
  Uwillie osheshayo waqina. Amaqakala ka-Ego anemibimbi, avuvukile azama ukufinyelela ebunzini lakhe, kodwa afinyelela esifubeni sakhe kuphela. Waphenduka eceleni, esacasukile. Wayebheka ngaphandle kwefasitela lami manje. I-scowl yanyamalala kuma-ego ayo futhi yathathelwa indawo ukubonakaliswa kokungakholelwa ngokuphelele. Kwakunembobo encane enobukhulu obuyi-dime phakathi kwesisu sika-ego brow eyayisanda kuqala ukopha.
  
  
  Wangibona, futhi umlomo ka-ego wavuleka. Kwakuyinto yokugcina ayeyibonile. Eluliwe izingalo, wahamba waya emgodini. Izandla zika-Ego zamshaya kuqala, kodwa zazingenawo amandla. Wagoba kancane njengoba ubuso bakhe babushaya imbobo yokungena. Okwesikhashana, waboshelwa engilazini, amehlo ayo ebanzi, igazi ligeleza nhlangothi zombili zempumulo yakhe eyonakele. U-Ego lobe wazicindezela ngokumelene ne-porthole, wagcwalisa u-ego ngegazi. Wayesondelene kakhulu kangangokuthi ngabona imithambo emincane ebomvu emhlophe yamehlo akhe e-ego, inethi yejuluka manje embozwe ukufa.
  
  
  Uwillie osheshayo wandiza esuka emgodini futhi wawa emgodini njengobumba olomile olwalushaywe ngesando. Ngaleso sikhathi, konke engangikubona kwakuwukugcotshwa kwegazi engilazini.
  
  
  Utanya naye wangibona.
  
  
  Ecindezela iminwe yesandla sakhe sobunxele esilondeni, wafika ezandleni nasemadolweni futhi wawela ibhuloho elibushelelezi waya esangweni elikhulu. Kwakungelula ukwehla ngezitebhisi. Ngavele ngabamba isondo futhi ngavumela izinyawo zami ziwele phambi kwami. Kwakuyisilayidi esiphakeme ngamamitha amahlanu. Kodwa eyakhe yayisakazeke njengenqwaba yokuwasha izingubo emgodini ongezansi. Kwakungekho mandla emilenzeni yami; babonakala bengakwazi ukungibamba.
  
  
  Wehla kancane kancane esitebhisini ehlezi, wafika kabuhlungu emnyango wekhabethe elikhulu. Yayivulekile.
  
  
  "Unick?"Lapho engena, Utanya wamemeza. "Nick, ingabe ngempela wena?"
  
  
  Lapho esengene ngaphakathi, wanyathela phansi embhedeni waziphakamisa ngokwanele ukuba abuke ubuso bakhe. Wamomotheka.
  
  
  Umlomo wakhe ongezansi wawugxilile phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. Izinyembezi zamgcwalisa amehlo... wanikela nge-ego yakho,akunjalo? Kuyiphutha lami ukuthi bathola isembozo sethu. Ukube ubunokuhlangenwe nakho okwengeziwe, indawo Yaserussia ibiyophumelela. Kanjani, Nick?"Wawushelela kuphi?"
  
  
  Wavuka waze wahlala emaphethelweni ombhede ezinyaweni zakhe.
  
  
  "Nick!"wamemeza. "Uyachama! Ziyakwazi..."
  
  
  "Thula," emtshela ngezwi elibi. Uwilhelmina wayesesesandleni sami sokunene. Wabubula futhi wagcoba ikhala lakhe ngesandla sakhe sokunene. " ... Ufuna nje ukuphumula."Umuzwa wesiyezi wawubuya.
  
  
  "Honey", Kusho Utanya, " uma ukhulula izandla zami, ngingakuvimba lokhu kuphuma kwegazi. Kumelwe siyeke ukuzazisa. Kukhona igazi ohlangothini lwakho lonke, ngisho nasemlenzeni wakho wesokunxele."
  
  
  Isilevu sami sawela esifubeni sami. Wayeqinisile. Uma ayengasonga okuthile okhalweni lwami, mhlawumbe isiyezi sasiyophela.
  
  
  "ar, sithandwa", esho ekhuthaza. "Zama ukufinyelela izihlakala zami."
  
  
  Yena, wancika ohlangothini futhi wezwa ubuso bami buwela phezu kwe-ee ebushelelezi yokuphila. Khona-ke, ecindezela ngezandla zakhe, waphakamisa ikhanda lakhe waphakamisa ikheji lakhe lezinso wabe esephakamisa amabele akhe athambile. Izindebe zami zamshaya umphimbo. Wabe esefaka ikhanda lakhe ehlombe lakhe futhi wezwa ingubo
  
  
  umbhede. Intamo yami yayicindezelwe ohlangothini lwengalo yakhe.
  
  
  Waguqula ikhanda lakhe waphenduka ukuze ubuso bethu bube ngaphansi kwesentimitha, omunye ngakolunye uhlangothi. Wangimomotheka wathi: "intombazane ingase ithukuthele kakhulu ngenxa yokuzulazula okunjalo."
  
  
  Isiyezi sabuya futhi kwadingeka ngiphumule. Ngazizwa izindebe zakhe zixubha kancane ngenduku yami, zehla, zifuna. Ephakamisa ikhanda lakhe kancane, wavumela izindebe zakhe ukuba zimthinte.
  
  
  Kwakungekhona ukuqabula uthando noma inkanuko. Wangitshela ukuthi ngingakwenza. Ukuthintwa kwezindebe zethu kwakuthambile, kumnene, futhi kugcwele imizwelo eyayingaphezu kokwenyama.
  
  
  Ngithinte izandla zami, ngezwa umsindo njengoba Uwilhelmina ewela phansi. Khona-ke izandla zami zazisengalweni yakhe yangakwesobunxele. Kancane kancane wamkhipha, wafinyelela phezu kwekhanda lakhe waze wezwa ifindo ezihlakaleni zakhe. Kwakubonakala kuthatha kuze kube .ade ukukhulula into embi.
  
  
  Kodwa ngangazi ukuthi ngangikwenzile lapho ngizwa izingalo zakhe zigoqeka entanyeni yami. Wacindezela ubuso bami emthanjeni wesifiso ngaphansi nje komphimbo wakhe wanganga. Ngaleso sikhathi sakhe, ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi ngingahlala lapho kuze kube .ade.
  
  
  "Sithandwa", esho ngokuhleba. "Ngilalele. Ngizokushiya isikhashana. Kumelwe kube nekhithi yosizo lokuqala endaweni ethile kulesi sikebhe. Ngizobuya ngokushesha nje lapho ngimthola. Vele uphumule."
  
  
  Isiyezi sase sibuyile, futhi wayazi kuphela ukuthi wayeshiye umkhuhlane ngesikhathi engekho. Ngaphezu kombhede, ikhabethe lalinesihlalo esiphendukayo, isihlalo esinezihlalo ezine, umnyango wekhabethe oshelelayo, nesibani sophahla esasigcina nje sishintshashintsha kancane. Isithombe sasisodongeni, sibubula phambi kombhede. I-nen kwakuyisithombe Sikakonya, omncane futhi enezinwele. Kumelwe ukuba kwakuyi-ego yesikebhe, futhi kumelwe ukuba umgwaqo wokundiza wawusemhlabeni waso.
  
  
  Amehlo ami avaleka, futhi wacabanga Ngotai-sheng, owayesendizeni Kalear eyoletha umthwalo we-heroin. Ngaphandle kohlu, ngeke ihambe. Ingabe kuyoba? Ake sithi unalo lonke usizo aludingayo ohlwini lwakhe lwe-ego, oluhlanganisa zonke izinhloli Zasechina Ezisechinatowns Of The Americas. Khona-ke i-emu yayingeke idinge uhlu Lukanicola noma lwakhe. Kodwa wacelwa ukuba eze kimi. Wonke umuntu wayefile ngaphandle kwakhe. I-Emu yayidinga lolu listu.
  
  
  Ngathinteka, kodwa amehlo ami ahlala evaliwe. Kwakunjengokungathi i-cocoon yayicindezelwa okhalweni lwami. Kwakubuhlungu njengesihogo, kodwa ngemva kokududula kwesithupha noma kwesikhombisa, ngaqala ukujwayela. Ingubo yadlula ngemva kwamehlo akhe, futhi waphinde wahamba. Khona-ke eyakhe, futhi ngazizwa ihlombe lami linyakaziswa.
  
  
  "Unick? Cute?"Utanya wayekhuluma. "Ukopha kwaphela. Ngakunika umjovo. Lapha, thatha la maphilisi amabili."
  
  
  Isinqe sakhe sasisongwe ngokuqinile ngenduku. Lapho amehlo ami evuleka, ngaqhaqhazela ekukhanyeni okungcwele okubukhali okungaphezulu kwekhanda lami. Amehlo katanya amomotheka.
  
  
  "Sekuyisikhathi esingakanani engasekho?"Ngambuza. Ngacabanga ukuthi ngizwe lokho okwakuzwakala njengekhwelo lamaphoyisa Aselondon. Kwakungekho msindo; eqinisweni, wayengakwazi ukuwuzwa. Ngesizathu esithile, leli gama laqhubeka livela ekhanda lami. Ingwe enamaphiko.
  
  
  "Hhayi ngaphezu kwemizuzu emihlanu. Manje thatha la maphilisi."
  
  
  Ngiyifake emlonyeni wami futhi ngiphuze ingilazi yamanzi anginika yona. Isiyezi nesicanucanu kwangishiya. Ngangilindile, kodwa ngangihlushwa ubuhlungu. Umsindo wawukhathaza , umsindo ophakeme, wokumemeza uvela kude.
  
  
  "Unick?"kubuza Utanya . "Kuyini?"
  
  
  U-ey wamshaya wathi, " Sithandwa, ungakuvumeli ukuba uphume ekhanda lakho ukuthi wehlulekile kulo msebenzi. Mhlawumbe sobabili saphazamisa kancane endleleni, kodwa lezo zembozo zaqhuma ngenxa yokuthile okwakungalindelekile. Kulungile?"
  
  
  Wanganga i-earlobe yami. Kuhle. Kodwa yini eyayikukhathaza? Wawubukeka sengathi ufinyelela okuthile futhi awukwazanga ukukuthola."
  
  
  "Namanje angikwazi ukuthola i-ego. Ushen wabulala Unicoli. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba enze kanjalo, wathi wayenohlu Lwezingwe Ezinamaphiko, wabe esehleka kakhulu. Ngabona okuthile okwakumelwe kwenze sonke lesi senzakalo sibe esibalulekile kimi. Mhlawumbe yizinto onginike zona ezonakalisa inqubo yami yokucabanga ."
  
  
  "Lokho kufanele kukwenze ucace", kusho Utanya.
  
  
  Ngokushesha nje lapho engena ezinyaweni zakhe, ngagcwala isicanucanu somsebenzi ongaphandle. Wawa emuva embhedeni, kodwa wahlala ezinyaweni zakhe. Umuzwa awusekho.
  
  
  Wabe esephula iminwe yakhe. "Yebo! Vota futhi yilokho!"
  
  
  Utanya wahlala phambi kwami, engibheka emehlweni. "Kuyini?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Kunohlu lwabantu Ushen axhumana nabo e-United States. Ngangazi ukuthi ikhona, kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi ikuphi. Yebo. Wangitshela Usam. Ingwe enamaphiko. Ngiyazi ukuthi ukuphi manje.
  
  
  "Nick, lalela!"Umgomo wakhe wawuthambekele kolunye uhlangothi. Wayegqoka. Manje wahlala phansi embhedeni, isiketi sakhe sakhuphuka phezulu, futhi sadonsa amasokisi akhe. Sobabili sezwa umsindo wokumemeza ophakeme.
  
  
  "Lona Ngushen", ngishilo. "Unendiza Ye-Lear. Mhlawumbe ngingayimisa i-ego yakhe."
  
  
  Wangibiza lapho kufika usuku lwakhe. "Unick? Ngilinde."
  
  
  "Cha, uhlala lapha."
  
  
  "O, pooh!"Umlomo wakhe ongezansi wawugqamile, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi nganginowilhelmina esandleni sami.
  
  
  futhi wayengaphandle komnyango.
  
  
  Wathatha izitebhisi ezimbili ngesikhathi. Umoya wasebusuku oqhakazile wangishaya ngingenalutho lapho ngifika emgodini omkhulu. Igazi elalisemilenzeni yami laliyisikhumbuzo sendlela engafika ngayo lapho.
  
  
  Kwakumnyama kakhulu ukubona ibhasi Levolkswagen. Wakhwela phezu kwecala waya emunweni wokhuni wephaneli. I-jet jack kastahl inomsindo omkhulu. Kodwa kungani ingazange indize? Kungani ayevele ahlale lapho aqale izinjini?
  
  
  Lapho nje efika e-asphalt, wayazi ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle. Kwenzeka izinto ezimbili ngesikhathi esisodwa. Ukusuka kuleli banga, wayengathola kalula ibhasi Levolkswagen elibheke ethekwini elikhazimulayo. Kwakunomthunzi omncane, omnyama ngemva kwakhe. Imoto emnyama imercedes. Wabe esezwa Utai Sheng ehleka kancane ngemva kwakhe.
  
  
  "Woza, Carter", esho ngezwi elinamafutha. Kwakunokuthile okujabulisayo ngakho. Ungifake ogibeni oluwubuwula.
  
  
  Uwilhelmina wawa phezu kwe-asphalt lapho u-ee emkhulula.
  
  
  "Ngangicabanga ukuthi umsindo wendiza enophephela emhlane wawuzokudonsa uzungeze isikebhe. Cha, akekho oholayo. Kusalokhu kuboshwe futhi kunamathele, kungilindele."
  
  
  "Ungangivumeli ngikubambe."
  
  
  "Ah, ngeke. ngizohamba ngokushesha ngemva kokuba ngikubulale. Kodwa uyabona, Carter, unento engeyami. Uhlu Lukanicoli. Wawungasisindisa sobabili ezinkingeni eziningi ukube wawungidlulisele kimi ngaphandle kwehhotela.Nganginekhamera encane ekhethekile engangizoyisebenzisa ukuze ngiyithathe isithombe, bese idluliselwa ngohlu Kunicoli.
  
  
  "Ungaphenduki, Carter. Ungacabangi ngisho ngakho. Ingabe unalo uhlu?"
  
  
  "Ayikho indlela."
  
  
  Wabubula. "Ngiyabona ukuthi kuyoba nzima kuwe. Its nje ngethemba ukudubula wena bese uthathe uhlu. Carter, anginaso isikhathi esiningi. Emhlanganweni olandelayo, kunabantu abalinde i-heroin. Ngineminyaka engamashumi amathathu. umzuzu owodwa sekwephuzile. Ingabe wakufihla endaweni ethile esikebheni? "
  
  
  Izingalo zami zazilengiswe ezinhlangothini zami. "Mhlawumbe. Uzokwenzenjani ngakho?"
  
  
  Ubumnene obunamafutha bezwi lika-ego babukhuluma ngokungabi nasineke. "Eqinisweni, Ucarter, uyisazi. Uyobe usafa lapho ngimshiya."
  
  
  "Ake sithi ngifuna ukuya phansi, ngigcwele ulwazi. Njengoba ngifela uhlu, awucabangi yini ukuthi nginelungelo lokwazi ukuthi luzosetshenziselwa ini?"
  
  
  "Awunawo amalungelo. Lokhu kuwubuwula, angikwenzi - " wama imizuzwana embalwa. Wabe esethi: "phenduka, Carter."
  
  
  Kancane kancane waphenduka wabhekana naye. Kumelwe ukuba wayecashe ngaphansi kwebhasi. Kwakungangabazeki ukuthi wayenesibhamu futhi engikhomba ngaso. Kodwa angizange ngibone ukubonakaliswa kwakhe kwe-ego, ubuso bakhe. Kwakuyisithunzi nje esingenamuntu.
  
  
  "Uzama ukuthenga isikhathi, Carter", esho. "Kungani?"
  
  
  Uma i-ego yakhe ingakwazi ukubona ubuso, yayingeke ibone obami. Ecindezela izandla zakhe ezinhlangothini zakhe, wagxuma kancane. Uhugo, i-stiletto yami encane, wawela esandleni sami.
  
  
  "Angazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani, Shen."
  
  
  "Uwillie!"wamemeza. "Willy, ingabe usemkhunjini?"
  
  
  Sobabili salalela amanzi edlula esikebheni kanye nokumemeza okude, okuphakeme kwendiza.
  
  
  "Awusabi yini ukuthi uzophelelwa uphethiloli kule ndiza sonke lesi sikhathi?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Ungadlali nami, Carter. Uwillie! Ngiphendule!
  
  
  "Ngeke akuphendule, Sheng. Akaphenduli muntu."
  
  
  "Kuhle, wambulala. Wabona lokho akwenza entombazaneni, futhi washaya i-ego yakhe. Kuningi Kakhulu Kuwillie. Uphi uhlu manje?"
  
  
  "Uma ungibulala, awusoze wakuthola. Futhi ngeke ngiyeke ukuzazisa kwami kuze kube yilapho sengiyazi ukuthi usebenzisani nakho."Ekhoneni leso lakhe, wabona Utanya ekhasa ngamasentimitha ambalwa ngaphesheya kompheme wesikebhe. Lapho efika ekugcineni, Uzothola Ukuthi Usheng ukhuluma ngokungagunci. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi yini eyamvimba.
  
  
  "Kuhle", kusho Usheng, ebubula futhi engenasineke. Kuzokwenziwa amakhophi amaningi, futhi ikhophi eyodwa izothunyelwa ehhovisi elikhulu legatsha ngalinye Emelika. Igama ngalinye kulolu listu lizolandelwa futhi libhekwe. Ulwazi lomuntu siqu luzoqoqwa futhi lugcinwe. Noma iyiphi indlela etholakalayo izosetshenziswa: ukulalela izingxoxo zocingo, ukuhlola okungahleliwe kwezindawo ezivakashelwe, ukusesha endlini lapho zingekho. Ungasho ukuthi sizokwenza njengohulumeni wakho wesifundazwe ."
  
  
  "Futhi iyoba yini injongo yakho konke lokhu?"Ngambuza. Utanya wayesecishe wafika emaphethelweni angaphambili. Wayehamba kancane futhi ngokucophelela. Wayazi Ukuthi Usheng wayekwazi ukwenzani, cishe wayekwazisa imilenze kangcono kunaye.
  
  
  "Imininingwane, Carter . Ezinye zazo ziyosetshenziswa ngokumelene nalabo abanquma ukuthi imafia entsha akufanele ithathe amandla. I-ejensi yakho kufanele ijabule. Sizonikeza ubufakazi bokuthi izigebengu eziningana zingaboshwa. Labo abahambisana nathi bayovuzwa kakhulu. Kodwa okokuqala, sizosebenzisa lolu lwazi ukuthola umuntu osebenza naye.
  
  
  inhlanganisela efanele yobuwula, ukuhaha, nokuvelela. Omunye Urosano nicoli kuyoba nzima ukumthola. Kwakuphelele ngempela, futhi konke kwakuyoba kuhle ukube awuzange uphazamise."
  
  
  Manje utanya wayeseceleni kwempumulo. Yayiphenduka kancane ohlangothini lwayo, iminwe ekugcineni. Wayazi ukuthi wayezokwenza uhlobo luni lokuhlasela ukuze enze izandla eceleni, awe, futhi acindezele, akhahlele izinyawo zombili ekhanda likashen. Cishe wayesekulungele. Konke okwakudingeka ngikwenze kwakuwukuthenga ngomzuzu owodwa noma emibili.
  
  
  "Kuthiwani ngohlu Lwezingwe ezinamaphiko?"Ngambuza. "Uzosebenzisani lokhu?"
  
  
  Amahlombe ka-Ego avuka futhi awa ngesenzo sokungabekezeli. "Carter, usuqala ukungibuza le mibuzo engapheli. Akusekho ukukhuluma. Uphi uhlu?"
  
  
  "Lokho kuwubuwula, akunjalo, Sheng? Ngiyazi ukuthi usho ukuthini. Lapho sengikutshele ukuthi ukuphi, ukuphila kwami kuyoba yize."
  
  
  "Ingabe yilokhu ozama ukukuthenga? Isikhathi esithe xaxa kuze kube yisihlanu?"
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe."
  
  
  Waphakamisa isibhamu. "Vula amaphakethe akho ngaphakathi."
  
  
  Wakwenza lokhu ephethe Uhugo entendeni yesandla sakhe. Lapho amaphakethe ami amabili angaphambili ebhulukwe ekhishwa futhi ehla, ngakuthola kulula ukubamba i-stiletto. Utanya wayesekulungele ukugxuma manje. Kwakuzokwenzeka maduze, owokuqala wayesephaketheni lami elingemuva, futhi wayazi Ukuthi Usheng wayezobuza ini ngokulandelayo.
  
  
  "Kulungile," esho. "Manje phenduka bese udonsa amaphakethe akho angemuva ngaphakathi. Awuzange ube nesikhathi esiningi sokufihla le nto. Kufanele kube lula ukuthola uma ungenayo nawe."
  
  
  Eyakhe yayinganyakazi, inganyakazi.
  
  
  "Okokuqala ngizomdubula emadolweni akho, bese kuba yizindololwane zombili, bese kuba amahlombe akho. Yenza njengoba ngishilo."Wathatha isinyathelo esiya phambili futhi wancika kancane, engibuka sengathi usanda kungibona okokuqala. "Linda umzuzu," esho ehlebela. "Awubambeki isikhathi ngokwakho. Unebhandeshi okhalweni lwakho. Kanjani... ubani..."
  
  
  Khona-Ke Utanya wagxuma. Imilenze yakhe yaphuma yehla, kwalandela umzimba wakhe wonke. Indiza yayimfushane kakhulu kangangokuthi ngacishe ngayiphuthelwa i-ego ebumnyameni. Wayefana nomcibisholo, ewela kuqala ngezinyawo zakhe, futhi izandla zakhe nezingalo zakhe ziphakama ngaphezu kwakhe.
  
  
  Kodwa Usheng wayengakulungele ngokuphelele. Lapho nje ebona ukuthi Ngiboshwe amehlo, wayazi Ukuthi Utanya wayengafile, ukuthi wayesaphila futhi elalele ingxoxo yethu. Ngaleso sikhathi, wathatha isinyathelo emuva, okwakungamvumeli u-hey ukuba abale isikhathi, wayephakamisa isibhamu esiqondisweni sakhe, ephenduka kimi.
  
  
  Khona-ke yaqala ukunyakaza. Manje uhugo wayesesandleni sami esilinganisweni sesinqe. Ushen wayenezinyathelo eziyisithupha noma eziyisikhombisa ukusuka kimi. Ngehlisa ikhanda lami futhi ngamlandela, Uhugo ehola.
  
  
  Isikhathi sikatanya salahlwa, kodwa hhayi ngokuphelele. Isithende sakhe sokunene sabamba intamo Kashen, saphendulela ikhanda lakhe eceleni. Akazange abhekise isibhamu Ku-nah. Kodwa konke okunye kwawela kuye.
  
  
  Okwesikhashana, yayibambeke ekhanda nasemahlombe e-ego. Wayengakasilahli isibhamu, kodwa wayeshaya izingalo zakhe ngokudangala ngesikhathi ezama ukusikhipha.
  
  
  Cishe wayesenen. Lonke isehlakalo sasibonakala sihamba kancane, nakuba ayazi ukuthi kwakudlula imizuzwana Kadolly kuphela. Ngangingabaza ukuthi kwase kudlule imizuzwana emibili Ngaphambi Kokuba Utanya agxumele ekufikeni kwe-ferret, kodwa kwakusengathi ngidinga ukufinyelela kuyoeverade.
  
  
  Wadubula, Futhi Utanya wayesesenen. Manje wayeseqhele ngezinyathelo ezine, wabe eseqhele ngezinyathelo ezintathu. Lapho umhlane wakhe ushaya i-asphalt, waziphoqa ukuba ahambe, ephakamisa imilenze yakhe phezulu emgomweni. I-ego eyashiyelwa isizwe ngasinye yashaya Utanya ekhanda, okwakwanele ukuba avuke futhi ashaye i-emu ngemuva kwakhe. Lashayisa i-asphalt futhi lagingqika.
  
  
  Usheng wawela ngokuphelele kuzo zonke ezine. Wabeka umlenze wakhe ongakwesokudla ngaphansi kwakhe, elungele ukuma, futhi wangiphakamisela isibhamu.
  
  
  Kodwa ngaleso sikhathi, wayeseyifinyelele. Uhugo wayishintshele engalweni yakhe yangakwesokudla, futhi manje wayesengicindezela phambili. Ngesandla sakhe sobunxele, u-ego wasunduza isandla ngesibhamu futhi washaya phansi, wafaka wonke amandla akhe ku-nah.
  
  
  Wayibona iza futhi wangibamba esihlakaleni, wawa ngakwesokudla sakhe. Ummese we-stiletto wawubhekiswe emphinjeni wakhe. Encike emuva, wabamba ihlombe lika-ego.
  
  
  Yena, wazizwa engena. Ummese wawudlula kalula endwangwini yejazi lika-ego, ume umzuzwana omncane njengoba wawuqala ukugqobhoza isikhumba, bese ungena unesisindo sami sonke ngemuva kwaso. Ihlombe likasheng laphinde laphuka njengoba ephendukela eceleni.
  
  
  Wakhala futhi wangibamba kabuhlungu esihlakaleni. Manje wayesezama ukubuyisa isibhamu. Ngazama ukukhipha i-stiletto yami ukuze ngimshaye futhi, kodwa wangibamba ngokuqinile esihlakaleni.
  
  
  Sasisondelene. Wabona ubuhlungu emehlweni akhe agcwele ubugovu, izinwele ezimnyama eziqondile ebunzini lakhe, uthayi okhululekile, igazi ligeleza phakathi kwamanxeba, licwilisa ijazi lakhe elenziwe kahle.
  
  
  Wangishaya ngesandla sakhe samahhala
  
  
  ohlangothini olulimele.
  
  
  Ngakhala njengoba ubuhlungu babungigwinya ngokuphelele. Kwakunjengokungathi kwakuthelwe uketshezi phezu kwalo. Wafika ngokungagwegwesi emnkantsheni wamathambo, ngesikhathi esifanayo elimaza yonke into.
  
  
  Wayesakwazi ukubona izinto ezimbalwa. Isibhamu sakhe sawela phansi, saphenduka kabili saya kwesobunxele. Manje ushen waphendulela isibhamu endaweni engangiyihlosile. Ngandlela-thile i-stiletto yaklebhulwa ehlombe lika-ego. Kwakusesandleni sami. Ubuhlungu babuthikameza ubuchopho bami, banciphisa ukunyakaza kwezindlovu.
  
  
  Ushan wayemi ngezinyawo. Utanya wayelele eceleni, enganyakazi. Wahlala isandla sakhe sicindezelwe ehlombe lakhe elaliphuma igazi. Ngabe sengibeka imilenze yami yomibili ngaphansi kwami lapho ngibona isibhamu se-ego sikhomba ebusweni bami. Ekhohlwa ubuhlungu, wazithatha wabhukuda.
  
  
  Kwakuwukushaya emoyeni ngenhla nje kwamadolo, okwenza ama-quarterback angomakadebona akhuphuke izitebhisi kancane kakhulu futhi anqekuzise ihora lokuqala ngemva kokukhuphuka. Lapho ngiqiniseka ukuthi amahlombe ami ayeshaye i-ego, ngacindezela i-ego yakhe, amathole, amaqakala nezinyawo esifubeni sami futhi ngaqhubeka nginyakaza.
  
  
  Wayengakwazi ukungena noma kuphi. Lapho ewa, izandla zakhe zenyuka zabuya, zizama ukuthambisa ukuwa kwakhe. Kodwa wayelokhu eshaya kanzima. Wabe eseqala ukukhahlela imilenze yakhe. Kwaze kwaba yilapho eqala ukukhasa phezu kwakhe ebusweni buka-ego lapho aqaphela khona ukuthi wayelahlekelwe isibhamu ekwindla. Ngavele ngayibona njengoba yayigxuma iphaneli lokhuni okokugcina, yabe isiwela ethekwini.
  
  
  Isandla sami sokunene esinesigxobo sasiphakanyiswe phezulu. Kodwa wabamba u-ego ngaphambi kokuba i-emu imshaye ebusweni. Sahlala ngaleyo ndlela, sobabili sicindezelekile. Uhugo wambamba ngawo wonke amandla akhe, futhi ngiyaminza. Wonke amandla ka-ego asetshenziswa esihlakaleni sami, ngizama ukuphambukisa ummese we-stiletto.
  
  
  Ekhoneni leso lakhe, wabona Utanya eqala ukuvusa intukuthelo. Umzamo wesibili wokubheka unah wawuyiphutha. Ushen wangicindezela ngamadolo. Wamemeza futhi wahlehla. Wabe esegumbuqela i-stiletto engalweni yami. Sekwephuze kakhulu kuye, ngayibamba futhi ngayibuka igingqika phezu kwe-asphalt.
  
  
  Ukopha ehlombe lika-ego kwenza ingalo yakhe yabonakala ingasizi ngalutho. Omunye wangishaya ekhaleni, ngamandla engangingacabangi ukuthi unawo. Sasigijima ngokuphindaphindiwe. Amehlo akhe azama ukufinyelela ku-ego. Wazama ukungiguqa emathangeni, kodwa ngakwazi ukugwema.
  
  
  Khona-ke sasisemkhumbini wokhuni obushelelezi, eduze komngcele wamanzi, sibubula futhi siphefumula. Akekho osizungezile owakhuluma manje. Sasingaphansi komuntu, silula njengesikhathi ngokwaso.
  
  
  Isandla sami sasisesihlathini sakhe, sisathinta amehlo akhe. Yilapho ngaqaphela khona ukuthi wayeshaya ephaketheni lami elingemuva. Isibhakela sami sabuyela emuva futhi sashaya i-ego yakhe ekhaleni. Waphinde washaywa yi-ego yakhe, futhi njalo lapho enza ukububula okubuhlungu.
  
  
  Kwakunegazi elaligeleza ekhaleni lakhe. Kulokhu eyakhe, umlomo we-emu wavuka wawa. Wabe esefinyelela kuye, futhi wazama ukudonsa isandla sakhe ephaketheni lakhe. Konke kwahamba kahle. Wayishaya kanzima esilondeni sami esivulekile.
  
  
  Ngaphinde ngagcwala isicanucanu sokuphumula. Wonke amandla ami ashiya izandla zami. Ngokungacacile, isandla sika-ego safinyelela emizuzwini futhi sakhipha uhlu.
  
  
  Ukuzazisa kwakhe kwakufanele kumvimbe. Uma ebaleka, konke ayehlele ukukwenza kuyosebenza. Umsebenzi wawuyohluleka. Eqhekeka amazinyo, waphoqelela amandla akhe ukuba abuyele emzimbeni wakhe.
  
  
  Wazama ukungixosha. Wakhipha ishali yakhe, umkhono we-doublet yakhe, wabe esekhipha umlenze wakhe webhulukwe. Wasuka, wabe esephendukela kimi. Wabuya futhi ngokushesha wabuyela phambili. Uzwane lwezicathulo ze-Ballet Zikashen luhlobene nebhandeshi eliphuma igazi ohlangothini lwami.
  
  
  Ubumnyama babukhula njengebhodlela likayinki. Umzimba wakhe wagingqika kabili, ecabanga ukuthi wayezoqhubeka ezama. Konke okumelwe ukwenze ukuze ungahambi, kwandiza ekhanda lami. Wayelwisana nakho konke kimi. Lapho le ndiza isuka Nosheng ngaphakathi, iyonyamalalaeverade.
  
  
  Ngokuphefumula nokuphefumula, ngakwazi ukulahla ubumnyama obanele ukuze ngivule amehlo ami. Ushan wayekude nami ngamamitha amahlanu, ingalo eyodwa ilenga ngokungenamsebenzi phezu kwezibalo zakhe, igazi liconsa emunweni wakhe we-ego.
  
  
  Wama esiteji. Ephumula kancane, wabheka Unah, wabe esengibheka. Lolu listu lwalusesandleni sika-Ego esihle, ehamba emuva naphambili phakathi kweminwe yakhe.
  
  
  Kumelwe ukuba ukubaleka kwakubaluleke kakhulu, ngoba washiya i-stiletto lapho yayikhona futhi wabuyela emuva Emercedes. Ama-ego kashaggy ayezwakala ngaphesheya kwe-asphalt njengoba indiza Kalear yayimemeza.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi Ngihlala phansi, Utanya wayesevele ehamba ngezinyawo ezine. Uwilhelmina wayekude kakhulu. Umnyango ohlangothini lomshayeli Wemercedes wavuleka.
  
  
  Lapho Ngiguqa ngamadolo, Utanya wayehlezi futhi eza kimi. Umnyango wemercedes wavalwa. Kwakuwumsindo OYINHLOKO oqinile, njengokuvala okuphephile. Ngokushesha kwaba khona ukuzungeza kwemoto yokuqala, bese kuba ukuzungeza Kwe-V8 enkulu. Amathayi ayethuthumela e-asphalt njengoba Usheng ayesheshe anyamalale.
  
  
  Wafika ezinyaweni zakhe futhi washiya emuva
  
  
  nokunye.
  
  
  Utanya waqala ukukhala njengoba eza kimi. "Ukopha futhi. Ibhandeshi lagcwala amanzi."
  
  
  Wasuka Enah, wathatha i-stiletto, futhi wahamba-hamba Waya Kuwilhelmina. Uhugo wathatha isibhamu wasibuyisela esikhwameni saso. Ibhandeshi elingenalutho, eligcwele igazi, isikhwama ngaphansi kwengalo yakhe, isikhumba engalweni yakhe. Kwakunganele.
  
  
  "Nick, wenzani?"Kubuza utanya .
  
  
  "Yekani ukuzazisaeverade."
  
  
  "Kodwa uyachama. Ake ngiyeke, khona-ke singakwazi..."
  
  
  "Cha!"Waphefumula ngokujulile.
  
  
  Ingqondo ibaluleke kakhulu kunendaba. Amandla Angaqondakali, angaziwa Asempumalanga. I-yoga. Ukuvala amehlo akho, kuyizwe elikhulu, konke ngaphakathi kuwe. Njengoba nje i-yoga yayingisize ukuba ngiphumule izikhathi eziningi, manje eyakhe yayimbiza ukuba athathe izintambo. Konke engake ngafundiswa kuye kwabizwa. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlanza ingqondo yami kunalokho okubuhlungu. Kusele into eyodwa kuphela okufanele igxile kuyo: ukumisa Usheng naleyo ndiza I-Pound Sterling. Lapho ngiphinde ngivula amehlo ami, kwakwenziwa, noma kwakwenziwa okwanele ukuba ngihambe.
  
  
  "Ngizohamba nawe."Utanya wawela esinyathelweni.
  
  
  "Cha."Eyakhe yayisebhasini Levolkswagen. Futhi eyakhe yayishesha. Ehlombe lakhe, wathi, " Lesi sikebhe esinamakhabethe kumelwe sibe nohlobo oluthile lomsakazo osuka emkhunjini uye ogwini. Thola Ego bese ushayele Hawke. Ell i-emu ukuthi sikuphi."
  
  
  Kwafika ukuthula okuwubuwula kimi, ukuthula okuhlanya okwakungahlangene ngalutho neqiniso. Ngangikwazi lokho. Noma kunjalo, okuwukuphela komcabango ongazange udlule engqondweni yami kwakuwukuthi, " uphawu lwehlosi elinamaphiko... Isibonakaliso Sehlosi elinamaphiko."Ushen wayenohlu olwaludingwa uhulumeni wethu. Kwakufanele ayithole. Futhi kwakungelona uhlu ayeluthathe kimi - lolo esasingenasithakazelo kulo-yilolo ayelufihle: uphawu lwehlosi elinamaphiko.
  
  
  Utanya wanyamalala ngomnyango lapho kufika ibhasi futhi wathuthela ku - "U". Ngokuchofoza komshini wenjini yakhe enamasilinda amane epholile emoyeni, ngezwa umsindo we-Lear jet ukhula ngesivinini nangomthamo.
  
  
  Usanta akazange ayivale lapho eshayela e-asphalt. Isibhamu Sikaluger, i-stiletto, ibhomu likaphethiloli, nenxusa elalahlekelwe igazi eliningi lalingeke lifaniswe nendiza Kalear. Kodwa nganginombono engangicabanga ukuthi ungase usebenze.
  
  
  Izibani eziqhakazile ezibomvu neziluhlaza manje zase ziphambi kwami. U-Ih wayembona ngokucacile. Indiza yayigingqika. Ivela ngakolunye uhlangothi lwensimu enotshani.
  
  
  Ngehora lesishiyagalolunye, umgwaqo we-asphalt waphendukela kwesobunxele. Indiza yehla yaba yishumi nambili. Wasikwa isondo lebhasi futhi wasuswa emgwaqweni waya otshanini obujulile obungaba ihora lesibili.
  
  
  Amalangabi amajets ayeseceleni kakhulu kwendiza, njengokubingelela ebusuku ngojulayi 4. Manje kwase kuthinta inhliziyo ngempela. Ibhasi lamcindezela ukuba afinyelele umkhawulo egiyeni lesithathu, wabe esedlulela kwelesine.
  
  
  Uma sicabanga nge-angle eyayimholela, indiza yayisondela ngehora leshumi, futhi eyakhe yayisondela ngehora leshumi nambili. Kuyo yonke indawo ehhotela, futhi intengo yayibushelelezi kakhulu kunalokho engangikucabanga. I-speedometer yami yayisukela kwabangamashumi amahlanu kuya kwabangamashumi ayisithupha. Ukubhonga kwezinjini zezindiza kwaphenduka ukubhonga okukhulu. Izibani ezihambayo zazigxuma njengoba indiza yayigingqika ngokushesha.
  
  
  Ngokushesha izovuka emoyeni. Izinduku zotshani zaba ukufiphala kobumnyama. Amehlo ami awazange ashiye indiza egingqikayo. Ibanga phakathi kwethu lancipha ngokushesha njengoba izinsimbi ezimbili ezihambayo zazihamba ngendlela yokushayisana.
  
  
  Wazibuza kancane ukuthi ngabe wangibona yini. Kwakungenandaba. Sobabili sidlule iphuzu lokungabuyi. Kwakungekho lutho ayengalwenza ngale ndiza ngaphandle kokundiza. Yayingatholi isivinini esanele sokukhuphuka, yayingenakuvimba, futhi yayingenakuphenduka ngaphandle kokuphenduka. Kwakufana nami.
  
  
  Lapho efika ngemva kwesihlalo, wezwa izinto zensimbi ezibandayo kwaze kwaba yilapho ethola isando esinzima. U-Ego wamthatha wamfaka esifubeni sakhe.
  
  
  Njengoba indiza yayisondela, umsindo wezinjini wawuphakeme kangangokuthi zacwila, amasondo ayezungeza ngobuningi obumnyama, ikhabethe likhanyiswe Ngurivnenskaya ngokwanele Ukuba I-Ego ibone. Izinwele zika-Ego zazisalokhu zingcolile kancane. Isifihla-buso somoya-mpilo sasilenga ngakwesobunxele sakhe. Wayengumshayeli wendiza onolwazi futhi wanikezwa Indondo Ephakeme Kakhulu Yered China.
  
  
  Kungase kungabi nesikhathi esanele. Kwadingeka ngisheshe. Ibanga lalidla ngokushesha okukhulu. Yathathwa ngesando futhi yavumela i-emu ukuba iwele phansi. Ibhasi lancipha kancane lapho ethatha unyawo lwakhe esinyathelweni segesi futhi efaka isando kuso. Okwesikhashana, nganginomuzwa wokuba mncane kakhulu, into efana nalokho umuntu osesikebheni esinesikebhe okufanele azizwe lapho edlula emimmo yolwandle oluncane.
  
  
  Isandla sami sasisemnyango. Ibhasi lalihamba ngesivinini esingamashumi amahlanu. Kodwa indiza ithola isivinini esengeziwe. Kwadingeka umzamo omkhulu ukuze kuvulwe umnyango ngokumelene nomoya ovunguzayo. Futhi wayezwa umsindo ophansi wezinjini zombili ngesivinini esikhulu. Waphendulela isondo kancane ngakwesobunxele. Ibhasi lalibheke ngqo endizeni. Wavula umnyango wagxuma.
  
  
  Ekuqaleni, kwakunomuzwa wokundiza, indawo engaphelelwa isikhathi lapho ungathinti lutho khona kulomhlaba. Khona-ke, uma ubheka phansi, yonke indawo yehhotela yayishesha kakhulu. Kuzolimala.
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngokuya ebhizinisini ngokushesha. Izwi lokuthi kungani ukuqala kwami kwafika kuqala. Kodwa amandla okusheshisa aphonsa ikhanda lami phansi nomunye umlenze wami emhlane wami. Ngangingasakwazi ukulawula ukuthi ngiya kuphi. Konke engangingakwenza kwakuwukuphumula umzimba wami.
  
  
  Eyakhe yashaya ikhanda layo, yabe isishaya umhlane wayo, yabe isishaya emoyeni futhi. Kulokhu, wawa ehlombe futhi waqhubeka egxuma futhi egingqika, ehlaba amazinyo, okwamlimaza.
  
  
  Wama ngokushesha nje lapho eqala. Angikwazanga ukubamba umoya wami, ngashaywa umoya, futhi okwesikhashana ngaba yimpumputhe. Kwakunokukhanya okuningi okuwolintshi nokufudumala.
  
  
  Ngazizwa, angizange ngiyibone, ngoba ngangikwazi ukubona nje lokho okwenzeka lapho igxuma futhi igingqika. Mhlawumbe yilokho okwangisiza ukuba ngiphumule, ngigxile kulokho okwakwenzeka endizeni.
  
  
  Usheng wabona ibhasi ngomzuzu wokugcina. Wayethinta umhlekisi ongakwesobunxele, ezama ukuphambuka kancane aye eceleni. I-Lear jet yagingqika esondweni layo langakwesokudla, yehlisa iphiko layo langakwesokudla. Ibhasi lashayisa umphetho wephiko. Njengoba insimbi yayikhala, iphiko lagoba futhi laqhuma. Ngaleso sikhathi, impumulo yejethi yayikhomba phansi ngemuva kwebhasi, futhi umsila wawukhuphuka.
  
  
  Njengoba izinjini zendiza zazikhala, elinye isondo laphenduka, laphuka iphiko langakwesokudla laya ekhaleni, lisuka ephikweni langakwesobunxele laya emsileni. Ngalesi sikhathi, izinjini Zikasheng zakhuphuka.
  
  
  Okwesikhashana, indiza yayibanda emsileni wayo, imane nje igeleze emgqeni onotshani nomsila wayo ongaphansi kwenyawo phansi, isakaza utshani emaceleni njengesiqu somkhumbi ohlukanisa amanzi.
  
  
  Lapho ewa, wagingqika. Indawo yabagibeli yashaywa kanzima njengoba indiza yonke yayiqala ukuzungeza nokuzungeza, yenza umsindo wensimbi okhalayo.
  
  
  Khona-ke yaqhuma.
  
  
  Amaphiko amathangi ayendizela esiqwini, esawa njengephazili elahliwe. Amabhola omlilo anombala osawolintshi nobomvu abila ngenxa yokuqhuma okubhongayo. Isibhakabhaka sakhanya ngokwengeziwe njengoba amalangabi ayenyuka kuzo zonke izinkomba.
  
  
  Izingcezu zawela ngaphansi kwamamitha angamashumi amabili ukusuka kimi. Ingxenye ephiko yakhuphuka yaze yafika eduze nalapho yayigxume khona. Yonke ingxenye yomsila yahlukaniswa nesigubhu. Landizela phezulu njengebhola likanobhutshuzwayo futhi landizela ngakwesobunxele sami.
  
  
  Ingcwele evuthayo ewolintshi yabonisa ibhasi Levolkswagen eligoqekayo. Ayizange iqhume. Khona-ke, yaphuma ngamasondo ayo angemuva njengehhashi lasendle, yabe isiwela phambili, yagingqika ohlangothini lwayo, futhi yagingqa izikhathi ezine ngaphambi kokuba iphumule iphendukezele phansi.
  
  
  Umoya wawugcwele iphunga lokuncibilikisa i-aluminium ne-magnesium, ukushisa irabha nepulasitiki. Kwakungekho iphunga lenyama Ye-Sheng evuthayo, yayibuthakathaka kakhulu uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izinto ezivuthayo. Njengoba itekisi lalincibilika futhi ligeleza, lishiya izibazi otshanini, ngambona, lokho okungase kube i-ego nomzimba, noma lokho okungase kube isiqu esishisiwe, esigwegwile noma inkomo emnyama ewohlokile. Isondo lalisalokhu libambelela emhlabathini. Ngezikhathi ezithile amalangabi ayeluma i-ego, kodwa hhayi izingxenye, ngoba yayisivele ishisiwe.
  
  
  Usergey osawolintshi naye wabonisa Utanya egijima ebheke kimi otshanini. Ukuthula kwakusekhona. Ngangazi ukuthi ngizokwenzenjani manje. Wayefika ephethe isiketi esiphakeme, imilenze emihle iyanyakazisa leyo nyama ethambile. Okuthile okuxhunywe emgqeni wakhe wehlombe.
  
  
  Ngikhohliwe ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukungalimazi. Ngaphezu kohlangothi olwalulimele, ngokuvamile olwalunamandla kakhulu, nganginamabala amaningi. Ngokuphenduka okujabulisayo kwesiphetho, awekho amathambo aphukile, okungenani angikwazanga ukusitshela lutho. Lapho ngiphefumula, ngangizwa ubuhlungu phansi esifubeni sami, kodwa kwakungeyona into embi noma engcono kunabanye.
  
  
  Utanya wangiphefumulela. Ngakwazi ukuma ngezinyawo zami. Ngimi lapho, lapho umhlaba wonke ukhanyiswa khona ngamalangabi agobhozayo aphuzi nabomvu, futhi ngilinde Utanya ukuba eze kimi.
  
  
  Sasimi ekukhanyeni okuwolintshi isikhathi eside, sibambana nje. Umzimba wakhe obuthakathaka wawunyakaziswa ukukhala. Ngesizathu esithile, ngangimomotheka.
  
  
  Khona-ke wangixosha futhi wabheka phezulu ebusweni bami. "Ingabe salahlekelwa?"wabuza. "Ngiyazi ukuthi ufile... kodwa umsebenzi ... ingabe thina... ingabe yahluleka?"
  
  
  Wamanga indlebe yakhe. "Ake sibone. Nginombono--. Uma eqinisile, siye saphumelela."
  
  
  Wabe esengibamba futhi, futhi kwamlimaza cishe ukuba aphelelwe amandla. "O, Nick!"wamemeza. "Lapho ngibona ibhasi ligingqika futhi ligingqika, ngacabanga ukuthi ungaphakathi..."
  
  
  "Shh. Kulungile. Yini esikhwameni sakho?"
  
  
  "Ikhithi yosizo lokuqala . Wathola ucingo Oluvela Kumnu. Hawke. Usendleleni. Igama lesidlaliso? Uyaphi?"
  
  
  "Ngangikhubazekile ngibheke ebhasini elaphenduka. Wayegijima eduze kwami. "Ngifuna ukubheka Ingwe Enamaphiko
  
  
  Uh, " ngathi.
  
  
  Indiza yayisashisa, kodwa amalangabi ayesephelile kancane. Ngangizizwa ngishiseka njengoba ngangizungeza ukuze ngifike ebhasini. Insimbi yayigeleza iphume kuyo njenge-lava yesiliva encibilikisiwe, igelezela emifantwini nasezimbotsheni ezivulekile.
  
  
  Waya ebhasini wavula umnyango walo omkhulu ohlangothini. Ngaphakathi, iphunga legesi eluhlaza lalinamandla. Utanya wayelinde ngaphandle kuyilapho eyakhe yayihlola amathuluzi ahlakazekile. Leli bhokisi laphonswa kanzima, futhi kwaphuka izihluthulelo ezimbili emafasiteleni. Ngisebenzisa ilangabi elintantayo ukuze ngithule, ngathola izikulufo ezimbili, isikulufu sikaphillips, nesikhala esiqondile. Ngangingaqiniseki ukuthi yiziphi izinhloko eziya kuscrew-ngangizosusa.
  
  
  Lapho ngimshiya ngebhasi, Utanya walalela futhi wahamba buthule eduze kwami. Akabuzi imibuzo; wayazi ukuthi uma ethula futhi ebuka, zonke izimpendulo zaziyoba khona. Lapho sifika endaweni lapho ingxenye yomsila yambona efika khona, u-ee wabeka ingalo yakhe emahlombe akhe. Wangithinta, engithinta kancane ngesinyathelo ngasinye.
  
  
  Kwaba nokuqhuma okukhulu ngemva kwethu, futhi elinye ifu lomlilo labila.
  
  
  Utanya wabheka phezu kwehlombe lakhe. "Ucabanga ukuthi kwakuyini?"
  
  
  "Cishe amathangi e-oxygen. Lapha, ngakwesokudla."
  
  
  Ingxenye yomsila We-Lear jet yaphinde yaphuka, futhi yayilele otshanini obungaba unyawo ukuphakama. Ngashiya izingxenye ezazisusiwe kuleyo eyinhloko, futhi ngayeka lapho ngithola ingxenye eyinhloko.
  
  
  "Ingwe enamaphiko", ngishilo.
  
  
  Ngiguqe ngamadolo eduze Kukatanya, futhi ngisuse amabala otshani, ukungcola, nomlotha omnyama endaweni yakhe ebushelelezi. Ubuso nomzimba wehlosi elinamaphiko kwakudwetshwe. Izikulufo ezimbili ezibekwe phansi zazibambe iphaneli cishe ngamasentimitha ayisishiyagalombili ayisikwele. Isikulufa sakhe esilahliwe esinemigodi eqondile futhi wasebenzisa Uphillips. Kungakapheli nemizuzu emihlanu, wayesekhulule iphaneli futhi walilengisa eketangeni elincane.
  
  
  "Kuyini?"Utanya wabuza njengoba ayezizwa emgodini wakhe wangaphakathi.
  
  
  Kwakuyiphakethe elincane le-aluminium foil ecwebezelayo, cishe ngamasentimitha amane ngamasentimitha amabili. Ngokucophelela, waqala ukuvula ucwecwe. Ngaphakathi kwakunamaphepha amaningana ahlanganisiwe.
  
  
  Utanya wayebheke ingalo yami. "Nick," esho. "Yilokho kuphela, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda futhi wanikeza U-Hey amaphepha okuvala. "Uhlu Lwezingwe ezinamaphiko. Bonke oxhumana Nabo Bakasheng Abangamakhomanisi Emelika."La mazwi afika ngokuzenzakalelayo, ngoba ngathola elinye iphepha eligoqiwe ngefoyili.
  
  
  "Kungani umomotheka?"Kubuza utanya .
  
  
  "Sinebhonasi engingayilindele. Lolu listu lubhala amagama nezindawo zokuxhumana ngakunye Kusuka Epalermo kuya Esaigon, lapho i-heroin ithuthwa khona."Wayibamba futhi waqabula umphetho wekhala lakhe. "Bheka, uthando lwami. Amagama, izindawo, nezinsuku zemihlangano yangaphambilini."
  
  
  "Khona-ke, Nick..."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwami kwaphenduka ukuhleka okubuhlungu. "Yebo, Tanya, singasho ukuthi indawo yethu Erussia yaba yimpumelelo."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi nane.
  
  
  
  
  
  Ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva, wayesewashington, d. c., ehhovisi Likahawke, esagqoke ikhukhunathi lakhe. Ihhovisi elincane lalinuka intuthu kagwayi endala, nakuba ayengenayo manje. Wahlala phansi esihlalweni sakhe esiqotho ngaphesheya kwami. Ubuso buka-Ego obunjengesikhumba, obunemibimbi babuhlale bukhathazekile, kodwa amehlo akhe ayenelisekile.
  
  
  "Umshushisi-jikelele wangiyala ukuba ngibhale inothi lokubonga efayeleni lakho, Carter."Wamomotheka ngenxa yamahlaya athile ayimfihlo. "Uma singathola indawo."
  
  
  "Kuthiwani Ngotanya?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Uhawk waphenduka esihlalweni sakhe futhi wawela izingalo zakhe phezu kwesisu sakhe esiyisicaba.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngizoqinisekisa ukuthi kukhona ukubonga efayeleni lakhe".
  
  
  Lapho edonsa usikilidi wakhe ephaketheni lakhe, elakhe, wakhipha ugwayi onesihloko segolide. Sakhanyisa i-ih kanye nesicisha-mlilo sami.
  
  
  "Uhlangothi lunjani?"Kuyini?"wabuza, izwi lakhe lathamba.
  
  
  "Kubuhlungu kancane, kodwa akukubi njengoba kufanele kube njalo."
  
  
  Umphumela waba ukulimala nokulimala, imilenze emithathu eqhekekile, nengcezu yenyama eyaqhekeka ohlangothini lwami. Ngesinye isikhathi, kwakwanele ukungigcina esibhedlela ukuze angakwazi ukuphuma.
  
  
  Uhawk wakhipha usikilidi emazinyweni akhe Futhi Ustahl wafunda i-sl. "Okungenani umthombo owodwa we-heroin oza Esaigon umisiwe."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Wake wathola ukuthi ubani owadubula ucarlo gaddino ngalezo zinhlamvu eziyishumi nesishiyagalolunye?"
  
  
  "Yebo, bangabantu ababili obabambe befuna efulethini. Yiqiniso, babenza ngokuvumelana nemiyalo Kasheng. Kubonakala sengathi bangena endlini Kagaddino ngokwenza sengathi baqoqa izingubo. Lapho sebengene ngaphakathi, baya ngqo e-sauna, bavuleka. umnyango, futhi wamvumela ukuba awuthathe azungeze izibhamu zokuhlasela ezithulisiwe .38. Izikhathi eziyishumi nesishiyagalolunye. Khona-ke bathatha indawo yokuwasha izingubo bahamba."
  
  
  "Ngemva kwalokho, ngicabanga ukuthi bathola umyalo Ovela Kushen wokuba bathole uhlu ku-Asasano."
  
  
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  "Kuhle kakhulu. Futhi kwakufanele babulale u-Akasano buthule, ngommese."
  
  
  "Kwenzekani ngohlu Lwezingwe ezinamaphiko?"
  
  
  "Sekwenzekile kakade, Carter. Okwamanje, wonke Amakhomanisi ayaboshwa. Sathola ukuthi abantu abaningi ababazungezile bakuleli zwe ngokungemthetho, ngakho bayodingiselwa Emuva Echina."
  
  
  Wathambekela phambili futhi wavala ugwayi wakhe. "Mnumzane, kuzokwenzekani Kula Cosa gordeeva? Njengoba Unicoli, U-Akasano, Nosheng bonke befile, ubani oyoba umphathi omusha wezwe elingaphansi?"
  
  
  Uhawke wagxuma, wabe esegaya ugwayi wakhe esitsheni somlotha. "Cishe bayothola umuntu okungekho muntu owake wezwa ngaye. Iqiniseka ukuthi izwe labafileyo liyoqhubeka lisebenza futhi lichuma. Cishe izinyathelo eziphuthumayo sezivele zikhona."
  
  
  Ngafika nezithombe Zelake tahoe, nezindlu ezisogwini lolwandle. "Kuthiwani Ngosandy catron wangempela? Awunalutho ongamgcina ngalo,akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Cha, asikwenzi lokho. Uyazi, ulapha Ewashington. Ngemva kokukhuluma naye kaningi, samqinisekisa ukuthi mhlawumbe wayezokwenza umsebenzi owusizo nathi."
  
  
  Eyakhe, yayithambekele phambili. "Yini?"
  
  
  Kodwa Uhawk akazange ngisho aqhaqhazele. "Wavuma ukuhlala esondelene nabangane baka-Akasano futhi asitshele ngemisebenzi ye-ih. Ubani owaziyo? Mhlawumbe ngolunye usuku umphathi osanda kukhethwa wezwe lasemelika uyoba i-ejenti efihlekile esebenzela uhulumeni."
  
  
  Wasukuma wancika phambili, waphumula izandla zakhe esihlalweni. "Isonto likuphumuza, Carter. Okwesibili, uma ufuna. Noma yimaphi amacebo?"
  
  
  "Kulungile," kusho usit back. "Kumayelana nokugcina Usandy catron wangempela endlini eyanginika imibono ethile. Ngiyaqhubeka ngicabanga ngalezo zintaba enyakatho Yeflagstaff, ikhabethe liphakeme ngokwanele ukuba iqhwa lisazungeze inah, lihlezi phambi kwesithando samatshe, mhlawumbe hhayi lapho kudotshwa kancane, kodwa ebusuku... "
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Abantu basemzaneni omncane ongamakhilomitha amathathu ukusuka lapho bathi kwase kwephuze kakhulu ukuba iqhwa liwe. Utanya wathi ama-snowflake ayikomiti eyamukelekayo.
  
  
  Saqasha isiledi esadonswa ihhashi lasebay. Futhi lapho sesimthwele ukudla nezinto zokudla, sakhasa ngaphansi kwengubo ewugqinsi futhi senza ihhashi elibheke emzini wethu. Utanya wangithinta.
  
  
  Kwakunensimbi eyayihamba ngesiledi eyayiholela abantu ngaphandle kwekhabethe ngalinye esasidlula kulo. Babemi kuvulandi nasemadolobhaneni njengoba sidlula.
  
  
  Umoya wawunuka iphayini. Futhi izihlahla zazimile njengezixuku zamasosha amade, amancane ayemi emgqeni endleleni yethu. Umfudlana wawugobile futhi ugobile cishe ngamamitha amane ukusuka emgwaqweni omncane esasiwulandela.
  
  
  Waphawula:" inhlanhla yokudoba".
  
  
  "Uma unesikhathi."
  
  
  Ngabuka intombazane ehlezi eduze kwami, egqoke ijazi layo, inamabala amancane azungeze amehlo ayo aluhlaza, ekugcineni kwempumulo yayo ephakanyisiwe, ebomvu ngenxa yamakhaza. Futhi ukubukeka anginika kona kwakuwukuthi owesifazane, hhayi intombazane.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Lapho sikhipha isiledi futhi sinakekela ihhashi, kwase kumnyama kakade. Sathatha izitsha, sazigeza, sashisa umlilo emlilweni.
  
  
  Ingaphakathi lalingeyona into yokunethezeka. I-nen yayinamakamelo amathathu amakhulu. Igumbi elikhulu lokuphumula lalinekhishi nesihlalo sokudlela ngakolunye uhlangothi nomlilo ngakolunye. Ngaphandle kwangaphambili nangemuva, kwakuneminyango emibili eholela emgwaqweni, omunye uya endlini yangasese omunye uya ekamelweni lokulala. Yonke ifenisha yayenziwe ngesandla, izungezwe izihlahla zikaphayini. Phambi komlilo kwakunomata omkhulu owawugoqwe ngesikhumba sebhere.
  
  
  Ngihlezi phambi komlilo futhi ngiwubhema, ngabona ukuthi izibani ezazisegumbini lokuphumula zazicima. Utanya wayesendlini yangasese. Njengoba usanta ongashadile ayephuma ekukhanyeni komlilo, okwakhe, ngamuzwa esondelene nami.
  
  
  Isandla sakhe sangishaya kancane ngemuva entanyeni yami, sabe sesishelela phezu kwehlombe lami futhi sehlela engalweni yami engalweni yami. Wayehlezi ngemva kwami. Manje weza waguqa phambi kwami.
  
  
  Wayegqoke ijezi elilukiwe elinoziphu ngaphambili nesiketi esifushane sokushushuluza. Lapho eqala ukukhumula ijezi lakhe, waphawula ukuthi kwakungekho lutho ngaphansi kwalo.
  
  
  "Iphi i-bra", ngahlebela.
  
  
  "Kulungile . Walala emuva kukhaphethi ozungeze isikhumba sebhere, amabele akhe ebushelelezi futhi ebomvu emlilweni.
  
  
  Waguqa eceleni kwakhe. Iminwe yami yathola uziphu nenkinobho ohlangothini lwesiketi sakhe.
  
  
  "Ngeke ube nesikhathi esiningi sokudoba, Nick dear", esho ngezwi elibi.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi ngenzani manje?"
  
  
  Lapho edonsa isiketi sakhe, wasiphakamisa ukuze asishelele phansi ngobude bomlenze wakhe omncane. Wayegqoke amabhikini amabili aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka anezinhlangothi ezimhlophe ze-lace. Ngamomotheka njengoba izithupha zami zazibambeke ebhande lami.
  
  
  Umlilo ongcwele wawuthinta isikhumba sakhe esibushelelezi njengeminwe edansayo. Wayemncane kakhulu futhi emuhle kakhulu. Wayeqabulwa u-ee onzima, obushelelezi wokuphila njengoba ayedonsa izikhwama zakhe zangaphansi. Khona-ke wasukuma wamangala.
  
  
  Umgqomo omncane wesibhamu wawungikhomba ngqo. Kwavela ukumamatheka ezindebeni Zikatanya. Kwakunokuchofoza okukhulu, kodwa ukubheka akuzange kungishaye. Kwavela ifulege elincane elizungeze umcibisholo.
  
  
  Kwakukhona amazwi amabili ku-nen: ngiyakuthanda.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ucarter Nick
  
  
  Icairo noma Icairo mafia
  
  
  
  
  
  Unick Carter
  
  
  Umphathi wokubulala
  
  
  Icairo
  
  
  noma I-Cairo mafia
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Isahluko sokuqala
  
  
  Isahluko sesibili
  
  
  Isahluko sesithathu
  
  
  Isahluko sesine
  
  
  Isahluko Sesihlanu
  
  
  Isahluko Sesithupha
  
  
  Isahluko Sesikhombisa
  
  
  Isahluko Sesishiyagalombili
  
  
  Isahluko Sesishiyagalolunye
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nanye
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nambili
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Kunikezelwe kumalungu E United States Secret Service
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sokuqala.
  
  
  
  
  Isiteshi Samaphoyisa Sase-Arusha sasiyigumbi elincane elimhlophe elinezindonga ezikhumula izimbali nezingcezu ezimbalwa zefenisha yokhuni enamanxeba eyayihlala ngemuva kwedeski langaphambili. Amakhethini enziwe ngotshani ayehlanganisa amafasitela amabili, futhi avumela ukukhanya kwelanga, bese kuba emini, ukuba kungene kuwo futhi kwakheke imigqa ephuzi phansi nasendaweni yokububula ephambene. Umlandeli ophansi ophahleni wacindezela umoya onzima, onamathelayo ekamelweni, kodwa wawungabonakali ushukumisa i-ego. Umnyango oya emgwaqweni ongcolile wawuvulekile ngaphandle kwesihlukanisi, futhi izimpukane ezinkulu ezinsundu zazikhala kahle emoyeni onukayo. Ekhoneni elikude, umnenke wakhasa ngokucophelela phakathi kwemifantu eyayikhala, wabe esebuyela endaweni yawo emnyama ephephile.
  
  
  Ngangimi ngezintambo phambi kwekhawunta, ihembe lami le-safari lidabukile futhi igazi lomile ezingutsheni zami zangaphansi. Amaphoyisa amabili amakhulu Amnyama Ase-Afrika angizungeza ngezinduku ezilungele ukushaywa. Babengibophe ngenxa yokulwa endaweni yokudlela, futhi manje ngangicutshungulwa usergeant I. h., indoda encane, encane eyayihleli etafuleni elidala ngemuva kwekhawunta futhi yafunda amaphepha mbumbulu eyayiwanikeze wona.
  
  
  "Ngiyabona Ukuthi Ungumcanada, Mnu. Pryor", kusho usergeant ngesingisi. "Umzingeli onguchwepheshe". Wanikina ikhanda kancane. "Sinezinkinga eziningi Namamelika namacanada. Uzothola ukuthi awukwazi ukuwela umngcele ungene Ekenya futhi ubangele izinkinga lapha ngaphandle kwemiphumela ."
  
  
  Wamemeza kuye. - 'U-Irina diyesema hivii!"Angizange ngibangele izinkinga! Kwakungeyena owaqala ukulwa okuchithekile!
  
  
  Wangibuka ngokunganaki, elungisa izinwele ebusweni bakhe obumnyama. - Ungatshela ijaji umbono wakho. Wakhomba amadoda amabili ayemi eduze kwami. "Thatha i-ego bese uyivalela."
  
  
  Bangidonsela cishe emnyango bangena egumbini elide elalingelona igumbi elikhulu elinesigcawu esihamba kulo lonke. Umhubhe wawuhlukaniswe nesisele ngemigoqo yensimbi esindayo. Umnyango owawusemgodini wawubekwe cishe maphakathi nomgwaqo. Lapho bengiletha emini, ngabona amadoda amathathu emakhamera edijithali ehlezi futhi elele phansi emanzi. Ababili babengama-Afrika kanti owesithathu wayengumlungu.
  
  
  Njengoba iphoyisa eliphakeme kunawo wonke elalizungeze la maphoyisa amabili laqala ukuvula umnyango wesisele, ladonswa okwesikhashana iqhinga lomunye umuntu. Ngesiswahili, wathi , " ngatshelwa ukuthi ngingathintana nommeli."
  
  
  "Hapana!"wangihlasela, waphinde wangibamba ingalo. 'Hhayi manje!'
  
  
  'Ayikho indlela!"Wamemeza.
  
  
  Iphoyisa elide laphendukela kimi, likhohlwa umnyango elaliwuvula. "Ingabe ufuna ukudala izinkinga, Mnu. Pryor?"
  
  
  "Ngifuna amalungelo ami egazi", ngasho ngokuzwakalayo. Waphinde wasuka kumngane wakhe.
  
  
  Khona-ke womabili la madoda angibamba, izingalo zawo ezinzima, ezinemisipha zangibamba ngokhahlo ezingalweni nasentanyeni. Eyakhe, ilwa nabo, izama ukuzikhulula. Sasiphenduka sibe yindilinga encane futhi sishaye imigoqo kanzima, sizamazamisa u-ih.
  
  
  Amadoda ayesemakhamera edijithali abonisa isithakazelo kulokhu kulwa, futhi wonke umuntu waphendukela ekubukeni.
  
  
  Ngakwazi ukugwema iqhinga lomvikeli omfushane, kodwa lowo omude wathukuthela futhi washaywa ngenduku. Ukukhahlela kwawela ekhanda lami futhi kwachitha amandla most amaningi engalweni nasehlombe lami.
  
  
  Wayekhonkotha ngaphansi kokushaywa induku, abese emshaya indoda ngendololwane phezulu nangemuva emphinjeni. Wenza umsindo omnene futhi wakhubeka phansi.
  
  
  Lapho elinye iphoyisa liphakamisa induku yalo ukuze lishaye, lashaya u-emu walo oqotho ebusweni. Wawa phezu kwemigoqo, futhi i-rta yaphuma igazi. Kodwa le ndoda yayiyinkunzi, futhi isishayo sasingeke sinciphise ukuzazisa. Washaywa kanzima ngenduku yakhe. Wayibamba induku futhi wayidonsa kanzima, ekhipha i-ego kuma-counterweights. I-ego yakhe yaklebhula imigoqo, yashaya i-mimmo arc yayo, futhi yamfaka egcekeni lokukhala.
  
  
  "Uhatari!"Unogada omude wamemeza ebheke ekamelweni engangiphuma kulo, futhi walwa kanzima waze wafika ezinyaweni zakhe.
  
  
  Umngane wami onamandla wayeseluleme kakade futhi engithinta. Ngokushesha i-ego yakhe yamenza waguqa emathangeni. Wamemeza ebuhlungwini futhi waphindeka kabili, wazibamba, wayeka ukudlala.
  
  
  Waphendukela emuva ephoyiseni elide njengoba lalisondela ezinyaweni zalo. Wayishaya, kodwa waphuthelwa. Wangishayela induku yakhe futhi akazange aphuthelwe, wangishaya ebusweni nasentanyeni. Ubuhlungu baqhuma ekhanda lami. Kwaba nesikhathi esifushane sokuba mnyama, futhi kwabe sekushaya phansi ngokushaya okukhulu. Iphoyisa elide langinyathela phambi kwami futhi laphinde laphakamisa induku yalo. Ngayibamba ngomlenze wami, futhi ngamandla amancane ayesesezandleni zami, wayidonsa kanzima. Imilenze ka-Ego yaphela futhi wawa phansi okwesibili.
  
  
  Kodwa umlingani we-ego wayeseluleme kakade futhi wathatha induku. Ekhoneni leso lakhe, wayebona Induku yehla. Ngacasha, kodwa kwangibamba ngemuva ekhanda nasentanyeni. Ubumnyama obunyakazayo baphinde bahlasela, futhi wawa phansi emhlane, amehlo avala, cishe engazi lutho. Lapho ngivula amehlo, usergeant wasedeskini wayemi phambi kwami ephethe isibhamu ekhanda lami.
  
  
  "Lokhu kuzokwanela", etshela abanye ababili ngesiswahili esithambile.
  
  
  Inkunzi, eyayisakulungele ukushaya neqembu, yahamba, yehlisa induku. Usergeant wangibuka kabuhlungu.
  
  
  "Kukhona okungitshela ukuthi kuzothatha isikhathi ngaphambi kokuba icala lakho lidluliselwe kumantshi", esho buthule.
  
  
  "Hamba uye esihogweni", kusho u-emu.
  
  
  Wakhomba abanye ababili. Bangibamba ngonya bangidonsela esitokisini. Khona-ke baphenduka bahamba, bavala umnyango ngemuva kwabo, futhi ngashiywa ngedwa nezinye iziboshwa ezintathu.
  
  
  Wayehlolwa kancane kancane ubuso be-ih, amakhanda ehlatshwa ubuhlungu. Amehlo ami agxila komunye umuntu omhlophe, esuka ebusweni bakhe obumamathekayo eya kumuntu Wase-Afrika owayehlala eduze kwami. Wabuyisela ukumamatheka kwakhe ngokumomotheka futhi waphumula kancane. Isigaba sokuqala sokuthola ama-oda omsebenzi saphothulwa ngempumelelo. Izwi lakhe lafika lizobulala umuntu omhlophe, futhi izwi lakhe lavalwa esitokisini esifanayo sedijithali naye.
  
  
  "Ubwana ugula kakhulu ngenxa yezinti", kusho Umafrika omomothekayo eceleni kwami. "U-Askari omkhulu, usebenzisa induku kaningi ngaso sonke isikhathi."Le ndoda yayigqoke izingubo Zasentshonalanga, ibhulukwe eliqhekekile nehembe, kodwa yayinesigqoko sokuzijabulisa esihlakaleni sayo sokunene, futhi kwakunamanxeba anemifanekiso emihle emahlathini nasemahlombe lapho imikhono yayiphela khona. Wayeneso elilodwa kuphela elihle.
  
  
  "Ngizoba ngcono", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Uyisiphukuphuku esinxanela igazi ukuqala noma yini nabo", kusho indoda emhlophe ngokwedelela. Khona-ke, njengokungathi yilokho kuphela okufanele kuphawulwe ngakho, Ama-aryan aphenduka.
  
  
  Angiphendulanga, kodwa ngaphenduka ngambheka. Wayemdala kancane kunami, emude futhi emincane, enobuso obuqinile, imigqa eqondile nezinsika. Unen wayegqoke isudi engcolile ye-worsted nezicathulo ezimhlophe ze-ballet. Amehlo ka-Ego ayebanda futhi engena ngaphakathi. Igama lika-Ego kwakungubrian sykes, futhi wayengumbulali onguchwepheshe.
  
  
  Wayehamba kanzima ukuze ahlale eduze kwakhe ngemuva esitokisini. Lo Mafrika oneso elilodwa weza emigoqweni futhi wahlala phansi eduze kwethu, cishe amamitha ayishumi ukusuka esiboshweni sesithathu kumakhamera edijithali. Le ndoda yesithathu yayiyiqhawe lasendulo Lamakikuyu Ase-Afrika, igqoke izingubo zesizwe yonke indawo enokotini obomvu we-ochre namabhande ethusi. Wayehleli emilenzeni ephambene nemigoqo engaphesheya kwami, umhlane wakhe uthule, amehlo akhe engabonakali.
  
  
  Waphenduka kubo bonke futhi wavala amehlo akhe. Kwakudingeka ngiphumule-kwakuzoba ubusuku obude. Ukulwa namaphoyisa akuzange kusize, kodwa kwadingeka ngikholise Usykes ukuthi wayeyisiboshwa esisemthethweni. Amakhamera edijithali anuka umchamo, futhi ngazama ukuwushaya indiva. Wakhumbula ingxoxo Yakhe Nodavid Hawke Enairobi Ngosykes namapulani enovigrom I yaserussia.
  
  
  "Lokhu kuzoba umlwi osheshayo owake wakhiwa, Nick", kusho Uhawke kimi. "Kodwa ngenhlanhla, saweba amacebo. U-Agent John Drummond uzoba secairo maduze ne-microfilm bese eletha u-ego lapha. Uzoletha le filimu kuwe, futhi kuyoba umsebenzi wakho ukuqiniseka Ukuthi ifika Ewashington ngokuphepha."
  
  
  Yebo mnumzane.'
  
  
  Kodwa kunempukane emafutheni. Imithombo yethu icabanga Ukuthi Amarashiya ayazi ngokuhlangana kwethu lapha. Kukholakala ukuthi baqasha Ubrian sykes, umcibisheli onguchwepheshe, ukuba abulale Udrummond lapho efika Enairobi nefilimu. I-oni ego iyobanjwa, futhi sizobuyela lapho saqala khona. Ngakho...'
  
  
  "Ngakho ngizombulala Usykes ngaphambi kokuba asibulale", ngishilo.
  
  
  Vota futhi yilokho kuphela. Okwamanje usehholo E-Arusha futhi kulindeleke ukuba andizele lapha kulo msebenzi ngomzuzu wokugcina. Mlandele, N3.
  
  
  Kodwa lapho efika e-Arusha, kwatholakala ukuthi Usykes wayevalelwe ejele lendawo ngenxa yokudakwa nokuziphatha kabi futhi wayezokhululwa, ngesikhathi esifanele ukuze aye Enairobi. Ukulinda ukuba i-ego ikhishwe kwakuyingozi kakhulu. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngangingenaso isikhathi. Ngakho ngafakwa naye ejele.
  
  
  Waziphoqa ukuba alale isikhashana. Lapho evuka, umzimba wakhe wonke wawulukhuni, futhi ngazizwa sengathi ngidinga isonto embhedeni wasesibhedlela. Ngabheka imigoqo yesisele sami emigoqweni yefasitela ephasishi futhi ngabona ukuthi kwakumnyama ngaphandle. Wayezwa imvula ishaya ophahleni lwensimbi lwendlu.
  
  
  Ukukhanya kwakunciphile, kuvela esibani esinamandla aphansi egcekeni. Komunye umfudlana wekamelo, amanzi angena ngaphandle, akha ichibi elincane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakunuka umchamo ovela emikhawulweni yomibili yeseli. Ngabheka Ukikuyu owayevukile ngaphesheya kwami futhi ngacabanga ukuthi kumelwe ukuba wazikhulula. Ngisho namanje, wayebheka phansi emfudlaneni ophambene wekhamera. Ngemva kokubuka kuka-ego, ngabona ukuthi wayebuka amagundane amabili efuna ukudla lapho.
  
  
  Usykes wavuka futhi wakhononda. Eduze Kwasekikuyu, omunye Umafrika wayelala ngokushesha futhi ekhonkotha.
  
  
  "Ijele elinuka kabi", kusho Usykes. Izilwane zasendle ezilahliwe.
  
  
  Elinye lamagundane lasondela Ngesibindi Kumakikuyu. Wayegqolozele ngaphandle kokuguqula ikhanda lakhe. Igundane lafika laliluma. Kungazelelwe, isandla Sikakikuyu saphuma sabamba. Igundane lakhala kakhulu, kodwa kanye kuphela, lapho i-kikuyu iphula intamo ngesandla esisodwa. Khona-ke, lapho imilenze yakhe isanyakaza, waklebhula inyama ekuphileni kwegundane futhi walungiselela ukuyidla. Amehlo ka-Ego ahlangana nami ngenxa yempumelelo ka-ego ekuzingeleni, futhi amehlo akhe amomotheka kancane. Kodwa Usykes wayesezinyaweni zakhe ethukuthele.
  
  
  Wamemeza. "Silo esinonya, ingabe uzama ukungithukuthelisa? Waya kumakikuyu futhi washaya Umafrika engalweni, washaya igundane elifile esandleni. "Shiya izinambuzane eziqalekisiwe zodwa, wena mfana omnyama, noma ngizozinamathisela ekhanda lakho phakathi kwemigoqo engemuva kwakho."
  
  
  Wayekhothamela Amakikuyu ngendlela esongelayo. Wayemude njengowase-Afrika, futhi unen wayenenyama eningi, kodwa amakikuyu awazange abonise ukwesaba. Futhi akazange amelane naye, nakuba ayebona inzondo emehlweni akhe amise okwemalimondi. Ngabheka omunye Umafrika futhi ngabona ukuthi ubelokhu elele sonke lesi sikhathi. Ngiyakhumbula, kusengqondweni yami.
  
  
  Usykes weza kimi, ekhazimula. "Futhi wena, Yank, uhlezi endaweni eyomile kuphela kule ndawo. On phansi komugqa ."
  
  
  Wambheka. "Ngafika kuqala", ngasho.
  
  
  Usykes waphinde wamamatheka futhi wafaka isudi yakhe. Wakhipha ummese omncane wakhanyisa i-ego blade. Wathi. 'Ingabe kukhona okufunayo? Ukumamatheka kwanyamalala.
  
  
  Eyakhe, waqhaqhazela. Ngathi: "kulungile, ungabi nokhahlo kangako ngakho". Ekhononda, wahamba cishe amamitha ayishumi nanhlanu futhi wabuka njengoba Usykes ethatha indawo yami eyomile. "Fair game Turnabout," ngathi.
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngendlela enyanyekayo. "Izwi lifana nokubheka lo mnganeeverade", esho, ebeka ummese phansi ngomzuzu. "Manje, nina bantu abaphalazayo, zama ukuthula lapho ngilele."
  
  
  Ukikuyu naye bashintshana ngokubuka njengoba Usykes ewela phansi futhi evala amehlo akhe. Ngabuka iwashi usergeant ayengivumele ukuba ngiligcine. Kwakusele imizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu kuphela ngaphambi kokuhlolwa okulandelayo. Ngalalela imvula esophahleni futhi ngabuka umugqa omnyama nowolintshi wesikhova esiyidrako emaphethelweni odonga sijaha isikhonyane esinsundu. Imilenze yakhe emincane yayihamba ngokuqapha,kancane, njengebhubesi elihlezi phezu kwempungushe. Ngaphambi nje kokuba umnenke ushaye, lesi sinambuzane sahamba ngendiza, futhi saqedwa ngokuzithandela. Wadlulisa isandla phezu kwezindebe zakhe futhi wabheka Usykes owayelele. Ngeke kuthathe isikhathi eside.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, iphoyisa elalisebenza laphuma laya egcekeni, lidlula kwelinye igumbi. Wayephethe isibhamu esinemiphini emifushane esikhwameni esisebhande lakhe. Njengoba esondela kuye, wavala amehlo akhe, ezenza sengathi ulele. Ngimzwile ephumula isikhashana ngosuku lwesitokisi, bese, enelisekile, ephenduka aye kwelinye igumbi. Ngavula amehlo ami futhi ngabona ukuthi amakikuyu ayengibuka ngendlela exakile. U-Emu wamshaya wambheka Usykes nomunye Umafrika. Bobabili babebonakala belele. Lo Mafrika wayehogela kakhulu, umsindo owawuzocwilisa eminye imisindo eminingi.
  
  
  Wavuka buthule futhi waphinde wabheka amakikuyu. Ngangingacabangi kanjalo
  
  
  uzongenela, futhi kuzodingeka amabhomu ukuze kuvuswe omunye Umafrika. Sekuyisikhathi sokwenza isinyathelo.
  
  
  Eyakhe yafika ngobumnene Kusykes. Wayehambisa izindebe zakhe futhi enyakazisa ikhanda lakhe. Ngangingenaso isikhali, ngakho kwadingeka ngithembele ezandleni zami. Wawa phambi kwakhe. Ngaleso sikhathi, Lo Mafrika olele wakhipha umsindo omkhulu wokukhonkotha, futhi amehlo Kasykes avuleka. Lapho engibona ngiguqe phambi kwakhe, ukubukeka kwakhe okulele kwashiya amehlo akhe ngokushesha.
  
  
  'Sawubona lapho! Lokho okwenzayo, mthungi...?
  
  
  Waphuma, wabamba u-ego entanyeni ngezandla zombili, wamdonsa wamkhipha odongeni. Into elandelayo engangiyazi, wayelele emhlane phansi, iminwe yami ibambe umphimbo wakhe. Ubuso buka-Ego bubomvu futhi amehlo akhe ayavuvukala. Izandla zika-Ego ezinemisipha zazama ukuzikhulula ngeqhinga lami. Yena, waphawula ukuthi wayenamandla kakhulu kunalokho ayebukeka. Kodwa manje i-ego, ukuzikhukhumeza, ayisekho. Ukuzazisa komuntu kwakha ukwesaba, bese kuba ukuqonda. Wazama ukukhuluma, kodwa akakwazanga.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe, ngamandla afihlekile okuphelelwa yithemba, waphula isibambo sami futhi wangishaya ebusweni. Lapho ngibuyela emuva ngemva kokushaywa, waguqa phakathi kwethu wangiphonsa phansi.
  
  
  Yawela emhlane wayo, Futhi Ngokushesha Usykes wakhuphuka isizwe ngasinye. "Njengezwi nakho konke," waphefumula.
  
  
  Kwakungeyena Ustahl owaphendula. Unyawo lwakhe lwashaya olwakhe, futhi isicathulo sami sashayisa umlenze Ka-Ego, sawisa umlenze ka-ego. Wadedela ukukhala kobuhlungu-ngenhlanhla hhayi ngokuzwakalayo. Ngamshaya, kodwa wasuka ekuhlaselweni futhi waphinde waguqa. Kulokhu, wayephethe ummese omncane.
  
  
  Waphakamisa ummese phambi kwakhe, ukumamatheka okubi kwabuyela ebusweni bakhe obunzima. Wathi: "kubukeka sengathi ungisindisile isikhathi nomzamo othile". Wabe esegxumela kimi.
  
  
  Wahamba waya kwesobunxele, wagwema ummese ekuphileni, futhi wabamba isandla sommese sika-ego esinyathelweni esifanayo. Amandla e-ego tug asishaya sobabili phansi, lapho sagingqa khona kabili, sizama ukubamba ummese.
  
  
  Usykes wakhwela phezu kwami isikhashana, futhi ngazithola ngifisa ngokulangazela ukuba Ngingene nohugo stiletto wami esitokisini nami. Kodwa Uhugo washiywa ngamabomu, Kanye Nowilhelmina, umshayeli wami We-9mm. Usykes wasunduza isandla sami ngobudlova futhi waphinde washaya ngensimbi engamasentimitha amane. U-Ego waphinde wambamba ingalo, kodwa hhayi ngaphambi kokuba anginike isilonda esincane ehlombe. Lapho ebona igazi elisejakhethini lami le-safari, lokho kumamatheka okubi kwabuya.
  
  
  "Ngiya kuwe, Yank . Ngizosika isibindi sakho.
  
  
  Waqinisa ukubamba kwakhe ummese, ecindezela. Kwadingeka ukuba akhululwe izikhali ngenxa yobugovu, kungenjalo wayezothola indlela eya enkembeni ngokushesha noma kamuva. I-ego yakhe yakhulula esinye isandla sakhe futhi yashaya i-ego yakhe ebusweni.
  
  
  Usykes wayengakulungele ukuhlasela. Walahlekelwa ukulinganisela futhi wawela eceleni kwakhe. Khona-ke wawa phezu kwakhe, wabamba ingalo yommese ezandleni zombili futhi waphenduka kanzima. Wamemeza. Ummese wawela phansi esitokisini ungafinyeleleki.
  
  
  Wangishaya kanzima ekhanda. Yawa eceleni, futhi wagxumela emadolweni, elungiselela ukugijimela ummese. Kodwa eyakhe, ngagxumela kuyo ngemuva, futhi yacwila ngaphansi kwami.
  
  
  Ukikuyu wakubuka konke ngokhahlo nangokuthula esendaweni yakhe eduze kwemigoqo. Omunye Umafrika, nakuba engazange akhononde, wayesalele. Kwakungekho bufakazi bokuthi umlindi kwelinye igumbi wayezwile okunye.
  
  
  Washaywa kanzima entanyeni Ngusykes, ngesikhathi esifanayo eshaya inso yakhe ngamadolo. Wangibamba, wangiphonsa phansi phambi kwakhe. Wavuka ngokushesha futhi waphinde wabona ukwesaba ebusweni bakhe. Waphenduka, wavula umlomo wakhe ukuze abize isikhonzi.
  
  
  Washaya isandla sakhe phansi i-apula Lika-Ego Adam ngesibhakela, wanquma ukukhala ngaphambi kokuba liphunyuke emphinjeni ka-ego. Washiya, ephefumula futhi ecindezelwa.
  
  
  Ngavala ibanga, ngagwema ilungelo elihlanya angiphonsa lona, futhi ngabamba u-ego ngemuva, izandla zami zaqina emlonyeni nasekhaleni lika-ego.
  
  
  Wangidabula ngokudangala, kodwa ngabambelela njengenja. Wayekhahlela futhi eshaya. Ubuso buka-Ego baba mnyama futhi imithambo entanyeni yakhe yaqhuma. Izandla zika-Ego zawela emoyeni, zizama ukungithola. Kwaqubuka imisindo yokucinana emphinjeni ka-ego. Isandla sokunene sika-Ego sashelela emhlane wami, izinzipho zakhe zigcwele igazi.
  
  
  Isandla sika-Ego saqina kabili ngesibhakela esiqulekile, futhi umzimba wakhe wonke wancipha.
  
  
  Ubrian sykes wayengaselona usongo kithi, Ku-Agent Drummond, kithi, kunoma ubani omunye.
  
  
  Ngabheka ukikuyu futhi ngabona ukuthi wayemamatheka buthule. Omunye Umafrika wayesalele, kodwa ehamba engahlaliseki. Sasingakwazi ukuzwa umsindo egumbini elisekugcineni kwegceke lapho kwakukhona khona umlindi.
  
  
  Wathatha ummese Kasykes, wasula imibhalo, wayibuyisela ephaketheni lakhe. Wabe esedonsa isidumbu sakhe ukuze akhale futhi wafaka i-ego yakhe esimweni sokuhlala, evala amehlo akhe.
  
  
  Manje kuze kube manje, ingxenye yomsebenzi ephathelene nayo ingase ibe yinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunama-sykes windings. Kwadingeka ngiqale ukuzungeza leli jele lasempumalanga Afrika. Wakhumula ibhantshi lakhe le-safari futhi wahlola ihlombe lakhe elaliphuma igazi. Njengoba ngangicabanga, isilonda sasingajulile. Wafinyelela ngaphansi kwengalo yakhe, wakhipha ucezu lwepulasitiki enombala wenyama, futhi wasusa ucezu oluncane lwensimbi ayelufihla. Kwakuyisikhiye sokukhiya.
  
  
  Wayesanda kufika ngosuku lwesitokisi lapho ezwa umsindo egumbini eliya egcekeni. Ngokushesha wabuyela ekububula eceleni kwesidumbu futhi wafihla ingwegwe yensimbi. Wavala amehlo akhe njengoba umlindi engena emnyango futhi eqala ukwehla ngompheme.
  
  
  Ngaphandle kokuvula amehlo akhe, walalela izinyathelo zakhe. Babemi, futhi wayazi ukuthi unogada wayemi ngaphandle kwesisele sakhe. Kwaba nesikhathi eside sokuphumula. Ngangizibuza ukuthi Usykes wayebukeka elele noma efile yini. Omunye umcabango wangihlaba umxhwele. Ake sithi umphathi wedeski ufuna ukukhuluma Nosykes ngento ethile? Ngingaba nenkinga.
  
  
  Wayegcina amehlo akhe evaliwe. Wabe esezwa unogada edonsa intambo yesibani esibuthakathaka, futhi ushaggy wehla ngompheme.
  
  
  Wavuka ngokucophelela waya ocingweni. Manje usanta oyedwa wayesezungeza iwindi elisegumbini lokuphumula futhi wangena ekhabetheni elisekugcineni. Ekuqaleni kwakunzima ukubona isivalo, kodwa ekugcineni wasifaka. Ukikuyu wabukela ngentshisekelo. I-lock yayinkulu kakhulu ukuba ingakhethwa, futhi ekuqaleni i-ego yami yayingenakuyihambisa. Waqalekiswa ngaphansi kokuphefumula kwakhe, kwalandelwa imizuzu emihlanu yomzamo ongasizi ngalutho. Ngangingenalo ubusuku bonke. Esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, amaphoyisa ayobika ngemibuthano yawo, futhi lokhu kuyokwenza konke kube nzima.
  
  
  Wasula izandla zakhe ezijulukile emabhulukweni akhe futhi wazama futhi, esebenza kancane. Iswishi yokuguqula yayithola ngokucophelela, yathola i-lock pick isendaweni efanele, futhi yayiphenduka ngokucijile. Isikebhe savuleka.
  
  
  Wavula umnyango ngamasentimitha ambalwa nje, futhi wafaka isivalo ngomzuzu. I-Kikuyu yayingibuka eduze. U-Emu wanqekuzisa ikhanda, wabe esenza isenzo sokuthula ukuze abone ukuthi wayefuna yini ukuhamba nami. Wayeqonda futhi enqaba ngokunyakaza kwekhanda lakhe. "Santa sana", ngamtshela ngobumnene, nginethemba lokuthi wayekhuluma Isiswahili esanele ukwazi ukuthi ngangibonga u-ego ngokuqhubeka nebhizinisi lakhe. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  Wangena ngomnyango wesisele futhi wama egcekeni. Yonke Le Nto Kasykes yayiyoba umdlalo omubi ukube angizange ngiphume lapha. Ukube wayengekho, ngokungangabazeki wayeyobola ejele Lase-Afrika ukuphila kwakhe konke.
  
  
  Kwakunendlela eyodwa kuphela yokuphuma ehhovisi, lapho kwakunonogada abahlomile ababesebenza khona. Wathuthela ekukhanyeni kwe-ego, ecabanga ngesinyathelo sakhe esilandelayo njengoba besondela. Njengoba usuku lwakhe lwalusondela, wangena ngokucasha ehhovisi. Unogada wayehlezi etafuleni, efunda lokho okwakubonakala njengamabhuku amahlaya. Isibhamu esisemlenzeni wakhe sasibukeka sikhulu futhi sibi.
  
  
  Waphindela emthunzini ngalolo suku. Manje noma ungalokothi. Ngaphenduka emnyango futhi ngamemeza ngicela izwi lami ukuba lihlehle ehholo.
  
  
  'Ukuphepha!'
  
  
  Isihlalo sakhahlela phansi, futhi wezwa le ndoda ikhonkotha. Ushaggy wabe esondela emnyango. Wabuyela emthunzini njengoba unogada edlula umimmo me.
  
  
  Ngokushesha washaywa ngesibhamu esaqeda isisekelo sobuhlalu balo muntu. Umgomo wami wawumncane kancane, futhi wawushaya kanzima kunalokho obekuhleliwe. Le ndoda yamemeza futhi yaguqa ngamadolo, yashaqeka.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba alulame, izandla zakhe zaziboshelwe ndawonye futhi wazishaya kanzima entanyeni ka-ego. Wayekhonkotha kakhulu futhi enganyakazi phansi.
  
  
  U-Ego wabamba isibhamu sakhe, wafaka u-ego ebhande lakhe, futhi wasukuma ekhathele. Kube ubusuku obude kakhulu. Ngokushesha wahamba ehhovisi elingcwele eliqhakazile kwaze kwaba usuku ekhala emhlane. Yavulwa yi-ego, yadluliselwa ngokucophelela kuyo. Ngaphandle, kwakumnyama futhi ama-cricket ayememeza. Kwakuneland rover eyebiwe eyayizongithatha ngiye emigwaqweni engemuva emngceleni ngamahora ambalwa.
  
  
  Eyakhe yashesha ukungena ebumnyameni ...
  
  
  Uhawk wahlafuna ngokucophelela usikilidi wakhe ofile, ebuka itafula elincane eliphakathi kwethu. Wayesanda kujoyina yena egcekeni Lasethorntree Enew Stanley futhi ngokushesha wezwa ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle.
  
  
  Wakhipha ugwayi ezindebeni zakhe ezincanyana, wangiphendulela amehlo akhe angwevu, futhi wangiphoqa ukuba ngimomotheke kancane.
  
  
  "Kwakuwumsebenzi omuhle kakhulu E-Arusha, Nick. Usykes wayesephazamise U-ax NE-cia isikhathi esithile.
  
  
  Wafunda ubuso bakhe obuncane, obukhathele ngaphansi kokushaqeka kwezinwele ezimpunga.
  
  
  Ngakushukumisela. "Kodwa kukhona okungahambanga kahle, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Uhawk ungibuka sengathi uyakubona. "Eqinisweni, Nick. Ngiyaxolisa ukukutshela lokhu ngemuva kokungena kwakho ngempumelelo Etanzania, kodwa ... Ujohn Drummond ufile.
  
  
  Uyise wambheka ngokungakholwa. 'Kuphi?'
  
  
  "Ecairo . Ezinsukwini ezimbili ezedlule. Thina nje wathola isaziso. Umzimba ka-Ego omncane, onentambo wawubonakala umncane nakakhulu.
  
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Amarashiya nawo ayenombulali lapho?"
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe kunjalo, mhlawumbe akunjalo. Okuwukuphela kwento esiyaziyo ngalesi sikhathi ukuthi Udrummond watholakala egumbini lehhotela enqunywe umphimbo. Futhi i-microfilm ayisekho."
  
  
  Kancane kancane wanikina ikhanda. "Umthungi, Udrummond wayeyindoda enhle."
  
  
  Uhawk wafaka ugwayi wakhe ofile esitsheni somlotha. Yebo. Futhi sidinga le filimu, N3. I-Novigrom i iyona elwa kakhulu kunazo zonke ezake zenziwa, futhi eziningi zingcono kunanoma yini esinayo ezigabeni zokuhlela. Lapho enza okuthile, kuyonikeza Abaserussia inzuzo engathandeki kwezempi ngaphezu kwezwe elikhululekile. Angidingi ukukutshela ukuthi ukweba ukuhlela lokhu kwakuyisinyathelo sethu esiphumelela kakhulu kwezobunhloli eminyakeni edlule. Futhi manje sesiphelelwe amapulani ngaphambi Kokuba Udrummond asinikeze i-ih. Umongameli ngeke ajabule... "
  
  
  Ngathi'Cha.'
  
  
  Uhawk wangibuka. "Ngikuthumela Ecairo, mfana wami. Angifuni ukukwenza lokhu ngokushesha ngemva Kuka-Arushi, kodwa anginakho ukukhetha. Uyithemba lethu elikhulu, Nick. Thola ukuthi Kwenzekani Ngempela Kujohn Drummond nakumafilimu amancane. Futhi uma ungakwazi, ifilimu enhle ."
  
  
  "Ingabe uzimisele ukuchitha imali kulokhu?"
  
  
  Uhawk uyahleka. "Uma yilokho okudingekayo."
  
  
  'Kuhle. Ngizomndiza nini? '
  
  
  Wathi cishe ngokuxolisa, " Kunendiza YE-BOAC ehamba lapha sekwephuzile kulobubusuku."Wangena emotweni, wakhipha ithikithi, wanginika lona.
  
  
  "Ngizoba senen."Ngaqala ukufaka ithikithi ebhokisini lami lapho ebamba ingalo yami.
  
  
  "Kuyinkimbinkimbi, Nick", esho ngokucophelela. "Bheka ihlombe lakho ngezikhathi ezithile.
  
  
  Ithikithi lakhe elibekiwe lisemzuzwini owodwa. "Ukube bengingazi kangcono, mnumzane", kusho u-emu kuye, " bengingafunga ukuthi ngisanda kuphawula isithakazelo sikababa enhlalakahleni yami."
  
  
  Wayehleka usulu. "Lokho owakubona kwakuyintshisekelo yokunqoba, hhayi eyobaba. Angikwazi ukulahlekelwa yibo bonke abasebenzi bami emsebenzini owodwa."
  
  
  Wamomotheka futhi wasukuma esihlalweni sakhe. "Kudingeka ngihlanze izinto ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba ngihambe."
  
  
  "Ngingacabanga", esho ngendlela eyomile. "Noma ngabe ungubani, hey, sawubona."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwami kwanda. 'Ngizokwenza. Futhi ngizobuyela kuwe ngokushesha nje lapho ngikwazi ukubhekana nakho."
  
  
  Uhawke wavumela ukumamatheka okuncane ukuba kushintshe ikona le-rta yakhe futhi wamomotheka kancane njengoba enikeza enye yezinkulumo zakhe zokuvalelisa azithandayo: "ngizokubona lapho ngikubona, Nick."
  
  
  Ngaya ngqo ekamelweni lami lasehhotela, ngapakisha ipotimende elincane engangiliphatha njalo, futhi ngatshela abaphathi ukuthi ngizobheka kamuva. Khona-ke ngathatha itekisi ngaya Enorfolk, lapho umqambi wamakoloni nomthuthukisi wasebelgium omuhle kakhulu ogama lakhe Lingugabrielle ayenendawo yokuhlala khona. Noma nini lapho esenairobi, wayezama ukuchitha amahora ambalwa okuphumula naye futhi wayehlale ethi sawubona lapho ekwazi. Kulokhu, wacasulwa kakhulu ukuhamba kwami okungazelelwe.
  
  
  "Kodwa uthe uzoba lapha isikhathi eside", esho. Unah wayenezwi elihle lesifulentshi.
  
  
  Wawa kusofa omude ophakathi egumbini. "Ingabe uzokwenza izinto zibe nzima futhi wonakalise ukuvalelisa kwethu?"
  
  
  Wadonsa isikhashana. Wayeyintombazanyana, kodwa unah wayenokukhetha. Izinwele zakhe zazinsundu, zinqunywe ukuze zifane nezikapixie, futhi amehlo akhe ayemakhulu, ebanzi futhi ephupha. Ubelokhu ehlala E-Afrika cishe kusukela ezalwa, ethuthele ngaphesheya Kwecongo ekenya nabazali bakhe lapho esemusha.
  
  
  Lapho abazali bakhe bebulawa Amamau Mau, Ugabrielle waba nesikhathi esinzima. Isikhathi esifushane, wayeyisifebe esikhokhelwa kahle emombasa. Kodwa konke lokho kwakusesikhathini sakhe esidlule, futhi manje wayesenesikhundla esiphethe enkampanini kahulumeni. Ngenhlanhla yami, hey namanje wayethanda amadoda.
  
  
  "Akukhona nje ukuthi awusoze wafika lapha ngezinjongo zezokwelapha", esho kancane. Wangibheka kakhulu. "Futhi ngiyakuthanda ukuba nawe isikhashana."Wayegqoke ijezi eliqinile nesiketi esincane. Manje wayedonsa ijezi ekhanda lakhe futhi ephonsa i-ego esihlalweni esiseduze. Wayebukeka emuhle kakhulu ebhulukweni.
  
  
  "Uyazi, ngingahlala uma ngingakwazi", ngathi, ngibheka Unah ngihlolisisa.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngiyazi ukuthi ungitshelani, ngisacasukile. Wakhumula isiketi sakhe esifushane futhi wavumela u-hey ukuba awe phansi, wabe esephuma enah. Izisekelo ze-bikini ezimhlophe ezinama-lace azizange zimboze lutho. Waphenduka kimi isikhashana, ecindezela isiketi sakhe ukuze aveze amajika amnandi emhlane wakhe. "Futhi lokho ongitshela khona kuncane kakhulu, sithandwa sami."
  
  
  Eyakhe, Sawubona, futhi ngangazi ukuthi ngangimthanda Ngempela Ugabrielle. Mhlawumbe ukuhamba kwami ngokushesha kwakungcono kakhulu. Wangikhahlela izicathulo zakhe ze-ballet futhi wangikhahlela, wamfulathela.
  
  
  "Ngisize nge-bra."
  
  
  Wasukuma, wakhumula izingwegwe, futhi wavumela ibhulukwe lakhe ukuba lishelele phansi. Ehlombe lakhe, wayekwazi ukubona amabele akhe egcwele eqhuma enkululekweni yabo entsha. U-ee wambopha ingalo futhi kancane kancane wagingqa izandla zakhe esifubeni sakhe. Ugabrielle wavala amehlo akhe.
  
  
  "Mmmm," waphefumula. "Ngicabanga ukuthi kuzodingeka ngikuthethelele."Waphendukela kimi. Umlomo wakhe olambile wawungowami.
  
  
  Lapho ukuqabulana sekuphelile, wancika futhi wakhipha izikhwama zakhe zangaphansi ezinqeni zakhe ezivulekile. Wangicindezela ukuba ngibe nqunu, futhi izandla zami zazikhathaza ubumnene besikhumba sakhe.
  
  
  'Kulungile?wathi endlebeni yami. "Awucabangi ukuthi kufanele ukhumule?"
  
  
  Wangisiza ukuba ngiphume ezingutsheni zami futhi wabonakala ekujabulela. Waphinde wacindezela izindebe zakhe ukuba zimbe, futhi wamanga ngonya, emhlola ngolimi lwakhe. U-ee wayemthanda kalula njengoba injabulo nobulili bokwenza uthando kwakukhula.
  
  
  Waphefumula. "O, Nick! Unick!'
  
  
  "Ake siye ekamelweni lokulala", ngasho ngokhahlo.
  
  
  'Mmmm.'Cha, ivulekile lapha. Angikwazi ukulinda."Wahlala phansi ekhaphethini elijiyile ezinyaweni zethu wangidonsela kuye. 'Konke kuhamba kahle? Wahlala phansi ematheni, amabele akhe egcwele engikhomba. 'Konke kuhamba kahle?'waqinisekisa.
  
  
  Kwakungeyena Ustahl owaphendula. Wasondela ngokushesha kuye. Ukububula okubukhali okungazelelwe kwaphunyuka ezindebeni zakhe. Wathathwa u-ee ngesihluku, ngesihluku, ngaphandle kokucabanga ngomusa, ngoba wangithola ngempela, futhi kwakungekho enye indlela. Imisindo eyayisemphinjeni wakhe yayikhula kakhulu. Wayezizwa izinzipho zakhe, kodwa akazange azinake izinhlungu. Saqhuma ndawonye saba umvuthwandaba omuhle, omangalisayo.
  
  
  Eyakhe yayibuthakathaka phezu kwakhe. Amehlo akhe ayesavaliwe, kodwa izindebe zakhe zahlukaniswa ngokumamatheka. "Mon Dieu", esho ngobumnene.
  
  
  Kwakuyindlela enhle kakhulu yokuvalelisa. Futhi wayengacabangi Neze Ngecairo.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesibili
  
  
  
  Icairo ayiyona idolobha eliphucukile. Okungenani hhayi ngezindinganiso Zasentshonalanga. Ngakuzwa, njengoba ngangikwenzile ngesikhathi ngivakashele ngaphambili, lapho ngiqala ukuxhumana nale ndawo esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ama-Arabhu ayelokhu eshayisana futhi izivakashi-utonu emilenzeni, ememeza izinto ezingcolile, elwela izihlalo emcimbini wokwamukela izivakashi.
  
  
  Kwangithatha amahora amabili ukuhlola, kodwa amaphepha ami mbumbulu aphumelela esivivinyweni. Ngathatha itekisi ngaya edolobheni. Sadlula edolobheni elidala nasendaweni yezimakethe, lapho imigwaqo yayigcwele khona osomabhizinisi, abakhwabanisi, nezivakashi ezineziqondiso ze-ih. Kwakukhona futhi izigqoko ezimnyama nama-kufiyah amboza ubuso obungcolile, nabacelayo abangenamilenze ababecela usizo. Ngaphezu kwakho konke lokhu kwabangela ukukhala kwempi okuphikelelayo, isiphithiphithi esethusayo. Ngakhumbula ukuthi awuhambanga emigwaqweni Yasecairo ebusuku, hhayi lapho unesandla sakho esikhwameni sakho semali.
  
  
  Ehhotela Inew shepherds, wangena ekamelweni lakhe wabe esevakashela esitezi sesihlanu. Udrummond wabulawa ekamelweni 532. Umpheme wawuthule. Uwilhelmina wayithatha esikhwameni sayo sehlombe, wahlola I-luger ukuthi ayinazo yini izinhlamvu, futhi wafaka U-Ego emuva. Isondela egumbini 532. Lapho elalela usuku, wafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi akekho ngaphakathi.
  
  
  Wathatha isibhakela esikhwameni sakhe, wafaka i-ego esikhwameni, wasiphendulela. Isikhiye saqhuma futhi wavula umnyango. Engasho lutho, wangena ngaphakathi wavala umnyango ngemva kwakhe.
  
  
  Igumbi lalingenawo amakhethini adwetshwe emafasiteleni. Wavula umnyango wawuvula, wavumela ukukhanya kwelanga Okukhanyayo Kukabrylev ukuba kungene. Wabe esephenduka, wabheka ekamelweni. Ngokusobala, bonke banquma ukungayiqashi i-ego okwamanje. Kungenzeka ukuthi amaphoyisa awazange awuqede uphenyo lwawo. Waya embhedeni omkhulu ophindwe kabili Lapho Uhawke ayethe kutholakale khona isidumbu. Wamomotheka lapho ebona ukuthi kwakusekhona ibala legazi elimnyama ekhaphethini. Angikuthandi ukubulala okungcolile.
  
  
  Leli gumbi lalibonakala lishiywe cishe njengoba nje amaphoyisa ayelitholile. Isembozo sombhede sahoxiswa, njengokungathi Udrummond wayesekulungele ukuqeda ubusuku. Emikhiqizweni naseminyango yokhuni, ngabona izindawo eziningana lapho amaphoyisa azama khona ukususa iminwe. Isihlalo esingunxande esiseduze kombhede saphendulwa, kodwa kwakungekho okunye ukubonakaliswa komzabalazo.
  
  
  Wakhumbula isikhathi sokugcina lapho ayebone Khona Ujohn Drummond Elangley, ezinyangeni ezimbalwa nje ezedlule. Wayemude, enezinwele ezinesihlabathi, futhi ebukeka njengomdlali. Enye yezinto zokugcina athi kimi, " Akekho othola U-A kuleli bhizinisi kuze kube .ade, Nick."Kodwa njengoba ngimi lapho, ngimomotheka elangeni, ngishiswe futhi ngishiswe, ubukeka sengathi angase abe okuhlukile.
  
  
  Wabubula kakhulu futhi wahamba kancane egumbini. Kwakuyizinsuku ezinjengalezi ezenza ukuba umenzeli abheke kanzima lokho ayekwenza ukuze aziphilise. Kwakwenza ubheke amathuba okuthi awuthandi ukwenza izingxenye eziningi kakhulu.
  
  
  Waya etafuleni elidala elibhekene nodonga futhi wakhipha idilowa elide eliphakathi. Kwakuyisenzo esingenanjongo. Amaphoyisa ayeyothola okuthile okuzuzisayo, futhi wayengeke aye kuwo. Wabuka ibhokisi elingenalutho. Ubani owabulala Ujohn Drummond? Ingabe wasola izinkinga ngaphambi kokuba ahlaselwe? Uma kunjalo, wayengase
  
  
  wazama ukusishiyela umyalezo uma enethuba. Okuwukuphela kwendawo yethu yokucasha Engaphumeleli Ecairo yayihlola futhi yabuya ingenalutho. Kodwa mhlawumbe Udrummond akazange afike lapho ngesikhathi.
  
  
  Khona-ke ngakhumbula okuthile ngaye. Udrummond wayefunde ukuthi i-ejenti yayishiye inothi elinamathiselwe ngemuva kwedilowa lesihlalo. Wayecabanga ukuthi kwakuhlakaniphile, nakuba Uhawk ayengavumelani naye. Waphinde wabheka ibhokisi. Ezizwa eyisiphukuphuku, u-ego wamkhipha ngokuphelele futhi wahlola umhlane wakhe.
  
  
  Umlomo wami wavuleka. Yizwi lakhe, iphepha eliqoshwe ngemuva kwedilowa. Lokhu kumelwe kube umyalezo oshiywe Ujohn Drummond!
  
  
  Wakhumula inothi futhi wabuyisela idilowa endaweni yalo. Ngazizwa ngijabule kakhulu ngenxa yesihlalo sakhe.
  
  
  Umyalezo wawusekhodi, kodwa Udrummond wasebenzisa ikhodi Yencwadi Eyisihluthulelo ngaphandle kwezinkinga noma izinguquko. Wafinyelela ephaketheni lakhe eliphindwe kabili futhi wakhipha incwadi encane ebizwa Ngokuthi Iblack continent, Uhlelo lwesishiyagalombili. Njengoba Udrummond ayesebenzise ikhasi 30 emyalezweni wakhe wokugcina KU-ax, wahola amakhasi angu-25 futhi waphinde wabheka umyalezo obhalwe ngekhodi.
  
  
  Kwakuyiqoqo lezinombolo ezingahlobene, ezihlelwe ngokulandelana embhalweni Kadrummond osheshayo. Khona-ke ngabheka izinombolo ezimbili zokuqala futhi ngahlanganisa i-ih. Ngaya emgqeni ophezulu wekhasi, ngaqala emaphethelweni angakwesobunxele, futhi ngabala izinhlamvu nezikhala, nganezela uhlamvu olufanele enombolweni yami yokuqala, eyayisivele iyinhlamvu yokuqala yegama lokuqala lomyalezo. Khona-ke yaqhubeka ngendlela efanayo kusukela ekuqaleni komugqa wesibili wekhasi. Umyalezo waqhubeka.
  
  
  Umbhalo wawuthi:
  
  
  Ucasey ngefilimu ethathwe esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ngikubheka njengokushintsha okungahleliwe kwemithwalo. Ngiyithole lapha ehhotela. Icala elishintshayo liqukethe i-heroin engahlanjululwanga. Ngathintana nezwe elingaphansi lendawo, futhi ngithemba ukuxazulula icala lethu kulobubusuku. NT.
  
  
  Ngangisanda kuqeda ukufunda umyalezo lapho ngizwa umsindo ephasishi elingaphandle kwegumbi. Ngamlalela, kodwa akuzange kuphinde kwenzeke. Wabeka ngokucophelela inothi Likadrummond walifaka kanye nephepha elincane ngaphakathi kwejakhethi yakhe. Uma ngimi ngemuva kwesihlalo sakhe, ngafinyelela Kuwilhelmina. Wahamba buthule waya emnyango futhi wama lapho isikhashana, ephikisana ngasese, ngesikhathi sokungaqiniseki.
  
  
  Uma kwakukhona isisebenzi sasehhotela noma iphoyisa elalicashe egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi, wayengeke afune ukuba ngibanjwe lapha. Kodwa ake sithi kwakungumuntu owayazi okuthile ngokufa Kukajohn Drummond nangokushintsha kukahulumeni? Angikwazanga ukumdedela.
  
  
  Ngangisanda kuvula umnyango lapho ngizwa ushaggy ephuma, ehlehla ngokushesha ehholo. Isigebengu sangizwa, noma mhlawumbe sabona isithunzi sami ngaphansi komnyango. Wathatha isibambo somnyango, wasivula, waphuma wangena ehholo.
  
  
  Ngabheka ngakwesobunxele sami, ngibheke emsindweni wezinyathelo, futhi ngabona isithombe sakhe sinyamalala ekhoneni lomhubhe. Angizange ngithole isikhathi esanele sokumkhomba; engangikwazi nje ukuthi kwakuyindoda. Evala umnyango nangemva kwakhe, wagijima ehla ehholo.
  
  
  Njengoba ngangiphenduka, ngambona futhi kodwa angizange ngimbone ngaphezu kwalokho engangikubonile okokuqala. Le ndoda yagijimela phansi ezitebhisini.
  
  
  U-Emu wayememeza. 'Linda!'
  
  
  Kodwa wayengasekho. Wagijima wehla ehholo waya ezitebhisini, Uwilhelmina esandleni sakhe, futhi wehla izitebhisi ezintathu ngesikhathi. Ngangizwa ushaggy eshaya izitebhisi ezindizeni ezimbalwa ngaphambi kwami, kodwa angizange ngiyibone indoda ibaleka futhi. Njengoba ayesondela esitezi sokuqala, umnyango oya egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi wawusanda kuvalwa. Wama isikhashana ukuze afake Uwilhelmina esikhwameni sakhe, wabe eseya egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi lasehhotela elidala.
  
  
  Kwakunabavakashi abambalwa ababezungeza isihlalo, kodwa kwakungekho zimpawu zomuntu wami. Iminyango ephendukayo emnyango yavuleka kancane. Wahamba ngokushesha ewela igumbi lokwamukela izivakashi ebheke kubo. Ngaphandle, ngahlola umgwaqo ophithizelayo, kodwa wawungenathemba. I-ego yakhe ilahlekelwe yiyo.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Umngane wakhe omdala wamvakashela ngalobo busuku. Uhakim sadeq wayenguprofesa waseyunivesithi yendawo owayenomdlandla onganeliseki wokuzijabulisa nokuzidela. Wasebenzela U-ax izikhathi ezimbalwa. Ngangazi ukuthi wayazi okuthile ngezwe elingaphansi komhlaba Lasecairo, ngakho ngaya kuye, ngihlome ngenothi lami elichaziwe.
  
  
  "Unicholas!"wangibingelela ngemfudumalo ekhaya lakhe eliphakeme Eshariat fouad El Awal. "Lokho kwenzeka kudala. U-al-salam alaikum.
  
  
  "Y -' alaykum as-salam", ngishilo. "Ukuthula makube nawe, mngane omdala."
  
  
  Wathi:" ngicela, nginikeze isihlalo kusofa ophansi.
  
  
  Lapho engasekho, wabiza inceku wayala ukuba siphuze itiye le-mint kabili. Angikwazanga ukuzibamba ngitshele Uhakim ukuthi angiyithandi itiye le-peppermint. Wayecabanga ukuthi kwakungesinye seziphuzo engizithandayo.
  
  
  "Ngakho, yini ekulethela ekhaya lami elithobekile?"wathi, emamatheka . Wayemncane
  
  
  indoda ecishe igobeke ebusweni bomthengisi wezigqila. Izinduku zakhe ze-ego zazimakwe, futhi izindebe zakhe ezincanyana zazibukeka zinonya ngisho nalapho emamatheka. Kodwa wayeyindoda efunde kakhulu, futhi isingisi sakhe sasingcono kunesami.
  
  
  "Mina nawe sizophanga Imnyuziyamu Yezinto Zakudala", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wangibuka ngokulindela, amehlo akhe ekhanya, wabe esebona ukuthi ngangihlekisa. "O, ungumuntu ohlekisayo, Nicholas! "Wahleka kakhulu, kodwa wancika ngokuzunguzungu:" Uyazi, lokhu akuwona umqondo omubi kangako."
  
  
  Yena, wamomotheka u-emu ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. Uhakim wayengomunye wabantu abavelele kakhulu abaqashwa U-ax esikhathini esedlule. Egqoke ingubo yakhe ebomvu ye-fez ne-djellaba, wayebukeka njengesigebengu sasogwadule esiyingozi.
  
  
  "Ukube benginesikhathi, ubeyomenywa ukuba azame nawe", kusho u-emu kuye. "Kodwa ngesaba ukuthi nginenkinga, Hakima."
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego ancipha, futhi wathinta umunwe ekhaleni lakhe le-caramel. Ake ngikutshele ukuthi yini inkinga yakho, Nicholas. Ngesonto eledlule, indoda Yasemelika yatholakala ifile egumbini layo lasehhotela. Wayengumenzeli WE-AX, ngempela?
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. Wakhipha inothi elichaziwe walinika Uhakim. "Wasishiya kithi ."
  
  
  Uhakim wayifunda ngokucophelela le ncwadi, wabe esengibheka. "Uma i-eq eyayidididekile ngempela yayine-heroin, Unicholas, ukushintsha kumelwe ukuba kwakuyiphutha. Futhi uma kwakuyiphutha futhi umuntu wakho ezama ukulilungisa, kungani i-ego yabulawa?
  
  
  Ngathi: "i-corkscrew enhle". "Kungenzeka Ukuthi Amarashiya amthola Udrummond, futhi icala elishintshayo limane nje liyi-herring ebomvu esididayo. Kodwa uma izwe labafileyo lihileleke ngempela, kungase kube nezincazelo eziningi ezingaba khona ngokufa Kukadrummond. Kubalulekile ukubuyisela i-tape ayeyiphethe Kucasey attache."
  
  
  Inceku encane, encane enobuso obunsundu, obunamantongomane yasilethela itiye. Uhakim waxuba amaqabunga aluhlaza okotshani ezibukweni zethu. Yena, ngenhlonipho ngangokunokwenzeka, wenqaba inyama emnandi. Lapho inceku isihambile, Uhakim wangibuka.
  
  
  "Khona-ke, le filimu encane ebalulekile?"
  
  
  "Kubaluleke kakhulu, Hakim. Uma usenazo izixhumanisi nezwe lobugebengu Lasecairo, ngingabonga ngosizo lwakho. Ngidinga ukuthola ukuthi ubani owabulala Udrummond nokuthi kungani. Lokho kungase kungiholele kule filimu encane."
  
  
  Uhakim wayevuselela itiye lakhe kancane. "Kumelwe ngivume, Nicholas, ukuthi ngonyaka odlule ngiye ngalahlekelwa ukuxhumana nesigebengu lapha. Usizo lwami luyoba olunganakwa ngempela. Kodwa njengoba kuthiwa kwenzeka kumngane wami ukuthi ngiyazi ngommeli We-Interpol ongakusiza.
  
  
  "Akukho lutho ngalokhu okufanele lufakwe emibikweni esemthethweni", ngishilo. "Ingabe angawuvala umlomo wakhe?"
  
  
  Uhakim wamomotheka, ukumamatheka ngisho noma u-ego ayengakwazi, kwakuyongikholisa ukuthi wayezongisika umphimbo. "Ummeli uyintombazane, futhi umuhle kakhulu. Ungumarabhu onegazi elithile lasefrance. Igama lakhe Ngufayeh Nasir. Ngesi-arabhu, Elithi fayeh lisho "Ilangabi Lesifiso"."Ukumamatheka kwanda kwaba ukumamatheka okuwohlokile. "Usebenza njengomdwebi wezithombe Ezinyakazayo e-Scheherazade nightclub E-alpha Bay Street. Umdansi ongajwayelekile. Yiqiniso, kumelwe uzihlulele wena. Kodwa mhlawumbe angasiza."
  
  
  Waphuza itiye lakhe futhi wazama ukungabi nomusa. Ngathi: "kulungile, ngizombona". "Kumelwe ngiqale endaweni ethile."Eyakhe yavuka kusofa ophansi, Kanjalo Nohakim. Manje sekuyisikhathi sokuba ngihambe.'
  
  
  "Kufanele ufike lapho singakhuluma, Nicholas", kusho Uhakim.
  
  
  "Lokho kungaba kuhle. Futhi ngiyabonga ngesinyathelo sakho.
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Ihhotela lakhe lalingase libe elomuntu siqu. Keep uxhumene. Futhi ungangivumeli ngithole igama lakho ezincwadini zokushona."
  
  
  "Allahu Akbar," ngathi. "Kwangathi intando Ka-allah ingenziwa."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kukahakim okukhohlakele kwavela futhi. "Kwakufanele uzalwe Ungumarabhu."
  
  
  Cishe kwakuphakathi kwamabili lapho umyeni wakhe Uhakeem ephuma endlini. Ngathatha itekisi ngibuyela enkabeni yedolobha. Endleleni eya lapho, emigwaqweni emnyama, ngangingafunga ukuthi sasilandelwa. Lapho singena Ku-Ego ' s Sharia Maspero enezibani ezikhanyayo nethrafikhi esindayo, wakhululwa itekisi, ehlele ukuya ehhotela ngezinyawo. Imoto eyayibonakala isilandela yadlula umimmo njengoba itekisi lalima futhi laphenduka. "Kumelwe ukuba ngangimcabanga", esho kuye ngokwakhe.
  
  
  Ngaqala ukuhamba, ngishaya Uwilhelmina ngesandla sami sobunxele. Ngisho nakulesi sitrato esibanzi-esinomfula Inayile ngakwesokudla sami-zonke izakhiwo ngakwesobunxele sami zazibukeka njengeminyango emincane, emnyama, futhi igobolondo laso lalinemigwaqo eminingana emnyama.
  
  
  Yadluliselwa umlingisi womuntu ophanga ngaphandle kwesibambo owayememeza ecela. Wama kancane waphonsa ama-piastre ambalwa esitsheni phakathi kwama-ego kaleg. Wangibonga ngokuqondile ngokumamatheka okungenamazinyo, futhi wazithola esola ngisho nalo muntu ompofu ongenakuzisiza. Ngabuyela ehhotela lami, ngingakwazi ukuzamazamisa umuzwa wokuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle ngezwe lami. Ngahamba kwenye ibhulokhi lapho ngizwa ushaggy engemuva kwami.
  
  
  Zazithambile futhi zinoboya, futhi abantu abaningi babeyophuthelwa umsindo.
  
  
  Kodwa babelapho, futhi babengibamba. Angizange ngiyiphendule noma ngiyisheshise. Ngacabanga ngomfokazi ongemuva kwami. Wayedwengule izandla zakhe ngaphansi kwe-djellaba futhi wayebambe ummese omude, ogobekile ngokuqinile esibhakela sakhe.
  
  
  Kodwa lokhu kuwubuwula. Uma ushaggy engijaha ngempela njengoba babebukeka, ngokungangabazeki iselelesi esasilandela kwakuyimoto emnyama eyayilandela itekisi evela Ehakim.
  
  
  Manje ushaggy wayesondelene. Wanquma ukuyeka, ukuphenduka, futhi abhekane nomlandeli wakhe. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba akwazi, wafika kwenye indlela emnyama. Wayekhathazeke kakhulu ngezinyathelo ezazimlandela kangangokuthi akazange anake umgwaqo lapho umimmo emdlula.
  
  
  Isandla sadubula ebumnyameni bomgwaqo, sangibamba ngobudlova, futhi sangishaya ebumnyameni. Ngabanjwa ngingaqaphile, futhi ngikhumbula ngithukuthele ngenxa yokunganaki lapho ngiziphonsa emlenzeni wakhe ophumayo emgwaqweni. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, wayebheka indawo yomuntu ogqoke okumnyama owayethembele ekungibambeni. Wayegqoke i-djellaba enemigqa efinyelela emaqakaleni, futhi isisulu sakhe sasimbozwe i-kufiyah yasogwadule eyayifihla ubuso bakhe. Khona-ke ngabona isithombe esivela emlonyeni wakhe emgwaqweni, omunye umuntu omkhulu emthunzini, futhi ngangazi ukuthi umuntu owayengijaha. Wayephethe isibhamu esibi esinesicikilikisi esinamandla, futhi ubugovu bomngane wakhe owayemi phambi kwami babunommese onamabala abanzi.
  
  
  'Yini le?'Kusho yena . "Yini oyifunayo-imali yami?"
  
  
  Kodwa babengeke baxoxe ngezinto nami. Ngesikhathi indoda eyayiphethe ummese ingikhomba ngengozi, indoda eyayiphethe isibhamu yayiphakamisa, ngokusobala ibhekise esifubeni sami.
  
  
  Kwakungekho isikhathi esiningi sokucabanga. Lapho nje esecindezele isicishamlilo, izintambo zakhe zomlilo zaphendukela ezakhiweni ezazikhala ngakwesobunxele sami. Ngezwa ukuchofoza okuthambile kwesibhamu esithulisiwe, futhi ngezwa ukudubula komlilo engalweni yami yangakwesokudla. Ukubuka kwangiluma.
  
  
  Eyakhe yawela eduze kwebhokisi lokhuni elalinodoti omningi kulo. Wabamba ibhokisi ngesandla esisodwa waliphonsa nge-arc maqondana nesibhamu. Ibhokisi nokuqukethwe kwalo kwahlasela U-Ego ebusweni nasesifubeni, futhi walahlekelwa ukulinganisela kwakhe.
  
  
  Kodwa-ke enye indoda yayiphezu kwami. Wangigadla, ummese wawela esifubeni sami. Waphenduka, wakwazi ukubamba isandla sommese. Umzimba wami we-ego wangishaya kanzima futhi ngacishe ngalahlekelwa ukubamba kwami engalweni yami. Ubuso buka-Ego babuseduze nobami, buncane futhi bunonya njengoba ayelwa kanzima ukuze anamathele ummese.
  
  
  Waqoqa amandla akhe futhi wasishukumisela eceleni lesi sibalo. Landizela kude nami, lafika emgwaqweni ongamamitha ambalwa ukusuka lapho. Kodwa manje omunye umuntu owayephethe isibhamu wayesebuyele esimweni sakhe ngemva kokushayisana nebhokisi futhi wayesengikhomba ngesibhamu sakhe futhi. Wafunga futhi wagingqika odongeni njengoba ayedubula. Kulokhu, i-gawk yangena emgwaqweni eduze kwekhanda lami.
  
  
  Lapho ngimbona, ngagingqika futhi ngacindezela ingalo yakhe yangakwesokudla, Futhi Uhugo wangena entendeni yesandla sami. Lapho ezithola ebhekene nomdubuli, Uhugo wayesekulungele. Ngangiphakamisa isandla sami, futhi i-stiletto yayishelela ingalo yami ngaphandle komsindo. Wagingqika kanye, futhi wangcwaba ubuso bakhe ngokungenamsindo engxenyeni engezansi yesifuba sama-Arabhu.
  
  
  Ngisho nasebumnyameni, ngabona amehlo esigebengu evuleka, wabe esekhubeka kimi, isandla esisodwa sisesibambeni sesibambo sakhe, isibhamu silenga kwesinye. Lapho eshaya udonga, isibhamu saqhuma kabili, ukushaya kabili, izinhlamvu zaphuma emgwaqweni ezinyaweni zami, nodonga ayesanda kuhamba kulo. Khona-ke le ndoda yawa. Yawa kancane njengesihlahla futhi yashaya Uhugo ebusweni nasesifubeni ngokushaya.
  
  
  Isigebengu sasilele sifile phakathi kwami nomunye Umarabhu. Owasinda wabheka umngane wakhe ofile, wabe esephenduka. Amehlo anonya avaleka emagobolondweni amabi. Ngokungazelelwe wangihlasela.
  
  
  Ummese wawusemphinjeni wami. Uyise wazama konke okusemandleni akhe ukukugcina kude. Omunye umfutho wanqamula umthambo we-jujuxcular. Isandla somhlaseli wami sasinyakazisa njengoba ayezama ukungifinyelela. Wahambisa unyawo lwakhe phakathi kwemilenze ka-ego futhi wakhahlela ngakwesokudla, ngesikhathi esifanayo ecindezela izingalo namahlombe ka-ego ngakwesobunxele. Wawa kimi, ekhononda. Yena wagingqa phezu kwalo, futhi wabamba ingalo yommese, ezama ukuliphendulela. Wangishaya ngesandla sakhe sobunxele futhi walahlekelwa ukulinganisela. Ngemva kwesikhashana, wayesezinyaweni zakhe.
  
  
  Yagxuma lapho ingizungezaeverade. Manje, wayezoqapha futhi alinde aze akwazi ukubulala. Wabona ithuba futhi weza, wangishaya ngommese obanzi okokuqala ngqa. Ngahamba, futhi ummese wangisika ngejakhethi nehembe lami. Wagwinya kanzima. Wayemuhle kakhulu ngommese.
  
  
  Saphinde sazungeza umbuthano. Manje njengoba amehlo ami ayesejwayele ubumnyama, wayekwazi ukubona lokho engangikwenza kangcono. Eyakhe yayingabheki inkemba, eyakhe yayibheka ubuso bendoda. Amehlo akhe ashintsha,
  
  
  wayehlela ukuhlasela okwesibili, futhi wayesekulungele. Wambamba ngesandla ngommese wamdonsa wamyisa kuye, wazidlula. Ephenduka ngesikhathi esifanayo, waphonsa le ndoda ehlombe layo wayiphonsa kanzima. Washayisa umhlane nekhanda lakhe emgwaqweni, walahlekelwa ummese.
  
  
  U-Ego wamdonsa. Wazama kanzima ukuvuka futhi alwe, kodwa i-ego yakhe yamshaya ngempama ebusweni, yamshaya emuva ngenxa yokukhala komgwaqo. Yena, esondela kuye, washaya ucandid ku-ego yokuphila futhi wamuzwa ephefumula njengoba ephinda kabili, ebambelela ekuphileni.
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yamshaya futhi yafunda ubuso obunzima, obungenamusa. Ngangingakaze ngiyibone ngaphambili; ngangizibuza ukuthi ingabe kwakuyindoda eyayisegumbini lehhotela ngaphandle kwegumbi Likadrummond.
  
  
  Ngamtshela. 'Ungubani?"Yini oyifunayo?'
  
  
  Wabuka indoda eyayisemhlabathini, ephefumula, " abafowethu bazokuthola."Wayekhuluma isingisi ngezwi elinamandla.
  
  
  Wabe esekhululeka wagijima waphumela ngaphandle. Kwakungu-ego owamdedela; Wayazi ukuthi ngangingenalo ithuba lokuthola okwengeziwe kuye.
  
  
  Wahamba waya kumuntu ofile wamnikela. Ubuso buka-Ego nabo babungajwayelekile. Futhi leso simo sasibukeka singesispanishi kunesi-arabhu. Uhugo wayikhipha esifubeni sakhe, wayisula ku-jellab yendoda, futhi wabuyisela i-stiletto esikhwameni sayo. Wabe esebheka izingubo zomuntu ofile ukuze athole ukuthi ungubani. Kwakungekho lutho lapho.
  
  
  Yena, wancika ekhononda eceleni kwakhe, ezama ukubuyisa amandla akhe. La madoda amabili athunyelwa umuntu owayazi ukuthi ngangisecairo ukuba ayohlola ukufa Kukadrummond. Futhi ukube angizange ngibe nenhlanhla lapho umbulali ofile eqala ukudubula ezungeze leso sibhamu, wayeyojoyina Udrummond emaqenjini ama-ax agent afile. Kwakuwumcabango ongemnandi.
  
  
  Njengoba ayehamba kakhulu emgwaqweni, wabheka ngaphandle ngokuqapha futhi wabona ukuthi cishe kwakungekho bantu abahamba ngezinyawo emgwaqweni. Wamshiya, waphuma waya emgwaqweni, wabuyela emuva kubelusi Abasha.
  
  
  Kwakudingeka ngifike ngokushesha entombazaneni Nge-Interpol, lokho ngokuqinisekile.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesithathu.
  
  
  
  Le kilabhu yasebusuku yayithulise ukuzinikezela, izinto ezinuka kabi, nezindwangu ezisindayo, futhi iqembu labadlali bezintambo lalidlala ingoma yasegibithe engenamculo ngaphansi kokukhanya okunsomi. Intuthu kagwayi yayilenga emakhanda abaxhasi ematafuleni amancane aphansi.
  
  
  Maphakathi nendawo, intombazane ethile yayidansa uhlobo oluthile lomdanso wokuphila. Wayemncane futhi emnyama, enezinwele ezinde eziqondile eziwela emahlombe akhe enziwe ngethusi. Amehlo akhe amnyama ayegqokiswe izimonyo ukuze abukeke emakhulu futhi emnyama. Ngaphansi kwazo kwakunekhala elenziwe nge-aquiline, elinesimo esihle nomlomo ogcwele izindebe ezigcwele. Wayemncane, kodwa enenyama eningi. Imilenze yakhe yayinde futhi iphelele. Wayegqoke ibhulukwe elalimboza amabele akhe ngendwangu encane engunxantathu eyayisebenza njengengxenye esele yengubo yakhe; isembozo esiqondile sasilenga ubude beqakala emabhulukwe akhe typeengebhikini. Kwakuboshelwa izinsimbi ezincane emaqakaleni akhe, futhi esandleni ngasinye wayephethe amapuleti amancane ensimbi.
  
  
  La mathileyi ayenza umsindo onesigqi esinamandla njengoba ayewela phansi aye emculweni ongajwayelekile, enza imisipha eqinile yezinqulu zakhe ezinhle idlidlize njengoba ayegxuma esuka kwesinye isihlalo eya kwesinye. Weza etafuleni lami lapho nje umculo usuphakeme. Wangisondeza ezinqeni, wangishukumisa ngokwethuka, futhi wangishukumisa emahlombe ukuze amabele akhe ahambe ngenjabulo ebhulukweni elibucayi. Sonke lesi sikhathi, wayemomotheka, emomotheka ukuze atshele indoda ukuthi uyayiqonda i-ego, isifiso sayo.
  
  
  Umculo waphela ngokuzumayo ngokuqhuma komsindo, Futhi Ufayeh Nasir, Ilangabi Lesifiso, wavuma ukuhalalisela okuhlakazekile kwabaxhasi. Wabe esefika wahlala phansi esihlalweni esiphambene nami. Ujongleur waphuma phansi ukuze abuke ukunyakaza kwakhe.
  
  
  Wangihleka, ebonisa amazinyo aphelele. 'Ingabe wawuthanda umdanso wami?'wabuza.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba aphendule, kwafika umlindi onesigqoko futhi sa-oda izingilazi ezimbili zewayini lendawo. Ngaqaphela ukuthi ngangibheka indlela amabele Kafaye ayebonakala ezama ngayo ukugwema lelo bhulukwe elincane. "Yebo," ekugcineni ngakwazi ukusho. 'Ulungile kakhulu.'
  
  
  Wayejabule. "Ngiyabonga," kusho yena. "Kubaluleke kakhulu kimi ukuba umdansi omuhle kunamaphoyisa amahle."
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. "Iphoyisa elithile", ngishilo. "Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe, Faye."
  
  
  "Futhi unawe, Mnu. Carter. Ngatshelwa ukuba ngikulinde.
  
  
  Umlindi waletha iwayini. Ngazama, futhi kwaba kuhle ngokumangalisayo. Le ntombazane yangimamatheka phezu komngcele wengilazi yayo, futhi amehlo ayo amnyama acwebezelayo aba mnyama. Wathi: "ngiyaxolisa kakhulu ngomuntu osebenza naye".
  
  
  Wabheka phansi ingilazi yakhe. "Wayemncane kakhulu ."Waphinde waphuza iwayini . "Futhi iqiniso lokuthi Wayengunessus lalibaluleke kakhulu."
  
  
  "Uhakim sadeq akazange akhulume ngalokho okwakuyikho."
  
  
  Wabheka ubuso obuhle. Kwakudingeka ngimethembe ngezinga elithile, noma wayengeke akwazi nhlobo ukusiza.
  
  
  "Uhakim akamazi Unessus Drummond", esho kancane futhi ngamabomu.
  
  
  'Ngiyamqonda.'
  
  
  "Ngizokutshela, kodwa ngifuna uqonde ukuthi lokhu kuyimfihlo eqinile. Akumelwe uphinde lokhu kunoma ubani, ngisho Nohakim."Wayibuka ngokucophelela ubuso bayo.
  
  
  'Ngiyamqonda.'
  
  
  Waphefumula ngokujulile. "I-microfilm. Udrummond wagcina ukuzazisa kwakhe kusesibambeni somshini wokugunda. I-razor yayifakwe esikhwameni sokushefa esikhwameni se-ego."Wamtshela ngokushintsha amapotimende ne-heroin engahlanjululwanga .
  
  
  "Umnu. Drummond ubonakala eyisisulu secala elingalindelekile", esho ngokucabangisisa.
  
  
  Wacindezela ukumamatheka. Ngokungazelelwe ngakuthola kungafaneleki ukuhlala phansi ngixoxe ngecala nomdansi Ongumarabhu njengokungathi wayengumhloli wasescotland yard.
  
  
  "Ukubulala u-ego kwakungeyona ingxenye yalokhu kuhlasela", ngishilo. "Noma ubani owayeze ekamelweni lakhe ezothatha lelo khwama elengeziwe, ngokusobala wayengeke alibuyisele ikhwama Likadrummond. Yiqiniso, kungenzeka ukuthi usezansi Kwenayile nefilimu encane njengamanje, ngoba kubonakala sengathi ayinalo inani eseleni. Kodwa angicabangi kanjalo. Ngicabanga ukuthi noma ubani owabulala Udrummond unamafilimu amancane, futhi uyazi ukubaluleka kwe-ego."
  
  
  "Yikuphi okuhle kakhulu?"
  
  
  Yena, wabheka unah ngokungathi sína isikhashana. Kumelwe azi. Yebo. Sasintshontsha amapulani endiza yaserussia, indiza ekhethekile kakhulu. Ulwazi lubalulekile ezweni elikhululekile. Le filimu encane yayikhuluma ngalezi zinhlelo, futhi ngilindele ukuba i-ego ibuyiselwe."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Uma izwe labafileyo linezinhlelo, Nick, ngingakusiza", esho. "Nginabo oxhumana nabo. Yazi ih amagama kanye nemisebenzi yayo. Ingabe kukhona okufanele ukwenze?
  
  
  'Kuncane kakhulu."Wakhuluma ngokuhlaselwa kwami ngobusuku obandulela lolo. "Angazi ngisho nokuthi ukhona yini ozombona ebusweni ezithombeni ezisezinqolobaneni."Kodwa U-Odin owayebazungezile washo okuthile okungajwayelekile-lowo owabaleka. Wakhuluma okuthile ngabafowabo-noma abafowabo-ababengikhathaza.
  
  
  Wayebukeka ethukile. 'Yebo! Kunengqondo, Nick. Wayengasho ubuhlobo bomkhaya. Wayekhuluma ngabangane bakhe enhlanganweni entsha yezwe elingaphansi, Inew Brotherhood.
  
  
  Ubuzalwane Obusha? - phinda it. "Kuzwakala njengama-mafia abambisene nawo."
  
  
  Wahleka kancane. "U-Odin ozungeze abaholi Ungumsicilian. Kodwa indoda enkulu, Upierre Beauvais, Ingumfulentshi eduze Kwaseparis. Eqinisweni, liyiqembu elinabantu abaningi. Futhi sesiqala ukucabanga ukuthi lena yinhlangano yobugebengu engenasihe kunazo zonke esake sabhekana nazo. Izenzo ze-Ih zabangela ukunganeliseki komphakathi ngisho Nasecairo. Bangabathengisi bezidakamizwa abakhulu. Kodwa kuze kube manje asikwazanga ukuthola ubufakazi obumelene nabo. Asazi nokuthi Ubeauvais ubukeka kanjani."
  
  
  "Zizwakala zisabisa", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wayengafuni ukucabangisisa. "Uma Ubuzalwane Obusha buhileleka kulokhu, ngeke kube lula kuwe. Ingabe udinga usizo Kusuka Interpol?
  
  
  "Cha," ngasho ngokushesha. "Uma ungasebenzisa ukuqoshwa ngaphandle kokuvusa ukusola, kulungile. Kodwa akudingeki ukuba uthembele kunoma ubani. Manje usemholweni KA-AX futhi uzoxoxa nami ngalesi sabelo ."
  
  
  Wayegxumagxuma emahlombe akhe amahle ethusi. 'Ungumphathi. Ngizokwenza noma yini oyishoyo."
  
  
  Waphuma wabeka isandla sakhe phezu kwesakhe. 'Kuhle ukwazi. Ngakho, siqala kuphi?
  
  
  Wanqikaza isikhashana, wabe esebuza: "ungakwazi yini ukukhokha? Lapho ekhomba ikhanda kuye, waqhubeka, " ngiyamazi umuntu, uhlobo oluthile lomtsheli, ogama lakhe linguthin man. Ngikholelwa Ukuthi Uhakim sadeq naye uyamazi. Uthutha ukwaziswa emuva naphambili phakathi komthetho nezwe lobugebengu ukuze aziphilise. Akulona ibhizinisi elincane ukusinda kuleli zwe, kodwa I-EMU iye yakwazi ukuhamba ngempumelelo phakathi kwalezi zindawo ezimbili iminyaka eminingana, ngoba inenani kuzo zombili izinhlangothi."
  
  
  "Futhi uyazi ukuthi angathintana kanjani nalobu Buzalwane Obusha?"
  
  
  "Indoda encane yazi okuningi ngale nhlangano kunanoma iliphi iphoyisa. Ungangibuzi ukuthi wakuqaphela kanjani lokho. Ukuqiniseka kwakhe ukuthi wayazi izinto ayengasoze asitshela zona. Kodwa ngenxa yemali, angasixhumanisa nabo. Bazonquma uma befuna ukukhuluma nawe."
  
  
  "Uma kunesibonakaliso izolo ebusuku sokuthi babengekho esimweni sokuxoxa", ngasho kabuhlungu.
  
  
  Wathi: "kwakunombiko wokuthi ilungu Lenew cota gang labulawa ngobusuku obufanayo lapho i-ejenti yakho yafa khona, nakuba amaphoyisa engeke ayiqinisekise le ndaba. Uma lokhu kuyiqiniso, Inew Brotherhood ingase icabange Ukuthi Udrummond wabulala u-ih man, futhi kungenzeka yanquma ukuthi nawe kufanele ukhokhele ukufa. Noma bangase bangakuthandi ukuba khona kwakho lapha."
  
  
  "Abazi ukuthi ngisenayo imali yokukhokha," kusho mina. "Mhlawumbe lokhu kuzongenza ngibone ngendlela enobungane."
  
  
  Lapho Ufaye eqeda ukusebenza kusihlwa, wagqoka futhi waphuma egumbini lokugqoka njengentombazane yesikole egqoke ijezi elimhlophe nesiketi esincane esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka,
  
  
  izinwele zakhe ezinde ezimnyama zazilenga emahlombe akhe. Iningi lezimonyo lalingasekho, futhi ukulisusa kwakuthuthukisa ubuhle bemvelo bobuso bakhe.
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu," ngishilo.
  
  
  Wamomotheka wangithatha isandla, wangikhipha lapho. Sasinetekisi ngaphandle, Futhi Ufayeh wanikeza umshayeli ikheli endaweni engangingayijwayele. Sasidlula Ecairo siye engxenyeni endala yedolobha, lapho imigwaqo yayimincane khona futhi kwakunabantu ababecashe kuwo wonke amagumbi. Watshela itekisi ukuba ime phakathi kwebhulokhi lezakhiwo ezindala ezibhidlikile.
  
  
  Ngakhokhela umshayeli futhi ngambuka ehamba ngemoto. Lapho umsindo wemoto unyamalala, wabonakala enesizungu kakhulu. Le ntombazane yangihambisa emikhawulweni yomibili yebhulokhi yaya esakhiweni esiwohlokile, futhi sangena ngaphakathi.
  
  
  Kwakukubi kakhulu ngaphakathi kunangaphandle. Isibani esincane sasilenga ezansi kwesitebhisi sokhuni esibolile. Sakhuphuka izitebhisi zemimmo saxosha izimbali nemidwebo yasodongeni saya ekamelweni elisesitezi sesithathu. Ufaye washaya kathathu, wanqikaza, wabe eseshaya futhi.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, umnyango wavuleka futhi indoda ethile yayimi lapho. Wayeyingxenye yomuntu, hhayi nje encane, kodwa enamathambo njengethambo. Ubuso buka-Ego babude futhi bungcolile, Abasesweden enen babungcono kancane kunezindwangu, futhi wayenuka kabi.
  
  
  Wafafaza intombazane futhi wenza umsindo onjengomphimbo. 'Yebo?'
  
  
  "Lo Ngufayeh Nasir", esho.
  
  
  Yebo."Wangibuka umimmo nah. Amehlo ka-Ego ayegqamile, njengokungathi wehla esuka endaweni ephakeme. Wangifunda isikhashana, wabe esebheka emuva entombazaneni. 'Yini oyifunayo?'
  
  
  "Ulwazi," esho.
  
  
  'Yimuphi?'Waklwebha isisu sakhe.
  
  
  Wathi: "sifuna ukuxhumana Nenew Brotherhood".
  
  
  Amanye amaqhwa ashiya amehlo akhe, futhi ukwesaba kwangena kuwo. Wathi: "uyahlanya". Waqala ukuvala umnyango ebusweni bethu.
  
  
  Watshala unyawo lwakhe kulo. "Ngeke sibangele izinkinga", ngishilo. "Sifuna nje ukukhuluma nothile. Ngingakukhokhela kahle."
  
  
  Waphinde wangihlola ubuso. Ekugcineni wathi: "ngena ngaphakathi isikhashana".
  
  
  Igumbi ayehlala kulo laligcwele amaphepha, ukudla okwakusele, nezinto ezihlukahlukene zokulala. Ngokusobala wayelala phezu kwepallet ephansi ekhoneni elimnyama, endaweni engcolile futhi enamafutha, kodwa kwakukhona izingubo zokulala ezingcolile yonke indawo. Kwakunamabhodlela ewayini yonke indawo, futhi umoya onoshukela wawunuka kamnandi i-hashish.
  
  
  Wawa esihlalweni esiqondile etafuleni elincane phakathi egumbini. Wathi:"it phansi ukhulume. U-Ego wayengakhulumi Kahle Isingisi.
  
  
  Sakhetha ukuma. Ngathi: "ngifuna ukuxhumana Nopierre Beauvais".
  
  
  Wangibuka, wabe esehleka kabi. "Kungani ungaceli okuthile okulula, njengokuphefumula ukuphila emuva Kututankhamun?"
  
  
  Akazange ahleke. "Angidlali imidlalo", kusho u-emu. "Le ntombazane yathi ungasiza. Uma kungenjalo...'
  
  
  Wathi: "akekho obona Upierre Beauvais". "Awazi ukuthi yini oyicelayo."
  
  
  Khona-Ke Ufayeh wakhuluma. "Sasicabanga ukuthi singaqale sikholise othile ngabathandekayo be-emu", echaza. "Usixhumanisa Nenew Brotherhood, futhi siyaqhubeka sisebenza."
  
  
  Wagcoba isilevu sakhe futhi wacabanga isikhashana. "Kungakanani lokho kimi?"Kuyini?"ekugcineni wabuza.
  
  
  Wakhipha isikhwama sakhe semali, wakhipha izikweletu ezimbalwa, futhi wafaka u-ih esihlalweni esingcolile. Wababuka futhi wahleka. Wanezela ezinye izikweletu ezintathu. Wababheka ngendlala, wabe esengibheka. "Yini engibatshela yona oyifunayo?"
  
  
  "Ukuthi ngifuna ukuthenga okuthile."
  
  
  'Izidakamizwa? Ngingakunika noma yini oyifunayo."
  
  
  "Hhayi izidakamizwa", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wangibuka futhi, wabe esefinyelela futhi wathatha imali. Wayebala ngokucophelela. 'Kulungile. Ngizokwenza lokho engingakwenza. Ngingakubiza kuphi?
  
  
  I-Emu yathi.
  
  
  "Ngizokushayela ucingo kusasa ekuseni."Yiba lapho.'
  
  
  "Ngizoba lapho", ngishilo. "Ungakhohlwa nje ukushayela ucingo."
  
  
  Isikhathi saphela. Mina nentombazane saphuma endlini katinman. Sathola itekisi ngaphandle.
  
  
  Ufahey wambona ekhaya. Waqasha ifulethi elincane eduze Kwaseshariat, e-El Abdel. Wangicela ukuba ngize, kodwa ngenqaba futhi ngathatha itekisi. Kusasa kwakufanele kube usuku olumatasa, futhi ngangingathanda ukuba ngedwa naye, futhi njengoba ayesho kithi namuhla, indawo Yaserussia yayiphambili... njengenjwayelo.
  
  
  Ngemva nje kwehora leshumi ngakusasa ekuseni, ucingo lwakhala. Izwi lomuntu omncane ocingweni lalizwakala lingaqinisekile njengoba ayenjalo. Wayeneziqondiso kimi.
  
  
  Wathi: "kumelwe ube nemoto". "Ngicabanga ukuthi intombazane inalo."
  
  
  'Kulungile.'
  
  
  "Uzophuma edolobheni ngokuvumelana nomthetho Wesharia Kakhedive Ismail. Landela lo mzila ungene ehlane uze ufike emzileni omdala wama-caravan. Yenza izimpawu ziqonde phambili bese ushayela amakhilomitha ayishumi ehlane. Kulokho
  
  
  ngakwesobunxele sakho, kuyoba nomzila omncane onophawu olukhomba emthonjeni oshiyiwe obizwa ngokuthi"Ushaka". Wabuza. "Ingabe ufunda isi-arabhu?"
  
  
  "Kwanele," ngishilo.
  
  
  'Kuhle. Shayela kulo mgwaqo omkhulu Waserivnenskaya amakhilomitha amathathu, umise imoto bese ulinda. Uzokwamukelwa."
  
  
  'Ubani?'
  
  
  "Isihloko Samakati Amasha".
  
  
  'Liyini igama le-ego? Kuyobukeka kanjani?
  
  
  Kwakunokuhleka okuthambile. "Uzothola ukuthi ufika nini lapho."Ucingo lwachofoza endlebeni yami.
  
  
  Umhlangano wawuhlelelwe ukuba ube semini, Futhi Erivne ube neminyaka emibili. Ufaye wambizela efulethini lakhe, futhi njengoba Indoda Encane yasikisela, sahamba ngemoto yakhe. Unah wayenobuthakathaka ezintweni ezikhanyayo, ezicwebezelayo, futhi wayegibela imoto eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka icitroën sm.
  
  
  "Uyakuthanda ukushayela", Kusho Ukhedive Ismail kuye, hey, njengoba sasihamba Ngesharia, umoya onamakha wawushaya izinwele zakhe ezinde.
  
  
  "Ngithanda ukushayela izimoto ezinhle", wangilungisa. "Ngitshelwe ukuthi inenjini Yemaserati V6 ene-camshaft ephindwe kabili, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lokho kusho ukuthini kithi."
  
  
  Wayehleka, efunda ideshibhodi ebizayo. "Lokho kusho ukuthi unenhlanhla yokuba nemisebenzi emibili ukuze usekele i-ego yakho", ngishilo. Wabuka iwashi elisephaneli newashi. Wathambekela phambili futhi walungisa izandla zewashi. "Iwashi lakho liyakhanya, kodwa sekusele cishe ihora. Kufanele unake kakhulu isikhathi ebhizinisini lakho le-imeyili, " kusho yena.
  
  
  "Kungani isikhathi sibalulekile kumdansi?"wathi, emamatheka .
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. Ehlezi esihlalweni esiseduze kwami, nemilenze emihle Kakhulu Empumalanga Ephakathi ivezwe ngesiketi esincane, wayebonakala engalingani nendima yephoyisa. Wayengase abe unobhala Enew York ngempelasonto.
  
  
  Ngokushesha sasisehlane. Sathola indlela yezinqola futhi sajika ngqo. Izimoto zazihamba kancane lapha, ngoba sasilokhu sishayisana nesihlabathi esithambile. Khona-ke, singenalutho ngaphandle kwesihlabathi, isibhakabhaka, namagagasi okushisa acwebezelayo asizungezile, sabona uphawu olukhomba Emthonjeni Woshaka emgwaqweni ongacacile.
  
  
  "Singakwazi yini ukuthatha lo mgwaqo?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngokungangabazeki.
  
  
  "Uma uqaphile. Ngendlela ehamba kancane.'
  
  
  Safika emzileni, imoto yayisesimweni esiphansi. Ngambheka ngokucophelela nhlangothi zonke njengoba sasigibela, ngoba ngangingasethembi, Inew Brotherhood, thina Esincane. Lesi sakamuva sasibonakala singathandeki kakhulu ocingweni. Ngangibheka i-odometer yephaneli, njengoba kwakudingeka sihambe amakhilomitha amathathu ukusuka Erivne kulendlela. Ngesinye isikhathi, Ufayeh wacishe wabambeka esihlabathini esijulile, kodwa imoto yakhululeka. Ebangeni elingamakhilomitha amahlanu, wathi, " Yima."
  
  
  Wehlisa ijubane lemoto. Wayemi esihlalweni futhi egqolozele isihlabathi esishisayo phambi kwakhe. Intshiseko yavela emagqumeni asizungezile futhi yasonta indawo. Impungushe yayizungeza buthule phezulu esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
  
  
  Wahlala phansi futhi wabuka iwashi lakhe. "Cishe ngehora lesibili ekuseni, kodwa akekho obonayo. Mhlawumbe ibanga lokugcina ukuhamba...
  
  
  Wayeka, ebuka iwashi elisephaneli. Babebonakala begijima-ngangizwa ukukhahlela-kodwa imicibisholo yayisesimweni esifanayo naleso engangisibeke ngaphambili. Khona-ke kwafika kimi.
  
  
  Wamemeza wathi nah ' Phumani!' . "Phuma ngokushesha ugijimele kulelo dundwane lapho!"
  
  
  'Yini...?'Wadideka ngenxa yokushintsha okungazelelwe.
  
  
  'Yenza! Ngasho ngokuqinile. Umimmo nah wamdlula, wavula umnyango, wamxosha. Khona-ke wagxumela emaphethelweni emoto futhi wangena esihlabathini eceleni kwakhe.
  
  
  Ngamtshela. 'Ngaphezulu lapho! U-ee wambamba ngengalo futhi wamdonsa wamyisa egqumeni eliyisihlabathi eliqhele ngamamitha angaba ngamashumi amahlanu. Wayidonsa phezu komhlathi wayiphonsa esihlabathini esifudumele ngakolunye uhlangothi. Wabe esebheka emuva emotweni. Ngathi:"kwakunomsindo onamandla, kodwa iwashi lakho lalingasebenzi."
  
  
  Wangibuka ngingenalutho, wabe esebuka i-CITROEN sm, ekhanya futhi emuhle emzileni elangeni elikhanyayo.
  
  
  Futhi kwenzeka. Imoto yabonakala ikhanya ngokuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ihambisana nokubhonga okuvala izindlebe, futhi ngokushesha yagcwala amalangabi aphuzi nentuthu emnyama. Waphinde wacindezelwa Phansi Ngufayeh njengoba izingcezu zensimbi eziphothene zindiza zidlula umimmo kanye nenani lekhono lokuhlasela elaphonswa ukuqhuma okukhulu.
  
  
  Njengoba imfucumfucu endizayo yayehla, sabheka phezulu. Imoto yashisa kakhulu elangeni lasogwadule. Kwavela ukuthi kwakungekho okuningi okwakusele esihlalweni sangaphambili esasihleli kuso emizuzwini embalwa edlule. Ngesinye isikhathi, kwaba nokuqhuma kwesibili-ithangi likaphethiloli-futhi amalangabi akhuphuka nakakhulu.
  
  
  Sabuka buthule isikhathi eside ngaphambi kwakhe, saphendukela Kufayeh. "Abantu abalungile," ngishilo.
  
  
  'O Nkulunkulu wami!wathi, ngibambe ingalo yami futhi ngihamba ngibheke kimi.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga Ukuthi Inew Brotherhood izama ukungitshela okuthile", ngathi, ibuka intuthu emnyama ikhuphukela esibhakabhakeni.
  
  
  "Kodwa, Mncane..."
  
  
  Okuthile kungitshela
  
  
  Ngathi: "wayazi ukuthi benzani". "Wasibeka."
  
  
  "Kodwa kungani ayengakwenza lokho?"
  
  
  "Ngoba wesaba i-ih futhi mhlawumbe nezinkinga esibangela i-emu."
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe wahleka. "Ngisadinga ukukhokha izinkulungwane eziyishumi nanhlanu ngemoto."
  
  
  Wamomotheka futhi wabuka unah. Sasilala ndawonye esihlabathini. "Inkampani yakho yomshuwalense makayinakekele. Sibuyela kanjani edolobheni?
  
  
  Wabubula futhi wagingqika kimi, amajika akhe amancane ehla yonke indlela ehla emaceleni nasezinqeni zami. Isiketi sakhe sasikhishwe ezinqeni zakhe, kwembulwa unxantathu wamabhulukwe amhlophe.
  
  
  Ibhasi lizohamba emzileni omkhulu-lapho, lapho kuhlangana khona, cishe amashumi amathathu nantathu.
  
  
  Ngathi: "kulungile, sekuyindlela yethu yokubuyela emuva".
  
  
  Waqala ukuvuka, kodwa ngambamba ingalo futhi ngamdonsa ukuze amabele akhe agcwele acindezelwe esifubeni sami.
  
  
  'Uyaphi?'
  
  
  "Usho kanjalo..."
  
  
  "Ngathi sizothatha ibhasi. Kodwa lokho kungehora nesigamu, akunjalo?
  
  
  Wamomotheka, futhi kwenza ubuso bakhe babukeke buhle nakakhulu. "Yebo," esho ngobumnene. "Sinesikhathi. Futhi kungaba ubuwula ukulinda ibhasi. Ngaphandle kwalokho, wasindisa ukuphila kwami ...
  
  
  "Ngokuqinisekile", ngishilo. Ngakhumula ijazi elikhanyayo engangiligqoke kakade, ngaveza I-luger. Wabuka phansi isibhamu, wabe esephenduka ukuze ijazi lakhe lisakazeke ngaphansi kwakhe. "Kunomoya lapha, futhi ukhululekile impela. Ake sikhohlwe imoto evuthayo Nobuzalwane Obusha futhi sihlale lapha."
  
  
  Wangithinta. "Ngingathanda lokho, Nick."
  
  
  Wayelinde ukuqabulana, futhi wavuma. Izindebe zakhe zazifudumele futhi zimanzi, futhi umlomo wakhe wasabela ngokulambela kimi. Amabele akhe, ayesebenze kahle kakhulu emdanso, manje ayesengicindezela. Ngashaya isandla sami phezu kwalabo abafinyeleleka kalula.
  
  
  Isandla sami sashelela ngaphansi kwebhulukwe lakhe, sahlanza ibhulukwe lakhe elincane, futhi sashelela phezu kwesikhumba sakhe esishisayo nesisilika. Wagingqika emhlane wakhe, wavala amehlo akhe esibhakabhakeni esikhanyayo, esingenamafu. Umzimba wakhe waqala ukunyakaza ngaphansi kokuthinta kwami, futhi kwavela imisindo ethambile emphinjeni wakhe.
  
  
  Ngesinye isikhathi, wadonsa ibhulukwe ekhanda lakhe futhi wakhulula amabele akhe ebhulukweni. Zaziyindilinga futhi zigcwele amabele amakhulu brownundu. Wancika futhi waqabula ngamunye wabo. Waphefumula lapho ngithinta izindebe zami.
  
  
  Njengoba umlomo wami wawudlula phezu kwamabele akhe, izandla zami zahlola lezo zinqulu ezinhle. Wafinyelela esiqwini sesiketi sakhe esifushane futhi wangena kuso isikhashana. Waphakamisa izinqulu zakhe kancane futhi wadonsa isiketi sakhe waze wafika okhalweni ngaphandle kokuvula amehlo akhe. Wagijima isandla sakhe phezu kwethanga lakhe futhi wazizwa efudumele ngokwengeziwe lapho, futhi wahlukanisa ithanga lakhe kancane.
  
  
  "Yebo," waphefumula, ehambisa izinqulu zakhe nesiqu ngaphansi kokuthinta kwami.
  
  
  Ngaphinde ngathola umlomo wakhe, futhi wavula i-ego yakhe ukuze angamukele. Kancane kancane safunda enye. Isandla sami saya emabhulukweni ami. U-Ih wamdonsa phezu kwesikhumba somnqumo-sethusi sezinqulu nemilenze yakhe, imilenze yakhe emide, futhi wamdonsa u-ih. Khona-ke ngazizwa isandla sakhe sisebhulukweni lami. Wayefuna lokho ayekufuna kakhulu. Ngemva kwesikhashana, wayithola, futhi wajoyina mina eceleni kwakhe. Futhi-ke kwakukhona lesi sikhathi esimangalisayo lapho sasixhumene khona.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesine.
  
  
  
  Iziqalo zami zashaya umnyango ngobudlova, zawushaya emakhoneni amnyama egumbi, zathumela izingcezu zengilazi zindiza phansi. Wangena ekamelweni futhi wabheka indoda Encane. Wayezama nje ukuvuka embhedeni wakhe ongcolile ezungeze ama-pallet.
  
  
  Wamkhonkotha. "' Mthungi!'
  
  
  Wangithambekela njengoba ngangimlingisa ngokushesha, wabamba ikhethini elingcolile efasiteleni, walidwengula, waliphonsa enqwabeni phansi. Igumbi laligcwele ukukhanya kwelanga. Indoda encane yamfica futhi yaphakamisa isandla ukuze ivikele amehlo ayo.
  
  
  'Kuyini?wathi ngobuwula . 'Yini le?'
  
  
  Ngaya kuye, ngabamba ngaphambili kwehembe lakhe elingcolile, ngamshaya ngezinyawo, ngamshaya kanzima odongeni olungemuva kwakhe. Amehlo ka-Ego ayanda futhi umlomo wakhe wavuleka.
  
  
  "Usithumele ehlane ukuba sizobulawa", kukhononda u-emu kuye.
  
  
  Wayeluma izindebe zakhe ezomile. 'Yebo, akunjalo! Ngiyamazi kangcono kunalokho. Bathi bazokhuluma. Kuyiqiniso!'
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yamshaya ngempama ebusweni. "Ubazi ukuthi bazokwenzenjani. Kodwa wacabanga ukuthi kwakunamaphoyisa ambalwa lapho, cishe. Kuyiqiniso.'
  
  
  "Ngangingazi ngokuqina-ngiyafunga."
  
  
  Wambheka. "Ubani owakutshela okuthile ngokuba lukhuni?"
  
  
  Ukuqaphela ukuthi wayenephutha kwabonakala ngokucacile ebusweni bakhe, futhi wangiphenduka. 'Kuhle. Bakhuluma ngakho. Kodwa kwakufanele ngenzeni?
  
  
  U-ego wakhe waklebhula udonga, waphenduka nalo, futhi walushaya ngokusobala ebusweni buka-Ego obungenalutho. Amathambo aqhekekile
  
  
  futhi wakhonkotha kakhulu wawa phansi. Wayelele lapho, ekhala, ephuma igazi ekhaleni nasemlonyeni. Wangibuka ngamehlo angathandeki.
  
  
  "Ngabe usitshele," kusho mina. "Uthathe imali yami, khumbula?
  
  
  "Bheka, benza lokho abakufunayo," waphefumula. "Ufuna ngibulawe?"
  
  
  Wagoba phansi futhi wadonsela U-Ego ezinyaweni zakhe.
  
  
  "Singcono kunawe, eh?"I-ego yakhe yamshaya ikhanda ngesandla esisodwa, yamphoqa ukuba angibheke emehlweni. 'Ngilalele ngokucophelela. Ngidinga amagama nolwazi. Uma ngingakutholi engikufunayo, ngizokubulala."
  
  
  Wangibuka, efunda ubuso bami, edidekile. Wathi. 'Ungubani?"Awusebenzi njengamaphoyisa."
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yamshaya ngesinye isibhakela, kulokhu esiphansi, ekuphileni. Wamemeza wawa ngamadolo. "Lokhu kungenxa yokubuza," ngishilo. "Manje ngitshele indlela yokuxhumana Nenew Brotherhood ngaphandle kokukhumula ikhanda lami."
  
  
  "Abanasithakazelo", ephefumula Kanzima, ubuso bakhe buphenduka kabuhlungu. "Akukho engingakwenza."
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yakhahlela isisulu, yamkhipha ezinyaweni. Wayelele enganyakazi, enza imisindo yokububula emphinjeni wakhe. Ngaguqa eceleni kwakhe futhi ngavumela Uhugo ukuba angene esandleni sami.
  
  
  Ngambuza. 'Uyakubona lokhu?'
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego ayegxile esikhwameni sezinwele esikhazimulayo.
  
  
  "Ngizokubulala kancane kancane", kusho u-emu kuye, " uma ungabuyisi inkumbulo yakho ngokuphuthuma okukhulu."
  
  
  'Yini oyifunayo?ekugcineni wathi.
  
  
  "Ubani obeka ibhomu? Ingabe lokhu kuwumyalo ovela Ebeauvais?
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Ngokwethembeka, angazi. Ngangikhuluma nomunye wabasizi abathathu be-ego, indoda okuthiwa Uselim el-bekri, umgibhithe. Mhlawumbe u-El bekri wenza ngokuzimela. Umfowabo ka-ego, umzala wakhe, usanda kubulawa. Bathi u-ego wabulala Ummelika, cishe I-cia. Ku-estestvenno, njengamanje u-El bekri ngeke abe nobungane kunoma iyiphi inhloli Yasemelika.
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. Lokhu kungenye inkomba yokufa komfowabo ngesikhathi Kubulawa Udrummond. Kodwa Udrummond wayeyokhuluma ngesidingo sokubulala indoda encwadini ayishiya.
  
  
  "Bangobani abanye abasizi Bakapierre Beauvais?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Ngikutshele konke engingakwenza. Ithambo likankulunkulu!'
  
  
  Uhugo wayihambisa endaweni engaphezulu nje kweso langakwesokudla Lenkulumo Eyisihluthulelo. Ngathi: "mhlawumbe ngizokuphuphuthekisa kuqala". "Uyazi ukuthi ummese omncane ungena kalula kangakanani ebholeni leso?"
  
  
  Wayemunca umoya. Wamemeza. 'Kulungile!"Abanye ababili bangumntaliyane ogama lakhe Lingucarlo mazzini wasesicily nendoda eyaziwa ngokuthi Ureinaldo."
  
  
  Ekugcineni indoda encane yakhuluma iqiniso. Umuntu Wasesicily kwakuyoba umuntu Ufayeh akhuluma ngaye. Ukuhlolwa kokuqala kwase kuphelile.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Ngakho, uma ayecelwa ukuba athenge izidakamizwa Ekati Elisha ngobuningi obukhulu, wayeyokwenza kanjani?"Indoda encane yaphinde yaluma izindebe zayo, futhi izithukuthuku zakhazimula ebunzini layo nasengxenyeni engenhla ye-ap. "Ngiyazi umthengisi wezakhiwo othengisela abathengisi. Uthola izinto zakhe umfowabo oqotho."
  
  
  'Kanjani?"Waphikelela.
  
  
  Indoda encane yayikhathazeke kabuhlungu ngokwengqondo futhi ibheke emnyango ovulekile, njengokungathi Umzalwane wayecashe ngaphandle. "Usebenza njengomthengisi emibhoshongweni. Njalo ngolwesithathu, uhlezi odongeni, engekude ne-sphinx, futhi ulinde indawo yakhe yokuphuma. Ngokwesibonelo, phakathi nesikhathi sasekuseni, Umfowethu uyangena, athenge isikhwama se-basbussa futhi ashiye isikhwama se-heroin esingahlanjululwanga. Khokhela heroin ejimini esikhwameni basbuss candies."
  
  
  Manje sekuyiswa kwenye indawo. "Ngingamazi kanjani lo mthengisi?"
  
  
  Utinman wabubula kakhulu. I-stiletto yayibambelela ebusweni buka-ego. "Uhlale egqoke i-djellaba enemigqa eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ne-fez ebomvu emnyama. Unesilonda esincane esihlathini sakhe sokunene. Awukwazi ukudida i-ego. Umfowabo owenza lesi sivumelwano ubizwa Ngokuthi U-Abdullah."
  
  
  Uhugo wakuphika lokho ebusweni bukakeynote. "Uyazi, Mncane, uyazi ukuthi ungaba kanjani abangane nabantu. Futhi i-corkscrew yokugcina, lapho ehholo lendlunkulu kuyindlunkulu yaleli Kati Elisha Eliyimfihlo kakhulu?
  
  
  Wangibuka. "Ucabanga ukuthi wayeyokwazi lokho?"Wanikina ikhanda. "Amalungu amakati kuphela ayazi. Futhi ukukhuluma kusho ukufa."
  
  
  Wanquma ukuthi okungokwakhe cishe kwakuyiqiniso. 'Kuhle. Wafaka iphini lezinwele ebhande lakhe futhi wasukuma. Indoda encane yaphumula kancane. I-ego yakhe yamshaya eceleni, futhi wakhononda ngefulegi lemvume yokucula nokulimaza.
  
  
  "Kumane kuyisikhumbuzo", ngathi, " salokho okuzokwenzeka kuwe uma utshela noma ubani ngale ngxoxo."
  
  
  Waya emnyango ovulekile, wama, futhi wabheka ekamelweni. "Kufanele ngempela uhlanze le ndawo", ngishilo. 'Kuyinkimbinkimbi.'
  
  
  Ngosuku olulandelayo kwaba ngolwesithathu. Ngatshela Ufayeh ukuthi ngiya kuphi futhi ngathatha itekisi ngedwa ngaya emibhoshongweni. Sahamba Ngesharia El giza Mimmo Eyunivesithi Yasegibhithe enezingadi eziluhlaza ze-ego, sabe sesizithola sisemaphethelweni ogwadule.
  
  
  Amaphiramidi Asegiza ayesondela, kuyilapho amaphiramidi Asecheops Nasechephren ayegqamile esibhakabhakeni sasekuseni esicacile.
  
  
  Njengoba sasisondela elizhet, kwavela i-sphinx engaqondakali esisekelweni sephiramidi Likachephren, emelela unkulunkulu welanga eliphumayo Uharmachis. Kodwa ukuthula kwalesi senzakalo sekuphazanyiswe kakade abashayeli bamakamela abanezilwane ezibhongayo, zonke izinhlobo zabathengisi nezivakashi.
  
  
  Umshayeli wangishiya esphinx, futhi ngokushesha ngabonwa abaqondisi abaningana. Ngemva kokukholisa u-ih ukuthi angifuni ukuvakasha, wabheka endaweni lapho umuntu engatshelwa khona Ukuthi Unamandla. Ngangilindele isicupho esisha, kodwa kwadingeka ngizibeke engozini.
  
  
  Eduze kwesphinx, kwakunabathengisi abaningana ababevame ukuzulazula kule ndawo, bethengisa yonke into kusukela esinkwa sasegibithe esifana ne-pretzel kuya ezintweni ezomile nasezintweni zokukhumbula. Kodwa umuntu ayemfuna wayengabonakali ekhona. Yiqiniso, bekungeke kube khona uma Umuntu Ocashile exwayisa i-ego.
  
  
  Cishe wanquma ukuthi indoda yami yayingeke ivele lapho i-ego yayo imbona esondela. Wayegqoke i-djellaba enemigqa eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ekhanyayo ene-fez ebomvu emnyama ekhanda lakhe, futhi lapho ebheka eduze, wabona isibazi esincane esihlathini sakhe sokunene. Wanyamalala kwenye indawo.
  
  
  Wayephethe isisekelo esigoqekayo, ngisho nalapho sivaliwe, esasakha ibhokisi lokhuni elinesibambo. Wacabanga ukuthi kwakukhona i-basbussa ngaphakathi. Wema kude futhi wambuka ehlezi phansi. Wayekhumbula izivakashi ezimbalwa ngaphandle kokuzama ukuzithengisa amaswidi akhe. Yebo, kwakuyindoda yami. Yena, waya kuye.
  
  
  Wathi kuye:" unamaswidi athile ongawathengisa " ngesi-arabhu.
  
  
  Wanginika ukubukeka Kwama-Aryan. Wayengumarabhu omude, omncane onesikhumba esimnyama nekhala elikhulu, elinamathambo. 'Ufuna okungakanani?'
  
  
  "Ngincamela ukuthengisa kunokuthenga", kusho u-emu.
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego manje ayesefuna okwami. 'Usho ukuthini?'
  
  
  Ngabheka nxazonke ukuze ngiqiniseke ukuthi azikho izivakashi eziseduze. "Ngiqonde ukuthi, nginokuthile ongase ube nesithakazelo kukho."
  
  
  Wangibuka isikhashana, wabe esehleka usulu futhi wabheka phansi isitsha sakhe sezimpahla. "Ngicabanga ukuthi awuzange uqondwe kahle. Umthengisi wakhe ompofu wamashukela. Angithengi izimpahla Kubantu abacebile basengilandi."
  
  
  Wayengomunye Wama-Arabhu asehlane ayebiza noma yimuphi umuntu omhlophe Ngokuthi Ungumngisi ngoba kwakuwukuhlambalaza okubi kakhulu ezweni le-ego.
  
  
  "Bheka, bangithumela kuwe. Le nqubo yokuthengisa ithole imvume ye-ih. Yena, wakhuluma No-Abdullah."
  
  
  Amehlo e-Ego ashintsha lapho kukhulunywa ngegama elithi ego contact. Kancane kancane wangibheka futhi. "Angazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani."
  
  
  Yena, eguqa phansi ukuze alume. "Nginephakethe elikhulu le-hash egcwele. Intengo yami engenakunqotshwa. Ingabe ngempela ufuna ukuba ahambe?
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego aphakama kancane ukuze ahlangane nami. Ngokushesha wabheka nxazonke ngaphambi kokukhuluma. "Ingabe U-Abdullah wakuthumela?"
  
  
  Empeleni.'
  
  
  "Iphi le hash?"
  
  
  U-Emu wamomotheka. "Endaweni ephephile. Woza emgwaqweni nami isikhashana, kude nalezi zivakashi, futhi ngizokutshela ngakho. Isitsha sakho sizophepha.
  
  
  Wanqikaza isikhashana. "Kulungile, Mngisi", esho ngobumnene. "Kodwa lokho okushoyo kumelwe kube yiqiniso."
  
  
  Saya emgwaqweni ndawonye, Futhi U-Ego wamyisa emgwaqweni futhi wamcela ukuba aye lapho. Waphikisana, kodwa lapho izwi lakhe elingenasineke lithi, "Hamba, anginaso isikhathi", wahamba. Okunye kwakulula. Ukudonswa kwe-karate okusheshayo kabili kwaqeda u-ego. Wakhumula i-djellaba yakhe wayigqoka, wafaka i-fez ekhanda lakhe. Washiya i-ego yakhe iboshiwe futhi igcwele umlomo emgwaqweni, Futhi Ustahl wayengumthengisi.
  
  
  Wabuyela endaweni yokuma ye-ego wahlala eceleni kwakhe, Futhi Ustahl walinda. Wayenethemba lokuthi U-Abdullah wayezovela ngaphambi kokuba noma ubani athole umthengisi wangempela emgwaqweni. Kwathatha cishe imizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu ngaphambi kokuba axhumane naye.
  
  
  Umarabhu omkhulu oyisikwele ogqoke isudi yebhizinisi Yasentshonalanga ehlanzekile wasondela esitsheni. Kwakubonakala sengathi ubuka amaswidi. Ngangibambe ubuso bakhe phansi, futhi wayengakangiboni.
  
  
  Wathi: "ikhilogremu le-basbussa". Esandleni sakhe sokunene, wayenebhande elincane. Ukuqhuma kwesibhamu kwakubonakala ngaphansi kwejazi eliqinile.
  
  
  Wayibamba, wadonsa okuthile phezu kwethileyi, wayifaka esikhwameni esincane. Lapho u-ego emnikela ku-emu, wabheka phezulu futhi wabona ubuso bami. Amehlo ka-Ego ayanda. Wathi, " Kuyini?'Awunayo -"'
  
  
  Wabe esebona Uwilhelmina esandleni sami ngaphansi kwesikhwama. I-luger encane yayibhekiswe esifubeni se-emu. Wasukuma kancane.
  
  
  "Ungenzi isehlakalo", etshela yena.
  
  
  Wabuka isibhamu, futhi ngangesaba ukuthi wayezosibiza ngokuthi i-bluff.
  
  
  Wathi. "Ingabe uyisiphoyisa?"
  
  
  Wathi, "' Cha, manje woza nami Ephiramidi Lasecheops futhi usithengele amathikithi amabili okufaka. I luger kuyoba njalo ngaphansi kwalesi djellaba, okuhloswe ngaso emhlane wakho
  
  
  Wayibuka
  
  
  Ngafaka Uwilhelmina engutsheni yami yokugqoka. Wathi: "uma udinga incwadi Ethi 'h', thatha manje".
  
  
  "Angifuni lokho", kusho u-emu. "Futhi ngiphelelwa umoya."
  
  
  Wanqikaza, wabe esegxuma futhi wafaka iphakethe le-heroin ephaketheni lakhe eliphindwe kabili. Waphenduka wahamba waya ephiramidi. Ngamlandela. Emnyango, wathenga amathikithi amabili esisebenzi esasilele, futhi sakhuphuka intaba yamatshe aqoshiwe.
  
  
  Ngaphakathi ethuneni lasendulo, lalinomswakama futhi lipholile. Kwakungakabi khona izivakashi eziningi. Isigebengu Sasenew kota naso sodwa sehla ngomhubhe wamatshe saya egumbini elingaphansi komhlaba, ikamelo lokungcwaba Ucheopsa angazange alisebenzise. Kwakunabavakashi ababili lapho. Sehlela phansi emgodini, safika ekugcineni kwawo okumnyama, saphenduka saba umhubhe omncane, lapho kwadingeka sigobe khona kabili ukuze sihambe. Ngokushesha safika ekamelweni elincane lapho kwafika khona izivakashi ezimbalwa. I-Ego yayikhanyiswa kancane isibani esisodwa esingenalutho. Sonke sasingedwa.
  
  
  Yakhishwa Uwilhelmina po wengubo yokugqoka. "Kuzoba kuhle", ngishilo.
  
  
  Amehlo amnyama ka-Ego akhanya ethukuthele. "Yini oyifunayo?"
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngifuna ukubona Upierre Beauvais".
  
  
  'Ah. Ngakho Ungummelika.
  
  
  "Ngingumuntu osaphila futhi ophilile. Futhi hhayi esimweni semidlalo. Yena, ngifuna ukuba uye Ebeauvais futhi ungenzele i-aphoyintimenti. Ngeke uxoxe ngale corkscrew nami Nohema, ngaphandle Kukabeauvais, ikakhulukazi no-El bekri.
  
  
  Ubuso buka-Ego babonisa ukumangala ngokuthi ngangazi amagama. "Ubeauvais ngeke abe nesithakazelo kuwe."
  
  
  "Makazinqumele yena."
  
  
  Wagoba. 'Kulungile. Uma yilokho okufunayo.
  
  
  Wenza isinyathelo sokungena ephaketheni eliseceleni lejakhethi yakhe, njengokungathi wayefuna okuthile, futhi ngokungazelelwe isandla sakhe saqina saba isibhakela futhi sangishaya ngesandla ngesibhamu. Wabanjwa engalindile. Isibhakela sangishaya kanzima esihlakaleni, sathumela Umshayeli Wendiza phansi.
  
  
  Ngathuthela esithombeni phansi, kodwa U-Abdullah wayekhona, phakathi kwami Nomshayeli . Wayeqiniseka kakhulu. Wayezongifundisa isifundo... Ngakubona ngobugovu.
  
  
  Waphosa isandla sakhe sobunxele ngokucijile kulelo buso eliyisikwele, kodwa akuzange kumthinte lowo muntu oyinkunzi. Wathatha isinyathelo emuva, kodwa akazange ashaqeke ngempela. Eqinisweni, wayesamomotheka.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba aqede, wabuyisela isibhakela ngesibhakela sakhe. U-Ego wazama ukuwuphambukisa, kodwa wangibamba esihlathini nasemhlathini wangishaya ezinyaweni. Wehla phansi, edidekile. Kancane kancane wasukuma. Uhugo wayesezomdonsela emdlalweni lapho isibhakela esikhulu siphinde sishaya isilevu sami. Wayeqiniseka ukuthi wayephule umhlathi wami lapho ehlehlela emuva ekhala.
  
  
  Lashaya udonga kanzima. Ngaphambi kokuba alulame, wangishaya ngesinye isibhakela esifubeni, ngaphansi kwedola lami eligoqekayo, futhi lagoba ngobuhlungu obukhulu, obukhulu. Wawela emadolweni.
  
  
  Wema ngokunqoba phambi kwami. Wathi."Ngempela, Upierre Beauvais! Wangidelela futhi wawela igumbi Waya Kuwilhelmina.
  
  
  Wamunca umoya futhi wagingqa imilenze yakhe ngaphansi kwakhe. Yena, waziphonsa ezinyaweni zika-ego. Wawa kakhulu, washaya phansi ngamatshe kanzima. Wagingqika, futhi ngabona intukuthelo ebusweni bakhe. Wangikhahlela ngolaka, wangishaya ekhanda. Khona-ke waphinde wasukuma.
  
  
  "Ngizokunyathela njengendlovu inyathela intuthwane", wangikhonkotha ngesi-arabhu.
  
  
  Wangishaya ekhanda futhi. Kodwa kulokhu wayesekulungele. U-Ego wabamba ingalo yakhe futhi wadonsa, waphendukisa umzimba wakhe ngesikhathi esifanayo. Landizela phezu kwehlombe lami futhi lashaya amatshe. Yena, wezwa amaphaphu akhe e-ego ecindezelwa umoya.
  
  
  Kodwa U-Abdullah akazange ayeke. Walwa kanzima waze waguqa. Ustahl wakhe akazange alinde ukubona ukuthi wayesho ukuthini. I-ego yakhe yamshaya ebusweni futhi wezwa ithambo eliphukile. Wamluma futhi wamshaya entanyeni. Wahleka. Waqoqa wonke amandla akhe futhi wamshaya futhi. U-Abdullah wavuleka ebusweni bakhe.
  
  
  Wahamba ekhathele Waya Kuwilhelmina. Lapho ebuya, U-Abdullah wayesefuna nje ijazi lakhe ukuze athole umgodi ongaphansi kwalo. Kwakuyi-luger ye-emu eyawehlisa ekhanda.
  
  
  "Ungazami," ngishilo.
  
  
  Wanginika ukubukeka okubalayo, wabe esehlisa isandla sakhe. Lapho eza kuye, washintshela kakhulu endaweni ehlezi odongeni.
  
  
  "Vuka," ngishilo.
  
  
  Wanqikaza isikhashana, wabe eselwa kanzima. Yayibhekiswe ebusweni Bukawilhelmina Emu.
  
  
  Ngathi: "manje lalela lokhu". "Ngiyazi ukuthi Inew Brotherhood yayibandakanyekile ekufeni Kukajohn Drummond. Ngiyazi ukuthi lapho ebulawa, wayenomsizi othile-Ucasey, owathathelwa indawo u-ego. Ngifuna ukuba i-ego Kacasey ibuye, futhi ngizimisele ukuyikhokhela kahle. Ell Lokho Kubeauvais.
  
  
  U-Abdullah wagxila kimi. "Kulungile," esho. "Ngizokutshela Ubeauvais",
  
  
  Ngathi:" batshele Ukuthi Unick Carter ufuna ukubona u-ego". "Futhi uthi ukubekezela kwami kunomkhawulo."Yenza i-aphoyintimenti kungakapheli amahora angamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili. Uyazi ukuthi ungaxhumana kanjani nami."
  
  
  Kwavela inhlonipho ethile ebusweni bakhe:" kulungile, ngizokwenza", esho.
  
  
  Ngathi: "kungcono ukwenze".
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesihlanu.
  
  
  
  
  Ufayeh wathi: "Kodwa Nick, awukwazi ukuhamba wedwa!"Sasidla isidlo sakusihlwa endaweni yokudlela Yaseroof garden Yasenile hilton hotel, iqembu elincane lomculo lidlala umculo wesi-arabhu ngemuva kwethu.
  
  
  Inyama nemifino yakhe eyayigxunyekwe yayigxunyekwe iwundlu esikhwameni esishisayo okwakudliwa kuso i-ego. - Yini uphakamisa-ukuthatha unogada wamaphoyisa?
  
  
  "Ake ngihambe nawe."
  
  
  "Asikho isizathu. Uyigugu kakhulu endaweni ephephile, ngakho ungadlulisela umyalezo Kuhakim sadeq uma ngingaphinde ngivele.
  
  
  Kwakukhona ukukhathazeka kwangempela emehlweni akhe amnyama. "Ngithemba ukuthi uyazi ukuthi wenzani, Nick. Laba bantu bayingozi kakhulu."
  
  
  "Kunendlela eyodwa kuphela yokuthola ukuthi Ubeauvais unamafilimu amancane yini", kusho umyeni wakhe. - Izwi lobugovu. Ubuso nobuso.'
  
  
  Wabheka esihlalweni esisekhoneni elikude wabona indoda ayeyazi. Wayengumshayina, insizwa ende, emincane enobuso obuhlakaniphile nezinwele ezimnyama, egqoke isudi empunga ne-spa. Kwakungucam fong, i-ejenti ye-L5 intelligence service esabekayo Yasebeijing. Lapho ngigcina ukumbona, u-ego wayesekinshasa, Econgo, lapho acishe wangibulala khona. Wabheka etafuleni lethu futhi wangibona nami. Manje wayesebheka phansi ipuleti lakhe.
  
  
  'Kuyini? Ufayeh wabuza.
  
  
  "Kukhona umngane wami omdala. I-ejenti ye-chicom. Uma esecairo, kwenzeka okuthile okukhulu. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi ingabe ubuzalwane Obusha sebuvele busebenzelana namashayina Namarashiya."
  
  
  "Ingabe ufuna ukuhamba?"
  
  
  Yena, wanikina ikhanda lakhe. "Cha, wangibona. Lalela, ngizoba matasa ne-Fraternity Entsha kulobubusuku. Uma ufuna ukusiza, thola lapho Kam Fong uhlala."
  
  
  Wathi: "ngicabanga ukuthi ngingakwazi ukubhekana nakho".
  
  
  "Uhlakaniphe kakhulu, Faye", wamxwayisa ngokwengeziwe. "Futhi kuyasebenza. Uma ekubona, umsebenzi wakho E-Interpol uzophela ngokushesha."
  
  
  "Ngizoqaphela," ethembisa.
  
  
  Wamomotheka futhi wathatha isandla sakhe. Eyakhe, nganginethemba lokuthi yayiyoba njalo.
  
  
  Sashesha nokudla kwethu futhi sahamba phambili Kakhulu Kukam fong. Akazange avume ukuthi wayekubonile, futhi wafihla ubuso bukafaye njengoba ayehamba phakathi kwakhe Nocam njengoba sasihamba.
  
  
  Ngashiya Ufayeh naye egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi ehhotela futhi ngabuyela ekamelweni lami e-New shepherds. Walandela iziyalezo zekati Elisha. Ekuqaleni kosuku, ngathola ucingo oluvela endodeni engaziwa engicela ukuba ngiphume ngizungeze ihhotela ngo-ten kusihlwa. okubukhali. Ngabe ngahlangatshezwa. Cishe kwakuyihora leshumi. U-Ih wamkhumula Uwilhelmina nomgexo wehlombe wamshiya ekamelweni lakhe. Uhugo wahlala esandleni sami.
  
  
  Ngakhumula ihembe lami futhi ngafinyelela esikhwameni Uhawk ayenginike sona lapho eya Enairobi. Kwakungesinye salezi zipho ezingavamile ezivela kubafana abaseduze nomnyango Wezinto ezikhethekile nokuhlela Ewashington. U-Ego wayivula futhi wavula iphaneli eyimfihlo. Wakhipha amabhokisi amabili ensimbi ayisicaba angunxande, elinye lalilingana nesicisha-mlilo esincane kanti elinye lalilingana nebhodlela elikhulu le-whisky.
  
  
  Kwakunezinkinobho ezimbalwa ebhokisini elincane, futhi kwakuyisiqhumane se-elekthronikhi seziqhumane ezazipakishwe esitsheni esikhulu sensimbi. Bobabili babeboshelwe ebhande eliqinile elikhanyayo elaligona intamo nokhalo lwami. La madivayisi amabili ayelengiswe esifubeni sami, cishe engenalo igobolondo ngaphansi kwehembe lami, esimweni okwakungatholakala kuso injini yokusesha enolwazi kuphela. Ngemva kokugqoka le divayisi, waphinde wagqoka ihembe lakhe futhi wabopha uthayi omnyama. Lapho ngigqoka ijazi lami, kwakungekho sibonakaliso sokuthi ngangigqoke lutho olungavamile.
  
  
  Ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi, wayemi emgwaqweni omnyama ngaphandle kwehhotela, elindele ukuxhumana naye. Kwadlula amahora ayishumi; ayishumi kuya kwamahlanu. Khona-ke izibani ezimbili zangaphambili zaphendulela ikona ku-boulevard futhi zafika kancane kancane ziqonde kimi. Ukube babesazongibulala, wayeyoba isisulu esilula. Kodwa Imercedes enkulu emnyama yafika eceleni kwami emgwaqweni. Kwakunamakhanda amathathu ngaphakathi, amabili ngaphambili nelinye ngemuva. Lowo ongaphambili, lowo oseduze kakhulu nomgwaqo, waphuma wangishukumisela. Yena, waya emotweni.
  
  
  Indoda eyaphuma yayingumarabhu omncane onezinwele ezinde, ezijiyile futhi enesimo esibi kakhulu. Wayegqoke isudi emnyama. "it phansi, " esho. Wakhomba esihlalweni esingemuva.
  
  
  Wabekwa emotweni eduze kwendoda enezinwele ezimnyama. Izimoto ezimbili zavalwa, futhi imoto yabhonga kude nomgwaqo. Njengoba sasihamba emgwaqweni, indoda eyayiseduze kwami yangibopha amehlo futhi yangibopha amehlo ngokucophelela.
  
  
  "U-Abdullah wathi awuyena iphoyisa", kusho indoda eyayiseduze kwami. Wayekhuluma isingisi ngezwi lesintaliyane. "Kodwa ubukeka njengamaphoyisa kimi."
  
  
  "Ubuhle bumane buyisikhumba", ngishilo.
  
  
  Abazange bangitshele okunye phakathi nohambo, ngokuvamile olwaluthatha cishe imizuzu engamashumi amabili. Nakuba ngangingakwazi ukukubona, kodwa
  
  
  ngokwengqondo waqopha ukujika kwesobunxele nokwesokudla, imisindo nephunga endleleni. Ngokwesibonelo, sadlula abathengisi ababili abathengisa amazambane abhakiwe. Futhi ngaphambi nje kokuba siphendukele emgwaqweni onamadwala, wezwa ukuduma kwefektri encane yemishini, noma okuthile okufanayo, ngaphesheya komgwaqo. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, imoto yama futhi ngangikhuphuka izitebhisi. Kwakunezinyathelo ezine. Kwakunokungqongqoza okune phezulu, futhi umnyango wavuleka. Ngacindezelwa phambili. Njengoba umnyango wawusivala, ngazizwa izandla zakhe zingibopha amehlo, futhi ngokungazelelwe ngaphinde ngambona.
  
  
  Eyakhe yayisegumbini lokwamukela izivakashi elaliyindlu ebiza kakhulu. Zonke zaziyizinsika zangaphakathi, ezincane ezisempumalanga, nezitshalo ezitshalwe ezitsheni. Ophahleni kwakunomdwebo odongeni obonisa ukuphila Kwama-Arabhu asebhayibhelini.
  
  
  Ngathi: "kuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu". Amadoda amathathu ayehamba nami ayemi eduze kwami, kanye nendoda yesine okumelwe ukuba yasivumela ukuba singene. Wayecabanga ukuthi bonke bangaphansi kwakhe.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ukuba uyahlanya", kusho indoda yesine. Wayebukeka engumspanishi, kodwa wayekhuluma isingisi ngezwi Lasebrithani. "Kodwa ufuna ukubona Ubeauvais, futhi uyokwenza. Thola.'
  
  
  Bangiholela esitimeleni esincane. Njengoba sasingena, ngazama ukukhumbula okokugcina ngisesakhiweni sangasese esinesithuthuthu. Saya esitezi sesithathu saphuma saya egcekeni elikhanyayo. Lapho, indoda eyayikhuluma nami phansi yangivimba yangihlola. Wenza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu. Wathola Uhugo, kodwa hhayi iziqhumane.
  
  
  Wathi: "sizokubuyisela lokhu", wamukela ummese.
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. Waqala ukuya emnyango ekugcineni kwehholo, kodwa abazange bahambe. Indoda yase-italy eyayihlezi eduze kwami emotweni manje yayingishaya. Wayephuthelwa futhi iziqhumane.
  
  
  "Kulungile," kusho umuntu wokuqala ukungifuna. Safika emnyango omkhulu ekugcineni kwehholo, futhi walivula. Sangena ndawonye ekamelweni.
  
  
  Eyakhe, waphoqeleka ukuba agxume ekukhanyeni kokukhanya okunamandla okwakubekwe ezingeni lekhanda cishe izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zendlela enqamula igumbi. Kwakunesihlalo eside Sikafarami. Kwakunamadoda amathathu ayehlezi ku-nen, futhi isiqu namakhanda ka-ih kwakumane nje kuyizithombe ezingemuva kwezibani ezikhanyayo.
  
  
  "it phansi, " kusho indoda eyayisemlenzeni wami. "Akukho okunye ukusondela ekushayweni kwetafula kunesihlalo."Wakhomba esihlalweni esiqondile phakathi egumbini, phambi kwedeski, kodwa kude naso. Lapho esesel, wabonwa amadoda ambalwa kakhulu etafuleni. Izibani zazikhanya obala emehlweni ami. Umnyango wavalwa ngemva kwami, futhi ngezwa ukuthi iningi noma wonke amadoda ayehambe nami aye ekamelweni ayesekhona.
  
  
  "Ingabe konke lokhu kuyadingeka ngempela, futhi?"Ngathi, ukufiphala ekukhanyeni.
  
  
  Indoda eyayisenkabeni yesihlalo yakhuluma. "Umuntu ophethe ibhizinisi lakho akufanele abuze ukuthi tailspin, Mnu Carter."Isingisi sika-Ego sasisihle, kodwa wayenezwi lesifulentshi. Cishe kwakungupierre Beauvais. "Ngimane nje ngiyigama lamaphoyisa. Abazi ukuthi ngibukeka kanjani, futhi ngifuna ukuba benze kanjalo. Kuyafana nakubangane bami lapha."
  
  
  Ukushisa komdlalo kwenza ukuba umjuluko uphume emlonyeni wami ongenhla. Kwakufana nesigcawu Sikapoe sika-1984. Ngambuza. "Ingabe Ngempela Ungupierre Beauvais?"
  
  
  Empeleni. Futhi uyisithunywa Sasemelika esinenkinga. Kungani ungicabangela le nkinga?
  
  
  "Othile E-Cota Entsha wabulala indoda Yethu, Ujohn Drummond", ngasho ngobuqotho.
  
  
  "Ujohn Drummond wabulala umfowabo", kusho Ubeauvais. "Lapho exhumana nathi ngecala lakhe le-attache, sacabanga ukuthi wayeqotho ngoba wayefuna nje ukushintshana ngamacala futhi athole isinxephezelo sakhe. Ngakho saya kuye. Wabulala omunye wamadoda ethu, Ujuan Maspero, futhi kwadingeka simbulale. Konke kulula kakhulu ."
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Kungani Udrummond efuna ukubulala umuntu wakho?"
  
  
  Ngambona eqhaqhazela. "Akwaziwa, omunye wami."
  
  
  "Uyale Ukuba Udrummond abulawe?"
  
  
  Ikhefu elincane. "U-Odin Ezungeze Abafowethu waqeda umsebenzi eyedwa. Kodwa ngangiyoyala lokhu, Mnu. Carter, kuwe ngaphansi kwezimo ezihlukile.
  
  
  Waphinde wabala amakhanda etafuleni. Ababili kuphela, ngaphandle kukabeauvais. Utonman wathi kunama-lieutenant amathathu. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi ubani olahlekile nokuthi kungani. Ngazibuza nokuthi lowo ozungeze lezi zithombe wayeyingxenye yenani lamakhono okuhlasela izibalo asanda kuzama ukungibulala, Uselim el bekri. Ngokushesha ilukuluku lami laneliswa. Imoto yaqala ukuya Ebeauvais. Indoda eyayingakwesokudla yayihlebela okuthile okuthakazelisa kakhulu.
  
  
  "Uselim uyazibuza ukuthi kungani kufanele ubonwe nomenzeli We-Interpol uma ungasebenzi ne-Interpol ekuphenyweni Kwe-Cota Entsha?"
  
  
  Futhi ngazibuza ukuthi kwakunguselim yini owayenze isinqumo sokubulala Udrummond, njengoba ngokungangabazeki ayeyale ukuba mina Nofaye sibulawe. Ngokuqinisekile wayenesisusa, njengoba Utonman asho, uma Umaspero ayengumzala onobugovu.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngangidinga intombazane ukuze ngixhumane nawe".
  
  
  "Futhi iyiphi injongo? Ugol wabuza ngakwesobunxele sikabeauvais. Ukukhulunywa Kwesisicily kwamhlaba umxhwele; kwakungumazzini. Ngakho Ulieutenant reynaldo ulahlekile.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ujohn Drummond akazange aphinde athole isikhwama sakhe". "Kwakunokuthile okubaluleke kakhulu ngaleli dell ukuze kuvikeleke uhulumeni wase-United States."
  
  
  U-El bekri wahleka isikhashana.
  
  
  Ubeauvais wayethuthuke kakhulu. "Ukukhathazeka kwethu kokugcina, Umnu. Carter, kuyinhlalakahle kahulumeni Wasemelika."
  
  
  "Njengoba ngitshele ikilasi lakho lezibalo Egiza, nginemali yokukhokhela ukubuyiselwa kwepotimende nokuqukethwe kwalo", ngishilo. 'Imali eningi.'
  
  
  Ubeauvais wama. Lapho ephinda ekhuluma, wayeqaphile. - Futhi uma sasinalo leli phasela, iyiphi into yokuqukethwe kwe-ego eyayiyoba ebaluleke kangaka kuwe?
  
  
  Wahlala edidekile, kodwa wamangala. Ingabe lokhu kusho ukuthi abazange bayithole i-microfilm? "Uma unalo icala, kufanele wazi i-rheumatism kulo", ngiphendula.
  
  
  "Uma ufuna ukudlala imidlalo, uze endaweni engafanele", kusho Ubeauvais ngokunganaki.
  
  
  Ngangiqala ukucabanga ukuthi wayengazi ngempela ukuthi yini engiyidingayo. Yiqiniso, wayengase asebenzelane ngaphandle kokuthola i-tape. Kwakunokwenzeka kuphela.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Ngizokutshela, ngoba uma unepotimende, usazothola i-ego. Lena i-microfilm yemibhalo eyebiwe. Ifihlwe esibambweni somshini wokugunda.
  
  
  Kwaba nokunye ukuthula, isikhathi eside kulokhu. Ngaba nomuzwa ongazelelwe wokuthi Ubeauvais wayengazi ukuthi ngikhuluma ngani. Noma wadlala umdlalo ngoba wayesevele ethengise le filimu Kumarashiya. Noma Chicoms.
  
  
  "Asinalutho esingalwenza", Kusho ubeauvais ekugcineni. "Lapho kushintshwa, sasingazi ukuthi kunomehluko, ngakho icala lalahlwa."
  
  
  Wagwinya kanzima. Uma lokhu kwakuyiqiniso, izinhlelo Zenovigrom I zalahleka kithi. Kodwa wayengaqiniseka kanjani?
  
  
  'Kanjani?'Ngambuza. "Icala lavalwa kanjani?
  
  
  Ubeauvais waphendukela Kumazzini, ih wathinta kafushane ukuze akhanyise. Khona-Ke Ubeauvais waphendukela kimi. Wathi: "sikholelwa ukuthi liyihholo elisezansi Kwenayile". "Ngeshwa, asikwazanga ukwenza ibhizinisi."
  
  
  Eyakhe yawela esihlalweni. Kungakhathaliseki Ukuthi Ubeauvais wayeqamba amanga noma cha, kwakuyinto embi. "Yebo," ngishilo. 'Lokhu kubi kakhulu.'
  
  
  Kwaba nokuthula. Wezwa ukuxubana kwezinyawo okwakungenasineke ngemva kwakhe. Ekugcineni, Ubeauvais wathi, " Mnu.Carter, ngangithemba ukuthi lomhlangano ngandlela-thile wawuyozuzisa bobabili. Njengoba kungekho ego, wena inkinga encane kimi ."
  
  
  U-El bekri wabubula.
  
  
  Ngacabanga ukuthi ucabangani. Ngathi: "angiyena usongo kuwe". "Abantu bakho bangibopha amehlo ukuze bangilethe lapha. Futhi ubuso bakho bufihlekile kimi."
  
  
  "Noma kunjalo, uyindoda ehlakaniphile, Mnu. Carter. Kumelwe ube nolwazi olunzulu olungaba yingozi kithi kuphela. Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, angiboni sizathu sokuthi kungani kufanele ngikuvumele ukuba uhambe lapha uphila.
  
  
  Votela lokho eyayikwesaba. Njengoba isivumelwano phakathi kwethu singenakwenzeka, Ubeauvais ungihlukanise njengokungenakusetshenziswa. Wafinyelela ehembe lakhe wakhipha umshini omncane wokuqhuma. Amadoda amabili angemuva kwami aqhubekela phambili ephethe izibhamu ezinemishini, futhi isithunzi Sikamazzini savuka ngemuva kwesihlalo.
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe lokho kungaba isizathu", kusho Ubovetu kuye.
  
  
  U-Odin owayezungeze amavukela-mbuso wangihlasela. Wayibamba le nsimbi, ebabonisa izinkinobho. "Bengizobatshela ukuthi bagodle uma benginguwe", ngishilo ngokuzwakalayo.
  
  
  Ubeauvais wamxosha lo muntu. Wathambekela phambili etafuleni. "Yini oyitholile lapho, Mnu. Carter?"Ezinye izinto Ezihlakaniphile Zasemelika?
  
  
  Ngathi: "ungakubiza kanjalo". "Kodwa eqinisweni, kumane nje kuyisiqhumane esilula. Enamandla kakhulu. Uma ngicindezela le nkinobho, sonke sizokhuphuka nesakhiwo sonke."
  
  
  Amadoda amathathu ayesetafuleni ayememeza.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi uyadlala", kusho ubeauvais ekugcineni. "Uzofa kuqala."
  
  
  "Akukhona yini lokho okucabangayo lapho ungitshela?"Cha, akulona i-bluff, Beauvais. Ngizokukhombisa iziqhumane uma ufuna.
  
  
  Khona-ke, ngokungabaza okufushane, " lokho ngeke kudingeke, Mnu.Carter. Nokho, ngikholwa ukuthi niseduze nje nalabo bantu, ngenxa yokucabanga okuyiphutha, abazoziguqula babe ibhomu lomuntu. Beka izikhali zakho, madoda.
  
  
  Amadoda angemuva kwami afihla izikhali zawo. Umazzini waphinde wahlala phansi, kancane kakhulu. Njengoba nje kancane, owakhe wasuka esihlalweni, ephethe ibhokisi elincane lokulawula ukuze wonke umuntu akwazi ukulibona.
  
  
  "Ngizoya emotweni nendoda eyodwa", kusho Ubovetu kuye. Omunye ulapha. Wakhomba umuntu owayengikhuphulele phezulu. "Ungavala amafasitela emoto kusengaphambili. Ngizohlala ngibheke emuva emotweni kuze kube yilapho sifika emgwaqweni."
  
  
  Ubeauvais wasukuma ngemuva kwesihlalo sakhe. Izwi le-ego licindezeleke ngendlela engenangqondo.
  
  
  Khipha i-ego lapha.'
  
  
  Ngemva kokuba umshayeli Wemercedes enkulu engishiye ehhotela, eyakhe, waya embhoshongweni oseceleni Komfula Inayile. Lapha lacekelwa phansi isibhamu futhi yonke imoto yaphonswa emfuleni. Ngeke ngisayidinga. Uhugo wayeseyibuyisele kakade esikhwameni sayo. Waphikelela ekubuyiseleni i-stiletto lapho eshiya indlunkulu Yenew cats.
  
  
  Ihhotela lalithule ngalesi sikhathi sasebusuku. Ngathatha ukhiye wami etafuleni elingaphambili futhi ngathatha ikheshi ngaya ekamelweni lami, ngizizwa ngikhathele futhi ngidumele. Lapho ngivula umnyango, ngaba nesimanga esingilindele.
  
  
  Isibhamu sawela ngemuva kwekhanda lami ngaphambi kokuba Ubrylev akwazi ukusikhanyisa. Wawa kubo bonke abane futhi wangikhahlela ohlangothini lwesobunxele, wangishaya ezinyaweni zami. Walala lapho ekhala futhi wacabanga ukuthi indoda yesibili yayimshaye. Ababili ngokumelene nomunye.
  
  
  Lapho Unahalaki ephinda eza kimi, wambamba wambuyisela emuva. Umfundisi we-Ego wamemeza futhi wawa phansi kakhulu emhlane wakhe. I-ego yakhe yabona ubuso bakhe ekukhanyeni kosuku oluvulekile. Wayengumarabhu. Wayeqagela ukuthi nenye indoda nayo yayikhona. Manje wangibamba ngemuva, wangibopha ubuso ngesandla wangidonsa phansi. I-emu yamvumela-wabe esegingqika, waphakamisa imilenze yakhe ngaphezu kwekhanda lakhe, futhi wancika emuva. Ngezwa ukukhala okuthulisiwe kuye, futhi umhlaseli wami wangidedela. Ngagxumela ezinyaweni zami, ngavumela Uhugo ukuba awe esandleni sami. Manje wayesekulungele.
  
  
  "Kulungile, Carter. Lena intambo.
  
  
  Izwi lavela esikhwameni sokukhanya. Waphenduka lapho Nje Usergei ekhanya, eveza umuntu wesithathu. Wayengeyena Umarabhu. Wayemude, enemisipha, enobuso obuyisikwele nezinwele ezimhlophe. Wayemi lapho emamatheka kancane ebusweni, ephethe isibhamu Esincane Imauser Closed 7.65 Parabellum esifubeni sakhe.
  
  
  Ngathi: "mqalekise". Uyuri Lyalin. Okokuqala Ucam fong esidlweni sakusihlwa, futhi manje usegumbini lami. Kuhle ukubuyisela iqembu elidala ndawonye", nganezela ngokhahlo.
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kukalalin kwanda kancane. Wayengumphikisi onamandla, ngokusho kwabanye babaphikisi abahle KAKHULU EKGB. Ngemva kokusebenza isikhashana endlunkulu YE-kgb E-Dzerzhinskiy Square Emoscow futhi ethola ukunakwa okuningi, njengesihlobo Sikajenene Serafim lyalin, inhloko yomnyango wokuphula amakhodi WE-kgb, U-yuri, wavolontiya emnyangweni Wezimo Ezimanzi, Amarussia awubiza ngokuthi "Izimo Ezimanzi"."Umanzi wawusho igazi, Futhi Ulalin akazange akhathazeke ngokubona igazi. Ngakuthola Lokhu Ehong kong phakathi nesinye isabelo.
  
  
  "Ngangicishe ngikuthande, Nick", esho ngokuzikhukhumeza manje, " ukube ubungumrashiya."Wanxusa omunye wama-Arabhu ukuba avale umnyango.
  
  
  "Ukube ubungummelika", ngathi, " angiqiniseki ukuthi umbono wami ngawe ubuyoshintsha kakhulu."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwaphela, kodwa ngaphandle kwalokho ubuso bakhe babungabonisi mzwelo. Wayemuhle, futhi wayemuhle. "Abantu bakho kwakungafanele bantshontshe izinhlelo Zenovigrom", esho ngokuthula. "Konke kuye kwachitha amandla nokuphila kwakho. Sizobuyisela le filimu maduze, futhi konke kuyize ."
  
  
  "Uzolahlekelwa", ngishilo.
  
  
  Omunye wama-Arabhu, umlingiswa onamandla onobuso bamazambane, weza, wathatha i-stiletto kimi, waphonsa u-ego ekhoneni.
  
  
  "Ngokusobala, wathola le filimu isezweni lobugebengu", kuqhubeka Ulyalin. "Uyithenge kubo?"
  
  
  Yena wanqikaza. Uma Ulyalin kwakufanele abuze, cishe wayengacelwa ukuba athenge le filimu. "Babengenayo i-ego", ngishilo. "Okungenani bathi cha ."
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego abandayo angwevu ancipha. Wathi: "angicabangi ukuthi ngiyakukholelwa".
  
  
  Wabheka ekamelweni. Kakade sebeyiphendulile le ndawo. "Kuyiqiniso," ngishilo.
  
  
  "Sizobona", Kusho Ulyalin kuma-Arabhu amabili. "Search i-ego."
  
  
  Kwakungekho lutho olwalungenziwa ngaphandle kokukhonza i-emu. Umarabhu onamandla wangibamba cishe ngemuva. I-slimmer Arab, insizwa enekhala elifana nelempungushe, yangihlola ngokushesha. Wakhumula amaphakethe ami, wabe esengenza ngakhumula ihembe nezicathulo zami. Izicathulo zahlolwa ngokucophelela.
  
  
  "Kubukeka sengathi akanayo i-movie", kusho Uslender arab kulalin.
  
  
  Umrashiya wahleka. "Ngicabanga ukuthi kumelwe ukuba wawufihle le filimu endaweni ethile, Carter. Kuphi?'
  
  
  Ngathi:" ngikutshele ukuthi anginayo i-ego".
  
  
  Isibhamu asizange siphambuke esifubeni sami njengoba amehlo Kalalin ayefuna okwami. Ngangizibuza ukuthi wayazi kanjani ukuthi ngisecairo. Futhi indlela ayazi ngayo ukuthi ngangijoyina Iqembu elisha labazalwane.
  
  
  "Bopha i-ego yakho kulesi sihlalo", kusho Ulyalin kubasebenzi bakhe. Wakhomba esihlalweni esiqondile ekhoneni lekamelo.
  
  
  Ngathi: "lokhu kuyahlekisa".
  
  
  Kodwa baletha isihlalo futhi bangibopha kuso, izandla zingemuva kwami. Ulyalin wafaka isibhamu esikhulu esincane futhi weza kimi. Wathatha esinye isihlalo wasigibela, wasibeka ngaphesheya kwami.
  
  
  Wabuza. "Ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi wena
  
  
  ingabe ufuna ukusitshela okuthile?"
  
  
  Ulyalin wayengakhohlisi. Wayezongenza ngikhulume. Kodwa angikwazanga ukumtshela, ngoba ngangingenalutho engingalusho ku-emu. Manje sizofika engxenyeni emanzi kakhulu.
  
  
  Ngathi: "hamba uye esihogweni".
  
  
  Ubuso buka-Ego buqinile. Wakhomba Ama-Arabhu. Le nsizwa yangibamba emahlombe, cishe ukuze isihlalo singawi. I-husky yafika futhi yama eduze kwami. Wadonsa umpompi omude wenjoloba ngaphambili kwejakhethi yakhe. Manje, ngesibonakaliso Sikalyalin, wasiwisa ekhanda nasebusweni bami.
  
  
  Isishayo saphendulela ikhanda lami ngakwesokudla. Isikhumba esisemhlathini wami saqala ukugeleza futhi igazi laqala ukugeleza.
  
  
  Ubuhlungu obushisayo bangidubula entanyeni.
  
  
  Umpompi waphinde wehla ngakolunye uhlangothi lwekhanda lami. Kulokhu ukushaqeka kwakunamandla, futhi wazizwa elahlekelwa ukwazi okwesikhashana. Kodwa Ulyalin wayengazi lokho. U-Arab wangishaya futhi ngaqala ukucabanga.
  
  
  "Ungabi yisehluleki, Carter", kusho Ulyalin. "Wonke umuntu unamandla alinganiselwe. Njengoba professional, uyalazi leli triso elula. Ngakho kungani sifakazele ukuthi kungakanani ongakusingatha? Uyini umqondo walokhu?
  
  
  Wambheka. Njengoba Nje Ukam fong acishe angibulala Econgo, ngakho akazange amdubule Elalin Ehong kong. Ngangifuna ukubeka inhlamvu engu-9 mm ku-ego yokugoqa idola.
  
  
  Umpompi waphinde wamshaya entanyeni nasemilenzeni. Wabona izibani ezikhanyayo ebumnyameni futhi wezwa ukukhala okukhulu. Ukukhala kwavela kimi. Khona-ke ubumnyama bagcwala.
  
  
  Amanzi abandayo angishaya ebusweni. Amakhaza angena kimi, angibuyisela ekuphileni. Ngavula amehlo ami ngabona Amalyalin amathathu emi phambi kwami. Izandla ezintathu zaphakamisa ikhanda lami.
  
  
  "Bheka, kumuntu ohlakaniphile, uyisiphukuphuku kakhulu."Izwi lalikhala ekhanda lami.
  
  
  U-Heavy arab wasondela kuye ukuze i-ego yakhe imbone. Konke kwakuphindwe kathathu. Wayephethe okuthile esandleni sakhe, futhi wazama ukugxila esithombeni esiphindwe kathathu. Kwakunjengombhangqwana wezinduku.
  
  
  "Ake ngiqhubeke", esho kulalin ngobumnene. "Uzokucela ukuba usazise lapho ngiwuqeda. Leli ithuluzi elihle. Ingakhipha amazinyo, idwengule inyama, iphule futhi ichoboze amathambo. Ngizokukhombisa ikhala lami le-ego."
  
  
  Wayebambe izinsimbi ebusweni bami. Endaweni ethile ngathola amandla okubiza i-ego ngokuthi igama elibi. Wagxila - wazama ukugxila-Kulyalin.
  
  
  "Uyisiphukuphuku, Lalin", ngasho ngokhahlo. "Ngikhuluma iqiniso. Abazange banginike leyo filimu embi."
  
  
  U-Arab wabamba izinwele zami ngezinduku ezimbili. "Cabanga ngakho, mhlawumbe kufanele siqale siphule amazinyo ambalwa?"wasikisela. U-Ego face wayevame ukungitshela ukuthi ama-emu ayeyokujabulela ukukhubazeka.
  
  
  "Linda umzuzu", kusho Uyuri lyalin.
  
  
  U-arabhu wambheka.
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe Umnu. Carter ukhuluma iqiniso.
  
  
  'Uqamba amanga! Ngiyakubona emehlweni e-ego", kuphendula U-Arab onamandla.
  
  
  Mhlawumbe. Kodwa kuze kube manje ngicabanga ngendlela ehlukile", Kusho Ulyalin. Waxosha laba bangane ababili. Bathuthela endaweni eseduze nombhede.
  
  
  Ulyalin wancika kimi. "I-kgb iseyinhlangano ehlelekile. Asifuni ukulimaza muntu ngokungadingekile kuzo zonke izindlu eziseduze. Ngisho nezitha zethu."
  
  
  Manje wayeseyisithombe esiphindwe kabili, kodwa noma kunjalo, ukubala okubandayo kobugovu bomuntu kwakumenza akwazi ukumbona. Wayazi ukuthi yini ayeyinqume. Wacabanga ukuthi ngangingenayo i-movie, kodwa wayethemba ukuthi ngandlela-thile ngangizomholela ku-ego. Futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi kwakunethuba lokuthi ngibe nefilimu, kodwa yayifihlwe kwenye indawo.
  
  
  "Ubani othi I-KGB ayiyona impucuko?"wathi kuye ngezindebe ezivuvukele .
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngokumomotheka kwakhe okuqinile. "Mkhulule", eyala.
  
  
  I-arabhu enkulu ayizange ihambe. Omunye weza enqikaza wangikhulula. Ulyalin wasukuma.
  
  
  Wathi: "njengoba ngisindise ukuphila kwakho, kufanele uyeke lo mdlalo oyingozi engiwenzele wona futhi uyeke ukuhlela I-Novigrom."
  
  
  Wavele wayigqolozela. Cabanga isicelo efanayo idiotic ngomunye professional! Wayazi ukuthi ngeke ngiyenqabe isabelo, futhi ngangazi ukuthi uyasazi.
  
  
  "Sawubona, Nick. Mhlawumbe izindlela zethu ziyophinde ziwele, akunjalo? Uma kunjalo, khumbula ukuthi yini ongikweleta yona.
  
  
  Enye inkulumo eyisiphukuphuku. Ngangilindele okwengeziwe Kulyalin. "Ngeke ngikukhohlwe lokho isikhathi eside," ngasho ngobuqotho.
  
  
  Ngacabanga ukuthi ngabona ngemva kokumamatheka ebusweni bakhe njengoba ephenduka futhi ephuma emakamelweni, enama-ego amabili ngakolunye uhlangothi-ababulali-ngemuva kwakhe.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesithupha.
  
  
  
  
  Sahamba kancane emgwaqweni omnyama ngefiat 850 Spider eqashiwe, ifia esondweni. Sasizama ukuthola ukuthi indlunkulu Yekati Elisha yayikuphi ehholo. Ngangingaqiniseki neze Ukuthi Ubeauvais wayelingana nami. Ngakho nganquma ukubuyela ENDLUNKULU-uma ngingamthola-futhi ngizame ukungena kule ndawo.
  
  
  Wayebone umnyango ovulekile kancane esitezi sesithathu lapho eya egumbini lezingqungquthela izolo ebusuku, futhi wayeqiniseka ukuthi kwakuyihhovisi likabeauvais. Lokhu kwakuyoba indawo efanelekile yokufunwa kwefilimu, ukube Amakota Amasha ayenayo.
  
  
  "Angiqondi," kusho mina. "Ngenxa yemisindo engangiyizwa, ngaqiniseka ukuthi kwakukhona uhlobo oluthile lwefektri lapha. Mhlawumbe asikho kuye emgwaqweni."
  
  
  "Akekho owayengakhumbula konke lokho kuphenduka, Nick. Ungazibeki icala", kusho Ufayeh.
  
  
  - Kodwa sidlule mimmo shopping izinqola, kuqinisekisa. Angikuqondi, ngiyazi ukuthi ngizwe ukukhala kwemishini ethile."
  
  
  Wathi: "kungenzeka ukuthi kwakuyibhizinisi elisebenza ebusuku kuphela". "Sisengakwazi..."
  
  
  "Linda," ngishilo. 'Bheka. Kuyisakhiwo esikhanyisiwe lapho.
  
  
  "Iphephandaba elincane."
  
  
  Njengoba sasisondela, ngezwa umsindo wemishini, njengoba nje nganginjalo ngalobo busuku. 'Izwi nakho konke!'Ngamtshela. 'Imishini yokunyathelisa. Kufanele basebenzise i-ih ebusuku kuphela ."
  
  
  "Ngakho sisondelene kakhulu", kusho Ufayeh.
  
  
  Ngambheka ngaphesheya komgwaqo. Yebo, kwakunomugqa wezakhiwo ezibizayo ezazisuka emgwaqweni. Eyesithathu ingamatshe.
  
  
  Ngathi: "lelo zwi". Okwesithathu. Woza lapha."
  
  
  Wadonsa ifiat waya ecurb futhi sabheka phansi emgwaqweni omnyama owawuholela endlini enkulu ngemuva kwezihlahla eziphakeme. "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi yilokho kuphela", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wafinyelela futhi wathinta eyodwa noma ezimbili zezinsiza ezincane zeqembu ayesazigqoka ebusweni bakhe esiqeshini Nolyalin ngobusuku obubili ngaphambili. "Usaphulukiswa ekuhlanganyeleni kwakho kokugcina nabantu ababenokhahlo, Nick. Ingabe uqinisekile ukuthi ukulungele lokhu?
  
  
  Yena, Hey chuckled. Ngathi: "izingxenye zakhe zibuhlungu kakhulu kunalokhu kushefa". "Bheka, khululeka. Konke kuyoba kuhle. Wena nje uqhubeke uhamba ihora. Uma ngingasekho ngaleso sikhathi, ungabiza lonke ibutho Lasegibhithe uma ufuna.
  
  
  Wathi:" kulungile, kodwa ngokungangabazeki.
  
  
  Wamshiya futhi ngokushesha wawela umgwaqo wangena emthunzini. Lapho ngibheka emuva, Ufaye wayesevele esukile emgwaqweni futhi wayesehla ngomgwaqo eya Efiat. Wabe esephenduka wakhuphuka ngomgwaqo oya endlini.
  
  
  Akazange aphikiswe. Kwakuneso likagesi emgwaqweni ongaphandle kwendlu elalimbona, futhi ngesikhathi esifanele. Ukushona kwelanga ngaphansi kwakhe kwakusekhaya. Kwakuyindawo ehlaba umxhwele enezinsika Zamamoor ezibheke phambili emazingeni amabili kulawo amathathu. Esitezi sokuqala, ukukhanya kwakungcwele, kodwa ezitezi ezimbili ezilandelayo, kwakungekho.
  
  
  Washeshe wangena entanjeni yegumbi, elinde ukuba kuvele ama-alamu amaningi e-elekthronikhi. Enye indoda yamthola ekhoneni elingemuva lendlu. Kwakuyi-tripwire okwakungafanele ibangele i-alamu. Wayigwema futhi wadlulela embhoshongweni, manje owawuthatha lonke ukuphakama kwesakhiwo. Kwakunomvini owawukhula kuwo, kodwa wawungewona owomile. Yena, wathatha imigoqo wathola ukuthi ingamelana Ne-alyonka yami. Wakhuphuka futhi ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa wayesephahleni.
  
  
  Ukusuka lapho, kwakulula. Wayegxume ephuma esibhakabhakeni engena ephasishi elisesitezi sesithathu ayehanjiswe kulo ngobusuku obubili obudlule. Kwakumnyama futhi akekho owayekhona. Ngamlalela futhi ngezwa othile ehla. Kwakunjengomuntu oyedwa. Uma wonke umkhaya uhamba, kungaba impumelelo enkulu kimi.
  
  
  Wasondela buthule emnyango, ayewuphawule ngokwengxenye u-ajar lapho ekhona ngaphambili. Lapho ngizama, kwavela ukuthi yayivinjelwe. Wadonsa indandatho yokhiye enezikhiye zokukhiya eziyisithupha ephaketheni lakhe, wafaka eyodwa esikhwameni, futhi wazizwa isebenza. Wavula umnyango wangena ekamelweni elimnyama, wavala umnyango ngemva kwakhe.
  
  
  Ngicabanga ukuthi ngakuqagela kahle. Kwakunesihlalo eside phambi kwamafasitela ayegqoke kakhulu. Waya etafuleni wathatha amaphepha ambalwa asayinwe Ubeauvais. Elinye ishidi lalisayinwe ngokuthi "Henri perrotte", kodwa umbhalo wesandla wahlala unjalo. Vota futhi yilokho kuphela. Lapha Ecairo, Ubeauvais wazenza usomabhizinisi osemthethweni. Lolu lwazi lungase lube nesithakazelo Ku-Interpol.
  
  
  Ngazama ukuvula idilowa lesihlalo, kodwa nesihlalo naso sasikhiyiwe. Ngangingenaso isihluthulelo sokuyivula, ngakho kwadingeka ngilwe kanzima ukuze ngivule ilokhi ngomshini wokuvula izincwadi. Ngaya kuso sonke isihlalo, kodwa angikwazanga ukuthola i-microfilm.
  
  
  Ngangicabanga ukuthi kufanele ngiphephe kuleli hhovisi noma kwelinye igumbi lendlu. Wahamba phezu kwezindonga. Ngabheka imidwebo embalwa kawoyela eyaba eyokuqala, kodwa angizange ngithole lutho ngaphandle kwemakrofoni efihliwe. Ubeauvais ngokwakhe wayedlala indima yokuba inhloli.
  
  
  Ekugcineni, kwatholakala isisefo phansi. Udonsa ekhoneni lekhaphethi, uphakamise ipuleti lensimbi elinama-hinges, futhi lapho, lifakwe phansi kukakhonkolo okujiyile. Kwakuyindawo ekhethwe ngobuhlakani, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi wayengeke ayithole ukube wayengayibonanga ikona eligugile lekhaphethi.
  
  
  Kwakunzima ukusho ukuthi isisefo sasinesimiso sokuxwayisa yini. Kodwa kwadingeka ngithathe ithuba, ngakho idayili elihlanganisiwe laqala ukuliphendulela, ngizizwa nginemikhondo ecashile ekuhambeni kwenqubo. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, walungisa inhlanganisela futhi wavula umnyango ophephile ngokucophelela. Walalela i-alamu. Akukho lutho.
  
  
  Okuqukethwe yileli bhokisi kungaba imayini yegolide yamaphoyisa. Kwakunohlu oluphelele lwamalungu Amasha E-Cota, amaphakethe ambalwa e-heroin engahlanjululwanga, uhlu lwezinombolo zocingo zabathengisi nabathengisi, nezinye izinto eziningi, kodwa hhayi i-microfilm. Kwakubonakala Sengathi Ubeauvais wayekhuluma iqiniso.
  
  
  Ngahlala phezu kwebhokisi, ngizibuza ukuthi ngizoya kuphi ngokulandelayo. Ngeke kusaba khona. Okuwukuphela kwenduduzo kwakuwukuthi Namarashiya ayengakayitholi le filimu. Kodwa kwakukhona Ukam fong. Angasihleka sonke.
  
  
  Yiqiniso, isiphetho esinengqondo kakhulu sasiwukuthi Inew Brotherhood, angazi Ukuthi Udrummond wayethwele ini, yayisanda kulahla isikhwama sika-Ego Enayile. Okwakungaba isiphetho esijabulisayo Kuyuri lyalin, kodwa abanye abantu Ewashington babeyobe bezikhiphe izinwele.
  
  
  Waphonsa okuqukethwe emuva ebhokisini futhi waqala ukulivala lapho ebona ucingo oluncane olwalumvumele ukuba adlule, lwalunamathiselwe ezansi kwebhokisi lokuphepha. Kwakukhona i-alamu! Kungaba umsindo othule engingawuzwanga lapha, noma mhlawumbe into efana nokukhanya okukhanyayo. Washayisa umnyango ophephile futhi wavula idivayisi, wavala umnyango ongaphandle, futhi washintsha ikona lekhaphethi njengoba umnyango wegumbi wawuvuleka. Indoda enkulu yayimi emnyango, isibhamu esinamandla esandleni sayo negazi esweni layo.
  
  
  Wangibona ngisekukhanyeni kwehholo, wakhomba, wadutshulwa. Isibhamu sakhala kakhulu ekamelweni. Yena, wabhidliza phansi, futhi ugawk waphuthelwa, wahlukanisa isihlahla endaweni ethile ngemva kwami.
  
  
  Isidlamlilo safunga ngaphansi kokuphefumula kwaso futhi safinyelela inkinobho yokukhanya. Ngokungazelelwe igumbi lagcwala ukukhanya, futhi wazithola ekukhanyeni kwe-ego ngempela. Indoda enkulu yangibuka futhi yaphinde yakhomba.
  
  
  Lapho isithupha sakhe sicindezela isicishamlilo, esakhe sagingqika saya etafuleni. Amehlo abukayo ahlukanisa phansi phakathi kwemilenze yami. Kwaqubuka esinye isibhamu, futhi ngazizwa ngigwazwa engalweni yami yangakwesobunxele. Wayezongisika ngibe yizicucu uma ngingakwazi ukucasha.
  
  
  Eyakhe, wagijimela etafuleni njengoba isibhamu sesine sasishaya. Isihlalo sahlukana phezu kwekhanda lami lapho esakhe sifika kuye.
  
  
  "Sacré bleu!"Indoda enkulu yaqalekiswa ngamaphutha ayo.
  
  
  Njengoba ayewela phansi ngemuva kwesiphephelo sakhe sesikhashana, wabamba Umshayeli we-luger ngaphansi kwejakhethi yakhe. Khona-ke eyakhe, yafinyelela futhi yashesha ukudubula esihlalweni. Umcibisholo wavula isembozo se-double yesigebengu futhi washaya udonga olungemuva kwaso.
  
  
  Waphinde wafunga futhi ngokushesha wavala ibrylev. Wabona isithombe sesandla sibamba umnyango, siwuvale, futhi igumbi laphinde laba mnyama.
  
  
  Ngamlalela, njengokungathi lo muntu omkhulu wamnika indawo yakhe, kodwa akukho - angizange ngisho ngizwe ukuphefumula kwe-ego. Ukube bekukhona omunye umuntu phansi, ngabe babekhona lapha maduze. Kodwa kwakungekho msindo ovela kulolu, , futhi le ndoda ayizange icele usizo. Ngokusobala, wayedwa.
  
  
  Ngandlela-thile eduze kwekhanda lami, iwashi elalisematafuleni lalikhanya. Kwakuwukuphela komsindo ekamelweni. Ngaphandle, inja yakhonkotha isikhashana, yabe isithula futhi. Iwashi elisheshayo langikhumbuza ukuthi isikhathi Esibekiwe Sehora Elilodwa I-fae eyayinginike sona sasiphela ngokushesha.
  
  
  Isigebengu sasazi ukuthi sasikuphi, kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi sasikuphi ehholo, ekamelweni. Ngangingakwazi ukuhlala lapho ngangikhona, noma ngangingaba nomgodi ekhanda lami. Isisindo sephepha esisemaphethelweni esihlalo samfica. Ngaphandle kokukhuluma, waphuma wayibamba, wayilinganisa isikhashana, wabe eseyiphonsa ekhoneni lekhaphethi lapho kwakufihlwe khona isisefo. Lapho isisindo sephepha siwela emathreyi ngaphansi kukhaphethi, kwakunomsindo wensimbi owawuthulisiwe.
  
  
  Kwakunomsindo wokuduma ekamelweni-isidlamlilo sasidubule umsindo, njengoba nje ngangithemba. Ngokushesha yahamba yaya ngakolunye uhlangothi, yahlala phansi ukuze yenze isihlalo esithambile, esingekude nesihlalo. Kodwa ezingeni lami, yaklwebha phansi, futhi umdubuli wayizwa.
  
  
  Okunye ukudubula. Ugawk washayisa isihlalo, wafana nobuso bami.
  
  
  Iqhinga lami alizange lisebenze kahle njengoba ngangithemba, kodwa okungenani ngangazi ukuthi umphikisi wami ukuphi manje. Wadubula ngemuva kwesinye isihlalo ekhoneni eliphambene negumbi. Ngacabanga ukuthi ngibone ukufiphala kokunyakaza, futhi waphendula ngokudubula. Ngezwa umsindo omnene ovela ngakolunye uhlangothi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi i-ego yakhe yayilimele, noma wayefuna ukuba acabange kanjalo.
  
  
  Ngazungeza ngokucophelela ekhoneni lesihlalo ukuze amehlo amnyama abukeka kahle ashaye i-padding eduze kwekhanda lami. Khona-ke ngezwa ukuchofoza okujwayelekile. Ngokusobala wayengenayo inhlamvu, kodwa wayengafuni ukumsheshisa. Lokhu kungaba futhi iqhinga. Lokhu kuye kwenzeka kimi ngaphambili. Ngamlinda futhi ngamlalela. Uma ephelelwa izinhlamvu, i-emu kuyodingeka ilayishe kabusha, futhi ngizokuzwa.
  
  
  Ngamlinda futhi ngamlalela. Ekugcineni ngakuzwa, kodwa ngisendaweni ehlukile: umsindo ongenakuphikwa wezinhlamvu ezihamba kulo magazini. Wayegxumagxuma ebheke emsindweni futhi enza isithunzi ekugcineni kwesofa elifushane. Wakhomba ngokucophelela futhi wadedela.
  
  
  Kwakunenye i-moo, enomsindo futhi ngokuqinisekile ebuhlungu. Akunangqondo, njengokungathi kungawela phansi. Wahlala phansi esizweni ngasinye futhi walalela. Khona-ke ngezwa umsindo wokuklwebha futhi ngabona ukufiphala kokunyakaza. Wayekhasa ebheke kubo, ngokusobala elimele kabi.
  
  
  Ngamtshela. 'Linda!'"Hamba futhi ngizokubulala!"
  
  
  I-shadow yaphumula, "isisa esingenangqondo", waphefumula. "Akunandaba."
  
  
  Wasondela ngokuqapha. Eduze kwakhe, ngabona ukuthi ulimele ohlangothini nasesifubeni.
  
  
  'Ungubani?'Kuyini?'wabuza, washintshela esingisini.
  
  
  Ingabe kunendaba?'
  
  
  Waphefumula. "Bazongibulala ngokuvumela lokhu kwenzeke uma isibhamu sakho sokugcina singenzeki."
  
  
  Wabheka isilonda. "Uzoba ngcono. Ngiyangabaza Ukuthi Ubeauvais uzokubulala uma ungitshela."I-luger ye-emu yayibhekiswe ekhanda lakhe. "Kodwa ngizombulala uma ungaphenduli imibuzo embalwa."
  
  
  Wabheka I-luger, wabe esebheka ubuso bami. Wangethemba. 'Yimiphi imibuzo?'
  
  
  "Ingabe kukhona okwaziyo Ngodella Drummond?"
  
  
  'Umalo.'
  
  
  "Ingabe Umaspero wathatha noma ubani ukuba ahlangane Nodrummond?"
  
  
  Wabubula, okwalimaza. Yebo. Umaspero wayefuna ukuhamba yedwa, kodwa watshela Ureynaldo ngakho, Futhi Ureinaldo wamlandela, esaba ukuthi Umaspero wayezokwenza okungalungile. Wathola Umaspero efile ngaphandle kwehhotela. Kukholakala ukuthi Udrummond wadutshulwa u-ego, Futhi Ureinaldo waphindisela Kumaspero. Wakhipha izikhwama zombili futhi wazisa wonke umuntu wasebeauvais ngemishini."
  
  
  "Inhlangano yayingazi ukuthi la macala ashintshaniswa ngengozi yini kwaze kwaba Yilapho Ureinaldo ewabika ngemva kokuba Udrummond Nomaspero bebulewe?"
  
  
  "Lokhu kungokoqobo. Ureinaldo uthi Umaspero wayengafuni ukuvuma iphutha Kubeauvais. Kunalokho, wayemethemba Ureinaldo.
  
  
  "Ngiyazibuza ukuthi kungani atshela Ureynaldo hhayi umzala wakhe U-El bekri?"Wathi, yena ngokwakhe kunendoda eyayisemhlabathini.
  
  
  "Angikwazi ukukutshela lokho."
  
  
  "Ake ngikucacise lokhu. Indaba ye-internet ucota asanda kuba nayo ngalokhu yiyo Ureinaldo ayitshela Ubovet?
  
  
  Wangibuka emehlweni. Lokhu kungokoqobo.'
  
  
  Ngangiqoqa umbono wakhe. "Uphi Ureinaldo manje?"wabuza, ekhumbula ukuthi kumelwe ukuba wayengekho ngobusuku bokuxoxisana Kwakhe Nobeauvais.
  
  
  Le ndoda yanyakazisa ikhanda layo kancane futhi yamomotheka, okwalimaza. Wathi: "angazi. "Ubeauvais uthumela izingxenye ze-ego edolobheni ngebhizinisi. Ngokweqiniso, akukho uthando phakathi kwabo. Ureinaldo uye waphelelwa umusa Kubeauvais, Ubeauvais, futhi kubonakala sengathi akafuni ukuba Ureinaldo abe khona."
  
  
  Wangibuka futhi ngokushesha wanezela, " yebo, yilokho engikubonile."
  
  
  Wayifaka esikhwameni Sikawilhelmina ngaphansi kwejakhethi yakhe wasukuma.
  
  
  "Wena Ungummelika owafika lapha izolo ebusuku", kusho indoda yasekotah ngokuzumayo.
  
  
  Yebo. Futhi ungatshela Ubeauvais ukuthi sengiyakholelwa ku-emu yakhe manje. Cishe akanayo i-microfilm. Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngiyazi ukuthi ubani owaziyo."
  
  
  Wathi: "angiqondi.
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. 'Kuhle. Ngiyakubona.'
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Ufaye wanginika ingilazi egcwele i-brandy, wazithela ingilazi, wahlala phansi eduze kwami kusofa efulethini lakhe. Wayesanda kufika, ezungeze iklabhu yasebusuku, futhi amehlo akhe amnyama amahle ayesagqoke izimonyo ezingavamile.
  
  
  Wathi: "manje ngitshele umbono wakho".
  
  
  Waphuza i-brandy yakhe. "Akunzima. Ureinaldo uyisigebengu kulo mdlalo, hhayi Ebeauvais. Konke esikwaziyo yilokho Ureinaldo akusho Kubeauvais. Ngakho ake ushintshe amaqiniso kancane. Ngokwesibonelo, lapho Umaspero eqaphela ukuthi amacala ayeseshintshile, wayehlose ukutshela Ubeauvais, kodwa Ureinaldo wahlangana Naye ngesikhathi efunda leli cala, ngakho Umaspero waphoqeleka ukuba abatshele okwakwenzekile. Ureinaldo-noma mhlawumbe bobabili ndawonye-wathola le filimu encane.
  
  
  Engamthandi Ubeauvais, Ureinaldo unquma ukuthi ngeke atshele Inew Brotherhood ngalokhu okutholakele okuyigugu, futhi uthola imali kunen. Uma enza konke kahle, Ubeauvais wayengeke azi ukuthi Ureinaldo ego wayezibamba. Ngakho lapho Udrummond eveza izintambo zakhe, Ureynaldo Nomaspero banquma ukuxhumana naye ukuze babuyise i-heroin. Ureinaldo ucela Umaspero ukuba alinde baze babuyise izinto ngaphambi kokutshela Ubeauvais. Baya Kwadrummond ndawonye, babulale U-Ego, bathathe i-heroin. Uraynaldo ube esebulala Umaspero abese ebeka Udrummond icala. Ureinaldo udlulisela amacala womabili Kubeauvais, kodwa isikhwama Sikadrummond asisenayo i-microfilm."
  
  
  "Kuwumqondo othakazelisayo", kusho Ufaye. "Kodwa kusobala ukuthi kunomsila, Nick. Uma Ureinaldo efuna ukuzuza ngokuthengisa le filimu, kungani engeke?
  
  
  Ingabe waya Kumarashiya? Ngokusobala, akazange asondele."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe waya Kumashayina kuqala", ngishilo. "Futhi, mhlawumbe, manje sebephendukele Kumarashiya. Into eyodwa ngokuqinisekile: Ureinaldo okwamanje akatholakali.
  
  
  Ufayeh wasikisela: "bese usebenzisa lesi simo futhi uphumule". "Cabanga ngale mfumbe, mhlawumbe iyozixazulula. Phakathi naleso sikhathi... wayekhothamela eduze kwendlebe yami anganga, izindebe zakhe zingihlikihla entanyeni.
  
  
  Uma umgomo wakhe kwakuwukungiphazamisa, hey, kwasebenza. Wambheka futhi wamomotheka. Wayethandeka ngokukhethekile namuhla. Izinwele zakhe ezinde ezimnyama zabambeka ekhanda lasefrance, futhi wayegqoke i-kaftan efinyelela phansi enesikhala esiphakeme esiqwini esasiveza imilenze yakhe ephelele.
  
  
  "Ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi uyisiphoyisa?"Ngathi, ngithinta izindebe zami ezakhe.
  
  
  Wathi: "kumnandi nje". "Ukudansa nokwenza uthando kuyizinto engizithandayo."
  
  
  Ngathi: "indlela enengqondo yokuphila". Waphinde wamanga, futhi kulokhu wamvimba.
  
  
  Uphuma futhi abeke isandla sakhe okhalweni lwami. "Ingabe ufuna ukungithanda, Nick?"wayehlekisa.
  
  
  Ngathi: "lowo mcabango wafika kimi".
  
  
  I-caftan yayiboshelwe ngoziphu ngaphambili. Wafuna, kancane kancane wayidiliza. I-caftan yawa. Ufayeh wayehamba - ze ngaphandle kwamabhulukwe amafushane. Wayibeka ngobumnene ngemuva kusofa.
  
  
  Waguqa eceleni kwakhe phansi futhi wakhumula izikhwama zakhe zangaphansi. Kubonakala sengathi wayeka ukuphefumula. Waqabulwa yi-ee of life, lelo thumbu elalihamba ngendlela enenjongo emdanso wehlela ezinqeni zakhe. Ngangikwazi ukuzwa ukuzamazama kuye.
  
  
  Wagijima izandla zakhe phezu kwesifuba sami esingenalutho njengoba ngangikhumula amabhulukwe ami. Ngesinye isikhathi, U-Eugene wayenaye.
  
  
  Silala ndawonye, imizimba yethu ithinta inhliziyo. Isimo sakhe esithambile sangicindezela, saba mnene futhi saphikelela. Saqabulana, izandla zami zahlola umzimba wakhe, izindebe zethu zenza uthando. Wabe esondela kuye ngokuqapha ...
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesikhombisa.
  
  
  
  
  Lapho Indoda Encane ingibona ngingena egumbini elimnyama le-ego Nofayeh, ukwesaba kwawela ubuso bakhe. Akasikhohliwe.
  
  
  "Ngikutshele lokho engikwaziyo", esho ngokuthukuthela.
  
  
  "Umnu. Carter ufuna ukukubuza eminye imibuzo embalwa", kuchaza Ufaye. "Ingabe uyoziphendula?"
  
  
  "Ingabe uyosebenzisa amaqhinga afanayo nalawo ayekade ekhona?"wathi ngomlomo omubi.
  
  
  Ufaye wangibuka, futhi ngagxuma. Angizange ngingene emininingwaneni yokuvakasha kwami kokugcina lapha. "Bheka," esho Kulowo Omncane. "Asisindise ekucasukeni okungalungile. Ingabe uzobambisana noma cha? Yebo noma cha.'
  
  
  "Yini oyifunayo kulokhu?"washo ngokhahlo . "Izithombe zikabeauvais ezisayiniwe?"
  
  
  Waya kuye eyomluma, futhi waqhaqhazela kabuhlungu. "Yini oyaziyo Ngoreinaldo?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego agwema ami. "Ngikutshele ukuthi uyindoda eyinhloko Ebuzalwaneni Obusha."
  
  
  'Ngiyamazi. Kodwa ingabe ayikho inkinga phakathi kwakhe Nobeauvais?
  
  
  Wangibuka ngimangele futhi wanqekuzisa ikhanda. - Yebo, bakhuluma ngokuhlukana phakathi kwabo.
  
  
  "Siyini isizathu salokhu?"
  
  
  "Kuthiwa Ureinaldo wadlula igunya lakhe izikhathi eziningana. Uyindoda enesifiso sokuvelela ."
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Uphi Ureinaldo manje?"
  
  
  Tonic wabheka kimi. 'Kufanele ngazi kanjani?'
  
  
  Ingabe uyaqonda ukuthi wahlukana nenhlangano?
  
  
  Indoda encane yamamatheka kabi. "Awuphumi ngenhlangano. Ngaphandle kwephansi Lenayile.
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngakho. Mhlawumbe ngisho Nobeauvais wayengazi ukuthi Ureynaldo wayekuphi ehholo. Lokhu kungase kusho ukuthi wayematasa enza izivumelwano nanoma ubani onentshisekelo kumafilimu amancane.
  
  
  Yena, wabheka Thin. "Ucabanga ukuthi ungathola ukuthi ngingaxhumana Kanjani Noreinaldo?"
  
  
  "Umnu. Carter ulindele ukukukhokhela", Kusho Ufahey ngokushesha. "Akulungile yini lokho, Nick?"
  
  
  Yena, onamahloni. "Yebo, ngilindele ukuyikhokha. Ingabe kunjalo?'
  
  
  Uslim wayebukeka enovalo. "Ngingasiza. Angikwazi ukuthembisa. Ngizobona ukuthi yini engingayenza.'
  
  
  "Kulungile", kusho Ufayeh.
  
  
  "Kodwa ungaphinde ufike lapha", esho ngokuthukuthela. "Uzongibulala."
  
  
  "Ngizohlangana nawe nomaphi lapho usho khona," kusho mina.
  
  
  Wacabanga isikhashana. "I-Cairo Tower, kusasa emini. Indawo yokubuka.
  
  
  Waboniswa njengendoda Encane Embhoshongweni Wasecairo ezungezwe izivakashi ezivulekile. 'Kuhle. Kodwa kulokhu", ngasho ngokuxwayisa, " kungcono ukhumbule ukuthi usebenzela bani.
  
  
  Wangibuka ngamehlo anamanzi. Yiqiniso .'
  
  
  Indoda encane yayingazi ukuthi Ureinaldo wayebukeka kanjani, ngakho yabuyela Ehakim sadeq kamuva ngalolo suku. Endleleni, ngama endaweni engafinyeleleki ukuze ngihlole. Kwakuyindawo yokudlela engcolile esendleleni esenkabeni yedolobha Lasecairo.
  
  
  Ngahlala phansi etafuleni lesithathu emgqeni wokuqala futhi nga-oda ikhofi laseturkey. Lapho umlindi ehamba, wafika ngaphansi kwesihlalo wathola incwadi evela kumthumeli ongenagama. Yibeke ngomzuzu ngaphambi kokuba umlindi abuye. Ikhofi le-mistletoe linambitheka njengodaka Lwasenayile. Wathatha isiphuzo esisodwa, waphonsa izinhlamvu zemali ezimbalwa esihlalweni, wahamba.
  
  
  In the taxi endleleni Eya hakim sadeq sika, I decoded inothi. Njengoba ngangisola, kwakuvela Kuhawke. Yayimfushane futhi imnandi.
  
  
  Iwashington isesimweni esiyaluzayo. Le ndoda ayijabule neze. Buyisela izimpahla zakho noma uthole umsebenzi Ecairo.
  
  
  
  
  Kamuva, lapho eyifundela Uhakim, wamomotheka futhi wamomotheka njengomthengisi wakhe wezigqila.
  
  
  "Udavid hawke wakho unamahlaya Amahle, Nicholas."
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. Wayengaqiniseki neze Ukuthi Uhawk wayehlekisa.
  
  
  "Akayena yedwa onesiqhwaga esisemgodini", ngasho kabuhlungu. "Nginazo zonke Izitha Zami Ubuzalwane Obusha bokujuluka kwegazi lami, Amashayina aphefumula entanyeni yami,Futhi Amarashiya anginikele indlela."
  
  
  Uhakim wamomotheka waphuza iwayini. Kulokhu wacela i-brandy futhi waphuza isikhathi eside.
  
  
  "Umsebenzi wakho, njengoba unjalo, uyosiza abanye", kusho Uhakim. Namuhla, wayegqoke isudi ye-spa, kodwa wayesabukeka njengomuntu okudingeka uvikele isikhwama sakho semali kuye. I-fez ebomvu yayingekho, iveza izinwele ezijiyile ezixutshwe nesikhumba esibushelelezi sobuhlalu bakhe. Wayesekhaya ngoba ngemva kokudla kwasemini wayenosuku lokuphumula eyunivesithi, lapho ayefundisa khona isifundo esithi "The seven Living Arts" nesinye isifundo sezincwadi zesi-arabhu. Wabuza. 'Intombazane iqeqesha kanjani?'
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Wangisiza kakhulu."
  
  
  'Kuhle ukuzwa lokho. Lokhu kungokokuqala ngqa ukuthi nginikele ngezinsizakalo zakhe. Ngikholelwa Ukuthi I-Interpol nayo ikubheka njengokubaluleke kakhulu. Ungowesifazane onamakhono amaningi ."
  
  
  Ngingavumelana nalokho. "Abaningi," ngishilo. "Kodwa thina yena nathi Umuntu Omncane asazi Ukuthi Ureinaldo ubukeka kanjani, futhi abakwazi ukungitshela lutho ngonen. Uyamazi lo muntu?
  
  
  "Ngahlola amafayela ami siqu lapho uthi uyeza, Nicholas. Wathatha ifolda Yasemanila. "Ngakuthola. Eminyakeni eminingi edlule, lapha Nase-Alexandria, kwakuhlala insizwa okuthiwa Urinaldo Amaya, umgypsy wasespain owayenomdlandla ngengcebo namandla. Indoda ehlakaniphile, ehlakaniphile kakhulu futhi engenasihe ngokuphelele. Esikhathini esingaphansi konyaka esidlule, umngane wami wabika Ukuthi U-Amaya wayephinde wabonwa lapha Ecairo. I-ferret ayizange imtshele lutho ngabo, kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi Urinaldo Amaya Noreinaldo wakho bangumuntu oyedwa. Vota ngezithombe. Kuyoshintsha kancane, kodwa kuyokunika umqondo othile ."
  
  
  Ngathatha isithombe futhi ngasihlola. Enen, U-Amaya wabonwa ehamba esakhiweni somphakathi nama-Arabhu ambalwa. Wayengumuntu omude, omncane, omuhle, uhlobo lomuntu ongalindela ukudansa i-flamenco. Ubuso bakhe babunzima, izindebe zakhe zigcwele, isilevu sakhe sinqunywe. Kodwa amehlo amhlaba umxhwele. Zazimnyama, zinamabunzi aminyene, futhi ukubona kwazo kwakwenza umgogodla wami ube nesithukuthezi. Kwakungekhona ubutha obuvulekile noma ukulwa, kodwa kwakuyinto ecashile kakhulu. Wayengumuntu onesifo sengqondo sangempela, umuntu owayengenandaba nokuziphatha kwethu, thina ngemithetho, thina ngokuphila komuntu.
  
  
  Wabe esembona ezithombeni, Engumarabhu wesithathu, indoda okwakusobala ukuthi yayihloselwe yona ngemva kwabanye. Ngike ngabona lobo buso ngaphambili. Kwakungu-Abdullah, Umfowabo owazama konke okusemandleni akhe ukungibulala Ephiramidi Lasecheops.
  
  
  "Lo muntu usebenzela inhlangano", Kusho Uhakimu kuye. "Futhi U-Amaya wayazi u-ego eminyakeni eminingi edlule . Cishe bamqasha u-ego Ukuba abe Yingxenye Yenew Brotherhood. U-Amaya kungenzeka Ukuthi Ungureinaldo.
  
  
  "Lokho kungakusiza."Uhakim wagcoba isilevu sakhe esicijile . "Angikwazi ukukutshela okuningi, ngaphandle kokuthi kubhekwa njengokuyingozi kakhulu. Ulungile ngezikhali, futhi esikhundleni sommese, wayephethe isikhali esifana nesipikili seqhwa esinommese oqinile. Kuthiwa angabashaya kathathu, kuyilapho umphikisi eshaya kanye ngommese ovamile."
  
  
  Umuntu onamehlo suchalo wayeyocabanga ngesikhali esinjalo. Ngambuza. "Ingabe yilokho kuphela onakho kimi?"
  
  
  "Ngiyesaba.
  
  
  'Kuhle. Uke waba usizo kakhulu, Hakim. Uhawk uyobonga ngokwezimali."Wasukuma esihlalweni sokuphatha ikhanda lapho ayehleli khona.
  
  
  Ngokushesha uhakim wasukuma nami. "Ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi awunaso isikhathi somdlalo osheshayo we-chess ngaphambi kokuba uhambe, Nicholas?"Mhlawumbe ngenkomishi yetiye le-mint?
  
  
  Wazama ukungacabangi ngetiye elibi le-mint eliconsa phezu kwe-brandy. "Ngesinye isikhathi," ngathi. U-Ego wabamba ingalo yakhe futhi wabheka phezulu kulobo buso obude, obubi. Angathanda ukubona usadeq kaningi.
  
  
  Wathi:" yebo, ngesinye isikhathi."
  
  
  Ngosuku olulandelayo, emini, wadlula Ebhulohweni Lase-Izmailovsky waya Embhoshongweni Wasecairo. Kwakumnandi ukuhamba ngeboulevard yesiqhingi, Lapho Kwakukhona Khona Umbhoshongo. Yadlula esports club Nasesibhedlela Samangisi Namamelika Nase-El-zurya gardens, futhi ngokungazelelwe yayilapho.
  
  
  Umbhoshongo wakhuphuka ngokuzumayo usuka emfuleni cishe ngamamitha angamakhulu amahlanu, wabangela ukuheha okuhlaba umxhwele. Yayinesitolo sokudlela esijikelezayo Saseseattle nendawo yokubuka. Ezungeze indawo yokudlela, ungabona yonke Icairo nezindawo ezizungezile, ipulatifomu ejikelezayo lapho kwakhiwa khona indawo yokudlela yanikeza isivakashi umbono oshintsha njalo.
  
  
  Lapho ngibona isixuku sezivakashi ezijabulayo emnyango, sikhumbula ubuhle bezingadi lapho umimmo ayesanda kudlula khona, kwakunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi ngangilinde umhlangano omubi nomlingiswa omnyama kakhulu, okungenzeka ukuthi umbulali wayengilindele. Yayingahambisani nalesi sithombe esizolile. Kodwa isimo sashintsha ngokushesha.
  
  
  Njengoba esondela emnyango Wombhoshongo, wabona abantu abaningana bebheka phezulu endaweni yokubuka futhi benza izimpawu ezijabulisayo. Owesifazane wamemeza, futhi ngabe sengiyazi ukuthi kwakumayelana nani. Amadoda amabili ayelwa esakhiweni esiphezulu ngaphandle kwesiteji. Njengoba ayebukele, omunye wakwazi ukuphonsa omunye emoyeni.
  
  
  Lapho le ndoda iwa, kwaba nokuthula okunzima phakathi kwababukeli ababesemhlabathini. Ukukhala kuka-Ego kwaqala phakathi nendawo futhi kwaphela ngokuzumayo lapho eshaya umgwaqo ongamamitha angamakhulu amahlanu ngaphansi, amamitha ayishumi nanhlanu ukusuka kubabukeli abaseduze.
  
  
  Kwaba nesinye isikhathi sokuthula okushaqisayo. Wabheka emuva endaweni yesikhulumi. Enye indoda yayingasekho. Wahamba waya esithombeni esinganyakazi phansi, isakhiwo sokucindezeleka esifubeni sakhe. Uyise wacindezela isixuku esithokozile njengoba lona wesifazane eqala ukumemeza.
  
  
  Wabheka isidumbu sakhe. Kwakunegazi eliningi, futhi lalishaywe kahle, kodwa ubunikazi besisulu babungenakunqunywa. Kwakungumuntu Omncane noma omncane.
  
  
  Wafunga kakhulu futhi wacindezela ababukeli. Kwakukhona ukumemeza okwengeziwe manje, nokumemeza okuningi. Wezwa umsindo wamaphoyisa. Umugqa wekheshi wawusugcwele injabulo, ngakho wacelwa ukuba alinde kuze kwehle ikheshi. Mhlawumbe ngizombona njengombulali Womuntu Omncane.
  
  
  Kodwa wabe esezwa umsindo we-siren ukhala ngaphesheya Kwebhuloho Lase-Izmail. Wayengafuni ukuba lapha lapho kufika amaphoyisa. Ngakho ngabuyela ngaphandle Kombhoshongo ngaya Eqenjini Lezemidlalo. Mhlawumbe ngingayiphuza kahle lapho."
  
  
  Ngangikudinga lokhu.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Ngangazi ukuthi kwakuyingozi, kodwa kwakudingeka ngivakashele igumbi Likatinman. Kungase kube khona okuthile okungangisiza ukuba ngixazulule imfumbe Kareynaldo.
  
  
  Ngafika lapho kusenesikhathi, hhayi nini. Lo mgwaqo wawugcwele izingane nabathengisi abanomsindo, kodwa ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo kwakunjengethuna. Ngaya ekamelweni Likathin futhi ngangena. Njengokuvamile, kwakudwetshwa amakhethini futhi igumbi lalinuka kabi.
  
  
  Ngabheka nxazonke. Indoda encane yayingeyena umtsheli ohlakaniphe kunabo bonke emhlabeni, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi yashiya umkhondo othile kulokho eyayikwazi. Ngahlola indawo, kodwa angitholanga lutho. Akukho lutho olungangisiza ukuba ngithole Ureinaldo. Khona-ke, lapho esezohamba, wabona amabhulukwe akhe elenga ekhonkotha ekhonkotha. Ingabe lena kwakungeyona i-m pair Eyayigqokwa Nguthin? Kumelwe ukuba udeveli omdala wahlanza ukuze aphume. Wakhumula amabhulukwe akhe anamafutha ekhoneni waqala ukuwafuna emaphaketheni. Ephaketheni elingemuva kwesokudla kwakunesiqeshana sephepha Umuntu Omncane ayedweba kuso.
  
  
  Ephakamisa u-ego efasiteleni, wakhipha amakhethini kancane ukuze ambone kangcono. Wenza u-r omkhulu, umcibisholo okhomba ngakwesokudla, negama elithi "China."Ngaphansi kwalo futhi kwakunamagama Athi R nemicibisholo, negama lesi-arabhu elithi "Russian" elinophawu lombuzo, bese kuba elakhe.
  
  
  Indoda encane yayidweba izolo ebusuku noma namhlanje ekuseni, futhi kwakubonakala kunengqondo. Ureinaldo usevele waxhumana Namashayina futhi mhlawumbe Namarashiya. Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi empeleni wayene-microfilm, njengoba nje ngangicabanga. Akazange angitshele ukuthi wayecashephi, kodwa wanginika ithuba lokuqala.
  
  
  Ufaye wathola ukuthi Ukam fong wayecashephi Ecairo. Njengoba kusobala Ukuthi Ureinaldo wayethintana Nocam, kwacaca ukuthi Ucam wayeyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuthola Ureynaldo.
  
  
  Ngadwengula iphepha laba yizicucu, ngaphakamisa iwindi kancane, futhi ngavumela ama-confetti ukuba agelezele ngaphandle emoyeni omusha. Khona-ke, waphenduka waphuma emakamelweni.
  
  
  Wavala umnyango ngemva kwakhe waphenduka lapho ebona u-ih. Wayecabanga ukuthi kwakunabathathu babo, bonke babengamalungu athembekile Amakati Amasha, nakuba ngaphambi kwakhe, ngangingakaze ngibone muntu owayebazungezile. Lowo ongakwesokudla sami egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi wayephethe I-Smith & Wesson .Isibhamu Esingu-44 Magnum sasibhekiswe phakathi kwami, futhi kwakubonakala sengathi wayezama ukusisebenzisa. Lowo ongakwesobunxele sami wakhomba isibhamu Sikawebley ekhanda lami .455 Uphawu IV.
  
  
  "Yeka isimanga esimnandi," ngathi.
  
  
  Indoda yesithathu eyayimi ezitebhisini yayiphethe i-walkie-talkie encane esandleni sayo sokunene. Manje wayesemuzwa ethi, " ulapha, Mnu. Beauvais. Sabamba i-ego. Wayehlola ekamelweni."
  
  
  Ubeauvais ohlakaniphe kakhulu wanikeza iziyalezo
  
  
  ngakho-ke, ngenkathi ugcina ukungaziwa kwakho. Indoda eyayihamba ne-walkie-talkie yalalela isikhashana, yabe isithi:
  
  
  "Kulungile, Mnu. Beauvais. Njengoba nje usho. Wamomotheka futhi wakhomba abanye ababili.
  
  
  Babezodutshulwa ngentuthu. Ngacabanga Ngohugo Nowilhelmina, futhi ngangazi ukuthi ngeke ngihlanganyele emdlalweni ngesikhathi. 'Lindaeverade!'Ngamtshela. "Ubeauvais angase afune ukuzwa lokho engikushoyo."
  
  
  "Ungadlali nathi, Mnu. Carter", kusho insizwa eyayisezitebhisini.
  
  
  'Angidlali. Ngiyazi okuthile Ngoreinaldo Ubovet angathanda ukukuzwa.
  
  
  "Esihogweni ngalokho", kusho indoda enkulu Enomagnum ngezwi elinolaka le-bass. Wangikhomba ngesibhamu.
  
  
  "Umzuzwana nje," kusho le nsizwa ezitebhisini. Waphinde wasebenzisa umsakazo. "Ufuna ukukhuluma Ngoreinaldo, Umnu.Beauvais."
  
  
  Kwaba nokuthula okudabukisayo. Khona-ke umsakazo wangibuka: "uthi, khuluma."
  
  
  Wayeluma izindebe zakhe, ezazomile ngokuzumayo. "Ngizotshela Ubovet okuthile okubaluleke kakhulu ngomngane wami omuhle Ureinaldo", ngathi, " ukuze ngithole ukuthula."
  
  
  Indoda enesikhumba esimnyama engakwesobunxele sami yakhononda ngento ethile eyayidelela ngesi-arabhu, futhi umsakazo waphinda lokho engangikushilo Kubovet. Ngangilinde isikhathi eside nakakhulu, isikhumba sami sinamaqhubu. Yena, wezwa izinhlamvu ezizungeze lezo zikhali ezimbili zishayisa ukuphila kwami. Ekugcineni Ubeauvais waphendula.
  
  
  'Yebo mnumzane? Yebo. Kulungile, ngizomtshela i-emu. Umsakazo we-ham wangibuka. Uthi: ngitshele lokho okwaziyo. Uma kuyigugu kuye, unokuthula. Uma kungenjalo, khona-ke awunalutho."
  
  
  Ngokwezibalo zami, ithonsi lamanzi laligeleza ngaphansi kwesandla sami sobunxele. Ubeauvais akazange anginikeze isipho esikhethekile, kodwa kwakuwukuphela kwaso esasisetafuleni.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Nginike le nto."
  
  
  Umsakazo we-amateur wanqikaza isikhashana, kodwa wabe esenginika i-walkie-talkie. Wacindezela inkinobho wakhuluma. "Beauvais, lo Ngucarter. Kubonakala sengathi ubelokhu umethemba Ureinaldo isikhathi eside kakhulu. Uyindoda enesifiso sokuvelela, Ubeauvais. Kulokhu, kwakukhona i-microfilm. Wayithola futhi akazange akutshele. Wakukhohlisa. Kwakungureynaldo owabulala Umaspero. Umaspero wayengowukuphela komunye Ngaphandle Kukareinaldo owayazi nge-microfilm esikhwameni Sikadrummond. Ureinaldo wabulala u-ih bobabili futhi washiya i-microfilm. Uzama ukuyithengisa obala manje kumuntu onikela kakhulu. Yingakho ungakaze ubone okuningi kwe-ego muva nje. Lapho u-emu ekhokhiswa le filimu, uyoba umuntu onethonya ."Wayeka. "Ingabe kuwufanele yini ukuthula?"
  
  
  Ayikho impendulo. Cishe wayezwa amasondo ephenduka Ela Beauvais. Ekugcineni, wabuza. "Wazi kanjani konke lokhu?"
  
  
  "Ngiyazi," kusho u-emu. "Futhi uyolazi iqiniso lapho ulizwa, Beauvais.
  
  
  Khona-ke thula futhi: "iqiniso lisekilasini lami lezibalo."
  
  
  Wazibuza ukuthi lokhu kwakusho ukuthi isinqumo sika-Ego sasingesihle yini, kodwa sabuyiselwa yi-walkie-talkie. Ngathi: "ufuna ukukhuluma nawe.
  
  
  Wayebuka izigebengu ziphethe izibhamu zazo njengoba le nsizwa yayibeka umsakazo endlebeni yayo. Ngavumela Uhugo ukuba angene esandleni sami engabonwa. Ngangingenalo ithuba elikhulu, kodwa okungenani ngangizobazungeza.
  
  
  Umsakazo wangibheka ngaphandle kokubonisa.
  
  
  Yebo. Kulungile, Mnu. Beauvais. Ngizobatshela.
  
  
  Wavala umsakazo. "Umnu.Beauvais uthi hhayi ukubulala i-ego", esho kabuhlungu. 'Masihambe.'
  
  
  'Ingabe uyaqiniseka? Indoda enkulu Enomagnum yathi.
  
  
  'Masihambe!'- phinda umsakazo opharetha ngokucijile.
  
  
  Abangane be-Ego babefaka izibhamu zabo njengabafana ababili abancane ababebe izipho zabo Zikakhisimusi. Lowo owayekhuluma isi-arabhu wangijabulisa ngolimi lwakhe lwendabuko. Omkhulu wadla ihlombe lami cishe njengoba lidlula emimmo me lisendleleni eya ezitebhisini. Futhi base behambile.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Sesishiyagalombili
  
  
  
  Le ntombazane yayinyakazisa izinqulu zayo, ithanga layo liqhuma kakhulu. Amabele akhe ayemanzi ayecindezelwe ibhulukwe lakhe elincane, futhi izinwele zakhe ezinde ezimnyama zazigeza phansi njengoba ayegoba emuva ekukhanyeni okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kwamalambu, edlulela engxenyeni encane yomculo.
  
  
  Leyo ntombazane kwakungufayeh, futhi ngesikhathi ngimbuka edlala, kwaqubuka umlilo emathangeni ami futhi wayemfuna. Ngokuqinisekile wayechitha isikhathi sakhe njengesikhulu samaphoyisa.
  
  
  Lapho umdanso usuphelile, wangikhahlela futhi wanyamalala ngemuva kwekhethini ukuze wonke amadoda ayekhona amshaye ihlombe. Walinda kwaze kwaqala isenzo esilandelayo, wabe esedlula ekhethini waya egumbini lakhe lokugqoka. Wangibona, esagqoke isudi emnyama, kodwa engenayo ibhulukwe.
  
  
  "Yeka ukuthi kuhle kanjani", ngathi, ukuvala umnyango ngemuva kwami.
  
  
  Wamomotheka, washesha ukuhambisa izinqulu zakhe, wabuza. 'Ingabe wawuthanda umdanso wami?'
  
  
  "Uyazi ukuthi ngenzeni."
  
  
  "Ingabe lokho kwangenza wangifuna?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Nawe uyakwazi lokho. Kodwa manje, ngidinga ukukhuluma nawe.
  
  
  Wasikisela:" singakhuluma lapho senza uthando, sigoqa izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami.
  
  
  "Kamuva," ngathi.
  
  
  waqhaqhazela futhi wasuka kimi, wahlala esihlalweni sendlu yangasese. "Kwakukhona izenzakalo," kusho umyeni wakhe. "Umuntu omncane ufile."
  
  
  Amehlo akhe amahle anwebeka. 'Ingabe ufile?'
  
  
  "Ubuzalwane Obusha". Njengoba usho, ebhizinisini leposi, kunzima ukusinda kwababikezeli. Ekugcineni inhlanhla kathin yaphela.
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Kuyahlanya, kodwa nakuba asithumela ehlane ukuba sife, ngisazizwa ngidabukile. Wabubula wabuza: "ingabe uthole noma yiluphi ulwazi kuye?"
  
  
  "Ngokungaqondile", ngishilo. "Bheka, iyini ikheli eliqondile lendlu Kakam fong?"
  
  
  Ukhonza i-ego yami futhi wabuza. Ingabe uya lapho?'
  
  
  'Kuyodingeka. Kungenzeka ukuthi ucam ukuphela komholi enginaye Kureynaldo.
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda lakhe elihle. "Lona umqondo omubi, Nick. Ngisho noma ufika Emgodleni ngaphandle kokugwazwa emhlane, ngeke kukutshele lutho. Yiqiniso, kungcono ukulinda kuze Reinaldo kukwenza isipho.
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Angeke angenze isipho ngoba weba i-microfilm kuhulumeni wami. Cha, kwakungureynaldo ukumthola, futhi ngokushesha, ngaphambi kokuba enze isivumelwano. Uma Ukam engazi lutho, Ulyalina uyozama."
  
  
  Wasukuma, wafuna ingubo yakhe. Wathi: "ngizohamba nawe".
  
  
  "Ungabi yisiphukuphuku."
  
  
  'Ngingamsiza.'
  
  
  "Ungasiza ngokuhlala uphila."U-Ee wamanga isikhathi eside ezindebeni. "ay ngocingo lwakho. Ngizokushayela ucingo kamuva.'
  
  
  "Kulungile, Nick."
  
  
  "Futhi ugcine imililo ivutha emakhaya akho."
  
  
  Wangibheka, emamatheka. "Lona umsebenzi olula."
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Ngimi ngaphesheya komgwaqo Ukusuka Ehhotela elidabukisayo Ila tourelle, ngizibuza ukuthi Ukam fong uyangilinda yini. Lapho U-l5 noma I-kgb bethola ukuthi U-AX usebhokisini, bavame ukugoba kancane. Hhayi ngoba sihlakaniphe kune-cia, kodwa ngenxa yemvelo yezinhlangano. Kalula nje, singabahlukumezi.
  
  
  Inyanga yezinyosi iyophela lapho KUFIKA U-AX. Ukunakwa okuncane kobuchwepheshe okunikezwa omunye umenzeli komunye ngaphansi kwezimo ezivamile kuyamiswa. Lapho u-AX ebonakala, ukubulala kuyaqala, futhi isitha siyakwazi. Ngakho-Ke, Ulyalin wangihlukumeza ngaphandle kokuzisola. Wayengaphakathi kimi ngokuphelele. Wayenganikeza izibalo NECIA izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuba zicabange ngaphambi kokuba afinyelele ezintweni ezinzima. Kodwa cishe Ulyalin wayengazi ngokwanele NGO-AX, noma wayengeke angivumele ukuba ngiphile, enethemba lokuthi ngizoholela u-ego kumafilimu amancane.
  
  
  Njengoba Ucam fong ayazi ukuthi ngangisecairo, wayezoba onogada bakhe. Kwadingeka ngihambe ngokucophelela. Njengoba ngangiqala ukuwela umgwaqo omncane, ngacishe ngashaywa idatsun egcwele abagibeli abasebasha. Ekugcineni, wafika emnyango wehhotela. Yiqiniso, kwakungeyona indawo ehlaba umxhwele. Akungabazeki ukuthi yingakho Ukam akhetha u-ego.
  
  
  Kwakungekho ikheshi. Wakhuphuka izitebhisi ezinhlanu waya e-Dagger suite enamakamelo amabili.
  
  
  Umhubhe owawukhanyiswe kancane wawuthule; akekho owayebona. Mhlawumbe kwakuthule kakhulu. Ukama wayilalela emnyango futhi wezwa umculo omnene wasempumalanga. Lokho kuwuphawu oluhle. Yena, washaywa.
  
  
  Okokuqala akukho mpendulo, bese kuba izwi likakam fong elifuna, " ubani lo?"
  
  
  Waphendula ngesi-arabhu, ngiyazi Ukuthi Ucam ukhuluma kahle unen, futhi unethemba lokufihla izwi lakhe. "Iphakethe lakho, mnumzane .
  
  
  Kwakunokunyakaza okuthile futhi kwalandelwa i-rheumatism ngesi-arabhu: "Ngicela ulinde."
  
  
  Yena, wezwa isivalo siphenduka. Umnyango wavuleka Futhi Ucam wabheka ngaphandle. Wafaka Uwilhelmina emgodini, i-ego yakhe yayibhekiswe esifubeni sakhe.
  
  
  "Mangaza, Cam", ngishilo.
  
  
  Walinda isikhashana ukuba isibhamu siqhume. Lapho lokho kungenzeki, wathi ngezwi eliphansi eliyindilinga: "Kungani ulapha?"
  
  
  "Singakwazi yini ukungena ngaphakathi sixoxe ngalokhu?"I-luger yakhe yayishaya.
  
  
  Wangivumela ukuba ngingene, futhi ngavala umnyango ngemva kwethu. Ngokushesha ngabheka ekamelweni ukuze ngibone ukuthi wayengihlasela yini. Kwakunomnyango ovaliwe oya ekamelweni lokulala nomunye ovulekile oya endlini yangasese. Ngahamba ngizungeza izindonga ngifuna izimbungulu, kodwa indawo yayihlanzekile. Kwakuyindawo ekhangayo ngokumangalisayo, uma ucabangela konke ayekuyo. Yayihlotshiswe ngefenisha yasempumalanga, futhi ezinye izindonga zazimbozwe ngotshani. Kungenzeka ukuthi kwakuyikheli elihlala njalo lomsebenzi We-l5 Ucam ayelithathe isikhathi sokuhlala kwakhe.
  
  
  Wayegqoke ingubo. Kwakungekho zimbobo ngaphansi kwalo. Wavumela Uwilhelmina ukuba ehle, kodwa wabambelela Kumshayeli We-luger. "Kuhle kakhulu ukukubona futhi, Cam."
  
  
  Wangihleka kuze kube .ade. Amehlo ka-Ego ahlakaniphile ayegcwele inzondo. Wathi. "Bakuthumela ukuba uqedele umsebenzi owashiywa Ungaqediwe Ekinshasa?"Ngibulale?"
  
  
  Wamhlalisa phansi engalweni yesihlalo esasigcwele ngokweqile futhi wamomotheka ku-emu. "Ungazithokozisi, Cam. Uyazi ukuthi kungani elapha."
  
  
  "Angazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani", esho ngokunganaki.
  
  
  'You nawe
  
  
  indoda okuthiwa Ureynaldo. Uzama ukukuthengisela i-microfilm. Ingabe wenze isipho?
  
  
  "Ifilimu encane?"Ucam wabuza ngokungenacala .
  
  
  "Mayelana Ne-Novigrom I. Ungadlali amaqhinga, Cam. Akekho esimweni sengqondo.'
  
  
  'Ah. Sezwa ukuthi abantu bakho babeba amapulani. Umsebenzi omuhle kubatshalizimali abangamayankee. Kodwa kungani umuntu engangithengisela i-ih? "
  
  
  Ukam wayengangitholi nhlobo udumo. I-luger yaphinde yamkhomba. "Ureinaldo weza kuwe futhi wakunikeza ifilimu-ngemali. Ngifuna ukwazi ukuthi usuxazulule yini isivumelwano. Uma kungenjalo, ngifuna ukwazi ukuthi ureynaldo ukuphi."
  
  
  "Uphikelela kakhulu, Carter. Uma umvumela ukuba akubonise okuthile-into engase ikucacisele konke."Waya etafuleni elincane wathatha ucezu lwephepha . "Sicela ufunde lokhu."
  
  
  Uyise wayithatha ngokuzenzakalelayo iphepha kuye futhi wabheka unah. Ngesikhathi ngiqaphela ukuthi kwakungekho lutho olwalubhalwe kulo, Ummese wawusuvele uphumelele. Wangishaya esihlakaleni sokunene ngokushaya okuhlakaniphile kwe-karate, Futhi Uwilhelmina wandiza. I-luger yagcina ingaphansi kosofa ngaphesheya kwegumbi, okwamanje ilahlekelwe yithi sobabili.
  
  
  Khona-Ke Isibhamu sokuqala Sikakam sasiwukushaya entanyeni. Wazizwa izinaliti, ubuhlungu nokukhubazeka kungihlaba ikhanda nehlombe. Umhlane wakhe washaya phansi kanzima.
  
  
  Ikhanda lami lalikhala, kodwa ngabona unyawo Lukakam lusondela kimi. U-Ego wayibamba, wabe eseyibamba ngezandla zombili futhi wayidonsa, Futhi Nocam wawa phansi.
  
  
  Ngandlela-thile ngakwazi ukuma kuqala, kodwa manje Ukam wayememeza igama lami futhi ebuka igumbi lokulala elingemuva kwami. Kwakufanele ihlolwe lapho engena, kodwa hhayi Ngustahl, ngoba amadoda asezingeni lesihlanu ayehlale esebenza yedwa.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi ephendukela emnyango, wawusuvulekile, futhi omunye Wamashayina amakhulu kunawo wonke ake awabona wayehamba enah ebheke kimi. Wayengamasentimitha ambalwa ukuphakama kunami, futhi kumelwe ukuba wayenesisindo esingamakhilogremu angamakhulu amathathu - wonke ayemisipha. Umgomo wakhe wawufana nowomshayisibhakela, ihembe elimhlophe nebhulukwe elinebhande. Izinyawo zika-Ego zazingenalutho.
  
  
  "Khipha i-ego yakho, Wong! Ukim wathi ngokungadingekile esendaweni.
  
  
  Indoda Enkulu Yasechina yangigwaza ngesandla esinjengegilavu lomzingeli. Ngayigwema, kodwa yangidla ikhanda. Ngokushesha wangena ngaphansi kwezingalo, wabamba u-ego ngezandla zombili. I-ego ka-Alenka yasithwala sobabili ngamamitha ambalwa phambili kwaze kwaba yilapho ishaya i-ego yakhe ngamakhanda amaningi. Akuzange kuyikhathaze i-ego.
  
  
  Manje nganginezinkinga ngempela. Lezo zingalo zesiqu sesihlahla zangisonga, futhi waqinisa izinqindi zakhe ngemva kwami. Wayezongichoboza aze afe. Lokhu cishe kwakubonakala kuyindlela elula kakhulu ye-emu yokukwenza.
  
  
  Ngenhlanhla, izandla zami azizange ziboshwe. Izandla zami zazikhululekile ukushaya i-ego ngamakhanda amaningi, kodwa akuzange kube nomthelela omkhulu. Amehlo amancane ka-Ego cishe kwakungenakwenzeka ukuwafinyelela, ayebekwe ekhaleni elibanzi, futhi izindawo ezivame ukuba sengozini entanyeni yakhe zazivikelwe imisipha eminyene, engaguquguquki.
  
  
  Kodwa wayenezindlebe ezinkulu, futhi wakhethwa u-ih ukuba asebenze naye. Wemba iminwe yakhe ekujuleni kwezindlebe zakhe zombili,engxenyeni engaphakathi ebucayi, futhi wakhipha i-ih. Wangikhulula, wangibamba.
  
  
  Lokhu kwanginika isikhathi sokusheshisa nokucindezela ngenkani ukuzazisa kwesizwe ngasinye emathangeni avikelwe kahle. Waphinde wahleka njengoba ayeshaya ngesihluku ebhulohweni lempumulo ye-ego yakhe, isishayo esasiyobulala noma yimuphi omunye umuntu, kodwa wahlehla kancane kancane.
  
  
  Ama-ego abo ashintsha. Impi yayingaseyona into evamile kuye-manje wayefuna ukungibulala. Waphinde wazungeza lezo zandla ezinkulu. Wazama ukuvimba, kodwa akakwazanga. wangishaya ekhanda nasentanyeni, futhi igumbi laqala ukuba mnyama. Upaul wayengakwazi ukuzwa ukuthi kunomthelela, futhi wayelwa nokungazi lutho. Ngangibona kuphela umuntu wasentabeni esondela kimi, kodwa ngangingakwazi ukugxila ku-ego yami. Khona-ke Ules waguqa ngamieverade. Wabona izandla ezimbili ezinkulu ziboshwe ndawonye. Wayezongishaya ngazo futhi angichoboze ubuso njengotamatisi obolile.
  
  
  Yena, wagingqa. Izandla zashaywa phansi eduze kwekhanda lami. Wakhahlela isiqu esikhulu ngokungaboni wasishaya ezinso zakhe zangakwesobunxele. Lo Mshayina omkhulu wawa eceleni kwakhe.
  
  
  Walwa kanzima waze wafika ezinyaweni zakhe. Ucam weza kimi, futhi ngashaya i-ego yakhe ebusweni ngendololwane yami. Wawa emuva ekhala, ubuso bakhe bunenkinga yegazi. Wabuyela endodeni ekhethekile eyayisondela ezinyaweni zayo futhi yanikeza isibhakela esinonya ngemuva kwekhanda le-emu. Wawa futhi, kodwa wabe esevuka futhi, njengomunye walabo onodoli abanesisindo esibi.
  
  
  U-Emu waphinde wamshaya, kodwa akuzange kusebenze, futhi wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe, ekhononda Ngesishayina. Wangibamba ngesandla esikhulu. Wavinjelwa isibhakela, kodwa walahlekelwa ukulinganisela. Waphinde wawa futhi wafika ehlezi maqondana nosofa Lapho Uwilhelmina ayesanyamalele khona. Umshayeli We-luger wayithinta ngemva kwakhe, kodwa wayithola ingenalutho. Ngalesi sikhathi, Ubig wong wayeseqoqe isihlalo sensimbi nesokhuni ukuze angishaye ikhanda.
  
  
  Khona-Ke Uhugo wamkhumbula. Wagoba imisipha yengalo yakhe, wakhulula i-stiletto esikhwameni sayo se-suede. Lashelela entendeni yesandla sami njengodrako wesiliva. Njengoba Uwong ayephakamisa isihlalo, Uhugo wamcindezela ukuba angene endleleni yakhe.
  
  
  I-stiletto yangena esibambweni esingaphansi nje kwesibambo sesidlakela. Wangibuka ngimangele kancane, wabe esephonsa isihlalo ekhanda lami.
  
  
  Wagxumela ngakwesobunxele. Isihlalo sangidla ehlombe futhi sangishaya kusofa. Walwa kanzima waze wafika ezinyaweni njengoba indoda enkulu Yasechina ngokwedelela yakhipha i-stiletto esifubeni sayo futhi yaphonsa I-Ego phansi. Wabe esefika kimi futhi.
  
  
  Ngangingenaso isibhamu manje. Uma engibamba futhi, esimweni sami esibuthakathaka, nakanjani uyongibulala. Wathatha isibani sombumbi esihlalweni esisekugcineni kwesofa futhi washaya u-ego emu ebusweni.
  
  
  Kwamenza waba yimpumputhe isikhashana. Wayenqikaza, ekhononda, ekhononda ngeziqalekiso, esula uthuli nezitsha zobumba eziphukile emehlweni nasebusweni bakhe. Wakhipha izintambo ezizungeze izinsalela zesibani, ephethe u-ih esandleni sakhe sokunene ngengxenye evikelekile. Izintambo eziphilayo zazidlulela ngale kwe-intshi. Uwong waphinde wathuthela kwenye indawo. Ngivumela i-emu ukuba isondele, ingibambe, futhi ibambe izintambo ze-ego nge-mastoid yami yangakwesokudla.
  
  
  Flash futhi crackle. Amehlo kawong ayanda kancane njengoba umfula wawudlula kuye. Waphenduka, ezama ukugcina izinyawo zakhe ngaphansi kwakhe, wabe esewa kakhulu etafuleni lekhofi, eshaya ama-smithereens. Walala lapho, egqolozele ophahleni, engaboni. Ukuhlanganisa idola lomfana omkhulu akumelwe kube nempilo enhle kakhulu njengoba zonke lezo zimisipha zimbopha. Wayefile.
  
  
  Ngaqaphela ukuthi Ucam wayelwela i-luger ngaphansi kosofa. Kumelwe ukuba kwakulula kunanoma isiphi esinye isikhali ayenaso. Wamshaya futhi washaya isibhakela sakhe sokunene ebusweni buka-Ego obase bunegazi kakade. Wabubula futhi wawa.
  
  
  Yathuthwa usofa yabuyiselwa Kuwilhelmina. Khona-ke, wahamba, wathatha Uhugo, futhi wafaka u-ego ebhande lakhe. Ekugcineni, waya Kucamus futhi wadonsa I-luger ye-emu ebusweni bakhe.
  
  
  Wagwinya kanzima, ebuka njengoba umunwe wami wawubambelela esithombeni.
  
  
  Wathi. 'Cha, linda!'
  
  
  Kungani?'
  
  
  "Mina... Ngizokutshela Ngoreinaldo."
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. 'Sekuyisikhathi.'
  
  
  Akazange angibheke. Wayelahlekelwa ubuso obuningi, futhi kwakukubi njengokubuka umshayeli we-luger. "Indoda kareinaldo yafika kimi. Wathi wayenefilimu futhi wabuza Ukuthi U-Ego wayefuna yini ukuyithenga. Lapho ngimtshela ukuthi nginesithakazelo, wangitshela ngokungagwegwesi ukuthi ulindele ukuthola iziphakamiso eziningana nokuthi ukubhida kufanele kuqale ngesigidi esisodwa samaphawundi Asebrithani."
  
  
  Wamshayela ikhwelo. "Unamaqhinga ."
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi wathumela incwadi Kumarashiya, ngesipho esifanayo", kusho Ukam. "Ngeluleka i-emu ukuba ilinde, ngivumele ngibonisane nohulumeni wami. Wathi uzothola ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. 'Uphi?'
  
  
  Ucam wanqikaza, ebuka I-luger. I-ego yakhe ethintekile iyamshaya, ukuze nje imkhuthaze. "Uye wandizela Eluxor futhi uzolinda izindaba lapho. Usehholo lomdanso Ehhotela Ifaro, eduze Kwasesharia el mahatta."
  
  
  Amehlo kakam amfunda. Ngesizathu esithile, ngangithemba ukuthi wayengitshela iqiniso.
  
  
  "Uzohlala isikhathi esingakanani lapho?"
  
  
  Ucam wanikina ikhanda lakhe futhi waqhaqhazela, okwamzwisa ubuhlungu. "Akazange asho ngokuqinisekile. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayesebuyele ecairo."Manje kwase kunjengokungathi uqamba amanga.
  
  
  "Ngikubuze ukuthi Ureinaldo uzohlala Isikhathi esingakanani Eluxor", ngasho buthule.
  
  
  Ubuso be-ego babonisa i-ego, ingxabano yangaphakathi. "Kulungile, Carter, umthungi nina! Ulindele ukuba khona okungenani kuze kube kusasa."
  
  
  Lokho kwakubonakala kungukuphela kwento Ucam ayengangitshela yona, futhi ngangazi ukuthi ngenzeni. Ucamus wayengeke avunyelwe ukungibulala ngaphambi Kukareinaldo, noma, uma enenhlanhla, angibulale ngaphambili. Ubuso bami obuvuvukele nesifuba sami kwakugcwele. Amabala emzimbeni wami wonke ayebuhlungu, engikhumbuza ukuthi Ucam wayezame ukungibulala.
  
  
  Uluger wafaka ummese emphinjeni wakhe futhi wadonsa isicupho.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesishiyagalolunye.
  
  
  
  Mina nofayeh sahamba emahholo aphezulu Emnyuziyamu Wasegibithe Wezinto Zakudala, engekude nehhotela lami. Sasihamba kancane, sibheka amabhokisi anezinhlamvu zamatshe ayigugu, imigexo namacici anezinhlamvu zegolide, izipuni ezinamakha, iziphandla, nokunye. Sakhuluma endleleni. Ngangingacabangi ukuthi kwakuzoba nezingxoxo ezengeziwe ze-ble emakamelweni ethu.
  
  
  Ukam wathi Ureinaldo wayeseluxor. Ngakho kudingeka ngindize lapho", ngathi, ngifunda indawo yesihlalo sokudlela sasegibithe lasendulo.
  
  
  Wathi:" kumelwe siye lapho, sibambe isandla sami.
  
  
  Wabheka unah. Kungani thina?'
  
  
  Wathi: "ngoba ngiyamazi Uluxor, futhi ngiyabazi abantu bakhona. Uma Ureinaldo esola ukuthi usendleleni, ngeke kube lula ukumthola. Futhi isikhathi sifushane-usho kanjalo wena ngokwakho. Yilokho okudingayo, Nick.
  
  
  'Wayeqinisile; wayengasiza Eluxor. Nokho ... '
  
  
  Ngokuqinisekile, ungangisindisa isikhathi esithile, kodwa kusukela manje kuqhubeke, kuyoba yingozi.
  
  
  "Usanda kuqeda umphikisi wakho omkhulu..."waqala.
  
  
  Yena, wanikina ikhanda lakhe. "Ngangiseduze kakhulu nokuthenga I-ego Kukam. Futhi ungakhohliswa ngokuthi Amachicom ayengabancintisana abakhulu kunabo bonke. Khona-Ke Kunamarashiya, futhi wona, Ureynaldo ayengawanikeza le filimu. Futhi-ke kukhona Ubeauvais, manje naye ozozingela Ureinaldo futhi cishe uyoba ngowokuqala ukufinyelela kuye. Uma enza kanjalo, singase singazi ukuthi Ureinaldo wayifihlephi le filimu encane. Futhi kunethuba lokuthi Ubeauvais yedwa angase abe nesithakazelo kuyo ."
  
  
  "Yebo," kusho Ufaye kancane. 'Ngiyazi ukuthi usho ukuthini.'
  
  
  "Into wukuthi, Luxor kungaba hot kakhulu-usafuna ukuza?"
  
  
  "Yebo, Nick", esho ngokungathi sína. 'Ngifuna ngempela. Ngifuna ukumsiza.'
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Kulungile, ungaya... ngesimo esisodwa. Ukuthi uzokwenza lokho engikutshela khona, futhi lapho ngikutshela khona.
  
  
  Wathi: "lokhu kuyiqiniso, emamatheka.
  
  
  "Khona-ke ake siye esikhumulweni sezindiza. Indiza iyahamba maduze.
  
  
  Indiza eya Eluxor yathatha amahora ambalwa kuphela. Lapho sifika, Sasisegibithe Eliphezulu, okwakusho ukuthi sasingamakhilomitha angamakhulu amahlanu noma ngaphezulu eningizimu Yecairo. Ngaphandle Kweluxor, eyayingeyona idolobha elikhulu, Nenayile, sasisehlane.
  
  
  Isikhumulo sezindiza sasincane futhi singesona esokuqala. Isihlabathi sasishaya ebusweni njengoba sasiya esigungwini esiwohlokile esinezimpukane eziqhumayo namabhentshi aqinile. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, sasidlala umdlalo Wechevy endala eyayisetshenziswa njengetekisi nomshayeli Ongumarabhu owayebukeka sengathi angasinikeza amakhadi angcolile. Kunalokho, waqhubeka eshaya ikhwelo elidala Elingavumelani nomculo kuze kube Sewinter Palace hotel Eluxor, ngokusobala ukuze asibonise ukuthi wayengumuntu wezwe onjani. Ehhotela, lapho ebanikeza isaziso samaphesenti ayishumi nanhlanu, waxolisa waphika imibiko yabezindaba kimi yokuthi U-Em kwakudingeka aphathe isikhwama sowesifazane. Ngabanika amanye ama-piastre ambalwa futhi wahamba.
  
  
  Isigodlo Sasebusika sasiyindawo endala kodwa enhle Lapho Abantu abaningi baseyurophu babechitha khona ubusika. Sibhaliswe njengendoda nomfazi. Ufaye wakuthanda lokho. Lapho sihlala ekamelweni lethu sibuka iboulevard Nenayile, wacela ukusizakala ngobuntu bethu obusha.
  
  
  Wathi: "kunzima ukuba iphoyisa ligxile ebhizinisini", limhleka usulu.
  
  
  Weza kimi wanganga. "Wonke umsebenzi nokuntuleka kokuzijabulisa kwenza Ufayeh abe umngane oyisicefe."
  
  
  "Akekho ongakusola ngalokho", ngathi, ngihleka. "Ake sihambe, sinesikhathi sokudla kwasemini. Bheka Bonke Ofaro emini. Singase sithole Umnu. Reynaldo elele."
  
  
  Wafinyelela esikhwameni sakhe futhi wakhipha esincane .Ama-Beretta angu-25 with-backplate yezinyo lendlovu. Kwakuyisibhamu esincane esimnandi; sasibukeka njengento ayeyiphethe. Waphendulela emuva i-shutter futhi washaya ikhamera, manje eyayisesimweni esifana nesebhizinisi nesomsebenzi, ushintsho oluphelele lwesimo sengqondo. Ngokuqinisekile wayeyintombazane emangalisayo.
  
  
  "Wake wasebenzisa le nto?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Yebo," kusho yena, emamatheka, futhi wafaka i-ego esikhwameni sakhe.
  
  
  "Kulungile, gcina i-ego yakho esikhwameni ngaphandle uma ngikutshela okuphambene nalokho, kulungile?"
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda, engacasukile neze. 'Ngiyamqonda.'
  
  
  Sathatha itekisi Saya Ehhotela Likafaro futhi saphuma kulo ngaphesheya komgwaqo. Lokhu kwenza Ila tourelle Ecairo, lapho Ukam ayecashe khona, yabukeka Njengehilton Yasecairo. Sangena egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi sabheka nxazonke. Yayishisa futhi iminyene ngaphakathi, futhi umshini wokuphephela ophahleni onothuli wawuphumile ngosuku lokugcina. Yayilengiswe inganyakazi phezu kwedeski lokwamukela izivakashi elaliwohlokile. U-Arabhu omncane, omncane wayehlezi esihlalweni esiqondile etafuleni, efunda iphephandaba.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ingabe unamakamelo?"
  
  
  Wangibuka, kodwa akazange ahambe. Amehlo ka-Ego ayephumule Kufayeh. "Ebusuku noma ngehora?"wathi ngesingisi .
  
  
  Ufayeh wamomotheka, futhi yena akazange akunake lokho kuhlambalaza. Makacabange ukuthi ngiyisivakashi futhi ngazijabulisa ngesifebe Sama-Arabhu, esasisihle kithi.
  
  
  "Ngizothatha i-ego ebusuku", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wasukuma sengathi kwakuwumzamo omkhulu futhi wabeka incwadi eyayigcwele udaka esihlalweni. Wathi: "babhalisele ukuba bafunde ukupela amagama esikhathini esizayo".
  
  
  Wasisayina amagama amabili ahlukene futhi wabuyisela incwadi. Ngangizothola igama elifana Nelikareinaldo ekhasini elidlule, kodwa angizange ngilithole.
  
  
  "Igumbi 302," kusho unobhala wedeski. "Ukuhamba emini."
  
  
  Yena, onamahloni. "Bonisa owesifazane ekamelweni", ngathi, " futhi uqhubeke nalo. Ngizophumela ngaphandle umzuzu owodwa."
  
  
  Ngafaka izikweletu ezimbalwa esandleni Sika-Emu, futhi wabonisa uphawu lokuqala lokumamatheka, olukhohlakele, olubi. "Kulungile, Joe", esho ngokujwayelana okucasulayo.
  
  
  Lapho ekhuphuka izitebhisi Nofaye, ezakhe zasuka emnyango wangaphambili.
  
  
  Waya etafuleni eliphambili futhi wangena ngemuva kwerekhodi lemali. Ngavula amakhasi angaphambi kwalo, awasayina, futhi ngemva kwesikhashana ngathola: R. Amaya. Urinaldo Amaya, owaziwa nangokuthi Ureinaldo. Kuyinto enhle ukuthi ngikhulume Nohakeem. Ureinaldo wayesekamelweni 412.
  
  
  Eyakhe, ngakhuphuka izitebhisi ngaya esitezi sesine ngaphambi kokuba Uclare angibone ngisendleleni. Ngaya ekamelweni 412, ngema ngaphandle komnyango, ngalalela. Kwakungekho msindo ngaphakathi. Cishe ureynaldo wayengeke abe lapha ngalesi sikhathi sosuku. Wadonsa ipiki wangena esikhaleni futhi wavula umnyango ngamasentimitha ambalwa. Ngangibona ingxenye enkulu yegumbi, kodwa lalingenalutho. Wangena ngokucophelela futhi wavala umnyango ngemva kwakhe.
  
  
  E-ashtray kwakunogwayi waseturkey owawungasekho kodwa owawusafudumele. Izingubo zokulala ezisembhedeni wensimbi zazinamaqhubu. Mhlawumbe ukulala ntambama? Waya ebhokisini elincane lamadilowa walibuka. Kwakunepotimende ekhabetheni elingaphansi. Ku-nen, kwakunomyalezo owodwa: R.
  
  
  Wavula icala ngokucophelela. Kwakubonakala sengathi kwakunezinto zokuhlanza kuphela namaphijama anemichilo eluhlaza. Ngahlola izinto zasendlini yangasese nangaphakathi kwecala ngokwalo futhi angitholanga lutho. Wayengalindele ngempela Ukuba Ureinaldo agcine le filimu, kodwa kwadingeka ayihlole noma kunjalo.
  
  
  Ngemva kokubheka futhi, ngokuthula wahamba emakamelweni wehla waba ngu-302. Ufayeh walinda ngokulangazela.
  
  
  Wabuza. "Ingabe uyitholile i-ego?"
  
  
  "Usegumbini 412," ngathi, ekhomba phezu kwamakhanda ethu. "Ayikho i-ego njengamanje. Yehlela kumthengisi, uvule umlingo, ubatshele ukuthi awuthandi umbhede kuleli gumbi. Batshele ukuthi umngane wakho muva nje wahlala ekamelweni 411 futhi wayithanda. Ngicabanga ukuthi kuzosebenza. Buza ukuthi singayithola yini. Batshele ukuthi sizohambisa izinto zethu.
  
  
  Kulungile, " esho . "Mhlawumbe uzokuthumelela i-champagne."Lokhu kungaba ukulinda isikhathi eside. Wamomotheka. "Futhi kulezi ezinye izimo, uvumelana nesembozo sethu."
  
  
  "Lapho sithuthela e-411, ngizokuyisa esidlweni sakusihlwa Ewinter Palace", ngishilo. "Unga-oda ibhodlela lezinto ezinhle kakhulu lapho."
  
  
  Ngemva kwesigamu sehora, safakwa ekamelweni 411 eduze Kukareinaldo. Wayengeke eze noma ahambe ngaphandle kokuzwa ama-ego ethu. Wakhumula izingidi ezisesigqokweni Sokunamathisela Unessus ayenaso, futhi wafaka u-ego embhedeni. Wafika enah wathatha umagazini we-luger. Wayikhipha esikhwameni Sikawilhelmina, esikhundleni salo wafaka esinye esigcwele. Njengoba ayebuyisela Uwilhelmina esikhwameni sakhe, Ufayeh weza wabheka ipotimende.
  
  
  "Dumisani Intsha Yenhlangano!'Cha,' esho, wamangala. 'Kuyini konke lokhu?'
  
  
  "Imishini", kusho uyise. Wakhipha Upierre, ibhomu legesi le-cyanide ngezinye izikhathi ayeliphatha liboshwe okhalweni lwami, futhi wafaka u-ego embhedeni. Wabe esekhipha izinto zakhe ezimbili ezinkulu kunazo zonke ebhokisini, eyodwa ngesikhathi. Eyokuqala kwakuyi-revolver enkulu enama-buntline .I-Magnum Engu-357 enomgqomo ongamasentimitha ayishumi nesishiyagalombili owawungahlukaniswa ube izingxenye ezimbili. Eyesibili kwakuyi-carbine yasebelgium eyayingahlukaniswa ngesibhamu esinesixhumi se-buntline butt. Waphotha izingxenye ezimbili Ze-Magnum ndawonye, wabamba umhlane we-carbine, wayibopha ngokuqinile endaweni yayo.
  
  
  Kwacatshangelwa yonke imininingwane. Wabe eseyihlukanisa futhi, wabuyisela Yonke imishini Kucasey Attache, waphendukela Kufayeh, owayemane ebuka yonke into buthule.
  
  
  "Kulungile, ake sihambe siyothola i-champagne manje."
  
  
  Isidlo sakusihlwa Esigodlweni Sasebusika sasihle kakhulu. Ngaphandle kwama-kebab ewundlu, sasine-vichisoise, isidlo senhlanzi elula, i-dessert emnandi, elandelwa utamatisi noshizi omusha. Ngemva kwenkambo yokugcina, kwafakwa izitsha zeminwe zethusi, okuyisikhumbuzo esihle sezinsuku lapho izinhloko zombuso nezikhulu zazichitha khona Ubusika Eluxor. Ufayeh wamemeza ngekhwalithi yokudla, kodwa Upridi akazange eze kakhulu futhi wabonakala ecindezeleke ngokungavamile. Ngangizibuza ukuthi ingabe lokhu kwakuyindlela yokusabela ekubukekeni kwazo zonke izikhali zami. Kodwa wayengumenzeli We-Interpol, futhi kwakungafanele abe ngaphansi kwanoma yimiphi imibono eyiphutha yokuthi izwe lalingase libe lukhuni kangakanani.
  
  
  Angizange ngiqaphele isimo sakhe sengqondo kwaze kwaba yilapho sesibuyele egumbini elingenalutho Ehhotela Likafaro. Sangena ekamelweni lethu buthule, nakuba kwakungekho ukuthula ngo-412. Ngemva kokumlalela imizuzu embalwa, ngaqiniseka ukuthi Asimtholi Ureinaldo. Ufaye wawa esihlalweni. Wayiphakamisela emaphethelweni ombhede futhi wabheka ngaphandle ngefasitela ebumnyameni obungaphandle.
  
  
  Ngathi: "uthule kakhulu namuhla". "Uyaxolisa ngokuthi weza nami?"
  
  
  Wayebhema ugwayi omncane onsundu, umkhiqizo ayehlale ehlala nawo. Wayebhema ugwayi wakhe wokugcina Wasemelika. Waphefumula ngokujulile futhi wangibuka. "Kulula ... Lokhu kuyisabelo esingavamile. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngikhathazekile.
  
  
  Vota futhi yilokho kuphela", kusho umyeni wakhe ehleka. 'Sawubona lapho! Ngangilapha isikhashana, khumbula? Singakwazi ukubhekana nakho."
  
  
  Wayengaduduzwa amazwi ami. Ngokungazelelwe waqala ukucwilisa ugwayi wakhe ngolaka, engangibheki. Wavala ugwayi wakhe wahamba waya kuye.
  
  
  Wancika futhi wamanga izindebe zakhe ezifudumele, kodwa akazange aphinde amange. Ngazama futhi... akukho lutho. Waqonda futhi wahamba.
  
  
  "Ukhathazekile njengesihogo", kusho uyise. "Bekungafanele ngikulethe lapha."
  
  
  Kungazelelwe, wavala ugwayi wakhe, wasukuma ngokushesha wangibeka ingalo yakhe okhalweni, wangicindezela kanzima.
  
  
  Ngathi: "sawubona, phumula".
  
  
  Wayekhala ngobumnene. "Yenza uthando kimi, Nick."
  
  
  Wamanga esihlathini sakhe esimanzi. "Faye, Ureynaldo angaba lapha noma nini."
  
  
  'Ake i-emu ilinde. Uzoba lapha isikhashana uma enza kanjalo. Ngeke silahlekelwe ukuzazisa kwethu. Yenza uthando kimi, Nick. Ngiyayidinga.'
  
  
  'Kulungile ...'
  
  
  Waqala ukukhumula izingubo. Isikhumba esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka sasilenga phezu kwekhanda lakhe, ibhulukwe elincane lehla, izicathulo ze-ballet zakhishwa, bese amabhulukwe akhe eshelela phansi futhi wayehamba-ze.
  
  
  "Sinesikhathi, Nick. Sinesikhathi, " wanxusa.
  
  
  Wangithinta, futhi izandla zami zaqala ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuhlola amajika akhe. Umlomo wakhe wawufuna owami. Lapho ukuqabulana sekuphelile, waqala ukungikhumula. Wakhumula ihembe lami futhi wagijima izandla zakhe ezincane zethusi esifubeni, emahlombe nasezingalweni zami. Kulokhu, wathatha isinyathelo kuqala, wangibonisa indlela. Nganginesikhathi esincane sokukhumula ngaphambi kokuba angidonsele embhedeni naye.
  
  
  Wamboza amabele ami, futhi ukuphila kokwanga, wabe eseqhubeka nokuncoma. Umlomo wami wawomile. Kwakunomsindo futhi waphunyuka emphinjeni wami. Ufayeh wayengowesifazane Ongumarabhu owayenolwazi oluhle ngobulili obungavamile.
  
  
  Ngabe sengihamba ngaya kuye, wangiholela kuye, elula futhi elula izinqulu zakhe ezigcwele. Ukuphikelela kwakhe kwakuthathelwanayo. Ngangingakuqondi, kodwa ngangingenandaba. Ngalesi sikhathi, kwakunento eyodwa kuphela endaweni yonke. Lona wesifazane uyisilwane esingaphansi kwami, le njabulo ekhonkotha, ekhonkotha. Futhi wagcwalisa ukuba kwakhe nesifiso sakhe esishukumisayo.
  
  
  Ngemva kwalokho, ngokungafani nezinye izikhathi lapho sasihlangene, akazange anganga noma angibheke, kodwa walala lapho egqolozele ophahleni.
  
  
  Wasukuma wagqoka kancane. Ukwenza uthando akuzange kululaze lokho okwakumhlupha. Wayefuna ukukhuluma naye ngakho, kodwa manje kwakudingeka ngigxile Kureynaldo.
  
  
  Lapho i-luger imfaka, Ufaye waphuma embhedeni, weza wanganga, emamatheka. Wathi: "ngiyabonga, Nick".
  
  
  'Ingabe nonke nilungile? Ngabuza ngobumnene.
  
  
  Waphendula ngokumamatheka, futhi kwabonakala kufana ngempela lapho eqala ukugqoka. 'Ah, yebo. Akukho lutho olubi ngami uma wenza uthando kuwe awukwazi ukukuphulukisa.".
  
  
  Ngemva Nje kokuba Ufaye eqede ukugqoka, ushaggy wamuzwa ehholo. Badlula emimmo nsuku zonke futhi bama ngo-412. Ngezwa ukhiye ungena esikhaleni futhi umnyango uvuleka futhi uvale.
  
  
  "Ureinaldo", ngahlebela.
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda, futhi kwabonakala sengathi ukungezwani okudala kwakubuyela kuye.
  
  
  "Ngizoya lapho ngikhulume naye", ngathi, ngidonsa ijazi lami.
  
  
  "Nami ngingenalutho", esho.
  
  
  Wabheka ubuso bakhe obunzima. "Ingabe uyohlala kude naye?"
  
  
  Wathi: "ngiyathembisa.
  
  
  'Kuhle. Ake sihambe.'
  
  
  Saphuma saya egcekeni. Konke kwakuthule ngaphandle, kodwa ngangizwa Ureynaldo ehamba ekamelweni 412. Uday wathinta isibambo wasiphenduka kancane. Akazange avale umnyango ngemva kwakhe. Ufayeh wanqekuzisa ikhanda, wabe esevula umnyango wangena ekamelweni, Ufayeh engilandela.
  
  
  Uraynaldo wancika phezu kwetafula lokulala futhi wafuna ibhodlela lotshwala elalihlezi lapho. Waphendukela kithi ngokushesha, emangele ebusweni bakhe.
  
  
  'Akunjalo? Kwenzekani?'wathi ngespanishi. Wayengumuntu omude, omdala kunesithombe Uhakima ayengibonise sona, kodwa amehlo akhe ayebanda futhi ebulala ngaphansi kwamabunzi aminyene. Izindebe zakhe ezigcwele manje zase zibekwe emgqeni oqinile, osongelayo, futhi kwakuyisibazi endlebeni yakhe yangakwesobunxele esasingekho esithombeni sangaphambili esasibona.
  
  
  Ngababonisa Uwilhelmine. "Khululeka," ngasho ngobumnene, ngivala umnyango. "Sifuna nje ukukhuluma nawe."
  
  
  Ngambona ecabanga ngokufuna isibhamu ngaphansi kwejazi lakhe, kodwa wenqaba. Waphendukela kithi, wafunda ubuso bethu, futhi ekugcineni wagxila kimi. Wathi: "Ungummelika".
  
  
  Empeleni. Omunye Ujohn Drummond. Ngabuka ukusabela kwe-ego. "Uyalazi igama, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Waphinde wabheka Ufayeh, futhi amehlo akhe aveza ukuthi wayecabanga ukuthi uyisiphoyisa. Wangibheka emuva. 'Wenzani lapha? Ngibophe? Kwakungeyena Udrummond owambulala.
  
  
  Ngaya kuye, ngafaka ijazi lami le-ego, futhi ngakhipha i -.44 Usmith Nowesson . Isibhamu sasibambeke ebhande lakhe.
  
  
  "Ngikutshele, kwenziwe kahle=) ukukhuluma", ngishilo.
  
  
  'Khuluma ngani?'
  
  
  'Ngalokho okweba Ku-Casey attache Kadrummond.
  
  
  
  Amehlo amnyama aba mnyama. "Ingabe ngintshontshe okuthile ku-ego yesikhwama?"
  
  
  "Eqinisweni," ngasho.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi uze endaweni engafanele, mngane wami. Kwakungeyimi, kodwa indoda okuthiwa Umaspero, eyayibandakanyekile kudrummond nasendabeni ye-ego.
  
  
  "Ngiyazi konke Ngomaspero nokuthi ubani owabulala u-ego."Wacwayiza, kodwa ngaphandle kwalokho ubuso bakhe abuzange bunginike lutho. "Unefilimu encane oyithole ku-attache Kadrummond, futhi uzama ukuthengisa i-ego."
  
  
  Wahleka kakhulu. "Kungcono uxoxe ngalokhu kusebenza nge-corkscrew nabaphathi Bakamaspero. Uma kukhona umuntu onamabhayisikobho, yiwo ."
  
  
  Ufayeh, owayethule sonke lesi sikhathi, manje wayesephendukela kimi. "Kumelwe ukuba wayeseyilahlile le filimu manje, Nick, noma wayengeke aziqhenye kangako."
  
  
  Amehlo ami awazange ashiye ubuso bukareynaldo. "Cha, usenawo", ngishilo. "Lalela, Reinaldo, wonke umuntu uyokuqonda. Ngiyamazi, futhi unebhayisikobho, Nobeauvais, futhi.
  
  
  Manje kwase kunenkulumo ebusweni bakhe-inzondo, ukukhathazeka. "Ubovet?"
  
  
  Empeleni. Uyazi ukuthi ubulokhu ubambelela kuyo, futhi angicabangi ukuthi i-emu iyayithanda."
  
  
  'Wazi kanjani lokho?'
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. 'Akunandaba. Isikhathi sakho siyaphela, Reynaldo. Ubeauvais uzokuza. Awusakwazi ukwehlisa ijubane. Unethuba elilodwa-lokuthola konke ongakwenza kule filimu futhi ugijime! »
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego angiphazamisa njengoba ayezama ukucabanga. Ekugcineni, wangibheka emuva. "Ake sithi nginale filimu. Ingabe uze ukuzonginikela?
  
  
  "Ngizimisele ukuthenga ifilimu kuwe okungenani engikuqondayo ukuthi uyibeke-isigidi sama-pound sterling."
  
  
  Wayenqikaza. Ekugcineni wathi:" ukube benginale filimu, bengingalindela okunye ukunikezwa okuvela kweminye imithombo". "Ngokwesibonelo, Amashayina angathanda ukuba ne-ego. Yiqiniso, kukhona Russian."
  
  
  "Ngeke uthole isipho esingcono kunommese Kafong", etshela yena ngokunganaki, " ngesizathu esilula sokuthi akakwazi ukwenza lutho oluhlakaniphe ngokwengeziwe."
  
  
  Uma Ureinaldo eshaqeka ngalokhu, akazange akubonise. Amarashiya asayidinga", esho . "Ubani owaziyo ukuthi ubani omunye? Lokho kusho ukuthi, uma nganginalo leli bhayisikobho. Futhi uma nganginalo, mngane wami, isipho sakho sasingeke sanele.
  
  
  Manje uthukuthele. Uhawk wayengitshele ukuba ngenze izinqumo zami mayelana nokuthi sasinikela kangakanani, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi ngangingekho esimweni sengqondo sokuphakamisa ibhidi. Nokho, ngaphambi kokuba atshele Ureynaldo, Ufaye wakhipha I-Beretta esikhwameni sakhe wayidlulisela kuye.
  
  
  "Yekani ifilimu, wena ngulube ohahayo!"esho. "Yeka manje!"
  
  
  'Faye!'Wamemeza unah. Ngangesaba into enjengale.
  
  
  Wayeshayela I-Beretta ebusweni Bukareynaldo, emi phakathi kwakhe nami. Wayesezotshela u-hey ukuba ahoxe lapho Ureynaldo enza isinyathelo sakhe.
  
  
  Ngokushesha wabamba i-beretta ,isandla sakhe sihamba njengenyoka eshayayo. Ephaphama iso, wadonsa isibhamu ezandleni zentombazane wasisondeza, wayibamba phakathi kwakhe nami njengesihlangu futhi wangikhomba Nge-beretta.
  
  
  "Manje sekuyithuba lakho, Mnu. Carter", esho.
  
  
  Ngakho wayazi ukuthi ngingubani. "Lokho akuyona into ehlakaniphile", kusho Ureinaldo, esabambe i-luger.
  
  
  Ufayeh wamhlebela ngesi-arabhu, ekhahlela futhi eguqa ezandleni zakhe. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayeyiphoyisa elibi, kodwa wayenesibindi.
  
  
  "Lahla isibhamu", Kuyala Ureynaldo, ekhomba umimmo beretta wentombazane ekhanda lami.
  
  
  "Angikwazi ukwenza lokhu", kusho u-emu.
  
  
  "Khona-ke ngizokubulala."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe," ngathi. "Kodwa hhayi ngaphambi kokuba ngidubule le ntombazane nawe kanye nalowo Mdlali."
  
  
  Lokho kwamvimba. "Ingabe ubungayibulala leyo ntombazane?"
  
  
  "Yebo, uma ngiyidinga."
  
  
  Ufayeh wangibuka kabuhlungu. Ngangazi ukuthi wayezama ukuqagela ukuthi ngangikhohlisa noma cha. Ureinaldo wama isikhashana, wabe eseya emnyango oya egcekeni. Wathi: "kulungile, sizokhohlisa". Manje wayesephethe I-Beretta ethempelini Likafayeh. "Kodwa ngiyakuqinisekisa ukuthi uma uzama ukungimisa, Mnu. Carter, intombazane iyohamba kuqala."
  
  
  Ukumbuka engicasha, yena, wayazi ukuthi wayengigcina ekhoneni elincane. Wayengeke Enze Ustahl abulale Ufayeh ukuze angaphumi emakamelweni, futhi wakubona emehlweni ami. Manje wayesevula umnyango.
  
  
  "Khumbula, uzokufa kuqala."
  
  
  "Uyisiphukuphuku", kusho Ureinaldo, emlandela nge-luger. "Ngeke uthole isipho esingcono."Kungcono ucabange ngakho ngaphambi kokuba uhambe.
  
  
  "Angicabangi ukuthi uzongikhokhela ngefilimu eyebiwe kuhulumeni wakho", Kusho Ureynaldo ngokungagwegwesi, ekugcineni eyeka ukuma. "Into iwukuthi, angicabangi ukuthi ngingakuethemba nhlobo."Manje wayesebuyela emuva ephasishi, I-Beretta isahleli ekhanda likafaye.
  
  
  "Ingulube, ngiyeke ngihambe!"wamemeza.
  
  
  Sobabili asimlaleli.
  
  
  "Kulungile, have it your way", ngishilo. "Kodwa ungasho ukuthi angizange ngizame ukukwenza ngendlela elula."
  
  
  Wathi: "kulokhu, ayikho indlela elula."
  
  
  Waqala ukuvumelana naye. "Shiya intombazane, Reynaldo. Awusayidingi.
  
  
  "Uqinisile, Mnu. Carter", esho. "Ungathola i-ee."Ngokungazelelwe wamcindezela kanzima. Wandizela emuva ekamelweni, wawela phezu kwami, wakhipha I-luger endleleni.
  
  
  Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ureynaldo wanyamalala phansi egcekeni. Ufayeh wamthatha ukuze amvimbe angawi futhi wahamba ezungeza inah ebheke egcekeni. Kodwa wangishaya. Wathumba .44 Russian kusuka ebhande lami, Isibhamu Sikareinaldo, futhi wagijima waya egcekeni nalo.
  
  
  "Ngizothola i-ego! wathi, izinwele zakhe ezimnyama zizungeza ubuso bakhe .
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba amvimbe, wadutshulwa kabili ehholo ngemva kukareynaldo lapho efika ezitebhisini. Zombili lezi zibhamu azizange zifike, futhi wayengasekho. Isibhamu sakhe sathathwa Enah.
  
  
  "Mthungi, Faye!"Ngamtshela. "Uma umbulala, asisoze sayithola le filimu!"
  
  
  Wangibuka. "Ngiyaxolisa kakhulu, Nick. Cishe yonke into icishe yonakaliswe, akunjalo?
  
  
  Wabheka Unah ekhathele. "Buyela Esigodlweni Sasebusika uhlale lapho."
  
  
  Khona-ke, waphenduka walandela Ureynaldo ehla ngomhubhe.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi.
  
  
  
  Wafika egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi ehhotela. Uclare wabuka isibhamu esandleni sami, futhi ngayeka ukubeka i-emu phansi ama-piastre ambalwa ngomzuzu.
  
  
  "Awuzange uzwe noma ubone lutho", kusho u-emu.
  
  
  Wabheka imali, wabe esengibheka. "Yebo, mnumzane," esho.
  
  
  Wezwa injini yemoto iqala futhi waya emnyango, ngesikhathi esifanele ukuze abone IMAROON 2002 bmw isuka emgwaqweni futhi ibhonga emgwaqweni omnyama. Wabheka phansi emgwaqweni futhi wabona indoda ihamba Ibheke Ebuick endala. Wagijima waya kuye. Wayengumarabhu egqoke izingubo Zasentshonalanga.
  
  
  Ngizoboleka imoto yakho isikhashana", kusho u-emu. Wabanika imali eningi. Lapha. Ngizoshiya imoto lapho uzoyithola khona kamuva. Nginike izihluthulelo."
  
  
  Wabuka I-luger futhi ngokushesha wafinyelela okhiye bemoto yakhe. U-Ih wayibamba futhi wagxumela ebuick. Kwakuyi-clunker, kodwa kwakuyi-wheels. I-luger yayibamba futhi yathatha injini. Wayesaphila. Khona-ke yashisa irabha ukuze ibalekele umgwaqo. Uraynaldo wayesevele enyamalele ekhoneni ekupheleni kwebhulokhi.
  
  
  Lapho ephenduka, Imoto Kareynaldo yayingabonakali ndawo. Ngamshaya kanzima ku-accelerator, ngenza into endala ekhoneni elilandelayo, futhi ngajika ngaqondile. I-bmw yayihamba phambili ngamabhulokhi amabili futhi ihamba ngokushesha. Sasisesharia al-Karnak futhi sasisanda kudlula esiteshini samaphoyisa Saseluxor. Ngangibambe umoya wami futhi nginethemba lokuthi akekho owayezosibona noma asizwe sihamba ngomimmo. Khona-ke sadlula Esigcawini Somphakathi ngakwesobunxele Nasehhotela ide Famille ngakwesokudla, futhi sazithola sisendleleni endala Yama-sphinx eholela edolobhaneni Lasekarnak, lapho kwakukhona khona amathempeli adumile.
  
  
  Kwakunezimoto ezimbalwa emgwaqweni ngalesi sikhathi sasebusuku, okwaba nenhlanhla ngoba akekho owayesizungezile owayezoma noma anciphise ijubane. Abahamba ngezinyawo abambalwa basibuka sihamba njengoba sasibhonga sidlula umimmo, kodwa ngaphandle kwalokho abazange bakubone ukujaha. Ngokumangalisayo, ngaqhubeka ngisebenza nebmw, naphezu kwejubane layo elikhulu nokukwazi kwayo ukuzulazula. Ibuick yahlangana nezimbobo emgwaqweni njengemoto yokukhiqiza emncintiswaneni ophuthumayo. Umgomo wami washaya uphahla ngemizuzwana embalwa. Futhi-ke sasisemathempelini Asekarnak.
  
  
  Ureinaldo waqaphela ukuthi ngangiseduze kakhulu ukuba ngizame ukungilahlekelwa edolobheni, ngakho wamukela uhlelo olwalungahlanganisi i-maroon sedan ego. Wama ngokuzumayo esangweni lethempeli. Lapho Uney egibele, wambona eya Esangweni Elikhulu Eliseningizimu Lasekarnak. Emayard ayikhulu okugcina E-Avenue of Sphinxes egcwele izandla, ama-sphinx anekhanda lenqama ayegudle umgwaqo, ehlezi njengoba ayenjalo eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane edlule, kodwa manje esezigabeni ezihlukahlukene zokubola. Izinsika zesango Eliseningizimu zakhuphuka kahle kakhulu ekukhanyeni kwenyanga. Wamiswa imoto endala Yakwabuick eduze KWEBMW futhi wabuka Ureinaldo egijima imimmo yenethiwekhi yasebusuku, eyenzelwe ukugcina izivakashi zingekho phakathi namahora angekho. U-Ego umfanekiso omnyama wanyamalala egcekeni lethempeli Lasekhonsu njengoba ayehamba naye ezungeza imoto.
  
  
  Isikhumba sakhe singemuva kwakhe, sihamba buthule. Wayesenayo I-Beretta, futhi nakuba kwakuyisibhamu esincane, umcibisheli omuhle wayengabulala ngokuphumelelayo ku-nah.
  
  
  Njengoba ayehamba ngokuqapha egcekeni elingaphambili, wabheka izithunzi ezijulile ezazenziwe izindonga ezijiyile ezihlotshiswe ngemidwebo eqoshiwe nezinsika eziphakeme ezenziwe nge-lotus. Ngangingacabangi Ukuthi Ureinaldo wayezoyeka lapho. Wahamba egcekeni elingaphambili wangena Ehholo Elincane elingemuva kwalo. Uphahla lwalungasekho isikhathi eside, futhi yonke indawo yayigcwele ukukhanya kwenyanga okusongelayo. Ngokungazelelwe, iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezine yanyamalala ngomlingo, futhi ngazithola ngisegibithe Lasendulo, esigodlweni
  
  
  Uramses XII. ukukhululeka kwe-ego kwabonakala ngokucacile lapho kukhala, kugqolozele iminyaka eminingi ngokungaboni. Kwakukhona nezinsika kuleli hholo, futhi wahamba ngokuqapha phakathi kwazo. Khona-ke wezwa amatshe ahlukene egingqika endaweni ethile ngaphambi kwakhe.
  
  
  "Reinaldo!"Wamemeza. "Ngeke ukwazi ukuphuma lapha. Ukukunikeza elinye ithuba lokwenza isivumelwano."
  
  
  Kwakunomzuzu wokuthula ethempelini elikhanyiswe inyanga, bese izwi elinesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba lithi, " angidingi ukuphuma lapha, Mnu.Carter. Ngingakubulala."
  
  
  Waphawula isiqondiso sezwi lika-ego futhi waqala ukuhamba ngalo. Wenza isipho sakhe sokugcina; manje kwase kuwumdlalo phakathi kwakhe nami.
  
  
  Buthule ngesikhumba sakhe, ngaphesheya kwesakhiwo sethempeli namahholo, abafazi bakafaro bangibuka ngingenalutho besuka ezisekelweni zabo. Umoya omncane washaya uthuli nemfucumfucu ekhoneni wangenza ngagxuma. Isimo sale ndawo sangifinyelela. Mhlawumbe Yilokho Ureynaldo ayekufisa.
  
  
  Wahamba phakathi kwezinye izinsika ezimbili ezinkulu, ezinkulu ezazisongela ebumnyameni. Unyawo lwami lwaklwebheka edwaleni, futhi kungazelelwe kwaqhuma isibhamu. Ekhoneni leso lakhe, ngabona ukukhanya ngaphambi kokuba itshe lasendulo liphahlazeke eduze kwekhanda lami.
  
  
  Wagwema futhi wafunga. Kulezi zimo ezihlukahlukene, wayesengozini yokuba umzingeli. Uma Ureinaldo egcina ukuzola kwakhe, angangidubula ngisuka kunoma yiziphi izikhundla ezinhle kakhulu.
  
  
  Wagoba ebumnyameni walinda. Wabe esebona isithunzi esibheke lapho isibhamu sasidutshulwe khona, sihamba ngokushesha sisuka kwelinye ikholomu siya kwelinye. Umgibeli wayibeka engalweni yakhe, Futhi Ustahl walinda. Kwavela isithunzi futhi sathuthela kwenye insika. Ngamdubula. Uraynaldo wamemeza futhi wawa ebusweni bakhe.
  
  
  Kodwa i-ego ayizange ilimaze kakhulu. Ngemva kwesikhashana, waphinde wasukuma. Kwadutshulwa esinye isibhamu ngesikhathi egxumela ngemuva kwensika yamatshe futhi waphuthelwa.
  
  
  Manje wayesengozini encane kimi. Cishe isilonda sasingabonakali, kodwa sanikeza Ureynaldo ikhefu. Lokhu kwenza u-ego waqaphela ukuthi i-ambush iwumdlalo oyingozi.
  
  
  Manje sasisehholo Elikhulu elinesitayela esiphansi, elikhulu kunawo wonke emanxiweni. Nalapha, uphahla lwalungasekho, kodwa kwakusekhona izinsika ezingu-134 ezazibekwa ngezikhathi ezithile kulo lonke igumbi elikhulu. Zaziyizingcezu ezinkulu zamatshe ezazikhuphuka phezulu njengezihlahla ezinkulu ezifile. Futhi Ureinaldo wayesendaweni ethile kuleli forestathi lezinsika zasendulo, elinde ukungidubula ekhanda.
  
  
  Kancane kancane waya esisekelweni esiseduze futhi wancika kuso. Ureinaldo akazange aphume kuleli gumbi, futhi cishe wayengahlosile. Yiqiniso, lapha uyoba nethuba elihle kakhulu lokungishaya phambi kwakhe, enze okufanayo naye.
  
  
  Njengoba ayegibela ngokushesha aye kwenye insika, wabheka emgqeni olandelayo wezinsika. Kwakungekho ukunyakaza. Inyanga yayibeka imigoqo yesiliva phakathi kwezithunzi ezisindayo zezinsika. Manje izinsika zase zingizungezile. Kwakunjengehholo elimnyama eliyizipoki lezibuko, elinezinsika ezibonakala kuzo zonke izinkomba.
  
  
  "Ngiyeza kuwe, Reynaldo."Izwi lami laphindeka kancane. Ngangazi ukuthi kumelwe ukuba i-ego yakhe yayithuthumele kancane ngenxa yesilonda, futhi nganquma ukusebenza kuso kancane.
  
  
  Wahamba waya kwenye insika, ebambezela ngamabomu ukunyakaza kwakhe. Indlela esheshayo yokuthola Ureinaldo iwukuheha umlilo we-ego. Futhi lapho uqhubeka unaye, kuba ngcono. Njengoba eyakhe yayihamba kancane iya kwenye insika, eyakhe yabona Ureynaldo ephuma ngemuva kwensika emgqeni. I-Beretta yaphinde yakhonkotha. Ugawk waklebhula isembozo se-camisole yami.
  
  
  Uwilhelmina wakhala ngokuthi unesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. 9 mm.ugawk wabheka phezulu esisekelweni Ureinaldo ayesanda kusilela ngemuva. Ngesikhathi Ureinaldo elele lapho, wathuthela ngakwesokudla, komunye umugqa wezinsika. Walalela ngokucophelela, ephendukisa ikhanda lakhe. Ngezwa umsindo ngakwesobunxele sami, ngaphenduka, futhi ngabona iphephandaba eliqhekekile liqhuma emoyeni. Cishe wamdubula unah.
  
  
  Ngokushesha ngathuthela endaweni yokugcina Kareinaldo, insika eyayingeke ingisondeze kuye. Wangibona lapho ngifika endaweni yami entsha yokucasha, Futhi Iberetta yaphinde yadubula, ibuka njengoba yayishaya ikholomu eyayingemuva kwami. Waphendula ngokudubula, kwadubula kabili ngokushesha. Eyokuqala yasuka ekholomu Kareinaldo, yabuya, futhi yacishe yangishaya. "Owesibili washaya Ureinaldo njengoba ayebuyela endaweni yokukhosela.
  
  
  Ngamuzwa efunga ngespanishi, wabe esengimemeza:
  
  
  "Mthungi, Carter! Kulungile, ake sikuqonde lokhu futhi senze isivumelwano. Uyazi ukuthi ukuphi."
  
  
  Kwakusondela ezintweni ezincane. Ngangazi ukuthi ngokushesha noma kamuva kwakuzodingeka ngimlandele, njengomzingeli omhlophe ongena ezihlahleni elandela ingwe elimele. Kodwa-ke uyoba nethuba elingcono lokungihlasela.
  
  
  Waphefumula ngokujulile futhi waphuma ngemva kwensika yakhe. Ngemva kwesikhashana, Ureinaldo naye wangena obala. Walwa kanzima ukuze avuke, kodwa waqhubeka noma kunjalo. Njengaye, wayazi ukuthi isikhathi sokuqapha sase siphelile. Wahamba kancane ehla ngomgwaqo phakathi kwezinsika eziphakeme ebheke kimi, I-Beretta yayibheke kimi.
  
  
  Wayengafuni ukuba Ureinaldo afe.
  
  
  Kodwa manje kwakuwumdlalo we-ego, futhi wayefuna ukudubula. Waqala ukuya kimi.
  
  
  "Awukwazi ukungikhohlisa, Carter", esho ekugcineni. "Awutholi lutho kumuntu ofile. Ungathanda ukungangibulali. Kodwa anginayo inkinga enjalo."
  
  
  "Ngizokubulala uma kufanele", ngishilo. "Ngitshele nje ukuthi i-microfilm ikuphi nokuthi uzohlala kuphi."
  
  
  "Ngisazoqhubeka ngiphila."Waqhubeka ehamba. Ngangingakwazi ukufaka ama-licks. Ngokungazelelwe, wadutshulwa, kodwa ngenhlanhla, owakhe wathuthela kwesobunxele. Isibhamu sasisadlula ehlombe lami langakwesokudla, sishiya isilonda esivuthayo emzimbeni wami. Wasekela ngokumelene nekholomu, wabhekisisa I-luger, futhi waphendula ngokudubula.
  
  
  Uraynaldo wabamba isifuba sakhe washaya insika, kodwa akazange awe. Akazange ayeke-wayecabanga ukuthi ngizombulala. Waphinde wadedela I-Beretta, futhi waphuthelwa.
  
  
  Ngangingenakho ukukhetha. Omunye umjikelezo wawukhipha, futhi awuzange uphuthelwe. Kulokhu, Ureinaldo washaywa inhlamvu emlenzeni futhi waphonswa emhlane. I-Beretta yaphuma ngenxa yokuzikhukhumeza Kukaruki.
  
  
  Walinda isikhashana, wambuka. Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngimbonile ehamba, kodwa ngangingaqiniseki. Kwaba nesiyaluyalu endaweni ethile ngakwesokudla sami. Ngaphenduka, ngibheka ebumnyameni, kodwa angikwazanga ukubona lutho. Le ndawo yayisibuyela kimi. Yayishintshashintsha phakathi kwezinsika ezinkulu kwaze kwaba yilapho iphumule Phezu Kukareinaldo, Umshayeli wami we-luger elungele uma kwenzeka kudingeka ngiyisebenzise noma kunjalo.
  
  
  Uraynaldo wayelele engalweni eyodwa ngaphansi kwakhe, ubuso bakhe bumhlophe. I-gawk yokugcina yashaya i-emu ohlangothini lwesokudla lwesifuba sayo. Angibonanga ukuthi wayengasinda kanjani.
  
  
  Eyakhe, yayincike kuye. Nalapha futhi, ngacabanga ukuthi ngizwile isiphithiphithi eduze. Wagoba walalela. Ukuthula. Wabheka Ureinaldo.
  
  
  "Bheka," kusho u-emu. "Uzoba ngcono uma ubona udokotela."Nganginethemba lokuthi wayengeke azi ukuthi ngiqamba amanga. "Ngingakuyisa lapho uma ufuna ukukhuluma nami ngale filimu. Futhi ngeke ngitshele Ubeauvais ukuthi ukuphi.
  
  
  Wahleka, ukuhleka okuvela emathunjini okwaphenduka umphimbo we-ego owaphenduka ukukhwehlela.
  
  
  "Uma ungawuthandi umsindo walo musho", nganezela, " ngingakuthembisa ukuthi ngeke ufe kalula."
  
  
  Imizwa exubile yabonakala ebusweni bakhe. Khona-ke isandla esifihlwe ngaphansi kwe-ego yami nomzimba wami sangikhanyisa ngokuzumayo. Esibhakela sakhe kwakunesikhali Uhakim sadeq ayengitshele sona , ummese onqenqemeni olujiyile. Langishaya ekuphileni lapho, lihlehla. Ladabula ijazi lami nehembe lami futhi langishaya inyama. Uraynaldo wabamba ingalo yakhe, wayiphendulela ngezandla zombili, futhi ummese wawela phezu kwe-ego yesibhakela.
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yamshaya ngesihluku ngesandla sayo, futhi wahleka. I-emu yabamba ummese wayo yawuphakamisela esihlathini sayo. "Kulungile, nganginomusa kuwe. Ingabe ufuna uqale poking le nto ezindaweni ezahlukene?
  
  
  Ubuso buka-Ego babudwetshwe. Kwakungasekho ukulwa enen. Kwakungasekho lutho olwalusele ku-Emu ngaphandle kotshani engangibanikeza bona.
  
  
  "Isigodi samakhosi," wakhonkotha. Ikamelo lokungcwaba.'
  
  
  Wayekhwehlela, eqhuma igazi.
  
  
  Ngakushukumisela. "Zikuphi amakhamera edijithali ekamelweni lokungcwaba?"
  
  
  Waphefumula. 'Ngisindise!'"Eluxor... kukhona udokotela. Eduze kofaro. Angakwazi... gcina umlomo wakho uvaliwe ... esikhaleni.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Zikuphi amakhamera edijithali ekamelweni lokungcwaba?"
  
  
  Wavula umlomo wakhe ukuze asho okuthile. Igazi laphuma nakakhulu, futhi yilokho kuphela. Amehlo ka-Ego agqamile, futhi umgomo waphenduka emuva. Wayefile.
  
  
  Ngangicabanga ukuthi nginenhlanhla. Wayengase afe engangitsheli.
  
  
  Kancane kancane, waphindela Emuva Egumbini Elikhulu elinesitayela esiphansi. Lapho efika emnyango, waphinde wezwa okuthile. Kulokhu ngokuqinisekile yayinezinwele. Wabheka egcekeni elivulekile futhi wabona Umarabhu ebheka ebumnyameni behholo elikhulu.
  
  
  'Ubani lowo? wamemeza ngesi-arabhu. 'Kwenzekani lapho?'
  
  
  Ngokusobala, wayengumnakekeli owaxwayiswa ngokudubula. Lapho ethola isidumbu Sikareinaldo, kwaba nesiyaluyalu. Wayengafuni ukuba seduze kwakhe.
  
  
  Eyakhe yahamba buthule phakathi kwezinsika zamatshe ezinkulu, igwema igceke lapho umnakekeli ayemi khona ngokungaqiniseki, iya Esangweni Eliseningizimu eyayingene ngalo.
  
  
  I-bmw yayiyiyona eyayikhululekile futhi ishesha kunazo zonke. Ngabheka ngaphakathi ngabona Ukuthi Ureinaldo wayeshiye okhiye ekushiseni. Wagxuma, waphenduka ukhiye, futhi wafaka imoto emshinini. Ngagxumela emhlabathini njengoba ngangizungeza imoto, futhi njengoba ngangiqala ukuhamba, ngabona umnakekeli egijima eya kimi, ephakamisa izingalo futhi ememeza.
  
  
  Kungaba nzima UKUBA I-EMU ibheke kahle imoto. Injini YEBMW yaqala ukusebenza, futhi yabhonga ubusuku bonke. Ngemva kwemizuzwana nje, amathempeli ayesephelile, futhi wayesebuyela Eluxor Nasesigodlweni Sasebusika.
  
  
  Endleleni ebuya, ngakhumbula imisindo engangicabanga ukuthi ngimzwile eyenza lapho Ureinaldo efa. Kumelwe ukuba kwakungumnakekeli. Uma kungenjalo... Ngangingafuni ukucabanga ngezinye izindlela. Kwakufanele avakashele Esigodini samakhosi kusasa ekuseni.
  
  
  Nganoma iyiphi inhlanhla, ngizothola i-microfilm, ngiqede leli phupho elibi Lama-Arabhu, futhi ngicele Uhawk ukuba amkhulise futhi abe neholide lamasonto amabili.
  
  
  Akunangqondo kangako.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi nanye.
  
  
  
  
  Ngakusasa ekuseni kwakupholile, kukhanya, futhi kucacile njengenkanyezi Yase-Afrika. Umfula Inayile ongunaphakade wawugeleza ngokuthula njengombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka onamafutha. Ngenxa yaleli bhande lokuphila eligoqekayo, ithusi elicwebezelayo lasogwadule namagquma lalikhanya.
  
  
  Kwakungalesi simo esizolile lapho usuku lwaqala khona njengoba ayehamba ngomgwaqo onothuli eya Esigodini samakhosi. Kwakuyi-Alfa romeo eqashiwe ngo-1750, Futhi Ufaye wahlala eduze kwami, engabhikishi, futhi walalela ngenkathi una nah ememeza.
  
  
  "Wacishe wasibulala izolo", kuphika umyeni wakhe imibiko yabezindaba, " ngakho ngicela ungivumele ngikudubule kulokhu."
  
  
  Eqinisweni, Ufayeh wayengeke amthathe nhlobo, kodwa wangitshela ukuthi ithuna Likamerenptan lalivaliwe okwesikhashana kubavakashi futhi ngangimdinga ukuze afike lapho. Ngavuma ukuyithatha, kodwa angizange ngiyithande, futhi wayazi. Wangena emotweni, kude ngangokunokwenzeka nami, futhi asizange sisho okuningi endleleni.
  
  
  Sadlula emimmo Yamacolossi Asememnon nasethempelini Lendlovukazi Uhatshepsut, emimmo yemizana enombala ophuzi ophuzi elangeni lasendulo, lapho abantu babehlala khona njengoba nje babehlala ezinsukwini zebhayibheli. Amakamela ayeboshelwe emasondweni okugaya ayehamba ngendlela engapheli ezungeze izigayo zakudala, njengokungathi ayesebenza umsebenzi ofanayo izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Abesifazane abagqoke okumnyama, abanye begqoke izimbiza zamanzi emakhanda abo, babesibheka ngezindwangu njengoba sidlula. Ufayeh akazange aphawule. Ngangingenandaba, ngoba ngalolu suku olucacile ekuseni ingqondo yami yayizothola i-microfilm.
  
  
  Safika Esigodini samakhosi ngemoto engaphansi kwehora. Lapho sifika endaweni yokupaka izimoto futhi ebheka nxazonke, wadumala. Kwakungabukeki kukuhle nhlobo. Kwakuwumhosha obanzi owawuzungezwe amawa aphakeme anamadwala owawunesihlabathi owawuzungezile. Kwakunezakhiwo ezimbalwa zezinsizakalo, ezishisayo elangeni, futhi wawungabona iminyango ehlakazekile eya emathuneni-izimbobo ezingathandeki emhlabathini ezinamakhawunta amathikithi, I-Arab ebhokisini ngalinye.
  
  
  Ngambuza. Ingabe yilokhu?
  
  
  Wathi: "konke kungaphansi komhlaba". 'Uzobona.'
  
  
  Ujoyina Umarabhu kwelinye lamakamelo, indoda eyayibonakala iphendula kule ndawo. Wangibonisa UMAZISI wakhe We-Interpol, Wabatshela indaba yokushushumbisa i-heroin, futhi wabuza ukuthi singangena yini ethuneni ngaphandle kwezintambo.
  
  
  "Yebo, nkosikazi," esho ngesi-arabhu.
  
  
  Lapho sisondela ethuneni, uyise wabheka unah. "Ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi ithuna livaliwe emphakathini?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngokumomotheka okungaqondakali. "Ucabanga ukuthi uzokwazi ukukukhohlisa, sithandwa?"
  
  
  Kwakungekho unogada esangweni lethuna, ngakho savele sangena ngaphakathi. Kwakunjengokungathi ungena emayini. Ngokushesha sathola ukuthi sasiwela umhubhe okhethekile wamatshe. Izindonga ezinhlangothini zombili zazimbozwe imibhalo ye-hieroglyphic eqoshwe etsheni ngesandla. Sehla sehla, futhi imibhalo eqoshiwe ayizange iphele.
  
  
  "Imibhalo evela Encwadini Yasegibithe Yabafileyo", Kusho Ufayeh kimi njengoba sehla. "Kubaluleke kakhulu ekusindeni Ezweni elingaphandle."
  
  
  "Ngiyazibuza ukuthi banamandla yini okusinda kuleli zwe", ngishilo. Wama lapho ephenduka egcekeni futhi wakhipha umhlahlandlela omkhulu wokuhamba ephaketheni lakhe. U-Ego waphenduka futhi wama ekhasini elaliphenduliwe. "Lithi lapha kunamakamelo amaningana okungcwatshwa kuwo."
  
  
  Empeleni. Eyokuqala isehholo eliseduze nendawo yokudlula ngakwesokudla sethu. Eyokuqala, ene-sarcophagus Kamerenptah, isehholo elisezansi kwaleli gumbi, Ihholo Lokungcwaba.
  
  
  'Kulungile. Yiya ekamelweni elincane, futhi ngizothatha elikhulu. Uma uthola lokho esikufunayo, memeza."
  
  
  Wambuka ephenduka futhi ehamba ehla ngomhubhe okhanyiswe kancane, wabe esehla ngomhubhe omkhulu. Waya ezitebhisini wehlela esitezi esiphansi. Lapha wazithola esekwelinye ithunela. Kwakunama-hieroglyph amaningi nemidwebo yasodongeni enemibala Kamerenptah phambi kukankulunkulu Uharmachis. Umhubhe wawuholela egumbini elikhulu. Ngokusobala Kwakuyihholo lokungcwaba. Enye indlela yayisuka kolunye uhlangothi iye ekamelweni elincane kakhulu: igumbi lokungcwaba.
  
  
  Isidumbu sikamerenptah sasithatha ingxenye enkulu yegumbi. Isembozo sethuna le-ego sasisihle futhi siyinkimbinkimbi. Bonke babemi esiteji samatshe. U-Ego wamzungeza, ebheka kahle. Wabe esehlola igumbi lakhe. Emashalofini kwakunamabhodwe omngcwabo. I-microfilm yayingafihlwa kwenye yalezi pollocks, kodwa lokho kwakuyoba sobala kakhulu. Wabheka emuva esembozweni sesarcohagus. Wahlala kancane ngaphezu kwesitsha ukuze amakhona amnyama ebhokisi elingenalutho akwazi ukumbona.
  
  
  Yiqiniso, ngangicabanga Ukuthi Ureynaldo wayengakaze alahle ifilimu ebhokisini elikhulu, kodwa wayethambekele ehlombe lakhe esembozweni. I-ego yakhe ayikwazanga ukumhambisa, ngakho Noreinaldo akakwazanga ukuhambisa i-ego. Khona - ke ngafika nomqondo ofanayo, njengoba kwavela, Kureinaldo. Wayifaka esarcohagus futhi wazizwa ingxenye engezansi yesembozo se-ego ngangokunokwenzeka. Akukho lutho. Khona-ke wezwa ingaphakathi le-sarcophagus. Akukho lutho okwamanje. Wabuyela esembozweni. Waphakamisa isandla sakhe ngaphansi kwaso futhi wafinyelela kude ngangokunokwenzeka. Futhi ngabe sengikuzwa.
  
  
  Kwakuyiphakethe elincane, elingekho elikhulu kunesithupha sami, futhi laliboshelwe ngaphansi kwesembozo.
  
  
  U-Ego wayikhipha futhi wadonsa ingalo yakhe ezungeze isidumbu. Idola lami eligoqekayo lacishe laphela lapho eliqaqa ngokucophelela leli bhande elincane. Kuyinto okufanele uyivotele. Ifilimu elincane. Inovigrom ngihlela futhi manje esandleni sami, babengamalungu kahulumeni wase-U. s.
  
  
  Wazivumela ukuba amomotheke ngokwanelisayo. Uma Udrummond ayezofa, okungenani hhayi ngeze.
  
  
  Unyawo lomuntu lwaluklwebha itshe. Wafaka i-tape ngomzuzu owodwa futhi wafinyelela Kuwilhelmina. Its kancane sekwephuzile. Lapho, emnyango wegumbi lokungcwaba, izigebengu ezimbili zazimamatheka. Waqaphela ukuthi indoda enkulu yayine-Magnum yomuntu Omncane. Umagnum wayesengibheka futhi. Enye indoda, I-Arabhu emfushane, enentambo enobuso begundane, yayikhomba isitayela Saseyurophu .Isibhamu esingu-32 caliber kimi.
  
  
  "Bheka ukuthi ubani ohambweni lwe-sarcophagus", kusho indoda enkulu.
  
  
  Le ndoda encane yahleka kancane, i-staccato, igcwele kancane izinduku.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ingabe kukhona okungahambi kahle ngokubona izinto?"
  
  
  Ingqondo yami yaphindela emuva njengebhayisikobho ehlehlela emuva. Igumbi le-hypostyle izolo ebusuku. Imisindo engangicabanga ukuthi ngiyizwile. Ekugcineni, I-Caretaker ih ayizange. othile, cishe U-Odin, walandela ureinaldo nami Ekarnak futhi wangena ngokuthula ngesikhathi ukuze ezwe isehlakalo sokugcina. Kodwa abazange bakuzwe, ngoba bangivumela ukuba ngibatholele i-microfilm.
  
  
  "Awuyena isikhova lapha", kusho indoda enkulu kimi.
  
  
  Ngamtshela. 'Cha? Isandla sakhe sawela phansi sisuka ku-doublet yakhe.
  
  
  "Ureinaldo wakutshela ukuthi le filimu ikuphi", kuqhubeka lo muntu omkhulu.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ubeauvais wenza isivumelwano nami".
  
  
  "Umnu. Beauvais wakunika ukuphila kwakho ukuze uthole ukwaziswa Ngoreinaldo", kusho indoda enkulu. 'Izwi nakho konke. Uthi ungakubulali manje uma ubambisana."
  
  
  "Indlela yokubambisana?"Ngathi, sengivele ngiyazi, ukuthi unesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba.
  
  
  Kwakukhona ukumamatheka okubi futhi. "Umnu. Beauvais ufuna le filimu. Uthi wakwenza kahle ngoba Ureinaldo wahlala kude naye. Yiqiniso, uyokuthengisela i-ego ngentengo efanele, uma ungacabanga ngayo. Kungase kube nezinye iziphakamiso ."
  
  
  Wabubula, ecabanga, yilokho kuphela. "Angizange ngiyithole le filimu", ngasho.
  
  
  Le ndoda encane yanyakazisa ikhanda layo futhi yangibiza ngomqambimanga ngesi-arabhu.
  
  
  Le filimu isephaketheni lakho", kusho indoda enkulu. "Sabona indlela owafaka ngayo i-ego lapho. Buyisela, futhi ngeke kube khona ukudubula."
  
  
  Ngangingeke nginikeze le filimu encane manje, ikakhulukazi hhayi iqembu lezigelekeqe lamazwe ngamazwe.
  
  
  "Kulungile, ngicabanga ukuthi anginakho ukukhetha", ngishilo.
  
  
  Kulungile, Mnu. Carter", kusho indoda enkulu.
  
  
  Isikhathi sayo ngomzuzu se-microfilm, ngasikhathi sinye sithatha izinyathelo ezimbili eziya kubo. Indoda enkulu yafinyelela ngesandla sayo samahhala, izama ukugcina I-Magnum esifubeni sami nomunye. Kwadingeka ngidlule phambi komarabhu omncane ukuze ngifike kuye.
  
  
  "Nginike nje i-tape futhi uzoba ngcono", kungiqinisekisa lo muntu omkhulu.
  
  
  Ngambuza. Noma kunjalo, wayengeke athole. Lathathwa ephaketheni lakhe ngesibhakela esingenalutho kodwa esiqinisiwe. Ngangimi ngobuqotho phambi Komarabhu omncane, futhi i-ego revolver yayibuka yonke into engiyenzayo. Kodwa kwadingeka ngiyibeke engozini.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe, yavula ngesibhakela esingenalutho futhi yabamba I-Little Arab ngesandla ngesibhamu, yaphuma emgqeni wokudubula. Umsindo wokudubula wagcwalisa igumbi lamatshe njengoba Ugawk endiza esuka esikhungweni esingemuva kwami futhi washaya udonga.
  
  
  Manje wayesebambe ingalo yesibhamu ngokuqinile futhi wawisa U-Ego nog phansi, wamfaka phakathi kwakhe nomfana omkhulu ngemagnum. Isibhamu sika-Arabhu omncane saphinde saqhuma, sabheka njengoba sasishaya phansi. Ngaleso sikhathi, lo muntu omkhulu wadutshulwa, ezama ukungishaya esifubeni. U-Little Arab wamemeza lapho ugawk eshaya i-emu engalweni yangakwesobunxele. Indoda enkulu yaqalekiswa njengoba manje yayicindezela Umarabhu omncane kuyo, okwesikhashana ikhipha u-ego ezinsimbini zokulinganisa.
  
  
  Wagxumela ekugcineni kwesarcohagus, enethemba lokusebenzisa i-ego njengendawo yokucasha. Indoda enkulu yadubula kabili ngesikhathi ibaleka isikhashana. Eyokuqala yaphula isidumbu, eyesibili yadwengula isithende esicathulweni sami sokunene.
  
  
  "Ngizokuthola, Carter!"Indoda enkulu yayisho ibhizinisi. Wadumala Kakhulu Ngotonman ngalolo suku lapho Ubeauvais ehoxisa ukuzazisa kwakhe.
  
  
  Manje wayezolungisa.
  
  
  Yayizwakala nge-ego kashaggy lapho ehamba ezungeze isidumbu. Kwakungekho sikhathi Sikaluger. Ngayihambisa ngengalo yami yangakwesokudla, Futhi Uhugo wangena entendeni yesandla sami.
  
  
  Indoda enkulu, enkulu nenonya, yafika ekhoneni lesarcophagus, ibambe i-magnum. Wangibona futhi wakhomba, futhi wazicindezela ngokumelene nebhokisi. Isibhamu saqhuma, futhi ngezwa Ugawk eshaya phansi eduze kwami. Wadubula ngokungenangqondo, futhi ngaba nenhlanhla. Eyakhe, waphakamisa isandla sakhe sokunene, wasembula phambi kwakhe, wakhulula Uhugo. I-stiletto yagxumela emoyeni buthule futhi yashayisa isifuba salo muntu omkhulu.
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego ayanda ngokumangala. Wayezibamba ngokuzenzakalelayo insimbi ebandayo. Umagnum wabhonga kathathu njengoba ayekhubeka futhi wawa kanzima esembozweni sebhokisi.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi esifanele, wezwa umsindo ngemva kwakhe. Ngaphenduka ngabona Umarabhu omncane, ingalo yakhe elimele ilenga eceleni kwakhe, futhi wangibhekisa ngesibhamu sakhe kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zama-sarcophagi. Eyakhe yasuka esisekelweni samatshe njengoba yayidubula, yabamba Uwilhelmina njengoba eyakhe yayihamba. U-Ee wayithatha wayidubula.
  
  
  Wamdubula kathathu. Umcibisholo wokuqala washaya udonga unyawo ngaphezu kwekhanda lama-Arabhu. Khona-ke owesibili wenza umsele esihlathini sikango sobunxele, owesithathu wangena esifubeni sakhe. Ugawk wamshaya wamshaya odongeni. Wawa phansi, wanyamalala.
  
  
  Kwakunokukhononda okuncane ngesi-arabhu. Khona-ke lo arabhu omncane wasukuma wathuthela emnyango wegumbi lokungcwaba. Waphenduka kancane futhi wangidubula ukuze angivikele. Kodwa lapho efika emnyango, isibhamu sakhe saphinde sahlasela Uluger futhi samshaya, esisekelweni somgogodla wakhe. Yayishaya sengathi i-ego yayidonswa ngocingo olungabonakali. I-sarcophagus yahamba yayombuka. Umzimba womarabhu omncane waqhuma futhi wabanda.
  
  
  Wabuyela endodeni enkulu futhi wakhipha i-stiletto esifubeni se-ego yakhe. U-Ego ego wayisula esikhwameni sakhe wayibuyisela esikhwameni sayo. "Kwakufanele uyeke ukubhema usengaphambili", etshela isidumbu.
  
  
  Wabe esezwa Ufahey ememeza, " Nick!"
  
  
  Waphenduka lapho engena ekamelweni lokungcwaba. Wadlula emimmo yesidumbu sokuqala, wasibuka ngokumangala, wabe eseza kimi waqala ukukhuluma nesisulu sami sesibili.
  
  
  Wabuza. "Ubuzalwane obusha?"
  
  
  Empeleni. Ubeauvais Stahl wayenobugovu lapho ecabanga ngokubaluleka kwale filimu ."
  
  
  "Ingabe unalo?"
  
  
  Wakhipha i-tape ephaketheni lakhe wayinika U-hey. "Kuhle lokho, Nick!"wathi, emamatheka .
  
  
  "Ingabe ubonile omunye Umuntu Wasenovy koty emaphaseji?"
  
  
  "Cha, angimbonanga nhlobo endaweni yanoma ubani. Futhi ngisola ukuthi Ngemva kwalokho Ubeauvais uyokwenqaba le filimu. Akafuni ngempela ukulwa nohulumeni WASE-US."
  
  
  "Uma lokhu kuyiqiniso, khona-Ke le ndawo Erussia isiqala ukubukeka njengendaba yempumelelo", ngishilo, ngigcina I-luger yami . "Hamba, hamba uphume lapha sisenenhlanhla."
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Lapho sifika emnyango wethuna, sifihla ilanga elikhanyayo, konke kwakuthule. Kwakungekho onogada eduze, futhi kumelwe ukuba ukujula kwegumbi lokungcwaba kwaqeda umsindo wokudubula. Saya ngqo e-alfa romeo futhi sangena.
  
  
  Njengoba sasihamba Sizungeza Isigodi samakhosi, kwaphumula kancane. Kwakuwumsebenzi ongathandeki, kodwa waphela kahle. Ngangine-microfilm, futhi nganginempilo. Ngacabanga ngesikhwama engangisifihle ngaphambili egumbini lemithwalo, uma kwenzeka, futhi ngajabula ukwazi ukuthi ngangingeke ngisidinge manje.
  
  
  Wayesesesimweni sokunqoba, ezizwa ejabule ngaye nangendlela ayephatha ngayo umsebenzi onzima, echazela Ufayeh ukuthi le filimu ibaluleke kangakanani ezweni elikhululekile, njll., njll., lapho kwenzeka. Sazungeza uphawu olunamadwala emgwaqweni ongcolile futhi sacishe sahlangana Nemoto emnyama Imercedes 350 sl eyayimi ngaphesheya komgwaqo, ngakho kwakungenakwenzeka ukugwema ukuzazisa.
  
  
  Ngiyaminza, ngiyamhlukumeza, wamisa endaweni enothuli engamamitha ambalwa Nje ukusuka emercedes. Lapho uthuli lusuka, wabona amadoda amathathu emi eduze kwemoto enkulu emnyama. Umhlathi wami wehla kancane. Kwakunguyuri lyalin kanye nezigelekeqe ezimbili Zama-Arabhu ayevame ukungishaya. Ulyalin wayephethe izibhamu Zakhe Zemauser, futhi Ama-Arabhu ayephethe isibhamu esinamakhala amancane. Zonke izibhamu zazikhomba ekhanda lami.
  
  
  "Mthungi," ngakhononda. "Amarashiya Aqalekisiwe ."Ufaye wavele wabuka laba abathathu. "Ngiyaxolisa, Nick."
  
  
  Ulyalin wasimemeza, ngesikhathi yena ehleli futhi enquma ukuthi enzeni. "Phuma Lapho, Carter. Akudingeki ungidumaze manje. Yilokho engakusindisa ekuphileni kwakho."
  
  
  "Kungcono wenze lokho akushoyo, Nick", Kusho Ufaye ngobumnene.
  
  
  Ukube injini yayimqalile futhi yabhekisa amabombo kubo, kungenzeka ukuthi washaywa isibhamu esisodwa, mhlawumbe ezimbili, kodwa wayengeke akwazi ukuzungeza le moto enkulu.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe wathukuthela kakhulu, wathukuthela kakhulu, kangangokuthi wayengakwazi ukucabanga ngokuqondile. Ekugcineni, injini yamvala.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngathi entombini yakhe. "Ake sizinikele KU-kgb."
  
  
  Saphuma emotweni Futhi Ulalin wasishayela imauser yakhe. Ngabheka omncane wakhe, futhi kwakunjengokungathi ngibheka omncane womshayeli wami. I-ego yakhe yayikwazi amandla nokusebenza kahle. Izigebengu Zama-Arabhu zazibambe izibhamu zazo ngokuqinile, zilungele ukuzisebenzisa. Angizange ngibone indlela yokuphuma.
  
  
  "Ngakho konke kuhamba ngokuvumelana necebo", kusho Ulialu kuye.
  
  
  "Eqinisweni, mnu.I-man", esho emamatheka kakhulu. "Wathola ukuthi le filimu ikuphi ehholo futhi wasiletha kuyo. Kwakufanele nje silinde futhi sikuvumele wenze wonke umsebenzi wethu."
  
  
  Wayejabula, futhi ngiyakuzonda ukujabula kwakhe.
  
  
  "Manje ngenxa yefilimu, ngicela."
  
  
  Wabubula kakhulu futhi wabheka Ufayeh. Wabheka phansi phansi. Sasidlula kakhulu kuye, kodwa kwakubonakala sengathi silahlekelwe umdlalo ngesikhathi esengeziwe esiphindwe kabili. Wayifaka ifilimu ngobubanzi bayo, wabheka iphasela okokugcina, walinika Ulyalin.
  
  
  Wayithatha ngokucophelela. Ephethe i-Mauser, wavula ifilimu wayihlola ngokucophelela. Wagwinya kanzima. Manje kwase kunezibhamu ezimbili kuphela ezazikhomba kimi. Futhi Ulalin cishe uyongibulala noma kunjalo ngaphambi kokuba ahambe lapha. Kwakunzima ukucabanga Ngofai, kodwa ukuphepha kwakhe kwakungeyona ingxenye yomsebenzi. Mhlawumbe angasebenzisa I-Beretta Ureinaldo ayithatha kuye ngesikhathi ukuze asisindise sobabili.
  
  
  Yenza isinyathelo sayo. Ngesikhathi Ulyalin ebambelela ifilimu ekukhanyeni, wathatha isinyathelo esiya phambili, ebeka i-ego phakathi kwami nomlwi okude nami, ekufinyeleleni komunye oseduze. Ngokungazelelwe nangobudlova, i-ego yakhe yamshaya ngesandla ngesibhamu. Isibhamu saqhuma phezu kwekhanda lami, futhi isigebengu saphindela emuva ngokumelene nesigqoko Semercedes. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, waziphonsa Kulyalin. Waqala ukuthatha Imauser, kodwa akazange abe nesikhathi. U-Ego wambamba futhi wamdonsa wasondela, ezama ukugcina u-ego phakathi kwami nomunye Umarabhu.
  
  
  Isidlamlilo sokuqala safika ezingqondweni zaso futhi sasisaphethe isibhamu. Omunye washukumiseleka ukuba angidubule. Mina nolyalin sasivaleleke empini ebulalayo, izandla zami zisemphinjeni, iminwe yakhe ithinta amehlo ami.
  
  
  Kwakungufayeh owayememeza. "Uberetta!"
  
  
  Ngabamba Ulyalin futhi ngacindezela u-ego ukuba aqondise isigebengu esasizama ukungiqondisa. Ethuswe isisindo sethu esihlangene, walahlekelwa ukulinganisela okwesikhashana. Kodwa enye indoda, njengoba ngangimazi, manje yayingasemuva kwami. Ngokwesibonelo, ngomzuzwana ngingaba nomgodi ongahluziwe emhlane wami.
  
  
  Edonsa kanzima Emahlombe Kalalin, wadonsa i-ego yakhe wayidonsela phansi futhi wayidonsela kuye. Manje kuyoba nzima nganoma yimuphi umdubuli ukungishaya ngaphandle kokushaya Ulyalin.
  
  
  "Wozani, mthungi nina! waphefumula, wangishaya ngendololwane ohlangothini.
  
  
  Okuwukuphela kwayo yalwa isikhathi. Ukube Ufaye wayekwazi ukusebenzisa Uberetta, wayengase ashintshe isimo esivuna thina. Uma kungenjalo, sekuphelile. Ngambona ephuma ekhoneni leso lami, futhi ngenhlanhla wakhipha isibhamu!
  
  
  Ngamemeza. "Zidubule!"
  
  
  Ulalin wakwazi ukukhuluma nakuba ngangibambe i-ego ngomphimbo. Wathi:" yekani ukuzazisa, bheka Ufayeh.
  
  
  Futhi Ufayeh, lobu buhle obumnandi obumamatheka ngendlela ekhangayo, waqhubekela phambili futhi wadubula I-beretta ekhanda lami. "Yekani ukuzazisa kwakho, Nick."
  
  
  Yena, ebuka lobo buso obuhle. Kancane kancane wakhulula Ulyalin. Wasuka kimi, wangihlikihla umphimbo. Ngangilokhu ngibheka I-Beretta.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, Nick", kusho intombazane ngobumnene.
  
  
  Ulyalin wakhipha i-microfilm wayifaka ephaketheni lakhe. "Yebo, Carter. Ufayeh uyisisebenzi SE-kgb. Yebo, ngezinye izikhathi usebenzela I-Interpol. Kodwa okokuqala, ithembekile Esoviet Union. Ingabe lokho akulungile, Faye othandekayo?
  
  
  Kancane kancane, wasukuma. Ufayeh wahlala ngokuthukuthela, engaphenduli Kulalin. Eminye imicabango yayisibuyela kimi manje. Wayengazimisele kakhulu ukubona Ureinaldo lapho emtshela ukuthi, hey, yiyona enefilimu encane. Futhi ukufa Kukadagger akuzange kumkhathaze. Manje ngangazi ukuthi kungani, ngoba ngangikhiphe ingxenye yomncintiswano NE-kgb. Kwakukhona nezinye izinto, futhi.
  
  
  "Uzame ukubulala Ureynaldo izolo ebusuku", kusho uyise. "Ngenxa yokuthi wawukwazi ukuthi ngemva kokuzikhukhumeza kokufa, akekho owayezokwazi ukuthola i-microfilm."
  
  
  "Nick, I -"
  
  
  Amasosha amabili aqashiwe asondela kimi manje. Lowo owambamba wabuka Ulalin, owayesusa uthuli esembathweni sakhe.
  
  
  "Ngivumele ngibulale i-ego yami", kusho u-arab.
  
  
  Ulalin wacishe wazivumela ukuba amomotheke. "Ingabe uyobona indlela abangane bami abafuna ukukususa ngayo?"Weza kimi wangifuna, walahla Uwilhelmina Nohugo. Waphosa u-ih phansi eduze Kwe-alfa romeo. Wabe esephendukela kimi wangishaya ngempama ebusweni.
  
  
  Wawa odakeni, edidekile. Ngangicabanga ukuthi ikhala lami liphukile. Le ndoda yayinesibhakela esihle. Wayekuzonda.
  
  
  Eyakhe yayisesemhlabathini.
  
  
  "Kungenxa yenkinga ongibangele yona, nangenxa yentamo yami ebuhlungu", esho, ethinta umphimbo wakhe lapho wawucishe wagwinywa khona imizuzu embalwa edlule. Wabe esefika ezongikhahlela, futhi ngaphambi kokuba asabele, wangikhahlela ebusweni, nangaphezu kwekhanda lami.
  
  
  Ubuhlungu obubangelwa izinyembezi baqhuma ngaphakathi kimi. Ngazama ukugxila Kulalin, kodwa wayengenangqondo phambi kwami.
  
  
  Ngezwa Ufaye ethi: "Hhayieverade!"
  
  
  Ulalin wasuka kimi, futhi umbono wami wavuleka ngandlela-thile. Ngambona enikeza Ufayeh ukubukeka okumnyama.
  
  
  "Bulala i-ego", eyala.
  
  
  Ufayeh waphenduka ngokushesha ukuze abhekane naye. "Cha," esho.
  
  
  Wayenenkinga yokushaya indololwane eyodwa, isisulu sasisaphenduka.
  
  
  "Ngathi bulala i-ego!"
  
  
  "I-Odin ebazungezile ingakwenza."Wakhomba Ama-Arabhu amabili.
  
  
  'Cha. Kumelwe ukwenze."
  
  
  Ngambona ngokucacile manje, futhi ngabuka ngokudideka njengoba Ufayeh esondela kancane kimi, ephethe I-Beretta phambi kwakhe. Ubuso bakhe babumnyama, amehlo akhe ebanzi. Ngabona izinyembezi zigijima emakhoneni alawo mehlo. Izinyembezi engambona ekhala ngesikhathi sokugcina senza uthando. Ngiyamqonda manje. Waphakamisa isibhamu esinesibambo sendlovu kwaze kwaba yilapho sibhekiswe esifubeni sami.
  
  
  'O Nkulunkulu wami!wathi.
  
  
  Wabe esecindezela inhlamvu.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi nambili.
  
  
  
  
  Amehlo abukhali angishaya kanzima. Wazizwa ebuhlungu obukhulu ngenhla nje kwenhliziyo yakhe futhi washaya phansi. Ufayeh wangidubula. Empeleni wangidubula.
  
  
  Abaningi abazange beze phambi kwami. Kwakumnyama okupholile, futhi kwakunemisindo njengoba laba abane bengena emercedes,nokugquma kwenjini njengoba behamba.
  
  
  Ubumnyama baphinde babuya, futhi lokho kwangimangaza. Okunye okwamangaza ukungabi khona kwebhola lomlilo elishisayo esifubeni sami, elangishaqisa futhi lacishe langibulala.
  
  
  Ekugcineni kwatholakala ukuthi ngiyakwazi ukuhamba. Kancane kancane wavula amehlo akhe futhi wabheka ilanga elishisayo. Kwakwenzeke isimangaliso esichithekile. Waziphakamisa kabuhlungu endololwaneni eyodwa futhi wabeka isandla esifubeni sakhe lapho kwakufanele kube khona imbobo. Yingaleso sikhathi lapho ngaqaphela khona ukuthi yini eyayihambe kabi-noma kunalokho, ngendlela efanele.
  
  
  Wafinyelela ephaketheni lakhe eliphindwe kabili, ephaketheni lakhe lesifuba langakwesokudla, futhi wakhipha isiqondiso esijiyile samathuna. Umgodi ongahluziwe esembozweni odlula encwadini. Ugawk .I .Ama-25 ayephuma cishe ingxenye yesine yesentimitha ngemuva kwencwadi. Walahla incwadi futhi wakhumula ngokucophelela ihembe lakhe. Kwakunomgodi omkhulu obomvu lapho isikhumba sasidwengulwe khona emaphethelweni enhlamvu. Ngangizoba namabala ajulile, kodwa incwadi eyisiqondiso yasindisa ukuphila kwami.
  
  
  Ngikhumbula Indlela Ufayeh azama ngayo ukungikhuluma ukuba ngingayithengi le ncwadi, ngithi angangitshela lokho okudingeka ngikwazi. Ukuhleka kwakhe kwakubuthakathaka. Ngezinye izikhathi kwakuhlanya kakhulu.
  
  
  Kancane kancane wasukuma. Isibhakela sikalyalin senza inhliziyo yami yashaya ngamandla. Ulyalin. I-microfilm encane. Kwakudingeka abalandele. Ulyalin kwadingeka ayithole ngaphambi kokuba abhubhise ifilimu.
  
  
  Uwilhelmina Nohugo babelele phansi, ukuda ih waphonsa Ulyalin.
  
  
  Ngemva kokuthola I-luger ne-stiletto, wadluliselwa e-alpha futhi wakhuphukela e-nah. Yayihlolwa Umshayeli We-luger, yayibambeke esihlabathini. Waqalekisa ngaphansi komoya wakhe waze wakhumbula icala lokunamathisela egumbini lemithwalo ngomsebenzi we-buntline owenziwe ngokwezifiso. Mhlawumbe kwakuyoba isikhali esingcono ngaphansi kwezimo ezihlukahlukene.
  
  
  Ngathatha injini Ye-alpha ngayifaka emshinini. I-gt encane yabhonga futhi yakhahlela ifu elikhulu lothuli.
  
  
  Kumelwe ukuba kwakungamamayela ayisihlanu ngaphambi kokuba eyakhe ifike emgwaqweni. Enye indlela yayihamba Iye Eluxor, kanti enye yayihamba iye ogwini idlule ogwadule Lwasegibithe. Ustahl waphuma wayofunda phansi; waphawula amathayi emercedes. Ulyalin wahamba waya ehlane. Uye wabheka ethekwini Lasesafagi, lapho cishe uzohlangana khona nomkhumbi wezimpahla waserussia. Kodwa hhayi uma ngingamvimba.
  
  
  I-Alpha yabhonga emgwaqweni ongenalutho. Ekuqaleni, umgwaqo wawulungile, kodwa kamuva waphenduka umgwaqo omkhulu owaba mubi nakakhulu. Kwakunezinqwaba zesihlabathi ezijulile, futhi i-alpha, naphezu kokwehla kwayo okuphansi, kwakudingeka izidonsele kuyo. Nge-mercedes, bekungeke kube inkinga enkulu. Ekugcineni, kwadingeka ngishintshele emshinini ophansi ukuze ngithole amandla.
  
  
  Emini, imikhondo yemercedes yayisiba misha, kodwa ilanga lalingasabekezeleleki. Insimbi yangaphandle yemoto yayishisa kakhulu ukuba ingathintwa, futhi wayezizwa imiphumela yakho konke engangikade ngibhekene nakho ngaphambili. Wabamba isondo eligobile njengoba imoto yayishayela ngokuqinile, icindezela ingilazi yangaphambili enothuli emagagasini okushisa ayenyuka esihlabathini futhi enza indawo igeleze, futhi wazibuza ukuthi leliertane kufanele libe njani ehlobo. Khona-ke ngabona okuthile eceleni komgwaqo omkhulu.
  
  
  Ekuqaleni ngangingakwazi ukubona ukuthi kwakuyini ngenxa yamagagasi okushisa. Kungaba ingxenye yemoto noma inqwaba yezindwangu ezindala.
  
  
  Khona-ke, lapho esondela ekulunyweni kwakhe, wakwazi ukubheka kangcono ukuma kwe-ego. Ngayibuka. Kwakungeyona into ethile, kodwa umuntu othile. Umuntu olele enganyakazi esihlabathini. Intombazane...?'
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, wafika lapho. Waphuma ezimotweni, wahamba waya eceleni komgwaqo, futhi wabuka lesi sibalo ngokhahlo, sigwinya kabuhlungu. Kwakungufayeh.
  
  
  Bambulala. Ingxenye yezingubo zakhe yayikhishwe empini enobudlova, futhi kwakunamanxeba ngaphansi kwemibambo yakhe phansi. U-Odin wagwazwa ngabo ngommese.
  
  
  Wabubula kakhulu. Wakhumbula umzimba wakhe ofudumele uhamba ngaphansi komhlaba , amehlo akhe acwebezelayo, nendlela ayekhale ngayo ngaphambi kokudonsa isicishamlilo Ku-Beretta. Manje wayesebukeka njengonodoli wesekisi ophukile.
  
  
  Ekanye Nolyalin, wenza iphutha elibulalayo. Akazange abonise isifiso sokungibulala. Waze wakhala. Ulalin wayengafuni abantu ababemzungezile ababengakhala.
  
  
  Emuva e-alpha, ngazithola ngicabanga ukuthi Ufayeh, Ufayeh omuhle, wayekwazi ngekhanda incwadi yeziqondiso ephaketheni lami futhi wayibhekise lapho edubula. Angisoze ngazi. Wabheka phezulu esibhakabhakeni futhi wabona ukuthi izimpungushe zase ziqoqene kakade futhi zizulazula buthule. Futhi yena, wafunga, ngoba wayengeke abe nesikhathi sokumngcwaba.
  
  
  Enye ingxenye yehora futhi wabona ibala eligobile ngaphambili. Lapho ivala ibanga, i-speck yaphenduka i-drop ekhazimulayo, bese i-drop iphenduka imoto. Imoto emnyama imercedes.
  
  
  Injini yaqala ukusebenza. I-alpha yagingqika esihlabathini. Kwakunethuba elihle phambi kwami, futhi wayehlose ukuvala ibanga. Njengoba nganginyathela kanzima phezu kwegesi, kwafika kimi ukuthi kungenzeka Ukuthi Ulyalin wayeseyibhubhisile kakade le filimu. Kodwa lokho kwakungenakwenzeka. Akungabazeki ukuthi abaphathi be-Ego bayodinga ubufakazi obuphathekayo bokuthi ibuyiselwe.
  
  
  Lapho eyakhe ingena endaweni engamamitha ayikhulu ukusuka emercedes, wama. Ulyalin namabutho amabili baphuma bangibuka ngihamba. Cishe babengakholelwa emehlweni abo. Lapho ngimisa endaweni yokupaka enothuli engamamitha angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nje kuphela ukusuka lapho futhi ngiphuma, ngambona, ngisho nakuleli banga, egqoke inkulumo Kalalin yokungakholwa.
  
  
  Ngamemeza. "Eqinisweni, Ulyalin! Kungokwakhe! Kusukela manje kuqhubeke, kungcono uzibulale!
  
  
  Bavula umnyango wemercedes ukuze bacashe futhi bema ngemva kwabo, nakuba babengenakufinyeleleka.
  
  
  "Angazi ukuthi wasinda kanjani, Carter", Kumemeza Ulyalin kimi. "Kodwa awunalutho ongaluthola lapha ngaphandle kwenye inhlamvu."Kunabanye abathathu kithi . Awukwazi ukuthola i-movie."
  
  
  Ngakho wayesenayo. Njengoba nje ngangilindele. Kodwa lo muntu wayeqinisile. Babemelene nami kathathu koyedwa, futhi babengongoti. Akekho umuntu ophilile engqondweni owayezosekela amathuba ami.
  
  
  Waya ngemuva kwe-alpha wavula isiqu. Ngaphakathi kwakunesixhumanisi-Ucasey. Ngokushesha yavulwa u-ego futhi yathathwa Ubuntline. Wayiphotha ngokucophelela yaba izingcezu ezimbili wayibopha emgqonyeni ongamamitha ayisithupha nesigamu ubude. Khona-ke i-carbine Yesibhamu Sasebelgium yamthatha futhi yaqhuma i-ego emhlane wesibhamu .357 Magnum futhi wayibamba ngokuqinile.
  
  
  Ama-Arabhu angidubula izikhathi ezimbalwa. Enye yawa, yafafaza isihlabathi, kanti enye yadla kancane i-fender yemoto. Babekude kakhulu, futhi manje base bekwazi.
  
  
  Ulalin wababamba ngesandla. Bathuthela kimi, nhlangothi zombili zomgwaqo. Lapho besondela ngokwanele, bayongihlasela bangithathe bangidubule. Babengazi Ngebuntline.
  
  
  Waguqa ngemuva komnyango ovulekile we-alpha futhi wabeka ikhanda lesibhamu elide elenziwe ngokwezifiso phezu kwensimbi eshisayo. Umjuluko wehla ebusweni bami usuka emgqeni wami wezinwele. U-Ego wayithinta, futhi wayibhekisa emgqonyeni omude kumarabhu ongakwesokudla, lowo owayefuna ukungibulala kabi kangaka. Wacindezela umhlane wesibhamu ngokuqinile ehlombe lakhe, wathola umdubuli esilinganisweni Se-buntline, futhi wadonsa isibhamu.
  
  
  Lendoda yagxumela emoyeni ngokoqobo, yagoba yaba yindilinga, futhi yaphonswa phansi ngokuzumayo ngomgodi omkhulu emhlane wayo owawugqolozela. Wayesefile kakade lapho eshaya isihlabathi.
  
  
  Esinye isishoshovu sama. Ulalin wangibheka esuka kumuntu ofile. Ama-arabhu asinda nawo angibuka, abese ebuyela Kulalin, abese ebuyela kimi. Wabe esephenduka futhi wagijima wabuyela emercedes. Wafika emotweni ngaphambi Kokuba U-Ego athole ukunakwa nguye.
  
  
  U-Arab wagxumela ngemuva kwemoto, enza izimpawu zokhahlo Kulalin. Manje zase zimbozwe kahle. Waphawula ukukhuphuka kwedundwane ngakwesobunxele somzila, likhahlela kancane kubo. Lokhu kunganginika ikhono lokudubula usuka endaweni ephakeme. Waphefumula ngokujulile futhi wabaleka.
  
  
  Izibhamu ze Ih zadubula ngesikhathi esisodwa
  
  
  Izinhlamvu zangidwengula esihlabathini esasingizungezile. Kodwa ngaqhubeka ngigijima, futhi ekugcineni ngaba lapho. Ngacasha ngemuva kwedundane njengoba isibhamu saphula isihlabathi ngamasentimitha ayisithupha ekhanda lami.
  
  
  Ephakamisa izindololwane zakhe, ebambe Intambo phambi kwakhe, wazibheka phansi. Bathuthela ngakolunye uhlangothi lwemercedes.
  
  
  "Woza lapha futhi ngizobhubhisa ifilimu!"kumemeza Ulyalin .
  
  
  I-grimaced yayo, ilele lapho. Nganginokukhetha okungakanani? U-Arab wangidubula ekhanda futhi wangiphuthelwa. Wabheka ngakwesobunxele sakhe futhi wabona idundwane lesihlabathi elingcono, elinomthambeka oshelelayo. Ngavuka ngagijima ngimlandela. Nalapha futhi, ngathola isihlabathi, futhi ngaphinde ngakwazi ukufinyelela endaweni yokukhosela ngaphandle kokushaya okukodwa.
  
  
  Ngaphinde ngambheka. Ulyalin wangidubula futhi wangiphuthelwa ngamasentimitha. Eqhutshwa yilokhu, u-arab wahlala phansi kancane ukuze azidubule. Latholakala ngesifuba Sika-Ego lapho ebona umcengezi omude futhi ladubula. Wamemeza wawa emhlane, wanyamalala ngemva kwemoto.
  
  
  Ngambona Ulalin ebuka phansi umuntu. Wabe esengibheka emuva. Ngokubuka ubuso bakhe be-ego, ngangingasho ukuthi i-ego yesigebengu sokugcina yayifile. Wangidubula kabili ngokushesha, futhi okwakhe kwaba okunye ukudubula. Waphenduka, walimala ehlombe.
  
  
  "Wathi lona nguye okukweleta yena", kuxwayisa i-ego yakhe.
  
  
  Wamemeza. "Ngizobhubhisa le filimu futhi uzolahlekelwa!"
  
  
  Wangena ngakolunye uhlangothi lwemoto, wabe esefinyelela ngaphandle futhi wavala umnyango ohlangothini lwami. Ngangingazi ukuthi wayezokwenzani lapho, kodwa kwadingeka ngenze ngokushesha ukuze ngiyeke ukuzazisa.
  
  
  Wasukuma wagijimela egqumeni elincane elinesihlabathi cishe maphakathi nemoto. Kwazwakala isibhamu emotweni, ngidla umlenze wami webhulukwe. Eyakhe yashayisa isihlabathi; manje eyakhe yayingabheka emotweni.
  
  
  Kwakusobala ukuthi Ulalin wayenzani lapho. Wayegcina ugwayi ukhanya kudeshibhodi. Uzoyibeka ebhayisikobho manje.
  
  
  Wadutshulwa emotweni, kodwa Ulyalin wathula, futhi i-ego yakhe ayikwazanga ukushaya. Wafinyelela ngomzuzu Owodwa kupierre, igranade yegesi. Leli kwakuwukuphela kwethuba lami manje. Wakhipha iphini elincane lebhomu, wakhomba ngokucophelela, waliphonsa ngefasitela elivulekile lemercedes. Yakha i-arc ephakeme futhi yanyamalala ngaphakathi.
  
  
  Igesi enentuthu yagcwalisa imoto ngemizuzwana. Ngezwa Ulyalin ephefumula. Khona-ke umnyango wavuleka futhi waphuma, wadutshulwa Umauser njengoba ayehamba. Wadubula kathathu, futhi zonke izinhlamvu ezintathu zangena esihlabathini phambi kwami. Waphendula ngokudubula Emgqeni. Ulyalin washaywa esifubeni futhi waphonswa emuva ngenkani emotweni. Amehlo ka-Ego ashaqeka, wabe esegxumela phansi.
  
  
  Waphuma ngokuqapha ezindaweni zokukhosela. Lapho esondela Kulyalin, wabheka futhi waqaphela ukuthi ufile. Manje igesi yayisuswa eduze kwemoto, kodwa kwakungekho sidingo sokungena emercedes ukuze kwenziwe i-microfilm. Ulalin wayesabambe i-ego esandleni sakhe sobunxele.
  
  
  Ngathatha le filimu ngenza iqhinga elifile lesikhulu SEKGB futhi ngayihlola isikhathi eside. Ngangizibuza ukuthi kwakufanele yini lokho okwakukufanele.
  
  
  Ngemva kokubeka le filimu ngomzuzu, yabuyela Kancane Kancane Ku-alpha, ikhanya elangeni lasogwadule. Ngangisenomsebenzi okumelwe ngiwenze, umsebenzi wokugcina kulesi sabelo, ngaphambi kokuba ngiwucabange usuphelile. Kwadingeka ngibuyele Efayeh. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wayekhumbula incwadi yeziqondiso noma cha, lapho edonsa inhlamvu Ku-Beretta, eyakhe yayibuya izomngcwaba.
  
  
  Ngacabanga ukuthi ngimkweleta.
  
  
  
  
  
  Ucarter Nick
  
  
  Iqembu Lokubulala Lama-Inca
  
  
  
  
  
  Unick Carter
  
  
  Iqembu Lokubulala Lama-Inca
  
  
  
  
  
  Kunikezelwe kumalungu E United States Secret Service
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sokuqala.
  
  
  
  
  
  Wasonga ithawula okhalweni lwakhe waya egumbini elilandelayo elimhlophe elibulala amagciwane. Kuze kube manje, uchwepheshe omusha we-AXE health uye wahlola amehlo, ikhala, umphimbo, umfutho wegazi, ne-pedicure yami. Wenyuka futhi wehla ngesitebhisi isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba akhuphuke Igreat Wall Yasechina.
  
  
  Wathi: "kumelwe ube nesilinganiso esikhulu sokuphulukiswa, ubheke isibazi esibomvana esifubeni sami.
  
  
  "Nginesifiso esikhulu sokudla."
  
  
  Wathi: "nami, njengokungathi lokho kwasinika isibopho esivamile. "Kumane nje kungiphenduke ngikhuluphele."
  
  
  "Zama ukubalekela inhlamvu kanye ngosuku. Lokhu kuzonciphisa alenka yakho."
  
  
  Isikhulu sezokwelapha sanyakazisa ikhanda laso. "Nina makhosi okubulala ninomqondo omubi wokuhlekisa."
  
  
  "Isifo somsebenzi".
  
  
  Wangiholela ekamelweni lokusabela futhi wangihlala phansi. Ngijwayele. Ikhamera iyibhokisi elimnyama. Indoda enen, yona, iphethe intambo yezinkinobho bese ilinda. The saint lights up futhi ucindezela inkinobho. Ubrylev angabonakala eqotho ngaphambili noma ezinhlangothini, futhi uvela ngezikhathi ezingahleliwe. Awukwazi ukubala isikhathi kusengaphambili, futhi ngenxa yokuthi awazi ukuthi kuyoba kuphi, umbono wakho ongaphandle udlula ekuzivocavoca okukhathazayo. Isikhathi Reaction-ngokushesha kangakanani ucindezela inkinobho, ke kangakanani engcwele ifundwa ikhompyutha digital ngaphandle in izinkulungwane ngomzuzwana.
  
  
  Futhi umhloli akasho ukuthi, " Ukulungele? Ah."Usanta uyakhanya bese ucindezela inkinobho njengokungathi ukuphila kwakho kuncike kuyo. Ngoba ngendlela enyanyekayo. Ensimini, usanta uyabuya.
  
  
  Uphawu lwendawo lwavela nge-angle engu-80 degrees ngakwesobunxele. Isithupha sami sase siphelile kakade. Ingqondo yami yavalwa ngoba ngangicabanga isikhathi eside kakhulu. Kwakuphakathi kwe-retina yami nesithupha sami.
  
  
  Okunye ukudubula kusuka ekhoneni elihlukile elingajwayelekile, nokunye. Ukuhlolwa kuthatha isigamu sehora, nakuba kubonakala sengathi izinyanga eziyisithupha, lapho unamehlo omile ngenxa yokungaboni, futhi izibani zivela kabili noma kathathu ngesikhathi. Ushintshe izandla inkinobho ngoba izinkanyezi zanamuhla zesithupha esisodwa zibangela ukubhujiswa kwama-axon esimiso sezinzwa. Khona-ke, uma nje uzizwa uqiniseka, benza i-brylev ibe buthuntu futhi ibe buthuntu kuze kube yilapho uzikhandla ukuze ubone ukucwazimula okulingana nekhandlela eliqhele ngamakhilomitha amathathu.
  
  
  Ekugcineni, njengoba ayesezoshintshanisa amehlo akhe ngenduku esetshenzisiwe, ishidi elimnyama eliseceleni ladwengulwa futhi udokotela wafaka ikhanda lakhe.
  
  
  "Ingabe ukhona owake wakutshela ukuthi unombono omuhle wasebusuku?"ihhotela elikuyi-internet ukuze wazi.
  
  
  "Yebo, othile muhle kakhulu kunawe."
  
  
  Kubonakala sengathi le ego iye yacasula.
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, akulungile ngokuphelele. Ngiqonde ukuthi, uzenzele ngokwakho."
  
  
  Kwakuyiqiniso. Yakhiwa igumbi lokusabela phakathi nokuhlala kwami kokugcina ngenkani esibhedlela SASETOPOR. Uhawk wayibiza ngokuthi i-occupational therapy.
  
  
  "Ngicela ube nesihlalo. Kukhona olunye uchungechunge", kusho udokotela.
  
  
  Wazithola esebuyele esihlalweni sakhe ekamelweni, eqagela kuphela ukuthi kwakwenzekani. Udokotela wathi kufanele ngicindezele inkinobho ngokushesha nje lapho ngibona ibrylev ebomvu. Kwakungafanele ngenze lutho ukube ukukhanya okuluhlaza kwakukhanya. Ngamanye amazwi, ngeke kusaba khona ukusabela okulula kwezimoto. Kulokhu ukwahlulela nokusabela kwakuhlangana nakho konke okunye
  
  
  ngokungezwa kokubomvu kokuguquka nokuluhlaza kokuma.
  
  
  Lapho lokhu kuhlushwa sekuphelile, kwase kudlule esinye isigamu sehora, futhi wayesevutha umlilo njengoba ayezidonsa phansi esitokisini esincane.
  
  
  "Bheka, Uhawk wafika nalo mbono omncane", ngathi njengoba ngangiphuma. "Ake ngikutshele ukuthi yini ongayenza ngakho."
  
  
  Wabe esephefumula. Indoda yami yahamba, futhi esikhundleni sayo kwakuyi-blonde epholile, ephumelela kakhulu. Unah naye wayegqoke ijazi elimhlophe, kodwa ngandlela-thile umphumela wawuhlukile, ufana ne-tarp phezu kwezibhamu ezimbili zasolwandle ezingamasentimitha angu-12. Futhi uma ebukwa ngunah, wayephendula ngokuncoma.
  
  
  "Udkt. Boyer wayeqinisile . Uyisibonelo esihle kakhulu", esho ngokungenamusa.
  
  
  Wafuna ukumazi. "Usunesikhathi esingakanani ulapha?"
  
  
  "Kukhona i-ferret nabo njengoba ungena. Udkt. Boyer waya esidlweni sasemini."
  
  
  Okuvamile.
  
  
  Wabheka umbhalo wakhe.
  
  
  "Lezi yizikhathi ezingavamile, N3."
  
  
  Ngingasho njalo ukuthi omunye wamantombazane kule nhlangano ufuna ukugcina ubuhlobo obusemthethweni nini, ngoba khona-ke uzosebenzisa isikhundla sami Sokuba Umphathi Wokubulala. Eqinisweni, I-US n1, I-US n2 ayisekho; babulawa besenza umsebenzi wabo. Kunoma ikuphi, ngokusobala lo muntu onombala onsundu owayegqoke ijazi elimhlophe wayehileleke ezindabeni zothando Zikanick Carter - futhi wanquma ukungahlanganyeli kuzo.
  
  
  "Isikhathi esiphuthumayo: 0.095, 0.090, 0.078 nokunye. Futhi akulona iphutha elilodwa ekukhanyeni okuluhlaza. Fast kakhulu futhi ngokuzethemba kakhulu. Ngandlela-thile, uqinisile ngokuphelele, imibala yayiwumqondo womphathi."
  
  
  Wathambekela phezu kwehlombe lakhe futhi wabheka ibalazwe. Uma ayecabanga ukuthi ngikhathazekile ngesikhathi sokusabela kwami, wayenephutha.
  
  
  "Yebo, Udkt. Elizabeth Adams, ukube bengikwazi ukuthi uyangivivinya, ngabe nganciphisa ukusabela kwami ukuze sikwazi ukuchitha isikhathi esiningi ndawonye."
  
  
  Wagxumela ngaphansi kwengalo yami futhi wasukuma. Lo mkhankaso wawuhlanzekile, unembile, futhi ungenasiwula.
  
  
  "Ngizwile okuthile ngawe, N3 . Kwanele ukwazi ukuthi ushesha ngendlela efanayo uma ungashisi ongcwele.
  
  
  Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngibona uphawu lokungafuni. Mhlawumbe wayenamahloni nje, engajwayele ukuba ama-agent ayedlala ngamathawula kuphela. Khona-ke:
  
  
  "Ingabe uzivocavoca ukuze uhlale ulungile?"Kuyini?"wabuza, ukuthi iplywood yayiqhekeke nini kancane .
  
  
  "Yebo, Nksz. Adams. U-Elizabeth. Mhlawumbe ngingakubonisa isikhathi esithile. Mhlawumbe kulobubusuku?"
  
  
  "Kunomthetho wokuthi abahloli baxhumane nama-agent."
  
  
  "Lesi akusona isicelo Somshado, Elizabeth. Lokhu kusikisela."
  
  
  Okwesikhashana, ngacabanga ukuthi angase abize abezokuphepha. Wayemcasukela futhi emluma izindebe.
  
  
  Wathi: "umqondisi wangitshela ukuthi ungumuntu oqondile kakhulu".
  
  
  "Yini amanye amantombazane akutshela yona?"
  
  
  Wathula isikhashana, futhi ngemva kwalokho, emangala, wamomotheka. Kwakukuhle.
  
  
  "Basebenzisa amagama likeengokuthi fast and very confident, Mnu.Carter. Wathi, "manje, ngithatha imidwebo," ngizothumela othile onezingubo zakho. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ngizocabanga ngengxoxo yethu encane."
  
  
  Ingulube ye-chauvinist ayishaya ikhwelo njengoba ayegqoka futhi futhi yaya ukuyojoyina ikhehla elihlekisayo elaliphethe inhlangano yezinhloli esebenza kahle kakhulu emhlabeni.
  
  
  Watholakala Nguhawke ehhovisi lika-Ego, owayehlola etafuleni lakhe e-I wacela omunye usikilidi eshibhile athanda ukubhema. I-sel yakhe futhi yakhanyisa eyodwa ezungeze ugwayi wakhe onesihloko segolide. Ezinye izinhlangano-I-Central Intelligence, Umnyango Wezokuvikela, i-fbi-zitshala imali eningi ekuhlobiseni ingaphakathi. Kodwa, uma sikubeka kancane, cha. Sinesabelomali esincane kakhulu nomsebenzi ongcolile kakhulu, futhi amahhovisi Kahawk ayakubonisa lokho. Ngokwami, ngezinye izikhathi ngicabanga ukuthi uyakuthanda lokho.
  
  
  Wahlala ethule isikhashana. Angifuni Ukuba Uhawk angene ebhizinisini. Lapho ehamba, ikhehla lihlale lisendaweni engafinyeleleki ehholo. Ekugcineni, wangena ekhabetheni lesihlalo sakhe wakhipha ucezu lwephepha. Ngokushesha yabonwa yi-ego ngombala wayo oshibhile ongwevu iyunifomu Yekomiti Yezokuphepha Yombuso, eyaziwa nangokuthi Ikomiti Yezokuphepha Yombuso Yasesoviet, noma i-kgb nje.
  
  
  "'Umngane 'wayithatha ezinqolobaneni Zepolitburo", kusho Uhawke, wayinika mina.
  
  
  Washaya ikhwelo lapho ebona ukuthi umbiko wawunezinsuku ezimbili kuphela ubudala. Njengoba ngishilo, Uhawke wayengeke abukwe phansi. Nokho, ingqikithi yalo mbiko yayithakazelisa ngempela. Ikakhulukazi njengoba kwakuphathelene nenceku yakho ethobekile.
  
  
  "Lokhu akulungile. Ku-nen, ngilungile ngecala Likakraznoff, kodwa ukuqhuma Kukachumbi kunikezwa Umphathi Omusha wokubulala.
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu. Ngangineminye imibiko evela emthonjeni ofanayo. Uyoba nesithakazelo sokwazi ukuthi isilinganiso saserussia samandla E-AX singaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kunesangempela. Ufanelwe ama-agent amahlanu ngokwakho."Ukumamatheka kwawela izindebe zakhe ezincanyana.
  
  
  Bazothi " ngingumuntu onobuhlakani obukhulu kunabo bonke kusukela Kurasputin."Ngizama ukumtshela ukuthi abafana Basemoscow abakwazanga ukugcina amehlo abo evulekile njengoba kwakufanele."
  
  
  Wangibeka phansi emaphethelweni esihlalo. Manje ngangithambekele, futhi wayekwazi lokho; futhi wayeseqala ukuvumelana nokuhlola kwamarashiya ukuzazisa komuntu.
  
  
  "Ungathanda kanjani ukudla kwasemini?"Uhawk washintsha indaba.
  
  
  Ukhomishane wathumela amapuleti enyama yenkomo eyosiwe noshizi wasendlini onezingxenye zamapheya. Uhawk wanginika inyama yenkomo eyosiwe wathatha ushizi wasendlini. I-ego yamukelwa kahle.
  
  
  "Uyithanda kanjani i-russian analysis?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi kuwuphawu lokuthi senza umsebenzi omuhle."
  
  
  "Kuthiwani ngabo? Ucabanga ukuthi ukuphikiswa kwenzani? Angifuni lutho olungenangqondo kwezombangazwe kuwe, N3. Ngikuthola njalo lapho ngisesitimeleni nomuntu Othile Emnyangweni Wezangaphandle. "isikhathi esithile kanye nalaba bantu. Ngifuna ukwabelana nawe ukuhlolwa kwekhwalithi yabasebenzi Amareds asibeka ngokumelene nathi ."
  
  
  Lokhu kwakuyinto ayengacabangi ngayo ngempela. Manje njengoba ayesekwenzile, kwafika izinto ezithile ezithakazelisayo engqondweni. Njengomfana osesigodini Sasechumbi, ngangingenaso isibindi sokubulala. Futhi ukudideka okuhilelekile kuye kwavumela mina nomdansi webhaleni waserussia ukuba sihambe sizungeze inhliziyo yemoscow.
  
  
  "Mthungi thatha, mnumzane, bayashelela."
  
  
  "Yebo. N3. Ukwanda kwemisebenzi kulo lonke leli chibi elivulekile-Empumalanga Ephakathi, ezwekazini Lasendiya, umngcele Nechina-kuye kwanikeza Abaserussia ikhanda elibuhlungu kakhulu kunalokho ababengakucabanga. Basemaqenjini amakhulu njengamanje " bacabanga ukuthi izinto ziyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunalokho ababekucabanga. Zinezinkinga eziningi zokuthutha ngezindiza ezintsha ze-ih nemikhumbi, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, ungqimba oluncane lwama-agent asezingeni eliphakeme oluthola luncane futhi luncane ."
  
  
  "Mnumzane," ngathi ngobuqotho, " ungangitshela ukuthi yini oyitholayo?"
  
  
  Uhawk wamamatheka kakhulu omunye usikilidi.
  
  
  "Akunjalo neze. Ungawuthanda kanjani umqondo wokukuqashisa Kumarashiya?"
  
  
  Wacishe wagxuma esihlalweni sakhe wabe esethi uyahlekisa.
  
  
  "Sidinga ukwehla, N3 . Kungenzeka ukuthi awukwazi lokhu, kodwa nabo imvubu, njengoba ungene esitokisini namhlanje ekuseni, uhlola ukusabela, waqashwa YI-kgb."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Sesibili
  
  
  
  
  
  Sahlangana Namarashiya esikhumulweni sezindiza esishiywe Dengwane Edelaware. Kwakunabathathu kithi nabathathu be-ihs.
  
  
  Ukasoff naye ngokushesha baqaphela omunye nomunye emafayilini abo. Wayengumuntu wasemoscow ogqoke kahle, onobuhle, umqondisi wezokuvakasha E-aeroflot lapho engasebenzi KU-kgb. Izigebengu ezimbili ezazinaye zazingenabo ubuhle obunjalo. Bobabili babebukeka sengathi babephakamisa izinsimbi eqenjini elifanayo lezempilo futhi bethenga izingubo enqoleni efanayo yokuthenga.
  
  
  Ngaphezu kukahawke nami, Umqondisi We-AXE Wemiphumela Ekhethekile nokuhlela, Udkt.Thompson, wayeseceleni kwethu. Wayephethe ibhokisi elalibhalwe ukuthi "Izingubo Zokugqoka Eziphambili".
  
  
  "Unick Carter odumile . Nice ukuhlangabezana nawe."Ukasoff wathi kunjengokungathi wayeqotho.
  
  
  Umoya opholile wasentwasahlobo wenza amajazi ezigelekeqe ze-ego anamathela emagobolondweni angaphansi kwemikhono yazo. Ngenxa yobukhulu be-bulge, babefaka i -.Isibhamu esingu-32 caliber. Naphezu kokubingelela ngenhlonipho, wayazi ukuthi enzeni uma kukhona okungahambi kahle. Ngeke ngikwazi ukufika Kuluger, kodwa ngingamshaya Ucasoff futhi ngithathe ummese ngomphimbo wendoda ngakwesobunxele sakhe ngaphambi kokuba omunye umuntu afinyelele isibhamu sakhe. Ngangizoyibeka engozini. Mhlawumbe Ukasoff wafunda ingqondo yami, ngoba waphakamisa izandla zakhe.
  
  
  "Usohlangothini lwethu manje", esho ngesirashiya. "Ngicela, ngiyazi idumela lakho. Yingakho sikucela."
  
  
  "Ngaphambi kokuba siqale ukukhuluma, ake sikhululeke", kusho Uhawke.
  
  
  Kwakunendawo yokugcina impahla engenalutho enkundleni. Wayesezophula umnyango lapho Uhawk ekhipha ukhiye. Uhlale ecabanga ngakho konke kusengaphambili. Kwakukhona ngisho nebhodwe lekhofi elishisayo elalisilindele, Futhi Uhawke wenza ilungelo lokulithululela ezinkomishini zamaphepha.
  
  
  "Uyabona, thina Amarashiya nani Mamelika, singabameleli ezinhlangothini zombili, nje siyizigqila zohulumeni bethu. Akukhona ukuthi kufanele abuyele nini ezitheni ezifungelwe. Namuhla, uma ufunda amaphephandaba, sinesivumelwano sokuhwebelana esivaliwe esibiza izigidigidi zamarandi Phakathi Kwemoscow Newashington. Amaloli, ama-turbine, okusanhlamvu. Kunokuba alwe impi yomshoshaphansi, la mazwe aqala ukuhweba. Izikhathi ziyashintsha, futhi thina bantu abampofu kumelwe sishintshe nabo ."
  
  
  "Kumelwe ukhumbule ukuthi ngifunda okungaphezu kwamaphephandaba", ngasho ngokunganaki. "Ngokwesibonelo, umbiko oyimfihlo mayelana nendlela owadubula ngayo indiza Yasemelika phezu Kweturkey, ukuze ukwazi ukuqopha ithonsi lolwazi kwelinye lamasathelayithi ethu."
  
  
  Amehlo kakasoff akhanya isikhashana.
  
  
  "Kwakungakahlelwa. Into esemqoka ukuthi ezingxenyeni eziningi
  
  
  
  Ezweni lanamuhla, Izithakazelo Zasemelika nezasesoviet ziyafana. Wafunda ngezipikili zakhe ezenziwe ngesandla. "Njengasechile, ngokwesibonelo. Ngithemba ukuthi ispanishi sakho sihle njengesirashiya sakho? "
  
  
  "Ummeli wami ukhuluma izilimi zesispanishi eziyisithupha", kusho Uhawk, futhi waphuza ikhofi lakhe. Wayengaziqhayisi, nje ebeka umrashiya esikhundleni sakhe.
  
  
  "Yebo, yebo. Siyazisa kakhulu amakhono ethu e-ego", Kusho Ukasoff ngokushesha.
  
  
  Khona-ke, ngaphandle kwe-ado eyengeziwe, wadlulela enkundleni yakhe yokuthengisa. Manje ichile yayinohulumeni Wamamarxist; yayiyizwe elinemithombo yethusi eyisihluthulelo. Inkinga Yasemoscow kwakuyinkinga Amarashiya ayebhekene nayo emhlabeni wonke wamakhomanisi: ih ukulwa Kuze kube sekufeni Nechina ebomvu. Kuye kwavela ibutho elisha elingaphansi komhlaba, elihlanganisa abafundi Abangamamao nabomdabu Basechili. Bazibiza ngokuthi "Amamyrists" futhi bazama ukulawula uhulumeni Wasechile. I-United States isivele ilahlekelwe Ichile ngenxa yezwe lamakhomanisi, kanye nethusi Lasechile. Isoviet Union yayikulungele ukwenza leli thusi litholakale emakethe yomhlaba futhi, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ayizange ithembise ukuvukela kwamamarx emazweni angomakhelwane Aseningizimu Melika.
  
  
  "Ngemva kwecuban missile project, siyazi ukuthi leso sithembiso siwufanele kangakanani", ngasho kabuhlungu.
  
  
  "Sonke sifunde isifundo sethu", Kusho Ukasoff ngokuthula. "Wonke umuntu ngaphandle Kwamashayina anolaka."
  
  
  "Fika Ebelkev", kusho Uhawk kumrashiya.
  
  
  "Yebo, yebo. Mhlawumbe, Mnu. Carter, ukhumbula uhambo Lukacastro Oluya Echile. Ezinsukwini ezimbili, kuzoqala uhambo olusha, kulokhu oluzokwenziwa umngane wethu omuhle Ualexander Belkevich mayelana Nezinkonzo ze-USSR. Umgomo wethu ukuqinisa ukuhwebelana Russian. izivumelwano nombuso Ka-Allende. Sinesizathu sokukholelwa ukuthi Amamyrists angase azame ukuphazamisa ukuvakasha kwe-ego ngezindlela ezinobudlova, futhi avote lapho ungena khona. Sifuna ulethe okuthile Ebelkevu lapho efika Esantiago."
  
  
  Ngesikhathi esifanayo, Udkt. Thompson wavula ibhokisi lakhe, wembula isudi enhle. Wakubonisa ngokuziqhenya komzali omusha.
  
  
  "Njengoba cishe wazi, I-N3, i-United States ikhiqiza isivikelo somzimba esikhanyayo esingcono kakhulu emhlabeni. Isizathu Esenza Ucastro abukeke ekhuluphele futhi eqinile lapho esechile sasiwukuthi wayegqoke imodeli yaserussia, kungekho cala elathathwa. Imodeli esiyibona lapha yadalwa Ihhovisi Lezempi Lomoya Lokucwaninga Okukhethekile lapho ama-emu kwakudingeka avikele abanye abaholi base-Asia abanesakhiwo esincane. Zizwe."
  
  
  Wathatha ijazi lakhe. Naphezu kwezihlangu zangaphambili nezingemuva, wayengeke abe nesisindo esingaphezu kwamakhilogremu ayisithupha.
  
  
  "Ikakhulukazi Kubelkeva, sengeze isihlangu sangemuva. Ivesti evamile ineyodwa kuphela ngaphambili. Ngaphakathi, kunamapuleti epulasitiki agqokwa Nge-teflon. Ziyokwazi ukumelana nokudubula okuqondile okuvela esithombeni esizenzakalelayo .I-caliber engu-45. Eqinisweni, Ugillett angama ukuze abuke noma isiphi isibhamu esaziwayo."
  
  
  Ukasoff wabheka Ugillette ngomona. Ngangikwazi ukukhumbula izikhathi eziningana lapho ngangikwazi ukuyisebenzisa ngokwami.
  
  
  "Futhi ufuna ukuba ikhishwe Ebelkevu? Yilokho kuphela?"
  
  
  "Letha futhi uligqoke. Ngeshwa, umngane wethu ungumuntu osolisayo", Kusho Ukasoff ngobuso obuqondile. "Sasicabanga ukuthi wayeyoba nokuzethemba okwengeziwe kulesi sivumelwano esiphakathi kwamazwe ethu uma lo msebenzi wenziwa umuntu osezingeni eliphakeme njengawe. Lokhu kuyindaba encane ongayibuza, futhi kuyosiza ekuqiniseni ukubambisana nokwethembana Kwe-U. s. Nesoviet. "
  
  
  Umoya waqhuma ezindongeni eziwohlokile zesikhumulo, kodwa kwakungekho moya onamandla ngokwanele ukuba ngisho nangesikhathi esithile uthwale iphunga lalesi sipho. Lokhu kwavumela othile ukuba aqoqe amarandi ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu ekhanda Likanick Carter. Ukuzethemba kwami Kuphela Kuhawke kwangivimbela ukuba ngitshele ukasoff ngokushesha ukuthi angakwazi ukuphonsa i-ego Kagillett esiqwini Se-aeroflot.
  
  
  "Futhi lapho ngiletha le ngubo epulasitiki Ebelkevu, umsebenzi wami usuphelile?"
  
  
  "Ngokuqondile", Ukasoff wahleba, njengekati elinezimpaphe ze-canary ezindebeni zalo. Wabe esephendukela Kuhawke. "Ucarter uzoba Sesantiago ngehora lesihlanu kusasa ebusuku, ngempela? Kusasa kusihlwa kuyoba khona umcimbi wokwamukela Ucomrade Belkevich Esigodlweni Sikamongameli."
  
  
  "Uzoba lapho", kusho Uhawk. Ngabona Ukuthi Ukasoff wayengeke athole eminye imininingwane.
  
  
  Umrashiya wakuthatha ngokuqondile ukwenqatshwa, kodwa kungani kungenjalo? Wangishaya ngesandla.
  
  
  "Inhlanhla, mngane. Mhlawumbe sizophinde sihlangane ngesinye isikhathi."
  
  
  "Ngingathanda lokho", ngishilo. Ihhotela lakhe liyanezela: "emgwaqweni omnyama."
  
  
  Lapho ebuya esikhumulweni sezindiza, wazama ukuthola ukwaziswa Kuhawke. Sasihlezi sodwa emotweni ye-ego. Udkt. Thompson wayephambili nomshayeli. Isivalo sengilazi saphakanyiswa futhi ucingo lwavulwa.
  
  
  "Wawundiza indiza Yebutho Lomoya uya Esantiago. Sisenobudlelwano obuhle nebutho lasechile, futhi uzothola kubo konke ukubambisana okudingekayo ngaphakathi kohlaka lwemikhawulo yomthethosisekelo we-ih.
  
  
  "Namanje angiyiqondi imfene, mnumzane, ukuthi kungani kufanele ungithumele ngeposi."
  
  
  Uhawk wabheka ngaphandle ngefasitela emaphandleni Asedelaware. Kwakumnyama kulo lonke ihhotela, kodwa kwabonakala eqhweni,futhi amabala otshani obumhlophe ayesakazeke emasimini.
  
  
  Ngiyazi ukuthi le ngxenye ayibonakali ibalulekile", esho ngobumnene. "Leli icala eliyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunelikagillette Belkeva. Ngisho nangalokhu, umuntu uyoba sengozini. Uyobhekwa, futhi ubani owaziyo ukuthi ama-ego ayobe elindele ini? Yiqiniso, Amamirist ayokwenza noma yini ukuze asuse ama-ego awo, futhi kulokhu, ubuhlobo Basesoviet-American bungafinyelela umvuthwandaba ."Wayekhononda."Yilokho kuphela engingakutshela khona. Uma konke kuhamba kahle, uzobuyela ekhaya ezinsukwini ezimbili. Kungenjalo, uzothola lonke iziyalezo Santiago."
  
  
  Kwakunenye into uma engazange ayikhulume, kodwa sobabili sasiyazi. Ngakho, uma Ayethunjwa Amarashiya futhi ehlushwa, wayengeke akwazi ukubatshela okwengeziwe ngomsebenzi Wasesantiago, ngisho noma ayefuna.
  
  
  "Ngingafaka okuningi kulokho, ngendlela", kuqhubeka Uhawke. "Uma Amarashiya ephula isithembiso sawo, Ukasoff ngeke aphile kuze kube usuku olulandelayo. Uma ukhumbula, wangivumela ukuba ngisebenzise isicisha-mlilo sakhe ukuze ngilwe nogwayi wami. Manje unesicishamlilo esisha. Ibukeka ifana ncamashi ne-Ego, kodwa iqukethe iphakethe elinemisebe elineziqhumane zepulasitiki nesembozo esizungeze imicibisholo elwa nabantu. Wayezombulala uma esekamelweni elifanayo naye.
  
  
  Lena induduzo ebandayo Ukillmaster ayibiza ngokuthi injabulo.
  
  
  Njengoba indiza yakhe yayindizela Esantiago ngendiza yezempi engaphansi kwezwi, kwathatha amahora ambalwa nje ngaphambi kokuba indize. Uhawke kwadingeka abe khona emhlanganweni Ne-Naval Intelligence, ngakho wayedwa ehhovisi lakhe, EYEDWA, lapho kunokungqongqoza okuthambile emnyango. Udkt. Elizabeth Adams wavula i-ego futhi wangena.
  
  
  "Bengilokhu ngicabanga ngesipho sakho", esho ngenjabulo.
  
  
  Kwakuningi kakhulu okwakwenzekile kusukela esimisweni esisekamelweni lokusabela kangangokuthi ngangingakukhumbuli lokho ayekhuluma ngakho. Kwakungadingeki.
  
  
  Wavala umnyango ngemva kwakhe futhi wakhumula ijazi lakhe elimhlophe, kwathi ngemva kwesibili, waba nqunu futhi wadumaza izinwele zakhe ezinde ezimhlophe.
  
  
  Senza uthando etafuleni lami, inqwaba yamanothi nemibiko eqhuma ngaphansi kwemizimba yethu.
  
  
  Endaweni ethile endleleni, othile wagqoka lona wesifazane ijazi elimhlophe futhi wamtshela ukuthi wayemane nje eyingqondo engazweli. Manje njengoba ijazi elimhlophe lase likhishiwe, konke ukuzithiba kwakhe kwase kuphelile. Izinkumbulo Zikacasoff nebhantshi zazingasekho njengephupho elibi, iphupho elibi elalihlanzwa isikhumba sikasilika sothando lwakhe.
  
  
  Ngikuzwile umuhle, kodwa akukho okufana nalokho", esho ehlebela.
  
  
  "Ubungeke ube mubi kangako, Dokotela."
  
  
  "Ngicela u-Elizabeth."
  
  
  "Uliz ."
  
  
  Iminwe yakhe yehla ngomhlane wami. "Ngiqonde ukuthi... yebo, kwakumangalisa."Wanganga indlebe yami.
  
  
  Khona-ke, njengoba eqala ukucisha, Ukasoff wafika engqondweni, kanye nokuqaphela ukuthi ngangiphuze ukubonisana nabaholi bechilean reds. Wabubula futhi wasukuma.
  
  
  U-Elizabeth wangibuka ngamehlo amakhulu. Ngisho enqunu, wayesaphethe I-luger embi esandleni sakhe sobunxele, i-stiletto eyayigqoke ingalo yakhe yangakwesobunxele, nebhomu legesi elaliboshelwe emgodini weqakala lakhe langakwesokudla. Izimpawu zenkonzo esebenzayo.
  
  
  Wathi: "khona-ke kuyiqiniso". "Kwakunamahemuhemu okuthi unomsebenzi omusha. Yingakho nganquma ukuza lapho ethola."
  
  
  Ngathi, "uma ngibheka isidumbu sakhe esihle sasigcwele phezu kwenqwaba yamaphepha etafuleni lami," nakanjani wakwenza."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sesithathu
  
  
  
  
  
  Isantiago ifana neningi lamadolobha amakhulu Aseningizimu Melika. Yidolobha elikhulu lezakhiwo zesimanje ezingaqediwe eduze kwama-ghetto angaphelelwa isikhathi, imigwaqo ebanzi egcwele ilanga, nemigwaqo emincane lapho ubuso obumnyama Bamamelika Omdabu bukhanya khona ngokucindezelwa amakhulu eminyaka. Isantiago yake yaba umbukiso wentando yeningi Eningizimu Melika, lapho ngisho nomkhomanisi ayenganqoba khona ukhetho olungenzeleli.
  
  
  Kunabantu abayizigidi eziyishumi Kuphela Echile, kodwa eduze kwabo kunabantu abahlanu Esantiago. Lonke izwe elisehholo alijulile kunasemaphethelweni asentshonalanga Yezintaba Zaseandes, lingamakhilomitha angu-250 kuphela ububanzi endaweni yalo ebanzi kakhulu; kodwa Ichile ifinyelela kumamayela angu-2 650, futhi yakha ingxenye yogu olusentshonalanga yezwekazi lonke. Awukwazi ukuthola isisekelo esingcono sokuphazamisa uma ungadweba ibalazwe ngokwakho.
  
  
  Abantu bakhathele Abomvu. Linda kuze kube ukhetho olulandelayo, bese uzobona", kusho u-colonel wempi yasechile ongihlangabeze esikhumulweni sezindiza.
  
  
  "Uma kunokhetho olulandelayo", ngavolontiya.
  
  
  Ucolonel wangiyisa ehhotela elisha elimhlophe njengeqhwa elaliphakeme ngaphezu komgwaqo ophithizela Kakhulu Esantiago. U-colonel wangitshela Ukuthi Yayidluliselwe Kuhulumeni kumnikazi Wasemelika ngesonto eledlule. Ithimba likabelkev lahlangana kanje
  
  
  ukuba yedwa ezitezi ezimbili eziphezulu.
  
  
  Incekukazi yangibonisa ekamelweni lami. Kwakubonakala sengathi kwakuyisivakashi sokuqala esake sasisebenzisa, ukusola okwaqinisekiswa kamuva lapho ezwa ukuthi ihhotela lase lenziwe izwe ngosuku elaqedwa ngalo. Ngakhiya umnyango wakhe ngavula amafasitela. Izitezi ezingamashumi amabili ngezansi, izimoto zazikhasa emgwaqweni, amaphoyisa egijima ngokudangala, abahamba ngezinyawo bewela umgwaqo. Okuwukuphela kwesibonakaliso soshintsho Kuchili esasingambona lapho ayegcinwe khona kwakuyisibhengezo esikhulu esibomvu esasilenga esakhiweni esibubula ngaphesheya komgwaqo. Yayimemezela: abantu basechile abanesibindi ngeke baphumule kuze kube yilapho wonke Amayankees efile noma exoshwa ezweni lethu. Kwakuyisibonakaliso esikhulu.
  
  
  Wabuka iwashi lakhe. Ukungena kukabelkev enhlokodolobha ngokunqoba kwakusekude ngamahora amabili, futhi wayesekhathele ukubaleka. Usergey wayicisha futhi wangena ezingeni lesibili Le-Zen trance.
  
  
  "Usenor".
  
  
  Waphuma ekudidekeni futhi waphinde wabheka iwashi lakhe. Sekuyimizuzu engamashumi amabili kuphela.
  
  
  "Senor, umyalezo obalulekile kuwe", izwi elingaphandle kwegumbi lami lathi kimi.
  
  
  "Yifake ngaphansi komnyango."
  
  
  Ukuguquguquka. Umsindo wezinyawo ezihambayo. Bangaphezu koyedwa ababazungezile. Waphuma embhedeni waya kuye, wakhipha i-luger.
  
  
  Kuze kube manje, ingxoxo iye yaqhutshwa ngespanishi. Manje isivakashi sami uye wazama Russian.
  
  
  "Ngingakushintsha imali. Ama-ruble noma amadola. Intengo ingama-escudo amaningi kunenani elisemthethweni."
  
  
  "Angazi."
  
  
  Ngaphandle, unyawo luyaxubana futhi.
  
  
  "Leli gumbi laligcinelwe omunye umuntu. Kumelwe uhambe ngokushesha", kumemezela izwi.
  
  
  Ngazama ngocingo. Wayefile, kodwa lokho kwakungasho lutho, hhayi ehhotela Laseningizimu Melika. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, othile wayezama isibambo somnyango kodwa wangaphumelela. Umzamo we-Ego, uma ngidinga. Kwakunomnyango oya ekamelweni elilandelayo. Yayikhiyiwe, kodwa ngayivula ngekhadi lesikweletu lepulasitiki. Enye inzuzo yobuhulumeni. Yena, wangena ekamelweni elifana nelami. Wabe esevula umnyango ngokucophelela ehholo.
  
  
  Kwakunababili babo, abafana abakhulu ababegqoke amahembe amhlophe anamakhola avulekile nemigoqo yensimbi okungenzeka babeyifihle emabhande abo.
  
  
  "Uyini umyalezo, muchacho?"
  
  
  Baqale bayibona I-luger, base bengibona. Abazange balahle imigoqo yensimbi, ngizobanika lokho.
  
  
  "Ungumyankee", kusho omunye ngokuqinile. "Ngeke adubule."
  
  
  "Awusasibusi, ngulube. Sithinte futhi abantu emgwaqweni bayokudwengula."
  
  
  Baqala ngaphesheya kwehholo bebheke kimi. Lena enye yezinkinga eziyinhloko ekubhekaneni nama-amateur. Ngeke bazi ukuthi uzimisele nini. Noma yimuphi umrashiya onengqondo wayeyobe esehlabelela buthule i - "Volga rower" manje.
  
  
  "Ingabe ukhona umuntu phansi?"Ngambuza njengoba besondela kimi.
  
  
  "Akekho. Akekho ongakusindisa", kukhononda owokuqala .
  
  
  "Kuhle lokho."
  
  
  Ingxenye engaphambili yesobunxele yesicathulo somuntu wokuqala yaqhuma. Wabheka phansi ethukile endaweni lapho kwakukhona khona izinzwane ezimbili zika-ego. Manje kwase kunembobo ekhaphethini.
  
  
  "Kungani kungekho muntu?"Ngambuza futhi futhi ngabhekise emlenzeni ka-ego ongakwesokudla.
  
  
  "Linda!"
  
  
  Ibha yensimbi yawa phezu kwe-ego yesandla phansi. Nokho, isilo sesibili naso sakhipha isikhali saso. Wafaka isibhamu sakhe futhi wasinyakazisa ngesandla sakhe sobunxele. I-stiletto yawela esandleni sami. Umfana owayesemuva wabheka lokhu waphenduka wabaleka.
  
  
  "Ngicela ungakwenzi lokhu," emncenga.
  
  
  Kulokhu, babebonakala bengethemba. Okungenani, basakazeka kahle kakhulu ngokububula lapho ethintwa kancane ucingo lwe-ih olunomphetho wommese.
  
  
  "Uyabona, wenze izinto eziningi ezimbi, bafana", ngachaza ngesineke njengoba ngangifuna ih. "Awukwazi ngisho nokungihlambalaza. Ngokwazi kwakho, isoka lakhe lihle kakhulu. Unikela ngokushintshanisa imali, futhi wena ababili awunawo ngisho nama-escudo ayikhulu. Futhi, okubi kunakho konke, ungivusa lapho ngilele. Ukuhlambalaza, amanga, nokungahloniphi, futhi wayengekho ngisho nasedolobheni ihora lonke. Manje ithemba layo ngokuqinisekile ungakwazi ukulungisa it. Ngathi , " ngithemba ukuthi ungangenzela lokhu."
  
  
  U-Odin owayebazungezile wasithatha leso sici.
  
  
  "H ... kanjani?"
  
  
  "Ngitshele ukuthi kungani wenze konke lokhu."
  
  
  "Singabasebenzi nje. Asazi lutho ngezombangazwe. Manje ngibheke, madre mia, ngaphandle kweminwe. Yini Engiyitshela Ujean? Asazi lutho, sasikhokhelwa imali ethile. Ngiphuma igazi, senor. Uyisiwula."
  
  
  "Cha, uchwepheshe nje, awuyena uhema."
  
  
  Ngajabula ukwazi lokho. Isikhumba esisodwa esincane sasikwa, futhi baqala ukubhuqa, nakuba babengazi okuningi. Ngazisola kakhulu ngonu kangangokuthi ngabuyisela imigoqo yensimbi kubo futhi ngababuka bephunyuka, bekhononda okuthile ngommelika ophambene.
  
  
  Abazalwane Bakagarcia babengama-punks amabili amancane ayesebenzela Inhlangano I-Izquierdo Revolutionario (mir). Namuhla, abaphathi be-ih babesesikhumulweni sezindiza belinde Ubelkevs, ngakho lapho isivakashi esisodwa esingalindelekile singena emagumbini Kabelkev, abazalwane bacabanga ukuthi bazokwenza uphenyo oluthile. Ngokuthakazelisa kakhulu, babenethemba lokufunda indlela Kabelkeva yokuzungeza izwe, isimiso uhulumeni Wasechile ayesigcina siyimfihlo. Ngokuvamile, ngathola lesi sigameko siqabula futhi sinolwazi. Kungcono ngisho nangaphezu kokulala kancane.
  
  
  Ukube nje bengikwazi ukuthi abafana Bakagarcia bamnandi kangakanani uma beqhathaniswa No-Alexander Belkevy.
  
  
  Ucomrade Belkiew wayehamba ngemoto ehamba nge-limousine Nomongameli U-Allende No-Ego, Ungqongqoshe wezomnotho. Ngalesi sikhathi, igatsha likahulumeni lamakhomanisi lase lisebenzise izisebenzi zikahulumeni ezanele ukuba zigcwalise imigwaqo futhi zishaye izandla zize zihlekise izivakashi zaserussia ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. Mhlawumbe isizathu sokushaywa ihlombe kwabantu kwakuwukuntuleka kwenyama ebomvu enhle ezitolo zikazwelonke.
  
  
  Khona-Ke Ubelkev, ezungezwe onogada, wayezungeza imoto angene ehhotela. Njengoba imoto kamongameli yayisuka, kwafika ezinye izimoto eziningana ezazihamba Nobelkev. Ngokushesha wakhunjuzwa ngombiko owawutholwe endlunkulu yakhe.:
  
  
  U-Alexander Alexandrovich Belkev, oneminyaka engu-45 ubudala, amamitha angu-5 namayintshi angu-7 ubude, U-alenka unesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-210. Wazalelwa Evolgograd. Wafunda Evolgograd gymnasium Nasemoscow Mining School. Inkonzo yezempi, umsizi wekhomishana yezombusazwe ngo-1944-45, Waxoshwa esikhundleni ngenxa yokubamba iqhaza ezenzweni zobudlova esiteshini samaphoyisa Eberlin. Ukuvuselelwa nokuqokwa Engqungqutheleni yeqembu ngo-1954 njengomshayeli osemusha weqembu Likakhrushchev. Ngashintshela Kubrezhnev ngemva kokuvukela umbuso. Isikhulu esihlakaniphile, esinonya esalahlekelwa ukuqokwa Kwaso Unomphela Epolitiburo ngenxa yezifiso zobulili ezishaqisayo.
  
  
  
  
  Kwakuyincwadi yokuphila ehlekisayo. Phakathi nokuthunjwa Kweberlin, amasosha aserussia ahlasela, abulala futhi adlwengula umuzi. Yini Ubelkev ayengayenza ukuze agcizelele i-ego? Elinye iphuzu elingajwayelekile laliqondakala kakhudlwana. Kungenzeka ukuthi abaholi basekremlin babehlele ukufa kwezigidi, kodwa babehlale bengabazenzisi bobulili. Njengokungathi lezi zici ezimbili-ukubulala nobulili-zazihambisana!
  
  
  Wathatha isikhwama sakhe esinebhantshi Likabelkev wakhuphukela ekamelweni lika-Ego. Into yokuqala engayibona kwakuwubufakazi bokuthi Ualexander Belkev okungenani wayengeyena umuntu ongenangqondo.
  
  
  Wayehleli lapho, enqunu kwaze kwaba okhalweni, emiqulwini yamafutha elenga ebhande lakhe le-ego. Ubuso bakhe babunzima futhi bunqunywe kabi. Isikhumba sika-Ego sasimhlophe njengokuphila kwesigwaca, futhi sasikhazimula ngamafutha ayegcotshwa kuso ngezandla zentombazane enhle. Futhi kwakunamantombazane angaphezu kwelilodwa. Owesifazane owayenamafutha Kuye Wayengumjalimane Wasempumalanga, uma kubhekwa indlela akhuluma ngayo. Amantombazane amabili Asecuba ayethululela Ujohnny Walker ezingilazini endaweni yokudlela, futhi kwakugcwele umbala onsundu waserussia esihlalweni esigcwele ngokweqile, amehlo akhe egcwele iziphuzo noma izidakamizwa.
  
  
  "Indoda abayibiza Ngokuthi Ukillmaster", Kukhononda Ubelkev. "Ngena."
  
  
  "Nginegillette ngawe."
  
  
  Wamomotheka futhi wagijimisa isandla sakhe esihlakaleni sowesifazane wasejalimane.
  
  
  "Anginaso isikhathi sokwenza ama-cardigan njengamanje."
  
  
  Ucasey wayiphonsa etafuleni lekhofi phambi kwakhe wayivula.
  
  
  "Woza, ake sikuqede lokhu."
  
  
  Isandla sikabelkev sayeka ukushaya. Isikhumba sika-Ego white saba bomvu, futhi wasukuma ngokumemeza.
  
  
  "Asikwazi ukuqeda lutho kuze kube yilapho sengikwenzile. Mhlawumbe izolo ubungunick Carter odumile. Namuhla wena nje omunye kgb mercenary on imiyalo yami! Ungcolile kimi, futhi ngingakwazi ukunyathela uma ngifuna. Uma Ugillette engangifanele, khona-ke ungabuyela Emelika yakho. Ngeke ngizame manje. Umatasa."
  
  
  Isandla sami salunywa ukuze ngibambe leyo ntaba yamafutha futhi ngiyiphonse ngaphesheya kwegumbi.
  
  
  "Uzozama nini?"Ngabuza ngokudabuka .
  
  
  "Sizoyibuka. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uyisithunywa sami, Umnu. Carter. Umbulali womuntu Siqu Ka-Alexander Belkevich".
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Sesine
  
  
  
  
  
  Isigodlo Sikamongameli Sasela Moneda sasikhanyiswe njengethemba Likakhisimusi lokwamukela. Amasosha asefuerza mobil ayemi emgqeni emasangweni futhi ayeqapha indawo yesigodlo ngezibhamu ezanele Ezenziwe Emelika ukuze acindezele inguquko encane. Ulieutenant wangimisa ukuze ngimfune lapho emkhipha emotweni. Ubelkev walahla isandla Sika-Emu.
  
  
  "Lona Ucomrade Carter nami", waqhosha.
  
  
  Njengoba sasingena, sadlula umlindi wodumo egqoke izigqoko zokuzivikela ezinempaphe. Indoda enamandla, enezimunwe eyaziyo Ukuthi Ingudkt. Salvador Allende, Umongameli Weriphabhuliki Yasechile, yamamukela Ubelkevu futhi yahamba No-Ego yaya endaweni ethile emgqeni. Wazihudula yena nesibambiso sakhe phakathi kwezihlahla zesundu ezitshalwe ezitsheni.
  
  
  
  Izikhulu eziphakeme: Amanxusa, ongqongqoshe, ojenene nabo bonke abaholi bepolitburo Beqembu lamakhomanisi Lasechile bahamba begqoke amajazi nezingubo zokugqoka ukuze babingelele abaserussia. Inxusa Lasecuba lamukelwa ngezinkanyezi, futhi lokhu akumangalisi. Eminyakeni eyisithupha nje ngaphambili, Udkt. Allende wayebe umholi weqembu lamavukela-mbuso I-OLAS elisehavana. Wayeyindoda eyayihamba nezinsalela zeqembu Lamavukela-mbuso Likaguevara ngaphesheya komngcele Nebolivia.
  
  
  Wathatha inkomishi ye-champagne kumlindi we-mimmo odlulayo futhi wancika ekukhaleni kwemarble, ezizwa ekhululekile njengesinambuzane esisemgodini wezimpukane.
  
  
  "Senor Carter, ucabanga ukuthi ungangilethela nengilazi?"
  
  
  Kwakungenye yamantombazane Asecuba avela e-Harem Kabelkeva. Izinwele zakhe ezinde ezimnyama zazinqunywe emuva emhlane owawufinyelela emathangeni akhe, futhi ngandlela-thile wayegqoke izingubo ezinama-sequin, eziqinile kangangokuthi kwakungase kunikeze indoda amazwibela okugoba. Unah wayenesikhumba somnqumo namehlo amnyama, futhi ukube kwakukhona owesifazane ongathandeki Kakhulu Esigodlweni Sikamongameli, ngabe ngambona.
  
  
  "Iyini i-champagne?"
  
  
  Hey, kwakuyisicefe njengami. Sangena ndawonye ehholo lomdanso sathola isihlalo esinemigqa yezihlalo ngemuva kwaso.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngesaba Ukuthi U-Alejandro akakuthandi".
  
  
  "Alexandru, usho ukuthini? Angicabangi, okusenza silingane. Ingabe uyamthanda?"
  
  
  Akuzange kudingeke i-champagne eningi ukuze akhulule ulimi lwakhe. Indlebe enobubele kwakuyikho konke ayekudinga ngempela.
  
  
  "Udadewethu nomkakhe babesebuthweni labesifazane Ehavana lapho U-Alejandro esibona. Sayalwa ukuba senze i-ego ikhululeke."
  
  
  "Futhi wena?"
  
  
  Wayehleka usulu.
  
  
  "Kunoma ikuphi, kungcono kunamaphoyisa."
  
  
  Urosa nodadewabo Ubonita babengamadodakazi omkhaya Wasecuba owawuphinde ube nenye yezindawo zokuphumula zasebusuku ezithandwa kakhulu Ehavana lapho Ucastro evala idolobha. Laba kwakungabesifazane abahle ngendlela emangalisayo ababenamakhono adingekayo nokunambitheka kokuphila okuvulekile Kwaselas vegas, futhi izimfanelo zabo zancishiswa kakhulu izifiso zika-Alexander Belkev ezinzima.
  
  
  "Ngineminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala, Futhi Ubonita uneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili. Kusukela sineminyaka emihlanu, besilokhu siqeqeshwa njengabadansi be-flamenco nabaculi be-cante hondo."
  
  
  "Kuwukudansa okunzima."
  
  
  "Awungikholwa. Ucabanga ukuthi ngiyisifebe Sikabelkeva nje,akunjalo? Ngizokubonisa indlela yokudansa."
  
  
  Eyakhe ingenye yezinamathiselo zakhe ezisesandleni.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa."
  
  
  Phakathi naso sonke leso sikhathi, leli qembu lalidlala kakhulu, ikakhulukazi lidlala ama-waltz athambile ngisho nesithunywa sevangeli esinesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga esasingase siwafunde. Urose waya kumholi weqembu lomculo enomlilo emehlweni akhe futhi wamhlebela endlebeni Ka-Emu. Le ndoda yanqekuzisa ikhanda yamomotheka, yabe isibhalela abaculi bayo incwadi.
  
  
  Lapho iqembu liqala ukudlala, Ustrauss washintshaniswa nesigqi esivuthayo se-flamenco. Urose waphakamisa isandla esisodwa ngaphezu kwekhanda lakhe futhi waphula iminwe yakhe. Ukugqoka kwakhe okuqinile kwakunamathele emabeleni akhe aphelele nasemzimbeni wakhe onamajika. Ngokushesha, kwavela abadansi esixukwini, futhi baqala ukuzungeza unah, beshaya izandla ngentshiseko.
  
  
  Amehlo karose ayegxilile kimi, futhi isithende sakhe sasishaya phansi ehholo lomdanso. Ubulili bakhe bagcwalisa igumbi elikhulu, bamenza washaya isigqi sama-guitar. Lapho ephenduka, induku yakhe ende emnyama yayizungeza emoyeni ngokushaya isiswebhu. Amakhulu amehlo ayegxile kuye, futhi wayengidansela nje. Eyakhe, kwakuyinselele yakhe. Njengoba ayedonsa isiketi sakhe ukuze afinyelele umvuthwandaba onobudlova, waboniswa imilenze yomdansi omuhle, emincane futhi encipha njengendoda encane enhle. Lapho eqeda izandla zakhe ziphakanyisiwe, izilaleli zaqhuma ihlombe, kuhlanganise nelami.
  
  
  Wonke umuntu lapho kumelwe ukuba wayephupha ngokumbamba khona lapho, futhi amehlo amlandela njengoba ebuyela kimi. Nganginenkomishi ebandayo ye-champagne eyayimlindele.
  
  
  "Ingabe uyangikholwa manje, Senor Killmaster?"
  
  
  "Ngikholelwa ukuthi mina nawe sizophuza. Ukuze Rose, bellisima ball."
  
  
  "Futhi wena," waphakamisa inkomishi yakhe, " ungumuntu wokuqala owake kwadingeka ukuba adansisele udesnuda."
  
  
  Udesnuda usho ukuthi nginqunu, futhi ngangingacabanga kuphela ngomphumela I-rose enqunu Nedansa eyayingaba nawo emizweni yami.
  
  
  Leli qembu laphindela ekudlaleni i-waltzing. Wama ngokuzumayo futhi wangena engomeni yesizwe yeriphabhuliki. Njengoba benza kanjalo, wonke umuntu waphendukela emnyango wehholo lomdanso lapho umongameli Nobelkevs babesanda kungena khona. U-Allende walamukela ngesineke nangamahlaya leli lungelo. Amehlo amancane kabelkev ahlola ihholo lomdanso aze athola Urose, abese encipha lapho ebona ukuthi wayenami.
  
  
  Kunoma ikuphi, umongameli wakhululeka lapho umrashiya emshiya. Ubelkiew wadlula kubadansi waya Erose.
  
  
  "Wenzani ngalombulali ongumbusi?"wafuna.
  
  
  Urose wagxuma emahlombe akhe amahle.
  
  
  "Uzitshele ukuthi uyisithunywa sakho sangasese, ngakho kungani
  
  
  Akufanele ngibe naye? Ngaphandle kwalokho, unomusa kakhulu ."
  
  
  "ay kude nabo", Ubelkevs wangiyala ngesirashiya. "Lokho kuwumyalo."
  
  
  "Angiqondi. Ungumyankee. Ungamtshela kanjani ukuthi enzeni?"Urose wabuza ngokuqina komuntu owayedakwe kakhulu i-champagne.
  
  
  "Umane nje ungumbulali oqashiwe. Ngingumfundisi wakhe futhi nginikeza imiyalo."
  
  
  "Beka indondo yegolide engulubeni, futhi usazoba nengulube", ephawula ngespanishi Sasecuba.
  
  
  Urose wahleka kakhulu kangangokuthi wacishe walahla ingilazi yakhe. Ubelkev wathukuthela kakhulu futhi wangibuza ukuthi ngithini.
  
  
  "Ungumuntu omubi", ecasula.
  
  
  Waqhubeka:" Rose, izinqulu zakho ziwumfula opholile, futhi ngifuna ngempela ukuwuphuza".
  
  
  "Naughty kakhulu," ee waqhuma ukuhleka.
  
  
  Abantu baqala ukusibheka, Futhi Ubelkevs wayengakwazi ukuzibamba.
  
  
  "Thula, uhlale kude nowesifazane wami," wangiyala futhi.
  
  
  "Ngizokushiya wedwa ngokuphelele uma nje uthatha le gillette owazama ukukunika yona."I-emu Ucasey attache wayithatha.
  
  
  "Lesi siwula. Kungani kufanele ngikhathazeke ngakho?"
  
  
  Wathi:" ubelkev, ngaphandle kokuhlekisa ngezwi lakhe, ukube ubungekho komunye umsebenzi njengamanje, ngabe wambulala."Ngokungazelelwe, I-luger yami yashukunyiswa ukuphila okuxekethile, ukunyakaza kwafihlwa kwezinye izivakashi zomgcini. "Ngikubulale ngaphandle kokucabanga okwesibili, futhi akukho ongakwenza ngakho."
  
  
  "Uyahlanya!"
  
  
  "Ungumuntu wesibili ukusho lokho namuhla. Cha, angihlanyi, ngikhathele ukudlala nawe. Uma ungagqoki le gillette manje, ngizohamba."Ngizomane ngitshele abaphathi bami ukuthi wenqaba ukubambisana."
  
  
  Ubelkev wabheka induku yensimbi eyayicindezelwe ngokuqinile esiswini sika-Ego. Wayebanda, futhi wacishe wambona ecabanga.
  
  
  "Kulungile, Carter, ngizozama. Noma yini okufanele uyilahle."
  
  
  I-luger yayisibuyele esikhwameni sayo, futhi saphuma ngomnyango ohlangothini. Ubelkov wathatha inxusa laserussia kanye nabaqaphi ababili abaqhutshwa yi-ego kanye nje. Urose walandela.
  
  
  Lapho nje sesiphumile, Ubelkevs wabuza inxusa ukuthi Amarashiya ayenesigodlo yini.
  
  
  "Noma yini oyifunayo. Lesi yisifiso sikamongameli."
  
  
  Kuhle kakhulu. Singayitholaphi indawo yokusebenza? "
  
  
  Inxusa lalingumuntu omncane onesifo sokukhwehlela. Esembathweni sakhe, wayebukeka njengesidumbu esidabukile, esiphazamisekile.
  
  
  "Ngiyaqonda ukuthi ababungazi bethu bangase bacasuke uma singena ehhovisi likahulumeni. Nokho, kunesisekelo esikhulu esingasetshenziswanga ngaphansi kwesigodlo lapho kwakuvame ukubanjwa khona iziboshwa zezombangazwe."
  
  
  "Angicabangi ukuthi siyakudinga lokho", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Kodwa ngicabanga kanjalo", kusho Ubelkevs. "Khona-ke ngesivumelwano sethu esincane, ungaqhubeka nendlela yakho. Angisakudingi."
  
  
  Abaqaphi besigodlo Sasechile masidlule ezitebhisini ezincane. Izikwele eziyinhloko Zesigodlo Sikamongameli zazingase zikhanyiswe futhi ziphile, kodwa izitebhisi nesisekelo esasiholela kuso kwakucacile ngefilimu eyethusayo. Izibani ezisemakhejini ensimbi zazikhanyisa umhubhe we-fetid. Imisindo yeqembu yayingasekho, ukucwayiza kwezibuko ze-champagne kwakungasekho, futhi konke esasikuzwa kwakuwukuchofoza kwezithende zethu nokusheshisa okuncane kwamagundane.
  
  
  "Lapha," kusho unogada. Waphawula ukuthi wayenophawu olubomvu Lweqembu Lamakhomanisi Lasechile ekhaleni lakhe. Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi wayengeyena umuntu wezempi, futhi wayengeke alindele isihe kuye. Wavula umnyango wensimbi.
  
  
  Kwakungekho ukukhanya kukagesi ngaphakathi. Kunalokho, isibani esisebenza ngamabhethri sasenza umbuthano ongathandeki. Wabonwa ngakolunye uhlangothi ekhononda ngezintambo ezimbili ezibolile ezilenga ebhulokhini lamatshe. Kwakungelona igumbi, kwakuyijele.
  
  
  "Wenzani, mthungi?"Lapho ngiphenduka, ngakuqaphela lokho. Abaqaphi benxusa bangikhomba ngezibhamu ukuze ngibeke idola.
  
  
  "Buza i-corkscrew eyisiphukuphuku..."washo ngokuzwakalayo kuye. "Ngandlela-thile, ubaba udlulisela isigwebo sentambo kwabanye babafana bakho. Ngeke kukwenze uthandwe kakhulu uma ufika ekhaya."
  
  
  "Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, mnu.Carter, ngicabanga ukuthi sizimisele kakhulu ukuhweba ngezidumbu eziyishumi nambili ezakho. Nokho, angisho ukukubulala. Nikeza Ucasey wakho."
  
  
  Kodwa kumelwe nginikeze Ubelkevu udumo ngalesi sinyathelo. Wayengukuphela komuntu Kulo Lonke Elaseningizimu Melika owayekwazi ukuvula icala likacasey attache ngaphandle kokuziqhuma. Kwakungekho sihluthulelo sokukhiya; le divayisi yayingelutho ngaphandle kokuthintana ngogesi okunamathiselwe ku-shrapnel explosive. Wakhipha iphini lepulasitiki walifaka ngaphansi kwesembozo; leli cala lavuleka.
  
  
  "Uyabona, Rose, ngempela Ungumbulali Omkhulu", ekhononda, efuna ukuba onogada baqhubeke. "Unesibhamu nommese oboshelwe ku-ego yakhe esandleni sakhe sobunxele. Konke kusefayilini le-ego."
  
  
  Bakhumula ijazi lami nehembe, bakhumula isikhali sami, futhi
  
  
  bangidonsela ekukhaleni. Wonke umuntu owayebazungezile wabopha omunye wabo ngezandla zami.
  
  
  "Uyithanda kanjani, Killmaster?"Ubelkev wajabula. "Uboshwe njengembuzi? Awukwazi ngisho ukubulala izikhulu KGB esikhundleni Isikela oyikhonzile?"
  
  
  "Ngangicabanga ukuthi uthi ngeke ungibulale.
  
  
  "Ah, akasekho. Kumelwe uqonde ukuthi angikaze ngiwuthande umqondo wokwamukela ivesti elingangenwa izinhlamvu Kini Mamelika. Ngiqonde ukuthi, kuthiwani uma Ugillett engavikelekile ezinhlamvwini? Kuthiwani uma ephuma esixukwini futhi ecabanga ukuthi kuyiqiniso, futhi wabulawa isiwula sokuqala asibona ngesibhamu? Ingabe lokho bekungeke yini kube iqhinga elijabulisayo KU-ax? Wayeyobe efile futhi uyobe uphephile endizeni yakho. Cha, angiyena umuntu ongenalwazi, Mnu. Carter, kuyodingeka ungibonise ukuthi ugillett wakho muhle kangakanani ngempela. "
  
  
  "Angakwenza kanjani lokho lapho eboshwe ngamaketanga ukuze akhale?"Kubuza urose .
  
  
  "Kulula kakhulu", Kuphendula Ubelkevs. "Uma esaphila, Ugillett uyomthatha. Uma kungenjalo, ngizomthumela emuva Kugillette nge-ego yakhe nomzimba wakhe."
  
  
  Ngazizwa ngingenamusa. Kuthiwani uma lonke leli cebo laliyicebo Likahawk? Ingabe wayeyomdumaza Ubelkev ngevesti elingelona iqiniso? Eyakhe, ngangazi ukuthi ingqondo Kahawke yayihlale igcwele imibono ehlakaniphile, futhi uma lena ingaphumeleli, eyakhe yayiyoba eyokuqala ukwazi.
  
  
  Onogada bakhipha Ugillette esikhwameni bamfaka esifubeni. Wayebonakala enamandla ngisho nangaphezu kwalapho u-ego emgcina ezandleni zakhe esikhumulweni sezindiza Sasedelaware. Wazibuza ukuthi ingabe yayinamandla ngokwanele yini ukuba iphambukise i-a .Isibhamu esingu-22 caliber, ingasaphathwa eyokuhola ngesibhamu esincane.
  
  
  "Zibheke njengomthengisi Wasemelika, Ukillmaster. Ngithengise umthwalo wakho."
  
  
  "Angikwazanga ukukuthakazelisa ngomshini wokuhlanza, angikwazi?"
  
  
  Unogada wanikeza Ubelkevu eyakhe .Isibhamu esingu-45 caliber. Ubelkev wasusa ibhavu, esikhundleni se-cartridge yokuqala.
  
  
  "Njalo enomuzwa wokuhlekisa", ephawula ngendlela eyomile.
  
  
  Wayebhekise isibhamu esikhulu maphakathi nesifuba sami. Akekho owasitshela igama; ngisho namagundane athula ngokuzumayo. Yena, wakhumbula ukuthi a .Isibhamu esincane esingu-45-caliber sakhiwa ukuze sibulawe ngokushaqeka lapho Amasosha Asemelika ethola ukuthi izibhamu ezivamile ze-ih azikwazanga ukumisa abantu besizwe Abahlanya abaphazamisekile ngesikhathi sokuvukela Kwasephilippines. La maqiniso angajwayelekile afika engqondweni uma ubheka into encane .Isibhamu esingu-45 caliber, futhi konke ongakwenza ukuthula ngangokunokwenzeka.
  
  
  Kwakunokukhanya, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo, isibhakela esikhulu sangishaya ngamandla. Izimbambo zami zazibonakala sengathi ziyasha, futhi ngangingakwazi ukuphefumula. Ukuphila kwami kwakunamathele emphinjeni wami. Khona-ke kwaba khona ukuchofoza njengoba igobolondo elisha laqhuma endaweni yalo. Umgomo wami kwakuwukudakwa.
  
  
  Angizange ngibone isibhamu kulokhu, kodwa ngabona inkanyezi emnyama iqhuma phezu kwejakhethi yami enhliziyweni yami. Ngangingakwazi ukuhlanganisa idola, futhi amaphaphu ami ayengatholi amasampula omoya anele. Lapho ebuka Ubelkevu nabanye, wayengakwazi ukugxila ku-ih. Ngezwa ukukhala kukarosa okushaqisayo futhi ngabona kancane ukumamatheka kukabelkev. Imilenze yami yayishaya njengonodoli njengoba ngangizama ukubuyisa ukulinganisela kwami.
  
  
  Wayengenalo igazi, wazitshela. Ukushaqeka nje nokuntuleka kokuthatha amasampula omoya. Iyaphila.
  
  
  "Ugillett ubonakala enza umsebenzi wakhe", Kububula Ubelkevs. "Nokho, asikho isiqinisekiso sokuthi othile uzozama ukungibulala ngesibhamu. Ngifuna ukubona ukuthi lo Msweden umelana kanjani nesibhamu."
  
  
  "Mngane, isivumelwano sasinembile kakhulu", kusho inxusa. Ukuchema kukabelkev ngokuqondene ne-ego eyisimanga kwase kuqala ukwethusa. "Amamelika awazange asitshele lutho olunjengomshini wokudubula."
  
  
  "Isibhamu esincane", Ubelkev wazilungisa. "Encane".
  
  
  Kwathunyelwa unogada Wasechile ukuba ayoqoqa izikhali. Ubelkev wathatha omunye kagwayi wami wafaka ingalo yakhe okhalweni lukarose.
  
  
  "Uthanda ukunambitheka kwami kwabesifazane; ngiyakuthanda ukunambitheka kwakho kosikilidi."
  
  
  "Kwenzekani Eberlin, Ebelkiewicz?"Ngikhipha amazwi ngokuphefumula kwami kokuqala. "Wenzani empini engakwenzanga ukuba u-ih akuphule?"
  
  
  Akazange amangale noma acasuke. Wayeziqhenya.
  
  
  "Kwakuwumdlalo omncane nje, ofana kakhulu nalona. Kodwa iziwula ezihluphekayo zazingenawo amabhantshi angangenwa izinhlamvu. Kwakungeke kube nezinkinga ukube akazange abulale umngane ngephutha. Its nje ukuzijabulisa nokuphuza. Uyaqonda."
  
  
  "Yebo, ngiyayithola."
  
  
  "Nge-estestvenno . Bangaki abantu obabulele?"Ikhulu? Amakhulu amabili?"
  
  
  "Akunjalo. Akuyona indlela utolstoy acindezela ngayo."
  
  
  Wafiphala, kodwa wabe esebuyela esimweni sakhe. "Uyazi, kunzima kakhulu ukubhekisisa isibhamu", esho.
  
  
  Unogada wabuya ephethe isibhamu Ubelkevs ayesitholile. Ubelkev wayihlola ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi umagazini ugcwele, wabe esekhulula isibambo sokuphepha. "Kuyoba lula kakhulu, kulula kakhulu", kusho amehlo e-ego yami. Ngisho noma i-gillette ingaqhumi ngaphansi kokuhlolwa okungalungile, i-hitch encane kakhulu ehlombe lami iyothumela inhlamvu ebusweni bami.
  
  
  "Ngicela uqaphele," kusho inxusa
  
  
  
  Lokho kuphindwe kabili, ngacabanga. Kodwa akazange asho lutho kuye.
  
  
  Ubelkev wafaka ugwayi wakhe ngaphansi konyawo lwakhe futhi wacindezela isibhamu esizenzakalelayo esiswini sakhe. Naphezu kwanoma isiphi isibhamu esaziwayo, izwi laliphindaphindeka ebuchosheni bami. Urose wakhala. Ubelkiew wadonsa inhlamvu njengokungathi wenza uthando kuye.
  
  
  Izinhlamvu zokuqala zashaya udonga ngakwesokudla sami futhi zangishaya. Phezulu kakhulu! Ngacabanga ngaye. Izingcezu zamatshe zangisika ingalo. Khona-ke umuthi wokufafaza wawuhamba obala usezingeni lamehlo. Ngashaya ikhanda lami kude nesibhamu esangishaya endlebeni. Emlindele phakathi kwemizuzwana embalwa yesibhamu esilandelayo, yena, owayezoshaya ngokushesha ikhanda lami ophahleni.
  
  
  Kunalokho, Ugillett waqala ukudansa, ukuqhaqhazela nokucindezeleka ngaphansi kwesichotho esishisayo sezikhali ezizenzakalelayo. Nakulokhu, umoya waphuma ngokushesha emaphashini ami. Imilenze yami yayilukhuni ukuze ikhanda lami lingangeni emvuleni ebulalayo. Umdwebo ongazinzile wathuthela odongeni ngakwesobunxele sami, waklebhula itshe.
  
  
  Isithupha sikabelkev asizange sishiye isibhamu ngisho nangomzuzwana, futhi wangibuyisela isibhamu esinamandla. Indwangu yebhantshi yahlukaniswa ngokuphelele namapuleti epulasitiki, amapuleti manje ayesephendukile futhi embozwe umlotha wasentabeni. Izinhlamvu ezazidutshulwa zazenza imisele entanyeni yami. Ngakwazi ukubamba iso Likabelkev. U-Ih wayengekho ngisho nasembuthanweni wamehlo. Babuyela Eberlin futhi baphinde babuka izidumbu ezinyakazayo zeziboshwa zempi zasejalimane ayezilimaze kakhulu. Isibhamu esincane sasingeke sisazulazula. I-Blow after blow yehla kimi, igoba amapuleti nakakhulu, isongela ngokuqhekeza i-ih.
  
  
  Ngakwazi ukugwema ukuwa. Khona-ke eyakhe, futhi ngaqaphela ukuthi yayingasabukeki kahle ebusweni bami. Izinhlamvu ezincane zaqhuma obala maphakathi nebhantshi, zehla zisuka esifubeni zaya esiswini nasezingxenyeni ezingaphansi. Njengoba i-gillette yayithungwe ngaphansi kwesinqe Sikabelkev, cishe yangimboza kwaze kwaba semathangeni ami. Yilokho Kanye Ubelkev ayekubonile, futhi yileyo ndlela ayezofaka ngayo intambo Kunick Carter; ayikho imiyalo evela phezulu eyayingabavimbela ukuba baphinde babhekane nokunqoba kwakhe okukhulu. Izinhlamvu zase zivele zivale umphetho ongezansi wevesti lakhe elalibhidlikile. Wayazi ukuthi kwakungasekho sivikelo futhi kwakungasekho themba.
  
  
  Ubelkevs wehlisa ikhanda lakhe laze lafika ku-intshi yokugcina, ebhekise i-ego yakhe ngqo phakathi kwemilenze yami. Ubuso buka-Ego babujuluka futhi bucwebezela. Akwenzekanga lutho. Waphinde wadonsa isibhamu. Wabe esebhidliza omagazini.
  
  
  "Ayinalutho . Ngilethele omunye!"wamemeza unogada.
  
  
  Umlingo wokuluthwa kwengqondo owawubekwe ejele waphulwa. Inxusa lanyakazisa ikhanda lakhe ngokucijile. Ngisho nabaqaphi babebukeka begula ngenxa yokuzikhandla.
  
  
  "Kuyobukeka kuyinqaba kakhulu . Kunento eyodwa ukuboleka isibhamu", kusho unogada, " kodwa ukucela ezinye izinhlamvu kuzodala izinkinga."
  
  
  "Mngane, kumelwe sibuyele endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi", kuphazamisa inxusa. "Sesihambe isikhathi eside kakhulu. Kungaba ukuhlambalaza uma silahlekile."
  
  
  "Angikaqedi!"kumemeza Ubelkevs .
  
  
  "Ngicela, ngicela uzikhumbule, Mngane Belkevy. Uye wafakazela iphuzu lakho. Ugillett uyasebenza."Inxusa langibuka futhi ngokushesha laphenduka. Ngangizibuza ukuthi kwakuwuhlobo luni lombukwane owamenza. "Manje kumelwe ugcizelele ukuthi sibuyele emuva. Izigebengu Ezingamamao ziyokunaka kakhulu ukungabikho kwakho. Cishe bazama ukuphendulela umongameli kuwe njengamanje."
  
  
  Isibhamu esincane sawela ezandleni Zikabelkev phansi ngamatshe. Wazamazamisa futhi wasula izithukuthuku ezihlathini zakhe ngesando. Urose waqala ukusondela kimi, futhi inxusa lamcindezela ukuba abuyele ezingalweni zabalindi.
  
  
  "Woza, mngane", kusho inxusa ngokududuza. "Buyisa ukuzola kwakho. Ngitshele lokho umongameli akusho khona-ke okuthile engikulindele? Ngitshele konke ngakho."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda komunye wabaqaphi. Isigebengu sawela phansi sathatha i-gillette yami.
  
  
  "Ingulube enengekayo", ehlebela, engishiya ngiboshwe ngamaketanga.
  
  
  Uma lokho kwakuyinduduzo, ngangazi ukuthi wayengangitsheli.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Sesihlanu
  
  
  
  
  
  Izikhulu ezimbili zebutho elivamile zangibuyisela ekamelweni lami lasehhotela ngemoto enamakhethini. Bangidida ngokuxolisa kwaze kwaba yilapho u-ih emxosha futhi eya emsebenzini eyedwa.
  
  
  Izingalo zami zazinamanxeba angaphezulu, futhi kwakunamanxeba amaningana entanyeni yami ngenxa yezinhlamvu ezazimiswe ivesti yami. Kodwa into embi kakhulu yaphuma lapho ebuka isifuba nokuphila kwakhe. Wayebukeka sengathi usempini. Kwakunamabala amnyama ayikhulu; imilenze yakhe ephukile yayizwakala ngobumnene. Ngambona, enezidumbu ezonakele kakhulu, futhi okwesikhashana nganginesithombe esicacile kakhulu somzimba wami, esonakele uma Ugillett ephukile. Ukuphila kwami kwacishe kwaphenduka.
  
  
  Ubelkev! Uma u-ego engase akuthole, wayeyoba
  
  
  Ungqongqoshe wezohwebo oshonile.
  
  
  Izithombe ezimbalwa zescotch zabuyisela ukujikeleza komzimba wami obuhlungu. Ukunyakaza ngakunye kwangilethela usizi olusha nesizathu esisha sokukhumula umrashiya ephila. Wazama ukulala, kodwa kwakungenakwenzeka ngaphandle kwemithi ebulala izinhlungu, ngakho wavuka lapho ebona isibambo somnyango siphenduka. Naphezu kokuphikisa kwemisipha yami eyayilimele, wayehamba embhedeni kuze kube namuhla.
  
  
  Umuntu ongene ephethe isibhamu. Isandla sami sawela njengesaha esihlakaleni somhlaseli, futhi isibhamu sawela phansi. Ingalo eyodwa isongwe entanyeni ka-ego, iphefumule, kanti enye isongwe esifubeni sika-ego ukuze ibambe lokho engangikulindele esifubeni sikacomrade Belkev esinamafutha.
  
  
  Isandla sami asizange sithinteke lapho ngiqaphela ukuthi ngangithathe umuntu ongafanele. Kwakungeyona neze indoda. Wamphendulela, wabeka isandla sakhe emlonyeni wakhe. Kwakuyi-rose.
  
  
  "Kwakufanele ungiqede?"Ngambuza ngokumangala okuthile.
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda, futhi wabona intukuthelo esikhundleni sokwesaba. Wathatha isandla sakhe.
  
  
  "Usuphinde wangiphatha kabi. Wayekhathazekile ngawe. Eyakhe yahamba ku-Alejandro lapho edakwa, futhi ngayibuyisela kuwe."
  
  
  Usanta wayivula futhi wagoba phansi ukuze athathe isibhamu. Yayingenamuntu. Njengoba umyeni wakhe ayesukuma, Urose wadonsa insika ende ezungeze indawo ayecashe kuyo phakathi kwamabele akhe. Waphendulela isibambo se-ego ngaphandle futhi wangikhonza.
  
  
  "Ugracias".
  
  
  "Bheka wena, ndoda empofu. Thatha wena esibhedlelaeverade."
  
  
  Wafinyelela esifubeni ngamahloni ukuze angithinte, wabe esedonsa isandla sakhe ngokushesha.
  
  
  "Isilo!"Kuyini?"wamemeza, futhi waqhubeka nokwenza ukuhlola okunye okuthukuthele ngomlingiswa Kabelkev.
  
  
  "Siyavumelana nalokho. U-Alex Belkev akayena U-Albert Schweitzer."
  
  
  "Wenzani manje? Ukubulala i-ego?"
  
  
  Wayekwazi ukubona ukuthi ngangilingwa yilo mbono. Yena, wanikina ikhanda lakhe.
  
  
  "Hhayi kulokhu. Ngizobuyela Emelika kusasa."
  
  
  "Ngithathe nawe. Mina nodadewethu."
  
  
  Leso siphakamiso sangenza ngacasuka.
  
  
  "Lokho akusho ukuthi angivumelani nenguquko Kafidel", esho ngokushesha. "Ngingumdansi nje, hhayi ilungu lebutho. Khumbula umholi weqembu? U-ego wakhe wayebazi njengama-ferret, njengoba ayevame ukudlala kwabababa. Kunamakhulu abanye abantu engibaziyo Enew York. Ukube nganginaye, ukuze nje ngithole indawo lapho ngangingeke ngibe nezinkinga. Ngangingasebenza ebusuku futhi ngikwenzele umsebenzi wasendlini kungakhathaliseki ukuthi nini."
  
  
  "Nginenceku eyenza lokhu obala manje. Angicabangi ukuthi i-emu izothanda umncintiswano."
  
  
  "Ngeke ungithathe?"
  
  
  "Angikwazi. Mhlawumbe ngesinye isikhathi."
  
  
  Kwakunjengokungathi ingxenye yomoya wakhe yayimshiyile. Wazithela isiphuzo esisha futhi wasilungiselela unah.
  
  
  "Uphi Ubelkevu manje?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Emcimbini. Ucabanga ukuthi kunomfazi womunye wongqongqoshe angamyenga. Ungumuntu ongenalo uzwela."
  
  
  Kwakusentwasahlobo e-US. Ihlobo seliqalile lapha Echile. Umoya opholile wadlula ngasebernardo O ' higgins Boulevard futhi wangena ekamelweni. Urose waqeda isiphuzo sakhe ngokububula futhi wasibamba.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ngihambe."
  
  
  "Hhayieverade. Ay lapha kulobubusuku."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwaphula usizi lwakhe.
  
  
  "Ngangingacabangi ukuthi ungenza noma yini esimweni sakho samanje."
  
  
  "Ukhohliwe. Akasenazo izinhlamvu."
  
  
  "Cha, akazange."
  
  
  Urose wayemomotheka kakhulu manje. Wawela igumbi waya emnyango, walivala, waqala ukulwa. Lapho ngisesimweni sokukhanya, ngezwa ingubo yakhe igingqika phansi, futhi ngambona kancane ephuma, ezungezwe inkungu emhlophe yezingubo zangaphansi.
  
  
  Ukucindezela kwakhe ebhentshini kwakusemaphepheni njengoba Urose engihlaba ngobuciko. Amabele akhe avuthiwe ayethuthumela futhi egcoba isifuba sami ngokuthula njengoba ayencika ukuze anganga. Imilomo yethu yavuleka futhi saqabulana ngokujulile, isifiso sethu saxosha ububi bobusuku. Ukuqeqeshwa komdanso kwanikeza umzimba wakhe ukulawula imisipha yakhe ngendlela eyingqayizivele, futhi wayeyingxube evusa inkanuko epholile nefudumele, eqinile futhi ethambile.
  
  
  Konke ukuthandana Kwasehavana, njengoba kwakunjalo, kwakusebuhleni nasekhonweni Le-rose. Umzimba wami wawungasazweli ubuhlungu. Nganginendlala enkulu kangaka yobulili, okwenzeka kuphela uma unowesifazane othembisene umshado, njengoba wazi, onganelisa i-ego. Lonke iphupho elibi lomsebenzi wasechile kwakufanele limazi ngalobo busuku.
  
  
  "Yebo, senor", esho, ethuthumela ngenjabulo.
  
  
  Wayeboshwe yizinqulu zakhe ze-satin yomnqumo njengoba ayencika ukuze angihlangabeze.
  
  
  "Ubelkev akekho lapha", ngahlebela. "Siyayidinga, sidinga I-kgb. Thina kuphela. Wathi ufuna ukungidansela. Dansa manje."
  
  
  Ukukhanya okukhanyayo okuvela ngaphandle kwefasitela kwakugoba ubuso bakhe futhi kwehle esifubeni nasesiswini sakhe. Ezandleni zami, izinqulu zakhe zaphenduka futhi zaqina, zacishe zangishaya embhedeni, kodwa zangidonsela ekujuleni nasenah.
  
  
  "Yenza kube unomphela. Yenza kuze kube "ade " , encenga.
  
  
  Izithende zakhe zavele zangigoqa, futhi ngazizwa ngishisa, ngishisa. Ngokungaboni, wakhipha yonke intukuthelo yami ecindezelwe Kurose. Futhi empikiswaneni yothando, ukungezwani nentukuthelo kwathathelwa indawo okunye, okuthile okumnandi nokomile, okuthile esikudinga kakhulu sobabili.
  
  
  Kamuva, umoya wasebusuku wapholisa imizimba yethu. Ikhanda lami lalisekelwe kwelinye elisezinqeni zakhe, futhi sasihlanganyela ingilazi ye-scotch elinganiselayo phakathi kwamabele akhe.
  
  
  "Awukwazi ukukholelwa ukuthi lokho kwakukuhle kangakanani kimi, Nick."Wakusho buthule, njengokungathi wayekhuluma yedwa. "Lapho intombazane ihamba nendoda efana Nobelkevs..."
  
  
  Ikhanda lakhe laphenduka futhi labuka imimmo hollow phakathi kwamabele akhe, ingilazi kamimmo nobuso bakhe.
  
  
  "Akudingeki ukuba usho okunye, Rose."
  
  
  Wancika ukuze athinte induku yami.
  
  
  "Ngizokudansela noma nini lapho ufuna. Wayengathandwa umuntu onjengawe."
  
  
  "Shh".
  
  
  Wayehleka ngenjabulo, enomusa.
  
  
  "Unomusa kakhulu kumath major nakumakillmaster ogama lakhe lingukillmaster. Ngithemba ukuthi ngelinye ilanga uzofika Ecuba."
  
  
  "Angazi ukuthi nini, kodwa ngizoyiphuza ngenxa yalokhu."
  
  
  Ingilazi yakhe yaphakanyiswa esifubeni sakhe. Kwakheka indandatho emanzi phakathi kwamabele akhe, futhi wancika ukuze aqabule indawo. Izingalo zikarose zangigoqa.
  
  
  "Ungaphinde ukwenze?"wabuza. "Uma kukubangela ukungakhululeki okukhulu..."
  
  
  Ngathi: "ukwelashwa ngemisebenzi". "Umphathi wami uyakukholelwa lokho."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Sesithupha
  
  
  
  
  
  Indiza eyayingilindele esikhungweni sezempi eduze Kwasesantiago yayinenkanyezi Yebutho Lomoya Lasechile. Wazwakalisa ukumangala ngalokhu, kodwa njengoba umshayeli wayenephasiwedi efanele, wathatha isudi yakhe yasemkhathini nesigqoko sokuzivikela wakhwela ngemuva endizeni.
  
  
  "Ngangicabanga ukuthi indiza Yasemelika izongilinda", ephawula nge-intercom.
  
  
  "Kwakunamahemuhemu okuthi kwenzeka okuthile kumuntu Wasemelika esigodlweni izolo ebusuku. Uma uhamba kanjena, akekho oyophawula. Ngidinga ukuba unqamule futhi ukhulume embhoshongweni."
  
  
  Ingxoxo ye-staccato phakathi komshayeli wendiza negumbi lokulawula izwakala ifana kunoma yiluphi ulimi. Urivnenski wamlalela ngokwanele ukuba azi ukuthi sasinendlela yokundiza yepacific patrol, okwakusho ukuthi indiza cishe yayizokwehla kancane ogwini, lapho yayizothintana khona unomphela.
  
  
  "I-Azul Numero Cinco Cinco Tres, isinqumo tiene..."
  
  
  Amazwi okugcina ezwi elisembhoshongweni acwiliswa ukubhonga kwezinjini zendiza. Amaphiko E-Shooting Star ayenyakaza njengoba sasigingqika singena emzileni. Njengezikhali zawo wonke amazwe aselatin America, ngaphandle Kwasecuba, athengwa e-United States ngezikhali ezisetshenzisiwe ngamanani ancishisiwe. Nokho, ngokungafani nezinye izizwe, Abasechile bagcina izindiza zabo zipholishiwe zaba izwe elikhanyayo ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
  
  
  Ikhanda lami laphenduka njengoba indiza yayisuka emzileni. Okwesikhashana sasibambezelekile ngenxa yokungqubuzana komhlaba, futhi sase sikhuphukela esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka imbongi yeculo lesizwe Lasechile eyabhala ngaso. Njengoba yayingamamitha angu-10 000, ingcindezi yehla kancane, futhi impumulo yendiza yehla ngokwanele ukuba ibone ukuthi sasindiza ngokusobala phezu kwenhloko-dolobha.
  
  
  "Izibani, izindlu zamakhowe", kusho umshayeli wendiza njengoba sasisondela emaphethelweni amnyama aminyene ezindlu ezisemaphethelweni edolobha. "Sibabiza ngokuthi u-ih tak ngoba bavele ngobusuku obubodwa. Lapho U-Allende Stahl eba umongameli, bonke abantu abampofu ababeseduze nemizana beza Esantiago ngoba babecabanga ukuthi uzobanika imali nomhlaba. Sekuyiminyaka emibili behlala lapho, ngoba ayikho imali yokubanika yona ."
  
  
  Elinye iphiko lathambekela, futhi sathambekela ezakhiweni ezindala zesifunda samabhizinisi Sasesantiago.
  
  
  "Abantu abacebile babaleka nemali yabo noma bathumela i-ih E-Argentina noma e-Uruguay. Eminyakeni engamashumi ayisikhombisa edlule, kwakuyizwe elicebe kakhulu. Uyazi ukuthi yini eyasenza saceba? Sasingumhlinzeki omkhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni wama-nitrate. Umanyolo. Umquba. Khona-ke okufakelwayo. kwasungulwa umanyolo, futhi imakethe yawa. Ngakho bheka us ukucwila umquba wethu siqu."
  
  
  Iphiko laphinde lehla, futhi ngabona ukuthi sasingaphezulu kwendawo ephumelelayo yabantu abaphakeme edolobheni.
  
  
  "Umongameli wethu omusha wathi baziphika isigodlo sikamongameli ngoba sikhulu kakhulu ukuba singaba umongameli wamakhomanisi. Ngakho uhlala lapha endaweni Yaseprovidencia."
  
  
  Wakhomba indlu encane, enhle. Waphawula ubuso obuphendukile babaqaphi befihlekile endizeni. Saqeda ukuzungeza idolobha futhi saqhubeka saya olwandle, Ulwandlekazi Ipacific lubukeka luzolile njengoba igama lalo lalisikisela.
  
  
  Saqhubeka sishesha kwaze kwaba yilapho ugu lucishe lubonakale. Izikebhe zokudoba zazigxumagxuma ngaphansi kwethu. Khona-ke indiza yaphenduka ngokushesha isuka enyakatho iya eningizimu.
  
  
  Kwenzekani? Ngambuza."Ngangicabanga ukuthi ungiyisa kumuntu engangixhumana naye enyakatho."
  
  
  "Ngineminye imiyalo."
  
  
  Imiyalo? Yayihlolwa ngesilinganiso sikaphethiloli esisebhodini. Yayigcwele. Okungenani, ngeke akwazi ukuphuma angishiye ebhokisini elindizayo.
  
  
  "Imiyalo evela kubani?"
  
  
  "Ungakhathazeki, Senor Carter. Ngeke ngidlale imidlalo egumbini labagibeli nomuntu onedumela lakho. Sizoya eningizimu, ngoba yilapho U-AX akufuna khona. Okuwukuphela kwe-radar engasibamba njengamanje yilapho Amandla esebenza futhi sibambisana. Angazi ukuthi kungani udingeka lapho, lapho ngimthatha khona, futhi angifuni ukwazi."
  
  
  Wayemqonda. Nakuba isosha elivamile ebuthweni lasechile lasebenza unyaka owodwa kuphela, abashayeli bezindiza Bebutho Lomoya babengongoti. Amareds asanda kuqala ukwethula abantu bawo emaqenjini e-ego.
  
  
  Ugu olude lwalubonakala lungapheli, kodwa ekugcineni saqala ukulahlekelwa ukuphakama, futhi phansi kwalo ngabona indawo eseningizimu kakhulu lapho umuntu angaya khona, uma engabhukudi noma engekho ehholo, E-Antarctica; lokhu kuyiphuzu eligobile Laseningizimu Melika, elibizwa nangokuthi Lishisa kulo lonke ihhotela, futhi. Safika Epunta Arena yebutho Lomoya eliyisisekelo. Njengoba sasihamba ngendiza, umoya obandayo wadlula ezingutsheni zethu zasemkhathini.
  
  
  Umoya ngokwawo wawungwevu ngenxa yamakhaza ayevela esembozweni esibandayo. Izikhulu zaphonsa ijazi lesikhumba semvu emahlombe ami futhi zangihambisa Ngejeep zaya endlunkulu yezempi eseduze.
  
  
  "Siyakwamukela Esouthern Division", lo jenerali omncane onentambo wangibingelela njengoba ngangiyiswa ehhovisi Le-Ego Spartan. Kwakunesitofu esinamabhodwe ekhoneni lekamelo, kodwa ingilazi ye-brandy anginikeza yona yangifudumeza ngokushesha.
  
  
  Waphawula:" lokhu akukhona ngempela lapho ngangihlele ukuba khona".
  
  
  Waphendula:" uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, nalo alikho", kodwa Umongameli wesenor unqume ukuthumela ezinye zezikhulu zasesantiago ezisizungezile kule ngxenye yomhlaba eyihlane. Siyibiza Ngokuthi Isiberia", esho ngokucwayiza. "Isiphetho sesosha asijabulisi, eh? Futhi ubusika busanda kuqala."
  
  
  Umsizi wangena ephethe imbiza yobumba yesitshulu nesinkwa.
  
  
  "Lokhu akuyona i-eda enhle kakhulu kulabo abajatshuliswa Esigodlweni Sikamongameli", kusho lo jenerali.
  
  
  "Kodwa awusoze wazi ukuthi uzothola ini ngempela", ngasho lapho sidlala lo mdlalo esihlalweni.
  
  
  "Ngiyazi."Waphula isinkwa phakathi wanginika ingxenye yaso. "Ngiyaxolisa ngokuthi angizange ngizethule, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kungaba ngcono uma singakhulumi ngamagama. Akufanele ube lapha. Ukube ubulapha, bekuyodingeka ngikubophe. Yiqiniso, ngokusemthethweni."
  
  
  Isitshulu sasilula kodwa sihle, futhi saqeda ukuzazisa ngebhodlela lewayini elibomvu Lasechile.
  
  
  "Ake sithi ungitshele ngempela ukuthi kungani elapha," ngisikisela ekupheleni kokudla kwethu okusheshayo. "Ngiqala ukuzizwa njengebhola likanobhutshuzwayo elihamba lisuka kolunye uhlangothi lwezwe liya kolunye."
  
  
  Mhlawumbe lapho elandela amahansi asendle, wacabanga. "Kodwa kungaba ihansi Lasepeking. Ngatshelwa ukuthi ungumgibeli omuhle."
  
  
  "Ngingahlala."
  
  
  "Sizodinga zonke izandla ezinolwazi ezitholakalayo, futhi ngitshelwa ukuthi akekho onekhono kunawe. Cabanga ngalesi senzakalo esijabulisayo njengengxenye evamile yesabelo sakho esikhethekile egameni lamazwe ethu amabili. Njengoba bekuhleliwe, sizolwa nesitha ndawonye.
  
  
  Ngangizibuza ukuthi Ngabe Uhawk wayegunyaze yini lokhu kuhlasela okuncane kimi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wayekhona noma cha, kwakungekho lutho ayengalwenza ngaphandle kokwenza konke okusemandleni akhe futhi ahlanganyele.
  
  
  Sadlula ehhovisi likajenene sangena egumbini lomsakazo. Yayigcwele amaphoyisa, futhi i-ih yayidonsela ukunakekela emibikweni eyayivame ukungena phezu komamukeli.
  
  
  "...Ukuya eboca del Diablo... ishumi nanhlanu, amashumi amabili okungenani..."
  
  
  "Izwe lihlukaniswe laba izifunda ezine zempi. Ngamunye unenani eliyisisekelo, " ujenene wangitshela. "Yiqiniso, wonke amayunithi awanamuntu, ngoba uhulumeni unamasosha amaningi kakhulu aqapha izimayini. Kodwa akekho umuntu onamalungu amancane e-tac njengathi. Uhulumeni akacabangi ukuthi singenza lutho lapha nebutho elilodwa labamahhashi, kodwa sizobanda size sife. Mhlawumbe siyamangala ngalokho."
  
  
  "...Manje sinciphisa ijubane... ngokuqinisekile ukusondela ekamu le-ih."
  
  
  "Yini eyamangaza?"Ngabuza ujenene wakhe omncane.
  
  
  "Uzobona izwi."
  
  
  Isekela laphinde lavela linamajazi amabili ahlotshiswe ngoboya. Ujenene wagqoka ngenjabulo evulekile, futhi wabona ukuthi amanye amaphoyisa ayengibuka ngomona.
  
  
  Njengoba sasigijimela endaweni yezinqaba, yena, wabona indiza enophephela emhlane eluhlaza okotshani isilindile, iziphephetha zayo zijikeleza kancane emoyeni. Sangena kulo, futhi ngokushesha nje lapho sisusa izinyawo zethu, indiza enophephela emhlane yaphakama phansi, yabuya ngokushesha yaphakama.
  
  
  Evuthayo kulo lonke ihhotela, indawo enamadwala efanelekile ukuzalanisa izimvu kuphela. Ama-wisp enkungu ayegeleza obala ngaphezu kwethu.
  
  
  Saya esibhakabhakeni, futhi sawela i-ih, kodwa asizange sidlule ngaphezu kwamamitha angamashumi amahlanu ngaphezu komhlaba. Sasindiza phezu kwamawa anamadwala, sihambisa izimvu ezigodini.
  
  
  "Sasazi ukuthi kukhona okungahambi kahle lapho Amamyrists efika", kusho ujenene ememeza ngenxa yomsindo wama-rotor. "Babematasa bethatha amapulazi kulo lonke izwe-ngaphandle kwalapha, ngoba yini okufanele bayithathe? Lapha, wonke umuntu uyalingana futhi uthola ingxenye yakhe ephelele yamakhaza namatshe. Ngakho, sabaqapha, sicabanga ukuthi bangase bazame ukuqhuma izindiza ezithile noma bazame ukuhlasela izikhali zethu ezidingekayo. Kunalokho, baphinde banyamalala."
  
  
  I-downdraft yasidonsela eweni. Umshayeli wendiza wavumela indiza ukuba ishaye idwala kwaze kwaba yilapho ukuphazamiseka kwemvelo okuzungeze ikapa kukhipha i-ego yomhlangano. Lo muntu wayazi ukuthi wenzani.
  
  
  "Khona-ke sathola umbiko wokuthi umkhumbi wezimpahla wawugxilile ogwini lwethu. Kwakungekho lutho olungavamile ngakho, ngoba iziphepho lapha zenzeka ngokushesha kangangokuthi ukaputeni wayeyohlanya uma esondela kula matshe. Sasilandela umkhumbi wezimpahla. Kwakuwumkhumbi wase-albania, futhi itheku lawo lokugcina lokumisa kwakuyishanghai. Manje, kungani umkhumbi wezimpahla ozungeze Ichina ubungafika lapha ngaphandle kokuthumela isignali yenhlekelele? "
  
  
  Indiza enophephela emhlane yafika phansi esigodini. Ngokushesha nje lapho siphuma, kwavela iqembu lamasosha agibele amahhashi ngemuva kwamadwala anezibhamu eziboshelwe emikhombeni yawo. amahhashi e-ih ayephefumula emoyeni obandayo. Ukaputeni omkhulu wabingelela futhi wehla.
  
  
  "Uzobona ukuthi lapha abagibeli bamahhashi abawona amathangi", kusho ujenene ngaphambi kokuba sifinyelele emabuthweni.
  
  
  Ukaputeni wakhuluma kafushane nesosha elaliphethe umsakazo, futhi, ngaphandle kwesandulela, kithi.
  
  
  "Basekamu labo, Jikelele, njengoba nje usho. Umhloli uthi i-ihc isakazeke sengathi bazohamba ekuseni kakhulu."
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu", kuphendula ujenene. "Mbuze ukuthi yini okufanele siyenze ukuze singene kuleli kamu Lasemirist."
  
  
  Le ndoda yathumela umsakazo kucorkscrew.
  
  
  "Uthi kunendlela ekhuphuka umhosha futhi bayayibuka. Kodwa abasibheki, emadwaleni angemuva kwethu emaxhaphozini avuthayo."
  
  
  Ujenene wanqekuzisa ikhanda ngokwaneliseka. Wayeyindoda enesenzo futhi ngokusobala wayekujabulela konke.
  
  
  "Khona-ke bayobe sebefile", ememezela.
  
  
  Sanikezwa amahhashi engeziwe. Wayegibele ihhashi elikhulu, ngokungangabazeki elalivela emahhashini ayelethwe Amaconquistador. Ujenene wayala elinye lamasosha ukuba lisuse isibhamu esizenzakalelayo ebhande lami.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, kodwa esimweni esibi kakhulu, kuzodingeka ngize kuwe njengomqaphi. Angikwazi ukukunika isibhamu. Uma uphikisana nalesi simo, akudingeki ukuba uze lapho."
  
  
  "Awukwazanga ukungigcina kude."Ngangisenokuthile engangikukhonkotha, kodwa angizange ngitshele ujenene ngakho.
  
  
  Sasingamashumi amabili, sigibele amahhashi ethu phakathi kwamahlathi aluhlaza okotshani. Umoya, owawusuvele uqandisiwe, wawubanda futhi uncipha. Ngokushesha kunalokho engangikulindele, sasisemthambekeni onokwehluka kokuphakama kwamamitha ayinkulungwane ohlangothini ngalunye, umoya onamandla uzama ukusishaya endleleni emincane. Ngezikhathi ezithile isiphepho sasishayela ifu lonke phakathi kwethu, futhi kwakudingeka sime, singaboni, kuze kube yilapho inkungu isukile.
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, kungaba okuphephe kakhudlwana ukusebenzisa imizila ye-canyon", kusho ujenene ngokuxhawula okujabulisayo, " kodwa lokho kungenza Amamirist angabi nenjabulo ngefulegi lethu ngemvume yokubulawa."
  
  
  Ekugcineni saqala ukwehla, futhi kwaphuma indoda eyayigqoke izingubo zomalusi emzileni. Wehlisa isibhamu esincane ezandleni zakhe lapho kwaziwa ukuthi singobani. Ngabona i-antenna yomsakazo esikhwameni sakhe se-ego. Ngokusobala, wayengumfundisi wamascout.
  
  
  Wathi: "onogada ababili". "Wonke umuntu ubuka umhosha. Ngingakubonisa indlela yokudlula emadwaleni."
  
  
  "Kuyosithatha isikhathi esingakanani?"ihhotela jikelele ukwazi.
  
  
  "Ngehora lesikhombisa, lesishiyagalombili."
  
  
  "Ngaleso sikhathi, bangahamba. Akusizi ngalutho. Sizohamba ngenye indlela."
  
  
  Enye indlela kwakuwukudlula echibini, esinye salezo zenzakalo ezingavamile ezabangela ukuba lonke ihhotela lishise, futhi lathola igama-lonke ihhotela, Nomlilo. Ngaqonda ukuthi kungani amathuba okuwela kwalo ayesabisa amasosha ngaphezu komoya, nokuthi kungani umhloli ayengeke akuphakamise ngisho noma ayengasiholela ekamu Lamamirist kungakapheli ihora.
  
  
  Phambi kwethu kwakunensimu yentuthu eyayibonakala ingangeneki, ukuphefumula okunjengomoya okuzungeze izimbobo ezisemhlabathini. Imayela ngalinye lendawo engaqondakali laliphakathi kwethu nesitha sethu, indawo enezimayini engenampilo lapho isinyathelo esisodwa esingelona iqiniso sasiphonsa khona ihhashi nomgibeli emthonjeni oshisayo owawuqhuma lapho kungekho muntu owake waphunyuka khona. Amahhashi ngokwawo ayedansa ethukile lapho ebona isithiyo sokubhema.
  
  
  "Ngicela ungacabangi ukuthi isosha Lasechile lisencane kangangokuba liyesaba ukugeza okushisayo,
  
  
  - kusho ujenene. "Lokhu kumane nje kuyisiqalo sesigodi. Kukhona okunye."
  
  
  Ngaphezu kwalokho, akazange asho. Umhloli wakhuphukela kumholi weqembu egibele ihhashi lakhe, iponi elizinzile. Abanye abasizungezile balandela ngomugqa owodwa, ngamunye ezama ukuqondisa ihhashi lakhe elalinenkinga. Ngamunye ngamunye, sagxumela enkungwini eyethusayo yentuthu.
  
  
  Umsindo wezinselo walahleka ngenxa yokuhlebeza komusi. Ngesinye isikhathi yonke indawo yehhotela, futhi yayilukhuni njengetshe, futhi ngokungazelelwe yabhidlika futhi yamema umgibeli ukuba enze iphutha elibulalayo. Khona-ke wezwa ukukhononda okuphelelwe yithemba njengoba isosha lalidonsa izintambo ukuze lisindise ukuphila kwalo. Ngezinye izikhathi, yonke indawo yehhotela yayizamazama lapho umusi uphuma; amatshe ayesishaya, futhi kwakuvela i-geyser engamamitha ayikhulu ukuphakama lapho kwakungekho lutho olwalukhona esikhathini esidlule.
  
  
  Wabuka iwashi lakhe. Kwase kudlule imizuzu engamashumi amahlanu kusukela sangena echibini. Kufanele sibe seduze nendawo yokukhempisha. Yini enye engaba yiyo?
  
  
  Ngabe sengiyibona. Okokuqala ukucwazimula kwelangabi elilodwa eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, bese kuba elinye. Ngesinyathelo ngasinye, phakathi nenkungu yomusi, wayebona amanye amalangabi asheshayo angamashumi amahlanu eluma phansi. "I-fire swamp", kusho umsakazo. Sasingena emkhakheni wegesi yemvelo, umkhakha wegesi owawushisa.
  
  
  Ujenene wangibuka ngokhahlo futhi wabopha indwangu ekhaleni lakhe. Wonke umuntu wenza okufanayo, kuhlanganise naye. Umusi wawukhathaza, unamafutha, futhi unamafutha, kodwa yini ongayilindela? Kwakungaselona izwe elihlaba umxhwele, kwakuwukwehla esihogweni. Esikhundleni somswakama wamanzi omusi owawuqhele ngamamitha angamashumi amathathu, kwaqubuka umbhoshongo womlilo owawuzungeze igesi evuthayo, usakaza izithunzi ezinde zamahhashi ethu akhulisayo kuyo yonke indawo. Manje wayesazi ukuthi amasosha ayesaba ini ngempela. Ukube Abakwamyrists babesibhekile ngaphambi kokuba siphume ethafeni lomlilo, akekho owayeyophila ukuze alandise le ndaba, ngoba babedinga igranade elilodwa kuphela ukuze benze yonke indawo iqhume njengentaba-mlilo.
  
  
  Umzuzu ngamunye wawuyihora, isinyathelo ngasinye umdlalo nodeveli. Ngemva kwethu, insika entsha yomlilo yafika esibhakabhakeni, imboza indlela. Kwakungekho ukubuyela emuva manje. Indoda eyayiphambi kwami yawela esihlalweni futhi yaqala ukuwa ehhashini. Wayeboshelwe kuye yi-gallant yakhe futhi wabanjwa yi-ego. Umusi wabangela ukuba u-ego alahlekelwe ukwazi; isikhumba sika-ego sasiluhlaza okotshani. Nokho, saphikisana Ne-Armagedoni njengabathumeli.
  
  
  Ujenene waphakamisa isandla sakhe futhi ikholomu yama. Kwakusele ikhethini elilodwa kuphela lomlilo, futhi sabe sesibona onqenqemeni lwamadwala nekamu ngokwalo. Umsindo oqhubekayo wegesi evuthayo wawuhlanganisa imisindo yensimbi yezibhamu ezinamasondo ezihamba zisuka ezihlalweni ziye ezandleni. Ngezimpawu zokuthula, ujenene nokaputeni bahlukanisa amasosha aba amaqembu amabili, okwakumelwe ahlasele evela enyakatho naseningizimu ukuze avimbele ukubaleka. Wazinika imiyalo. Uma kwakunommeleli Wasechina ekamu, futhi uma ebona ukuthi ukuzidela kwakungenakugwenywa, wayezibulala; ngisho noma ayengakwenzi lokho, izibhamu zikajenene zazingamenzela zona. Umsebenzi wami uwukugijimela phakathi Kwama-myrists amangele futhi ngibambe I-Chinaman ngaphambi kokuba kwephuze kakhulu. Ngacabanga ukuthi ukube omunye umuntu wayenginike leyo miyalo, wayeyobe ebatshele ukuba baye esihogweni.
  
  
  Amasosha agibele amahhashi abamba izikhali zawo ukuze akhululeke futhi angabi nesineke. Isandla sikajenene sawela eceleni kwakhe. Le migqa emibili yahlukana ngesivinini esikhulu, okwandisa isivinini sayo saba ngesivinini esikhulu njengoba yayihlukana. Lapho ayekhona, ekhuluma ngokungagunci ezungeze ichibi, wayekwazi ukubona unogada oseduze; wayebuka ngokucophelela icanyon trail, ezama ukubona amahhashi ayezwakala eseduze kangaka. Lapho nje ephenduka ebona amasosha, kwazwakala izibhamu ezimbili, futhi wenza umdanso wokufa ongafuni.
  
  
  Amadoda ayesekamu agxumela ezinyaweni zawo, edubula amehlo alele amagagasi amabili abagibeli bamahhashi ayesondela ohlangothini ngalunye. Wadonsa ihhashi lakhe phakathi kwamalangabi futhi wahlasela maphakathi Namamyrists ayethukile. Njengoba ngangilindele, babematasa kakhulu bezama ukubhekana nokuhlasela okuyinhloko ukuze babone umgibeli oyedwa esondela evela ohlangothini lwesithathu. Bamangala futhi besaba, futhi ngafika ebangeni elingamamitha ayishumi ngaphambi kokuba iphekula lokuqala lingiphendulele i-ak-47 yalo. Wadubula umshayeli wakhe ngesikhathi edonsa isibhamu sakhe sokulwa, wabe esedubula esakhe, waziphonsa phansi, wasuka ehhashini lakhe elifile. Ibhentshi lakhe lalilungele ukudubula okwesibili, kodwa Umirista wayeguqe ngamadolo, esekelwa isibhamu ayesasibambe. Kwakunembobo emnyama phakathi ebunzini le-ego.
  
  
  Ukuhlasela kukajenene kwakusondela, futhi abavikeli babewohloka. Okungenani ingxenye yabantu ababezungezile yalimala noma yafa. Abanye babedutshulwa besesimweni sokuthambekela. Ababili kuphela kubo ababengekho, bematasa bezungeze umlilo, futhi ngenxa yomlilo, waphawula amathambo amakhulu, angunxande esikhalo somunye wezithunywa Zikamao. Ngokushesha wafaka izingcezu zephepha emalahle omlilo.
  
  
  Kwakungekho sikhathi sama-zigzag. Lathumela umkhuhlane emizimbeni
  
  
  amaphekula Kumashayina nakumholi Wamamirist. Ijazi elikhulu elisindayo ujenene ayenginike lona lalidonswa njengoba kwakudutshulwa izibhamu ezimbalwa. Umholi Wamamyrists wagxuma wamshaya ekhanda ngommese. Yena wagoba futhi wakhahlela i-emu yakhe. Enye indoda yagxuma phakathi kwamalangabi, ibambe i-ak-47 phezulu ngaphezu kwekhanda layo. Wayengenalo ithuba lokudubula. Wamdubula ngesikhathi esemoyeni, futhi isidumbu sakhe sawela emlilweni njengesikhwama samazambane.
  
  
  Ikhanda Lamamirist lagxuma lasuka esidunjini futhi lakhipha isibhamu .45. Wayesevele edubula lapho ebona ukukhanya kwensimbi eshayayo ekhoneni leso lakhe. Umirista, engangingamboni, wangikhipha isibhamu ezandleni. Okwesibili, umcibisholo ka-ego wawubhekiswe entanyeni yami. Wazifihla ngaphansi kwensimbi yenkemba futhi wadonsela le ndoda kuye. Lapho silungiswa, sasilawulwa ngommese futhi sicindezela i-ego of the edge ngokumelene ne-ego ye-apula Lika-Adamu, sibambe i-ego phambi kwakhe njengesihlangu somuntu.
  
  
  "Yeka isibhamu!"wamemeza Umirista kumphathi wakhe .
  
  
  Wayeyindoda enkulu enentshebe ebomvu namehlo amancane. Wenza isinqumo ngemizuzwana, edutshulwa futhi eqhuma isifuba somngane wakhe ngenhlamvu eyodwa ngemva kwenye, ezama ukudabula i-ego yakhe kuze kube yilapho okungenani ngigwazwa.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba lokho kwenzeke, wacindezelwa ukuba afe umphathi wakhe onobugovu. Wagwema isidumbu esindizayo, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi wayesevele esemoyeni, ebamba u-ego futhi emshaya phansi phakathi nomlilo ovuthayo. Ikhanda lami laphuka emuva emandleni endololwane ka-ego, izinwele zami zacula njengoba engicindezela ukuba ngijule emlilweni. Iminwe yakhe yayifuna umphimbo wami njengoba ayefunga kakhulu.
  
  
  Kubonakala sengathi wayengaqapheli ukuthi ngangibambe izingubo zami ze-ego. Wayidonsela phambili futhi wayiphonsa phansi ubuso bayo phezu kwamalahle. Njengoba ayesukuma ememeza, ukuphela kwengalo yami kwashayisana ekhaleni lakhe njengommese oqondile. Njengoba igazi lalicindezela i-ego YE-rta, lase liguqulele ukugxila kwalo emgomweni oyinhloko.
  
  
  Isithunywa Sasechina safaka isibhamu emlonyeni waso. Esinye sezisho Zikamao," Wonke amandla avela emlonyeni wesibhamu", safika kimi lapho enza ngokubamba ingalo ka-ego, hhayi ukuyikhipha esibhamu, kodwa ukukhubaza iphuzu lokucindezela esihlakaleni sakhe.
  
  
  Wahlala phakathi nempi, egqolozele isibhamu esibhekiswe emlonyeni we-emu, futhi ezibuza ukuthi kungani engazange aphume ekhonkotha okwakungeke kumshiye ekhanda. Edidekile futhi edabukile, wangibuka. Izibhamu zokugcina zafa, futhi ujenene, owayegcwele injabulo futhi esongwe ngesandla esisodwa esilondeni sakhe, waba ngowokuqala ukusijoyina. Wakhipha isibhamu ngobumnene esandleni Sikachickom esasikhubazekile futhi wabheka emuva emzimbeni KAMYRIST owayemshiyile.
  
  
  "Akufanele ube lapha, Senor Carter. Kodwa ukube ubukhona, bengingasho ukuthi uyisosha elihle kakhulu."
  
  
  Lapho sibuyela Epunta Arena, sabuza umthumeli owayesemabhokisini. Ngeshwa, ukuhlolwa kwaqala ngaphandle kwami, ngoba Abasechile babejabule kakhulu ngokubamba kwabo kangangokuthi ngesikhathi engena ekamelweni, lonke ukuhlasela namadoda ayisihlanu kwaphela.
  
  
  "Angiqondi," kusho umlindi. "Ngaqala nje lapho enjengale."
  
  
  Isithunywa sasihleli esihlalweni phakathi egumbini ekukhanyeni okukhanyayo. Into yokuqala engayibona ukuthi ayizange ishaye. Isandla sakhe sadlula phambi kobuso buka-ego, futhi akazange amlandele ngamehlo akhe. I-emu yashaya izandla zayo ngemuva kwendlebe yayo. Akukho lutho. I-emu yakhe yafaka inaliti engalweni yakhe. Futhi akukho lutho.
  
  
  "Usesimweni sokuphazamiseka", ngishilo. "Ukuphefumula nge-Ego kwehla, njengoba kwenza nokushaya kwenhliziyo nge-ego. Ingabe uthi wayengafani nalokhu lapho engena?"
  
  
  "Cha, wayesaba nje. Khona-ke ngambuza ukuthi wayethwele siphi isigijimi, futhi ngokungazelelwe waba kanjena. Ucabanga ukuthi uyayenza?"
  
  
  Kungenzeka ukuthi washaya ikhanda lephoyisa odongeni, kodwa kwakungekho phuzu lokusola u-ego.
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, wawungabaza ukuzazisa ngespanishi."
  
  
  "Yiqiniso . Akekho osizungezile okhuluma Isishayina. Kumelwe akhulume ispanishi, kungenjalo kungani bengathumela i-ego?"
  
  
  I-rheumatism kwakuyinto Upeking ayengeke ayithumele ku-ego ukube wayekhulume ispanishi. Konke lokhu kwakuyingxenye yomzamo we-ih wokulawula yonke imisebenzi eyonakalisayo kuyo yonke indlunkulu ye-ih Echina. Isithunywa kwakufanele sithathwe Siyiswe Esantiago, lapho umhumushi ayeyothola khona umyalezo ayewulethe. Uma othile ebuza i - ego nge-ego yezinhloso ngespanishi futhi lokhu kungenzeka uma i-ego ibanjwa babeyowela ngokushesha esimweni sokuthuthumela. Le mishini yayigcinwa elabhorethri ekhethekile ekucubunguleni ngokwengqondo, futhi konke okwakudingeka kwakuyi-tape recorder edlala isicupho se-corkscrew ngespanishi nangesingisi, kanye ne-generator kagesi ukuze kunikezwe impumuzo ebuhlungwini. Futhi indoda ekhulekela Umao. Ukube bekuyimizuzu emihlanu ngaphambili, ngabe yayizungeze ubuchopho besithunywa sonke isebenzisa Isicanton. Manje konke esasinakho kwakuyindoda eyayingcono
  
  
  abantu abafile nabafile abaxoxi izindaba.
  
  
  "Kuyoze kube nini lokhu?"isikhulu esihlazekile kufanele sazi.
  
  
  "Ngokululama kudokotela wezengqondo ofanelekayo, kungavela ngalesi simo ngenyanga. Ngaphandle kwalo, uyoba sesimweni sokungazi lutho izinyanga eziyisithupha. Kunoma ikuphi, asimdingi."
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa ngempela. Ngithethelele, Mina..."
  
  
  I-Emu nayo yayingenalutho eyayingalusho. Ukubuka kwakhe kokugcina isivakashi esihloniphekile salo mcimbi kwakuyinxusa elangidonsela esihogweni. Ngikholwe, uma ayengahleka, wayeyohleka.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Sesikhombisa
  
  
  
  
  
  Nakuba isithunywa sasingakhulumi, Urid akazange alahlekelwe ngokuphelele. Wathola ngakho ngesikhathi indiza ibuyela Esantiago, lapho ayeqoqa khona izingcezu zamaphepha ezazingashisi. Zabhalwa ngezinhlamvu Zesishayina futhi zashiswa, kodwa ngangazi ukuthi i-axe special effects ne-editing lab yayiyothola ukwaziswa kuzo uma kukhona ongakwenza. Ngangingakwazi ukulinda ukugxumela endizeni Yasemelika ngiye ekhaya.
  
  
  Inhloko-dolobha yabonakala ngezansi, bese kuba isikhumulo sezindiza. Lapho sifika, indiza Ye-U. s. Air Force yayilinde ukuyibona eduze kwethu. Kunalokho, umuntu owayengihlangabeza emotweni evaliwe wayenobuso obamtshela ukuthi wayeye Esigodlweni Sikamongameli. Wayengomunye wongqongqoshe baka-Allende. Akazange amenywe ukuba ahambe naye, kodwa umshayeli owayenomshini wokuzenzakalela wayeqiniseka kakhulu.
  
  
  Umfundisi wambuza: "Yini manje, ukusebenza kweqembu esigodlweni?"
  
  
  "Ingabe kukhona Amashayina?"Kuyini?"wafuna kakhulu .
  
  
  Wayeyindoda encane enobuso obumhlophe, obuhlakaniphile. Manje njengoba ngangingedwa naye, ngangizibuza ukuthi kungani ngangingazange ngimnake kakhulu kunalokho enganginakho etafuleni elingaphambili. Wayezibuza nokuthi wayazi kanjani ngesithunywa. U-Ego amazwi alandelayo aphendula imibuzo yomibili.
  
  
  "Echile, Mnu. Carter, izinkathi zonyaka zibuyela emuva ngoba umhlaba uphendukezelwe."
  
  
  Kwakuyiphasiwedi. Wayengumuntu engangixhumana naye NGESAHA.
  
  
  "Kuphela lokho ayengeke akwazi ukukushisa", ngathi, ukuya ebhizinisini. "Akukho lutho oluzosisiza kuze kube yilapho seluhlolwe."
  
  
  "Asikho isikhathi salokhu. Funda lokhu."
  
  
  Wanginika umbiko. Ngezansi kwekhasi kwakunomyalezo oqoshiwe otshela igama Likahawk wakhe. Ingqikithi yalesi sitatimende yayanele ukuba imenze acele ugwayi futhi alume kanzima esihlokweni segolide.
  
  
  Wayazi isizinda sakhe. Isathelayithi Yokuhlola Ye-U. s. Air Force yayivame ukulahla ishubhu le-titanium elinetheyiphu kazibuthe equkethe ukwaziswa ngohlelo lwezikhali Zasesoviet njengoba yayidlula emngceleni waseturkey. Ekuphakameni okuthile, i-parachute yokuvimba ishubhu yavuleka, futhi wagxumela lapho indiza Ye-Jet Yasemelika, eyayibekwe khona ngokuhleleka kwangaphambili, yayingabamba khona i-ego ngosizo lomshini owawungeyona into engaphezu kwe-hook evamile. Kuphela kulokhu u-ego weba Imig-23. Indiza yethu yaphahlazeka yaba izingcezu eziyinkulungwane yaphonswa kafushane ngamarokhethi "Akhanya" phezu Kwezintaba Zasecaucasus. Ku-estestvenno, Amareds athi lesi sigameko senzeke ohlangothini lwe-ih lomngcele, kodwa-ke benza ubugebengu babo bokushushumbisa. Ngesikhathi esilandelayo lapho isathelayithi yethu idlula phezu kwendawo Yaserussia, balandela i-ego futhi baqala i-cosmos interceptor besuka ezindaweni zabo Etyuratam. "Isathelayithi i-killer yajaha inhloli yethu esibhakabhakeni ukuze ihambe ngomjikelezo owodwa, yabe isiqhuma yomibili, yathumela izigidi zamarandi nama-ruble Emhlabeni futhi yaqala lokho okungase kube impi enkulu yokulawula isibhakabhaka.
  
  
  Ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva-ngosuku afika Ngalo Esantiago-kwakubonakala sengathi impi ebiza kangaka yayisaqhubeka. Iqembu lezisebenzi ZE-cia langena esikhungweni Saseturatam, lapho lazama khona ukuthatha ishubhu ledatha elalisalokhu livaliwe. Bakwazile ukulawula iroadblock futhi bamisa Ikiller cosmos yesibili, kodwa babhujiswa ngaphambi kokufinyelela egumbini lapho kwakugcinwe khona inhloso eyinhloko ye-ih, ipayipi. Konke lokhu kwenzeka ngaphandle kokuba Thina Basemelika noma Abaserussia sizwe amazwi ethu ngakho, futhi manje ohulumeni ababili banqume ukwenza ukuthula ngaphambi kokuba ngamunye wabo abonakale ebhubhisa ngokuphelele uhlelo lwabo lwesikhala ngalokhu kuxabana.
  
  
  Okwangidonsela ukunakekela kwakuyisivumelwano esasichaza ukuthi I-kgb yayizoletha ngokwayo ishubhu lemininingwane elivaliwe emngceleni wasefinland, Ukuze I-United States inikeze unogada wayo siqu kungqongqoshe Wasesoviet osezingeni eliphezulu ohambweni oluya Eriphabhuliki yasechile. Umfundisi Kwakungu-A. Belkiew, futhi unogada kwakungu-Ax Killmaster N3! Manje wayesazi ukuthi kungani Uhawke engafuni ukukhuluma okwengeziwe esikhumulweni sezindiza. Izingozi zazidlula Kude Ama-Myrists asechile nokuvukelwa kwawo okwakuhleliwe. Uhawk wadlala ngobumnene, ecabanga ukuthi uyangivikela uma kwenzeka ngibanjwa. Manje wayengazi ukuthi wayekwazisa yini konke lokhu kunakwa.
  
  
  "Lokhu kufanele kube ihlaya", kusho u-at-will wakhe oxhumana naye. "Ubelkevich wazama konke okusemandleni akhe ukungibulala, futhi ihhotela lakhe lalizobuyisela umusa uma ngake ngathola ithuba. Futhi, kungani Ungavumeli Amarashiya agcine ucingo? Singakwazi
  
  
  iseisa isathelayithi entsha bese uthola ulwazi olufanayo futhi."
  
  
  Kungaphezu nje kokuba isathelayithi", kusho oxhumana naye. "Sinolwazi lokuthi Amamirist ahlanganisa imizamo yawo namaphekula Angamamao Eperu Nasebolivia. Kuhlelwe ukuvukela umbuso ngesikhathi esisodwa kuwo womathathu la mazwe. Isibonakaliso kufanele kube ukubulawa Kukabelkeva. Khona-ke ingxenye yesine yezwekazi lethu iyoba ngaphansi kokubusa Kwamashayina ."
  
  
  "Lokhu akunangqondo!"
  
  
  "Ngingathanda ukuba kube njalo. Kodwa wonke amabutho ethu ahlomile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi mahle kangakanani kithi, angaphansi kwamadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nesishiyagalombili. Amabutho Aseperu Nasebolivia acekelwa phansi yizisebenzi Zamamao. Uma kukhona ukuvukelwa kombuso, ubani oyosisiza? Imelika Bese Kuba Yivietnam? Akunakwenzeka. Irussia? Zikude ngisho Nangaphezu Kwechina."
  
  
  "Okushiya I-Argentina Nebrazil. Bobabili banamabutho amakhulu, futhi ngeke bame phambi Kukasihlalo Umao emamatheka evela e-ihk."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda, njengokungathi wayesevele enesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. Kodwa njengoba kwabonakala, wakwenza.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ukuba kunolwazi oluthile emaphepheni isithunywa esasinalo. Asinaso isikhathi sokucwaninga, Mnu. Carter. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi ungafunda Isishayina."
  
  
  Amafasitela emoto ayedwetshwe, futhi wayengazi ukuthi siyaphi. Lapho i-limousine imiswa, ngathola ukuthi sasisesitezi esingaphansi sezinkonzo enkabeni yedolobha Lasesantiago. Ngathuthelwa ekamelweni elingenalutho elingenamafasitela, ngisho nesihlalo noma isihlalo. Kwakunokukhanya okukodwa okukhanyayo okwakugcwalisa igumbi ngokukhanya okuluhlaza okotshani. Ngaphambi kokuba ahambe, umfundisi wanginika ama-tweezer ukuze ngisebenze emaphephandabeni ashile.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi wonke umuntu uyajabula, akunjalo?"waphawula .
  
  
  "Udkt. Thompson wathi ocingweni ukuthi uzobadinga."
  
  
  Ngemva kwamahora ayisithupha, isifuba sami salimala ngenxa yokukhasa phansi kukhonkolo, kodwa ngaba nalokho engangikufuna. Ngakwazi ukuhlanganisa amakhulu ezinhlamvu Zesishayina ezingafani ephepheni elishiswe kabi, futhi ekugcineni waqonda ukuthi kungani Uhawke ayelangazelela kangaka ukungithumela Echile. Ngemva kokungqongqoza emnyango futhi ngitshele unogada ukuthi sengikulungele, wacindezela phansi phansi futhi wabhema ugwayi owawufanelwe.
  
  
  Umfundisi wayezungeza izikwele zephepha elimnyama ayelihlanganise kabusha.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngidumele."Ungakwenza kanjani lokhu?"
  
  
  "Akuyona incwadi yothando", ngishilo. "Lokhu kuwukuhlaziywa kwezempi, futhi ingqondo yezempi Yasechina ayihlukile kakhulu kunanoma iyiphi enye. Ngamanye amazwi, icacile futhi iyaphindaphindeka, ngokwanele ukuba ngikwazi ukubamba umqondo ojwayelekile."Wancika futhi wakhomba abalingiswa ngamunye ngamunye njengoba ekhuluma. "Ngokwesibonelo, lapha, kunokuphindaphindwa kwesibonakaliso esibonisa ulwandle, nokuguqulwa okusho ukuthi eningizimu. Ulwandle Lwaseningizimu."
  
  
  "Kuyathakazelisa kakhulu . Ngifisa sengathi ngabe wayenesikhathi sokufundisa", esho ngokhahlo.
  
  
  "Manje linda isikhashana. Wangidonsela kuleli garaji ukuze ngikwazi ukwenza lokho iqembu labahlaziyi ngokuvamile elidinga ukukwenza ngosuku olulodwa, ngama-slide,ukukhuliswa, namakhemikhali ngesonto. Manje njengoba esekwenzile, usukwenzile! lalela lokhu. Ngeke kuthathe isikhathi eside. Njengoba ngishilo, sinezinkomba eziningi Zolwandle Lwaseningizimu. Lokhu futhi kubhekisela olwandle, kodwa kulokhu kwashintsha kwabhekisela nasemkhunjini owawungaphansi kwalo."
  
  
  "Isikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi".
  
  
  "Manje uyaqonda. Sikhuluma ngesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi Sasechina Isouth sea Fleet. Lokhu akusho ukuthi kuyesabisa. Lokhu akulona uhlamvu olusha Lwesishayina. Lisho futhi irokhethi, noma kunalokho imicibisholo eminingana, kodwa ushintsho lusha. I-athomu. Ngakho lokho esinakho kuyizikhali ."
  
  
  "Izikhali zenzani? Lokhu kuhlobene nani Nechile?"
  
  
  "Ngangingayazi impendulo yalesi sikhonkwane kuze kube yilapho ngifika ekhasini lokugcina, lapho ngathola khona igama lokuqala Likachili. Isikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi esisehholo eliqhele ngamakhilomitha ayikhulu ogwini Lwasechile futhi kulokhu okwesibili. Wafika ngomkhumbi wase-albania owawuhlomele ngokukhethekile. umkhumbi wezimpahla. Ngemva kokuba Kubulawe Ubelkev futhi kuqale ukuvukela umbuso, umkhumbi-ngwenya Wasechina uthuthela ethekwini Lasechile I-Antofagasta."
  
  
  "Ukuvota kokwethenjwa".
  
  
  "Nokho, Amamirist anezinhlelo ezinhle zalokhu. I-Antofagasta iyoba idolobha lokuqala elithunjiwe, ngakho umkhumbi-ngwenya uyomisa ngaphandle kwezinkinga. Yilapho amaphekula amemezela khona ukuthi anezikhali zenuzi ezibhekiswe engxenyeni yenhloko-dolobha yamanye amazwe aseningizimu Melika. Okuyoba yiqiniso. Umbiko awukhulumi ngalokhu, kodwa ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi sibhekene nesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi esiyi-g-class esihlome ngohlobo Lwesishayina lomcibisholo waserussia i-sark. Leli khasi lokugcina libonisa umbuthano wokwesaba nebanga elingamakhilomitha angu-1 700. Lena indawo okuhlala kuyo le missile, umbuthano wokukhwabanisa ohlanganisa Irio de Janeiro, Imontevideo Nebuenos Aires. Uma umuntu ephakamisa isandla ngokumelene Namamyrists, la madolobha ayoguqulwa abe indawo eyihlane yenuzi.
  
  
  "Kungenzeka ukuthi sizama ukuphazamisa. Ake sithi sithumela imicibisholo yethu elwa nemicibisholo ukuba idubule imicibisholo ye-ih. Ngenxa yalokho, okungenani iziqhumane zenuzi eziyishumi nambili zisazoqhuma phezu kwezwekazi, futhi ake ngikutshele ukuthi isici esisodwa sobuchwepheshe bemishini Yasechina bekungekhona ukuthuthukiswa kweziqhumane ezihlanzekile. Iningizimu Korea ngeke ibe nemisebe, kusukela eningizimu yemifula I-Amazon ."
  
  
  "Uma kungekho muntu ophazamisa?"
  
  
  "Khona - ke lonke ishelufu elisentshonalanga Yeningizimu Melika liyoba Ulwandle lwesibili Lwasechina."
  
  
  Umfundisi wayehlola ngokukhathazeka emaphaketheni akhe. Wanikeza u-emu omunye kagwayi wakhe futhi wawukhanyisa.
  
  
  Waphawula :" uzolile kakhulu, ngakho-ke sikwazi kanjani ukumisa ukuvukela umbuso?"
  
  
  "Ungabavumeli baqale. Isibonakaliso siwukufa Kukabelkev. Nakuba unam wakhe ezonda ukukusho, thina-yena kumelwe sibagcine bephila."Eyakhe yengezwa ngesihlamba esingisini esasibonisa imizwa yami yangempela, kodwa asizange siyibambe.
  
  
  "Khona-ke konke okumelwe sikwenze ukubeka i-ego ngaphansi kokuqapha esikhungweni sezempi."
  
  
  "cha. Lena yinto yokugcina esifuna ukuyenza. Ngokushesha nje lapho kuba sobala ukuthi sisendleleni yezinhlelo Ze-mirist, i-oni izoshintsha i-ih. Ubelkev kumelwe ahlale evulekile, eyisisulu esikhuluphele sanoma ubani ofuna ukumdubula ."
  
  
  Waqoqa amaphepha ashisiwe, wenza inqwaba yawo, wawakhanyisa. Wayengafuni ukushiya noma yiziphi izinkomba. Umfundisi owayegqoke isudi enemichilo wahlala phansi wasiza.
  
  
  Wathi:" khumbula, Ichile ibilokhu iyintando yeningi cishe iminyaka engamashumi amabili, isikhathi eside kakhulu kuneningi lamazwe. Sizohlala sinjalo, futhi uma Amareds ezama ukusungula umbuso wobushiqela, sizolwa ngamazwi angaphezu kwalawo ."
  
  
  Watshela i-emu ukuthi uma enamazwi, kufanele athandazele ukuphila kuka-Alexander Belkev okungenanzuzo.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Sesishiyagalombili
  
  
  
  
  
  Umsebenzi ngamunye unesiqephu sawo sesiliva, ngacabanga njengoba ngangibuka Urosa Nobonita besuka kuvulandi wabo beya kowami. Isimo sabo sasingesinye sezimanga kakhulu emhlabeni: izintaba Zaseandes, ezimbozwe iqhwa futhi zikhanya ekukhanyeni kwenyanga. Sahlala eparador, ihhotela elisedolobheni Lasendiya I-Aukankilcha, indawo yokuqala yokuma emzileni Wasebelkeva nedolobha eliphakeme kunawo wonke emhlabeni.
  
  
  "Buenos noches", kusho odade ndawonye njengoba bengena ekamelweni lami. "Ubelkev ulala njengengulube egcwele."
  
  
  Okwamanje, wayengacabangi Nhlobo Ngobelkevy. Wayematasa ebabaza indawo, nayo eyayingahlangene Ngalutho Nezintaba zaseandes. Urose Nobonita babecishe babe amawele, umehluko kuphela ukuthi Ubonita wayemfushane futhi egcwele. Bobabili babegqoke izingubo zokulala ezinesilika ze-bikini ezazicishe zibonakale ngesikhathi esifanayo, futhi uma kwenzeka ezakhe zixubana phakathi kwabo, ezakhe zazazi Ukuthi Urose wayegqoke umgexo wegolide Nobonita egqoke owesiliva.
  
  
  Bazenza ekhaya futhi baya ngqo endaweni yokudlela, lapho nganginokukhethwa kwe-rum.
  
  
  "Ingabe unethalente njengodadewenu?"Ubonito wambuza.
  
  
  Wagijima isandla sakhe phansi kwehembe lami nasesifubeni sami.
  
  
  "Ngingumculi."Wayehleka. "Uma unethalente njengalokho engikuzwile, mhlawumbe ungangenza ngicule okuthile okuhle."
  
  
  "Uzokwenza", kuthembisa Urose. Wenza ingxube kulo lonke igumbi futhi wanikeza izibuko. "Kufana ne-rum. Kwanele ukudlula."
  
  
  "Asinaso isikhathi esiningi", Kusho Ubonita ehlebela. "Amanye amantombazane ayoqaphela ukuthi asisekho."
  
  
  Yena, waqaphela Ukuthi Ubonita wayevula ibhande lami phakathi kokuhleka kwakhe. Urose wanganga ngemuva, futhi wayezizwa ecindezelekile esifubeni sakhe ngehembe lami. Laba ababili bangizungeza njengezimvemvane ezimbili ezingavamile kwaze kwaba yilapho zonke izingubo zami zisezansi. Ubonita wabe esengisonga izingalo, engishayela izinqulu zakhe kwaze kwaba yilapho Izizwe Ezihlangene zingiphonsela inselele injabulo yami.
  
  
  Izibuko zethu zazingenalutho futhi i-rum yayibanda ngaphakathi kithi, sobathathu silele sinqunu embhedeni. Babeshintshana ngokunganga, futhi lapho ngimelula ngobukhazikhazi, ngamunye wabo wayengisonga, ngakho lokho. Wagijima izandla zakhe ezinhlangothini zika-ih, wazilinganisa.
  
  
  Lokho enye intombazane enhle Yasecuba engakwenza, ezimbili zingenza kangcono. Njengoba sasiziphuzela amabhodlela, inyanga yakhanya ngefasitela Phezu Kwezintaba zaseandes.
  
  
  "Unkulunkulu, sesibe lapha amahora amabili", ngathi, ngibona iwashi etafuleni. "Ngangicabanga ukuthi nonke kwakudingeka nibuyele emuva."
  
  
  "Shh", bathi njengenye.
  
  
  Ngangingazi ukuthi luhlobo luni lwentombazane eyayikhona, noma ukuthi yayenza uthando luni. Engangikwazi manje ukuthi omunye wabo wayenomgexo wegolide omunye enesiliva. Ukuze nje ngishukumise isandla sami, kwadingeka ngiguqule ingubo yami phezu kwenyama efudumele eyayizama ukungenza ngikhohlwe ngokuphindaphindiwe.
  
  
  "Lokhu kungase kube isehlakalo samazwe ngamazwe", emxwayisa.
  
  
  "Siyisenzakalo samazwe ngamazwe", kudlala Urose. "Uyazi, ngezandla zakho ngaphesheya komngcele."
  
  
  "Hhayi ngezandla zakho", kulungiswa U-ee Bonita.
  
  
  "Awukwazi yini ukuba oqotho?"
  
  
  "Ubukeka Njengofidel", Kusho Ubonita.
  
  
  Waphendukela kimi, ngakho ngamfaka phakathi kwemizimba yabo. Eyakhe, ngazizwa isandla esinekhono sishelela phansi ethangeni lami.
  
  
  "Ole, futhi ngangicabanga ukuthi useqedile", kusho izwi elijabulisayo.
  
  
  "Ubani lo?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Ingabe kunendaba?"izindebe zahlebeza endlebeni yami.
  
  
  Ngizokutshela ukuthi bonke abesifazane abafani ebumnyameni. Wayazi ukuthi kwakungubani ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi akumangalisi Ukuthi Urose wasuka.
  
  
  "Madre! Kufanele sihambe manje " , ehlebela. "Kumelwe ukuba basizwa Ehavana."
  
  
  "Hhayi okwamanje", Kububula Ubonita, izinqulu zakhe zisacindezelwe ngokumelene nezami, zixosha izivunguvungu zokugcina zenjabulo.
  
  
  Akudingeki ngisho ukuthi, nami ngangingasheshi ukuhamba, kodwa ukuvuselelwa kwaphazanyiswa ukuvulwa okungazelelwe kweminyango nomsindo wezinyathelo ehholo. Okwesibili, othile uyongqongqoza emnyango wami.
  
  
  "Vamonos ahora", kusho Urose.
  
  
  Babehamba ngebhalkhoni lapho kufika ukushaywa. Wayazi ukuthi ubani owayengakolunye uhlangothi, eyedwa eduze kwabalindi bakabelkev abavamile, umlingiswa onempandla, osolisayo. Ukubona kwakhe kokugcina kwakuwukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-balcony yayikhululekile ngaphambi kokuvula umnyango ubanzi ngokwanele ukuba amehlo akhe aqhamuka ku-ego akwazi ukubuka.
  
  
  "Awuzwanga lowo msindo? Kungani ulapha futhi ungamvikeli Ucomrade Belkevas wavuma ukwenza? Ingabe ukhona lapha?"
  
  
  "Yiqiniso . Umbulali ohlabelelayo. Ngazise uma ubamba i-ego."
  
  
  Umnyango wakhe wavalwa futhi umshini wokucindezela amabhentshi waphinde walala, kulokhu walala.
  
  
  Ngakusasa ekuseni, unogada wayesangibheka ngokungathembeki njengoba iqembu lethu elijabulayo lalihamba nomqondisi ohamba e-Aukankilcha. Ubelkev wayebukeka ephumule kahle futhi ebukeka kabi, wayelele kuwo wonke umsindo. Ubonita namarose babebukeka sengathi bazophinde bafune ukudlala, futhi lonke iharem Likabelkev langibheka ngokucophelela. Walandela Amandiya, akwazi ukuphila endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-17 500 ngaphezu kolwandle.
  
  
  Ukuzikhandla kokungena esigcawini sedolobha kwakwanele ukukhathala Ubelkevs, ikakhulukazi emoyeni. Ngisho naye wayezizwa sengathi amaphaphu ami ayedinga umoya-mpilo, kodwa sasiphakathi kohlanga oluqinile lwamandiya anesifuba somgqomo ayebukeka ekwazi ukugijima ngaphezu kwama-llama ayebajaha. Begqoke ama-poncho akhanyayo, anoboya obunzima, amehlo abo anemifantu ebanzi anemibala ebomvu neluhlaza okotshani, babegqolozele abantu bangaphandle ababebazungezile. Kungenzeka ukuthi zazingekho zinde, kodwa zazivumelaniswe ngokuphelele nendawo enokhahlo, zihola ukuphila kwazo phezu kwempucuko ephakeme esibhakabhakeni, Ezintabeni zaseandes ezinhle kakhulu nezinobuqili.
  
  
  Sasise-Aucanquilcha ngoba ingenye yezinqaba zokugcina Zombuso Wama-Inca. Okuningi kokwakhiwa kwamatshe kwaleli dolobhana kwaqala ngezikhathi zombuso; kuyisakhiwo sokwakha esakhiwe ngendlela engakholeki, esingashintshiwe esivele sisindile emakhulwini amahlanu eminyaka, futhi abantu ababesizungezile babeyinzalo emsulwa kakhulu yamamason ayakha.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngigula olwandle", Kusho Ubelkevs ekhononda kimi.
  
  
  "Ungalindeli uzwela kimi, mngane."
  
  
  "Kwakufanele ngikubulale lapho nginethuba."
  
  
  "Uyamthanda Ugillette?"
  
  
  "Yiqiniso ."
  
  
  Sangena esakhiweni esinezitezi esisodwa, esinye sezakhiwo ezimbalwa zesimanje kulelo dolobhana. Kwakuwumnyuziyamu kahulumeni, futhi umnakekeli wahlangana nathi emnyango, wabuka inani elingalindelekile labesifazane, walulama, futhi wabingelela Ubelkevu. Ubelkiewicz wamanga U-Ego ngezinduku zokudla, wabe Esehoxa Kupoe.
  
  
  "Ngifuna ukuhlala phansi."
  
  
  "Umoya", kusho umnakekeli ngokuzwelana. "Njalo ngigcina ezinye brandy ukugunda izivakashi."
  
  
  Ngesikhathi Ubelkev ehlezi esihlalweni esisegumbini lokwamukela izivakashi, umqaphi waletha ingilazi ye-brandy. Wayenikeza Ubelkevu i-ego lapho omunye wabalindi ebamba ingalo ka-ego.
  
  
  "Ungathanda ukuba uzame kuqala", echaza kumphathi wakhe.
  
  
  Wayenqikaza, kodwa kwakungenxa yokuhlambalaza kunokwesaba ubuthi. Ngokuqhosha, waphuza futhi wanikeza Ubelkevu ingilazi.
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu", kusho U-Ego Belkevs. Wagwinya i-brandy futhi wakhonkotha kakhulu.
  
  
  "Ingabe nawe Russian?"umnakekeli wangibuza ngokuthakazelisayo.
  
  
  "Ngiyaqasha."Wayebukeka edidekile . "Ungakhathazeki, lokhu kuyihlaya langaphakathi."
  
  
  Waphuma phakathi kwamaqembu wangena emahholo amabili emibukiso. Kwakuyiqoqo elingajwayelekile emnyuziyamu, elalinamathuba amaningi okuthi lingasindiswa ngemva kokuba abanqobi basespain bephange izwe. Nokho, yayisebenza ngendlela exakile. Kwakunemephu odongeni olulodwa.
  
  
  Umbuso Wama-Inca, owawuhlanganisa cishe lonke ugu olusentshonalanga yezwekazi futhi wawugudle ezinye izindonga ezintathu,wawunezinsalela ezidabukisayo zempucuko eyake yaba nkulu.
  
  
  Ngangazi Ukuthi Ubelkiew wayeze ngemva kwami.
  
  
  "Ama-Inca ayebusa umbuso wawo ngendlela Amaroma ayebusa ngayo, "ngaphawula," enqoba amazwe, enza amakoloni e-ih, akha imigwaqo emikhulu engamakhilomitha ayinkulungwane ubude ukuze axhume amadolobha awo, futhi akhulisa amadodana amakhosi anqotshwa enhloko-dolobha yawo, Icuzco, ukuze isizukulwane esisha sezikhulu sibe Ama-Inca. Akekho ongasho ukuthi Ama-Inca ayengafinyelela ezindaweni eziphakeme kangakanani ukube Abasespain babengakafiki, kodwa bafika. Phela, Ama-Inca ayesanda kuqala umbuso wawo lapho Upizarro nabantu be-ego bewubhubhisa."
  
  
  "Uhlobo oluthile lombuso lapho iqembu elincane labafuna ukuzidela lingalibhubhisa khona cishe ngobusuku obubodwa", Kusho Ubelkevs kalula nje. Ngicabanga ukuthi wayezama ukusindisa ubuso ngemva kokufika okuhlazisayo. Kunoma ikuphi, umnakekeli, lapho ezwa amazwi, wahlanya.
  
  
  "Lokhu kwehla kwakungenxa nje yokuhlanganiswa okudabukisayo kwezici", esho ngokuthukuthela. "Upizarro wafika ekupheleni kwempi yombango ebhubhisayo. Uhlangothi olwanqotshwa ngokushesha lwajoyina Ispain, empeleni lwakha ibutho Lasendiya ngaphansi kobuholi basespain. Okwesibili, Ama-Inca abhujiswa ubhubhane lwesifo sofuba nesifo sofuba, ngasinye sazo esaletha Usanta Omusha futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, Ama-Inca ayengajwayele ukukhohlisa Kwaseyurophu. Upizarro wavakashela Umbusi Wama-Inca ngaphansi kwefulegi lokuyekisa impi, wathatha u-ego futhi wacindezela u-ego wamabutho, waphoqa u-ih ukuba anikezele ."
  
  
  "Ingabe lokhu kuwukukhombisa izinhloso ezinhle zabantu Basesoviet?"
  
  
  Umnakekeli uphika noma isiphi isisusa esinjalo; eqinisweni, wayengazi ukuthi Ubelkev wayekhuluma ngani. Ubelkevich wayebukeka sengathi akakukholelwa lokhu kuphika futhi kungani i-emu ingakwenza lokho uma ukuhlaselwa kwezombusazwe ngaphakathi Kwesoviet Union kwakwenziwa ngobuhlakani emifanekisweni enjalo yomlando? Othile kwadingeka achazele Ubelkevu ngesimo, kodwa ngakujabulela ukungaqondani.
  
  
  "Abaseyurophu, okungukuthi, Abasespain, bathatha yonke imisebenzi yobuciko eyenziwe ngegolide noma ngesiliva, banesimo sombuthano, futhi bancibilikisa i-ego yaba ama-ingot ukuze bayithumele Espain. Kusukela kwezobuciko obuyinkimbinkimbi Bama-Inca, sinezinto zobumba nezinto ezithile ezilukiwe", kuqhubeka umnakekeli.
  
  
  Urose wahlehla esiqeshini esincane sobumba esasiseshalofini phambi kwakhe. Kwakuyimbiza yobumba, umlomo wayo owawufihlwe njengesithombe esincane. Lesi sithombe sasibonisa indoda iboshelwe esihlahleni. Wayenqunu, izitho zakhe zobulili zigcizelelwa kakhulu, futhi impungushe yayikhetha ukuzazisa nenyama yayo. Ngisho nangeminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu, i-ego yayibekezelela ubuhlungu ngendlela ekholisayo.
  
  
  "Lo msebenzi uqala cishe emakhulwini amabili eminyaka NGAPHAMBI KOKUZALWA kukakristu. Kusikhumbuza ukuthi ubugebengu Phakathi kwamandiya babuphakeme. Kulokhu, iselelesi sasishiywa ukuba sife ngenxa yokuchayeka ezinyoni. Phela, ukuhlala Endiya kwakungelula. lezi zintaba, futhi njengoba ukweba okuncane kungasho ukufa komunye umuntu, isigebengu singalindela isijeziso esibi kakhulu."
  
  
  Sathuthela kwesinye isitolo. Kwathatha umzuzwana ukuba amehlo azivumelanise nalokho ayekubona, futhi kwakungekho kungabaza ngakho. Sasibheka umama ongenamakhanda osongwe esesimweni somntwana. Wayegqoke ingubo ecebile ehlotshiswe ngama-jaguar ayinkimbinkimbi, kodwa amehlo ami abanjwa ukuma okungazelelwe entanyeni yakhe.
  
  
  "Izidumbu zabafileyo zalondolozwa ngokuyisimangaliso emoyeni owomile Wasechile", kuphawula i-guardian.
  
  
  "Ingabe kukhona okushodayo?"kubuza Urose .
  
  
  "O, umgomo? Yebo. Le nsizwa yafa kwelinye lamaqhawe Ama-Inca anqoba. Kwakuvamile ukuba isosha lithathe ikhanda lesitha. Sinezindawo zokungcwaba ezigcwele izidumbu ezingenamakhanda."
  
  
  Kwasiholela komunye umbukiso.
  
  
  "Eqinisweni, Udella, wakhe, ngokuqinisekile, lowo owayebazungezile wanqunywa ikhanda."Wakhomba ithuluzi elibi elalilele kahle phezu kwebhokisi le-velvet. Yayibukeka njengommese, kodwa isibambo sasiphuma ngemuva, hhayi ekugcineni. Isibambo sasihlotshiswe ngezithombe ezingezona ezomuntu zonkulunkulu, futhi isiphetho esicijile sommese esimise okwenyanga sasikhazimula ngendlela esongelayo.
  
  
  "Sinezinye izinto ezivamile zempi Yama-Inca", kuqhubeka i-guardian ngokuziqhenya. "I-Quilted suit yonke ukotini, owawusetshenziswa, ngokwesibonelo, njengesihlangu. Kanye nomnsalo nomcibisholo. Abantu basezintabeni babaziwa ngekhono labo lalezi zikhali, kuyilapho Amandiya Asogwini ayaziwa ngokuba nabagibeli bawo bemikhonto. Amabutho Asendiya ahlangana ndawonye futhi aqhumisa izibhamu ngama-slings nama-bolas, ayenekhono lawo. Lapho ukulwa kuncishiselwa ekulweni ngesandla, balwa ngezinduku zempi nangaleso sikhali esiyingqayizivele Sama-Inca esaziwa ngokuthi 'i-cutthroat'."
  
  
  Le puzzle yayihlanganisa izinsimbi ezimbili zethusi eziqhekekile ezixhunywe ezintanjeni. Amabutho Ezinhlangano zenkolo asebenzisa izikhali eziningi ezifanayo, kodwa kuphela ngokumelene nezikhali zensimbi.
  
  
  Ukusetshenziswa kwezikhali ezinjalo emakhanda angavikelekile kwakufanele kube nemiphumela emibi.
  
  
  Kwakunenye into eyethusayo ekamelweni eyayisijabulisa. Kumelwe ukuba umnakekeli wayondla i - ego njengento yokumelana-uqweqwe lomuntu, oluhlanekezelwe ngendlela exakile, nepuleti legolide emathanjeni amade.
  
  
  "Ukuziqhenya kombukiso wethu", kusho umgcini wasitshela, egcoba izandla zakhe ezomile ndawonye. "Ezindaweni eziningi zombuso omdala, amakhanda ezingane ayeguqulwa ngamabomu ngokucindezela phansi emabhodini. Ingane yakhula inekhanda elide ngokweqile, eliyindilinga ngokuphelele, eliphakeme noma elifushane, kuye ngezindinganiso zobuhle zendawo. Njengoba ubona, indinganiso lapha yayiwumgomo omude omncane ."
  
  
  "Kubukeka njengenyoka", Kusho Ubonita ehlehla.
  
  
  "Kuyathakazelisa", kusho Ubelkiew, " kodwa kuyisisekelo."
  
  
  "Wake wezwa ngomsebenzi wempumulo?"U-Ego wambuza.
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, isici esiphawulekayo saleli khanda yipuleti legolide elinjengonxantathu. Lokhu kwakwenziwa nge-trepanation, ukususwa kwamathambo e-skull ngokuhlinzwa ngokusika noma ngokumba. Lokhu empeleni kwakwenziwa Kabanzi Ama-Inca asezintabeni. nakuba izinga lokusinda ngemva kokuhlinzwa cishe lalingcono ngisho nangaphezu kokuhlinzwa. Iningi lama-trepanation lalenziwa ngenxa yezizathu zezokwelapha, kodwa kunombono wokuthi lokhu kwenziwa kwabanye abantu abasha ukuze bababeke njengabaqaphi bomuntu siqu bombusi."
  
  
  "Kungani Abasespain bengazange bakhiphe igolide kulelo khanda?"Kufanele umazi.
  
  
  "Ah, lokho kuyiphuzu elithakazelisayo. Lolu khanda lwavela kokunye kokuvukela Kwamandiya kamuva ngokumelene namaspain. Lokhu kwenzeka ekhulwini leshumi nesikhombisa noma leshumi nesishiyagalombili, emakhulwini eminyaka ngemva kokuwa kwemibuso. Ubuchopho abuzange butholakale kwaze kwaba yilezo zimbongolo, eminyakeni engamashumi amabili nje edlule. Manje ake sithuthele kwelinye igumbi."
  
  
  Igumbi lesibili laligcwele izinto ezilukiwe. Ngemva kokulalela umnakekeli imizuzu eyishumi, imeya Yase-Aukankilchi yasisindisa futhi yasihambisa ekhaya layo ukuze siyodla isidlo sasemini.
  
  
  Phezu kwebhiya, inyama enongwe, i-caviar, uhlobo lwamazambane olubizwa ngokuthi oluhlaza nophayinaphu, Ubelkiew walulama kancane.
  
  
  Wathi:" kuyimyuziyamu ehlaba umxhwele kakhulu, kodwa ngolunye usuku kufanele uze Erussia uzobona izinganekwane ezithuthukayo. Mhlawumbe ngingahlela ukuba omunye wabeluleki bethu bezamasiko eze azokusiza ngobuciko bakho besizwe."
  
  
  Imeya, nayo eyayibukeka njengohlobo lwendawo lwamazambane, yamomotheka ngesizotha.
  
  
  "Omunye ubhiya, Ucomrade Belkevy? Kuhle. Cha, thatha ibhodlela. Ngakho, ekugcineni, amaqembu Amabili Amakhulu Obukhomanisi ahlangene futhi asebenzela ikusasa. Yena wayeyilungu leqembu, iminyaka eminingi, njengathi sonke lapha. "
  
  
  Ubelkev wangibuka ukuze amthulise.
  
  
  "Ngiyajabula ukuzwa lokhu," etshela imeya. "Ngangicabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi idolobha lami lalincane, ake sithi nje ... abantu abahlehlisiwe. Kuyajabulisa kakhulu ukwazi ukuthi abantu bahlanganyela ekuvukeleni kobusoshiyali."
  
  
  Imeya yayithule kancane, kodwa Ubelkevs wayeqaphile.
  
  
  "Ingabe kukhona okungahambi kahle lapha?"
  
  
  "Ngiyesaba ukuthi kwezinye izici asibuyela emuva nhlobo. Ngisho nalapha, Amamyrists amatasa ngamanga awo okubuyekeza. Nokho, ngiyakuqinisekisa, sinalo ih ngaphansi kokulawula."
  
  
  "Kumelwe uchoboze i-ih ngokungenasihe", kweluleka Ubelkevy. "Njengoba nje senza Notrotsky."
  
  
  "Ubulale i-ego yami Emexico, akunjalo", ephawula.
  
  
  "I-evader iyindlela yokuphila ephansi kunazo zonke", Kukhononda Ubelkev.
  
  
  "Hhayi E-Aukankilch. Awukwazi ukuya phezulu."
  
  
  Imeya yayibheka phakathi kwethu ngokukhathazeka.
  
  
  "Ukuhlekisa kwakho, njengenjwayelo, akulungile", Ubelkevs wangixwayisa ngisesihlalweni. "Uzoyikhokhela lapho sibuyela Esantiago."
  
  
  "Uh, mhlawumbe ungathanda ukubona imihlambi yama-vicuna asendle ezintabeni", kusho imeya ukuze ishintshe indaba.
  
  
  Yilokho kanye esagcina sikwenzile: Ubelkevs wavuma ukuhamba kuphela ngemva kokuba eqaphele ukuthi angambona Uvicuna ngemuva kwehhashi elithwala imithwalo. Asizange sibone I-vicuna eyodwa, kodwa I-Andes ngokwayo yayiwumbono okufanele siwubone, ama-stalagmite amangalisayo eklwebha phezulu esibhakabhakeni. Ihimalaya ingase ibe yinde, kodwa ayikho into efana nezindonga eziqondile zezintaba Zaseningizimu Melika.
  
  
  Sasihamba ngokuqapha endleleni emincane esentabeni eyayibekwe abakhi bomgwaqo Abangama-Inca, sihamba ngezigzag phakathi kwezikhala ezijulile Njengeparis esimisweni esasingagcini nje ngokuba phezulu kwezobunjiniyela Bamandiya Asemelika, kodwa futhi nasembonweni wezempi we-ih. Kwakungekho ndawo emzileni eyayingakwazi ukubanjwa umlilo ovela okungenani ezindaweni ezimbili. Yakhelwe ukuqamekela.
  
  
  "Ngizobheka i-Edelweiss", Kusho Ubelkeva kubaqaphi bakhe.
  
  
  "Ingabe u-Edelweiss?"Ubelkev wamemeza. "Ayikho I-Edelweiss lapha."
  
  
  "Ngizoyithola," esho,
  
  
  Ngashiya iponi lami ngagibela intaba enamadwala. Ngangisesimweni esingcono ngokomzimba, kodwa umzimba wami wawusalungiswa ngezinga lengubo, futhi ngokushesha ngase ngiphefumulela umoya. Amandiya ayengagcini nje ngokuba namaphaphu amakhulu ngokungavamile, kodwa futhi ayenenani elandayo lamangqamuzana abomvu egazi, okuwavumela ukuba asakaze umoya-mpilo ngokushesha nangempumelelo ikakhulukazi ezicutshini zomzimba. Nokho, ngakhuphukela endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha ayikhulu ngaphezu komzila futhi ngehla nebelkevs group, amaphaphu ami efuna amasampula omoya.
  
  
  Uma uhlela ukuqamekela, kufanele umiswe ohlangothini oluphakeme lwegquma. Ukuze uqale, kulula ukudubula phansi. Okubaluleke nakakhulu, omunye Wamandiya ase-Aucanquilchi ayeqinile wayeyoba nethuba elingcono kakhulu lokubalekela entabeni, ngenxa nje yokuthi nganginenkinga yokuhamba ngokuvundlile.
  
  
  Kwakunezikhathi lapho ngangizizwa sengathi ngihamba phezu kwezwe, futhi ngangazi ukuthi kwakuwumphumela nje wokuntuleka komoya-mpilo. Ngangibona abantu ababengaphansi kwami begibele amahhashi, njengokungathi ngesibonakude esingalungile, bese I-Andes yehla kakhulu, lapho kwakunamabala kuphela ngaphansi kakhulu. I-sel yakhe iphumule emthambekeni wetshe futhi i-stahl evilaphayo ibuka nxazonke.
  
  
  I-still ferret yakhe ayazi ukuthi kungani umuntu wayo okhohlakele eyibona. Kwakusekude ngamamitha angaba ngamakhulu amathathu, futhi kwakusekude njengetshe, kodwa ngokushesha ngazi ukuthi laliyini. Wayazi ukuthi ngokushesha nje lapho ihhashi Likabelkev lihamba liseduze, wayezosebenzisa isibhamu esinombono wesibonakude. Ngangikwazi kahle njengoba ngangazi ukuthi ngangingakwazi ukufinyelela esimweni sethu, Kubelkevu, ngesikhathi sokushintsha noma yini. I-luger yamkhipha ku-doublet yakhe, ihlose ukudubula isibhamu esiyisixwayiso, futhi yabanda. Ihhashi likabelkev lalihamba kancane, ngamunye ngamunye, lizungeza ama-zigzag amaningi, futhi umsindo ongazelelwe wokudubula wawungase wethuse ihhashi nomgibeli emzileni omncane.
  
  
  Ephelelwe yithemba, wathola umshini wokuthulisa isibhamu futhi wasifaka. Umzuzwana ngamunye wawusondeza umrashiya ekufeni okuqinisekile. Esebenzisa isandla sakhe sobunxele njengokusekela, wabhekise umgomo okude. Lapho isibhamu ayesilindele sibonakala kulensi, sadubula.
  
  
  Isiqeshana sodaka sakhuphuka ngamamitha ayishumi phambi kombulali okuthiwa. Wafundiswa iqiniso lokuthi i-silencer inciphisa ijubane, kodwa akazange aqaphele ukuthi isibhamu sami salimala kangakanani Eterra del Fuego. Manje isibalo saphenduka sangithola. Isibhamu saphenduka ngokushesha saya kimi.
  
  
  Ngokulungiswa okungamamitha ayishumi nomthandazo, waphinde wadonsa inhlamvu. Phezulu edwaleni ayencike kulo kwabonakala njengoba Ugawk emshaya, futhi wagxumela ngemuva kwedwala. Cishe, ugawk wayeshaye i-emu esifubeni, kodwa noma kunjalo, u-ego wayelinde ukuba aphinde avele. Ngezansi, Bengazi ukuthi kwakwenzekani, ibelkevand inkampani yaqhubeka, ibheka kolunye uhlangothi. Kancane kancane, ngaphandle kokukhipha amehlo akhe edwaleni, wakhwela phezu kwentaba yekilasi Likak lezibalo ephethe isibhamu.
  
  
  Kodwa lapho ngifika lapho, kwakungekho muntu lapho. Wachitha ebuka, ehlehlisiwe ngenxa yokushaya idwala ngesikhathi elele phansi. Kwakungekho gazi. Ngokushesha ngaqonda ukuthi indoda yami yayikuphi nokuthi kungani ngangingayibonanga iya. Ngemva nje kwedwala kwakunomnyango womhume omncane. Kwadingeka ngehle ngezinyawo ezine ukuze ngingene enah. Nganginesibhamu sami ngesinye isandla, futhi ngesinye ngangikhanyisa isibani sami ezindongeni zomhume onodaka. Akekho owangidubula, ngakho ngamvumela ukuba angene.
  
  
  Umhume wanda kakhulu kangangokuthi ngangikwazi ukugoba phansi ngihambe phakathi kwezintambo zezithombo nothuli. Umoya wawuwugqinsi futhi unjengomusi, usalokhu unjengomoya osethuneni. Umgodi onamachashazi owawusemthonjeni wangitshela ukuthi itshe lami lalikuphi, futhi ngalilandela, ngiqhubekela phambili kancane kancane emthonjeni omncane wokukhanya. Umhume wawuholela enkabeni yentaba bese ugoba emuva. Umoya We-Stahl uyabanda, uhlanzekile. Ngagijima amamitha angamashumi amathathu okugcina, ngiyazi ukuthi kwase kwephuze kakhulu, futhi ngokuqinisekile, usanta okhuphukayo wangitshela ukuthi ngangiphuma ngenye indlela yokuphuma, enye yehle entabeni. Isibhamu silele ngaphandle, sishiywe. I-Ego yesibili ayisekho.
  
  
  Wabuya emhumeni enomuzwa wokuthi wayephuthelwe okuthile. Isibani sami esikhwameni sasikhanyisa ubuso bomalulwane olele ophendukezelwe. Izinyathelo zami ezinoboya zazwakala, imisindo yayithuliswa indwangu yewebhu. Phambi kwakhe ngabona usanta emnyango. Yayakha isiyingi esilinganayo emhumeni omnyama futhi yayiyindilinga kakhulu ukuba ingakhiwa ngokwemvelo.
  
  
  Washayisa ugongolo lwakhe ezindongeni futhi waxosha izintambo ezijiyile. Kwakunomgodi wamatshe owawuqoshwe ezindongeni zamatshe, futhi emgodini kwakunomugqa wezimbiza, ngasinye singamamitha amathathu ukuphakama. La mathini ayembozwe amaphethini e-jaguar apendwe, futhi imibala yayisiphelile. Wafinyelela futhi wathinta udonga lwebhodwe ngalinye.
  
  
  Iminyaka engamakhulu amane yayisiphendule ubumba lwaba uthuli. I ceramic yaphahlazeka lapho ngithintwa
  
  
  Ngashayisa ukungcola ngawa phansi; okwakhe, ngazizwa sengathi umhlane wami uyabanda ngenxa yokwesaba. Ebhange kwakunomzimba womuntu, njengoba nje u-e ayewubonile emnyuziyamu. Nalena yayingenamakhanda. Kwakunzima kakhulu kangangokuthi kumelwe ukuba kwakwenziwe umgexo ozungezile. Kodwa kwakunomehluko owodwa. Phakathi kohlangothi lwesikhumba lwe-ego nengalo kwakunekhanda-ikhanda elide elingenamehlo elalichotshozwe Isinambuzane eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu edlule.
  
  
  Kungenzeka ukuthi lo mgede wawuyiphupho lomvubukuli, kodwa kwakuyiphupho elibi kimi. Iphunga elibi elalivaleleke ngaphambili embizeni kanye nomzimba wasakazeka futhi wagcwalisa umoya. Wasula isandla sakhe esikhwameni sakhe wasishiya, wakhwela emnyango omncane ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze azizwe umoya omncane, ohlanzekile ngaphandle.
  
  
  Wahlangatshezwa Ubelkeva nabanye lapho bebuyela emzaneni. Nakuba ngokusobala amantombazane ayejabule ukungibona, Ucomrade Belkiew wayebukeka engalingani kunanini ngaphambili.
  
  
  "Ngithemba ukuthi ubungajabulela ukugijima ezintabeni esikhundleni sokwenza umsebenzi wakho", wangikhafulela. "Umuntu kuyodingeka ahlanye ukuze agibele lezi zindlela. Ngangingabulawa. Yini ofuna i-KGB imtshele ngalokhu?"
  
  
  "Batshele ukuthi uqinisile. Ayikho I-Edelweiss."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Sesishiyagalolunye
  
  
  
  
  
  Wavuka ebusuku Futhi Ubonita wafika nomngane wakhe, intombazane Yasempumalanga Jalimane okuthiwa Ugreta. Wayengumdlali onekhono onamaqhubu amboza konke okwakungekho engutsheni yakhe emfushane yokulala.
  
  
  "Wathi uzotshela Ubelkevu ngathi uma singamthathi", Kusho Urosa ngokuzisola.
  
  
  Ugreta wabayala.
  
  
  Lab ' odade babebonakala bephikisana buthule ngokuthi kufanele yini baliphonse ngefasitela, kodwa uprudence wanqoba futhi baphuma ngebhalkhoni. Lapho Nje sebehambile, Ugreta waphendukela kimi.
  
  
  Wathi: "abathathu bayisixuku".
  
  
  "Nginezibuko ezintathu lapha. Thatha ezimbili zazo ngamunye."
  
  
  U-Hey wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nambili ubudala futhi wayeke waqhudelana Emidlalweni yokugcina Yama-Olympic ekubhukuzeni ngesitayela samahhala, wayeka kuphela ngoba, ngokusho kwakhe, wonke amanye amantombazane eqenjini lokubhukuda ayengama-lesbian. Wayegcoba ikhala lakhe eliphendukile ngokwedelela.
  
  
  "Wasebenzisa okuthile lapho ngiqala ukukubona egumbini Likabelkev. Kwakuyini lokho?"wambuza.
  
  
  "I-cocaine ."Wayekhononda. "Bengilokhu ngihamba nalezi zingulube kusukela Eberlin. Ngidinga okuthile ukuze ngikhohlwe. Manje usethole okuthile okungcono."
  
  
  "Yini leyo?"
  
  
  Wabe esekhumula ingubo yakhe. Amaqhubu ayevelele yonke indawo. Wayenemisipha futhi ekhuthele. Kokubili abanekhono futhi elambile. Iminwe yakhe yangihlaba ngokushesha.
  
  
  "Yebo, Niki, oooh. Oh, yena, uzizwa sengathi lonke ihhotela liyahamba futhi."
  
  
  "Uke wakufunda lokhu kwenye indawo?"
  
  
  "Cha, ngempela yahamba. Wanezela enqikaza: "ngicabanga kanjalo . "
  
  
  Ngemva kwalokho, sayeka ukukhuluma. Ngokungacacile, wezwa othile engqongqoza emnyango ongezansi. Khona-ke kwaba khona okunye ukushaya. Iloli elisindayo laduma ngaphandle kwefasitela. Njengoba kwakunomsindo omncane, kwaqhuma ibhodwe. Ingqondo yami isebenza kancane kakhulu ngaphansi kwalezi zimo ezihlukene, kodwa ngakhumbula ukuthi U-Aukankilch wayenekhishi elihlanzekile futhi engenamanzi ehostela. Lapho izindonga ziqala ukuzamazama futhi umbhede uqala ukudansa phansi, wavuka.
  
  
  "Ukuzamazama komhlaba . Gqoka, " U-ay wayala ukuba agqoke.
  
  
  Ngadonsa amabhulukwe ami Ngenkathi Ugreta egqoka ingubo yakhe yokulala, futhi sasisesikhathini nje, ngoba ukuzamazama kwengqondo kwaqala ngokuzumayo. Ingilazi evela emidwebweni ewayo yaphahlazeka phansi. Sasigcina nje ukulinganisela kwethu. Kwakuzwakala ukukhala ehholo njengoba abantu bephuthuma.
  
  
  "Masihambe. Akekho ozokubona."
  
  
  Isimo sasisiphithiphithi ngokuphelele. Ubelkiew wethuka, wawisa wonke umuntu empini enzima ukuze aphephe. Uthuli lwaluvela emishayweni eyayisekela uphahla. Imeya yayisivele isezansi futhi yasikhanyisa ngesibani esinamandla ukuze siphume ngosuku olulandelayo.
  
  
  Leli forestathi lalibonakala lizama ukulilahla leli dolobhana. Ukuzamazama okwakuphazamise ukwenza kwethu uthando manje kwase kuwukuzamazama komhlaba okuphelele. Izilwane zazigijima zimemeza ngokwesaba, futhi umsindo wawufaka kuphela ekudidekeni. Amandiya akule ndawo abhubhisa izinqola zawo ukuze asindise Uscott wawo, futhi amallama agijima kakhulu emakethe, izikhumba zawo ezimhlophe zinyakaza njengezipoki ebumnyameni.
  
  
  Khona-ke, kungazelelwe njengoba kwakwenzekile, ukuzamazama komhlaba kwaphela, futhi samangala ukuzwa elinye izwi futhi. Ugreta wanamathela engalweni yami ethuthumela, Kuyilapho Urosa Nobonita bezama ukubambelela komunye ngomunye.
  
  
  "Lezi yizintaba ezisencane", kusho imeya, ikakhulukazi ukuze izole, ngangisola. "Basathutha."
  
  
  Kwakungekho siqinisekiso sokuthi ukuzamazama komhlaba kwakuzophela, kodwa Amandiya ayeseqoqe izilwane zawo kakade. Onogada baka-Odin bagijimela kimi.
  
  
  "Uphi Ubelkev?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngokuphefumula.
  
  
  "Angazi. Wagijima ezungeza ihhotela njengegundane eshiya umkhumbi ocwilayo."
  
  
  Usergei waphinde washisa ehhotela. Onogada abanezikhali ababekulungele baqala ukugijima emigwaqweni, bememeza igama Likabelkev. Azikho izibhengezo eziningi emzaneni onobukhulu Be-Aukankilch, futhi ngokushesha babuya nombiko wabo omubi. Ubelkev wahamba.
  
  
  "Kuzodingeka siye endlini ngendlu", kusho omunye wabo.
  
  
  "Yenza. Nginomunye umqondo", kusho u-emu kuye.
  
  
  Bahogela ngokungenasineke futhi babaleka ukuze baqedele umsebenzi wabo, umphathi-dolobha engaphansi kwabo.
  
  
  "Kungani ungathutheli omatilasi phansi?"Wayinikeza amantombazane ngaphambi kokuba ahambe. Wayengalindele ngempela ukuba benze lokho, kodwa kwakuzobanikeza okuthile abangaxabana ngakho futhi kuphazamise u-ih ekwesabeni kwakhe.
  
  
  Abantu bakule ndawo bangibuka ngineqembu elicishe libe elasempumalanga njengoba ngangiphuthuma emigwaqweni enodaka. Kungenzeka Ukuthi Amamirist ayegcina Ubelkev kwenye yezindlu zawo, kodwa ngangingabaza. Ngokusekelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho kwami ekuqaleni kosuku, lolu kwakungelona uhlobo olujwayelekile lwe-myrist engangilwa nalo. I-Aukankilcha nayo yayingeyona idolobha elijwayelekile. Kwakuwukukhuphukela esikhathini esidlule esinegazi.
  
  
  Ithempeli lasendulo lalibheke emzaneni. Wayekwazi ukumelana nalokhu kuzamazama komhlaba kanye nabantu abayinkulungwane, futhi ekukhanyeni kwenyanga, umfanekiso ka-ego wawubukhali futhi ungaphelelwa isikhathi. Ama-Inca aqala ukwakhela ubukhulu. Amathempeli e-Ih ayeyizindawo izitha ze-ih ezazithobela kuzo. Uma isitha sasingesabi kahle, sasiphinde sikhubeke ethempelini, kulokhu njengomhlatshelo womuntu. Izitebhisi ezinkulu zamatshe zaholela ephiramidi elalihlasela Ama-Inca lijoyina onkulunkulu abaqoshiwe besango. Amatshe manje ayewakhuphuka buthule ake agcotshwa ngegazi lomhlatshelo. Futhi babeyophinde babe khona uma eqinisile.
  
  
  Ngangilandela umuzwa wami, kodwa kwaze kwaba seqophelweni elithile. Ezungeze isiqephu somhume, wathola ukuthi umbulali wayejwayelene nezimfihlo zezindaba Zika-Aukankilchi futhi wayezimisele ukusebenzisa i-ih ukubulala umrashiya. Wayelindele ukuba afike ngisho nasekusebenziseni itafula lasendulo lomhlatshelo phezulu ethempelini elisezintabeni. Kodwa wayengakaqondi ngokwanele lokhu kucabanga okubi, futhi lapho efika esinyathelweni sokugcina phezulu kwephiramidi, wabanda.
  
  
  Ubelkev wayelele etafuleni, elele emhlane, izingalo nemilenze yakhe ilenga phansi, imilenze yakhe ilele inganyakazi emaphethelweni esihlalo samatshe, ngaphandle kokunyakaza okwenziwa izisindo ezihambayo ze-bola ezisongwe entanyeni yakhe. Amehlo ka-Ego ayevaliwe futhi ubuso bakhe base bushintshile baba imbali ngenxa yokunqunywa okwakusondela.
  
  
  Kodwa okwangikhubaza kwakuwukubona umuntu emi phezu kwakhe. Lapho inkosi engcwele yenyanga imkhanyisa, ngabona ukuthi yini eyayidonse ukunaka kwami ngaphambili, lapho umbulali ezama ukubamba Ubelkevu endleleni yezintaba. Kwakuwukubonakaliswa kwepuleti legolide elalifakwe phakathi kwe-ego yesigebengu esinde. Lona kwakungeyena Umyristi ovamile, kodwa umuntu owayezama ukuveza ukubulawa kwakhe njengesisulu; kwakuyi-inca, egqoke izikhali zikakotini ezihlotshiswe ngama-jaguar, futhi enesikhali ebhande legolide. Ubuso buka-Ego babuhle naphezu kogebhezi oluhlanekezelwe, futhi amehlo akhe ayemnyama njenge-obsidian futhi emincane, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Naphezu kwezihlangu zikakotini, kwakusobala ukuthi wayenamandla amakhulu ngokomzimba. Ngazibuza ukuthi Amamyrists ayekhubeke kuphi, nokuthi mangaki ama-ego ahlobene ayesele emagqumeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wayezibuza ukuthi Amamyrists ayazi yini ngamandla ayewadalula. Cishe kwakunjalo, futhi ngokusobala babejwayele ukuhamba ngezindlela zombili.
  
  
  Umndiya waphakamisa ikhanda Likabelkev walifaka entanyeni eyitshe, wabe esephula i-bola entanyeni kabelkev, eveza ama-welts abomvu amabi njengezimpawu zamaqhude. Umrashiya wavuka, futhi umlomo ka-ego wavuleka ukuze athathe amasampula omoya.
  
  
  Ama-Inca aphakamisa into eyayikhazimula ngaphezu kwekhanda Likabelkev. Wayengeke ayibone ukube wayengakaze ayibone efana nayo ekuqaleni kosuku. Yayibukeka njengommese omubi wokwenza umhlatshelo emnyuziyamu, kodwa yayisinda futhi ibukhali. Ngesishayo esisodwa, igazi elalivela entanyeni Kabelkiew eyayigqunywe ngesiswebhu laliyochitheka ngamamitha angamashumi amabili phansi ezitebhisini zethempeli.
  
  
  "Atahualpa, ngikholwa," ngathi njengoba ngikhuphukela ezingeni eliphezulu lephiramidi.
  
  
  Kwakuyithuba Lika-Ink lokumangala. Wabanda, waphonsa izandla zakhe emoyeni. Eyakhe yayisebenzisa igama lombusi wokugcina Wama-Inca, futhi kwadida U-Ego kakhulu kunalokho ayenesibindi sokukulindela. Khona-ke,njengoba i-ego yakhe yayifunde emhlanganweni odlule, wangibona. I-golden crescent yommese womhlatshelo yehla.
  
  
  Ubelkiew wasibuka, eqaphela ngokwengeziwe isikhundla sakhe. Lapho nje ebona Ukuthi Umndiya wayesenqume ukuthatha isinyathelo, waphuma esihlalweni sakhe washaya amatshe ngokushaya. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukuphela kommese kwehlela esihlalweni sekhanda.
  
  
  Umndiya akazange ayeke. Njengoba eyakhe yayivela emgqonyeni kadoti, ngangingenaso isibhamu: nganginommese kuphela esikhwameni esandleni sami. Lapho ingena eminweni yami, amazwi abo ayejabula kakhulu kunokuba esabe. Ukubukeka okuhlekisayo emehlweni e-ego kwangitshela ukuthi lesi sibhamu sasingakaze sibe isikhali se-ego, kuphela ama-blade ayeyiphuzu eliqinile le-ego.
  
  
  "Run, Belkevy, futhi ungami", ngamemeza.
  
  
  Ubelkiew walwa kanzima waze wafika ezitebhisini. Wayengakafiki kude lapho Umndiya ebamba i-bola futhi eyiphonsa ngesinyathelo esisodwa. I-bola yasongela umlenze womrashiya, futhi wawa kanzima ekhanda lakhe. Umndiya wahleka futhi washo amagama ambalwa ngolimi engangingaluqondi. Wabe esethatha ummese womhlatshelo waphonsa i-ego emzimbeni kanen Belkevu.
  
  
  Lesi sikhali sasiphenduka njengeplanethi, sivulekile enqwabeni yamadola Kabelkevs. Nokho, esikhundleni sokushayisana nayo, yashayisa ivesti elingenalutho futhi yaqhuma ebumnyameni. Njengoba enza kanjalo, wehlela phezu kwesidumbu somrashiya ukuze ahlangabezane nokuhlasela okulandelayo Kwamandiya.
  
  
  Wathatha umshini ongajwayelekile ebhande lakhe, owawunamaketanga amabili ethusi ayeboshelwe esibambweni segolide. Emaphethelweni amaketanga kwakunamabhola ensimbi anonya amise okwezinkanyezi. Kwakuyisigebengu! Wayiphonsa phezulu emakhanda abo, futhi amabhola amakhulu ayeshaya ikhwelo. Wabe eseqala ukuhamba esihlalweni, izinyawo zakhe zingenamikhono zinyathela itshe elibandayo njengezinyawo zejaguar.
  
  
  Sengivele ngibone ubufakazi bokuthi "Isigebengu" singalimaza isisulu. Ngendlela ayephenduka ngayo leyo nto, eyakhe, ngangazi ukuthi wayengungoti ekuyisebenziseni nokuthi ngangingakwazi ukuzivikela mina Nobelkevu ngesikhathi esifanayo. Lathumba umzimba womuntu waserussia owayengasazi lutho ngonyawo lwawo futhi lahudulela i-ego phezulu ezitebhisini, lapho lawela khona phansi ezitebhisini, lanyamalala, njengesidumbu sikasalla esasizoba ngesomnqobi.
  
  
  Ngokuhlasela ngakunye Kwenkemba yasendulo, ngangiphoqeleka ukuba ngibuyele emaphethelweni ezitebhisini. Lapho, ekukhanyeni kwenyanga, wazama ukwazisa isitayela samandiya. Ukuxabana endaweni yokudlela lapho uphethe ibhodlela eliphukile kuvumela umfutho wesibhakela ukuba ukhiphe i-ego kuma-counterweights. Kodwa lona kwakungumphikisi owayekwazi ukulahla amakhilogremu ayishumi nanhlanu ensimbi enamachashazi ngaphandle kokunyakazisa isentimitha. Waphikisa imibiko yabezindaba ephathelene nama-samurai ayeqeqeshelwe ukufaka izingalo zawo zamabhere emizimbeni yawo, ngaleyo ndlela ehlanganisa ifilosofi yokupenda nokwethuka okukhulu okwakwenza i-ih ibe umshini wokulwa ophelele. Ngisho nalapho ukushaya ikhwela kwezisindo kungaphumelelanga esifubeni sami, ukuqedwa kwe-ego kwabuyisela ibronze stars futhi, kulokhu kusuka ekhoneni elisha nelingalindelekile.
  
  
  Kungazelelwe bafinyelela ezinyaweni zami. Ngagxuma njengoba ayehlose, ngilindele ukuba ngiwele ngokungenakuzisiza endleleni ye-ego golf. Khona-ke amehlo ka-ego amancane ayanda njengoba izinyawo zami zindiza ngaphandle futhi zishayisa esifubeni sika-ego, zashaya u-ego emuva ngamamitha ayishumi futhi wangena esihlalweni samatshe. Indoda evamile yayiyoba nesifuba esiphukile, kodwa Umndiya wagcoba isifuba sakhe ngokucophelela futhi waphinde weza kimi, kulokhu ngokuqapha okuthile. Eqhubekela phambili, wakhuluma amazwi engangingaqondi.
  
  
  "Angiqondi ngisho negama elilodwa", kusho u-emu kuye, " futhi lokho kubi kakhulu, ngoba lowo osizungezile usho amazwi akhe okugcina."
  
  
  Ngalesi sikhathi, i-stiletto yayisizungeza entendeni yesandla sami kwaze kwaba yilapho ifuna imbobo eyayizongivumela ukuba ngigqobhoze i-ego yokugoqa idola. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kwaqhuma izwi ku-ego ruku, naye owayefuna igebe. Lapho isibhamu siqala ukuqhuma ngomzuzwana, saphuthuma phambili sinomphetho wommese. Wagxumela eceleni futhi washaya "Isigebengu" ngesikhathi esifanayo. Ngacasha njengoba ibronze stars yayidansa phezu kwekhanda lami.
  
  
  "Ulungile ngalezi zinto, mngane wami. Manje ake sibone ukuthi unjani ngaphandle kwabo."
  
  
  Yenziwa ngokuhlaselwa okungelona iqiniso, Futhi I-Headbreaker yawa ne-whoosh efana nesitimela. I-ego yakhe yambamba isandla futhi yakhipha isibambo segolide se-nah. Lapho umzimba wakhe ushayisa owami, owakhe, no-ego wakhe ngogwegwe lwesobunxele ukuze baphile. Kwakunjengokushaywa odongeni lwamatshe nokububula. Uthug nostiletto bobabili bawela emadwaleni. Yena, wabamba isembatho sika-ego esenziwe ngezindwangu futhi wawisa umhlathi ka-emu edolweni lakhe. Lapho liphuma kuye, futhi i-emu yakhe yamnquma ihlombe.
  
  
  Kwakufanele kube yindawo lapho awa khona phansi. Kunalokho, wagxuma futhi wacishe wangikhipha umoya. Ngokudideka kwami, bafinyelela eziphethweni ezimbili. Okokuqala, Amandiya Aseningizimu Melika angongoti ebholeni, noma kunoma yimuphi omunye umdlalo ohilela inqwaba yamakhekhe namuhla. Okwesibili, ngacabanga ukuthi nginuka iphunga elibi elibabayo lamaqabunga e-lime. Ama-Inca, njengabanye abantu abaningi kule ngxenye yomhlaba, ngokuvamile ayehlafuna amaqabunga e-coca ne-lime njengendlela yokulungiselela. Mhlawumbe isitha sami sasigcwele kakhulu i-cocaine kangangokuthi i-emu kwakuyodingeka igqolozele ukuze izwe ubuhlungu.
  
  
  Futhi ngaqonda enye into kahle kakhulu; ukuphefumula kwakhe kwakunzima, njengobelkevs. Wayekhathele ngenxa yokuvivinywa umsebenzi wokupenda.
  
  
  Konke okwakudingeka akwenze kwakuwukuma ngezinyawo aze awe. Wayekwazi lokho njengoba ayekwazi. Ubugovu bakhe bamshaya ngobugovu ngekhonkwane elingakwesobunxele emhlathini. Wawa ngaphansi kukanah wangikhahlela emadwaleni. I-elbow to ego windpipe yabamba u-ego phansi waze waphinde wahamba ngezinyawo, enyakaza njengodakiwe.
  
  
  Ama-Odin azungeze imikhuba yokuqala Yobungqabavu Bama-Aztec abiza iqhawe elilodwa elathunjwa ukuba limelane namasosha ama-Aztec amane, amathathu awazungezile ngesandla sokudla, kanti owesine ngesandla sobunxele. Iqhawe elilodwa kwakudingeka lilwe nabo ngamunye ngamunye ngenduku yempi enezimpaphe; abaphikisi be-ego babesebenzisa izinduku ezinama-obsidian blades. Ngangingazi ukuthi Ama-Inca ayesebenzisa uhlobo olufanayo lokuhlushwa yini, kodwa lesi simo sasiseduze kakhulu naso. Umndiya wayemusha futhi enamandla njengoba ayenjalo ekuqaleni, kodwa ngangifile, ngangingenaso isampula lomoya elanele, futhi wayesekulungele ukuwa.
  
  
  Wayengazikhathazi ngisho nangokusebenzisa i-bola eyayishiywe ebhande lakhe legolide. Njalo lapho ngisukuma, wayengikhahlela, angiphoqe ukuba ngibuyele emadolweni. Ngangazi ukuthi ngokushesha ngangingeke ngikwazi ngisho nokuyivusa. Umzimba wami wazizwa ungenamusa futhi ugula ngenxa yokuntuleka komoya-mpilo; owakhe wawuhamba kancane, uqinile. Waze wathandaza ngisho nokuthi I-kgb yayizofika neqembu lezisebenzi zokutakula, kodwa ngangazi ukuthi wayesadlala imidlalo Yamagestapo emzaneni. Amaconsi amabili noma ngaphezulu emadwaleni futhi ngizoba nentambo.
  
  
  Umndiya ngokuzethemba wagxuma kakhulu futhi wangishaya ngezinyawo zombili phansi. Kwakulula ngokwanele ukuba ngiwele, kodwa lapho ngiwela, ngafinyelela phezulu futhi ngabamba i-bola eyayilenga, ngayidonsa ngawo wonke amandla engangiwashiye. Umndiya wamemeza njengoba ayezizwa ukuthi umfutho uthwala u-ego usuke endaweni yesikhulumi; wabe esenyamalala ephethe izandla.
  
  
  Wayeneminyaka emine, ephapheme futhi engakwazi ukuhambisana nokwehla Kuka-Ego. Ukube wayekwazi ukuphindela phezulu ezitebhisini ngaleso sikhathi, ngangiqiniseka ukuthi ukucindezela ibhentshi kwakuyomvumela ukuba angibulale. Kodwa akazange abuye, futhi ngokudlula kwesibili ngakunye, isitaki sami sedola sazola, futhi ngazizwa nginemizwa emisha emilenzeni yami.
  
  
  Ummese wami Nesigebengu sekuphelile, baphuma endaweni yesikhulumi ngesikhathi bependa. Konke engikushiyile ibhomu legesi, elingenamsebenzi ngaphansi kwalezi ezinye izimo. Kodwa kwakukhona Ubelkevs Futhi Ubelkevs wayeyisicupho esihle.
  
  
  Wehla ekugcineni kwesiteji Futhi Ustahl wehla izitebhisi ekukhanyeni kwenyanga. Kwaba nokuthula okuphelele. Umrashiya wamthola ngemva kwemizuzu emihlanu. Ukubeka isithupha sakhe ethempelini lika-ego kwamqinisekisa ukuthi wayefile okwesikhashana kuphela emhlabeni. Ubola uhlanganiswe ne-ego kanog. Ngokushesha yaphendulwa u-ego futhi yanyamalala emthunzini.
  
  
  Umndiya kwakufanele abuye ngemva kukabelkevs nami. Waphoqa inhliziyo yakhe ukuba igoqeke futhi ishaye kancane, ngisho nalapho isengozini yokulahlekelwa ukwazi ngenxa yokuntuleka komoya-mpilo. Kwakungeyona ingozi enkulu kakhulu lapho kucatshangwa ukuthi noma ubani ohlala e-Andes ephakeme kufanele aqaphele kakhulu, njalo aqaphele uphawu oluncane lwengozi. Wayeqinisile, ngoba wayezwa ukuba khona kwe-ego ngisho nangaphambi kokuba ayibone.
  
  
  Umndiya wayeyisithunzi esincane, esiqine kancane kunesithunzi esasimzungezile. Wawela amatshe agqoke odongeni lwethempeli amamitha ayishumi kuphela ukusuka emzimbeni Kabelkev ongalingani. Lapho, wahlala enganyakazi endaweni eyodwa imizuzu eyishumi, uma kubhekwa inani lokushaya kwenhliziyo enganginakho, ngaphambi kokunquma ukuthi kumelwe ukuba ngabuyela emzaneni ngiyofuna usizo. Manje i-ego yami yayigxile emzimbeni osalokhu usakazeke phambi kwawo; ngavumela i-adrenaline ukuba igijime emithanjeni yami ukuze isheshise amandla ami okugcina.
  
  
  Usanta wenyanga wayebonisa ukukhanya kommese womhlatshelo njengoba wawundiza emoyeni. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-bola yamshaya yamkhulula. Umndiya wabheka phezulu ngesikhathi esifanele ukuze abone imithwalo emibili ijikeleza ibheke emakhanda e-ego, kodwa wayengenaso isikhathi sokunyakaza. Umsindo omubi wokuphefumula waphunyuka nge-rta ego njengoba izisindo zazigxumagxuma zizungeze i-ego yomphimbo. Amehlo ka-Ego anwebeka futhi umzimba wakhe waba lukhuni. Ngemva kwesikhashana, imisipha ye-sphincter ye-ego iyophumula futhi iyoqala ukonakalisa umoya ozungezile khona lapho. Wayefile, ebulawa ngokumphulula, futhi intamo yakhe yaphuka. Wehla njengendlu yamakhadi, isandla esisodwa siphuma emgqeni wokuhlanganisa, bese kuba esinye, futhi wagxumela phambili Kubelkevu, esaphethe ummese esandleni sakhe.
  
  
  Wagingqika, ephefumula ngokukhululeka. Ummese wakhe wawukhishwa iminwe eqinile ka-ego njengoba idola lami laqala ukushaya futhi. Ifu lasuka ebusweni bukaluna, futhi wabona ubuso bomuntu ofile ngokucacile. Kwakungekho puleti legolide e-ego skull. Kwakungumuntu ohlukile - kwakuyisicupho Samandiya.
  
  
  Ngagxumela phansi ngaphambi kokuba ngizwe ngisho nokuhleba kwe-Bola Yasendiya ezungeza umphimbo wami. Insimbi yangigwaza emhlane futhi yangishaya odongeni. Ngabona umuntu onelangabi legolide ekhanda lakhe egijimela kimi, egxumela phezu kwesidumbu somuntu ofile futhi eshaya i-bola yakhe yesibili phezulu ekhanda lami. Wagona udonga futhi wagingqika eceleni njengoba umthwalo Ka-Odin wawugubha phansi eduze kwendlebe yami. Khona-ke wayishaya, wayishaya i-bola, futhi wabamba u-ego, esebenzisa amandla ka-ego ukuze angiphakamise phansi. Okwethu
  
  
  izingalo zazixhunyiwe, futhi wonke umuntu osizungezile wayezungeza ngesikhathi esifanayo, ama-dumbbell ayeshayisana futhi ehlabelela ngendlela eshaqisayo ebusuku.
  
  
  Ukushaya okukodwa okuhlanzekile okunye ku-kettlebell kungashaya isifuba, futhi ukuphonsa ngempumelelo kungashaya intamo. Kwakungekho ukukhetha kwezikhali, futhi kwakungekho Dkt. Thompson owayengasungula indlela yokuzivikela. Kwadingeka ngishaye I-Inca ego-ego ngesikhali; kwakufana nalokho ayekuhlelile.
  
  
  Lapho ukuqhuma kwethu kuhlangana, wangicindezela ukuba ngikhale. Imilenze yethu yayigadla komunye nomunye, ifuna indlela yokunciphisa ukushaywa emathangeni noma kunoma yisiphi isizwe. Kwakuyithuba lami lokushaya u-ego odongeni, ngidonse i-bola emphinjeni wakhe. Ngaphambi kokuba u-ego akwazi ukumvimba, washaya inso yami ngesikhali sakhe. Ngokushesha walandela, washaya i-bola yakhe ebusweni bami. I-ego yakhe yayiphazamisekile, kodwa ingalo yami yangakwesobunxele yayingenamusa ngenxa yokushayisana.
  
  
  Manje sasisuka ephiramidi singena egcekeni elaligcwele izithombe ezixakile ezazingabantu nengxenye yesilo. Kwakuyizinhloli ezindala zama-Inca ezazilinde ukulahla isitha esifile. Ngenxa yesilonda engalweni eyodwa, ngangingasakwazi ukusebenzisa i-bola njengesihlangu, Futhi Amandiya angihlasela ngobudlova obusha. Sekuyisikhathi sokushaywa ngokufa. Wayekhubazekile futhi ebulawa umoya. Sobabili sasiphuma igazi, izinyathelo zethu zazihlobisa phansi, kodwa umbulali wayengakunambitha ukufa kwami. Njengoba ngangigwema Ubola ngendlela engafanele, isikhali sangidla esihlathini. Wagingqika ezinyaweni zakhe futhi wacishe wawa. Kwakungekho muzwa ohlangothini lwesokudla lomzimba wami.
  
  
  Wayemlindele, umhlane wakhe ucindezelwe kwesinye sezithombe. Esondele ngokwanele ukuba u-ego azizwe ephefumula, Umndiya wagoba ukuze aphonse i-bola ngesikhathi sakhe sokuphumula. Wayazi ukuthi ngangingayi ndawo. Khona-ke, ngaphambi kokuba isethwe, amabhaluni andiza kimi njengamaplanethi abulalayo ajikelezayo. Bazigoqa ekhanda, futhi iketanga lethusi langena ngokujulile emphinjeni wami, lavala i-ego yami. Umndiya wakhipha ummese wakhe wokuzidela wangigxumela, elungiselela ukungikhipha emgqonyeni wamadola ngesikhathi usasebenza.
  
  
  Wayesemoyeni, engakwazi ukubambelela njengoba ayekwazi ukujikijela i-bola phezulu maqondana namakhanda e-ego ngesandla esisodwa. Ibhola le-heavy metal lashayisa umhlathi ka-ego futhi lashaya phakathi ebusweni bakhe, lafaka amathambo aphukile ebuchosheni bakhe. Kwavela ipuleti legolide phezu kwe-ego ye-skull; lalifile ngaphambi kokuba lifike.
  
  
  Ngabamba kabuhlungu i-bola eyayisivele isongwe entanyeni yami, futhi ngathola ukuthi nayo yayisongwe entanyeni yesithombe. Ukube bekungekho, bekuyokwandiswa ematsheni egceke.
  
  
  Lapho ekugcineni ebuyela Ebelkevu, wamthola eqoqene ebumnyameni, eqhaqhazela futhi ecasukile. Sasilandela indlela eyayiholela ngqo emzaneni, futhi ngesinyathelo ngasinye waba nesibindi.
  
  
  "Akekho unogada ohloniphekile owayezobavumela ukuba bangibambe. Akuwona umsebenzi wami ukuzivikela. Kungumsebenzi wakho", esho, ehleka.
  
  
  Kodwa lapho ehla, intaba yaphefumula okokugcina ngaphambi kokuba ihlale, futhi lapho kudlula umsindo, umrashiya waphinde wathula kabuhlungu.
  
  
  Ama-ego onogada awazuza ngokushesha nje lapho sifika emaphethelweni E-Aukankilchi. Imeya nomgcini wemnyuziyamu nabo babekhona ukuze basibingelele, futhi ngabatshela ukuba baye ethempelini uma besafuna izinto ezithakazelisa ngokomlando. Umnakekeli wasuka njengempukane yesihlabathi wabuyela edolobheni ngemva kwehora enamehlo asolayo.
  
  
  Wathi:" kwakungekho lutho lapho". "Ngingathanda ukuya noma kuphi. Mhlawumbe ubulokhu ulwa nomoya."
  
  
  "Akusona isipoki", kusho u-emu kudokotela, owayesavakashela amanxeba ami, ekhomba amabala puromi ayemboze izingalo nemilenze yami. Wanezela: "noma lokhu, ekhomba umbuthano obomvu ongahluziwe entanyeni yami.
  
  
  "Kodwa kwakungekho lutho lapho, akukho lutho nhlobo", kuphikisa umnakekeli.
  
  
  "Ngaphandle kwalokho", u-emu wamtshela, futhi wamnika ipuleti legolide elingunxantathu.
  
  
  Wayihlola ngokucophelela, wayiphendulela ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene nangaphakathi kweminwe yakhe. Khona-ke ngabona ukulwa okungazelelwe kokuqonda kungena emehlweni e-ego yami. Washesha walahla ipuleti legolide futhi wasula izandla zakhe ngokugeza, amehlo akhe aba ngawami njengokungathi wayengibona okokuqala.
  
  
  "Kanjani?"wamhlebela ngokhahlo.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi ama-scarecrow anqume ukushintsha izinhlangothi", kusho u-emu wakhe ehleka.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi
  
  
  
  
  
  Ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva, umoya opholile Wase-Aukankilchi wawucishe ube inkumbulo emnandi. Savakashela isitshalo se-Nitrate Sasesantiago, izimayini zethusi Zasechukukamata, nesihlabathi segreat Atacama desert.
  
  
  Awukho ugwadule olufana ne-Atacama. Ihlanganisa ingxenye enkulu yengxenye esenyakatho yechile. Izindiza eziyisicaba ze-ego ziba mhlophe, zingahlukaniseki neze nesibhakabhaka esingenambala.
  
  
  Izintuthwane nezinyoka zilinda ubusuku ngaphambi kokuba zishiye amatshe azo, hhayi lapho kungabonakali lutho olutheni, ngaphandle kwama-condor amakhulu azungeza izidleke zawo phezulu E-Andes efuna izidumbu. I-Atacama iyisihlane esomile kunazo zonke emhlabeni, inqabela kakhulu kunesahara noma Igobi, futhi asikho isikhumbuzo esingcono saleli factiso kunesithombe esimnyama sesinye sezinyoni zesizwe sasechile ezindiza phezu kwaso.
  
  
  "Ngifisa sengathi angabuyela Ejalimane", Kusho Ugreta ekhononda, ebheka etendeni lapho ayehlolwa khona izimbobo zezinkozi emhlabathini lapho amantombazane ayezolala khona. Ugreta wayegqoke isudi encane yasensimini, eyayiphikisana nemibiko yabezindaba eyayibonakala kimi ngendlela esaphazanyiswa ngayo ngonya ngobusuku bokuzamazama komhlaba.
  
  
  "Joyina Iqembu Lamakhomanisi futhi ubone umhlaba. Kufanele ukwazise usizo lwabo. Kubonakala sengathi azikho izinambuzane lapha."
  
  
  Wangibamba engalweni njengoba ngangihamba ngesango futhi wangidonsa ngisondela. Ngokusobala, wayengagqokile ibhulukwe ngaphansi Kwet-shirt yakhe.
  
  
  "ay futhi ungigcine nginobungane. Wamukelekile. Khona-ke ngeke kudingeke ngicabange ngale ndawo embi."
  
  
  "Phakathi nekamu elincane phakathi nosuku nomuntu ohlanya, isithandwa esingaba khona, nabaqaphi be-ego yonke indawo? Lokhu akubonakali njengendawo engcono kakhulu yothando, Ugreta. Ilanga nalo lishona lapha. "
  
  
  "Kodwa kuthiwani uma Ubelkevy efuna ukuza endlini yami kulobubusuku? Awazi ukuthi yini engenza ngiyenze."
  
  
  Uyazi ukuthi isisho esidala sithi: "Ezombangazwe zenza abangane abangajwayelekile .""
  
  
  Ngahamba ngisuka etendeni lakhe ngaya emzileni Weland rovers owawunikeza izinto zethu zokuhamba nge-Atacama. I-web-based concession to Belkevs concerns i-jeep enesibhamu esenziwe ngemuva ekhanda lomugqa. Latholakala Ngubelkeva No-Ego wabaqaphi Be-Land rover eyayithwele ukudla namanzi ethu.
  
  
  "Izwi Nombulali", Kusho Ubelkev ehleka.
  
  
  "Ngazi kanjani ukuthi akangidonseli kuleliertane ukuze angibulale?"
  
  
  "Kwakuwumqondo wakho, mngane", kusho u-emu kuye. "Wawusaba ukundiza noma ukuthatha isikebhe, khumbula? Kulula kakhulu ukufaka ibhomu endaweni eyodwa ezungezile."
  
  
  "Kuphephile kakhulu, Ungqongqoshe ongumngane", kuqinisekisa i-ego ego onogada, " uma nje sinamanzi. Awekho Amandiya azungezile, futhi sihlala sithintana nomsakazo njalo. Kufanele sifike esiteshini sikahulumeni kusasa ebusuku."
  
  
  Ubelkiew waphenduka futhi wabuyela etendeni lakhe, lapho ayondla khona i-vodka.
  
  
  "Kungenzeka ukuthi ungumthengisi omuhle, kodwa muhle", kusho unogada omkhulu. "Akazange abonge ngisho nangokusindisa ukuphila kwakhe. Ngizokwenza ngenxa yakhe."
  
  
  "Khohlwa."
  
  
  "Into eyodwa Nje, Ucarter. Kungani uzama kanzima kangaka ukuvikela ukuphila Kukacomrade Belkev? Its wayezama ukuthola lokhu kanye nabo ferrets kusukela wena wajoyina us. Ngizothembeka kuwe-anginayo imiyalo yokukubulala uma kwenzeka okuthile kuye. Ukube bekunjalo, bengizokuqonda ukukhathazeka kwakho."
  
  
  "Ungamane uyibize ngokuthi ukuziqhenya ngokomsebenzi."
  
  
  Unogada wacabanga ngakho.
  
  
  "Ulungile, futhi idumela lakho lihle. Angifuni ukuhlangana nawe futhi ngaphansi kwezimo ezihlukile. Kungasho okuthile ukube ubungumuntu owasiqeda."
  
  
  "Ukuthokoza ngeke kusithole ndawo."
  
  
  "Kodwa awukaphenduli i-corkscrew yami. Kungani U-Ax enesithakazelo kangaka esikhunjeni sengulube efana No-Alexander Belkevs? Ungangitsheli ngokushintshaniswa kolwazi ezindaweni zokulondoloza imishini. Uyazi ukuthi yini enye."
  
  
  "Futhi eyakhe, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ungathanda ukuyishaya."
  
  
  "Eqinisweni, kodwa ngicela ungadidanisi lesi sifiso nezifiso ezibuhlungu Zikacomrade Belkeva. Umgomo wami ukuqinisekisa impumelelo yeqembu, futhi akukho okunye. Sizonqoba, uyazi."
  
  
  "Yiqiniso . Namuhla Chile, kusasa emhlabeni wonke."
  
  
  "Ngandlela-thile, yebo."
  
  
  Ingxoxo ethakazelisayo yaphela ngokubizelwa esidlweni sakusihlwa. Kwafakwa isihlalo se-aluminium esigoqekayo, futhi wonke umuntu wayedlala umdlalo wokudla inyama namazambane asemathinini. Nokho, isidlo esiyinhloko kwakuyiphesika, futhi angizange ngimangale lapho Ubelkiewo engitshela ngokuziqhenya ukuthi amathini ayelethwa Esoviet Union.
  
  
  "Intandokazi yami. I-mulligin, isitshulu semifino", kuqhosha ama-ego akhe.
  
  
  "Nathi sinakho Lokho Ecuba", Kusho Urosa. "Siyibiza ngokuthi iropa vieja."
  
  
  Ubelkev wayejabule ngalokhu kuqondana okulula phakathi Kwamazwe Ahlangene, waze watshela I-Emu ukuthi ukuhunyushwa kwegama elithi ropa vieja "kuyisifiso sasesweden".
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba adakwe, washiya ipikiniki wathatha imishini yakhe. Ihhotela lakhe lisehlane, kude nekamu, ngoba amathuba Okuba Amamyrists azame ukuhlasela e-Atacama mancane kakhulu. Kuncane, kodwa kusekhona ithuba. Uma kunjalo, kungasebenza kangcono kunomuntu oyedwa.
  
  
  ukudideka kokulwa ngesandla.
  
  
  Wathola indawo ephakeme cishe ngamamitha angamakhulu amabili ukusuka ematendeni futhi wakha umucu ozungeze ibhulashi. Khona-ke, lapho isakhanya, wenza umbuthano ophelele ozungeze le ndawo, ehlola zonke izindlela zokungena kule ndawo.
  
  
  I-Atacama ayiyona ugwadule olunezihlabathi. Kunjengogwadule, olwakhiwa izwe eliwugwadule, elingenamanzi nhlobo. Izinhlobo ezimbalwa zezitshalo ziyizihlahla ezimpunga ezikhula kancane nama-cacti anezintambo. Yanqunywa enye yama-cacti ukuze ithole ukuthi kungakanani uketshezi olugcinwe emgqonyeni onjalo wamanzi emvelo. Inyama engaphakathi kuyo kungenzeka yawohloka ngaphansi komshini wokunyathelisa, kodwa uma sake sathembela ekuphileni ngomhlaba, amathuba okusinda ayoba mancane Kunethalia scorpio. Okungenani ama-condor enza umsebenzi omuhle ngezidumbu zethu, ikakhulukazi ngokusho Kukabelkeva.
  
  
  Njengoba egudla ikamu lakhe, angase athole indlela engokwemvelo yokucabanga uma Amamyrists ayehlanya ngokwanele ukuba angene e-Atacama. Isiphepho esasakhiwe eminyakeni eminingi edlule sasivulekile ngaphansi kwekamu lami, sivulekile lapho sasiyoba usizo khona. Nganelisekile, ngabuyela emuva ezinyathelweni zami futhi nganquma ukuthi kwase kuyisikhathi sokulungisa umonakalo wesibhamu sami, uma ngingasithola. I-cactus ebukeka iqinile yayikhetha futhi yahlala phansi amamitha ambalwa, ithatha isikhathi sayo, ibambe I-luger ezandleni zombili, izingalo zayo ziphumule emadolweni ayo. Kwakunesibambo esiphuzi esitshalweni, futhi wasisebenzisa njengenhloso ngaphambi kokuthatha isibhamu sakhe sokuqala.
  
  
  Kwavela imbobo engamasentimitha amabili ukusuka esibambweni. Omunye umcibisholo wawudubula. Umgodi wanda ngesentimitha. I-angle yomgqomo yayicishe ibe ama-degree ayishumi. Uyise wamshaya ngetshe futhi waphinde wazama isibhamu. Kwenziwa imbobo entsha emgodini, kulokhu yayingaphansi ngamasentimitha. Lapho kudutshulwana, lelo nani lingase lisho umehluko phakathi kokuphila nokufa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, isibhamu esinamandla singase sivale isibhamu eside futhi singishiye ngingahlomile nhlobo. Wakhomba isibhamu esingamasentimitha ambalwa ukuphakama futhi waqhuma isibambo esiphuzi.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba izingcezu zifike phansi, wacasha odakeni futhi wabhekisa isibhamu endaweni yakhe yokuvimbela umoya.
  
  
  Ngamemeza. - "Phuma"
  
  
  Kwavela ukushaqeka kwezinwele ezibomvu, futhi ngabona ubuso Bukalivia. Kuwo wonke amantombazane asebelkevs harem, nguye kuphela owayengangibheki.
  
  
  Wathi:" ungadubuli". "Ngemva kokubonisa kwakho, uyaqiniseka ngokuphelele ukuthi ungabeka inhlamvu noma kuphi lapho ufuna khona."
  
  
  Wamcela ukuba avuke. Ulila Wayengumamazon wowesifazane owayevame ukuhlala ngezandla zakhe ezinqeni zakhe ezibanzi. Ekuqaleni, wangikhumbuza odade Abezindaba, kodwa okhalweni lwakhe lwaluluncane futhi ubuso bakhe obubanzi, nakuba babungakhangi ngesitayela esithandekayo Sasehollywood, babunobulili obunamandla obungafanele ukumamatheka ngamakhadibhodi ayishumi.
  
  
  "Ngakulandela ngemva kokudla kwakusihlwa, kodwa lapho efika, wawusuhambile kakade. Wenzani?"
  
  
  Angibonanga sizathu sokuqamba amanga ku-hey. Ngachaza ukuhlola kwami le ndawo ngase ngimbuza ukuthi kungani angilandela. Ngalesi sikhathi, sasihlezi embhedeni wami ngigcina ugwayi.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi angazi ukuthi kwenzekani phakathi kwakho namanye amantombazane?"
  
  
  Wancika emuva emcamelweni wokugoqa, izinwele zakhe ezibomvu zingaboshelwe. Ebhulukweni lakhe elinamathelayo laserussia, amabele akhe ayeba njengemicamelo eqinile.
  
  
  "Kuthiwani ngesoka lakho?"Ngambuza. "Ngeke yini akukhumbule?"
  
  
  "U-Alexandrovich? Uyakuthukuthelela, futhi lapho ethukuthela, uyadakwa. Usevele edangele. Ngeke avuke kuze kube sekuseni, futhi ngizobuya ngaleso sikhathi. Kuhlukile kimi. ukubaleka ngesikhathi sokuzamazama komhlaba. Manje njengoba silapha, phakathi kwaleli zwe eliyincithakalo, angiboni ukuthi kungani kufanele ahlale naye. Mahhala. Bheka, kungukushona kwelanga. "
  
  
  Ilanga lalibonakala likhula futhi likhula njengoba lisondela emkhathizwe, futhi manje lashayisa phansi futhi lagcwalisa ugwadule ngokukhanya kwethusi. Konke okwakukubi futhi kungenamuntu emizuzwini embalwa edlule manje kwase kukuhle ngendlela exakile. Yileyo ndlela engangingacabanga ngayo ngogwadule lwasemars. Khona-ke i-aura yanyamalala, futhi ugwadule lwacwila ebumnyameni. Sasibuka njengoba izibani zasekamu elingezansi zikhanya.
  
  
  "Kuhluke kakhulu. Angazi ukuthi thina Baserussia sizojwayela yini", Kububula Ulilya.
  
  
  "Akufani Nokuthi Abantu basechile ngokwabo bake bajwayele le ndawo ethile. Ngokwalokho engingakusho, yithi kuphela abantu basenen njengamanje."
  
  
  "Ngiyazi."
  
  
  Ubulili bakhe obucebile babumboza ubusuku obungenamuntu esimweni sobuhlobo obuseduze. Wangibuka ngamehlo amnyama njengoba ekhulula ibhulukwe lakhe walibeka phansi. Iningi labesifazane baserussia ake wabathanda kwakungabadansi be-ballerina abahle uma beqhathaniswa Nolila. Kwakunamandla ngokwanele ukuba imoto encane iphenduke ohlangothini lwayo, kodwa
  
  
  amahlombe akhe abanzi ayefana kakhulu nokuthamba kwesifuba sakhe esikhilimu.
  
  
  "Woza lapha, mbulali wami", eyala.
  
  
  Kulokhu,wahlanganiswa nowesifazane onamandla njengaye, owesifazane onezifiso zokuqala neziphuthumayo. Akukho lutho olwalungavunyelwe, futhi akukho okwakusele ngengozi. Isentimitha ngalinye lomzimba wakhe lalinothando futhi liphila, futhi ngesikhathi sihlanganiswa ngokwangana kokugcina, sasiphansi njengelanga, sikhanya futhi sikhanya.
  
  
  Khona-ke safika ekamelweni lokulala, futhi wanginika ibhodlela elincane le-vodka alikhipha ngasese etendeni Likabelkev.
  
  
  "Ukube bengikwazi ukuthi uyeza, ngabe ngamlethela ingilazi", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Mmmm . Ingabe Zonke Izinhloli American abathandi abahle?"
  
  
  "Sinenkambo ekhethekile. Ekupheleni kosuku, kunezindinganiso okumelwe zinamathele kuzo."
  
  
  "Usekela kahle kakhulu", ehleka. "Wenza kahle. Ngingathanda ukuba akubone ulwa Nomndiya."Angicabangi ukuthi ungqongqoshe ufanelwe amabhizinisi ahlangene .alo."
  
  
  Izindebe zakhe zaphuza i-vodka, futhi wanginika ibhodlela. Yena, wancika endololwaneni yakhe ukuze aphuze i-nah.
  
  
  "Umkhiqizi wale ndawo yokulala, wakhohlwa ukuthi ngingaba nezivakashi. Kuncane kakhulu lapha."
  
  
  "Ngiyakuthanda", ehleka, ecindezela umzimba wakhe ngokumelene nowami.
  
  
  "Ngizokubiza Ngokuthi Unikita. Njengoba usebenza nathi, kumelwe ube negama lesirashiya."
  
  
  "Unikita Carter", wayinambitha. "Angazi ukuthi abafana babeyoyithanda kanjani ekhaya."
  
  
  "Amantombazane lapha ayakuthanda ngempela. Unikita wami, angathanda ukuba uyeke ukubeka ukuphila kwakho engozini ngenxa yalowo Alexander ongasizi ngalutho. Ngingakuzonda ukubona kwenzeka okuthile kuwe."Ngicela ungithembise ukuthi uzoqaphela kakhudlwana." "
  
  
  "Ngiyathembisa."
  
  
  "Angikukholwa", esho. "Uthi manje, kodwa njalo lapho kwenzeka okuthile, uziphonsa phambi Kukabelkevym. Ngingakutshela imfihlo ongeke uyitshele muntu? Ubelkiew uyisiphukuphuku, uyisiphukuphuku. Akekho Emoscow onendaba nokuthi uyoke abuye yini . "
  
  
  "Khona-ke votela lokho engikutshela khona. Ake sonke sifinyelele kuma-land rovers ekuseni kakhulu bese sishiya i-ego lapha. Sizobanika ibhodlela le-vodka ebusuku nebhodlela le-suntan lotion emini."
  
  
  "Ngiyawuthanda lo mbono," emamatheka. Iminwe yakhe yangithinta esifubeni. "Ngingaba ngcono nakakhulu ukube ngangazi ukuthi ngizophinde ngikubone. Uyaphi Echile, Nikita?"
  
  
  "Emuva ekhaya. Ngisebenza njengoprofesa we-incunabula evusa inkanuko lapho ngingenayo imisebenzi."
  
  
  "Ingabe uyangihleka? Yebo, uyangihleka. Uhlale uhlekisa, Nikita. Its ungalokothi wazi uma ungitshela iqiniso. Ngingakhululeka kakhulu uma kwaziwa ukuthi kungani uqapha Ibelkevu. Ngakho cabanga ngezinto ezimbi ezingenza ngikhathazeke.
  
  
  Wabeka isandla sakhe phezu kwakhe.
  
  
  "Uyintombazane enhle, Lilya", kusho uyise.
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga."
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi ngikutshela iqiniso?"
  
  
  "Angikholwa, kodwa ngingathanda ukukukholwa."
  
  
  "Kuhle, ngoba yilokho oyikho. Kuhle futhi kuyathandeka ngendlela emangalisayo. Futhi izwi liyinto ehlukile, okuyiqiniso. Cishe uyisithunywa esivusa inkanuko kunazo zonke KULO lonke I-kgb."
  
  
  Wadonsa isandla sakhe kude nesami.
  
  
  "Uzongihleka usulu futhi kuze kube .ade. Noma ucabanga ukuthi wonke umuntu uyisithunywa?"
  
  
  "Cha, wena nje. Ikremlin yayingeke ivumele isiwula esidala esonakele njengobelkevto ukuba sihambe echibini lokubhukuda elingaphandle uma singakwazi ukulawula i-ego, futhi okuwukuphela kwendlela yokulawula umuntu onjalo iwukuya ocansini. Nguwe ohlale enaye, eqiniseka ukuthi uyavala umlomo futhi uyalala lapho ephuza kakhulu futhi eqala ukukhuluma. Akekho owayengakwenza Nobelkevy, ngakho bakunika lo msebenzi. Futhi nabo ama-ego afana nama-ferret abantu ababesekamu babengakwazi ukuthola isizathu sokuthi kungani yena, ehlanganyela ekuzijabuliseni, wacabanga ukuthi ungakwazi ukuthola."Wagijima isandla sakhe phezu kwesikhumba sengubo yakhe ye-satin. "Lapha, Lila, uma kukhona ongakwenza, ungakwenza. Kodwa awukwazi."
  
  
  "Wena oyisiphukuphuku!"
  
  
  Lokho kwakuyinto yokuqala ayisho ngesingisi.
  
  
  "Ufuna iqiniso."
  
  
  "Yekani, mbulali."
  
  
  Wakhumula isikhwama sakhe sokulala wasukuma. Enqunu futhi ethukuthele, wathukuthela.
  
  
  "Uma ngike ngambona Emoscow, ngizomyala ukuba abulawe. Ngenjabulo."
  
  
  Umshayeli we-luger wamkhipha ohlangothini lwendawo yokulala wamnika u-Ay.
  
  
  "Hamba, Lilya. Yenza manje. Ngokwami, intombazane eyenza lokhu iyoba nomvuzo omkhulu, ne-dacha. Vele ucindezele inhlamvu."
  
  
  Ngaphandle kokungabaza, wakhomba isibhamu sami emhlane wami. Umoya opholile wagcoba izinwele zakhe ezinde ezibomvu, wazikhuthaza emahlombe. Wabheka umfudlana omnyama wesiqu. Wathatha isibhamu ngezandla zombili futhi wadonsa isibhamu.
  
  
  Chofoza.
  
  
  Wayegqolozele isikhali ebusweni bakhe enesimo sokudideka.
  
  
  Wabe eselahla i-ego phansi. Waphakamisa isandla sakhe.
  
  
  "Uyabona, Lilya, asikafiki Emoscow okwamanje."
  
  
  Intukuthelo yaphendukela ekuzijabuliseni. Waphonsa ikhanda lakhe emuva futhi wahleka; wabe esethatha isandla sami wabuyela ekamelweni lokulala.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nanye
  
  
  
  
  
  Ubelkiew wayevuvukele futhi enesifo sokusha. Wasunduza amapentshisi aserussia ayesethinini futhi wa-oda enye inkomishi yekhofi. Uma Kunento eyodwa enhle Ngeningizimu Melika, ikhofi.
  
  
  "Futhi ngolunye usuku ngisemotweni futhi ngihamba ngesitimela ngiya Esantiago, ngizokuqeda", engitshela ngokuzikhukhumeza.
  
  
  "Lokhu kubi kakhulu. Ngangicabanga ukuthi sasizoba abangane abahle. Ubuhle balolu hambo."
  
  
  Umlomo ka-ego wawuthinta inhliziyo, njengokungathi uzama ukusho okuthile nge-rheumatism, kodwa ubuchopho buka-ego babungasebenzi. Ecasukile, wagoba ubuso bakhe phezu kwendebe yakhe.
  
  
  "Akudingeki ngikunike lutho", kusho Urose, ephethe inkomishi evuthayo phambi kwami.
  
  
  "Kungani kungenjalo?"
  
  
  "Uyazi ukuthi kungani kungenjalo."Wabheka Ulila . I-redhead yabuyela esimweni sayo SE-kgb. Kwakunjengokungathi izolo ebusuku kwakungakaze kwenzeke, amehlo akhe angitshela.
  
  
  "Ungathukutheli", ngatshela Urose lapho enikezela futhi enginika indebe. "Ngangimatasa izolo ebusuku ngigcina Amamyrists ekude."
  
  
  "Kwakungekho myrists."
  
  
  Uzobona.
  
  
  Abaqaphi babuya lapho behamba ngezinyawo emzileni ozungeze ikamu. Ih chief sel iseduze kwami.
  
  
  "Singakwazi ukupakisha konke ezimotweni ngokushesha nje lapho umfundisi eqeda ukudla kwakhe kwasekuseni. Lolu hambo lude, kodwa isitimela esikhethekile sizosilinda esiteshini. Kusukela manje kuqhubeke, akufanele sibe nenkinga.
  
  
  "Kulungile."
  
  
  Wangifunda okwesikhashana ngaphambi kokuba avuke ukuze asize abanye ukuba badilize amatende abo.
  
  
  "Ngathi hey, akatholi lutho, Carter", esho, ngibheke.
  
  
  "Kodwa unephutha, wakwenza."
  
  
  Wavumela u-emu ukuba athathe indlela ayefuna ngayo futhi wabuyela ekhofini lakhe. Njengoba ngangibeka inkomishi esihlalweni, ngezwa ukudlidliza okuncane kudlula eminweni yami. Ngangicabanga ukuthi kwakumane nje kuwukuthuthumela ngenxa yokuzamazama komhlaba okude. Ichile yayigcwele i-ih.
  
  
  "Amacondor avele ekuseni kakhulu", kusho Ugreta.
  
  
  "Kuhle ukuqhubeka", Kuphendula Ulilya.
  
  
  Ukuzamazama ayekuzwa etafuleni kwakuqina. Wayefuna isibhakabhaka; wayengakwazi ukubona amacondor. Kodwa ngabona indiza enophephela emhlane isondela kithi ngokushesha. Isizathu esenza ukuba abone ukuthi kwakungenxa yokuthi ehlane eliyisicaba, iso lalingase lihlanganise isibhakabhaka esingamakhilomitha ayishumi nanhlanu kunoma iyiphi indlela. Unogada omdala naye wakubona lokhu futhi wagijima waya kimi.
  
  
  "Yehla! Wonke umuntu wehla! "wamemeza.
  
  
  Amantombazane Asecuba asukuma futhi aphakamisa izindwangu zawo endizeni eyayisondela. Ubelkev waphakamisa amehlo akhe agcwele igazi ngaphandle kwesithakazelo.
  
  
  Indiza yayindiza kancane phezu kwethu, iphiko elilodwa laphambuka. Isihlalo sanyakaziswa umsindo wezinjini owawuqeda ukukhala kwethu. Yashesha ngenxa kamimmo futhi yakhuphukela esibhakabhakeni.
  
  
  "Ummelika", kusho unogada. "Umlwi".
  
  
  "Kwakuwuhlobo luni lwendiza?"kubuza Ubelkiew ngemva kwempendulo. "Kwakunjengomcibisholo kunendiza."
  
  
  "Umlwi", kusho unogada we-ego.
  
  
  "Emsileni wayo kwakunophawu Lwebutho Lomoya Lasechile. Ngezwa ukuthi sidlulisela ezinye izimpi Ze-Starfighter Echile. Thembela Umnyango Wezokuvikela ukuba uqhubeke uthengisa izindiza ze-ego, ngisho nalapho amakhasimende awo esephenduke abomvu."
  
  
  "Kusobala", kusho Ubelkevs. "Bathumela indiza ukuba isilinde. Sekuyisikhathi."
  
  
  Indiza yayindiza phezu kwamakhanda, isendaweni ephakeme.
  
  
  "Ngishayele emsakazweni ekuseni. Ibutho alizange lisho lutho ngendiza", kukhononda unogada.
  
  
  "Ngakho kuthiwani? Ungakwazi ih emsakazweni manje, futhi ngiyabonga. Ah."
  
  
  Unogada waya Eland rover ephethe isidlulisi futhi wanikina ikhanda. Ubelkev wagwaza izindebe zakhe ngephepha.
  
  
  "Bheka? Manje sekuzobuya", esho ngokuzethemba okukhulu.
  
  
  Le ndiza yayehla futhi igijimela emuva ehlane ibheke ekamu, ilungiselela ukundiza obala phezu kwethu. Wonke umuntu wayemi futhi ebuka. Umlwi wehlisa ikhala lakhe futhi wancika kithi. Lesi kwakuyisikhathi lapho imicabango yami yayiphela khona. Akekho othumela izindiza zempi njengesembozo. I-Starfighter iyindiza ekhethekile kakhulu yokuhlasela.
  
  
  "Yehla, wonke umuntu uyacwila!"
  
  
  Izinsika zothuli eziphakeme ngamamitha angamashumi amabili zaqala ukumboza umhlaba amamitha ayikhulu ukusuka lapho. Izinsimbi ezinhle zesiliva zazikhazimula eduze kwesibhamu sendiza. Ubelkiew wayemi phakathi nomzila wezikhali.
  
  
  Washaywa umlenze we ego owawuvinjwe I viking Yaseminnesota
  
  
  Wehla kanzima emhlane futhi wagingqika ngaphansi kwesihlalo. Wagijimela ekuvikeleni itende elalihlakaziwe. Yonke insimu yehhotela, futhi lapho sasilele khona, sikhasa, sigona, saqhuma ngaphansi komugqa wamagobolondo angu-20 mm. Ngentuthu, ngabona isihlalo Sikabelkevy sindiza emoyeni. Ujack wamantombazane waqhuma ngenxa yokuduma okwenziwa injini yezindiza njengoba indiza yayisuka kithi.
  
  
  Yonke indawo ephakathi nekamu yabhidlizwa ngamabhomu. Ngagijima Ngaya Ebelkevu futhi ngathola ukuthi i-emu yayisenenhlanhla. Wayegoqwe esesimweni sesisu, engathintwanga. Omunye wama-ego onogada wayengenayo inhlanhla. Sathola isidumbu sika-Ego silele phansi, isibhamu sisesandleni sakhe.
  
  
  "Nina Bantu Basemelika ningemuva kwalokhu!"
  
  
  "Thula."
  
  
  Wathatha ihembe lami waqala ukulwa nami. I - ego yayo yangena ngaphansi kwesokudla esingasebenzi futhi yagcina i-ego i-Semi-Nelson. Ngalesi sikhathi, unogada omkhulu wayesebuyile evela kulo lonke Iland rover, ebukeka edidekile.
  
  
  "Ibutho Lomoya alizange liyithumele indiza."
  
  
  Kufanele umazi. "Manje bathumela U-Odin, akunjalo?"
  
  
  "yebo. Kodwa kuyoba imizuzu eyishumi ngaphambi kokuba babe nalutho lapha. Bathi kuzodingeka sibambelele."
  
  
  Kwashiwo ngokucacile ukuthi sasinamathuba amaningi okulwa Ne-Starfighter njengentuthwane ngokumelene nesicathulo. Isizathu sewebhu sokuthi asizange sibhujiswe lapho sidlula okokuqala sasiwukuthi ukuhlaselwa kwaqala kusenesikhathi futhi kwasisakaza. Ngisho namanje, sasizwa injini ikhononda njengoba yayiphelelwa ukuphakama futhi indiza yaqala ukuhlasela okwesibili. Waphonswa Ubelkeva ezandleni zomqaphi.
  
  
  Ugreta wamemeza. -" Vote it!"
  
  
  Kwadingeka ngikhulume ngokushesha ukuze bangizwe ngaphambi kokuba izwi lami lixazulule izinkinga zocwaningo lwesayensi ekubhongeni okukhulu kwendiza enophephela emhlane.
  
  
  "Kunomsele ongamamitha angamashumi amahlanu ngakwesobunxele lapho singathola khona isivikelo esithile. Gijimani lapho ngimtshela ukuthi: "hamba."Ngizokwenza ngemuva."Ingalo yakhe yangakwesobunxele yanyakaziswa, futhi i-stiletto yawela esandleni sami. "Lokhu kwenzelwa noma ubani oshiya phansi. Wayecabanga ukuthi kulungile. Ah!"
  
  
  Ngemva kokuba izimpaphe ezinothuli seziqale ukumboza ikamu futhi, zaya kithi. Okwesikhashana, leli qembu lahlala lihlabeke umxhwele, njengesilwane esilindele ukuhlasela kwenyoka. Khona-ke, lapho ephethe ummese wakhe, waphuka, futhi wonke umuntu waphuma emfuleni. Inkinga yayiwukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sasigijima ngokushesha kangakanani, kwakunganele ukugwema iphupho elibi elalisijaha. Umoya ngokwawo wawubila ngenxa yemvula enkulu yomthofu. Kwafika amachibi othuli kimi, ebambe imilenze yami enoboya. Ubonita wawa, futhi wamthatha ngaphandle kokuma. Sasingababoni abanye ngenxa yodaka olwaluwa, futhi sasisakhubeka lapho siwela emfudlaneni. Lapho ebheka phezulu, wabona ukuthi umlwi wayedlule cishe yonke ikamu futhi wayekhuphukela ekudluleni okulandelayo.
  
  
  "Ingabe wonke umuntu ulapha?"Ngamemeza.
  
  
  Iqembu lamazwi esaba laphendula, kodwa akekho owayebonakala elimele.
  
  
  Ugreta waqhaqhazela. "Ingabe siphephile lapha?"
  
  
  "Ungabi yisiwula", Kusho Ulily. "Ukuzazisa ekudluleni okulandelayo, lokhu kungcola kuyawa njengothuli. Khona-ke, lapho sidlula ngokulandelayo, siyosibulala."
  
  
  "Bangamaloli", Kusho Ugreta ngokuthukuthela, ekhomba iland rovers. "Kungani singazange sigijime ngemva kwamaloli?"
  
  
  "Ngoba kulula ngabantu abaningi ukushaya iloli kunomuntu ogijimayo. Amaloli ayeyoba ugibe lokufa kuphela", kusho uyise.
  
  
  Umfudlana wawungcono kakhulu kunalokhu. Umshayeli wendiza yempi wanciphisa ithuba lakhe kulokhu, njengokungathi wayesezethemba. Wayesevele esondela kithi futhi, kodwa kulokhu wabamba isibhamu sakhe kwaze kwaba yilapho sibheka cishe obala egumbini labagibeli. U-Odin nabaqaphi bakhe baqala ukudubula, futhi kwadingeka ngifinyelele futhi ngidonsele U-Ego emuva endaweni yokukhosela emgodini.
  
  
  "Ngeke uzikhathaze ngalokhu", ngamemeza, kodwa amazwi ami alahleka ekubhongeni kwesibhamu somoya. Lonke uhlangothi lomfula lwaqhuma lwaba amalangabi. Izingcezu zomhlaba zindiza zenyuka ngamamitha ayikhulu. Sasimbozwe imfucumfucu. Lapho ekugcineni ifu lodaka selikhishiwe, kwakungasekho lutho olwalusele odongeni lobumba. Ingalo yomqaphi owayembambe yayimangaza ngegazi. Wafunga ngesirashiya.
  
  
  Wakhasa waya Ebelkevu.
  
  
  "Nginike i-gillette yakho."
  
  
  "Ungalokothi. Hamba."
  
  
  Kwakungekho sikhathi sokuphikisana. I-ego yakhe yamshaya emhlathini, futhi yabuka njengoba amehlo e-ego ehlehla. Khona-Ke Ugillett wamkhipha. Njengoba u-ego ayeyifaka, Ulilya wabamba isibhamu somqaphi futhi wenza u-ego wacaca phakathi kwamehlo ami.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi uyaphi?"wangikhonkotha.
  
  
  "Linda, Lilya . Isinyathelo esilandelayo siyoba esokugcina uma singenzi okuthile ngokushesha. Ngizoyithuthela Ejeep, futhi ngizoyidinga kakhulu kune-EMU."
  
  
  
  Kwakungenakwenzeka ukufinyelela ijeep eyayimi ekamu. Kwakukude kakhulu, kodwa ngakhumbula isibhamu esincane esasibekwe ngemuva.
  
  
  Wathi: "ubungeke ube nethuba".
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe hhayi, kodwa isenzo esincane siyosinika isikhathi kuze kufike ezinye izindiza. Ubani ongashayela Ijeep lapha?"
  
  
  Ulilya wehlisa isibhamu futhi wanikina ikhanda. Unogada wayekhonkotha sengathi angasebenzisa izandla zombili kuphela. Khona-Ke Urose Nobonita baqala ukukhuluma.
  
  
  "Sasigibela eyodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho sisebuthweni labesifazane."
  
  
  "Uma kwenzeka sizungeza lokhu siphila, ungabonga ufidel ngami."
  
  
  Kulokhu I-Starfighter yayisondela ngesivinini esincane nangekona elihlukile, ukuze ihambe ngobude bomsele kunokuba iwele kuwo. Noma ubani obanjwa endaweni yesenzo se-ego uyoba igundane elivaleleke.
  
  
  "Woza!"
  
  
  Bagxuma baphuma emigodini bagijima bawela indawo eyayidabukile. Amaphiko endiza ayenyakaza okwesikhashana engaqiniseki njengoba umshayeli wasibona. Ngisho nangesivinini esiphansi, wayendiza amakhilomitha angamakhulu amathathu ngehora, futhi wayengenaso isikhathi esiningi sokwenza isinqumo. Sasisebenzisa ngokunenzuzo ukubukeka kwethu okungalindelekile futhi sagijima ngomugqa oqondile esikhundleni sokuhamba ngezigzag. Ngemva kwethu, umsindo wezinjini zejet wakhula kakhulu. Yena, elinde isibhamu sakhe ukuba sisishaye ebusweni bomhlaba.
  
  
  Umlwi waphendukela kwesokudla nangakwesobunxele, waqale wasidubula wabe esedutshulwa amadoda asemseleni. Kodwa ukungabaza kwesikhashana kwe-ego kwathatha isikhathi, futhi kwase kwephuze kakhulu ukusibona. Ekhungathekile, walahlekelwa i-angle yakhe futhi wakhuphuka kakhulu, waba amabala esibhakabhakeni kuphela.
  
  
  Sagxumela Ejeep, amantombazane esihlalweni esingaphambili nami ngemuva. Izikhiye zazisemkhunjini, futhi injini Karose yayisebenza kahle njengoba yayilayisha ibhande lepulasitiki lezinhlamvu emshinini wokudubula. Ngesikhathi esebenza, wanikeza U-ay iziyalezo zokuthi angaqala kanjani ukuhamba lapho I-Starfighter ibuya izobulala.
  
  
  "Sizoba nomdlalo wezinkunzi, akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Ngokuqondile".
  
  
  Indiza yaphendukela ekamu ngolaka. Akungabazeki ukuthi yayindiza iqonde kithi. Ngomzuzu wokugcina, wathintwa Ehlombe Ngurose, Futhi Ijeep yaqhubekela phambili. Sahamba cishe amamitha angamashumi amahlanu egiyeni lokuqala, wabe esephendukisa izimpawu ngama-degree angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ngakwesokudla futhi wafaka i-dual-clutch endaweni yesithathu, futhi sasingekho.
  
  
  Le ndiza yayindiza ngemva kwethu. Wayekwazi ukuzwa intukuthelo ekhulayo ye-ego yomshayeli. Le ndiza yayihlomele ngezinhlamvu zempi ezihlasela emoyeni, ezazingasizi ngalutho ngokumelene nathi. Wayesechithe isikhathi esiyigugu kakade, futhi ezinye izindiza Zasechile kwakufanele zisuke kakade. Nokho, wayenesibhamu nesigxobo esinamabhomu angamakhilogremu angamakhulu amahlanu, futhi kwakukukhulu kakhulu uma kukhona owayeke wakubona.
  
  
  Urose wayenekhono. Ijeep yasebenzisa zonke izimbobo ezisemhlabathini onzima wasogwadule ukuze ikhiphe i-ego ezinhlotsheni zethu, okwenza kwaba nzima nakimi, njengoba manje ngangigqolozele obala impumulo yendiza eyayisondela. Yayisebenzisa isiqeshana esingamasentimitha ayishumi, igxuma ngemuva Kwejeep. Indiza ayizange iguquke.
  
  
  Ama-geyser asidlula.
  
  
  "Iqonde phambili, jikela phambili!"
  
  
  Izimpaphe zothuli zasondela emathayeleni futhi zindiza zaya emoyeni, ngakho angikwazanga ukubona lokho engangikudubula.
  
  
  "Shesha!"
  
  
  Ijeep yagxuma lapho igobolondo likhipha ingxenye ye-ego landing gear, kodwa ngemva kokuba umhlaba uqhume, yaphenduka kithi njengoba indiza imemeza umimmo. Wayesanda kuqala ukuphefumula futhi lapho lonke ugwadule lubonakala luqhuma. Angizange ngimbone ethatha izithombe zamabhomu esendaweni yakhe yokuma. Idwala elisindayo langishaya esifubeni; yivesti lami elingangenwa izinhlamvu kuphela elalivimbela ukuba liphume ngomhlane wami. Ngokuyisimangaliso, Urose wagcina Ijeep ihamba kuyilapho isibhamu siphenduka entabeni yaso futhi ngalala phansi ngididekile.
  
  
  "Ubuyile, Nick!"
  
  
  Umlwi wanquma ukujika ngokucijile nangaphansi, emboza phansi ehlane ngejubane lomsindo. Yayimi kancane lapho umshayeli ecindezela induku yokulawula, futhi isibhamu saqala ukuzamazama ehlane futhi njengoba indiza yayisondela kithi. Urose washaya isondo lokushayela ngokucijile ngakwesokudla futhi waligcina lizinzile njengoba ayehamba Ngejeep emjikelezweni.
  
  
  "Ayikho indlela! Sika kolunye uhlangothi."
  
  
  Sasibheke ngqo emfudlaneni wezinhlamvu ezazindiza kithi. Isibuko sangaphambili Sejeep saphulwa idwala elindizayo, futhi imoto yakhala ngamasondo amabili njengoba sasintanta emgqeni womlilo. Ngokushesha indiza yempi yaphendukela kwesinye isibonakaliso ukuze imvula yehle imvula ebulalayo kithi.
  
  
  Isibhamu esisebenza nge-jet kwakuyi-mk 11, isibhamu esincane esinezimbumbulu ezimbili, esipholisa umoya, esisebenza ngegesi esasidubula izinhlamvu ezingama-20 mm nge-drive kagesi kusilinda ejikelezayo enamakamelo ayisishiyagalombili. Konke kwashintsha ngemva kokuhlangana Nomndiya eshaya i-bola. Isikhathi esithathayo ukuze umshayeli akhiphe isicupho sifinyelela ku
  
  
  Inani lezinhlamvu ezadutshulwa lalingamasekhondi ayizinkulungwane ezintathu. Yilokhu okubizwa ngokuthi ukusabela okusheshayo. Okuwukuphela kwenzuzo esasinayo kwakuyisikhathi sokusabela phakathi kobuchopho bomshayeli ne-ego ngomunwe wesikhali. Cishe wayengase asinciphise ngesigamu leso sikhathi. Inkinga yayiwukuthi ukube angizange ngiyishaye - noma intambo kaphethiloli-umlilo enganginawo wawuyoba nomphumela ofanayo nemvula enamandla. Indiza yempi yayiyindiza enhle kakhulu.
  
  
  "Rose, unjani?"Ngambuza ngokuzumayo.
  
  
  "Kuyesabisa, Nick . Ezinye izindiza ziyoba nini lapha?"
  
  
  Isikhathi esibi, wayazi manje. Umshayeli kwakufanele asibulale kudala, futhi asihlali sinenhlanhla.
  
  
  "Yenza njengoba ngishilo. Bamba ijeep thirty ize ibe phezu kwethu, bese ujikela kwesokudla bese unyathela igesi. Ngeke ukwazi ukungizwa lapho esondela kakhulu, ngakho just uphendukela eceleni. izinhlamvu. Kulokhu kuyoba phansi kakhulu futhi kancane."
  
  
  Yilokho kanye akwenza, enqamula phansi engekho ngaphezu kwamamitha angamashumi amahlanu ukuze athole i-angle ende kunazo zonke. Waqinisa izinyawo zakhe futhi wadedela isibhamu eside. Cishe wayebona izinhlamvu zindiza zibheke ekhaleni lomlwi. Waphendula ngomlilo, wasicindezela ngothuli lomthofu, isibonakaliso ngasinye sasikwazi ukushaya Ijeep eceleni. Urose wagwaza isondo ngokudangala njengoba indiza yayiqhubeka yehla, umshayeli ecindezela emuva kakhulu futhi edonsa isicupho. Amaconsi amabili ezinyembezi ayebonakala endiza emoyeni evela kumnikazi webhomu. Ubonita wamemeza. Amasondo angemuva ejeep ayegxuma futhi ephenduka phansi Njengoba Urose ezama ukuphenduka ezihlahleni eziwayo.
  
  
  Elinye ibhomu lawela amamitha angamashumi amahlanu kude; elinye lalicishe libe semathangeni ethu. Ijeep yaphonswa emoyeni njengenqola yokudlala. Wawa eceleni kwakhe, wasiphonsa ngaphandle njengonodoli, futhi waqhubeka egxuma. Umbono wami waba bomvu lapho ngithola izinyawo zakhe; ngasula igazi emehlweni akhe. Urose Nobonita bangcwatshwa ingxenye yabo emhlabathini, Futhi Urose wayephuma igazi ezindlebeni, wabe esethintwa amakhilogremu angamakhulu amahlanu eziqhumane. Bobabili babephila-kodwa hhayi isikhathi eside. Angazi ukuthi walahlekelwa isikhathi esingakanani, eshaqekile phansi, kodwa I-Starfighter yayenza izimpawu zokugcina zokushaya kokugcina.
  
  
  Yena, wagijimela ejeep. Wayemi emasondweni. Ingilazi yangaphambili yanqanyulwa, futhi isibhamu somshini sasigobile phakathi. Ngagxumela ngemuva kwesondo futhi ngavula ukhiye. Ekhoneni lesibili, injini yaqala. "Unkulunkulu ubusise bonke abafana abenza Amajeep" , ekhononda kakhulu. Wayehambe ibanga elingangonyawo olulodwa lapho eqaphela ukuthi kukhona okunye okungahambi kahle. Isondo langaphambili langakwesokudla lalingekho. Ukuqhuma. Engekho.
  
  
  "Kulungile, flyer, manje wena nami kuphela. Ngithemba ukuthi awunandaba nokuzungeza emibuthanweni."
  
  
  Landizela ogwadule njengekhondori elikhulu elisebenza ngomshini elaliphuthuma ngemva kokuvuna. Ngawusika ngakwesokudla futhi ngabamba isondo. Ukube wayezame ukuya ngakwesobunxele, imoto yayiyobe iphendukile. Uchungechunge lwezinhlamvu ezingama-22mm, olwenziwe ngendiza Yezindiza Igatling, igobolondo elingemuva kwami. Lapho ishayisana ngakunye, ingxenye engaphambili yangakwesokudla yejeep yayiphakama emhlabathini oqinile. Manje impi yezinkunzi isiqalile ngempela. Wathi kuye: "mhlawumbe ngiyahlanya, kodwa kungazelelwe ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi nginale nkunzi.
  
  
  I-Starfighter ingenye yezindiza eziphambili kunazo zonke ezake zakhiqizwa-eziyinkimbinkimbi kangangokuthi abashayeli bezindiza abaningi ngeke bafune ukundiza i-nen. Entshonalanga Jalimane, lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi Umfelokazi Obulalayo. Le ndiza yakhelwe ngesibonelo somcibisholo; isidumbu sayo siqinile futhi sinomphimbo omncane, amaphiko aso abukhali njengensingo futhi amafushane. Thatha izandla zakho off izilawuli yimuphi omunye indiza futhi kuyoba glide ne lift aerodynamic amaphiko ayo. I-Starfighter inazo zonke izinhlobo zezitini, yingakho inenjini enamandla kangaka. Kakade wayesazi ngeqiniso lokusinda kwakhe ukuthi lo mshayeli wendiza wayengenasineke kodwa engenakho okuhlangenwe nakho. Njengoba ngatshelwa ngaphambili, Amamirist ayesanda kuqala ukungena Emisebenzini Yezindiza Yasechile. Umuntu owazama ukungidubula kumelwe ukuba wayengomunye wabokuqala ukungena. Wayesebenzise esinye sezinsimbi ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni ukuze abulale intuthwane, kodwa ezandleni zakhe kwakunesando esasingase siphindisele.
  
  
  Imigqa yayo ehlanganisiwe yomlilo we-ego, engazi lutho ngesibhamu. Ngesinye isikhathi, bese kuba kabili, Ijeep yaqhaqhazela njengoba izinhlamvu zazihlasela. Iziqhumane zaqhuma esikhunjeni, ezinye zazizungezile zagcina zisegillett yami Njengokufa, zizama ukuthola ukunakwa kwami. Wayekwazi ukuhogela intshiseko eyomile ye-afterburner njengoba ehamba. Inkunzi yayikulungele.
  
  
  Lapho injini Yejeep isebenza, yayisahleli emasondweni amathathu lapho ebuya. Ngangiqiniseka ngolwazi olubi lokuthi-ngandlela-thile-impi yethu yayisizophela. Umshayeli wendiza naye wayekwazi lokho. Njengoba yayihamba amakhilomitha amabili, yehla njengoba yayingena emgqeni wami wokubona, yehla ngesivinini esingamakhilomitha angamakhulu amabili namashumi amahlanu ngehora.
  
  
  Amandla omshayisibhakela ahlulelwa ngokuthi angashintsha kancane kangakanani inkunzi elwayo.
  
  
  Ijeep yamshayela ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, yaklebhula imisele emikhulu phansi, yabulala abangane bayo. Ngalandelwa omunye umgodi owawukhishwe isibhamu futhi owawuzoba ithuna lami. Khona-ke, esikhundleni sokuzama ukugwema indlela ye-ego, ngaphinde ngandisa umbuthano wami kwaze kwaba yilapho usumkhulu ngokwanele ukuba indiza iphenduke nami, okwenza kube lula nge-emu ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngemva kwami, injini Enkulu Yezindiza yayishaya igesi ngokuphindaphindiwe. Isibhamu safika Nejeep. Isondo lesibili laqhuma. Laliphenduka kwaze kwaba yilapho elinye igobolondo lindiza umimmo wekhanda lami futhi livula isigqoko. Intuthu yakhuphuka imizuzwana, futhi washayela Ijeep eyayikhathele yaze yafa ngamamayela ayishumi ngehora. Lapho kufika ukuma okuphelele, bafika ngemuva kwesondo Futhi Ustahl walinda.
  
  
  Isibhamu naso sayeka ukusebenza, futhi kwaba nokuthula okwesabekayo. Khona-ke indiza yempi yakhanya phezulu, injini yayo enamandla yathula. Umoya onomsindo ozungeze amaphiko wakhipha ukukhala okudabukisayo. Wagxuma wazungeza Ijeep futhi wamboza ikhanda.
  
  
  Angazi ukuthi yini eyadlula emakhanda ezinqwaba kuleyo ngxenye yokugcina yendiza. Kumelwe ukuba waqaphela ukuthi wayenze iphutha elibulalayo ngokunciphisa ijubane ngaphansi kwamamayela angamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili ngehora adingekayo ukuze agcine indiza efana nomcibisholo isemoyeni. Lapho evula i-afterburner futhi ekhanyisa. Umlwi waphenduka isikhali ebhokisini. Yayiphansi kakhulu ukuba ingakhishwa futhi okuwukuphela kwendlela yokuqalisa kabusha injini yejet kwakuwukucwila ngejubane.
  
  
  Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imicabango yethu yobugovu, ubuchopho, iminwe yokudubula, izibhamu, ne-starfighter eyizigidi zamarandi kwaqhuma ibhomu elazamazamisa I-Atacama, lakhipha ibhola lomlilo elimnyama nelibomvu elagingqa amamitha ayinkulungwane. Njengoba ukuqhuma kwesibili kwakuphenduka amabhola omlilo engeziwe, wasukuma phansi ekhathele futhi wabuyela kulokho okwakusele ekamu.
  
  
  Impi yezinkunzi isiphelile, futhi ezimpini, inkunzi ayiphumeleli.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nambili
  
  
  
  
  
  Isitimela sezempi safika esiteshini Sasemapocho Esantiago, futhi wabona ukuthi izikhulu zikahulumeni zazimiswe emgqeni ukuze zamukele iqhawe Elalibuya Ualexander Belkevu. Amasosha ayegqoke izigqoko zensimbi ayehamba emigwaqweni yesiteshi sesitimela esidala Sasevictoria, eqaphe wonke umuntu esixukwini. Ekuqaleni ngangicabanga ukuthi kwakuwukuvikela Ubelkevu, kodwa ngabona Umuntu oqiniseka Ngomongameli U-Allende ehamba enyuka ipulatifomu eya kithi.
  
  
  Ubelkev wasondela futhi wathola umvuzo wakhe, ukuqabula Kuka-Allende; khona-ke, beqabulana, la madoda amabili ehla endaweni yesikhulumi, asishiya ngemuva. Okuwukuphela komuntu owayezungeza iqembu lethu esasilandela kwakungumqaphi omkhulu onengalo eboshwe ngamabhandeshi.
  
  
  Lapho ekugcineni ipulatifomu isuswa kubo bonke abaphathi, amantombazane Kabelkev nawo ahamba. Wehla ngomgwaqo waya egumbini lemithwalo. Ibhokisi lensimbi elalinamanxiwa onogada ababulawa ehlane lalikhishwa lapho ngesithuthuthu esisebenza ngamanzi. Umphathi wayefuna umuntu owayengasayina irisidi lokulethwa.
  
  
  "Ngizokuthatha lokhu", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ingabe unayo imibhalo?"
  
  
  "I-kgb yakhe, ungangitshela?"
  
  
  Wayisayina ngokuthi "Nikita Carter" futhi wayifaka ekhelini lenxusa laserussia. Kwakuwukuphela kwento engangingayenzela indoda eyayilwa Ne-Starfighter ngesibhamu.
  
  
  Ngaya kudokotela ngisuka esiteshini sesitimela futhi ngathungwa amanxeba ami. Ayikho inhlamvu eyayisendizeni eyafika kimi, kodwa ngokushesha ngathola ukuthi ivesti elingangenwa inhlamvu lalichotshoziwe kangangokuthi ifreyimu ye-ego yayicwile esifubeni sami ezindaweni eziyishumi nambili. Khona-ke ngamthatha ngamyisa emigwaqweni Yasesantiago, futhi kamuva ngadla isaladi yase-Argentina engavamile, newayini elihle Lasechile. Kwangenza ngazizwa ngicishe ngibe umuntu futhi.
  
  
  Ngangihlala phezu kwenkomishi ye-espresso enentshiseko kalamula lapho izandla ezimbili zehla kancane emphinjeni wami.
  
  
  "Rose".
  
  
  Emamatheka, wangikhulula futhi wahlala phansi.
  
  
  "Wazi kanjani?"
  
  
  "Ngijabule nje ngokuthi ngikwenzile. Ngangicabanga ukuthi wena Nobonita babuyiselwe ehhotela."
  
  
  Kunokuba aphendule, wabuka ipuleti lami. Waphakamisa izandla kumlindi wacela esinye isiphuzo. Kwaphuma ku-grill kushisa futhi kuncane, futhi kuphela ngemva kokuba edle ingxenye enkulu ye-ego lapho akwazi khona ukuphuma ku-nah rheumatism.
  
  
  "Akusekhoeverade. Udinga nje ukuthatha mina nodadewethu sibuyele E-United States, Enew York. Ngeke ngichithe olunye usuku nale ngulube ne-ego ekheniwe."
  
  
  "Uyazi ukuthi angikwazi ukwenza lokho, Rose."
  
  
  Amehlo akhe amnyama acacile ayengincenga. Yiqiniso, wenza okuthile, kodwa hhayi ngaphandle kwesizathu esizwakalayo.
  
  
  "Kumelwe. Uyokwenza. Ngiyazi, Nick. Mina nobonita sabeka ukuphila kwesikhova engozini kuleyo jeep. Izindlebe zami zisabuhlungu futhi umzimba wami wonke umbozwe amabala. Ngakwenzela wena futhi ungiyisa Enew York."
  
  
  Waqeda ukukhuluma futhi ngokushesha wathuthela kudessert, i-caramel custard eyayigcwele i-rum. Inkinga iwukuthi, wayeqinisile; wabeka ukuphila kwakhe engozini ngenxa yokungisindisa. Wayezocindezeleka kakhulu ukube wayengazimisele ukuzibeka engozini ubella nah manje.
  
  
  "Rose, ngizokuchaza kanjani lokhu lapho ngivela nobuhle ababili Basecuba begqoke amasudi okugeza?"
  
  
  "Singaba abahumushi bakho."
  
  
  "Ngikhuluma ispanishi ."
  
  
  "Ungakhohlwa. Ngiyabonga, Nick. "ngiyabonga. Ngangazi ukuthi uzokwenza."
  
  
  "Angizange ngithi ngizokwenza, mthungi uyithathe."Wayikhanyisa, wayikhanyisa, futhi washisa ngokoqobo. Khona-ke, ngiyazi ukuthi yini engidlayo, wabubula. "Kulungile, ngizocabanga okuthile ngaye."
  
  
  "Nganqoba," wamemeza ngokunqoba, futhi wagwinya isipuni sokugcina se-custard ngaphambi kokuma ngithathe isandla sami. "Manje senginomkhosi ngawe. Wake wangibona ngidansa enkundleni yezombusazwe eyisicefe. Akukho okufana nalokho. Kulokhu uzongibona ngidansa ngempela."
  
  
  Sahalalisela itekisi futhi sashiya imigwaqo ebanzi Yasesantiago njengoba sasingena endaweni enamabhanela amancane, ayindilinga nezindlu eziseduze ezakhiwa kwelinye ikhulu leminyaka. Sangena ekhoneni lekhefi elaligcwele amaphosta ebhola lezinyawo nokulwa kwezinkunzi. Amaqembu ama-guitar asespain asendulo ayelenga emishayweni yophahla. Ngokusobala hhayi lapho Urose ematasa, njengoba abanikazi bembingelela ngentshiseko, futhi le ndoda enezinwele ezimpunga ngokushesha yasusa elinye lamagitare ayo yaqala ukulilungisa.
  
  
  Kulokhu kwakungadingeki sicabange ngezombangazwe, kwakungadingeki sicabange Ngongqongqoshe Wezohwebo Kulo Lonke Elaserussia ukuze sifake ushevu endaweni yesehlakalo. Urose wayedansa ngesikhathi ikhehla licula, futhi umusa walo wabuyisela izwi le-ego emandleni youth angaphambili obusha namandla. Kwakushaywa isigqi lapho abanye ababukeli ababengalindele bahlanganyela khona. Manje ngangingabazi Ukuthi Urose wayezoheha amakhulu amakhasimende Echateau madrid Enew York.
  
  
  Enobuso obomvu futhi enesiyezi, wandizela ezingalweni zami, futhi wazizwa evusa umzimba wakhe wonke esifubeni sakhe. Saphuma sayophuza ikhofi saya ehhotela, saya ekamelweni lami. Ingubo yakhe ye-flamenco eyayigqamile yawela phansi njengenyoni eyayindiza, futhi wayithwala wayisa embhedeni.
  
  
  Ukwenza kwethu uthando kwakufana nokudansa kwakhe, okunothando nokwesabekayo. Wajabulela ukuwa kokugcina futhi walala esifubeni sami, imilenze yakhe isangisongwe, emamatheka ezindebeni zakhe.
  
  
  Lena ukuphela kokudluliswa esinakho, ukungqongqoza emnyango.
  
  
  "Nikita, yimi, Lilya."
  
  
  "Hhayi Manje, Lilya. Ngiyamphupha."
  
  
  "Awuqondi, kumelwe ngikubone."
  
  
  "Ngimatasa."
  
  
  "Ingabe ulele futhi umatasa? Ah, ngiyamqonda", esho ngokumangalela. "Khona-ke kungcono ulahle unah, uhema uma sinaye. Ubelkiew ulahlekile."
  
  
  Mina norose sidlala lo mdlalo njengomunye. Ngokushesha wamgoqa ngephepha futhi wamphonsa endlini yangasese. Wabe eseyivula, wagqoka, futhi wavumela Ulilya ukuba angene.
  
  
  "Uphi?"
  
  
  "Akunandaba. Usho ukuthini, ulahlekile?"
  
  
  "Ingabe leyo enye yamantombazane Asecuba ayizungezile? Ngizombulala."
  
  
  "Belkev, khumbula? Kwenzekani?"
  
  
  Izinwele zikalily ezibomvu zahlanza njengoba amehlo akhe ayehlola igumbi. Enqikaza, wathuthela kulendaba.
  
  
  "Kwaba nokwamukelwa Okujabulisayo Emnyangweni Wezohwebo Lwangaphandle. Kwakunabafundi abaningana ababekhona ekolishi. Abanye babo kwakungamantombazane ayebazungezile. Babemuhle kancane. Okungenani yilokho Ubelkev ayebonakala ekucabanga, uma sicabanga ngendlela akhuluma ngayo nabo, simema u-ih ukuba ahlanganyele naye lapha ehhotela. Watshela i-emu ukuthi kwakungavunyelwe, ukuthi kufanele siqale sihlole ukuthi babengamamyrists yini noma cha. Wathi thina esisodwa esizungeze amantombazane besingeke siboshwe etafuleni eliphambili ukube bekunjalo. "
  
  
  Go.
  
  
  "Yebo, ngangicabanga ukuthi uzolandela imiyalo, kodwa sahlukana phakathi kwesixuku, futhi lapho u-ego ezama ukumthola, wahamba. Isosha elaliqaphe ngaphandle Kwezinkonzo lathi labona Ubelkiew engena etekisini nabafundi besifazane ababili ."
  
  
  Waqala ukukhumula ihembe lakhe.
  
  
  "Ngeke yini wenze lutho?"Ulilya wabuza ngokuthukuthela .
  
  
  "Bheka, ngenza umsebenzi wami. Ngandlela-thile, ngakwazi ukugcina lesi siphambeko esincane siphila ezweni Lonke Lasechile. Yabuyiselwa yi-ego Esantiago futhi yabekwa ngokuphepha ezandleni zomshini wakho wokuphepha. lapha. Uma efuna ukuba i-ego ibulawe kabi kangaka, lokho kuyikhanda lakho. Ngayiqeda. "
  
  
  "Ngizobeka wonke ama-ejenti atholakalayo kuwe."
  
  
  "Ngiyazi. Ngiyazi ukuthi usebenza kanjani. Izigebengu zigijima emigwaqweni njengezihlanya futhi ngeke zifike ndawo. Ngizogcina imali, awunalo ngisho negama lomshayeli wetekisi.
  
  
  "Sizofuna."
  
  
  "Ngaleso sikhathi, Ubelkev uzokondla oshaka olwandle."
  
  
  Lapho ephuma, wavala umnyango. Urose waphuma, ezungeze indlu yangasese.
  
  
  "Nick, ngangicabanga ukuthi uzohlala nami lapha. Kungani
  
  
  ingabe ugqoka isibhamu? "
  
  
  Wabopha isikhumba esihlakaleni sakhe futhi wabheka i-ih yakhe. I-stiletto yangena esandleni sami.
  
  
  "Utshele ukuthi ngeke usize. Manje usushintshe umqondo wakho? Kumelwe ukuba uyahlanya."
  
  
  "Ngingahlanya uma ngifuna ukuba i-kgb yonke ingilandele."Wamanga indlebe yakhe. "Ungalindi."
  
  
  Wamukelwa itekisi ebernardo O ' higgins Boulevard futhi wanikezwa ikheli elaliqhele ngebhulokhi Ukusuka Enkonzweni, eyayiphethwe umenzeli wami, U-ax. Akukaze kube khona umbuzo wokuthi ngangizosebenzisela Ubelkevs noma cha. Inkinga yayiwukuthi lokhu kufanele kwenziwe kanjani ngaphandle kokubandakanya I-kgb ekufakeni ISIKELA Echile noma ukubanikeza ithuba lokuphazamisa umsebenzi wokutakula komunye walawo ma-shootout aphela ngokufa, ikakhulukazi isiboshwa ozama ukusisindisa. Icebo lokuvukela umbuso kwadingeka limiswe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umyeni wakhe wayezizwa kanjani Ngobelkevu. Indlela engangizizwa Ngayo Ngolila nayo yayihlobene nalokho. Awukwazi ukulala nowesifazane, ngisho noma eyisitha sakho, ngaphandle kokubandakanyeka okuncane. Lapho ebuyela Emoscow, ukufa Kukabelkev kwakuyoba isigwebo sakhe ngokuzenzakalelayo.
  
  
  Wathola ukuthi umnyango wangemuva Wezinkonzo wawuvuleka ngaphambi kokuba angqongqoze. Umfundisi ngokwakhe wayemi lapho, ecasukile futhi ebonakala ecasukile. Cishe kwakuyihora leshumi kusihlwa, Futhi Ubelkevs wayesehambile isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora.
  
  
  "Bengilokhu ngikulindele", ememezela. "Lokhu kuyizindaba ezimbi kakhulu ngesirashiya. Sasiseduze nokubopha abaholi bamaqembu kuwo womathathu la mazwe. Basengasishaya uma bebulala u-ego kulobubusuku."
  
  
  "Awukwazi yini ukuthatha umhlanga?"
  
  
  "Akunakwenzeka . Konke kakade efakwe. Ingabe unombono wokuthi angase abe kuphi?"
  
  
  "Vota ngalokho engangizokubuza khona. Awukwazi yini ukuthi abantu abathatha i-ego bahlala kuphi?"
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda.
  
  
  "Basebenzisa amagama mbumbulu ukuze bangene endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi. Konke kwenziwa ngobuhlakani obukhulu, kusetshenziswa la mantombazane ukuze kusizakale ubuthakathaka obuyinhloko be-ego, futhi ngehora lokugcina izingane."
  
  
  Umfundisi wayebukeka emdala, emdala, futhi eshaywa njengoba ayehamba phansi lapho ayeqoqe khona izingcezu ezishisiwe zamaphepha esithunywa Sasechina esikhathini esingeside esidlule.
  
  
  "Yebo, Amamyrists awawona ama-idiot", ngaqala. "Ake sithi abawona ama-pros, lapho-Ke kungenzeka Ukuthi Ubelkevs usaphila. Yile ndlela izinkontileka ezihlakaniphile ezisebenza ngayo. Abanalo umuzwa wesikhathi, futhi bamnandi kakhulu."
  
  
  "Kubaluleke ngani? Banaye, futhi sekusele ihora nje ngaphambi kokuba afe."
  
  
  "Sizoba nazo zonke izimpendulo-nokunye-lapho kutholakala ukuzazisa kwakhe."
  
  
  Ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi wamthola, wabuyela etekisini, futhi waphenduka uhlu lwamakheli lapho abavukeli Bakamirista babaziwa khona ngokuchitha isikhathi. Ikheli lokuqala kwakuyi-disco, indawo yokudlala yabafana abampofu abancane abacebile obaba babo ababekhokhela imidlalo Yamamarxist. Lapho engena lapho, wazizwa wonke amehlo engilandela. Waya emshinini wekhofi wabe esebuza ekhawunteni ukuthi lo mrashiya wayeke waba namantombazane amabili ngaphambili yini.
  
  
  "Cha, senor, kwakungekho lutho olunjalo. I-Espresso noma i-leche?»
  
  
  Ubutha babunamandla kunekhofi. Njengoba ayehamba, wezwa umsindo wesihlalo sibuyiselwa emuva. Kunokuba abize itekisi, wehla ngomgwaqo, futhi lapho efika ekhoneni,waphenduka waphuma emnyango.
  
  
  Khona-ke ngabona insizwa enamahlombe abanzi imi ngomhlane. Wakhipha umucu wokuhola owawufihlwe ngaphansi kwejezi Likapoe vicuna futhi wabheka nxazonke ngokuqapha. Wayemlindele, futhi lapho umimmo edlula, isandla sami saphuma.
  
  
  "Yebo..."
  
  
  Yayiphonswa u-ego odongeni lwe-plaster olwalugxunyekwe futhi yamshaya ngesibhakela sokuphila njengoba ayebuyela emuva. Iminwe ka-Ego yaphonsa insimbi, wayibamba ngaphambi kokuba ishaye phansi. Ngesikhathi esaphefumula efuna umoya, wamcindezela ngomphimbo.
  
  
  "Baphi?"
  
  
  Ukucindezela kwakhe kwancipha kancane ukuze akwazi ukuphendula.
  
  
  "Angazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngobani."
  
  
  I-barbell yacindezela ikhanda lika-ego ukuba likhale, futhi wabe eseshaya njengenhlanzi ebambekile.
  
  
  "Ephenduka itheku lezilwane ezinoboya, Echico. Zikuphi?"
  
  
  "Yenza noma yini oyifunayo, ingulube. Ngeke ngikutshele lutho."
  
  
  Ngiyazibuza ukuthi bahlale becabanga kanjalo. Abazange bafunde ukuthi isibindi, njengemali, asiyona into oyifunayo. Kulokhu, umfana wasindisa ingalo yakhe ekuqhekekeni kancane, okubuhlungu lapho engitshela ukuthi Ubelkevs namantombazane baya ekhefi base beya kwelinye. Nokho, ukuqinisekisa ukwaziswa okunjalo ukutshela umtsheli wakho ukuthi uyeza nawe, futhi uma ukwaziswa kuvela ukuthi akulungile, izandla zombili ziyobe ziphukile. Yenza le nqubo.
  
  
  "Kuyiqiniso!"
  
  
  "Kulungile, akudingeki ukuba uhambe nami. Kodwa wena
  
  
  kufanele uqaphele kakhudlwana lapho uphethe ibhavu elinjalo. Ungakwazi ukulahla ego yakho onyaweni lwakho futhi ulimale ."
  
  
  Ikhefi lesibili lalinombono wezombangazwe obala. Kwakuyindawo emnyama, "enomoya", ehlotshiswe ngemidwebo emelene Nemelika futhi eyayihlala abantu abanomunyu ababengakaqapheli ukuthi i-A .Isibhamu esingu-38-caliber sasingenakufihlwa entanyeni. Lapho ngibona ucingo lukhala, ngangiqiniseka ukuthi babexwayisiwe ngokufika kwami. Njengoba ayehanjiswa ekhawunteni eligcwele iwayini, wabona omunye wabaxhasi abanezintshebe ekhulula isandla sakhe ezungeze ijezi lakhe.
  
  
  Yena, waphenduka futhi wakhipha isibhamu ezandleni zika-Ego. Njengoba ngangithemba, wagxuma esihlalweni sakhe, wangishaya emhlathini. Wagijimela ngaphansi kukanah, wabamba u-ego emhlane, futhi wamxhasa ngokumelene nesibonakaliso esithi "Ukufa Kwababusi Bamayankee ih izinja ezigijimayo."
  
  
  Ngalesi sikhathi, abantu bakubo base benezibhamu ezandleni zabo, ngasinye sibhekise kimi isibhamu esiqondile. Nganikina isandla sakhe, futhi i-stiletto yachitheka emunweni wami. I-ego yakhe yamshaya ekhaleni lomhlukumezi.
  
  
  "Ungadubula uma ufuna", ebatshela. "Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyambulala noma uyambulala uma ungambulali."
  
  
  "Noma ubani osizungezile uzimisele ukufa ngenxa yalesi sizathu", kumemeza intombazane evela kolunye uhlangothi lwekhefi.
  
  
  "Ngempela? Buza umngane wakho lapha. Udlala ngokuphila kwakho kwe-ego. Buza ukuthi ufuna ukudubula."
  
  
  Indoda eyayisezingalweni zami ayizange isho lutho. Wayeyombiza ngokuthi umfana onobugovu, ngaphandle kokuthi abaningi "babafundi" babeneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu, bekhulile kakhulu ukuba balindele ukuthethelelwa ngamaphupho abo obusha obukhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, laba bantu babebhekene nombuso wokwesaba owawuhlanganisa ukubulala, ukuthumba, nezinye izenzo eziningi zobudlova.
  
  
  "Ngeke sidubule", kusho omunye wamadoda amadala ekugcineni. Wabeka isibhamu phansi esihlalweni. "Ngeke sidubule, kodwa ngeke sikutshele lutho."
  
  
  Ngamazwi ka-ego, abanye babeka izibhamu zabo eceleni kuka-ego. Umbono wayo obonakala ngokucacile, we-ego. Isikhathi sasebenza ngokumelene nami, njenganoma iyiphi indawo engafinyeleleki.
  
  
  "Siyazi ukuthi ungubani futhi siyalazi idumela lakho njengomuntu onobudlova", kuqhubeka umkhulumeli. "Kodwa ngisho nendoda enjengawe ngeke ifune ukuhlukumeza umuntu osizungezile, phambi kwabo bonke."Wabheka nxazonke ethukuthele ngenxa yesivumelwano. "Ngakho ungakwazi ukupakisha amathuluzi akho bese uphuma lapha."
  
  
  Okwesikhashana, ingqondo yakhe yahlola ubuhlungu obungase bubangelwe ikilasi lakhe lezibalo, ayelibambe ezandleni zakhe, ngokumelene nokuqothulwa kwesizwe ngenyukliya okwakuyolandela ukube elakhe lalingamthinti. Walahlekelwa yiyo. I-ego yakhe yashaya izinwele zakhe emuva futhi yaveza umphimbo wakhe omhlophe emehlweni abo bonke ababesekamelweni. I-stiletto yayilungiswe kahle ukuze ifane nenaliti. Eyakhe yagxumela embuthanweni phezu kwe-ego igwinya i-apula Lika-Adamu, isika isikhumba kuphela, kodwa idweba isembozo segazi.
  
  
  "Isakhiwo sokuhlala sikabolivar", kumemeza intombazane. "Bathatha u-ego..."
  
  
  Wavala umlomo wakhe njengoba ayeya ngosuku isiboshwa sami esasiyisihlangu ngalo.
  
  
  "Ungabonga intombi yakho ngokuphila kwakho," kusho u-emu endlebeni yakhe. Khona-ke u-ego wamphonsa ngaphakathi, phansi, wamkhahlela emuva ukuze avule umnyango ngemva kwakhe, futhi waphonsa amadoda okuqala angilandela.
  
  
  Ibolivar Apartamientos kwakuyisakhiwo esinezitezi eziningi esiphakathi kweyunivesithi nomakhelwane ocebile Kakhulu Wasesantiago. Yayinezitezi eziyishumi ngaphezu kwe-boulevard yanamuhla, izitezi eziyishumi zezindlu ezivalelwe ngengilazi namabhalkhoni akhazimulayo. Ubelkev naye ngandlela thile basinda ekuhlaselweni Ama-Inca amabi esikhathini esidlule sasechile sangaphambi Kwecolumbus kanye nesibhamu esibulalayo sezindiza ehlane kuphela ukufika empini yokugcina esakhiweni sokuhlala okungenzeka ukuthi satholakala Erime. Iparis noma Ilos Angeles. Imigwaqo yayimbozwe ngemidwebo ebizayo enemibala, utshani babuluhlaza futhi busanda kugaywa, futhi umfaniswano womlindisango wawusha.
  
  
  "Sekwephuze kakhulu", ekhononda. "Ubani ofuna ukumbona?"
  
  
  I-slouch yakhe yayidakiwe, futhi lapho kukhulunywa naye, yayine-accent yasecuba engacacile.
  
  
  "Konke engikwaziyo ukuthi kumelwe ngibe khona emcimbini. Bangitshela ukuba ngimthole."
  
  
  "Ubani owasho lokho?"
  
  
  Ucezu lwephepha olwalungekho lwaluthola emaphaketheni akhe.
  
  
  "Ngabhala igama endaweni ethile. Angimkhumbuli. Yebo, yebo. Bathi baya obala efulethini eliphezulu."
  
  
  "Yebo, yebo."Wangimomotheka ngendlela ecasulayo . "Izwi yilapho bonke bekhona kulobubusuku. Wonke umuntu uyahamba. Kumelwe kube inyanga egcwele."Waya kuyi-intercom . "Ubani yena okufanele ngimtshele ukuthi lokho kuyeza?"
  
  
  "Upablo . Bayazi ukuthi ubani."
  
  
  "Ubien". Wacindezela inkinobho futhi wakhuluma ocingweni. "Hay un caballero aqui que se llama Upablo. Idayisi lase-esperan". Walalela lapho ebuza imibuzo ye-corkscrew, wabe esephendula: "Es mucho hombre pero boracho. Ucubano, uyo creo. U-Está bien".
  
  
  Wavala ucingo waphendukela kimi.
  
  
  "Uqinisile, balindele wena. Thepha inombolo yeshumi elevator inhlanhla. ".
  
  
  Ngafika esitimeleni futhi ngenza njengoba esho. Wangitshela ukuthi babelinde Umuntu wasecuba odakiwe ophezulu. Ngangingabaza. Inombolo yesishiyagalolunye yayicindezela.
  
  
  Umhubhe wesitezi sesishiyagalolunye wawungenalutho futhi uthule, kodwa umsindo womculo we-samba wawuzwakala phezulu. Wangena emnyango futhi wathatha izinyathelo ezimbili ngesikhathi.
  
  
  Wavula umnyango ngobumnene. Amadoda amabili ayemi phambi kwekheshi futhi ebuka indawo engenalutho, izandla zawo zigqoke amajakhethi awo, njengokungathi ayesanda kuhlanza okuthile. Ngaphambi kokungena ehholo, wakhumula ijazi lakhe ukuze akwazi ukufinyelela isibhamu ngaphandle kwezithiyo. Khona-ke, waya kubo. Bethukile, bangibuka ngicasukile futhi ngisola. Khona-ke omunye wabazungezile wasakaza izandla zakhe ngenhlonipho.
  
  
  "Pablo, sasicabanga ukuthi awusoze wafika lapha. Uprofesa nowesifazane onobugovu bebelokhu bebuza ngawe ubusuku bonke."
  
  
  Wazitshela ukuthi abafuni ukudubula ehholo uma bengakugwema. Ngakho Ubelkev wayesaphefumula.
  
  
  "Kulungile, kusihlwa kungaqala ngoba ngilapha manje," ngihleka. "Ngibonise indlela."
  
  
  "Yilokho esikulapha", ehleka.
  
  
  Bahlukana, omunye ohlangothini ngalunye lwami, njengoba sonke sasihamba ndawonye siya ekamelweni lokugcina ehholo. U-Odin washaya insimbi yomnyango ebazungezile.
  
  
  "Uzozijabulisa ngempela lapha, Pablo", wangitshela, wangishaya ngemuva.
  
  
  Iso elincane lalisibuka ngomgodi wokubuka, futhi labe selizwa umsindo wokuqhuma. Umnyango wavuleka futhi sangena.
  
  
  Igumbi lokuphumula laliseduze nendawo yokwamukela izivakashi, futhi imisindo ye-yahoo yafinyelela ezindlebeni zami. Le ndlela yavalwa owesifazane ongajwayelekile ogqoke ingubo kasilika enephethini Yama-Inca. Unah wayenezinwele ezimnyama futhi enezwi elibi njengomdlali waseshashalazini. Lapho ekhuluma, wayenza izimpawu ngomlomo wegolide.
  
  
  "Pablo, sithandwa."
  
  
  Wayemi phezu kwezinzwane ukuze anganga futhi abeke izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa," ngakhononda.
  
  
  "Ungakhathazeki, muntu othandekayo. Kwakudingeka siqale ngaphandle kwakho. Uyayazi inqubo. Ungakhumula izingubo zakho ekamelweni lencekukazi."
  
  
  Angizange ngimqonde okwesikhashana. Kwaze kwaba yilapho i-ferret, okungukuthi, lapho elinye lamazwi ayelizwile kwelinye igumbi laphenduka inyama njengoba lalisondela emphemeni wendlu yokwamukela izivakashi. Yayingeyomuntu onsundu owayehleka futhi ephethe inkomishi, enqunu ngokuphelele.
  
  
  "Yebo, ngizophuma ngomzuzwana", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ingabe udinga usizo?"Umninikhaya wabuza ngethemba .
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga, ngingakusingatha."
  
  
  Igumbi lencekukazi laliseduze nendawo yokwamukela izivakashi. Wamshiya enah wavala umnyango, ephawula ukuthi wawungekho ukhiye. Laba bantu babebahle. Ubelkev mhlawumbe, mhlawumbe hhayi. Ngangingeke ngimbone kuze kube yilapho ngihlanganyela ekuzijabuliseni nasemidlalweni, futhi ngangingeke ngikwazi ukukwenza lokho ukube ngangingahlukanisiwe ngaphambi kokuba ngihlukane - okwakusho ukushiya isibhamu sami, ummese, nebhomu likaphethiloli ngemuva. Kwakungekho okunye ayengakwenza. Izingubo zakhe zakhishwa futhi zagoqwa kahle embhedeni. Ngafaka isibhamu sakhe ngaphansi komatilasi. Wazibuka okokugcina esibukweni, wabingelela isithombe sakhe ngesibonakaliso esifiphele esithi "ukuthula", futhi wangena ukuze ajoyine iqembu.
  
  
  Ngingasho nje ukuthi kwakungeyona iphathi, kodwa kwakuyi-orgy. Akumangalisi Ukuthi Ubelkiewo wadonsekela kalula kulokhu. Eminye imibhangqwana yayihlezi futhi ikhuluma ndawonye, kodwa iningi layo laligxilile ebahai nasezihlalweni zikanokusho, futhi eminye yayenza uthando ngokungenamahloni phansi. Iphunga elibabayo lensangu laligcwalisa umoya.
  
  
  Umninikhaya wami, owayekhanga nakakhulu, engenalo ingubo, wanginyathela umbhangqwana oshisayo wanginika isiphuzo.
  
  
  Wasikisela:" ukunambitha ukunqoba".
  
  
  Ngathi:" ukunqoba kwabantu abaningi, futhi ngaphuza ngokucophelela. I-rum emhlophe, akukho okunye.
  
  
  Wayegijima iminwe yakhe phezu kwesifuba sami nangaphezu kwemithungo emisha.
  
  
  "Pablo, ingabe wena walwa noma okuthile?"
  
  
  "Ngangingumfana omubi. Uyangazi."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe ngizomenzela lona kulobubusuku", esho ngokuqondile, futhi walandela ngokuncoma indoda enkulu, enezimunwe eyayikhuluma nabantu abahlezi eduze. Yayibukeka Njengeneptune, izungezwe ulwandle olunemihlane ephendukayo nemilenze ephendukile. "Umyeni wami unomona kangangokuthi kunzima ukuzijabulisa ngalezi zinsuku. Engingakwenza nje ukubukela bonke abanye bezijabulisa."
  
  
  "Ngiyabona ukuthi yilokho kanye abakwenzayo."
  
  
  Ngambheka futhi ngambamba enza amanothi angokwengqondo athukuthele ngemiyalo yakhe kimi.
  
  
  "Yiba nesinye isiphuzo, Pablo."
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba abuye, usanta wathuliswa. Umhlane wakhe wawukhala futhi uzama ukubheka nxazonke ngaphandle kokuzizwa njengombukeli ononya.
  
  
  "Ingabe yilokho kuphela?"Ngambuza lapho enginika ingilazi.
  
  
  Intombazane yayibheke kithi, ee
  
  
  isifuba esinempilo sasishukunyiswa ukukhanya okukhanyayo. Othile wambamba ngemuva, futhi wawa emhlane wakhe izingalo zakhe zeluliwe. Umzimba wesilisa wasondela kuye.
  
  
  "Ah, kunabantu abathobekile emakamelweni okulala", esho ngenjabulo. "Ngitshele, Pablo, ucabanga ukuthi ngikhanga?"
  
  
  Wathambekela phambili ukuze isifuba sakhe sihlanze esami.
  
  
  "Kukhanga kakhulu . Bengilokhu ngikusho lokho."
  
  
  Wafinyelela isibani wasicisha. Igumbi lokuphumula manje lase limnyama ngokuphelele.
  
  
  "Khona-ke yini ekuvimbelayo? wangihlebela endlebeni. "Kumnyama. Umyeni wami akakwazi ukubona lutho."
  
  
  Wathola isandla sami wasidonsela kuye.
  
  
  Umyeni wakhe wathi: "kumane nje ukuthi unesizotha ngokwengeziwe".
  
  
  "Kodwa awunalutho ongaluthobela, Pablo."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe. Ucabanga ukuthi kukhona umuntu ekamelweni lakho?"
  
  
  "Ake sihambe siyobheka."
  
  
  Wathatha isandla sami futhi sadlula esixukwini sabantu phansi saya ehholo elisekugcineni kwegumbi lokuphumula. Ngamuzwa evula umnyango futhi sangena. Ephenduka, wanganga ngentshiseko, wabe esengingenisa usergey.
  
  
  "Ngobuqotho, njengomrashiya", indoda egqoke ngokuphelele ene -.Isibhamu esingu-38-caliber sakhomba esifubeni sami sathi ngokwaneliseka.
  
  
  Wayemi phambi kombhede namanye amadoda amabili, nawo ephethe izibhamu ezazikhomba kimi. Kwakunamanye amadoda amabili ayemi nhlangothi zombili njengoba abazalwane Bakwagarcia bebhidliza izibhamu zabo. Ngokusobala omunye wabo wayenesicathulo onyaweni lwakhe lwesobunxele. Ubelkiew wayegxumeke ekhoneni lekamelo lokulala, enqunu futhi enamasokisi emlonyeni wakhe.
  
  
  "Wenze umsebenzi omuhle Kakhulu, Maria", kusho umninikhaya kumninikhaya wethu. "Ingabe kwakunzima?"
  
  
  "Cha, uyingulube eyonakele njengabanye, ehlonyiswe kangcono kuphela."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga," kusho mina.
  
  
  "Usukhathele, mbulali."Umphathi wangikhomba ngolaka ngesibhamu sakhe. "Cishe wonakalisa konke. Ngisho nanamuhla, wazama ukumisa inguquko. Isiwula, akekho ongasivimba. Namuhla ebusuku amabutho Amamyrists ayovuka lapho kuboniswa ukufa komhlaziyi. Uyazi ukuthi leli qembu liyini? kuwumkhosi, umkhosi we-ego nokufa kwakho. Ngisho nalapho usendleleni, sasikubekela ugibe, njengoba nje senza Kumarashiya. Futhi wena hit nah. Awuzizwa udidekile manje, ngimi lapho kanjena? "
  
  
  "Sekuyisikhathi eside kangaka imvubu efana naye ibomvu. Nokho, ngizovuma ukuthi isimo sibonakala sibi uma ufuna asho."
  
  
  "Imiristas incike emandleni amakhulu enuzi Epeople' s Republic Of China. Amazwe amathathu amakhulu aye ahlangana aba ibutho elilodwa lezinguquko manje elizolawula Lonke Elaseningizimu Melika", eqhubeka ngokweqile. Angicabangi ukuthi waze wakuzwa engakusho. "Futhi njengebhonasi, Amarandi ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu Amashayina akhokhela ukufa kwakho."
  
  
  Nakuba ayemqambela amanga, wenza izibalo ezithile, futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wayesebenzisa izibalo zakhe ezintsha noma ezindala, kwakubonakala sengathi uzothola umvuzo. Wayengiluma, bonke; ukuzazisa kwakhe kwakungamthatha, nokunye, okwaphumela ekutheni abantu abathathu bangishaye. Esinye isinyathelo okufanele sicatshangelwe siyoqondiswa kumfowabo Kagarcia oyisilima. Ngangingabazi ukuthi ngangingafika kuye ngiphila futhi ngithathe i-Ego auto. Ngangingangabazi nokuthi ngangizofa ngaphambi kokuba ngikwazi ukususa igumbi. Wabheka nxazonke ukuze athole esinye isikhali. Kwakuyindawo evamile yokulala yowesifazane ocebile, egcwele isihlalo esilula, ikhabethe eligcwele izingubo, umbhede, indawo yokulala, ibhokisi lamadilowa netafula lokugqoka eligcwele ukhilimu wasebusuku, izinwele ezimanzi, izimonyo namaphilisi okulala. Akukho lutho olukhethekile njengesikhali.
  
  
  "Ngokuqinisekile othile uyozwa ukudubula phezu komculo. Kuthiwani uma amaphoyisa efika lapha ngaphambi kwenguquko?"
  
  
  "Sizodutshulwa uma kudingeka, kodwa sinesu elingcono. Bheka leli bhalkhoni? Ngomzuzu owodwa, abantu ababili bakwamanye amazwe abadakiwe abeza ephathini ye-orgy bazoqala ukulwa nonen. Ngeshwa, bobabili bayokuwa bafe. Sizoba ofakazi ."
  
  
  Umninikhaya wanikezela. Umirista wamdonsa Ubelkevu futhi wasusa umlomo we-iso rta. Ngokushesha, lo mrashiya waqala ukukhala futhi waguqa ngamadolo njengenhlama.
  
  
  "iseisani ukuzazisa kwakho," kuyala isikhulu.
  
  
  Ozakwabo ababili abanobugovu badonsela Ubelkevu kuvulandi wesibili futhi bavula. Umoya opholile wangena ekamelweni lokulala, wasimema ukuba sifike ezitezi eziyishumi zobumnyama. Ekude, kwakubonakala izibani zaseyunivesithi, ezinye zizungeze izibani zokunqoba zabafundi Bakamirista. Ingabe kuyoba khona isibonakaliso esithunyelwa kubo sisuka kuvulandi lapho siwela?
  
  
  Ubelkevs wayebambe phansi kombhede. Omunye wamadoda ayezungeze abathumbi bethu washaya Ubelkevy ngesibhamu sakhe, futhi umrashiya wamdedela ekubambeni kwakhe ngokumemeza okwesabekayo.
  
  
  Umholi wangitshela: "okungenani uyazi ukuthi kufanele ufe kanjani.
  
  
  Yilokhu engiqhubeka ngikutshela abantu: "ukuzijwayeza kuholela ekupheleleni."Njengoba silinde amadoda akho ukuba asuse Ubelkevu phansi, uyakhathazeka uma ngibhema ugwayi wami wokugcina?"Kuyisiko kimi.
  
  
  Umirista wasicabangela lesi sicelo futhi wasishaya indiva. Yayizosetshenziswa yi-ego kagwayi nemidlalo. Zingaba kanjani yingozi?
  
  
  Ngalesi sikhathi Ubelkiew wayesezinyaweni zakhe, ebheka kakhulu futhi ecela isihe. Umgqomo wesibhamu wawuluma ungene ungqimba lwamafutha ayethuthumela ezungeze i-ego yokuphila.
  
  
  "Shesha," kusho isikhulu.
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga, ngizokukhanyisa ngokwami."
  
  
  Manje ubelkev wayesemnyango webhalkhoni, enqikaza ukukhasa abuyele emseleni. Wabheka phansi, futhi njengoba ayecabanga ukuwa emgwaqweni, izinyembezi zakhula emehlweni Ka-Emu. Eyakhe yayimi eduze komnyango, eduze kwetafula lokugqoka, idonsa ugwayi oshibhile okokugcina.
  
  
  "Uyindoda, Belkevy. Ungenzi kanjalo", kusho u-emu.
  
  
  Nakuba amehlo ka-ih ayegxilile Kubelkevu owayesehlanya, isandla sami sasingasheshi kakhulu, sasinelukuluku lokwazi nje", futhi sathatha ibhodlela lokufafaza lezinwele zomgcini wendlu. Eceleni kwami kwakunomfoweth ' Ugarcia. Ukunyakaza kwami kwakungasho lutho kuye, kodwa ubuso bomholi babonisa ukuqonda. Isibhamu sika-Ego saphenduka, futhi umlomo ka-ego wavuleka njengoba ayecindezela umphetho webhodlela futhi ebamba umdlalo usashisa kuwo.
  
  
  Ulimi lomlilo olungamamitha amahlanu ubude lwaphuma emathinini futhi lwasika ngaphambili kwehembe Lika-Ego. Ulimi lwafika Kumfoweth ' Ugarcia, owayemi maqondana nami eluma ngisho nangaphezu kwesikhulu. Wayedonsa isibhamu esincane lapho isudi yakhe kakotini ikhanyisa umbala ovuthayo. Isithupha sika-Ego, esalimala ngenxa yokushaqeka ngogesi, sacindezela isicupho kanzima njengoba sasiwohloka ngesikhathi siphenduka. Ngisho nezinwele Zika-Ego ezicwebezelayo zase zishisa ngesikhathi eshaya phansi.
  
  
  Umfoweth ' u-Ego wayekhubazekile esuka phansi lapho ayecwile khona lapho kudutshulwa egumbini lonke. Waklebhula isembozo sombhede embhedeni wasiphonsa phezu kwakhe, wamenza waba yimpumputhe, wabe esesiphonsa emkhakheni wamalangabi. Izithombe ezimbalwa ezilahlekile ezadutshulwa ngaphansi kwengubo evuthayo, kodwa zaphumelela kuphela ekugcineni amanye Amamyrists eboshelwe phansi. Wazama ngokulangazela ukudiliza indwangu evuthayo; yayibambelela kuye ngokuqinile ngezandla zayo ezibomvu ezinamathelayo. Isikhalo sokuhlupheka esaqandisa igazi saqhuma sizungeze amalangabi, futhi lonke iqembu lagijimela kulokho okwakufanele kube umnyango. Lokho akunjalo. Yadlula eminyango yebhalkhoni njengebhanshee futhi yadutshulwa emoyeni, inkanyezi enomsindo eyayikhuthazwa umoya owawuza.
  
  
  Kwakunabanye Abakwamyrists ababili ababenezibhamu, futhi nganginesitsha sokukhipha ngokushesha kuphela. Naphezu kwalokhu, bafika emini. Eyokuqala yahlakazeka njengoba eyokuqala yayisanda kuphenduka isibambo futhi yafaka u-ego emhlane wakhe nemilenze emibili engekho. U-Ego target washaya iphaneli ngakolunye uhlangothi, futhi walengiswa lapho, engazi lutho. Lwalulungiswa ngesibhamu sokugcina somdubuli futhi lwamvumela ukuba anamathele .38 caliber ophahleni, njengoba kungekho muntu owayehlala phezulu. Wabe esewa emahlombe Ka-Emu, izingalo zakhe zaqina, waphula ithambo Lika-Emu. Ngemva kwalokho, uma kwenzeka, yaya ku-ego yomhlathi owawayo, yawa, bese iya ku-connection with the skull. Latholwa u-ego futhi laphonswa ebhalkhoni, ababecabanga ukuthi yiyona eyinhloko. Umgomo wami wawungcono kunalokho engangikucabanga. Wabhukuda waba luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka futhi wanyamalala.
  
  
  "Hamba, Belkevy. Othile kumelwe acabange ngokuthi lezi zidumbu zivelaphi."
  
  
  "Akusheshi kangako."
  
  
  Yena, waphenduka. I-voice yayingeyomnikazi wendlu onezinwele ezimnyama. Wacindezela isibhamu esizenzakalelayo esishisiwe esiswini sakhe esingenalutho. Lapho engitshela ukuthi wayezobeka inhlamvu yokugcina emzimbeni wami, wahamba ngamabomu embhedeni futhi wanquma indlela yami kuphela yokubaleka. Lesi sibhamu sasibukeka sibi kakhulu uma siqhathaniswa nesikhumba sakhe esincane, esiphuzi. Kwakuyinhlanganisela yokufa nokuvusa inkanuko-isiphetho esifanelekile kunoma yimuphi umuntu.
  
  
  Wathi:" ngiyanqoba, futhi ngaziqinisa ngezinyawo, ngilungele ukuthatha isikhali sakhe.
  
  
  Khona-ke, izinwele zakhe ezimnyama zaphenduka zaba bomvu ngokuzumayo. Amashiya akhe akhanya, futhi walahla isibhamu wamemeza. Ngamandla angaphezu kwawomuntu, wavula umnyango owaphukile futhi wagijima wehla ngompheme, ehudula ifulege elikhulu lomlilo naye, amalangabi avela ezinweleni zakhe akhanyisa wonke umpheme.
  
  
  Kwaqubuka umlilo ekamelweni lokulala futhi waphuma emlonyeni webhodwe Elaliphethwe Ubelkev.
  
  
  "Hamba, mngane", ngagcizelela. "Ngicabanga ukuthi sikhathele ngempela kulokhu."
  
  
  Akukho okuyophula i-orgy ngokushesha kunowesifazane ogijima enah njengethoshi Lamaroma. Mina nobelkev salwa phakathi kwezixuku zabantu ababethukile ababezulazula futhi bezama ukudonsa izingubo zabo egumbini lencekukazi, futhi bangena ehholo. Lapho, konke okwakudingeka sikwenze kwakuwukuvimbela amadoda amabili okuqala ukuba aphume efulethini.
  
  
  futhi bakhumule izingubo zabo. Kulula njengalokho uma uhlelekile.
  
  
  Ngezansi, umlindisango wayegqolozele isixuku esasibuthene sizungeze izidumbu Zamamirista afile. Mina nobelkevym sagijima - uma ngingasho kanjalo, Mayelana Nobelkevym ogwedla-amabhlogo ambalwa futhi sabingelela itekisi.
  
  
  Kulokhu kwakugcwele ubungane nokubonga, kodwa ngakhumbula lokho engangikubonile efulethini. Kwakuwuhlobo lwebhodlela le-aerosol elalibhekiswe kimi obala ngemva nje kokuba lishise umninikhaya. Ukube impi yayingakapheli ngaleso sikhathi, Ubelkevs wayeyongibulala.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nantathu
  
  
  
  
  
  "Confir I-G-class checkpoint submarine", kusho i-sonar.
  
  
  Sasisemthaleni omdala Omkhulu, amamitha ayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu ukuphakama, namamayela ayikhulu entshonalanga yogu Lwasechile. Into ethakazelisayo Mayelana nokugxuma okudala ukuthi bangahlala emoyeni kuze kubeeverade, bese I-US Navy ilungisa i-ih bese iyiguqula ibe izikhungo zama-computer ezindizayo. Lokhu kwachazwa kimi ukaputeni owayephethe lo msebenzi.
  
  
  "Uma imikhumbi-ngwenya yohlobo Lwe-g inamandla enuzi, singalandelela i-ih ngesathelayithi, ngoba ishiya ungqimba lokushisa olwandle esingaluthatha ngezikena ze-infrared. Kodwa kulokhu, kumelwe siphendukele Kumakhompyutha. Silahla ama-sonar ambalwa phezu kolwandle, bese siphumula futhi siwavumele enze umsebenzi wawo. Bona ngokwabo bachaza ukuma nokujula komgomo wethu, kodwa lokhu kumane kuyisiqalo. Okwamanje kwenziwa izinhlobo ezithile eziyinkimbinkimbi ze-sonar, futhi enye yazo i-holographic sonar, okusho ukuthi lezi zinsimbi zidlulisela isithombe sesitha esinobukhulu obuthathu ukuze sikwazi ukunquma ngokunembile umsuka nesigaba sesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi. Lokhu kusinikeza umkhondo wokuthi yini okufanele siyitshele yona, ukuthi kufanele sihlasele yini nokuthi sihlasele kanjani ."Wamamatheka . "Yiqiniso, ngangingakaze ngicabange ukuthi ngizothumela i-torpedo yomuntu."
  
  
  "Okungenani wayengeyena umuntu ozithandelayo", ngathi, ngibheke phansi isudi yami yokuntywila.
  
  
  Abacukuzi Bomnyango Wezangaphandle, nabo ababegqoke amasudi okucwila, bahleka, futhi ngaleso sikhathi umqhubi womsakazo wangena engxenyeni yethu yendiza wasinika umbiko.
  
  
  "Ukuhlasela Esantiago, E-Antofagasta Echile, Ela paz Nasesucre Ebolivia, Naselima Nasetrujillo Eperu konke kwaphumelela", kusho ukaputeni ngokuzwakalayo. "Ukuthula emsakazweni ihora lonke kuqinisekisiwe."
  
  
  Waqhubeka: "kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthule noma cha, Amashayina ayokwazi ukuthi konke kwahlukana ngokushesha okukhulu. Kungcono siqale."
  
  
  Abacukuzi abathathu, ukaputeni, nethimba lakhe bathuthela ngemuva kwendiza kahumming. Lapho sifika lapho, ibhomu lalivulekile, futhi ngaphezu kwalo kwakunezinto ezintathu, njengazo zonke ezinye izinto, ezazibukeka njengezembozo zemigodi.
  
  
  "Insimbi efakwe i-chrome enezikhiye ezingenalutho. Ziyowa njengawe, zifinyelele ukuphakama kwamamitha ayizinkulungwane, bese kuvulwa amabhuleki. Imigudu iyokhululwa lapho ithinta, futhi la masongo angena umoya ayokhula. Kukhona inzwa ezokuvumela ukuba ulungise inani isampula emoyeni izindandatho ukuze ukwazi maneuver kubo ngaphansi kwamanzi. Into eyinhloko ukwenza ngokushesha, ngaphambi Kokuba Amashayina athumele ngisho nomuntu oyedwa ."
  
  
  "Ukusondela endaweni yokwehla", kusho i-intercom.
  
  
  "Inhlanhla, noma ngabe ungubani."Ukaputeni wanginyakazisa isandla, wabe esenginyakazisa isandla somshayeli ngamunye.
  
  
  Leli hhashi ladlula kabili. Ngaphambili ezizungezile, izihlangu zensimbi zadubula ngamunye ngamunye olwandle ipacific Ocean oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka cishe ikhilomitha ngaphansi. Njengoba Umjaho wamahhashi wawuphenduka, isiteji sesihlangu sasisusiwe emgwaqweni, futhi abane abasizungezile ababezowa emgwaqweni olandelayo babemi ngasogwini oluhlabayo.
  
  
  "Endaweni", i-intercom yaphinde yakhala.
  
  
  Waphakamisa isandla sakhe futhi wangena emoyeni ophuthumayo. Elele phansi, wawa ngokudilika okulawulwayo. Ulwandle lwalugobile kuzo zonke izinkomba. Waphawula izihlangu ezingaphambili nangaphansi, futhi waphendulela izingalo zakhe kwaze kwaba yilapho esephume emgqeni ngamadigri ayishumi nanhlanu. Umoya wadonsa isudi yami futhi washaya ikhwelo emathangini omoya aboshelwe emhlane wami. Abanye abacukuzi balandela.
  
  
  Lapho esemamitha ayinkulungwane, wagxumela entanjeni wagxuma lapho kuvulwa iphaseji. Manje kwadingeka ngidonse izintambo ezibomvu zokuhola ukuze ngiqondise iso lenkunzi. Lashaya amanzi amamitha angamashumi amabili ukusuka esivikelweni esishintshashintshayo esiseduze. Abacukuzi benza kangcono nakakhulu, bafika cishe kude ngengalo. Sakhubaza ama-parachute ethu futhi sabhukuda saya ezihlangu.
  
  
  "Jesu, bheka ngezansi," kusho othile.
  
  
  Wabheka phansi. Futhi ngaphansi kwethu, amamitha angamashumi amathathu kuphela ukusuka phezulu, kwakunogwayi wensimbi omude wesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi Sasechina.
  
  
  Yayikhipha wonke umoya owawuzungeze indandatho, futhi isihlangu saqala ukucwila. Senza ngokucophelela i-ego emgodini ongemuva futhi sahamba phezu kwesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi, siqinisekisa ukuthi asithinti ubuso besikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi futhi asisinikanga, sinendandatho yokulawula. Wakhomba umnyango omkhulu. Yakhelwe i-rocket, hhayi umuntu.
  
  
  Amadoda kalowland aqhuba isihlangu sethu esangweni. Kwakuwuphawu oluphelele lokufanisa elinye iphuzu Lobunhloli Benavy. Ngemva kokuba amabhamuza evukile lapho isivalo sokungenisa umoya sivalwa ngokwaso. Ingxenye yesithathu yomsebenzi yenziwe. Sasondela kwesinye isihlangu, sidlula umimmo womunye umbhangqwana wabacukuzi njengoba behamba ngesihlangu sabo beya esangweni.
  
  
  Baqeda lapho siwela nesihlangu sokugcina. Njengoba sasisondela, omunye wabo wasishaya. Wayecabanga ukuthi lesi senzo sasisho ukuthi umsebenzi wawenziwa kahle, kwaze kwaba yilapho ukuguquguquka sekuphelelwe amandla, waphenduka wabheka emuva. Kwakunabanye abacukuzi abane e - & nb, futhi babengekho Ngaphansi KWE-US Navy.
  
  
  Akunakwenzeka ukuba amadoda amabili ahamba ngaphansi kwamanzi enomthwalo osindayo akwazi ukuhamba ngokushesha kunamadoda amane antantayo. Njengoba sasiqhubeka nohambo lwethu nesihlangu, abangane bethu babhukuda badlula kithi futhi bahlangana namadoda amane ayekhipha imimese yawo njengoba ayehamba.
  
  
  Wayejuluka ngaphansi kwesudi yakhe. Ngangingakwazi ukuphenduka ukuze ngibone ukuthi U-Odina wayegxumele yini kubacukuzi Basechina futhi wayesezongisika umhlane. Ngokucophelela nangokuhamba kancane njengakuqala, sabeka isihlangu phezu kwesivalo somcibisholo futhi salinda ukuba ibhamuza lisitshele ukuthi sasikhiyiwe. Lapho nje embona eza, wasuka emgodini wesikebhe, washaya isandla esasiphethe ummese. Laliqhekeka ngenxa yobugovu bompompi womoya njengoba lalisondela kimi, futhi labe selibhukuda ukuze lisize abacukuzi ababili ababenamathuba ahlukene.
  
  
  Enye yazo yayizungezwe inkungu ebomvu evela ngemuva njengoba umcukuzi Wasechina ayesika ngokucophelela umpompi osethangini. Ubude bomkhumbi-ngwenya babuphakathi kwethu, futhi kwakungekho ndlela yokufinyelela laba ababili ngaphambi kokuba ummese ulethe isibhamu sokugcina esibulalayo. Kwakungadingeki. Umcuphi olimele wabamba enye indoda ngengalo ngommese wayiphendulela. Izinga le-Ego elinamaphiko lashaya isifuba somphikisi, laphonsa umlomo ebusweni bomshayeli wasechina. Wabe esebenzisa umpompi okhululekile ukuze abambe umbulali, awugoqe emphinjeni wendoda kwaze kwaba yilapho ummese uwela phansi kwengubo. Isidumbu somshayeli wasechina sasilandela ummese kancane nakakhulu.
  
  
  Indiza yethu enophephela emhlane yafika ngesikhathi esifanele, yaphonsa ibhasikidi esasingangena kulo, futhi yasikhipha olwandle. Umcuphi olimele wajabula kakhulu.
  
  
  "Ngeke bakwazi ukususa lezi zihlangu baze babuyele Eshanghai", ememeza ngenxa yomsindo wama-rotor endiza. "Ngithemba nje ukuthi bazama ukudubula lezi zinhlamvu."
  
  
  "Uzizwa kanjani?"- wamemeza e-rheumatism. "Ngingakusiza uma ngingakwazi."
  
  
  "Esihogweni ngayo!"wamemeza. "Leyo yinkinga ngawe bafana abanesigqoko nommese, awufuni muntu azijabulise."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko Seshumi Nane
  
  
  
  
  
  Injabulo, uma ungayibiza kanjalo, isiphelile. Wabuyela ekamelweni lakhe lasehhotela Esantiago, epakisha ipotimende lakhe lapho ebuyela ekhaya. Uhulumeni Ka-Allende waba sematheni mayelana ne - mirista conspiracy, eyadalula futhi yacindezela ngomsebenzi wayo omuhle wobuphenyo.
  
  
  Uma befuna, ngangikulungele. Ngafaka isikhwama sakhe phansi futhi ngashiya ithiphu yencekukazi ekhabetheni. Icebo lakhe kwakuwukuhlanganisa Urose Nobonita futhi ngandlela-thile akholise Ibutho Lomoya ukuba lingibuyisele Mina nabahumushi bami Emelika ndawonye.
  
  
  Kwakunokungqongqoza emnyango. Ngenxa yomkhuba wakhe, wanqikaza ngaphambi kokuba aphendule. Phela, abafana Bakagarcia babengekho endleleni, kwakungekho sizathu sokusola ngokweqile.
  
  
  "Ubani lowo?"
  
  
  Kwakuyisibhamu esincane. Iphaneli yosuku oluphakathi yasuswa ngemizuzwana engaphansi kwemihlanu. Ekupheleni kwegumbi, amafasitela ayephuka futhi ewa. Wakhipha i-luger yakhe futhi wangena embhedeni.
  
  
  Ukuqhuma kwesibili kwezibhamu kwaqhuma isivalo, futhi isandla esinamandla savula umnyango. Ngaqala ukuhamba ngibheke ekamelweni elilandelayo, kodwa iphethini yezinhlamvu eziqoshwe phansi yangivimbela ukuba ngicabange kanjalo.
  
  
  Ngacabanga: "ubani lo mthungi". Ulilya? Kungenzeka ukuthi ungowesifazane othukuthele, kodwa ungumuntu osebenza ngokuzikhandla. Wabulala kuphela ngomyalo WE-kgb. Ukuhlala Kukamirista? Ukube babenabo abantu ababebazungezile, babeyoba matasa kakhulu ukuba bangacabanga ngami.
  
  
  "Vuka, Killmaster!"
  
  
  Ubelkev!
  
  
  "Vuka. Ekugcineni izokubulala ukuthi ihhotela layo, ibenze babe yi-ferret njengokuqala ngikubona. Ngihlazise uma unethuba, ungihlekise, uthande abesifazane bami.
  
  
  Izinhlamvu ezifinyelela okhalweni zazindiza zizungeze igumbi, futhi ngangazi ukuthi yilokho ayekusho.
  
  
  "Uyahlanya, Belkiew."
  
  
  "Ingabe ngiyahlanya? Ngizothola amarandi ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu ngokubulala, futhi ungitshela ukuthi ngiyahlanya? Lesi yisikhathi abelokhu elindele ngaso, isikhathi sokubonisa ukuthi ubani ongcono."
  
  
  "Phuma lapha usaphila."
  
  
  Amazwi ayebonakala ejabulisa i-ego.
  
  
  Ngamuzwa ehleka, ehleka, futhi engena ekamelweni. Wahamba waya embhedeni.
  
  
  "Akukho ukukhohlisa okuzokusindisa manje, Carter. Lahla isibhamu sakho nommese. Futhi ungakhohlwa ukuthi ibhomu kancane taped emlenzeni wakho. Ngiyazi konke ngalezi zinto."
  
  
  Ngakhipha I-luger esikhwameni sayo ngayilahla phansi ukuze ayibone.
  
  
  Kuhle. Manje mayelana nabanye."
  
  
  Wafaka i-stiletto esandleni sakhe wayiphonsa eduze kwesibhamu. Ekugcineni wakhipha ibhomu likaphethiloli elalizungeze isicathulo sakhe futhi wakhipha izingane zakhe.
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu . Manje uzovuka."
  
  
  Ngenza njengoba esho, ngisho nokuhamba embhedeni ukuze abe nebanga elicacile.
  
  
  "Uyazi lapho ushaywa", kusho u-ego toadface.
  
  
  "Ngiyazi ukuthi ekugcineni ngizoba nini nethuba nesizathu sokwenza lokho engikwenzile-ngithanda ukwenza i-ferret nabo, njengoba ngahlangana nawe, Belkevy."
  
  
  "Yini leyo?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngokuzethemba .
  
  
  "Ngikuhlukanise ngezandla zami."
  
  
  Wakhishwa umcibisholo wesibhamu esincane futhi wakhipha iphepha. Wabe eseyibuyisela ngesikhali esingenalutho. Wayemi lapho ethukile njengesithombe.
  
  
  "Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi isikhathi sokusabela, mngane. Kunoma ikuphi, manje usuneqembu elihle. Sebenzisa i-ego."
  
  
  Ukuzethemba kwakhe kwaconsa kuye njengoketshezi lwekhandlela elincibilikayo. Ethukile, walandela iseluleko sami futhi wabamba isibhamu esinjengesikela lomthengisi.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi uzokuthanda, Belkevs, njengoba uthanda ukuhamba kakhulu. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi uhambo lokuzungeza umhlaba. Umfundisi Waseparris Islands wangibonisa lokhu kanye. Siqala Nge-Aikido."
  
  
  Wayishaya ngesibhamu sakhe kanzima ngangokunokwenzeka. Lalicwila ngaphansi kobugovu bokuphila. Akazange ayithinte, kodwa yayisemhlabathini.
  
  
  "Uyabona, lonke iphuzu Le-Aikido ukugwema ukuxhumana futhi usasebenzisa amandla omphikisi wakho ngokumelene nabo. Ngokungafani ne-jiu-jitsu."
  
  
  Wasukuma waphinde wavuka. Wathatha ama-ego lapels akhe wawa emuva. Ubelkev wazithola ebheke odongeni ephendukezelwe. Wasukuma kancane engazinzile waze wabona I-luger yami ifinyeleleka kalula.
  
  
  "Ngakolunye uhlangothi, isibhakela sasethailand sisebenzisa amandla aso", ngichaza.
  
  
  Isicathulo sami sabamba i-ego iphethe isibhamu futhi sadubula i-emu esifubeni. Wawa sengathi udutshulwe. Isibhamu sakhe sasigqunywe. Ubelkiew wafuna ummese wami.
  
  
  "I-Karate ihilela nezandla nezinyawo."
  
  
  I-emu yakhe yamnquma ihlombe futhi yezwa ukuqhuma okumnandi. Ustiletto wayithatha futhi wabuyisela u-ego esikhwameni. Uma Kwenzeka Ubelkiew elala ngaphandle kwenkulumo, waletha i-ego ukuba ime phambi kwehhovisi. Wabe esecindezela ibhomu lakhe likaphethiloli ngomzuzu.
  
  
  "Lapho ilanga lishona Empumalanga, sifika E-United states Of America. Kungenzeka ukuthi wezwa ngale ndawo. Kwathuthukiswa ubuciko obuningi lapho, kuhlanganise nesibhakela sanamuhla."
  
  
  Wayegxile kakhulu ekuphileni. Lapho Ubelkev ewohloka, isiphambano sakhe sokunene sashaya i-ego yakhe esihlathini.
  
  
  "Ibizwa ngokuthi i-one-two . Futhi, yebo, njalo Kunamamelika amadala amahle alungele ukulwa okungapheli."
  
  
  U-Ego wamthatha ngezandla zombili futhi wamqondisa ngaphesheya kombhede esibukweni esiphelele. Ingilazi ewayo yayakha iphethini ye-lacy ezungezile.
  
  
  "Futhi," nganezela, ngidonsela u-ego emuva enkabeni yegumbi,"ukulwa ngesandla yi-U. s. Marine Corps."
  
  
  I-emu yakhe yaphula ithambo lesifuba phakathi ngendololwane eyafika esihlathini sayo futhi yakhipha izinyo. Enye indololwane yami ingubo yami yangakwesobunxele, emboza isilevu sami sangakwesokudla. Wayecindezela umlomo wakhe, ephefumulela umoya njengoba i-ego yesizwe ngasinye yayigcwele amafutha cishe kuze kufike emgogodleni, futhi waqeda umsebenzi ngokucindezela i-ego etafuleni lesibuko. Lagingqika ekhabetheni lawela phansi njengesikhwama samazambane agcwele amanzi.
  
  
  "Cishe usuvele wacabanga ukuthi ukulwa ngesandla kuqhubeka ngesimiso esithi "yenza kube mahhala kuwo wonke umuntu", cha? Noma yimiphi imibuzo?"Ngingakwenza futhi uma ufuna."
  
  
  U-Ego waphendula ngokumemeza okudabukisayo. Wayenobuso obuyisicaba. I-ego yasesweden yahlukaniswa. Kwakumelwe abe namathambo aphukile ayisithupha. Kodwa wayenabahlanu. Futhi lokho kungaphezu kwalokho ayengakwenzela kona.
  
  
  "Ngithethelele," ngasho ngenhlonipho. "Ngikhohliwe into eyodwa. Iqhinga LE-kgb."
  
  
  Eyakhe, yayincike kuye. Akazange amelane.
  
  
  Lapho eseqedile, wanezela ama-a ambalwa esihlokweni sakhe, wabe esekhuphuka izitebhisi eziya esitezi esiphezulu sehhotela. Urosa Nobonita babengilindele ekamelweni labo, bepakishwe futhi belungele ukuhamba.
  
  
  Waya endaweni yokudlela futhi wathela iziphuzo ezintathu.
  
  
  "Sezwa umsindo omubi kakhulu ovela phansi. Kwenzekani?"kubuza Urose . "Bheka, usike i-joint."Wangibamba ngesandla.
  
  
  "Akukho okukhethekile."
  
  
  "Ingabe Ubelkev wayekhona?"
  
  
  "Yebo, kodwa ngeke asikhathaze."
  
  
  Iphuzu lokucindezela LE-kgb-lena elula
  
  
  futhi iqhinga elicashile lokunquma igazi ebuchosheni laliyoshiya Ubelkiewo engasazi lutho amahora amaningi.
  
  
  "Wazi kanjani ukuthi uzophelelwa amandla?"Ubonita wabuza, wathatha ingilazi yakhe.
  
  
  "Ngamane ngabachazela ukuthi nina ababili nifuna ukuza Nami Emelika nokuthi kwakudingeka ukuba nihlolwe ukuba yisakhamuzi. Watshelwa ukuthi ukuhlolwa kufanele kwenziwe ngokuyimfihlo ngokuphelele. Akekho omunye umuntu oyovunyelwa ukungena."
  
  
  "Futhi wavuma?"bamemeza.
  
  
  "Mantombazane, uma kunento eyodwa ibhizinisi lakhe eliyifundile kuleli zwe, akuyona into oyenzayo, kodwa indlela owenza ngayo."
  
  
  Ngemva kwesigamu sehora, ekupheleni kokuhlolwa kwethu kwangasese, bavumelana ngokuthi ngangiqinisile.
  
  
  Njengoba sasiphuma ngomnyango, ucingo lwakhala. Cha, ngacabanga, yini manje? Lokhu kwakuwukuxhumana kwami NO-AX. "Ngangicabanga nje ukuthi ungase ube nesithakazelo sokwazi", esho kalula , " Ukuthi Amarashiya abuyisele ishubhu lemininingwane yesathelayithi elathunjwa. Noma iyiphi indawo Erussia eye yaqedwa futhi..."
  
  
  Ngathi: "lokhu kuyathakazelisa kakhulu". "Uyazi ukuthi ngiyayithanda imisebenzi eyenziwayo. Yibo abangakwenzi lokho..."
  
  
  "...Futhi kukhona ukuthula nentando enhle phakathi kwabo bonke."
  
  
  Wamomotheka, waphula ubuhlobo, wagona intombazane ngayinye, waphuma ngomnyango.
  
  
  
  
  
  Ukuhlasela Ingilandi
  
  
  
  
  Unick Carter
  
  
  Ukuhlasela Ingilandi
  
  
  Kunikezelwe kumalungu E United States Secret Service
  
  
  
  Isandulela.
  
  
  Kwakungolunye lwalezi zinsuku Kuhenry wellesey, ungqongqoshe wezezimali WASE-UK oneminyaka engu-55 ubudala. Kwaqala ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni lapho umkakhe eqala ukukhuluma ngeholide futhi.
  
  
  "Kufanele ube neholide langempela, awukaze ube ne-ego isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka. Impelasonto Escented Hall ayibalwa..."
  
  
  Wayazi ukuthi Ibayberry Hall, indawo kamama wakhe Eyorkshire, yayingenandaba Ngempela Nomillicent.
  
  
  "Udinga indawo efudumele nephumuzayo. Mhlawumbe Espain Noma E-Italy. Noma Iyugoslavia... bathi ugu Lwasedalmatia lukhulu."
  
  
  "Cishe babeyothi ngiyishiyile", Kusho Uwellsey esomile, ephuza ukhokho wakhe.
  
  
  "Ungabi ongenangqondo", kwaqhuma ukuzazisa kowesifazane. "Manje ungazami ukungixosha, Henry. Udinga ukunakekela amaholide. Ngiyanixwayisa, uma ningakwenzi, ngizokhuluma Nondunankulu ngokwami!"
  
  
  Ngakho, Uwellsey wacabanga kabuhlungu, ehlezi esihlalweni sangemuva Emibhalweni yakhe ngemva kwemizuzu engu-30, futhi kamuva ngemva kwesigamu sehora. Ngangingekho esimweni sokugubha. Nalokho akuzange kuthuthuke. Kwakunomhlangano okhethekile wekhabhinethi emzini Kandunankulu ngalolo suku ekuseni, futhi Uwellesey wayezofika sekwephuzile. Ijaguar engwevu neloli, empikiswaneni ebulalayo ngamalungelo okuvimbela, kwavimbela izimoto Elondon. Kwakuzothatha elinye ihora ngaphambi kokuba amaphoyisa asuse indawo yesehlakalo.
  
  
  Uwellsey akazange aphuthelwe yizo zonke imihlangano yekhabhinethi; yaqhubeka kwaze kwaba yisikhathi sokudla kwasemini. Ushansela washiya inombolo 10 Edowning Sturt ezizwa ekhungathekile, njengoba ayenzile muva nje. Kwakubonakala sengathi izindaba zamazwe ngamazwe zazilokhu zinqoba ezasekhaya. Ngokushesha, wama Ekhoneni ukuze athenge izincwajana zokuhamba. Mhlawumbe Umillicent wayeqinisile; mhlawumbe kwase kuyisikhathi samaholide.
  
  
  Emuva ehhovisi, wayesanda kuhlala etafuleni lakhe lapho unobhala Ka-Ego engena ephethe iposi.
  
  
  "Ungangithathela itiye, Nksz tanner? Ngiyazi ukuthi kusekusheshe, kodwa..."
  
  
  Unksz tanner, owayengemncane kakhulu, engemuhle kakhulu, kodwa ehlakaniphile, wayemomotheka.
  
  
  Uwelsey wathatha incwadi ephezulu futhi umvuli wencwadi - u-em wayethanda ukuvula iposi ngokwakhe-kodwa waphinde wabopha i-ih futhi wakhipha amapheshana ayewahlanganise Ekhoneni. Waphindela esihlalweni sakhe, efunda i-ih. Ispain... Icosta Brava ... Wayeqaphela ukuthi kwakumnandi kakhulu, futhi kwakungekho muntu owayematasa ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka, kusho indoda eyayisemgodini. E-Italy ... Iroma... Ivenice... kuthiwa ugxumela olwandle. Wanikina ikhanda. "Uhambo oluya Eziqhingini zasegrisi". Kwakuwumcabango. Uye waya E-Athene, kodwa akazange aye eziqhingini. Umykonos... Ulelos Rhodes...... Kuhle...
  
  
  Into Yokugcina Uhenry wellesey ayibona kuleli zwe kwakuwubuso obumamathekayo bowesifazane osemusha wasegrisi omuhle ephethe ingalo egcwele ama-rose abomvu abomvu. Isibhamu esinamandla esingu-7mm esangena ngemuva kwekhanda lakhe esisekelweni sobuhlalu bakhe senza imbobo yokungena ehleleke kahle, uma sicabanga ukuthi kwakufanele sidlule efasiteleni elivaliwe kuqala, kodwa sadlula emathanjeni nasezicutshini, futhi lapho siphuma, ubuso bukawellsey babungacacile.
  
  
  Wawela phambili, igazi lakhe lihlangana namarose abomvu Aserhodes.
  
  
  Unksz tanner wangena netiye, wathola u-ego, futhi akakwazanga ukuyeka ukukhala ...
  
  
  Isahluko sokuqala.
  
  
  Ubusuku Baseluxor docks babunamathela, bushisa futhi bungenamoya. Ngakolunye uhlangothi kwakubonakala izakhiwo zetheku Lasebar, zigcwele ebumnyameni. Ngakolunye Uhlangothi, Umfula Inayile wawushelela ngokungenamsindo lapho ugelezela Ecairo nasolwandle. Ngaphesheya komfula kwakunogwadule, umucu okhanyayo phakathi kwamanzi amnyama anamafutha nesibhakabhaka esinezinkanyezi.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi ngilinde kulolu donga olungenamuntu Lwasechernaya, ngathinta Uwilhelmina wami, umshayeli we-luger ongu-9mm engimthwele esikhwameni esikhethekile sehlombe ukuze ngizithulise. Umuzwa onamaqhubu ngemuva entanyeni yami wangixwayisa ngokuthi ngingase ngiwudinge kulobubusuku.
  
  
  Wayelapho ngomyalo Kahawke wokuxhumana nomshushumbisi nomgembuli omncane ogama lakhe lingunicholas fergus. Ufergus wathumela ucingo Ngoluxor Kundunankulu Wasengilandi ethi unolwazi oluthengiswayo olungase lukhanyise ngokubulawa ngesihluku Kukangqongqoshe wezezimali Wasebrithani Uhenry wellesey. Njengoba Amangisi ayengenaye umenzeli kule ndawo ngaleso sikhathi, Uhawk wavolontiya ukuba ngisebenze.
  
  
  Ufergus wangitshela ocingweni ukuthi wayezongihlangabeza emathekwini phakathi kwamabili. Wabuka iwashi lakhe; kwase kudlule imizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu. Lokho kukodwa kwakwanele ukungixwayisa, futhi wayesecabanga ukuhamba lapho ezwa umsindo ebumnyameni.
  
  
  Ngabheka ngokushesha emnyango omncane owawuholela endaweni yokugcina impahla eyayingemuva kwami. Yavuleka, futhi manje indoda yaphuma. Wayemude ngokwesilinganiso futhi eqala ukuba nempandla. Unen wayegqoke isudi engwevu eyayibukeka sengathi unen wayelele isonto lonke. Kodwa lokho unen akubona ngokushesha ngaye kwakuyi-ego yeso. Zazivulekile, zigcwele igazi, futhi ngokucashile zagijimela kwesobunxele nangakwesokudla, zingenalutho. Ngiye ngabona lawo mehlo emakhulwini amadoda ngaphambili. Kwakungamehlo omuntu owesaba ukufa, umuntu osesinyathelweni esisodwa ngaphambi kokufa.
  
  
  "Ucarter?"wahlebela, esaba ukuthi ngalobo busuku u-ego wayezozwa.
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye.
  
  
  Wavula umnyango wangimemela ngaphakathi. Lapho engena, wadonsa intambo, futhi igumbi lagcwala ukukhanya okuvela esibani esingenalutho, esisebenza
  
  
  yayilenga ophahleni. Kwakuyigumbi elincane, futhi okuwukuphela kwefenisha kulo kwakuyi-washstand eqhekekile, engcolile ekhoneni nomatilasi ongcolile phansi. Amaphephandaba agobekile nezikhwama ezinsundu ezingenalutho kwakusakazeke nxazonke. Iphunga elimnandi likagalikhi no-anyanisi lahlala emoyeni.
  
  
  Ugali Fergus wakhipha ibhodlela elincane lotshwala ephaketheni lakhe futhi ngezandla ezinyakazayo wakwazi ukulivula futhi waphuza isikhathi eside futhi kanzima. Lapho eseqedile, wazola kancane.
  
  
  "Ukwaziswa, Fergus," ngasho ngokungenasineke. "Kuyini?"
  
  
  Wathi:" akusheshi kangako". "Hhayi ngaphambi kokuba ngithole amakhilogremu angu-5 000 nohambo lwangasese Oluya Ekhartoum. Lapho ngithola idivayisi yakhe lapho, uzothola ukwaziswa kwakho okuqalekisiwe."
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngakho, kodwa hhayi isikhathi eside. Amakhilogremu ayizinkulungwane ezinhlanu ayeyintengo ephansi kakhulu ngalokho ayekunikeza. Wayengase azungeze Ilondon ngocingo oluya ehhovisi lenxusa Lasebrithani Eluxor ukuze abavumele uma nginemali. Futhi ukuqasha indiza yangasese bekungeke kube nzima kangako. Wavuma ukuvumelana nemibandela ye-ego, kodwa wamxwayisa ngokuthi kwakuzokwenzekani kuye uma ezama okuthile okuhlekisayo.
  
  
  "Kuyanda, mngane", ekhononda.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Ngizothola imali kusasa, hhayi nini. Khona-ke ngizokuthatha."
  
  
  Ufergus waqhaqhazela; umgomo wokuzicabangela. "Kusasa ebusuku, kulokhu."Ell, lonke idolobha elibi likhasa nezingane ezingcolile ngemva kwami. Ngizobonwa emini ."
  
  
  "Ubani okulandelayo, Fergus, futhi kungani?"
  
  
  "Akukho lutho lwebhizinisi lakho", ephendula. "Lokhu akuhlangene ngalutho nokubulawa Kwabantu Elondon. Kungokomuntu siqu. Yiba lapha kusasa ebusuku ngemali bese uphuma lapha."
  
  
  "Uma yilokho okufunayo..."Ngakhala futhi ngaphenduka ukuze ngihambe.
  
  
  "Carter", Kusho Ufergus lapho Uday esondela kuye, " enye into. Uma kwenzeka okuthile kimi, hamba uye endaweni Yokudlela Yasegrand hotel Etangier. Othile uzoxhumana nawe lapho futhi akunike ulwazi."
  
  
  "Ngiyibona kanjani i-ego yakhe?"
  
  
  Wathi:" ungakhathazeki, umuntu wami uyokubona. Vele unikeze imali futhi uzothola okufunayo ."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda wahamba.
  
  
  Kwadingeka ngilinde kuze kube sekuseni ukuze kuvulwe ihhovisi le-telegraph. Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, wathunyelwa Elondon ngemali. Ngemva kwamahora amathathu, wathola i-rheumatism. I-Consulate yayalelwa ukuba inginike ama-pound angu-5 000. Ngemva kokuqoqa imali, wabhukha indiza eqashiwe esikhumulweni sezindiza. Kwakusasele amahora ayisishiyagalombili ngaphambi komhlangano Nofergus. Ngabuyela ekamelweni lami, ngageza, futhi nga-oda i-gin ne-tonic. Khona-ke, walala.
  
  
  Ngehora lesishiyagalombili kusihlwa, lokhu kuwukuphela kohlelo lwami lwe-alamu. Ngagqoka, ngapakisha isikhwama sami ngemali, futhi ngahamba kancane ngaya ezindaweni Zokucasha Zikafergus.
  
  
  Kulokhu umnyango wavulwa umuntu ongamazi. Wayengumarabhu omfushane, omncane ogqoke isudi emhlophe yasendaweni eshisayo ne-fez ebomvu.
  
  
  Akazange angitshele lutho, wamomotheka nje futhi wakhomba ngesandla sakhe sobunxele emnyango ovulekile; isandla sakhe sokunene, ngabona, sasibambeke ephaketheni lakhe lejakhethi.
  
  
  Kwaphuma enye indoda, I-Arabhu enkulu, esindayo, egqoke izingubo zendabuko zasogwadule-i-kaffiyah, ingubo nezimbadada.
  
  
  Wathi. "Umnu. Unick Carter?"
  
  
  Wayengasebenzisi indaba esembozweni Nokalinich; kwakungenangqondo. "Eqinisweni," ngasho.
  
  
  "Uze ukuzohlangana Nogali fergus."
  
  
  Akazange abuze, wakhuluma. Ngacasuka, ngizama ukukubona kangcono ebumnyameni. "Kuhle futhi," ngathi, ngibheka indoda encane ngesandla sayo ephaketheni layo. "Uphi?"
  
  
  Indoda ekhuluphele yamomotheka. "Ulapha, Mnu. Carter. Uzobona i-ego. Okwamanje, ake sizethule. U-Omar bin Ayub wakhe."Wayengibuka ngokucophelela, ngokusobala elindele ukusabela okuthile. "Futhi lona umngane wami Ugasim."
  
  
  "Uma Ufergus elapha", ngathi, engazinaki izenzo, " uphi?"
  
  
  U-Ayub naye, akazange asinake isikulufa sami. "Ubungasiza Ugali Fergus ukuba akhohlise ama-ego ozakwabo,ubungeke yini, Mnu. Carter? Wawuyomsiza ukuba ashiye Iluxor ngaphandle kokukhokha izikweletu zakhe ze-ego."
  
  
  "Angazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani", ngacasuka. "Kodwa ngifuna ukubona Ugali, futhi ngifuna ukubona u-ego manje."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kuka-Ayub kwaphela. "Kulungile, Mnu. Carter", esho kabuhlungu. "Uzobona i-ego."
  
  
  Waphula iminwe yakhe futhi kwavela amanye Ama-Arabhu amabili, amadoda amakhulu agqoke amasudi Asentshonalanga, emnyango omnyama. Babedonsa okuthile, umzimba womuntu onqekuzayo. Bahudulela u-ego kude nami ngamamitha ambalwa futhi bamlahla ngaphandle kwemikhosi edokisini.
  
  
  "Kalinich Fergus", Kusho U-Ayub, ukwaneliseka ngezwi lakhe eliyisicaba.
  
  
  Yena, wabheka isidumbu ezinyaweni zakhe, ubuso bami bungabonakali, futhi ukuphila kwami kwancipha. Kulungile, kwakungufergus. I-ego yabulawa ngommese noma enye into ebukhali, futhi kwenzeka kancane. Isidumbu sasonakele kakhulu.
  
  
  "Unikolai waqaphela ukuthi kwenzekani kumuntu ongahlobene no-Omar bin Ayub. Manje, Mnu. Carter, uzothola."U-Ayub wanqekuzisa ikhanda emadodeni amabili anamandla ayephonse Ufergus ezinyaweni zami, futhi ngokungazelelwe ayephethe imimese emide Eyayiphethwe Amabedouin asehlane. Ngacabanga Ngohugo, i-stiletto encane njengepensela eboshwe engalweni yami yangakwesokudla. Kodwa Okwamanje, Uhugo wayengeke angisize. Ngaphezu kwalaba bafana ababili abanemisipha, umngane ka-Ayub omncane, Ugasim, wangikhomba ngalokhu kuqhuma ephaketheni lakhe.
  
  
  Amadoda amabili ayephethe imimese angena ngaphakathi. U-Odin owayebazungezile wayesinda kancane kunomunye futhi ehamba kancane, kodwa wangena kuqala. Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngeke bangibulale ngesibhamu sokuqala. U-Oni ufuna afe kancane, Njengokalinich.
  
  
  Unombolo One wangena, ephethe ummese wokuphila kwami. Ngathatha isinyathelo emuva, futhi ummese wangena ejaketheni lami. Ngangingenaso isikhathi sokulandela Uwilhelmina. Indoda enkulu yangishaya, yaphinde yancika isisindo sayo esiphelele. Yena, wasuka eceleni futhi washaya i-ego yakhe entanyeni njengoba edlula umimmo.
  
  
  Wahleka futhi waphendukela kimi ethukuthele. Indoda yesibili eyayinommese yayindiza amamitha ambalwa nje ukusuka lapho. Manje, ngokuzumayo eshesha, wangena ngakwesobunxele sami. Wayiphonsa phansi imimese ebhokisini lami. Ngaphendukela kuye futhi ngabamba isandla siphethe ummese, ngiphendulela isihlakala sami phansi, ngesikhathi esifanayo ngiguqa ngamadolo futhi ngiphonsa indoda ehlombe lami. Waya endizeni, washaya idokodo kanzima ezinyaweni zomngane wakhe, waphuthelwa kancane u-ego nog.
  
  
  Inkunzi yokuqala yagwema futhi yahlasela, yabamba ummese iqonde phambi kwayo. Ngezwa U-Ayub ememeza, " Khipha i-ego yakho! Thatha ego yakho away! "ngesi-arabhu, bese inkunzi yehla kimi, ikhomba ummese wami kimi ekuphileni. Washayisa umphetho wesandla sakhe kanzima engalweni yakhe yommese eyeluliwe njengoba ephenduka ekushayweni, futhi wezwa ukuchotshozwa kwamathambo. Inkunzi yamemeza, futhi ummese washaya idokodo. Lapho le ndoda idlula emimmo me, i-ego yayo yasika intamo yayo eminyene futhi yazizwa umgogodla uphuka ngenxa yokushayisana. Wawa ubuso nobuso edokisini.
  
  
  U-Ayub wayememeza manje. "Bulala i-ego! Ukubulala u-ego! "Ekhoneni leso lakhe, ngabona Ukuthi Ugasim wayekhiphe isibhamu ku-doublet yakhe futhi wayekhomba i-ego kimi.
  
  
  I-gawk yadlula umimmo wekhanda lami ngamasentimitha ambalwa futhi yacishe yashaya indoda yesibili ngommese njengoba yayingena. U-Ego wabamba isandla sakhe sommese, waphenduka, sawa ndawonye.
  
  
  Sawela eduze kwesidumbu Sikagali fergus. Sasigingqika, silwela ummese, Futhi Ugasim wayedansa ngendlela engafanele, ezama ukudubula, kodwa wayesaba ukudubula ngoba wayengase ashaye umuntu ongafanele.
  
  
  U-Ayub wamemeza. "Shoot! Ukudubula!"
  
  
  Kwakudingeka yenze okuthile ngokushesha. Manje u-Arab wayesephezulu kwami. Wayicindezela isizwe ngasinye, wafaka i-emu emathangeni. Wamemeza futhi wawa eceleni. I-ego yakhe yamshaya ngempama ebusweni njengoba ewa. Ugasim wayeka ukudansa futhi wabhekisa ikhanda lami ngokucophelela.
  
  
  Ngagoba ingalo yami yangakwesokudla ngendlela engangizijwayeze ngayo izikhathi ezingamakhulu, Futhi Uhugo wangena esandleni sami. Indoda eyayiphethe ummese yayisukuma, futhi ngamjikijela Uhugo. I-stiletto yagingqika futhi yawela emphinjeni wama-Arabhu. Lapho Uhugo eshiya isandla sami, esakhe saphonswa ngokushesha; isibhamu Sikagasim sahlukanisa izinkuni lapho ngangihloselwe khona.
  
  
  Yashabalala okwesibili njengoba Ugasim ephinde wadutshulwa. Waya Kuluger egqoke ijazi lakhe.
  
  
  Umcibisholo wami wokuqala awuzange ufinyelele ekhanda likamimmo Likagasim ngamasentimitha ambalwa, kodwa owesibili wami washaya u-emu esifubeni, washaya u-ego odongeni lwesitolo ngemuva kwakhe. Isibhamu se-ego sasindiza.
  
  
  Waphenduka wabona Ukuthi U-Ayub wayesenqume ukubaleka. Ihhotela lakhe alizange lidubule; ihhotela lakhe lathola lokho ayekwazi Ngogali fergus, ngakho umjaho wakhe wamlandela, wamlandela ngokuxhamazela.
  
  
  Sehla sangena edokisini ndawonye. Ngeshwa, safika eduze komgoqo wensimbi owawushiywe isisebenzi esithile eport bar. U-Ayub wayibamba ngokulangazela, wangishaya. Wazama ukuchoboza ikhanda lami, kodwa umthelela wangiphonsa entanyeni nasehlombe. Nokho, kwakwanele ukukhipha Uwilhelmina ezandleni zami futhi ngithumele ama-rocket engalweni yami elimele.
  
  
  U-Ayub waphinde wasukuma, esabambe ibha yensimbi. Uwilhelmina wafika endaweni ethile emaphethelweni ethekwini lasebar. Wakhubeka, wabona Umshayeli We-luger ,futhi wagoba ukuze athathe i-ego yakhe.
  
  
  Kodwa U-Ayub, owayeshesha ngendlela emangalisayo ngenxa yendoda ekhuluphele, wangihlasela ngokumelene nomphini. Wayezoyimisa unomphela - ngangiyibona emehlweni Ka-Ego. Uwilhelmina akakwazanga ukuyiphakamisa ngesikhathi, Futhi U-Ayub wayehamba ngokushesha okukhulu. Lapho ephenduka ibha, eyakhe, yahamba eceleni futhi yavumela i-emu ukuba idlule mimmo me. Ngomzuzu olandelayo, wayesemoyeni ngaphezu kwamanzi amnyama, wabe esehla enayile.
  
  
  U-Ego wayegijima kakhulu, futhi wayeshaya ngamandla. Ngokusobala, akanalo ikhono lokubhukuda. I-Ego target yacwila, kodwa yaphinde yavuka, yaphefumula kanzima. Umgomo kakafiehed waphinde wangena ngaphansi kwamanzi. Kulokhu, kwavela amabhamuza ambalwa kuphela, futhi umfula waphinde wathula.
  
  
  Yena, wabuyela edokisini ukuze abuyise Uhugo. Bobabili abafana abanemisipha babefile, kodwa Ugasim wayengekho.
  
  
  U-Ego wezwa ukukhala kwakhe. Uhugo wayibuyisela emuva esikhwameni sayo futhi, ebambe Uwilhelmina eceleni kwakhe, wahamba ngokuqapha waya lapho Ugasim ayelele khona odongeni lwesitolo.
  
  
  Lapho ebona isimo sendoda esendlini, wafaka i-luger futhi wahlala eceleni kwakhe. Wangibuka ngamehlo acwebezelayo.
  
  
  "Yini Unicholas fergus kuwe Naku-Ayub?"Uma ungafuni ukuba akushiye ufe, kungcono ukhulume."Wayesefile kakade, kodwa wayengazi.
  
  
  Wabubula, enyakazisa ikhanda lakhe ukusuka kolunye uhlangothi kuya kolunye, okwalimaza. "Ufergus", waphefumula, " wakhipha uhlelo lwabo ngokungemthetho... amagugu... ezweni lonke ngathi. Kwazwakala i-Ego... wathi... Ngangihlose ukuhamba ngingakhokhi U-Ayub... umthwalo wokugcina. Othile... Ummelika kwakufanele alethe i-ego... Ikhartoum... indiza yangasese. U-Ayub wayecabanga ukuthi nguwe. ... lowo muntu."
  
  
  Wakhwehlela futhi wayesekulungele ukuyeka. I-ego yakhe yasekela ikhanda lakhe. "Kuthiwani ngolwazi Ufergus mistletoe alunikeza uhulumeni Wasebrithani?"wambuza. "Ingabe U-Ayub wayehileleke kulokhu?"
  
  
  Amehlo kagasim anengilazi ayefuna okwami. "Uhulumeni Wasebrithani?"
  
  
  Manje wayengasaboni iphuzu lokuba nesizotha. "Yebo, ucingo U-Oji aluthumela Kundunankulu. Ulwazi ayenalo ngokubulawa Kukahenry wellesey. Ingabe U-Ayub wakhishwa ngale nzuzo?"
  
  
  "Angazi lutho... mayelana nalokhu, " Ugasim waphefumula... U-Ayub".
  
  
  Kungazelelwe, kwabanda ezandleni zami, kwase kuba buthaka. Wayefile.
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yehlisa ikhanda layo futhi yaguqa isikhashana ebumnyameni. Ngengozi, kwavela ukuthi yena wayebandakanyekile kwesinye sezivumelwano zikagali fergus ezinomthunzi-ngokuthakazelisayo wacishe wazibulala - kanye nesakhe, esasingazi ngalokhu kubulala. Yiqiniso, kungenzeka Ukuthi U-Ayub wayazi okuthile ngaphandle kokutshela Ugasim. Kodwa kwakungenandaba manje, ngandlela-thile. Bobabili Unikolai no-Ayub babengakwazi ukuchaza noma ukuvumelana okwengeziwe.
  
  
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  Ngosuku olulandelayo, yasuka ngendiza Ye-United Arab Airlines eya Ecairo futhi yathatha indiza elandelayo eya Etangier. Wafika Etangier futhi waqale wangena Egrand hotel Emedina Ufergus ayekhulume ngayo. Ngadla isidlo sasemini endaweni yokudlela eseduze, nganambitha ubhiya, I-mechoui Ne-Stork Pils, ngabe sengibuyela endaweni yokudlela yasehhotela.
  
  
  Upernod wayiphuza, futhi ngangimi eduze kwesitulo sebha, emhlane wami kumphathi webha onemivimbo emnyama, lapho intombazane ingena. Wayesemncane, egqoke isikhwama sesikhumba esimnyama nezimbadada ezinesithende esiphakeme. Izinwele zakhe ezinde, eziqondile ezimnyama zawela emahlombe akhe. Wayemuhle njengamantombazane amancane Angama-Arabhu kuphela: ubuhle obumnyama, obumnyama obunemibala eyimfihlakalo. Wahamba ngendlela eyenza indoda ifune ukufinyelela kuye futhi imthinte, ukuhamba okubonisa inkanuko ngezinqulu ezinamagagasi, ukunyakaza kwamabele ayo, ukubonakaliswa komzimba wayo okuvusa inkanuko kodwa okungeyona into evamile. Ngambheka njengoba edlula umimmo me, egwema amehlo ami, eshiya iphunga elincane lethusi elinomswakama emoyeni. Wahlala phansi esihlalweni cishe maphakathi nekhawunta futhi wayala ukuba kwenziwe i-sherry. Ngemva kokuba umphathi wekhefi emnikeze, weza kimi.
  
  
  Wathi: "nsuku zonke ufika ezovota kanjena, ephawula ukubukeka kwami okumangalisayo. "U-oda isiphuzo esisodwa-esisodwa kuphela-bese ehamba."
  
  
  Ngathi: "muhle. "Uyalazi igama lakhe?"
  
  
  Wathi: "lena Ihadiya, okusho ukuthi 'isipho' ngesi-arabhu, emamatheka ngenxa yezintshebe zakhe. "Udansa Emiramar hotel. Ngingamethula?"
  
  
  Upernod wayithatha. Ngathi:" ngiyabonga, kodwa ngizokwenza ngedwa."
  
  
  Le ntombazane yaphenduka yangibheka lapho i-sel yayo iseduze kwayo. Amehlo akhe, amakhulu futhi amnyama, ayemahle nakakhulu eduze, kodwa manje ayeseqhelelene futhi eqaphile. "Ngingakuthengela isiphuzo?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Kungani kungenjalo?"wathi ngokungenamusa .
  
  
  "Ngoba ungikhumbuza ngezinsuku ezinhlanu ezingalibaleki engizichithe naye Elebanon", ngathi, " futhi ngoba ngiyakuthanda ukuba seduze kwakho."
  
  
  Wangibuka emehlweni futhi wafunda ubuso bami isikhathi eside. "Kulungile," esho ngokuzumayo. "Ungikhumbuza izinsuku ezintathu ezinhle Egibraltar."
  
  
  Sasihleka ndawonye ngaleso sikhathi, futhi ukuhleka kwakhe kwakuwumculo. Sashintshana ngamagama futhi sakhuluma Kancane Ngotangier, kwase kufika umsizi wasebharini.
  
  
  "Ngikubize".
  
  
  Wayekhonkotha ngaphakathi. Ngangazi ukuthi Kwakuyimpungushe. U-Ego kumelwe ukuba indiza yafika kusenesikhathi. Ngacela uhadiya ukuba angilinde futhi ngaxolisa. Ucingo lwakhe lwalukhala egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi ukuze kube yimfihlo.
  
  
  "Unick?"Izwi lalinamandla futhi linjengebhizinisi, linomqondo Nje wokukhuluma Kwasenew England.
  
  
  "Yebo, mnumzane . Ngithemba ukuthi unendiza enhle."
  
  
  "Amantombazane ayemuhle, kodwa u-eda wayemubi", kusho Uhawke. Waboniswa U-Ego, ubuso obuncane, obungenasineke obunezinwele ezimpunga ezijiyile, ejuluka esikhumulweni sezindiza sasetangier. "Nginamahora ambalwa kuphela phakathi kwezindiza, Nick, ngakho-ke ngiqabula intombazane, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyini, futhi ngihlangane nami endaweni yokudlela Yasejenina ukuze ngidle isidlo sakusihlwa esifundeni Saserivne... ihora nesigamu."
  
  
  Ucingo lwakhe lwachofoza endlebeni yami njengoba nganginqekuzisa ikhanda. Ngangimi lapho isikhashana, ngizibuza nje ukuthi Uhawk wayengigcinele ini manje nokuthi kwakuyoba yini ukuqhubeka kwebhizinisi Likaluxor. Wabe esebuyela entombazaneni. Ngathi: "kumelwe ngihambe". "Ibhizinisi".
  
  
  "Oh," esho, ekhala kamnandi.
  
  
  "Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngizoya ekhonsathini Emiramar kulobubusuku", ngishilo. "Uma kungenzeka."
  
  
  "Ngingathanda ukuba lelo hhotela, Mnu. Carter."Wangihleka.
  
  
  Washiya emuva. "Ngininike igama lami lokuqala, hhayi isibongo sami."
  
  
  "Ukalinich Fergus wangitshela ukuthi uzoba lapha", esho.
  
  
  "Yini, thatha umthungi..."
  
  
  Ubuso bakhe baba obungathi sína. "Unikolai wangibiza izolo hhayi nhlobo lapho eseduze Kwaseluxor. Wakuchaza, wabe esethi uma kwenzeka okuthile kuye, kufanele ngikunikeze isithombe asigcina esikhwameni sakhe egumbini lethu."
  
  
  Ngandlela-thile, umcabango walesi siqephu esihle sika-Augie fergus wangibamba ngingaqaphile, futhi kumelwe ukuba ngasibhalisa. Ngavula umlomo wami ukuze ngithi okuthile, kodwa wanginquma.
  
  
  "Khona-ke, kukhona okungahambanga kahle?"wabuza.
  
  
  Ngamnika yonke imininingwane. Wathatha konke ngokungenzi lutho, wabe esethi: "kumelwe ukuba kwenzeka ngesikhathi esocingweni."
  
  
  "Kwakufanele kwenzekeni?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Lapho ebulawa. Wathi: "ell Iqembu... lapho umugqa uphuka ."
  
  
  "Ingabe yilokho kuphela ayengakusho?"
  
  
  Wanyakazisa ikhanda lakhe phezulu naphansi.
  
  
  "Akukho okunye?"
  
  
  "Akukho lutho ."
  
  
  "Nginemali lapha", ngathi, ngishaya icala le-attache. "Nginike isithombe."
  
  
  Wathi: "kusegumbini lami". "Ngihlangane nami kulobubusuku, bese kuba nomdlalo. Khona-ke ngiyinika i-ego yakho."
  
  
  "Manje sengiyazi ukuthi ngizoya embukisweni", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Yenzani," wamomotheka, wabe esegxuma esihlalweni wahamba.
  
  
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  Uhawk wafika ngokushesha ngemva kwami, futhi sathatha itafula elingaphandle. Wayebukeka cishe engumngisi egqoke ijazi le-tweed nebhulukwe elimpunga. Ubuso buka-Ego babunemibimbi futhi bukhathele, futhi umzimba wakhe omncane wawumncane ngisho nangaphezu kokuvamile.
  
  
  "Inhlanhla Embi Eluxor, Nick. Inhlanhla embi. Kodwa mhlawumbe uzothola okuthile entombazaneni."Wakhipha usikilidi omude onsundu wafika esikhwameni sakhe, wawufaka emlonyeni wakhe, futhi wawugwinya ngaphandle kokuwukhanyisa. "Cishe awukayiboni emaphephandabeni okwamanje, kodwa kuye kwaba nokunye ukubulawa Elondon."Wakhipha ugwayi we-iso rta futhi wabheka indlela engasabela ngayo.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Esinye isikhulu sikahulumeni?"
  
  
  "Ungakusho lokho . Kulokhu Ngupercy dumbarton, Unobhala Wezokuvikela Wasebrithani."
  
  
  Washaya ikhwelo futhi wabheka phansi emgwaqweni omncane onamatshe, edlula izimoto ezihamba kancane Zama-Arabhu agqoke izingubo nezinqola zezimbongolo eziya ezakhiweni ezindala eziwohlokayo ngaphesheya komgwaqo. Ngaqala ukuphawula ngakho, kodwa - ke umlindi wabuyela emuva ukuze athathe umyalo wethu. Wayalelwa Ukuba abe Ne-Couscous Yasemorocco enenkukhu, Futhi Uhawk wanquma ukuzama yona ngokwakhe. Khona-ke umlindi waphinde wahamba.
  
  
  "Udumbarton", kuqhubeka Uhawke ngaphandle kokulinda impendulo yami, " wayengomunye wabaholi abanekhono Kakhulu Engilandi. Umbulali washiya enye inothi, futhi manje sekucacile ukuthi usongo olwalusencwadini yokuqala lwalungasebenzi."
  
  
  "Awungitshelanga ngakho", kusho i-emu yakhe ephika imibiko yabezindaba. Uhawk waphinde wangena efolda wanginika izingcezu ezimbili zephepha. "Izwi. Ngabhala lokho okwakushiwo emibhalweni emibili. Eyokuqala iyona yokuqala."
  
  
  Ngayifunda: "lokhu kufakazela ukuthi siqinisile ngaleli cala. Ukuze kuvinjelwe ukufa kwabanye ongqongqoshe, uhulumeni Wasebrithani kumelwe avume ukusikhokhela isamba samaphawundi ayizigidi eziyishumi phakathi namasonto amabili. Okunye ukubulawa kuyokwenzeka njalo ngemva kwamasonto amabili kuze kube yilapho sekukhokhwe. futhi inani lizokhula ngamaphawundi ayizigidi ezimbili, ngemva kokufa ngakunye okulandelayo.
  
  
  "Uhulumeni Wasebrithani uyosindisa ukuphila okubalulekile, ukuhlupheka okukhulu nezigidi zamakhilogremu ngokuzinikela ngokushesha esicelweni sethu. Lapho kwenziwa lesi sinqumo esingenakugwenywa, kufanele kuphakanyiswe ifulege elimhlophe phezu kwesakhiwo sephalamende. kuzothunyelwa irisidi lokukhokha ."
  
  
  Wabheka Uhawk. "Kuyathakazelisa," ngishilo. Wabe esefunda incwadi yesibili, eyokuqala eyatholakala endaweni yokubulawa kwesibili:
  
  
  "Waxwayiswa, kodwa awusithathanga ngokungathi sína. Manje Ungqongqoshe wakho Wezokuvikela ufile, futhi isidingo sethu sifinyelela ezigidini eziyishumi nambili zamakhilogremu. Ingabe uhulumeni Wasebrithani akaziqhenyi kakhulu ngokuzinikela? Ake sithembe ukuthi ngeke. Sizoqapha ifulege elimhlophe."
  
  
  Kancane kancane wanikina ikhanda. "Amabrithani acabangani ngakho?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Abazi ukuthi benzeni ngakho, N3", kusho Uhawk ngokudabukisayo. "Ngokoqobo zigijima zizungeza. Lokhu kwakuwukubulawa kwabantu okuchitheke igazi ngokukhethekile, futhi ukwethuka kuyanda emibuthanweni ephakeme. Kuthiwa ngisho nendlovukazi ayiphephile. Lokhu kuyinto enkulu kunazo zonke eminyakeni eminingi ezayo. Kungase kubhubhise uhulumeni Wasebrithani ngokoqobo uma bengaqondi ukuthi kwenzekani."
  
  
  Umlindi wabuyela nokudla. Uhawk wamshaya ngesineke, ekhuluma njengoba edla.
  
  
  "Ekuqaleni babecabanga ukuthi kungase kube yinto eyodwa kuzo zonke izinhlangano zobugebengu zamazwe ngamazwe. Noma mhlawumbe ngisho nesiboshwa esake sakhululwa, esinenzondo Ngelondon esemthethweni. Manje bacabanga ukuthi kungenzeka Ukuthi Amarashiya."
  
  
  Wayengenalo ukholo. "E - dell ngokwayo?"
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe akuyona into engaqondakali njengoba kuzwakala. Amarussia anokungavumelani okukhulu nabanye babaholi abaphezulu BASE-UK. Udumbarton nguye kuphela owayebazungezile. Bangase bazame ukuphoqa ukuba kushintshwe uhulumeni Elondon-ngokuqondile. Lokhu sekwenziwe ngaphambili ."
  
  
  Uhawk waqeda ukuphuza futhi wancika. Waqhubeka: "mhlawumbe Irussia inolaka kakhulu kunalokho esikucabangayo"."Udumbarton waphikelela ekuthuthukiseni indiza yempi eyayizokwenza UMZUZU ubukeke Njengefokker dr-1 kavon richtofen. Waphinde waphikelela ekwakheni indawo yokugcina amagciwane. Izinhloli zasebrithani zikhomba olimini lwamanothi-inkanyezi ephindaphindwayo yegama elithi "thina" namuhla. futhi "thina", iqiniso lokuthi luhlobo olufanayo lwephepha elalisetshenziswa yi-subagent yaserussia kwenye idell. Futhi ekugcineni, eqinisweni Lokuthi Uboris Novostnoy, osanda kuvela Elondon, manje usenyamalele emehlweni ngendlela engaqondakali . "
  
  
  "Ungomunye wamadoda AMAHLE kakhulu E-kgb emhlabeni", emtshela ngokucabangisisa.
  
  
  Uhawk wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  "Yingakho ulapha. Inhloko Yomnyango WEZOKUXHUMANA
  
  
  Iqembu Lezithunywa Zevangeli Ezikhethiwe Kanye Nondunankulu bahlangana futhi banquma ukuthi njengoba usuvele ubamba iqhaza kule dell Ngefergus ' Gali, futhi ikakhulukazi ngoba abantu Abasha nabanobugovu abakaze bakubone, kungaba kuhle uma ngikuboleka isikhashana."
  
  
  "Futhi lokho kuphetha omunye umkhosi omfushane kodwa omuhle kakhulu", ngishilo. "Ngifisa sengathi ngingathola okuthile Kufergus."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe wayengenalutho", kusho Uhawke. "Okungcono kakhulu ababengakuthola ngomuntu ompofu ukuthi wakhonza kuma-commando eminyakeni embalwa edlule, wabe eseya ngaphansi kwesikela. Yiqiniso, wayengenza umsebenzi othile wokusiza Amakhomanisi, futhi alalele okuthile. Kunoma ikuphi, akunandaba okwamanje. Amabrithani adinga lonke usizo angaluthola ukuze aqede lokhu. Ngiyaxolisa, Nick, ukuthi ubonakala uthola zonke izabelo ezimbi, kodwa lokho kungenxa yokuthi ulungile kakhulu ku-dell yakho. "
  
  
  Kwakuwukuncoma okuncane. "Ngiyabonga. Ngizomndiza nini?"
  
  
  "Kusasa ekuseni. Lena uhambo lokuqala lokudoba."Wamomotheka. "Ngicabanga ukuthi uzoba nesikhathi sokumbona futhi kulobubusuku."
  
  
  Yena, emamatheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. "Ngangithembele kukho."
  
  
  I-All mirimar kwakuyisakhiwo esidala sangaphambi kokoloni esasigcina ukunambitheka Kwaso Kwaseyurophu. Le kilabhu yayisemuva kwegumbi lokwamukela izivakashi. Ngahlala phansi etafuleni futhi nga-oda I-Scotch eneqhwa. Lapho umlindi ehamba nomyalo wami, ngabheka nxazonke. Leli gumbi lalikhanyiswe kancane, iningi lokukhanya okuvela emakhandleleni abekwe etafuleni ngalinye. Etangier, iningi lamakhasimende lalingamayurophu eholidini, futhi amanye Ama-Arabhu anamuhla agqoke izingubo Zasentshonalanga ayephuza ikhofi laseturkey futhi ekhuluma ngokuphila phakathi kwawo.
  
  
  Lapho nje usuthumele isiphuzo sami, usanta uyaphuma bese kuqala umbukiso. Owokuqala kwakungumculi wasefrance, owaba nezingoma eziningana, elilela ubuhlungu benhliziyo yothando olulahlekile. Walandelwa umngcwabo wabadlali bomdanso wokuphila ababenethalente elifaneleka kakhulu E-eighth Avenue Enew York kunasempumalanga Ephakathi.
  
  
  Ekugcineni kwamenyezelwa ihadiyyah, futhi kwaba nokuthula okuhloniphekile ekamelweni. Abaculi baqala ukudlala isikhashana, Futhi Uhadiya wehla esiteji esuka emaphikweni.
  
  
  Wayegqoke isembatho esivamile somdansi wokuphila, kodwa sasivamile njengaye. Kusukela ekuqaleni, kwakusobala ukuthi wayengumdansi ophila ukuphila okuvamile. Imisipha yokuphila kwakhe yayithuthumela ngenxa yokulawula okwathatha iminyaka ukuba kuphelele. Amabele akhe ayethuthumela njengokungathi ayenemicabango yawo, futhi ngisho nokunyakaza kwezandla zakhe kwakudalula umusa owawukhona isikhathi eside, lapho umdanso wokuphila wawuwumsebenzi wobuciko, hhayi i-striptease eyonakele i-ego eyayihlehliselwe kuyo eminyakeni yamuva.
  
  
  Waphenduka engahamba ngezinyawo, umzimba wakhe uphendula isigqi sabaculi, ngothando, ukhuphuka ngesigqi futhi wehlisa ijubane ngokukhohlisa lapho wehla. Ezungezile, wayezwa ukuphefumula kanzima kwamakhasimende angamadoda, ayethambekele phambili ukuze ambheke kangcono. Ababukeli besifazane abaningana babheka unah ngomona, ngaso sonke isikhathi bemtadisha njalo, bezama ukukopisha i-ih ngesikhathi lapho babengasebenzisa i-ih bodwa namadoda abo.
  
  
  Umculo wawulokhu uba nzima ekupheleni kombukiso, kodwa Uhadiya waqhubeka Nonah, izithukuthuku zimconsa ebusweni, zilandela imisipha eqinile yentamo yakhe futhi zixazululeka esigodini esijulile esihlukanisa amabele akhe. Wafinyelela umvuthwandaba wakhe ngokushaya izigubhu okokugcina, wabe esewela emadolweni, eguqa okhalweni.
  
  
  Kwakunomzuzu wokuthula okuthuthumela ekamelweni, futhi, njengenye, isixuku saqhuma sashaya ihlombe. Abantu abaningana basukuma, izandla zabo zisebenza njengama-piston, kuhlanganise nami. Uhadiya wamukela ukuhalalisela futhi wagijima ngesizotha ngemuva kwezigcawu. Ukushaywa kwezandla kwancipha kancane kancane, futhi njengokungathi kunesiqondiso, amakhasimende akhipha ukububula okuhlangene kokuphikisa, ulimi ngalunye luphinda ukunyakaza ngakunye kokudlala kwakhe.
  
  
  Wafuna iholo lakhe, wakhokhela umlindi, futhi wafika ngemuva kwezigcawu. Ngemva kwezigcawu, ngamiswa umlindi onamandla owangibamba ngezandla zakhe ezinenyama esifubeni sami. I-ego yakhe yasusa isandla sakhe futhi yathuthela emnyango engangicabanga ukuthi wawungowakwahadiya.
  
  
  Wazizwa isandla esinzima somlindi ehlombe lakhe njengoba ayeshaya. Ngangizophikisana nalokhu lapho kuvela Uhadiya.
  
  
  "Kulungile, Kassim", esho, futhi ukubamba umzimba wami kwakhululeka. Wangena ekamelweni lokugqoka, engayinaki I-Arab ekhuluphele.
  
  
  Uhadiya wanyamalala ngemva kwekhethini, washintsha izingubo zakhe zasemgwaqweni, waphuma ngomnyango. Lapho siphuma, wabingelela itekisi futhi wanikeza umshayeli ikheli lendlu yakhe lapho eyakhe ihlala eduze kweyakhe.
  
  
  Indlu kahadiya yayisesitezi esiphezulu sesakhiwo esidala, esigcinwe kahle esigodini Sabakhandi Besiliva, esibheke olwandle. Wavula umnyango, wangivumela ukuba ngidlule, wabe esengilandela futhi wawukhiya. Ukukhanya okungcwele kwenyanga egcwele kwakugeleza ngefasitela. Ngamhlola egumbini lokuphumula ukuze ngithole noma isiphi isibonakaliso Sikafergus. Kwakungekho Ih. Kwakuyindawo yokuhlala yabesifazane.
  
  
  Uhadiya wazithela ingilazi ye-brandy, wanginika eyodwa, futhi wahlala esihlalweni esisodwa ekamelweni. Ngahlala phansi kusofa ngambuka phezu komngcele wengilazi yami.
  
  
  Ekugcineni ngamtshela: "Isithombe Ufergus angitshela ukuba ngikunike sona?"
  
  
  Wafinyelela emagobolondweni engubo yakhe futhi wakhipha isithombe ephaketheni. Wangidlulisela i-ego. Wayicwaninga. Kwakuyisithombe engizama ukusithatha, esaphela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kwakunabantu abangu-20 enen, bonke begqoke izingubo zempi yasogwadule, bonke behlelwe ngendlela ehlelekile yeqembu emigqeni emine.
  
  
  "Leli yiqembu elidala lama-commando Kafergus", kusho Uhadiya. "Usemgqeni wesibili, eqala endaweni yesibili ukusuka kwesobunxele. Lesi sithombe sathathwa Ngo-1942 Ecairo."
  
  
  Lashintshwa u-ego, enethemba lokuthola okuthile okubhalwe lapho. Unen wayenegama lomthwebuli wezithombe kuphela. Konke Ufergus ayefuna ukungitshela kwakukulesi sithombe, cishe esiphathelene nomunye wala madoda.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngitshele Ngofergus".
  
  
  Waphuza i-brandy yakhe. "Angazi lutho ... Mayelana nebhizinisi le-ego mail, ngiqonde ukuthi. U-Ego uboshwe izikhathi eziningana ngokushushumbisa igolide. Lapho i-ego isibuzwe amaphoyisa ngokuthile okuhlobene ne-hashish ngicabanga ukuthi yathengiselwa i-ego. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wangivakashela kanye, mhlawumbe kabili, unyaka wonke. Ngezinye izikhathi wayengilethela imali. Ngezinye izikhathi wayeboleka imali kimi."
  
  
  "Ipotimende, isithombe sivelaphi? Yini enye e-nen?"
  
  
  Wathi: "akukho lutho". "Izinto ezimbalwa nje ezindala."
  
  
  Wasukuma wangena ekamelweni. Isikhwama sakhe sasivulekile embhedeni wakhe. Ngahlola i-nen yami futhi angitholanga lutho ngaphandle kwezinguquko ezimbalwa zezingubo zamadoda nengubo yomshado endala edliwa isikhonyane.
  
  
  "Umama wayesenen", Kusho Uhadiya ngemuva kwami ngesikhathi ethathwa u-ee.
  
  
  Waphendukela kuye, embuza ngamehlo akhe.
  
  
  "Kwakuyingubo yomshado kamama", eqinisekisa. "Wayengumkafergus ."
  
  
  "Ngithini?"
  
  
  "Ngingowesifazane. Washada naye lapho ngineminyaka emine ubudala. Ufergus wayengusingayise."
  
  
  Khona-ke, ngokokuqala ngqá, waveza imizwa yakhe ngokufa Kukafergus. Izinyembezi zagcwala amehlo akhe futhi wangcwaba ikhanda lakhe esifubeni sami, ebamba izandla zami. Yena, njengoba kwakunjalo ngomzuzu, emqinisekisa ukuthi konke kwakuyoba kuhle. Izinyembezi zancipha kancane kancane, futhi ngakwazi ukuthi, " wayengijabulisa kakhulu, Nick. Wayefana nobaba. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayengumuntu omubi, kodwa wayengilungele."Ngemva kokushona kukamama lapho eneminyaka eyi-10, wanginakekela sengathi uyindodakazi ka-ego."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda ekuqondeni.
  
  
  Sasisondelene kakhulu, futhi ngokungazelelwe yena, waba nomuzwa omusha, ohlukile. Isifuba sikahadiya sasicindezelwe kimi, futhi ngangikwazi ukuhogela iphunga lakhe elifudumele elimnandi ezinweleni zakhe. Izingalo zami zazigqoke umzimba wakhe. Ngamanga kanzima, ulimi lwami lwagxumela emlonyeni wakhe, lwahlola, lwahlangana nolwakhe.
  
  
  Uhadiya wafika ngemva kwakhe futhi wakhumula izinkinobho zengubo ayeyigqokile. Wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe. Ngaphansi, wayegqoke amabhulukwe amancane amnyama kuphela ayegcizelela amajika akhe enziwe ngethusi. Amabele akhe angenalutho, ayejabulise kakhulu izivakashi Emiramar esikhathini esingeside esidlule, ayegqwala, egcwele futhi ekhululekile, futhi iziphetho zakhe ezinsundu zazikhuphuka.
  
  
  Wayegqoka izingubo zakhe isikhashana, wabe esezithola eseduze kwalowo mzimba ofudumele, othakazelisayo embhedeni. Amehlo kahadiya amnyama akhanya ngobumnene ebumnyameni begumbi. Izingalo zakhe zangidonsela kuye, izandla zakhe zashelela emhlane wami.
  
  
  Wamanga u-ee, futhi manje ulimi lwakhe lwasondela emlonyeni wami futhi waluhlola kuyilapho izandla zakhe zingithinta. Wayebekwa ngokulandelana kokwanga emahlombe akhe, kuze kufike kulawo mabele avuvukile, futhi ekugcineni wehle ngokuphuma kokuphila kwakhe, aye emgodleni wakhe, owawuphethwe igugu elincane lokufakelwa ngesikhathi edansa ehhotela. Eyakhe yahlala emgodleni wayo, yathinta i-ego yayo ngolimi lwayo, futhi yaphuma izungeza ukukhala okuthambile.
  
  
  Izithende zakhe zangigoqa, futhi ustahl wakhe wafuna ukujula phakathi kwazo. Sasixhumene nokububula kwakhe okuthambile. Futhi-ke izinqulu, ezazenza izinto zemilingo emdanso, zaqala ukuhamba nge-rheumatism lapho ngicindezela. Ukugeleza kufakwe kithi. Izinqulu zakhe zasendle zaziqhaqhazela futhi ziqhaqhazela ngesigqi esiyisisekelo, zifinyelela kimi.
  
  
  Waphakamisa imilenze yakhe ngaphezu kwamahlombe ami, futhi u-ee wambamba ngezandla zombili. Wayekhala, ehamba ngokuvumelana ngokuphelele nokugudluza kwami, ejulile, enzima futhi enzima, ezama ukuncibilika kuye. Izinqulu zikahadiya zaqhubeka zihamba nami isikhathi eside, kodwa wabe esegoba umhlane wakhe, iminwe yakhe iklwebha izingalo zami, ukukhala okubukhali kwabaleka emphinjeni wakhe. Ngagxuma, ngazizwa ngenza umsindo wesilwane ongajwayelekile, futhi ngawa phezu kukanah. Wayegcwele izithukuthuku. Imoto yakhe yaphuma Ehadiya. Isisulu sami sangena emcamelweni, futhi walala ubuthongo obukhulu.
  
  
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  Ukudonswa kwehlombe lami kwangivusa. Wagxumela phezulu ukuze abhekane nentombazane eyayethukile.
  
  
  "Othile usuku lonke", Kusho Uhadiya endlebeni yami.
  
  
  Wafinyelela Kuwilhelmina, kodwa kwase kwephuze kakhulu. Umnyango wavuleka futhi kwaphuthuma indoda. Wadubula esiqondisweni sami. Eyakhe yaphuma embhedeni yawela phansi. Unightlight wambamba wamphonsa, wabe esegxuma. Wamshaya lapho ephinda ephakamisa isibhamu ukuze adubule. Isandla sami saphakama futhi sashayisa isilevu sika-Ego. Intamo ka-Ego yaphenduka ngomgodi owawuzwakala ezindongeni zegumbi.
  
  
  Wafinyelela inkinobho yokukhanya ngokububula, wavula i-ego, futhi wabheka umzimba phambi kwami. Cishe le ndoda yayisifa. Wabe esebheka Uhadiya. Ibala elibomvu elibomvu lasakazekela ngaphansi kwesifuba sakhe sobunxele.
  
  
  Wazibamba isibhamu esasihloselwe mina.
  
  
  Waphakamisa ikhanda ngezandla zakhe. Amabhamuza apinki ayegeleza ezindebeni zakhe, abese eqhaqhazela futhi eqandisiwe.
  
  
  Indoda eyayisemhlabathini yabubula. Ngaya kuye. "Ubani owakuthumela?"Waxhawulana no-Emu.
  
  
  "Ayub", wakhwehlela, " mfowethu..."futhi wafa .
  
  
  Ngahlola emaphaketheni ami e-ego futhi ngathola kuphela isiqeshana sohambo Lwe-United Arab Airlines. Uma ayengumfowabo Ka-Ayub, kwakuyinto engokwemvelo ngaye ukungilandela. Ukuziphindiselela okuchithekile kuyingxenye yokuphila kule ngxenye yomhlaba. I-ego yomfowabo yambulala, futhi kwakuwumsebenzi wakhe ukungibulala. Konke kwakuyisiphukuphuku, Futhi Uhadiya wafa ngenxa yalokho.
  
  
  Isahluko sesibili.
  
  
  Uhambo lwami 631 I-BOAC yafika Esikhumulweni Sezindiza Saselondon ngo-11: 05 ekuseni ngosuku olulandelayo. Akekho owangihlangabeza, ngoba Uhawk wayengafuni ukwamukelwa. Kwadingeka ngiqashe itekisi, njenganoma yisiphi esinye isivakashi, futhi ngicele umshayeli ukuba angiyise ehhovisi Le-British tourist Association elise-64 St James ' s Street. Lapho ngabona indoda okuthiwa Ubrutha. Ubrutha, ubunikazi bakhe bangempela-imfihlo egcinwe kahle-kwakuyinombolo Kahawke Ephambene Elondon. Wayengumholi We-Special missions Division Yomholi Wezinhlelo Ezikhethekile. Wanginika iziyalezo eziqondile ngalo msebenzi.
  
  
  Ngasebenzisa iphasiwedi ukuze ngithole ukufinyelela esitezi esiphezulu esivaliwe Sesakhiwo Se-Travel Association, futhi ngahlangatshezwa unogada wezempi owayegqoke izingubo ezihlanzekile Zebutho Lasebrithani. Wamnika igama lakhe.
  
  
  "Silandele, mnumzane," lowo owayebazungezile wangitshela ngokuthula.
  
  
  Sahamba phansi egcekeni ngendlela eqinile, esheshayo, izicathulo zabalindi zishaya phansi okucwebezelayo ngesigqi esicijile. Sama phambi komnyango omkhulu onamapaneli ekugcineni kwegceke.
  
  
  "Ungangena, mnumzane," kusho le nsizwa kimi.
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga," ngathi, futhi ngavula umnyango wendawo encane yokwamukela izivakashi.
  
  
  Wavala umnyango ngemva kwakhe futhi wazithola ebhekene nowesifazane oneminyaka ephakathi nendawo owayehlezi etafuleni, ngokusobala owayengunobhala Kabrutus. Kodwa ngokushesha ukubuka kwami kwadlulisela umimmo nah emehlweni amahle ngempela. Intombazane egqoke ingubo yesikhumba emfushane kakhulu, eyayibuyela kimi, yayincike phezu kwefasitela ukuze inisele izitshalo ebhokisini elingaphandle kwefasitela. Noma kunjalo, ingubo yayibonakala njalo ngamasentimitha ezinqeni zayo ezinde, ezinobisi nengxenye yomhlane wayo oyindilinga, embozwe nge-lace. Ngangikuthanda Ukuthanda Kukabrutus ifenisha yasehhovisi.
  
  
  Owesifazane omdala wayelandela amehlo ami. "Mnu. Carter, ngiyakholelwa", esho, emamatheka.
  
  
  "Yebo," ngathi, ngishintsha amehlo ami ngokunganaki. Njengoba ekhuluma, intombazane yaphendukela kithi, iphethe ibhodlela elincane lokunisela ezandleni zayo.
  
  
  "Besilokhu sikulindele", kusho umamukeli. "Igama lakhe Ngunkk. Smythe, futhi lona Nguheather York."
  
  
  "Ngingathanda", ngamtshela Unkk. Smythe, kodwa amehlo ami abuyela entombazaneni. Wayenezinwele ezimhlophe nezinwele ezimfushane. Unah wayenamehlo amakhulu aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okukhanyayo engake ngambona. Unah wayenobuso obuphelele: ikhala eliqondile, elincanyana ngaphezu komlomo obanzi, onobuhlungu. I-micro mini ayeyigqoke yayimboze kancane, ngisho nalapho ehlezi enqunu. Isikhumba esinsundu sasiphuma esifubeni esiyindilinga ngaphezu kwesinqe esincane. Amathole akhe ayegqoke amabhuzu brownundu ayefana nengubo yakhe.
  
  
  "Ubrutha uzokubona ngokushesha, Mnu. Carter", kusho Unkk. Smythe. "Umnyango onamapulangwe ngakwesobunxele sakho."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga."Wamomotheka lapho ebona le ntokazi, enethemba lokuthi uzoyibona kamuva.
  
  
  Ubrutha wasukuma ngemuva kwesihlalo esikhulu se-mahogany njengoba engena. "Kulungile, kuhle! Umnu. Unick Carter! Kuhle! Kuhle!"
  
  
  Isandla sika-Ego sagwinya esami futhi sasinyakazisa. Wayengumuntu omkhulu, omude njengami, futhi wayenesinye salezo zindawo ezivamile zebutho Lasebrithani. Ama-sideburns ka-Ego ayempunga futhi kwakunemibimbi emehlweni akhe, kodwa wayebukeka njengendoda eyayisakwazi ukuhola ukuhlasela kwezempi futhi ikujabulele.
  
  
  "Ngiyajabula ukuhlangana nawe, mnumzane," kusho mina.
  
  
  "Ngenjabulo, mfana wami! Kuyamangalisa ngempela! Uyazi, idumela lakho liqala kuwe."
  
  
  Ngamomotheka futhi ngahlala phansi esihlalweni anginika sona. Akazange abuyele esihlalweni sakhe, kodwa wama ekhoneni lesihlalo, ubuso bakhe babubuhlungu ngokuzumayo.
  
  
  "Sinenkinga enkulu lapha, Nick", esho. "Ngiyaxolisa kakhulu ngokuthi sikudonsela ezinkingeni zethu, kodwa awaziwa kahle lapha, futhi uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, ngangidinga umuntu onolwazi owayengeke anqikaze ukubulala uma kudingeka. Umuntu wethu okuwukuphela kwakhe osezingeni lakho uhlobene kakhulu nale nkinga Emalta."
  
  
  "Ngiyajabula ukusiza," kusho mina.
  
  
  U-Emu Wa wamnika ukulandisa okuningiliziwe ngalokho okwakwenzeke Egibhithe, wabe esemnika isithombe sakhe. Wayifunda isikhashana, wabe esevumelana nami ngokuthi konke Ufergus okwakudingeka asitshele kwakuhlobene nomuntu oyedwa noma abaningi ababesesithombeni.
  
  
  Wathi: "kuzothatha isikhathi ukuthola bonke laba bantu". "Okwamanje, kunezindaba ezengeziwe."
  
  
  Ubrutha wahamba eceleni kwesihlalo namabhandeshi emhlane wakhe. "Asazi ukuthi Bangamakhomanisi noma cha. Siyazi Ukuthi Inovostny ilapha ngenjongo embi, kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi ayihlangene ngalutho nokubulawa kwabantu. Nokho, kumelwe siyihlole, futhi isikhathi sibalulekile. noma yimiphi eminye imibono, ucwaningo ih. Ungakhohlwa ukuhlola nami njalo."
  
  
  Wafika esihlalweni, wathatha izingcezu ezimbili zephepha, wanginika i-ih. Lezi kwakuyi
  
  
  ukuqoshwa kwasekuqaleni okushiywe umbulali noma ababulali abaqashiwe. U-Ih wayifunda.
  
  
  "Uzophawula ukuthi zibhalwe ngesandla futhi zibhalwe umuntu oyedwa", Kusho Ubrutha.
  
  
  "Yebo," ngamtshela ngokucabangisisa. "Ingabe uye wahlaziya i-e-mail?"
  
  
  Wathi: "cha, kodwa ngingakuhlela uma ufuna."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. Ngangingeyena uchwepheshe, kodwa isitayela se-doodle sasingasikiseli umenzeli onguchwepheshe opholile. Yiqiniso, lokhu kungase kube ingxenye screen intuthu. "Uhawk wathi ukubulawa kwabantu kwakunegazi ."
  
  
  Ubrutha wabubula futhi wangena esihlalweni sesikhumba ngemuva kwedeski. Uyabona, sazama ukungayinikezi imininingwane eyinkimbinkimbi emaphephandabeni. Ingemuva lekhanda Likawelsey laqhuma ngesibhamu esinamandla. Wadutshulwa ngefasitela lehhovisi lakhe ngumcibisheli onolwazi owayekude. . Cishe njengomzingeli onguchwepheshe. "
  
  
  "Noma umbulali onguchwepheshe", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Yebo."Wagcoba isilevu sakhe . "Ukubulawa kukadumbarton wasepheresiya kwakungathandeki neze. Wagwazwa ngesikhathi ehamba nenja yakhe. Umphimbo wenja wanqunywa. Le ncwadi yayiboshelwe esikhwameni sikadumbarton. Ngandlela-thile, inothi lokuqala latholakala eposini elingavulwanga etafuleni Likawellsey."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe kufanele ukhokhe imali bese ubona ukuthi kwenzekani", ngacabanga.
  
  
  "Sacabanga ngakho. Kodwa ngezigidi eziyishumi nambili zamakhilogremu, leyo yimali eningi, ngisho nakuhulumeni Wasebrithani. Ngizokutshela uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, nokho, kunengcindezi enkulu evela kumalungu Ekhabhinethi Yongqongqoshe kanye neminyango yokukhokha I-IHT. Singase sigcine kanjena. Kodwa okwamanje, okungenani ngesonto kufanele usebenze okuthile ."
  
  
  "Ngizokwenza konke okusemandleni ami, mnumzane."
  
  
  "Ngiyazi ukuthi uvame ukukhetha ukusebenza wedwa", Kusho Ubrutha, " kodwa ngizokhipha i-ejenti ezungeze iyunithi yami YE-sm ukuze ngisebenze nawe kulokhu. Nina ababili nizobika kimi kuphela. Kunezinye izinhlangano ezisebenza. kulesi senzakalo, for estestvenno, - MI5, mi6, dvor nabanye. Akufanele babelane nganoma yiluphi ulwazi oluthuthukisayo, ngaphandle kwami. Ingabe lokho kucacile?" "
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu", kusho u-emu.
  
  
  Wamomotheka. Kuhle. Wacindezela inkinobho etafuleni lakhe. "Thumela Iyork . Unksz Smythe."
  
  
  Ibunzi lakhe lalinemihlathi. Akukhona ukuthi igama le-blonde engaziswa ngalo egumbini lokulinda...? Umnyango ongemuva kwami wavuleka futhi ngaphenduka. Isidalwa esihle esinesudi yesikhumba esincane esincane sesikhumba sangena ngokushesha ekamelweni, simomotheka kabanzi futhi singihambisa etafuleni le-mahogany. Wayehlala emaphethelweni esihlalo njengokungathi wayehlale lapho izikhathi eziningi ngaphambili.
  
  
  "Lona Umnu. Nick Carter, Heather", kusho Ubrutha, emamatheka ngo-hey.
  
  
  Wathi: "sahlangana ngaphandle, asizange singikhiphe amehlo.
  
  
  "Ah, kuhle."Wangibuka wathi,' Uheather uyisithunywa ozosebenza Naso, Nick.'
  
  
  Ukubuka kwakhe kwashintsha kusuka entombazaneni Kuya Kubrutus futhi kwabuyela Kunach. "Mlahleni," ngasho ngobumnene.
  
  
  Ngemva kokutshela Uheather ngesithombe, Ubrut wasilahla. Lapho uyise esondela kuye, wathi, "ay uxhumene. Ngosuku noma ngaphezulu, sizoba nokuthile ngamadoda ezithombe."
  
  
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  Ngathatha itekisi ngaya ehhotela elincane eliseduze Nerussell Square, ngalulama ngandlela-thile ekushaqekeni okumnandi kokuthola ukuthi ngangizochitha isonto elilandelayo noma ngaphezulu neqembu lezinto ezinhle Njengoheather York. Eqinisweni, nganginemizwa ehlukahlukene ngaye. Abesifazane nobuhlakani abuhlangani, okungenani hhayi ngendlela engimdlala ngayo. Futhi ngakuthola kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi intombazane eyinkimbinkimbi Njengoheather empeleni ingasiza ekutholeni umbulali. Kodwa Ubrutha wayeyinhloko phakathi nalesi sabelo sokuboleka nokuqasha, futhi wayengeke ayibuze imibono yakhe.
  
  
  Nginqume ukuhlala eduze nehhotela amahora ambalwa alandelayo kuyilapho Uheather esilungiselela ukuya Ecornwall kungakhathaliseki ukuthi nini. Umshayeli wetekisi wangithatha wangiyisa Epall mall, emimmo Yasenational gallery Etrafalgar Square, lapho izivakashi zazondla khona amajuba ngekholomu Kanelson elangeni.
  
  
  Sasisendleleni eya Erussell Square Park. Ihhotela laliqhele ngamakhilomitha ambalwa nje, futhi ngangifuna ukuhamba kancane.
  
  
  "Ngizophuma lapha", etshela umshayeli.
  
  
  "Kulungile, mnumzane," kusho le ndoda, yehlisa ijubane itekisi.
  
  
  I-Emu yakhokha, futhi wahamba. Ngalidlula epaki, ngijabulela ilanga lasekwindla, futhi ekugcineni ngawenqaba umgwaqo oya ehhotela lami. U-austin omnyama oyedwa wayehlala phambi kwabo. Njengoba ngangisondela, ngabona amadoda amathathu agqoke amasudi amnyama ngaphakathi. Ababili babo baphuma phakathi kwabo bangibhekana nami, bangivimba.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, sikhumbuzo, kodwa ingabe ubuyoba Umnu. Carter?"
  
  
  Indoda ethile yayimfundela. Wayeyinsizwa enesikwele, enkulu. Wayebukeka njengamaphoyisa... noma i-ejenti yezokuphepha. Kanjalo no-ego buddy, ikakhulukazi ngesandla sakhe sokunene esifakwe ephaketheni lakhe.
  
  
  "Kuthiwani uma kunguye?"
  
  
  "Khona-ke singathanda ukuxoxa nawe", kusho le nsizwa emamatheka kakhulu. "Woza, asifuni ukuphazamisa muntu,akunjalo?"
  
  
  Ngabheka nxazonke. Kwakukhona njalo umuntu epaki Erussell Square, kodwa imigwaqo yalesi sigaba yayingenamuntu. Kodwa manje, kwakunabantu abambalwa kuphela ababehamba beya ngakolunye uhlangothi. Akukho usizo nhlobo.
  
  
  "it phansi, Mnu.Carter."Umyalo wavela kumuntu wesithathu, umshayeli, futhi waba nomuzwa wokuthi kukhona okungishaye kanzima emhlane. "Search i-ego kuqala", etshela abantu ayekanye nabo, bencike emafasiteleni.
  
  
  Indoda yokuqala yangena ngaphakathi kwe-Doublet yami Futhi yavula Uwilhelmina. Wafaka i-luger ebhande lakhe, wabe esengishaya. Wenza umsebenzi ongathandeki, waphuthelwa Uhugo engalweni yami yangakwesokudla Nopierre, ibhomu legesi le-cyanide elaliboshelwe ngaphakathi kwethanga lami langakwesobunxele.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngena emotweni,Mnu. Carter". "Sifuna ukwazi ukuthi ibhizinisi owawunalo Nogali fergus ngaphambi kokuba U-Ego afe."
  
  
  "Ubani'thina'?"
  
  
  "Indoda okuthiwa Unovosti", kusho owokuqala.
  
  
  Ngathi:" njengokuvota, yilokho kuphela".
  
  
  "Izwi nakho konke, Yankee", indoda yesibili yathi kimi, ikhuluma okokuqala.
  
  
  Ngathi: "khona-ke ngiyise kuye". Angiphikisani ngesibhamu esingibuka ebusweni.
  
  
  Indoda yesibili yahleka kakhulu. "Ungathanda lokho, akunjalo? Kodwa ngeke kube lula kangako. Uzovele uhambe nathi, usitshele lokho esifuna ukukwazi, bese uthatha indiza elandelayo ubuyele Emelika."
  
  
  Wakhwela esihlalweni esingemuva, futhi badlala lo mdlalo, ngemuva kwami, owodwa ohlangothini ngalunye. Babengathathi amathuba. Sasuka emgwaqweni.
  
  
  Manje sasishayela siye e-Oxford Sturt siya emarble Arch. Uma behlala kulo mgwaqo omkhulu, kuyokwenza izinto zibe nzima. Nokho, ngaphambi nje kokuba sifike Ehyde Park, umshayeli waphenduka umgwaqo omncane, waya Egrosvenor Square. Leli kwakuyithuba lami, uma kukhona.
  
  
  Indoda engakwesobunxele sami yayibuka imoto ihamba, kodwa umngane we - ego onesibhamu wayesangibuka-noma isibhamu. Ngakho kwadingeka ngikhuthaze i-ego yami kancane.
  
  
  "Qaphelani," ngasho ngokuzumayo. "Ngaphandle emgwaqweni."
  
  
  Umshayeli wehlisa ijubane ngokuzenzakalelayo, futhi amadoda amabili ayehleli esihlalweni esingemuva abheka phambili ngomzuzwana owodwa. Yilokho kuphela engikudingayo. Washaywa kanzima i-agent ngakwesokudla sakhe, futhi isibhamu sawela phansi emotweni. Kwabe sekulandela ukushaywa ngokushesha, ngokucijile emphinjeni okwamenza wahlanza.
  
  
  Omunye umenzeli wayebamba ingalo yami. Wasuka futhi washaya i-ego yakhe ngobudlova ebusweni ngendololwane yakhe, waphula ikhala le-emu. Wakhonkotha futhi wawa ekhoneni.
  
  
  U-austin wagijima ngokungenangqondo emgwaqweni omncane, umshayeli ezama ukuqondisa ngesandla esisodwa futhi engikhomba ngesibhamu ngesinye. "Yeka. Ucarter! Yeka, wena mfana ongathandeki."
  
  
  Isibhamu samcindezela ophahleni lwemoto, saphendukisa isihlakala sakhe, futhi isibhamu saqhekeza iwindi eliseceleni, saphula ingilazi. Ngezwa ubuhlungu obukhulu esihlathini sami sokunene njengoba ingilazi endizayo ingishaya.
  
  
  Manje umshayeli uselahlekelwe ngokuphelele ukulawula i-austin. Yayishelela isuka kolunye uhlangothi lomgwaqo iye kolunye, idlula abahamba ngezinyawo abavulekile basemimmo, ekugcineni yaphula umgwaqo ongakwesokudla futhi yashayisa isigxobo sokusekela. Umshayeli washaya ikhanda lakhe esibukweni sangaphambili, futhi wawa esondweni.
  
  
  Ngithatha Uwilhelmina kumuntu ongakwesobunxele sami, yena, ngafinyelela kumenzeli ongakwesokudla sami futhi ngakhahlela umnyango ngakolunye uhlangothi. Lalivuleka futhi waziphonsa emnyango, washaya ihlombe lakhe emgwaqweni futhi wagingqika ngenxa yokushayisana.
  
  
  Wasukuma wabheka e-austin, amadoda amabili ayethukile emhlane futhi umshayeli owayengasazi lutho wawela phezu kwesondo lokushayela.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ungangiphazamisi".
  
  
  Isahluko sesithathu.
  
  
  "Ngenxa yokuthi isikhathi sibaluleke kakhulu", Kusho Uheather York etafuleni elithokomele lababili, " Ubrutha wagcizelela ukuthi sihambe siye Ecornwall kulobubusuku. Eqinisweni, ngikhetha ukushayela ebusuku."
  
  
  Wayegqoke ingubo emfushane, emfushane kakhulu eluhlaza enezicathulo ezihambisanayo newigi enombala onjengobuhlalu enesitayela sezinwele esifinyelela emahlombe. Ngamtshela lapho engithatha ehhotela, " Uma le wig kufanele ibe ukufihla, ngeke kusebenze bengingeke ngibone lesi sibalo noma kuphi."
  
  
  Wayehleka, enyakazisa ikhanda lakhe. "Akukho ukufihla, intombazane ithanda nje ukushintsha ubunikazi bayo ngezikhathi ezithile."
  
  
  Endleleni eya endaweni yokudlela emaphethelweni Elondon, lapho sama khona ukuze sidle isidlo sasemini ngaphambi kokuba aye eningizimu ogwini, wachaza ukuhlangana kwakhe nabafana bamaphephandaba.
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Ubrut kumelwe akuthande... ingabe ubize emu?"
  
  
  "Ngakwenza."
  
  
  Le ndawo yokudlela yayihlaba umxhwele, inesingisi Esidala kakhulu. Abapheki babesanda kuletha umyalo wethu lapho indoda isondela etafuleni. Wayemude futhi eyisikwele, enezinwele ezimhlophe nobuso obunzima. Kwakunesilonda esincane ohlangothini lwesobunxele lwentamo yakhe, cishe esasifihlwe ihembe lakhe. Wayenamehlo aqinile, brownundu omnyama.
  
  
  "Uheather-Uheather York?"esho, ema esihlalweni. "Yebo! Cishe wayekukhumbula wena newigi. Kuyathandeka kakhulu."
  
  
  Uheather wamomotheka kakhulu. "U-Elmo Jupiter! Kuhle ukukubona futhi."
  
  
  "Ngangizokucela wena nomngane wakho ukuba nihlanganyele nathi", ekhomba intombazane enezinwele ezimnyama etafuleni elisekhoneni, " kodwa ngiyabona ukuthi usukhonzile."
  
  
  "Yebo," kusho Uheather. "Lona Ngurichard matthews... U-Elmo Jupiter, Urichard."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye. "Ngenjabulo."
  
  
  Wangifunda isikhashana, futhi amehlo akhe aqinile ayenobutha nakanjani. "Ungummelika."
  
  
  "Yebo."
  
  
  "Uheather unokunambitheka okungavamile ngempela."Wamomotheka, waphendukela kuye. "Kubantu nasezimotweni. Kumelwe ngibuyele kubhiya wami omnyama. Sizokubona kamuva, Heather."
  
  
  "Yebo, yebo," esho, usalokhu emamatheka kakhulu. "Yiba nobusuku obuhle."
  
  
  "Ngihlale ngikwenza", kusho Ujupiter, ephenduka.
  
  
  Lapho ebuyela etafuleni le-ego.
  
  
  Uheather wabuka intombazane eyayisivele ilindele u-ego lapho. Wathi:" angimthandi lo muntu". "Ngahlangana naye ngomunye umuntu osebenza njengombhali EKP. Ucabanga ukuthi ngisebenza kwezempilo yomphakathi. Wangicela ukuba ngiphume naye, kodwa waxolisa. Angiwathandi amehlo e-ego."
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi unomona", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe uthukuthele ngokuthi ngenqaba i-emu. Ngimzwile, ujwayele ukuthola lokho akufunayo. Ngicabanga ukuthi wenza izimoto. Wayezomangala lapho ethola ngentombazane ayekanye nayo. Banomlando omude wokuthengisa izidakamizwa."
  
  
  "Wazi kanjani lokho?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Ngangisebenza Egcekeni cishe unyaka ngaphambi kokuba I-kp inginikeze umsebenzi wami."
  
  
  Wayesho ngokunganaki, njengokungathi akunandaba, kodwa ngahlabeka umxhwele. Wayesola Ukuthi Usweet Heather wayegcwele izimanga.
  
  
  Phakathi nobusuku, sasihamba ngemoto emigwaqweni emincane eyindilinga, egcwele izihlahla, siqale sidlule emizaneni enamagama likeengecrownhill Nemoorswater, bese sihamba ngasogwini isikhashana. Uheather wamshayela I-S. O. c. e. M. A. Gregoire eyayiphelelwe isikhathi kodwa eyayenziwe ngokwezifiso.
  
  
  "Uneferodo yohlobo olwamenza", wangitshela ngokuziqhenya njengoba sasibhonga sizungeza ijika eliphenduphendukayo ebumnyameni, izibani eziphambili zikhanyisa imizila emibili ephuzi ebusuku. Wayeka ukusebenzisa iwigi, futhi izinwele zakhe ezimfushane ezimhlophe zaziphephethwa umoya. "Kanye nebhokisi lamagiya kagesi lohlobo Lwe-Cotal mk."
  
  
  Sama ehhotela ukuze sidle isidlo sasekuseni, bese kuba phakathi kwamabili, lapho Ekugcineni Uheather esekhathele ukushayela. Wacela amakamelo angawomuntu siqu. Lapho umninindlu wakudala Wasescotland esinika amakamelo angomakhelwane futhi esishaya ngamandla, Uheather akazange aphikisane, kodwa naye akazange asisekele. Ngakho ngalala embhedeni wami, ngizama ukungacabangi ngaye eduze kangaka.
  
  
  Safika kusenesikhathi Epenzance, lapho, njengoba kubikwe, ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule sabona Khona Imikhiqizo Emisha. Ubrutha wasinika incazelo eningiliziwe ye-ego nalokho okwakwaziwa ngokufihla i-ego. Wayehamba ngaphansi kwegama Elithi John ryder, futhi isingisi sakhe kwakufanele sibe esingenaphutha.
  
  
  Ngemva kokubuza ngokucophelela emahhotela nasezindaweni zokuphuza utshwala zendawo, sathola ukuthi indoda eyaphendula incazelo ye - "Barents sea territory" ngempela yayisepenzance, Equeens hotel, nenye indoda. Yena nomngane wakhe babephume ehhotela ngakusasa ekuseni, kodwa umphathi wedeski wayezwile Izindaba zikhuluma Ngeland ' s End, umphetho Wecornwall owawuphuma olwandle.
  
  
  "Ngakho lokhu Kuyiland 's End", kusho Uhether njengoba sasihamba ngemoto sizungeza idolobha. "Indawo ekahle yokucasha nokukhuluma."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe," ngathi. "Kodwa kusukela manje kuqhubeke, sizoqhubeka kancane.
  
  
  "Cishe urosneft uyazi ukuthi sifuna ama-ego."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Ungumphathi."
  
  
  Umgwaqo oya Eland ' s End wawumnyama, udlula ezweni elinamatshe eligcwele i-heather nemihlanga, futhi udlula emizaneni yamatshe angwevu. Ngokwesibonelo, amakhilomitha ayisihlanu ukusuka lapho siya khona, samisa umlimi owayehamba ngeveni ngakolunye uhlangothi futhi sabuza izivakashi zendawo.
  
  
  Wayegcoba izinduku ezibomvu ngesandla esijiyile. "Amadoda amabili athuthele Ehemoor cottage izolo . U-Odin owayebazungezile wanginika imali yokugcwalisa umthombo. Babebukeka njengamadoda amahle ngokwanele."
  
  
  Kusukela van igobolondo, iphunga umquba. Uheather wamomotheka ekhaleni futhi wangimomotheka.
  
  
  "Lokho kwakungeke kube yindoda yethu", ngaqamba amanga. "Umuntu esimfunayo ulapha nomkhaya wakhe. Ngiyabonga noma kunjalo."
  
  
  Umlimi wabeka ihhashi lakhe, futhi sahamba kancane. Lapho iveni ingasabonakali, senza uphawu lokuqala olwaluboniswe umlimi. Cishe amamitha ayikhulu phansi komgwaqo ongcolile, wacela Uheather ukuba aphenduke.
  
  
  "Leli khaya alikwazi ukuba kude kakhulu", ngishilo. "Sizohamba yonke indlela."
  
  
  Njengoba sasiphuma emotweni, inyoni yabiza ngokuthukuthela isuka emasimini aseduze kwethu. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ekuseni kwakunelanga futhi kuthule. Salandela umgwaqo oyindilinga amamitha angamakhulu ambalwa ngaphambi kokuba sifike sibonane nale ndlu.
  
  
  Uheather wamcindezela otshanini obude. "Kumelwe kube kanjena", ngihlebela.
  
  
  Leli khaya lizungezwe itshe elinsundu futhi lihlezi egqumeni eliphansi elimbozwe izimbali eziphuzi, ezinikeza impumuzo ethile kulesi senzakalo esinzima. Imoto encane eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka i-sunbeam yayimi eduze kwendlu. Kwakungekho mizamo yokufihla imoto emgwaqweni. Ngokusobala, "Umfana Omusha" wayecabanga ukuthi uphephile - uma engabonwa, kungenjalo wayefuna abanye bacabange ukuthi uphephile.
  
  
  Wathinta ingalo yakhe futhi waveza ukuthi sasizungeza sibuyele endlini, lapho sasingasondela khona kuye ngemva kwesembozo semoto. Waqala ngaphesheya kotshani, futhi Uheather wamlandela.
  
  
  Njengoba sasikhasa sibheke Emisebeni Yelanga emile, sezwa amazwi. Kwakunefasitela elivulekile ngakolunye uhlangothi lwendlu. Wafinyelela ebhokisini lakhe likawilhelmina, Futhi Uheather wakhipha isibhamu esincane Esingu-380 ppl esikhwameni sakhe. Wenza isicelo Sokuba U-ay ahlale endaweni yakhe futhi angivikele. Wakhasa kancane waya emaphethelweni endlu, wama ngaphansi kwefasitela.
  
  
  Amazwi ayecacile manje. Waqonda phezulu efasiteleni futhi ngokushesha wabheka ngaphakathi. Kwakunamadoda amathathu kulelo khaya: indoda ende, encane enezinwele ezinsundu ezikhanyayo nobuso obunamathambo-ngokusobala irosneft Oil company-yayihamba ekamelweni, ikhuluma namanye amadoda amabili ayebukeka Njengamangisi. Waphinde wagxuma futhi walalela.
  
  
  "Lapho sibuya, ngeke kusaba khona okunye ukuxhumana Elondon,
  
  
  ngaphandle komyalezo ohlelwe kusengaphambili", Kusho Unovosti. - Okokuqala, akekho umuntu osizungezile okufanele abonwe Emnyangweni Wezokuvikela Wezangaphandle kuze kube yisikhathi esibekiwe. Ingabe lokho kucacile?" "
  
  
  Abanye babekhononda ngokuvumelana kwabo.
  
  
  Kuhle. Ngesikhathi esimisiwe, Umnyango uyoba nokuvikeleka okukhulu. Isikhathi sethu kufanele sibe cishe esiphelele. Indawo yethu izovulwa kuphela imizuzwana embalwa. Kumelwe senze ngokushesha nangempumelelo."
  
  
  "Ungakhathazeki ngathi, mngane", kusho omunye Wamangisi ngokunganaki.
  
  
  "Sizobanika isiphetho esihle embukisweni wempi", kuvuma U-Ego comrade.
  
  
  Wehlisa izwi lakhe. Ngangithambekele phambili ukuze ngimzwe kangcono lapho umsindo uvela ngemuva kwendlu. Ukuhleba kukaheather kwafinyelela kimi cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo.
  
  
  "Nick! Qaphela!"
  
  
  Kwase kwephuze kakhulu. Indoda eqinile yafika ngemuva kwendlu iphethe ibhakede lamanzi. Ngokusobala, wayesemthonjeni ongemuva kwakhe. Lapho engibona, wafunga ngesirashiya futhi walahla amabhakede. Wafanisa incazelo yomhlali WE-kgb eningizimu Yengilandi ayitholayo. Ebona Uwilhelmina, wafika ngokudangala ebangeni lakhe lesinqe ephethe isibhamu.
  
  
  Wakhomba futhi wadutshulwa umshayeli ngesinyathelo esisodwa; isibhamu sakhala kakhulu ekuseni buthule. Umrashiya wabamba isifuba sakhe, futhi isibhamu asikhipha sangena odongeni lwendlu. Isikhulu SEKGB sahlehla futhi sawela emgodini imilenze yaso ivulekile, izandla zaso zibambe umoya ongenalutho.
  
  
  "Gijimani uye otshanini obude", kusho Uheather kuye. Khona-ke, ngaphandle kokulinda isiqinisekiso, wagijimela ngemuva kwendlu, enethemba lokuthi kunomnyango.
  
  
  Cishe wakhubeka phezu kwebhakede elaliwile njengoba ayezungeza ekhoneni. Wabona umnyango uvaliwe. I-ego yakhe yamkhahlela kakhulu, futhi waquleka ngaphakathi.
  
  
  Njengoba umyeni wakhe engena endlini, igumbi elingemuva kwakhe lapho yena nabanye babekhuluma khona, omunye Wamangisi wangena ngomnyango ovulekile, ephethe Iwebley 455 Mark IV, wangishaya ngaphandle kokuphula isinyathelo. Ubuso buka-Ego babonisa ukumangala lapho sishaya. Waphonswa emuva esikhwameni somnyango, futhi ngaba nesikhathi esanele sokukhomba Uwilhelmina futhi ngadwengula imbobo esiswini sakhe. Wawa phansi, amehlo evulekile, ebusweni bakhe emangele.
  
  
  Ngaya ekamelweni elingaphambili lendlu, kodwa yayingenamuntu. Khona-ke ngezwa ukudubula okuvela ngaphambili. Izindaba nenye indoda babephume ngaphandle futhi bedubulana Noheather. Ngokusobala, wayegcina u-ih kude ne-sedan eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ephethe isibhamu sakhe esincane. Wayebheke emnyango wangaphambili,esezosondela kubo ngemuva, lapho Umbrithani wesibili ephindela emuva endlini.
  
  
  Wadubula kuqala, kodwa isibhamu sasingumimmo. I-luger yami yaqhuma kabili, futhi zombili lezi zigigaba zafika ekhaya. Angizange ngiyeke ukumbuka ewa. Kwaba nokudutshulwana okusheshayo ngaphandle, wabe esezwa ukuvaleka komnyango wemoto. Ngemva kwesibili, injini yabhonga. Njengoba ngangihamba ngizungeze indlu, imoto yadlula endaweni evulekile, iya emgwaqweni.
  
  
  Wayengakwazi ukubona phezulu ekhanda lakhe njengoba ayegxumela phansi esondweni ukuze agweme umlilo Kaheather. Ebeka Uwilhelmina engalweni yakhe, wayebhekise emgqonyeni futhi ebhekise esondweni elingemuva elingakwesokudla. Kodwa ngokushesha nje lapho idutshulwa, i-sedan yabonakala igxuma iphuma emigwaqweni, ishintsha isiqondiso ngokungenangqondo. Umcibisholo awuzange ufike esondweni futhi esikhundleni salokho wemba odakeni. Khona-ke imoto yanyamalala ngemva kotshani obude emgwaqweni.
  
  
  Wabuyisela isibhamu esikhwameni saso futhi wabubula. Indoda kuphela esasifuna ngempela ukuyibamba yabaleka. Wayengathola amanye ama-agent ngezinsuku ezimbalwa, mhlawumbe ngisho nangamahora. Futhi uma umbulali Kwakungunovinkami, cishe sasingamvimbi.
  
  
  Wabe esecabanga Ngoheather futhi waphendukela otshanini obude. Kwatholakala ukuthi wayelayisha kabusha umthetho kasterling wokuthengwa kwempahla yomphakathi.
  
  
  "Ngaxolisa ngokuthi wadlula umimmo me", exolisa.
  
  
  "Akunakusizwa," ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi akusizi ngalutho ukuzama ukujaha i-ego emotweni yami."
  
  
  Unesiqalo esikhulu kakhulu kithi", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Yebo."Wayebonakala ecindezelekile .
  
  
  "Ingabe ulungile?"
  
  
  "yebo. Ngilungile. Futhi wena?"
  
  
  "Yiba nosuku oluhle," kusho uyise. "Angikwazi ukusho okufanayo ngabo bobabili."Wanqekuzisa ikhanda ebheke endlini.
  
  
  Sahlola Amabrithani amabili nendlu, kodwa asitholanga lutho. Wabe esehlola emaphaketheni kachekist ofile. Akukho lutho. Unovosti wayengumuntu ongokoqobo ongathandi ukubhala phansi.
  
  
  "Babekhuluma Ngomnyango Wezokuvikela Amazwe angaphandle", kusho Uheather. "Ngokuqinisekile babehlela okuthile lapho.
  
  
  "Sakhuluma 'ngesihloko sethu ''nangosuku esihlosiwe' futhi sathi kufanele ' senze ngokushesha. Kungenzeka ukuthi uyindoda yethu. Kungcono sicabange ukuthi kunjalo, nokuthi uhlela ukubulala futhi ngokushesha. ingxenye yecebo elikhulu, lizomane lishintshe isikhathi, usuku, nendlela yokusebenza yomzamo olandelayo ."
  
  
  Umnyango Wezokuvikela, Uheather wazindla. "Lapho Udumbarton esefile kakade, ubani oyoshiya? Umuntu ongena esikhundleni se-ego?"
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe, noma mhlawumbe, Jikelele. Ubani owaziyo? "Esho. Uyise wayedlula esikhwameni somunye wabantu abafile okwesibili. Kwaphawulwa igumbi eliyimfihlo ukuthi ngangiphuthelwe okokuqala. Ngaphakathi kwakunesiqeshana sephepha. Yakhipha i - " Hey! Kuyini?"
  
  
  Uheather wabheka phezu kwehlombe lami. "Lena inombolo yocingo."
  
  
  "Kusho ukuthini ngaphansi kwalo?"
  
  
  Wayithatha kimi. "Indawo yokuhlatshwa engezansi".
  
  
  "Inizhny Novgorod... Kuyini lokhu?"
  
  
  Wangibheka, amehlo akhe aluhlaza emamatheka. "Idolobha, idolobhana elincane lasecotswolds. Kumelwe ukuba yinombolo esemzaneni."
  
  
  "Ngamtshela ngokucabangisisa," mhlawumbe othile owayesezindlini zabafana wenza iphutha elincane."
  
  
  Isahluko sesine.
  
  
  "Futhi inothi lesibili?"Ngabuza, ngibambe ucingo endlebeni yami njengoba amakhophi e-photostatic amanothi okubulala Ubrutha ayengibhalele wona ayebolile embhedeni oseduze kwami. "Ingabe kwakukhona ukungaboni ngaso linye?"
  
  
  Ngangikhuluma Nomhlaziyi Wezithombe Ubrutha anginika zona ngalokhu kubulala. I-Ego rheumatism yayilalela ngokucophelela.
  
  
  "Ngathi lapho eseqedile," ngiyalazisa usizo lwakho."
  
  
  Wavala ucingo waphendukela Kuheather,owayesebenza kwenye indawo yokulala eyodwa. Sabhalisa kuleli Hhotela Lasestratford njengendoda nomfazi-ngesiphakamiso sakhe.
  
  
  Ngathi: "kuyathakazelisa lokho".
  
  
  "Kuyini?"wabuza.
  
  
  Wafunda ngokucophelela ama-photostat. Ngazungeza izincwadi ezithile lapho ngilalele uchwepheshe wokubhala ngesandla.
  
  
  Uheather wamtshela:" bheka lokhu". "Phawula indlela zonke izinhlamvu ezithambekele ngayo ekhoneni elibukhali ohlangothini lwesokudla lwephepha. I-Graphology-ikholelwa ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthi umbhali ungumuntu onemizwa kakhulu, mhlawumbe umuntu ongalingani."
  
  
  "Kodwa ifayela lethu Kunovosti libonisa ukuthi uyisithunywa esipholile, esihlelekile nesisebenza kahle", Kusho Uheather. "Wonke amarekhodi e-ego Asegachin alandisa indaba efanayo."Ungumistletoe ebhekisela emibhalweni eyebiwe esikoleni sezinhloli Sasesoviet.
  
  
  "Ngokuqondile . Manje bheka i-A 's ne-O' s evulekile kule nothi yokuqala. Umuntu oqaphelayo nonembile, njengo - "Novosti", uyovala lezi zinhlamvu phezulu.
  
  
  "Abantu abafihlekile bahlale bevala amazwi Abo Athi Yebo", ngaqhubeka, " futhi akubona bonke. Bheka indlela incwadi ethi " t " ehlangana Ngayo Ebrithani? Umugqa oqinile, oqinile wokuhlangana embhalweni wencwadi ubonisa amandla aseduze nokuqina nokuhlasela ngokweqile. , "Izinto ezintsha" azihambisani nesitayela. Khona-ke kunesitayela sokubhala esisheshayo esibonisa ukucasuka nokungabi nesineke. Ingabe uyobona indlela Amasoviet akhetha ngayo umuntu ongenasineke njengenhloli yawo eyinhloko? "
  
  
  Uheather wamomotheka. "Ngincamela ukuba benze kanjalo."
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. "Ngiyesaba ukuthi akuyona inhlanhla yethu."Waphinde wabheka ama-photostat futhi wayeka ukumamatheka njengoba eqhathanisa i-ih. "Okokugcina, kunokuchema okucacile okuya phansi emigqeni ekulezi zincwadi. Lokhu kubonakala kakhulu embhalweni wesibili. Lokhu kubonisa ukuthi umbhali unqotshwa imizwelo, egcwele ukucindezeleka nokukhathazeka ."
  
  
  Uheather wabheka amanothi ngokuzisola. "Umuntu onjalo wayeyobe watholakala ngokushesha OKUKHULU YI-KGB."
  
  
  "Futhi ngisheshe ngishiye isikhundla", ngavuma.
  
  
  "Izwi liyiqiniso!"Waphefumula Uheather kwelinye lamaphutha akhe angavamile esipelingi sasemgwaqweni. "Kuwumdlalo wokuqagela obomvu, yebo!"
  
  
  Nganezela: "isikhathi siyaphela, kuyoba nokunye ukubulala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa."
  
  
  "Senzani manje?"Wawela imilenze yakhe emide, eveza isiqeshana se-lacy ngaphansi kwengubo encane ephuzi ayeyigqoke. Wayebukeka njengentombazane yesikole eyayizibuza nje ukuthi yayiphumelele yini esivivinyweni. Kodwa wayengenzi njengentombazane yesikole endlini Encane Eland ' s End.
  
  
  "Siya Endaweni Ephansi bese sizama ukuhambisa 'Izindaba' lapho sisenesikhathi. Mhlawumbe yonke le nombolo yocingo iholela entombini yomunye umuntu. Kodwa lokhu kungase kube indlunkulu yangempela ye - "Barents sea territories". Ngithemba nje ukuthi akuyona into engafinyeleleki."
  
  
  Ekuseni, sahamba Ngemoto Saya Elower Slaughter emigwaqweni emincane, sidlula emakhaya anophahla olumnyama nolumhlophe nezimpawu ezazikhomba umhambi ezindaweni ezinjengechipping campden nebourton-On-On-Water. I-Lower Slaughter ngokwayo yayiyidolobhana elidala elinomthunzi wesihlahla elizungezwe izindlu zamatshe brownundu ezinomfudlana ogeleza enach. Sapaka imoto emgwaqweni saya ekhelini elalandelwa umnyango wezocwaningo Kabrutus enombolweni yocingo esasibanikeze yona. Kwakuyindlu encane emaphethelweni omuzi, futhi kwakubonakala sengathi yayishiywe. Kwakungekho moto eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, futhi umnyango wawukhiyiwe.
  
  
  Saya ngemuva kwesakhiwo sabheka ngefasitela elincane elinemibala. Akekho owambona. Wakhipha ukhiye ongashintshwa ephaketheni lakhe, omunye wemishini eminingi eyanikezwa yigoshawk special effects and editing boys, futhi wavula ilokhi yabo. Lapho iso liqhuma, isivalo saqhuma futhi umnyango wavuleka. Uwilhelmina wayikhipha futhi wangena ngokucophelela ngaphakathi. Wahamba kancane ekhishini lasemaphandleni, wangena egumbini lokuphumula, wabe eseya ekamelweni lokulala. Lapho umyeni wakhe ebuyela egumbini lokuphumula, Uheather wayehlola indlu ukuthi ayinazo yini izimbungulu. Kwakungekho Ih.
  
  
  Cishe wayesenqume ukuthi kwakungekho phuzu lokuzulazula lapho etholakala ngepotimende lasebusuku elifihlwe ekhabetheni elincane. Unen wayenazo zonke izinto zokuhlanza zamadoda ezidingekayo ezazisanda kusetshenziswa. Wabheka nxazonke kancane futhi waphawula umhlane kagwayi owawugobile kodwa omusha emgqonyeni kadoti. Ugwayi wawungomunye wemikhiqizo emithathu Yasebrithani Eyayithandwa Amarussia nabanye Abantu basempumalanga Yurophu.
  
  
  "Abasha basishaya lapha", kusho Uheather kuye. "Futhi uzobuya."
  
  
  Wathi: "yebo, wayesevele enenkampani."Wangibonisa izibuko ezimbili
  
  
  utshwala abuthola ekhabetheni lasekhishini babusanda kusetshenziswa futhi bashiywa bungagezwa.
  
  
  Wamomotheka, wabe esegoba phansi futhi waxubha izindebe zakhe esihlathini sakhe. "Kuhle kakhulu," ngishilo. Wangibuka sengathi ufuna okwengeziwe, wabe esebheka nxazonke ngokushesha. Ngakuthola kunzima ukukhumbula ukuthi kungani ngangikhona.
  
  
  "Kunendoda okuthiwa Ukoval", kusho Uheather, engazikhumuli amehlo ezibukweni ayeziphethe. "Lona umenzeli waserussia owabonwa kule ndawo futhi othanda lolu hlobo lotshwala. Ustanislav Koval".
  
  
  "Kubukeka sengathi ungumuntu omusha ongaphansi kwendawo Yasolwandle Ibarents", ngathi, " mhlawumbe abasaqashi amanye ama-agent njengamanje."
  
  
  "Ukoval uzokwazi ukubiza abantu abambalwa", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  "Empeleni . Kodwa manje sinenzuzo encane. Silapha futhi abakwazi lokho."
  
  
  Uheather wayegqoke isiketi se-corduroy nesinye salezo zikibha, engenawo amabhulukwe , ukuze abone umumo wamabele akhe ngendwangu enamathelayo. Kwakungehlukile kulokho wonke amanye amantombazane ayekugqoka ezinsukwini ezintsha zokukhululwa kwabesifazane, kodwa kwakuphazamisa Futhi kukhungathekisa Uheather, ngisho nakulezi zimo ezihlukile. Ngicabanga ukuthi wayazi ukuthi kwakungikhathaza, futhi hey, ngangikuthanda kakhulu. Ngadwengula amehlo ami kulawo mabele futhi ngaya ekhishini ukuze ngivale umnyango wangemuva. Wabe eseshintsha isikhwama sakhe sikagwayi nesigxobo sikagwayi, Futhi Uheather wabuyisela izibuko ezingcolile ekhabetheni lapho azithola khona.
  
  
  "Manje," ngathi, " sizolinda."Wavumela ngamabomu ukuba amehlo akhe asuke ebhulukweni lejezi aye phansi ehembe elifushane elenziwe nge-corduroy elaliwela phakathi kwethanga. "Ingabe unazo iziphakamiso zokuthi ukuphi?"
  
  
  Wangimomotheka kancane. "Indlu yangasese?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Yebo," ngishilo.
  
  
  Saya ekamelweni lokulala savala umnyango. Uheather waya kwelinye lamafasitela futhi wabheka ngaphandle. "Kuthule kakhulu", esho, ephendukela kimi futhi ephonsa isikhwama sakhe embhedeni. "Singalinda isikhathi eside."
  
  
  "Singase nje, futhi ngeke ngiyichithe."
  
  
  Wahamba waya kuye, wagoqa izingalo zakhe okhalweni, futhi waqala ukumdonsa kuye. Wayegoba umhlane wakhe ukuze amajika akhe athambile angicindezele.
  
  
  "Bengilokhu ngikulangazelela", ngathi, ngiqabula intamo yakhe ngezindebe zami zembula ngaphansi kwezinwele zakhe ezimhlophe.
  
  
  "Ihhotela lakhe likuphathele i-ferret njengoba ungena ehhovisi Likabrutus", ehlebela nge-rheumatism.
  
  
  Wangisiza ukuba ngikhumule ijazi lami, Uwilhelmina, nehembe. Wayekhipha isivalo esasivame ukubamba isiketi sakhe. Ngemva kwesikhashana, wawa phansi. Wayehleli lapho, egqoke ama-lace panties aqinile anezigwegwe eziguquguqukayo nobumnene, isikhumba sakhe simhlophe njengobisi futhi sibushelelezi njengovelvet.
  
  
  "Asikwazi ukusebenzisa umbhede," ngathi, ngimbuka edonsa amabhulukwe akhe phezu kwezinqulu zakhe. Wakhumula izingubo zakhe ezisele wazibeka eduze kwami kukhaphethi wasekamelweni lokulala.
  
  
  U-Ee wamgcina phansi wamanga. Wasabela ngentshiseko, wangithinta ngezinqulu ezithambile. Ngamthinta, ngamanga, futhi ngazizwa izithende zakhe ziqhekeka lapho ngithintwa. Ngokusobala, naye wayengekho esimweni sokuchitha isikhathi. Ngobumnene, wamboza umzimba wakhe.
  
  
  Yena, wangena enah ngesinyathelo esisodwa esibushelelezi nesibushelelezi. Izandla zakhe zazenza izinto zemilingo emhlane wami, zihamba phansi nangaphansi, zikhuthaza, zikhuthaza, zingivusa ngokwengeziwe. Waqala ukuhamba ngokushesha futhi waba nomuzwa Wokuthi Uheather wayesabela kanjani. Imilenze yakhe yayisabalele, njengokungathi wayefuna ukungena ngokujulile ngangokunokwenzeka. Ukuphefumula kwakhe kwaphenduka ukukhala okukhulu. Ngamcindezela ngokujulile, futhi wakhala njengoba sasifinyelela umvuthwandaba ndawonye, ephelele.
  
  
  Ngemva kwalokho, sagqoka kancane. Lapho Uheather ephinda egqoka ithangi lakhe, uyise wancika futhi wamanga kancane ezindebeni.
  
  
  "Kuzodingeka senze leli bhizinisi le-lend-lease laziwe ngokwengeziwe", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ngizobona Ukuthi Ubrutha angenzani."Wamamatheka.
  
  
  Sasigqoke lapho ngizwa imoto ima. Uheather wayesekhishini. Ngokushesha ngaya efasiteleni lokulala, ngidonsa ijazi lami. Kwafika imoto emnyama phambi kwendlu. Kwakunamadoda amathathu enen. Enye eyayibazungezile kwakuyi - "News".
  
  
  Yena, wagijimela emnyango wegumbi lokulala njengoba abangane Abasha nabazazisayo bephuma bezungeza imoto futhi belibangise endlini. Ngahlebeza kakhulu. "Balapha!"
  
  
  Isihluthulelo saphuka esikhaleni. Uheather wayengekho ndawo. Waphindela ekamelweni lokulala lapho kuvulwa umnyango wangaphambili.
  
  
  Isahluko sesihlanu.
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe ngingamema omunye umuntu lapha ngaphandle Kukamarsh", kusho omunye wamadoda lapho engena. Wabona indoda enezinwele ezigobile ephethe isikhwama sokudla. Wahamba egumbini lokuphumula wangena ekhishini, futhi ngacabanga Ukuthi kwakungukoval. "Kodwa uyaqonda ukuthi lesi yisikhathi esifushane kakhulu."
  
  
  Waphefumula njengoba Ukoval engena ekhishini. Uheather wayekhona endaweni ethile. Mhlawumbe wakwazi ukungena ngokucasha egumbini lokugcina impahla. Ngangizwa indoda enezinwele ezigobile ihamba ekhishini.
  
  
  "Ungatshela ikremlin ukuthi, mngane."Kwakuyi -" News " futhi kwathiwa ngokuhlekisa okukhulu. Ngambona, ego, lapho ehlala phansi esihlalweni usuku lonke. Wavula umnyango, washiya uphawu olungamasentimitha ayisithupha kuphela. Ngaqaphela ukuthi isikhwama sikaheather esisekhoneni leso lami sasingasekho embhedeni. Ukube wayekuthathile lokhu
  
  
  Khona-ke u-ego wambona ekhoneni elikude eduze kombhede, lapho kumelwe ukuba wawa khona ngandlela-thile. Umshini Wokugembula we-Sterling uzongezwa ku-nen.
  
  
  Umlomo wakhe wawugcwele ukukhungatheka. Uheather wayengahlomile, futhi sahlukaniswa. Kwakungesona isikhathi esifanele.
  
  
  Indoda yasebrithani ende, enama-angle enezimunwe ezihlanzekile yathuthela kusofa eduze Nolwandle Ibarents.
  
  
  "Ngiyamazi omunye umuntu ongase asebenze", etshela umrashiya. "Uharry Uyinkawu, njengoba beyibiza kanjalo. Kufanelekile ukulwa. Uthanda ukulwa."
  
  
  Kwakunokusikisela kokungabekezeli ezwini Lendawo Yolwandle Ibarents. "Asikwazi ukusebenzisa izigebengu ezivamile kulolu hlelo, Umash. Sidinga abantu abanengqondo enhle, kungenjalo indawo yaserussia iyohluleka."
  
  
  "Kuyamangalisa ngempela", Kusho Umbrithani.
  
  
  Ukoval wagwaza ikhanda lakhe ekhishini. "Ingilazi ye-vodka, bangane?"
  
  
  "Ngizozama", kusho Umash.
  
  
  "Yebo, ngicela."Wanqekuzisa ikhanda . Wavuka, wakhumula ijazi lakhe, waya ngqo ekamelweni lokulala.
  
  
  Wagijimela ekhabetheni. Lapho nje umnyango usuvaliwe, indoda ethile yangena ekamelweni yaphonsa ijazi layo embhedeni. Wakhumula uthayi wakhe, futhi okwesikhashana ngacabanga ukuthi wayewuyisa ekamelweni lokugcina ukudla. Uwilhelmina wayikhipha futhi wayesekulungele ukudubula uma evula umnyango. Kodwa waphenduka endlini yangasese, futhi okwesikhashana waphuma emgqeni wami wokubuka, ngokusobala elenga uthayi wakhe ekhoneni ukuze akhale. Wayengamamitha amathathu ukusuka enhlamvwini engu-9 mm esifubeni sakhe. Ngesinye isikhathi, waphuma waya emakamelweni.
  
  
  Angizange ngizungeze indlu yangasese ngaphambi kokuba ngizwe isiphithiphithi ekhishini. Ukoval wamemeza kakhulu ngesirashiya, futhi kwabe sekukhala izwi elinamandla. Wathola Uheather. Ngemva kwemizuzwana embalwa, wamemeza.
  
  
  Wavula umnyango wendlu yangasese waphuthuma ekamelweni lokuphumula. Unovoki wangizwa ngiza futhi wayengilindele. Insimbi yangishaya ekhanda, futhi wabona Isandla Esisha nomgogodla owawungishaye lapho siwela, ubuhlungu buqhuma ekhanda lami.
  
  
  Yayidubula ngokuzenzakalelayo, kodwa i-gawk yahlukanisa isihlahla kuphela ngemuva kwekhanda lento Entsha. Lapho eyakhe ishaya phansi, Uluger wacishe wayilahlekelwa, kodwa eyakhe yabambelela kabuhlungu njengoba izinyawo zami zazibambelela ekuthengeni. Ngangihlose ukudubula okwesibili lapho isibhakela esikhulu Sikamarsh singishaya ebusweni. Umthelela wangishaya ezinyaweni zami, futhi kulokhu Umshayeli We-luger walahlekelwa yiwo.
  
  
  "Zama ukungabulali muntu obazungezile!"kumemeza Unovosti . Okunye ukuduma kwezulu okuzungeze ikhishi nokumemeza Kukakoval. Uheather wayenesibindi. Kodwa nganginezinkinga ezinkulu. Umash weza kimi, engilindele ukuba ngivuke. U-Ego wamnquma umlenze, wamdlisa ithanga, futhi wamemeza. U-Ego wambamba ngomlenze, wamshaya kanzima, futhi wawa phansi eduze kwami.
  
  
  Ekugcineni ngafaka izinyawo zami ngaphansi kwami. Ikhanda lami laliphenduka, kodwa lapho Umash elwa kanzima, wabamba ama-ego lapels akhe, wawuphenduka waba yingxenye yombuthano, futhi wawuphonsa Kunovoki, njengoba nje umrash engikhomba ngemoto enekhala elixekethile. Umash washaya U-Ego esihlalweni futhi bobabili bawela phansi.
  
  
  Ngaya kubo, kodwa kulokhu I - "News" yayishesha kakhulu kimi.
  
  
  "ay ubeke!"Amarashiya ayemi endleleni yesizwe ngasinye, isibhamu sasibhekiswe esifubeni sami. Ngangingenayo enye indlela; i-stiletto Kahugo yayingenakusetshenziswa ngokushesha ngokwanele.
  
  
  "Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthini," ngathi.
  
  
  Ngaleso sikhathi, Ukoval weza ekhishini, ephethe Uheather.
  
  
  Wathi:" kulungile, laba bangane ababili baseland ' s End. Kuyinjabulo ukuhlangana nawe futhi."
  
  
  "Ngingathanda ukumtshela ukuthi umuzwa uyafana", ngishilo.
  
  
  Umash walwa kanzima.
  
  
  "Hamba uyogeza ubuso bakho", kusho i-emu of Novelty. "Koval, bopha laba ababili."
  
  
  Ukoval wahleka. Wadedela Uheather futhi wanyamalala wabuyela ekhishini, wabe esekhomba ngokucophelela isibhamu kithi. Ukoval wabuyela ngemva kwesikhashana. Wabopha izandla zami ngemuva ngentambo ende, eqinile. Wabe esebopha Uheather. Ngesikhathi Umash ebuya, izinto Ezintsha zase zisenze sahlala embhedeni omdala onemifanekiso yezimbali phakathi egumbini. Wangibuka.
  
  
  "Izinto ezintsha" bese ubeka isihlalo bese uthengisa eduze kwethu. Wavula ugwayi esawuthola emgqonyeni kadoti.
  
  
  Wathi: "manje, ngibhema intuthu ebusweni bami. "Ingabe usebenzela I-mi5?"
  
  
  Imithetho iwukuthi awusoze watshela umphikisi wakho lokho abangakwazi kakade, ngisho noma kubonakala kungasho lutho ngaleso sikhathi. Babazi ngakho, kodwa kwadingeka abuze.
  
  
  "Sisescotland Yard", kusho Uheather ngokungenamusa. "Uthutha izidakamizwa, akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Izinto ezintsha" zahleka. "Oh, ngempela", esho. "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ungenza kangcono."
  
  
  Ubuso bukaheather babungabonakali. Ngakhululeka lapho ngibona ukuthi kwakungabonakali kulimele kakhulu ngenxa yempi Nokoval. Imikhiqizo emisha ifinyelele kimi.
  
  
  Wabuza. "Iyini indaba yakho?"
  
  
  Wabheka lawo mehlo ayisicaba futhi waphinde wazibuza ukuthi kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi lo muntu wayengumbulali wethu. "Izinto ezintsha" zinekhono lokubulala futhi ngokungangabazeki zazinalokhu engqondweni yethu. Kodwa wakwenza ngokuthula, ngokungenasihe, nangaphandle kwemizwa, ngoba kwakuwumsebenzi okwakudingeka wenziwe. Kwakungeke kube khona ukuzisola, kodwa futhi kwakuyoba nenjabulo yangempela. Wayengumdlali oqeqeshiwe.
  
  
  "Anginayo indaba", kusho u-emu.
  
  
  Wamomotheka kancane futhi wadonsa ugwayi wakhe omude.
  
  
  Wangibhema futhi. "Intombazane YE-mi5", esho ngokuthula. "Cha, linda. kp. Ngiyayikhumbula le dossiers. Futhi wena ngezwi Lakho Lasemelika. Mhlawumbe iqhinga, noma ingabe ubolekwe Kwabasemelika? "
  
  
  Unovoki wayehlakaniphile. Ngabuyela emuva kusofa ngambheka. "Uyakuqonda lokho."
  
  
  Waqhaqhazela. "Akunandaba ukuthi usebenzela yiphi inhlangano", esho kalula.
  
  
  Ukoval wasikisela:" vumela Umash asebenze ngakho".
  
  
  "Yebo, unomuntu ophalazayo ongacabanga ngaye", kukhononda Umash.
  
  
  "Ingabe uyobona ukuthi abangane bami abanesineke kangakanani?"Izinto ezintsha" zangihleka. "Kungaba kuhle uma ucabanga ukusebenza ndawonye."
  
  
  "Ngikutshele!"kusho Uheather . "Singamaphoyisa angekho emthethweni. Kungani ungasibonisi nje ukuthi i-heroin ikuphi enkantolo futhi uphendule icala? Sizokuncoma ukuyekelela Egcekeni."
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda, emamatheka. "Unomuntu osebenza naye onethalente", engitshela. "Kodwa angiyena umuntu ongokoqobo, ngesaba."Ukumamatheka kwaphela. Wagoba phansi futhi wachoboza ngokucophelela ugwayi osesitsheni somlotha. Lapho amehlo akhe ephinde ehlangana nami, wayesho ibhizinisi.
  
  
  "Ngiyazi ukuthi ubulale umuntu Eland' s End. Kuthiwani ngabanye ababili? Ingabe nawe wabulala u-ih, noma ingabe uyambamba ukuze ambuze imibuzo?"
  
  
  "Akukho ukuphawula", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa Ikhanda Kumash, futhi lo mngisi omkhulu wangishaya ngomlomo ngesandla sakhe esivulekile. Ikhanda lami laphuka ngokushesha kangangokuthi okwesikhashana ngacabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi wangiphula intamo. Igazi laligeleza kulo lonke ikona le-rta yami. Eyakhe, yabona Uheather ebuka ngokukhathazeka.
  
  
  Ingabe kunjalo? "Kusho Unovosti . "Wawuzwani edacha?"Ingabe ukhona kubangane bethu osaphila lapho, futhi bakutshelani? "
  
  
  Ngahlala ngamgqolozela, ngizwa igazi ligeleza esihlathini sami. Ngabuka Umash, futhi isandla esikhulu sangithinta futhi, kulokhu sacindezela isibhakela. Umthelela wangishaya phansi kusofa. Ngahlala ngikhubazekile isikhashana, futhi izandla ezinkulu zangibuyisela esimweni sokuhlala.
  
  
  "Angikuthandi ukwenza lokhu", Kusho Unovosti, " kodwa awungishiyi ngikhetha. Kwaphela isikhathi esingakanani usefasiteleni lendlu ngaphambi kokuba omunye wethu akubone?"
  
  
  Wayeluma izindebe zakhe ezivuvukele. Ngamtshela. "Yiliphi iwindi?"
  
  
  Amehlo ale Nto entsha ancipha: "ngakho kuyoba njalo."
  
  
  Ukoval wasondela Ezindabeni. "Ake Umash asebenze nentombazane", esho ngobumnene. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kimi. "Uyamthanda u-ee, ngiyakwazi ukusho."
  
  
  "Kuhle," Kusho Umthombo. "Kodwa start ngobumnene. Sifuna ukwazi lokho abakwaziyo."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe ithambile, huh?"kusho Ukoval . Wanqekuzisa Ikhanda Emilenzeni Emide, emihle Kaheather.
  
  
  Waphakamisa isandla sakhe. "Njengoba ufisa."
  
  
  Ukoval wayebheka Umash, Futhi Umash wayemamatheka kakhulu. Waya Kuheather wamdonsa wamvusa. Ukoval wambamba ngesikhathi Umash ekhulula izandla zakhe. Kancane kancane ukoval wagijima ngesandla esijiyile esifubeni sakhe, manje esemomotheka. Uheather wasuka futhi washaya U-Ego ngempama ebusweni.
  
  
  Ukoval owayenesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga wamshaya kanzima emhlane. Wayeyolahlekelwa ukulinganisela kwakhe ukube Umash wayengamgcini. Ubuso bakhe babubomvu ngenxa yokushaywa.
  
  
  Waqinisa umhlathi wakhe futhi wazama ukungabheki. Kwakufanele kube kubi nakakhulu ngaphambi kokuba ngibe ngcono. Kodwa uma bethola ukuthi sasazi Ngomnyango Wezokuvikela, sasiyolahlekelwa okuwukuphela kwenzuzo esasinayo.
  
  
  Ukoval Nomash babekhumula izingubo Zikaheather. Walwa nabo ngawo wonke amandla akhe, ekhononda kodwa ethule. Ngemva kwesikhashana, waba nqunu. Umash wayibamba, Futhi Kancane Kancane Ukoval wayishaya ngezandla zakhe ezikhuluphele. Unovosti wayenesithukuthezi.
  
  
  Ngathi: "shiya intombazane yodwa". "Akazi lutho. Naye futhi. Ngafika efasiteleni lakho sekwephuze kakhulu ukuba ngizwe lutho."
  
  
  "Izinto ezintsha" zangibheka ngokucophelela, zihlola lokho engangikushilo. "Akungabazeki ukuthi lokhu kusho ukuthi wazi konke noma iningi lakho. Manje gcina intombazane noma iyiphi enye inkinga ngokungitshela ukuthi ubani odlulisele lolu lwazi. Ingabe ukwazile ukuxhumana nendlunkulu yakho?"
  
  
  Ngathi: "asifundanga lutho". "Asinalutho esingalusho."
  
  
  Wahlola ubuso bami obunezibazi futhi obunegazi futhi wanqekuzisa ikhanda Kukoval. Umash wawisa Uheather phansi phambi kwami; yena Nokoval babebukele ukusabela kwami. Ukoval waphakamisa izandla Zikaheather ekhanda lakhe.
  
  
  "Ingabe ufuna ukubona umngane wakho edlwengulwa?"esho. "Uyithanda kanjani? Muhle, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Umash wamomotheka futhi wamluma izindebe. Ukumbheka nje kwangenza ngagula. Wayengafuni ukubheka Uheather.
  
  
  Yena wanqikaza. Ingabe kwakufanelekile ukuqhubeka nalokhu? Eqinisweni, singawina kangakanani ngokudlala isiwula? Asizange sivikele ukwaziswa okuningi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma sicabangela lokho esasikwazi, nokukhohlisa kancane ukuze siqale, okungenani sasingathola ukuthi Izindaba neqembu le-ego kwakuyiqembu lababulali, noma ukuthi babehlela omunye umdlalo ngokuphelele yini.
  
  
  "Kulungile, ngizokutshela lokho ofuna ukukwazi", ngishilo. "Vumela intombazane ihambe ."
  
  
  "Ngithemba ukuthi ngeke usadlala imidlalo", Kusho Unovosti.
  
  
  Umash wamdumaza, kodwa Ukoval wamdumaza wathi wayezoba nesikhathi esiningi salolu hlobo lwezinto kamuva, ngaphambi kokuba babulale Uheather. Ukoval wakhulula izandla zakhe, futhi wahlala phansi, ezama ukumboza ubunqunu bakhe ngezandla zakhe.
  
  
  "Thatha intombazane uye ekamelweni lokulala. Nginike izingubo ezithile", Kusho Umthombo. "Yenza, Koval. Mashi ,ay lapha."
  
  
  Ukoval wamlandela futhi wavala umnyango. Wabe esekhumbula isikhwama Sikaheather futhi wazibuza ukuthi Unah wayezoba nethuba lokufinyelela kuye nesibhamu sakhe esincane-ngaphambi kokuba Ukoval ego abone.
  
  
  "Manje, omunye ungowami", Kusho Umthombo. "Sizokhuluma ngebhizinisi leposi elimenyezelwayo . Okokuqala, yiliphi ibhizinisi owawunalo Nogali fergus Egibhithe?"
  
  
  "Wayezongithengisela ukwaziswa okuthile . Kodwa u-ego wabulawa abangane bakhe Abangama-Arabhu ngaphambi kokuba akwazi ukudlulisela lokho."
  
  
  "Yiluphi lolo lwazi?"
  
  
  Akazange athi, " ngaqamba amanga. "Kodwa wawuyini Ufergus kuwe?"
  
  
  "Akukho lutho", ehleka. "Umuntu nje owayesebenzela thina ngezikhathi Ezithile Empumalanga Ephakathi. Abantu bakithi bangicela ukuba ngithole ngobuhlobo bakho besikhathi esizayo naye. Manje kubangane Baseland ' s End. Ingabe bafile?"
  
  
  "Bafile," ngishilo.
  
  
  "Futhi abazange bakutshele lutho?"
  
  
  "Akukho lutho . Ngakuzwa ukhuluma ngefasitela ngaphambi kokuba umrashiya wakho angibone. Mayelana Nomnyango Wezokuvikela Kwamanye amazwe".
  
  
  Ubuso bale Nto entsha baba mnyama. "Ngiyabona ."
  
  
  Ngangicabanga ngesikhathi ngikhuluma. Abazange bakhumule ijazi lami, futhi lapho Ukoval engifuna, akazange amthole Uhugo. Kodwa ngangingakwazi ukusebenzisa i-stiletto lapho izandla zami ziboshwe ngemuva kwami.
  
  
  "Ukuqonda kwakhe ukuthi uhlela ukuqedela umsebenzi wakho lapho indoda yakho ishiya isakhiwo."Wabhekana Nezindaba; wahlala engenamazwi.
  
  
  "Yini ngempela indawo yethu Erussia?"
  
  
  Wayenqikaza, embheka, Nomarsha; bheka ihhotela lakhe ukusabela kulokho engangizokusho. "Ukubulala isikhulu sesithathu sikahulumeni Wasebrithani", ngathi, " ngokuvumelana necebo lakho jikelele."
  
  
  Amehlo ale Nto Entsha ancipha kancane, okuwukuphela koshintsho ekubonakalisweni kwayo. Kodwa Umashi wawuyindaba ehlukile. Amashiya ka-Ego amangala, futhi wahleka. Ngamgqolozela, kodwa Ukuhleka Kukamarsh kwangitshela okuningi. Okungenani, wayecabanga ukuthi indawo Yaserussia okwakuqashwa kuyo u-ego yayihluke kakhulu.
  
  
  "Asizange sikhulume ngokubulala ekupheleni Komhlaba", Kusho Umthombo. "Ingabe udlala isandla sokugcina nami?"
  
  
  "Angikaze ngizwe lelo gama ku-dell", ngavuma, " kodwa sekuyisikhathi eside sazi ukuthi lokhu kuzama okusolwayo kokukhwabanisa uhulumeni Wasebrithani ku-dell uqobo kuwuchungechunge lokubulawa okuhleliwe okuvuna Irussia. Lena inhlangano yamasoviet, futhi wathunyelwa lapha ukuba uyibone ngazo zombili izindlela."
  
  
  Eyakhe yayibhekene Nezindaba, futhi yayibheka eyami. Kwakunjengomdlalo we - draw poker, ngaphandle kokuthi ukuphila kwethu - Okwakwaheather nokwami-nokuphepha KWE-UK kwakusengozini.
  
  
  "Kodwa awazi ukuthi sihlela ukubulala bani ngokulandelayo", Kucabanga Umthombo.
  
  
  "Cha, kungaba yinhloso eyodwa noma ngaphezulu. Futhi asazi usuku oluqondile, kodwa lokho ngeke kukusize kakhulu. Umdlalo usuphelile, Futhi Irussia izovezwa maduze."Izwi lakhe lakhuphuka, lavumela imizwelo emincane. Njengoba ngangibuka Lezi Zindaba, ngafinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi wayengikholwa. Kodwa wayengeke aphike icala, hhayi manje.
  
  
  "Thatha u-ego uye ekamelweni lokulala", etshela Umash, ngaphandle kokuphawula okwengeziwe ngalokho engangikushilo ku-emu. "Bopha intombazane futhi uvale amalunga efasiteleni. Khona-ke thatha Ukoval nawe."
  
  
  Umash wangiholela ekamelweni lokulala, lapho Ukoval ayebukele Khona Uheather. Waphawula ukuthi lo mrashiya wayethole isikhwama Sikaheather, okwakudumaza. Bakhiya iwindi babopha izandla Zikaheather ngemuva kwakhe. Lapho Umash ephuma emakamelweni, wangishaya ngesibhakela esikhulu kunazo zonke ekuphileni kwami. Wahleka futhi waphinda kabili, wawa ngamadolo. Umash wahleka, futhi walandela Ukoval ngaphandle emakamelweni. Umnyango wavalwa ngemva kwabo.
  
  
  Ngangingakwazi ukuphefumula isikhathi eside, esibuhlungu. Uheather waguqa eceleni kwami ngendlela engafanele. "Ingabe nonke nilungile?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngokukhathazeka.
  
  
  Ngangikwazi ukukhuluma manje, kodwa umoya wami wabambeka emphinjeni wami. "Ngizombamba lo muntu ongathandeki", ngikhononda.
  
  
  "Yini oyitshele Izindaba?"Kubuza uheather .
  
  
  "Ngabatshela iqiniso."
  
  
  "Kwenzekeni? Ingabe ungumbulali?"
  
  
  "Awungitshelanga lutho," kusho mina. "Ungumdlali we-poker omuhle kakhulu, kodwa Umash wangitshela okuningi, ungasho lutho kithi."
  
  
  Amehlo akhe amahle aluhlaza ayegxilile ebusweni bami.
  
  
  "Noma Irosneft ayihlangene ngalutho necebo lokubulala", ngathi, " noma Umash akacabangi, okuyinto engenzeka ngempela. Lesi akusona isikhathi sokuqala lapho i-ejenti eqashiwe igcinwe khona ebumnyameni mayelana nemvelo yangempela yomsebenzi."
  
  
  Uheather wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  "Kodwa ngandlela-thile, angicabangi ukuthi 'Izinto Ezintsha' zihlobene necebo lokubulala."
  
  
  "Ingabe uzosibulala manje?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngobumnene .
  
  
  Kwakungekho phuzu lokuqamba amanga ku-hey.
  
  
  "Ngisho noma sisendleleni engafanele, kubonakala sengathi kufanele. Siyazi ukuthi kunento ethile, futhi lokhu kuphathelene Nomnyango Wezokuvikela."
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi bakhona manje", kusho Uheather, " ukuhlela ukufa kwethu okungathandeki."
  
  
  Wadonsa izihlakala zakhe wazibopha ngezintambo ih. Ifindo lalicinene kakhulu ukuba lingakhishwa. Wabheka phezulu efasiteleni elivaliwe. "Cishe bazolinda kuze kube sebusuku", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ngeke bafune ukuphazamisa umuzi", Kuvuma Uheather ngokuthukuthela.
  
  
  Ngahlala lapho ngiphendukisa intambo eyayibopha izihlakala zami futhi ngizibuza ukuthi yini engingayenza ngayo. Ngaphezu kwe-stiletto Kahugo, ngangiboshelwe ibhomu Likapierre le-cyanide okhalweni lwami, futhi ibhande lami nebhande lami kwakuneziqhumane zepulasitiki nesithombe esincane
  
  
  ature umcibisholo umoya gun-zonke izipho ezivela kubantu creative in imiphumela ekhethekile Kanye Isikela ukuhlela. Kodwa Uhugo wayewukuphela kwesikhali esasingakhulula izihlakala zethu.
  
  
  Ingalo yakhe yangakwesokudla yayigoba, futhi i-stiletto yayigudluka izungeze isikhumba sayo. Kodwa ayizange ingishaye entendeni njengenjwayelo, intambo eyayizungeze izihlakala zami ivimbe indlela yami. Waphendukela kuye.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ungaphakamisa izandla zami ezihlakaleni zami?"
  
  
  Wangibuka futhi waphendukela kimi. "Angazi. Kodwa ngisho noma ngingakwenza, ngeke ngikwazi ukukhulula izintambo."
  
  
  "Ngiyazi. Kodwa bheka isihlakala sami sangaphakathi sokunene. Lapho uzobona umphetho wommese."
  
  
  Uheather wabheka futhi wabona. "Kungani, Nick, unezimanga ezimnandi kakhulu!"
  
  
  Eyakhe, Hey wahleka, futhi waphenduka ngisho nangokwengeziwe ukuze akwazi ukufinyelela i-stiletto. Ngangimuzwa esebenza kuyo. Ngathi:" donsela i-ego ngesivinini esizinzile, esihamba kancane, ususe i-ego futhi ulingise izintambo."
  
  
  Wakwenza lokho, futhi ngomzuzu olandelayo i-stiletto yehla ezintanjeni futhi yashayisa phansi. Sabheka umnyango ngokukhathazeka, kodwa ingxoxo ekamelweni elilandelayo yaqhubeka ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka.
  
  
  Ngathi: "thatha ummese". Uheather wagoba futhi wathatha u-ego ngendlela engafanele. "Thatha i-ego ngokuqinile ngesibambo bese ubuyela kimi futhi."
  
  
  Uheather wenza njengoba ayetsheliwe. Ngathi: "nquma intambo". "Futhi kungaba kuhle uma unentambo enqunywe kakhulu kunenyama."
  
  
  Ngazizwa i-blade slide mimmo isuka entendeni yesandla sami iya entanjeni, Futhi Uheather wabe esegawula ifindo. Ekugcineni, ngemva kwalokho okwakubonakala kungokwaphakade, waba nomuzwa wokuthi intambo yayizonikezela. Ngesishayo sokugcina esinqumayo, Uheather waphumelela, futhi ngesikhathi esifanele; amazwi ekamelweni elilandelayo ayeka ngokuzumayo.
  
  
  Wakhulula izihlakala zakhe futhi waphenduka ngokushesha ukuze abhekane Noheather. Ethatha Uhugo, wake wasika izintambo wabopha izihlakala zakhe futhi wasika u-ih. Ngaleso sikhathi, sezwa umsindo emnyango.
  
  
  "ay lapho ukhona", ngahlebela.
  
  
  Uheather wahlala phansi embhedeni njengokungathi wayesaboshwe. Wasukuma, izandla zabambelela ngemuva kwakhe, njengoba umnyango wawuvuleka. Kwakungukoval.
  
  
  Wathi:" kulungile, simomotheka. "Ngiyabona ukuthi usekhona."
  
  
  "Ingabe uzosidedela manje njengoba sesikutshele lokho esikwaziyo?"Esho. Wayeshiye umnyango u-ajar, futhi wayembona Yena Nomash bekhuluma ndawonye ekamelweni elilandelayo. Umash wayebukeka engenasineke futhi elindele.
  
  
  "Sizobona", Kusho Ukoval ngobumnene. "Okwamanje, kufanele sikuyise kwenye indawo, akunjalo? Lapho uzoba ephephile."
  
  
  Wangidlulisela Isimmo Sikaheather, futhi wayazi ukuthi basiyisa kuphi. Omunye umgwaqo othule wasemzaneni lapho bengasebenzisa khona isicikilikisi noma ummese. Wathatha isandla sami, " Woza, kufanele sikubophe amehlo bobabili. Ngicela uye kwelinye igumbi."
  
  
  Uheather waphuma embhedeni. Wabuka njengoba ayephuma Ngemva Kukakoval, ebopha izandla zakhe ndawonye, futhi emshaya entanyeni.
  
  
  Umrashiya wakhonkotha wawa phezu kwami. Isoka lakhe lalibambe u-ego ngokuqinile ngesandla esisodwa, futhi ngesinye, wamshaya ngempama ebusweni. Wamemeza wawa phansi. U-Ego wamnquma ngemuva kwendlebe, uma nje ewa. Ngangine-stiletto ebhande lami, kodwa kwakungadingeki ngiyisebenzise.
  
  
  Uheather wathi. "Thatha isibhamu se-ego!"
  
  
  Uyise weza kuye, lapho nje indoda ethile ingena iphethe isibhamu esenziwe ngomshini. Wabona Uheather eguqa Phezu Kukakoval futhi embhekisa ngesibhamu. Isandla sakhe sawela phansi kanzima esihlakaleni sakhe. Isibhamu saphuma ezandleni Zika-Ego sahlasela phansi, saphenduka phezu kobuso buka-ego obucwebezelayo.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba lo mrashiya omude alulame, Unovoki wambamba ngesandla ngesibhamu wamphonsa ngaphesheya kwegumbi.
  
  
  Uheather wayesazama ukuthola isibhamu sikakoval. Yabonwa embhedeni Olwandle Ibarents Futhi yacwila ngenxa yayo. Wehla eduze kwakhe futhi wambamba. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba ngiphakamise isibhamu sami, wayesezinyaweni zakhe futhi engihlasela. Wayengumuntu omncane, onentambo onomzimba onemisipha. Wangishaya kanzima, ezama ukuhlwitha isibhamu esinamandla ezandleni zami. Sagingqa kabili phansi saya efasiteleni elivaliwe, Izinto Ezintsha zagijimela esithombeni.
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yamshaya ekhanda, futhi wawa phansi. Uheather wafika Nesibhamu Sikakoval lapho Nje Umash engena ekamelweni. Kumelwe ukuba wabambezeleka ekukhipheni isikhali sakhe, isibhamu esincane esingu-7.75 Parbellum Mauser esasifana Kakhulu Nowilhelmina.
  
  
  Ubuso buka-Ego baba mnyama ngenxa yentukuthelo njengoba Umash engena ekamelweni, edubula futhi eqalekisa. I-ego shot yayihloselwe Uheather, kodwa ububanzi babungemuhle; i-gawk yadlula ikhanda likamimmo ee ngamasentimitha ayisithupha. Waphendula ngokudubula, washaya Umash kabili elandelana esifubeni nasentanyeni.
  
  
  Ephuma ekhoneni leso lakhe, wabona Izindaba zifika ezinyaweni zakhe futhi ziya emnyango. Ngisalele phansi, ngabamba i-ego yakhe emlenzeni. Wangihleka futhi wangikhahlela. Ngazama ukugoba, kodwa unyawo lwami lwalusacindezelwe lapho ngibhekiswe khona. Walahlekelwa ukubamba kwakhe iqakala lakhe, futhi ngaphambi kokuba u-ego aphinde ambambe, waphuma waya emakamelweni futhi waya emnyango wangaphambili.
  
  
  Ngokushesha wabheka nxazonke. Ukoval akazange ahambe, Futhi Umash walala emhlane, ekhala futhi elwa nokufa ngokuphefumula okuncane.
  
  
  "Bopha i-ego", Kusho Uheather kuye, ekhomba Ukoval. "Ngizothola Izindaba ezithile."
  
  
  Kwakungekho sikhathi sokufuna Uwilhelmina. Waya emotweni emnyama futhi washintsha umqondo wakhe lapho eqaphela ukuthi kwakungasebenzi.
  
  
  Wathatha ukhiye wagijima waya emgwaqweni omkhulu waleli dolobhana. Ngesikhathi ngimlandela, wayesevele eqhele ngamamitha ayikhulu.
  
  
  Sagijima amabhlogo ambalwa, wabe esenyamalala ekhoneni. Lapho ngimlandela ekhoneni, ngambona eqala i-sim khadi encane engwevu okumelwe ukuba wayishiye okhiye ekushiseni. Eyakhe yagijima ngokushesha, kodwa "Izinto Ezintsha" zahamba ngaphambi kokuba eyakhe ifinyelele emotweni.
  
  
  Ngabheka nxazonke futhi ngathola ama-bearings ami. Uheather wayeshiye okhiye bakhe ngaphansi kwedeshibhodi Kagregoire Ye-S. O. c. e. M. A., kodwa kwakukuphi lokho? Wagijima waya ekhoneni elilandelayo futhi wabheka phambili. Ukuvota, yilokho okuyikho!
  
  
  Ngokushesha wangena ngemva kwesondo futhi wabamba ukhiye esikhwameni, wabe esebona ukubukeka okumangalisayo kowesifazane wasemzaneni ephethe isikhwama sezintambo esinezinto zokudla. Ngabuyela emay Street, njengoba Nje Izimoto Ezintsha zazenza lapho zisukuma, futhi ngabona I-sim Khadi engamamitha angamakhulu ambalwa ngaphambi kwami, izungeza idolobha.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi Izimoto Ezintsha sezifinyelele endaweni evulekile emgwaqweni omncane, oyindilinga, I-Ihei yayiseduze namamitha ayikhulu ukusuka lapho futhi ishesha ngokushesha. Izihlahla ezazigudle umgwaqo zaziphakeme ngaphezu kwezimoto, ngakho njalo Lapho Intatheli isuka iya ezitsheni, yayingabonakali kuze kube yilapho sesibuyele emgqeni oqondile.
  
  
  Wayegxuma ngokungenangqondo njalo lapho ephenduka. Imoto yami yezemidlalo yayihle kakhulu ekujikeni, futhi ngokushesha yaba nethuba ku-nen. Wangibona, futhi lapho ngizama ukumzungeza, ukuze ngiphoqe i-ego yakhe ukuba ibuyele emuva, wasuka ukuze angivimbe. I-Emu yakwazi ukwenza lokhu ngezikhathi eziningana kwaze kwaba yilapho ihlangana nenqola edonswa amahhashi ehamba kancane evela kolunye uhlangothi.
  
  
  Ngiphendule I-SIM khadi yami ngakwesokudla. U-Ego wagxuma waphinde waphendukela kwesobunxele, wabamba ekhoneni elingemuva lenqola eyayigcwele amabhali okusanhlamvu. Iveni yajika yaya emseleni, yabe isibuyela emuva futhi yachitha okunye okuqukethwe yiyo emgwaqweni ongiphambi kwami. Njengoba ngangigibela kulo, utshani bahlakazeka kuzo zonke izinkomba, futhi umbono wami wavinjelwa okwesikhashana.
  
  
  Lapho ephuma ngefu laseseine, wabonakala evulekile Ekhadini Le-sim. Ngazama ukuvuka eduze kwakhe, kodwa wama phambi kwami. Isondo lakhe lokushayela laphenduka kakhulu ngakwesokudla, Futhi Unovosti wamlandela njengoba ayecabanga, wabe esephenduka kakhulu ngakwesobunxele futhi washintsha phansi. I-S. O. C. E. M. A.-Gregoire yagxumela phambili njengoba izinhlamvu zami zokuqala zacindezela isinyathelo sokusheshisa futhi yahamba eduze Kwesimca ngaphambi Kokuba Unovosti akwazi ukuhoxa.
  
  
  "I-Rosneft Oil Company yashaya isondo lokushayela ngokucijile, I-Simca yashayisa ohlangothini lwesokudla lwemoto yezemidlalo, ohlangothini lomshayeli. I-Rheumatism yakhe emotweni yakhe yezemidlalo Kasimca, icindezela "Izinto Ezintsha" eceleni komgwaqo. Cishe walahlekelwa ukulawula, kodwa walulama ngokushesha futhi wagxumela phambi kwami isikhashana.
  
  
  Saphendukela kwesinye isibonakaliso, singayinaki iqiniso lokuthi sasiya kolunye uhlangothi. Wayelingana naye futhi, kodwa ngaphambi kokuba athathe isinyathelo, wangishaya eceleni NGEKHADI LAKHE LE-sim.
  
  
  Manje kwase kuyisikhathi sami sokulahlekelwa ukulawula. Isondo laphuka ezandleni zami, futhi into elandelayo engangiyazi, imoto yezemidlalo yayindiza isuka emgwaqweni iye ethafeni elikhulu elivulekile. Eyakhe, yabona imoto Entsha igijima ngokungenangqondo ibheke ohlangothini oluphambene futhi imoto yayo yehla ngamamitha angamashumi amabili yaya enkundleni enamadwala, yabe isigijima emoyeni, imoto yaqala ukugijima ngaphambi kokuba ishaye.
  
  
  Ngabona ukukhanya esibhakabhakeni, kwase kuba umhlabathi onsundu. Kwakunomsindo omkhulu wokuduma, futhi umnyango ohlangothini lwami wavuleka, futhi ngaphonswa ngaphandle. Washayisa phansi, wagingqa kabili, futhi walala ethukile. Imoto yaqhubeka igingqika, futhi yawa edwaleni eliphakeme.
  
  
  Ihamba kancane, yahlala, ihamba ngokuqapha. Kwakubuhlungu, kodwa kwakubonakala sengathi awekho amathambo aphukile. Khona-ke ngezwa ukuqhuma ngaphesheya komgwaqo. Walwa kanzima waze wafika ezinyaweni zakhe. Kwadingeka ngisindise Irosneft Oil Company-uma i-ego isengasindiswa.
  
  
  Ngakhubeka emgwaqweni futhi ngabona ukuthi umrashiya wayengasekho. Intuthu emnyama yayigeleza ivela phansi. Waya emaphethelweni omsele futhi wabheka phansi. Ikhadi Le-Sim laligcwele amalangabi. Wayebonwa" Umngane", engazi lutho noma efile, ngaphakathi. Wayesephuzile; kwakungekho ndlela ayengafika ngayo kuye.
  
  
  Ngabuka i-Sim khadi yami ishisa futhi angikwazanga ukuzibamba kodwa ngazibuza ukuthi usuku lwami luzofika nini futhi omunye umrashiya Noma I-Agent Chickom izobona ukufa kwami. Akekho kulaba basebenzi owaphilaeverade; iningi labo alizange lifinyelele ngisho nasekugugeni. Izwi kungani Uhawk ayesho njalo lapho sihlukene: "Sawubona, Nick. Inhlanhla. Ngizokubona uma ngikubona."Noma mhlawumbe ungalokothi.
  
  
  Ngezwa umsindo wenjini yemoto futhi ngaphenduka njengoba Nje Ilancia encane emhlophe yayidonsa amamitha ambalwa ngemuva kwami. Uheather wagxuma wangigijimela. Ngolunye usuku Umngisi owayedidekile wakhasa waphuma emotweni wama, egqolozele i-SIM khadi evuthayo.
  
  
  "O, Nkulunkulu Wami", kusho Uheather, ebuka izinsalela ezivuthayo. Wabe esephenduka wabheka lapho I-S. O. c. E. m. A. yayilele khona iphendukezele phansi ensimini ngakolunye uhlangothi lomgwaqo. Kwakuyinkimbinkimbi.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngiyaxolisa ngalokho".
  
  
  "Oh, kahle," wabubula. "Uma kukhona, akuzange kushintshe kahle."
  
  
  Yena, Hey chuckled. "Lokhu clutch Ferodo kumele kushintshwe"
  
  
  "Kunjengokungathi kuyakulimaza?"
  
  
  "I-ego yami nje. Ihhotela lakhe, ukuze Umnakekeli aphile. Manje akakwazi ukusitshela lutho."
  
  
  Wangimomotheka kancane, ngokuzikhukhumeza. "Umash wathi ngaphambi kokuba afe, yena, wathembisa udokotela we-emu, umfana ompofu.
  
  
  Lezi zinjini ezisebenza ngesitimu zazingabonakali zihlobene nalokhu kubulala. Kwakuhlelwe ukuba kwebiwe imidwebo yezikhali eziqondiswayo lapho Zidluliselwa Umnyango Wezokuvikela endlunkulu yezempi."
  
  
  Ngathi: "mqalekise". Ngakho ngangilungile "ngekota yamanje" ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kodwa uma Kwakungebona Abaserussia ababesekela uzungu lokubulala,ubani?
  
  
  Isahluko sesithupha.
  
  
  Ubrutha wayehlezi etafuleni lakhe, ehlaziya isithombe seqembu likafergus lama-commando. Phambi kwakhe kwakunenqwaba yemibiko esemthethweni yebutho, ngayinye iqukethe ukwaziswa ngamadoda ayeseqenjini.
  
  
  "Sikwazile ukulandelela bonke", kusho Ubrutha. "Abayishumi nambili ababazungezile bafile, noma babulawa empini noma bafa ekhaya. Lena "- wakhomba indoda enophawu lukalieutenant - " iyathakazelisa kakhulu. Ulieutenant John Elmore. Ingxenye yekhanda lakhe yaphahlazeka. iqembu likareed. Kwafakwa ipuleti lensimbi ekhanda Le-Emu. Ngemva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi enkonzweni, wasebenzisa amakhono akhe ama-commando ukuze asebenzele i-mafia. Wayengumbulali ophumelela kakhulu Engilandi. Ngokuyinhloko lezi yizabelo ezisezweni lobugebengu. Lo muntu wayeyingcweti ekubulaleni . "
  
  
  Izimpaphe zakhe zavuka. Ekugcineni, yini-yini, Ubrut ngokushesha wabhubhisa amathemba ami. "Wabulawa eminyakeni eminingi edlule empini nescotland Yard emaphethelweni Elondon."
  
  
  "Ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi nguye?"
  
  
  "Yebo! Iscotland yard yathola isaziso esivela kumtsheli Sokuthi u-Elmore wayecashe esiteshini sezinsiza. Lapho befika esiteshini, waqala ukudubula. U-Ego wayembona Kahle U-Odin ngokusebenzisa isibhamu sakhe sokudubula ebangeni elingamamitha ambalwa ukusuka lapho. . Le mpi yathatha imizuzu engu-10, futhi yonke indawo yashiswa. Enye yezinhlamvu kumelwe ukuba yashaya iphampu yegesi. Lapho konke sekuqediwe, bathola ukuthi isidumbu Sika-Elmore sasishiswe saba umlotha. Kodwa akungabazeki ukuthi nguye..."
  
  
  "Ngakho umbulali akakatholakali."
  
  
  Ubrut wayengacabangi kanjalo. "Sekudlule amahora angamashumi amabili nane kunesikhathi esibekiwe esingamasonto amabili", kusho Ubrutha, ehamba phezulu naphansi phambi kwedeski lakhe elikhulu, edonsa ipayipi lakhe elisindayo lizungeze i - heather phakathi kwamazinyo akhe. "Lokhu kungase kusho ukuthi umuntu wakho Umash wadukiswa ngamabomu yizindaba ukuze angadaluli injongo yangempela yalo msebenzi. Kuleso simo, umfana wami, umbulali wafa kuleyo moto evuthayo. Kanye nabanye ababulawa noma ababoshwa, leli cebo laphulwa ."
  
  
  "Kodwa Ukoval waqinisekisa indaba Yokuhamba", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  "Kodwa wayengeke akwenze?"Kusho ubrutha . "Ukube ubungukoval, ubungathanda ukuquliswa icala lokweba noma lokubulala umuntu?"
  
  
  Ngathi: "umqondo omuhle". "Kodwa angikwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi umbulali wethu usekhona endaweni ethile."
  
  
  "Umbhalo wesandla uyakukhathaza, akunjalo?"kusho Ubrutha, encela ipayipi lakhe .
  
  
  "Yebo, mnumzane . Nendlela okwenziwa ngayo ukubulala. Ngemva kokusebenza kulo msebenzi isikhashana, unomuzwa wokuthi udinga umuntu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wake wahlangana naye noma cha. umbulali akafani Neze "Nezindaba".
  
  
  "Ngithemba ukuthi unephutha, Nick", Kusho Ubrutha kakhulu. "Ngoba uma uqinisile, konke esingakwenza kulesi sigaba ukuphinda kabili zonke izikhulu zethu eziphezulu bese silinda."
  
  
  "Ngiyazi," ngasho kabuhlungu.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe ubrutha wakhipha umhlathi wakhe omkhulu wamomotheka. "Kulungile, mfana wami. Ungangibheki phansi kanjalo. Wena Noheather siyaqhubeka ukwenza umsebenzi wakho futhi uhlole nami ukuze uthole imininingwane."
  
  
  "Khona-ke sisendleleni", kusho Uheather. "Sizohlukanisa umsebenzi. Ngizothatha Unobhala Wezasekhaya-udel-Nolord Privy Seal, Futhi Unick angaqala Ngonobhala Wezangaphandle udel. Sizokunika indandatho kulobubusuku, Brut."
  
  
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  Yayithwalwa kancane kancane yehle ngomhubhe obanzi. Ekuqaleni, isakhiwo samahhovisi sasibonakala sihlaba umxhwele ngomsebenzi ovamile wansuku zonke: onobhala bephuthuma besuka kwelinye igumbi beya kwelinye, imishini yokubhala ishaya iminyango ivaliwe. Kodwa uma wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyifune, ubuyobona ukungezwani okufihlekile ngaphansi komhlaba.
  
  
  Futhi babengonobhala ababegwema imigudu emnyama namakamelo angasetshenziswanga. Izisebenzi zikahulumeni namagceke amadoda agqoke izingubo zomphakathi ayekuyo yonke indawo. Bangimisa njalo ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa futhi bangenza ngibonise I-I. D. Yami. Ubrutha wanginika i-ego. Ngangizibuza ukuthi kungaba nzima kangakanani ukwenza ikhadi LE-ID LE-kp noma LE-mi5, cishe kwakungeke kube nzima kangako kumqhubi onolwazi.
  
  
  Wakhuphuka izitebhisi waya esitezi esilandelayo waya ehhovisi Likangqongqoshe Wezangaphandle waserussia. Kwakunabantu abaningi kuleli khoro lapha, kuhlanganise neqembu elincane lamasosha agqoke iyunifomu eminyango ebanzi eholela ezindaweni zokusebenza eziyinhloko.
  
  
  Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwaleli khoro kwakunomnyango omncane, ongavikelekile owawuholela emgqeni wamahhovisi Omnyango amancane. Lapho umimmo edlula, kwaphuma indoda. Unen wayegqoke iyunifomu yomgcini wendlu,ephethe isula nebhakede, futhi wayebonakala ephuthuma-wacishe wangishaya ezinyaweni.
  
  
  Wangibuka ngokushesha, kanzima, wabe esehamba ngokushesha ehla ehholo, ecishe agijime. Wayeyindoda ende enezinwele ezimnyama nobhebhenene. Wayezama ukunquma ukuthi izintshebe zazingamanga yini, zizondiza zimlandele, lapho ezwa ukukhala.
  
  
  Kwakuzwakala ehhovisi ukuthi umlindi wayesanda kuhamba. Indoda egqoke isudi emnyama nothayi yayimi endleleni yami. U-Ego wamxosha futhi wavula umnyango.
  
  
  Lapho ngimbona, ngangena ehhovisi, ngashiya umnyango uvulekile ngemva kwami,
  
  
  intombazane eyayimi ezitebhisini eziya ekamelweni elilandelayo yangibuka ngamehlo amakhulu futhi yamemeza. Amaphepha okumelwe ukuba wayewaphethe ayesezinyaweni zakhe. Umimmo nah wamngenisa ehhovisi elincane eliyimfihlo lapho ngizwa amazwi anoboya ehla ehholo elingemuva kwami. Ehhovisi elingaphakathi, owesifazane onezinwele ezimnyama wahlala phezu kwesidumbu Sikangqongqoshe Wezangaphandle Udel, evula futhi evala umlomo wakhe ethukile.
  
  
  Wabona ukwethuka ebusweni bakhe futhi wabheka isizathu salokho. Wabulawa i-garrote eyayisetshenziswa ama-commando empini. Cishe wanqunywa ikhanda, futhi kwakunegazi yonke indawo.
  
  
  Lona wesifazane wangibuka futhi wazama ukusho okuthile, kodwa ngamdonsa ngamyisa esihlalweni ngahlala phansi, ngabe sengibheka ekamelweni. Kwakunombhalo etafuleni eliseduze, kodwa akazange awunake okwamanje.
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngokuthola lowo mgcini wendlu, kodwa ngenqaba. I-ego yayingasekho isikhathi eside. Ngazama ukukhumbula ukuthi wayebukeka kanjani, okwangenza ngacabanga ukuthi izintshebe zingase zibe ezingamanga, futhi ngakhumbula okuthile ngaye. Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi izintshebe, kodwa izinwele kumelwe ukuba zazingamanga-iwigi-ngoba ngangiqiniseka ukuthi ngabona ukhiye wezinwele ezimhlophe ngemuva kwekhanda lakhe.
  
  
  Amadoda amabili angena ehhovisi.
  
  
  "Ingabe yilokho okwenzekayo lapha?"Omunye wabo wabuza.
  
  
  "Isihogo esinegazi!"kusho omunye, ephawula umuntu ofile .
  
  
  "Futhi ungubani?"Indoda yokuqala yangibuka ngokungangabazeki.
  
  
  Waphakamisa IKHADI lakhe LOBUNIKAZI njengoba abantu abaningi bephuthuma ekamelweni. "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngibheke umbulali", ngathi, " ugqoke njengomgcini wendlu. Ngagijima ngehla ehholo lapho."
  
  
  U-Odin wahlasela amadoda futhi waphuthuma egumbini. Abanye bangibuka ngokuqapha, njengoba igumbi laligcwele izisebenzi Zenkonzo ezazethukile. Wahamba waya etafuleni futhi wabuka inothi. Lokhu kufundwa:
  
  
  "Kungcono sekwephuzile kunalokho okungakaze kwenzeke. Inani lezikweletu nezinkokhelo lenyuka laya ezigidini eziyishumi nane zamaphawundi. Faka i-ego endizeni yangasese bese uthumela i-ego Egeneva. Uzothola eminye imiyalelo mayelana nokuthi yiliphi ibhange okufanele uxhumane nalo ukuze uthole idiphozi ekhokhelwayo. awunaso isikhathi esanele."
  
  
  "Lapha, yini onayo lapho?"Kusho iphoyisa eligqoke izingubo zomphakathi eduze kwami. "Kulungile" wafuna le ncwadi, futhi wabazisa. Ngangicabanga ukuthi kubukeka kufana nokubhala ngesandla okufanayo, kodwa-ke uchwepheshe wokubhala ngesandla kufanele akuqinisekise lokho.
  
  
  Wasuka esihlalweni ukuze aphinde abheke isidumbu. Manje kwase kunabathunywa bezindaba egumbini elingaphambili, bezama ukungaphumeleli ukudlulisa isimmo sabalindi bezempi lapho.
  
  
  Njengoba ayezungeza isihlalo ukuze alume isidumbu, waphawula ucezu lwephepha phansi - ngokwesibonelo, lapho umbulali kungenzeka wayemi khona lapho ethatha inothi ephaketheni lakhe alifake esihlalweni. Latholwa u-ego, owayebukeka sengathi wayedwengulwe ezintweni zakhe zokubhala, ekhoneni nje lephepha. Kwakubhalwe inombolo yocingo kuyo ngepensela. Ingxenye yelogo ephrintiwe yahlala emgqeni wokuzihlukanisa.
  
  
  Lapho ngifunda izinombolo ezibhalwe phansi, ngacabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi zabhalwa ngesandla esifanayo naleso esasibhale amanothi okubulala ngaphambili. Yiqiniso, kwakuyindlela ende, kodwa sasiyidinga, ikakhulukazi manje.
  
  
  Kwafika kimi indoda enamandla yamnika ucezu lwephepha ngomzuzu.
  
  
  "Ukhona-ungubani?"
  
  
  "KP", ngathi, ngiphethe ikhadi lami lobunikazi. nakulokhu futhi. Akazange akubone kufihlwe ephepheni.
  
  
  "Ah. Kuhle. Vele uhlale kude, mfana wami."
  
  
  "Ngizokwenza konke okusemandleni ami."Ngathi nginobuso obuqinile. Waya emzimbeni eyobheka okokugcina imfucumfucu umfundisi ayekuyo.
  
  
  Kwakungokunye ukubulala okungadingekile. I-garrote, kulokhu eyayakhiwe ngezibambo ezimbili zensimbi ezinengxenye yocingo lwepiyano phakathi kwazo, yayiyisikhali esivamile sezempi. Umhlaseli wamane wagoqa ucingo ekhanda lesisulu futhi waludonsa. Ucingo lwalunqamula inyama, imisipha, imisipha namathambo kwaze kwaba yilapho luhlukanisa ikhanda nomzimba. Okungenani kwakuyindlela esheshayo. Ngokungazelelwe wakhumbula Ukuthi Unicholas fergus wayekhonze kuma-commando. Ingabe yileyo ndlela ayibona ngayo umbulali? Ukube nje wayemazi ngempela u-ego. Manje idlala umdlalo wokuqagela futhi sasingekho isikhathi salokho, yaphenduka futhi yahamba ngokushesha emakamelweni.
  
  
  Latholakala Nguheather ehhovisi Likangqongqoshe Wezangaphakathi eduze-del -; wayengakaze ezwe ngokubulawa kwakamuva. "Ngisanda kuhlangana No-Elmo jupiter", esho kancane. "Waphikelela ngokuthi i-emu imbize. Ingabe unomona, uthando lwami?"
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngingathanda ukuba naye isikhashana". "Ungqongqoshe Wezangaphandle-udel-usanda kubulawa."
  
  
  Amehlo akhe amahle aluhlaza ayethuke kakhulu.
  
  
  "Ingabe Ubrutha uyazi?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Ngambiza endleleni eya lapha. Yayisesimweni esihle kakhulu."
  
  
  "Kubi kakhulu, akunjalo?"esho.
  
  
  "Uma singathuthukisi isilinganiso sethu ngokushesha", Kusho uhi kuye, " uhulumeni Wasebrithani uzoyeka ukuba khona njengesikhungo esiphumelelayo. Umnyango wezangaphandle wawethukile ngokuphelele."
  
  
  "Ingabe Ubrutus unemibono?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Akunjalo ngempela. Sodwa manje. Undunankulu usevele waziswa, wezwa, futhi ufuna ukuletha isihlengo ngokushesha."
  
  
  "Cishe wesaba ukuthi angase abe olandelayo."
  
  
  "Uyisisulu esinengqondo", ngishilo. Umbulali washiya enye incwadi efuna ukukhokhelwa. Futhi ngakuthola endaweni yesehlakalo. "Ngikunikeze inothi.
  
  
  "Lena inombolo yocingo yezinkonzo", esho, edidekile. "Ucabanga ukuthi yabhalwa umbulali?"
  
  
  "Kubonakala kungenakwenzeka ukuthi isisebenzi somnyango kuzodingeka sibhale phansi inombolo", ngishilo. "Futhi umbhalo ubonakala ufana nombhalo wesandla osemibhalweni yokubulala. Ucabangani nge-logo?"
  
  
  "Akwanele," esho. "Kodwa ngandlela-thile ngizizwa sengathi ngike ngakubona ngaphambili. Ake siye endlini yami futhi sibheke eduze."
  
  
  Uheather waqasha ifulethi elincane Ewest End Yaselondon. Kwakunezitebhisi ezintathu, kodwa uma sezingenile, kwakuyindawo enhle kakhulu. Wasenza inkomishi yetiye lesingisi, futhi sadlala lo mdlalo etafuleni elincane eduze kwefasitela, siphuza ama-ego ethu. Waphinde wakhipha ucezu lwephepha ephaketheni lakhe.
  
  
  "Uma sinalo muntu, uthanda ukudlala kanzima", ngishilo, ngiphendulela iphepha esandleni sami. Uyise wanikeza Uheather imininingwane yokubulawa kwakhe. "Kunzima kakhulu Kunezindaba. Futhi cishe uyingozi kakhulu ngoba uthanda ukubulala futhi ngoba cishe akanangqondo."
  
  
  Wayebambe iphepha lize lifike ekukhanyeni ngamafasitela. "Sawubona, yini le? Kubonakala sengathi kukhona okubhalwe lapha, ngaphansi kwezinombolo."
  
  
  Uheather wasukuma wabheka phezu kwehlombe lami. "Kusho Ukuthini, Nick?"
  
  
  "Angikwazi ukuphuma. Kufana nokuqala ngo - " R " omkhulu bese kuba..."
  
  
  "Oh", Futhi" Hey", Kusho Uheather ngenjabulo.
  
  
  "Bese kuba u - 'a', futhi mhlawumbe U - ' l. Royal. Futhi enye into."
  
  
  Wathi: "kungaba I-HO, futhi kuyingxenye YE-TV. Uyazi ukuthi kunehhotela lasebukhosini Erussell Square."
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. "Ihhotela Laseroyal . Kodwa lokhu kuyizinto zokubhala zehhotela?"
  
  
  "Angicabangi kanjalo", kusho Uheather. "Ngikutshele ukuthi sengike ngabona lesi sibonakaliso ngaphambili, kodwa angikuhlanganisi nehhotela. Kodwa sizoyihlola."
  
  
  "Uma lokhu kungelona iphephandaba lasehhotela", ngathi, " sinesiphetho esiphindwe kabili. Ihhotela laseroyal nezinhlangano noma imibono emelelwa yilesi sibonakaliso."
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu", kuvuma Uheather, ubuso bakhe bubonisa injabulo. "Mhlawumbe lokhu kuyimpumelelo yethu, Nick."
  
  
  "Ukube leli phephandaba belingelombulali", ummeli wakhe waphika imibiko eyavela kwabezindaba.
  
  
  Khona-ke sadlala lo mdlalo ngetekisi Saya Eroyal hotel futhi sakhuluma nomphathi osizayo ngemuva kwekhawunta. Wabheka iphepha futhi waphika ukuthi lalingelasehhotela. Wasikhipha isembozo sezinto zokubhala zasehhotela wasibonisa zona ukuze asiqhathanise.
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, lokhu kungase kube okomuntu oyisivakashi", kusho le ndoda. "Omunye noma abaningi babahlanganyeli becongress abahlangana lapha."
  
  
  "Yebo," ngasho ngokujulile. "Ngiyabonga noma kunjalo."
  
  
  Ngaphandle, Uheather wathi, " ngicabanga ukuthi kungcono sethule Ubrutus esimweni samanje."
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Mhlawumbe angakwazi ukuveza imibono ethile nge-logo yethu."Sahalalisela itekisi saya ngqo ehhovisi likabrutus.
  
  
  Lapho sifika lapho, bese sihamba ngokushesha sihamba umhubhe omude onogada abafake iyunifomu, sathola Ubrutha ebheka amarekhodi amadala amaphoyisa. Wayecabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi kusekhona okunye okungenzeka ukuthi umbulali wayeyisigebengu esilahlwe yicala esasithukuthelele izikhulu. Ngambonisa ucezu lwephepha, kodwa wanikina ikhanda.
  
  
  Wathi: "angikwazi ukwenza lutho ngakho". "Ngingenza amakhophi futhi ngibonise umnyango wonke. Mhlawumbe othile uzothola."
  
  
  "Kungase kube kuhle, mnumzane", ngasho.
  
  
  "Sahlola lo muntu owayengumgcini wendlu owabona ephuma ehhovisi likanobhala", kusho Ubrutha kimi. "Akekho ongakhomba umuntu onaleyo ncazelo osebenza esakhiweni."
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngingumbulali".
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe ungumbulali wethu", kusho Uheather. "Wawuseduze ngokwanele ukuba umbambe, Nick."
  
  
  "Ungangikhumbuzi", ngasho kabuhlungu.
  
  
  "Ungazibeki icala, mfana", kusho Ubrutha, ekhanyisa ipayipi lakhe. "Ukube bekungengenxa yakho, besingeke sibe nalutho."
  
  
  Ngathi:" singase singabi nalutho". "Uma udinga lokhu, ngikhumbula kancane ngibona izinwele zakhe ezimhlophe ebumnyameni, njengokungathi le ndoda yayigqoke iwigi."
  
  
  Ubrutha wenza inothi ephepheni. "Kumelwe ukuba namadevu ayengewona."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngacabanga kanjalo lapho ngiyibona."
  
  
  Ubrutha wasukuma ngemuva kwesihlalo sakhe, Futhi Ustahl wamzungeza, emunca ipayipi lakhe. Wayebukeka ekhathele kakhulu, njengokungathi wayengalali izinsuku eziningi.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngalesi sikhathi, naphezu kobufakazi, asikude nokuxazulula uzungu lokubulala. Inothi lesithathu elitholakala endaweni yesehlakalo alisasitsheli lutho ngomuntu wethu. Noma amadoda."
  
  
  "Uma umbulali enabangane", Kusho Uheather, " kubonakala sengathi uyabagwema."
  
  
  "Yebo, kusobala ukuthi ngokusobala amacala okubulala enziwa umuntu oyedwa - nakuba kungenzeka ayebukeka kanjena ukube umuntu oyedwa wayephethe. Kunoma ikuphi, Undunankulu wangivuma ukuthi wayezohlela ukukhokhwa kwenani elidingekayo. "
  
  
  "Izigidi eziyishumi nane zamakhilogremu?"Kubuza uheather .
  
  
  "Ngokuqondile . Saxoxa ngamathuba okukhohlisa umuntu wethu ngandlela-thile ngokulayisha indiza ngemali mbumbulu, njll. "
  
  
  "Ngiyazibuza, mnumzane, ukuthi ingabe ngempela lesi sigaba sezibalo sidinga imali."
  
  
  "Usho ukuthini?"Kubuza ubrutha .
  
  
  "Angase acabange ukuthi ufuna imali ezingeni eliqaphelayo", ngasho kancane, " kodwa kwelinye izinga-okuyisisekelo, okumnyama-angase afune ukubulala kuphela."
  
  
  Ubrutha washaya ucingo futhi wafunda ubuso bami. "Yebo, ngiyazi ukuthi usho ukuthini. Kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuyini, kumelwe sicabange ukuthi ukukhokha inani elidingekayo kuyoyeka ukubulala,akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Yebo, mnumzane, ngiyakholelwa kanjalo", ngishilo.
  
  
  Kuhle. Well, wena ezimbili kungaba ukuphumula isikhashana. Kodwa bambelela kulesi siqeshana sephepha-kungase kube khona okuthile lapho."
  
  
  Uheather wasukuma endaweni yakhe evamile etafuleni Likabrutus, futhi wasukuma esihlalweni sakhe.
  
  
  "Kukhona okunye, mnumzane," ngathi.
  
  
  "Yebo?"
  
  
  "Uhawk wangitshela ukuthi Unicholas fergus wayese-commando. Ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sithole uhlu lwabantu eqenjini Lasegali."
  
  
  Ubrutha wayecasulwa. "Kungaba uhlu olukhulu kakhulu."
  
  
  "Lokhu ngingakunciphisa kuphela kubantu abaseduze nendawo ezungezile. Kungase kube khona umkhondo kulokhu."
  
  
  "Eqinisweni, Nick", kusho Ubrutha. "Ngizokusingatha. Noma yini enye?"
  
  
  "Amahora ambalwa nje e-cola", ngathi, ngimomotheka.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngiyathembisa ukuthi ngeke ngiphazamise noma ubani okuzungezile kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zosuku". "Yiba nesidlo sakusihlwa esihle futhi uphumule."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga," kusho mina.
  
  
  Mina noheather sadla isidlo sakusihlwa endaweni yokudlela encane, ethule, wabe esengimemela efulethini lakhe ukuze ngiphuze phambi kwakhe, ngibuyele egumbini lakhe lasehhotela, elalikhokhelwa I-vmx. Nganginendodana yakhe, futhi yayinosherry. Sidlala lo mdlalo kusofa omude, siphuza iziphuzo.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngifisa sengathi ngingakhumbula lapho ngabona khona uphawu lwakhe kulelo phepha". "Ngiyazi ukuthi ngikubonile lokhu esikhathini esingeside kakhulu esidlule."
  
  
  "Uzoba nesikhathi esiningi salokho kusasa, lapho uphumule", ngishilo. "Konke makufukamele ngaphakathi kuze kube yilapho lezo zimbongolo sezikulungele."
  
  
  "Kulungile, dokotela."Wamamatheka. "Ngizinikela ngokuphelele ekunakekeleni kwakho."
  
  
  "Ingabe lokho kuyisiphakamiso?"
  
  
  "Thatha njengoba uthanda."
  
  
  Wabeka phansi indebe yakhe eyayingakaqedi futhi wamfuna. Wancibilika ezandleni zami, ubumnene bakhe bangicindezela. Wayegqoke amabhulukwe nehembe, kodwa engenawo amabhulukwe. Ecindezela izindebe zakhe, wagijima isandla sakhe phezu kwesifuba sakhe sokunene. Ukuthinta kwami kwamenza waba lukhuni. Ulimi lwami lwahlola umlomo wakhe, futhi wasabela ngentshiseko.
  
  
  Wasuka kimi wasukuma. Wathi: "ngizokwenza okuthile okufaneleke kakhudlwana".
  
  
  Wanyamalala ekamelweni lokulala futhi waphucwa i-bourbon yakhe. Ukufudumala kotshwala kwasakazeka kimi. Wayekhululekile futhi ekulungele. Khona-Ke Uheather wabuya.
  
  
  Wayegqoke ingubo yokulala ecishe ibe sobala.
  
  
  Yena, engagqokile futhi ecindezela ibhentshi eduze kwakhe kusofa. Wasunduza isandla sakhe phakathi kwethanga lakhe wamshaya. Umsindo omncane wawukhala emphinjeni wakhe.
  
  
  Ngafaka ingubo yokulala ekhanda lakhe futhi ngamvumela ukuba awe phansi eduze kwami. Futhi uyangithanda. Kwakusobala ukuthi wayengithanda kakhulu. Ngangazi ukuthi kwakuyoba ngcono ngisho nangaphezu kwesikhathi esidlule.
  
  
  Saqala kancane, ngokunethezeka, sivumela amagagasi enjabulo ukuba adlule kithi njengoba imizimba yethu ithinta futhi umlilo uvutha kancane ngaphakathi. Yayimnandi, imnandi kakhulu; ijubane lokuphumula lavutha umlilo futhi lavutha i-ego.
  
  
  Njengoba amandla okudonsa, amandla okudonsa, nokuhlola kwakwanda ngamandla, Uheather waqala ukuqhaqhazela. Imisindo eyayisemphinjeni wakhe yakhula kwaze kwaba yilapho begcwalisa igumbi. Khona-ke kwakuwukucwila okuyisisekelo, okunonya ngamandla, njengoba izingalo Zikaheather zazingizungeza ngokuqinile, amathanga akhe ashisayo engicindezela ngokujulile kuye.
  
  
  Lapho sekuphelile, wacindezela ibhentshi, wavula ugwayi, futhi wacabanga Ngoheather Nohadiya; angikwazanga ukuzibamba kodwa ngaziqhathanisa. Izindlela zokwenza uthando zazihluke njengezizwe zakwa-ih. Uhadiyyah wayefana nogwadule Lwasenyakatho Afrika lapho azalelwa khona: umkhuhlane onjengesiphepho sesihlabathi esivuthayo esaphela ngokuzumayo njengoba sasiqalile. Umthombo kaheather wawufana kakhulu nomthombo wasengilandi: wawuthuthuka kancane, ulandela iphethini esungulwe isikhathi eside, kancane kancane ungena ekushiseni kwehlobo, bese kancane kancane ungena ekwindla epholile.
  
  
  Yini eyayingcono? Ngangingakwazi ukusho. Ngamunye wayenezinzuzo zakhe. Kodwa kwakuzoba kuhle, ngacabanga, ukuba nokudla njalo kuqala eduze komunye, bese kuba ngaphesheya komunye.
  
  
  Eziyisikhombisa
  
  
  Kwase kudlule phakathi kwamabili lapho ebuyela ekamelweni lakhe lasehhotela futhi elala ebhentshini. Cishe ngemva kwehora elele, wavuka ngokuzumayo. Ekuqaleni ngangingazi ukuthi yini eyayingivuse, futhi ngaphinde ngayizwa: umsindo othambile wokuchofoza. Kwakuyini lokho? Futhi ngaphakathi ekamelweni noma ngaphandle?
  
  
  Ngalala lapho futhi ngamlalela, futhi ngangifuna ngempela ukubuyela ebuthongweni, futhi wayazi ukuthi lokhu kwakuyinto yokunethezeka engangingakwazi ukuyikhokhela. Ama-agent amaningi avuka efile, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso, ngoba ayekhathele kakhulu noma elele kakhulu ukuba ezwe imisindo engajwayelekile phakathi kwamabili.
  
  
  Walala ethule ngokuphelele, egqolozele ebumnyameni. Ukuthula kwangizungeza, kwaphazanyiswa umsindo wasemgwaqweni. Ingabe wawucabanga noma uphupha ngaye?
  
  
  Imizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu eshayweni elikhanyayo lewashi lami. Wakhala futhi walwa kanzima ukuze agcine amehlo akhe evulekile. Isigamu sehora. Yiqiniso, wayenephutha. Ubuthongo babungidonsela phansi emgodini wayo omnyama, ofudumele. Izimpaphe zami zavalwa, zabe sezivulwa zaba banzi.
  
  
  Lokho kuzwakala futhi! Lowo msindo othambile wokuchofoza, futhi kulokhu kwakungekho kungabaza ngakho. Yayisuka egumbini iye egcekeni. Othile wayehambisa ukhiye esikhaleni.
  
  
  Umsindo waphindwa. Noma ubani owayekhona wayejabule ngokuthi ngangilele.
  
  
  Wakhuphuka buthule ezungeze udoti. Okuwukuphela kokukhanya okungcwele ekamelweni kwakuvela eduze kwefasitela nangaphansi komnyango wesonto.
  
  
  umhubhe. Manje isithunzi sasifihla umucu omncane wokukhanya ngaphansi komnyango. Yebo, othile wayengaphandle futhi ngokushesha wangena.
  
  
  Wayedonsa amabhulukwe nehembe, egqoka izicathulo ze-ballet, lapho ingilazi ichofoza esikhaleni futhi isibambo siqala ukuphenduka. Wahamba waya esihlalweni lapho ijazi lami lalilenga khona futhi wafinyelela esiqwini sehlombe ngaphansi kwalo. Uwilhelmina wayikhipha, wabe esebuyela embhedeni wayidonsa phezu komcamelo. Lapho umnyango uvuleka, ngahlala phansi ngemva kwesihlalo.
  
  
  Indoda enamahlombe abanzi yangena kancane kancane ekamelweni, iphethe isibhamu phambi kwayo. Enye indoda encane yahamba ngemva kwayo njengesithunzi. Bangena ekamelweni ngaphandle komsindo futhi bema bebheke embhedeni. Indoda enamahlombe akhuluphele yanqekuzisa ikhanda kulowo omncane, futhi yathatha izibhamu zayo yaya embhedeni lapho yayilele khona. Kwakufihlwe emthunzini, futhi babecabanga ukuthi ngisekhona. Izibhamu, ezinkulu nezimbi, zazinama-silencer amade emilonyeni. Kungazelelwe, kwaqhuma izibhamu ezintathu noma ezine ezungeze isibhamu ngasinye. Wamlinda kwaze kwaba yilapho beyeka ukudubula futhi umbhede wawudidekile, wabe usungowakhe, wafinyelela Kubrylev waphendukela Kuye.
  
  
  "Ngimangele", ngathi, Ngikhomba Uwilhelmina kubo.
  
  
  Baphendukela kimi, bedidekile ebusweni babo. Angikaze ngibone muntu obazungezile ngaphambili.
  
  
  "Lahla izikhali zakho," ngasho ngokuqinile.
  
  
  Ngokusobala, wayengakholeki kakhulu. Indoda enamahlombe akhuluphele yashintsha isibhamu sayo futhi yadubula ngokushesha, yawela ehlombe lesizwe ngasinye. I-ego yadutshulwa ngokhuni oluqhekekile oluvela esikhwameni sesihlalo esenziwe ngopende ayesisebenzisa ukuze acashe. Ngagxuma njengoba ayedubula okwesibili. Kulokhu, ugawk wangena esihlalweni.
  
  
  Washayisa phansi ngemuva kwesihlalo, wagingqa kanye, futhi wadutshulwa kude. Uwilhelmina, engenaso isivimbeli, wakhonkotha kakhulu ekamelweni, amehlo akhe ebanzi njengoba eshayisa udonga olungemuva kwekhanda lesigebengu elinemisipha. Ngokushesha isibhamu sakhe saphinde sadubula, futhi isibhamu sesibili sahlasela indoda esifubeni, sashaya i-ego yayo kanzima odongeni. Wagxumela phansi, washiya umkhondo obomvu wokukhala.
  
  
  Isidlamlilo sesibili saphinde sadubula, saqhekeza iphepha elinemibala odongeni olungemuva kwami, futhi sacasha ukuze sivikeleke ngemva kombhede. Ladubula, kodwa laphuthelwa ngamasentimitha ambalwa futhi lawela emlenzeni we-nightstand.
  
  
  Manje eseyakhe, wabuyela esihlalweni. Wathatha isitsha somlotha esiwile, wasiphonsa ngakwesokudla, futhi wadonsa umlilo wesitha. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, wabuyela emuva ngakwesobunxele,wathatha inkinobho yokukhanya eyayingaphezu kwekhanda lakhe futhi, wenza igumbi laba mnyama. Ngokushesha wakhuphukela esifubeni esikhethekile samadilowa esasisebenza njengendawo enhle yokucasha embhedeni.
  
  
  Lo muntu owayephethe isibhamu owayesindile wayemi ngezinyawo, esondela kimi esembhedeni, futhi wangidubula njengoba ayehamba. Izinhlamvu zadabula izinkuni ngaphambili kwengubo. Wahlala emi, kodwa njengoba ayeqala ukuya emnyango, ngakwazi ukumdubula futhi. Ngeshwa, isibhamu sakhe asizange siphumelele.
  
  
  Ngagxuma ngagijimela emnyango, ngesikhathi esifanele ukuze ngibone isidlamlilo sinyamalala ekhoneni singena egcekeni. Wayebheke ezitebhisini ezingemuva.
  
  
  Waqalekiswa umoya wakhe njengoba ayebuyela ngokushesha ekamelweni. Wathatha ipotimende elincane futhi wakhipha umagazini ongasetshenziswanga Kawilhelmina. Umagazini omdala wawukhipha, wabe usufaka omusha. Wabe esegijimela egcekeni, efana neqembu elincane labasebenzi basehhotela nezivakashi, eya ezitebhisini ezingemuva.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi ehla ngezitebhisi ephumela emgwaqweni ongemuva kwehhotela, omunye umuntu owayephethe isibhamu wayengasabonakali ndawo. Ngagijimela ekuphumeni, ngazungeza umgwaqo, ngabheka phambili, ngase ngakwesobunxele - futhi ngambona ephenduka ekhoneni. Ngamlandela.
  
  
  U-Ego wayemfica lapho sifika Ehigh Holborn, E-euston Square, futhi wabona umnyango wesitimela, ilondon underground-futhi wangena.
  
  
  Wayelapho isikhashana. Lapho ngifika ezitebhisini, ngabona ukuzazisa kwakhe phansi, ngikhomba isibhamu kimi. Wadonsa inhlamvu, kodwa okuwukuphela komsindo kwakuwukuchofoza okungenamsebenzi. Ngokusobala, isibhamu sasingadutshulwanga kahle. Waqalekisa futhi wayeka ukuzazisa.
  
  
  Ngamemeza. "Linda!"
  
  
  Kodwa wanyamalala phansi ezitebhisini. Uluger wayifaka ebhande lakhe futhi wayilandela.
  
  
  Siqhekeza imigoqo, bese yena, egijima emlandela ehla esiteji sesiteshi. Indoda esikhulile eyayimi emaphethelweni epulatifomu ilinde isitimela yasibuka njengoba sasisheshisa umimmo.
  
  
  Ekupheleni kwesiteji, indoda yami yaqala ukukhuphuka izitebhisi yaya kwelinye izinga. Waphenduka, futhi u-ego wambheka kahle. Wayemncane futhi enamandla; wayebonisa intukuthelo nokuphelelwa yithemba. Wagijima wakhuphuka izitebhisi, amehlo akhe emlandela.
  
  
  Phezulu ezitebhisini, waphenduka wangilinda. Njengoba ayevala ibanga, wakhahlela ngolaka. Wathatha izinyathelo ezimbalwa emuva futhi wacishe walahlekelwa ngokuphelele ukulinganisela kwakhe. Ngesikhathi efika phezulu ezitebhisini, isidlamlilo sase siphakathi nendawo. Ngagijima ngimlandela, ngizama ukumfica.
  
  
  Isitimela sabhonga sangena esiteshini, kodwa indoda yami ayizange izame ukungena. Ngokusobala, wayenomuzwa wokuthi wayenethuba elingcono esiteshini. Ekupheleni kwesiteji, wakhuphuka ngesinye isitebhisi.
  
  
  Lapha, isitimela sasisanda kuhamba. Umbhangqwana oneminyaka ephakathi nendawo waphuma wahlala ebhentshini.
  
  
  Babheka phezulu ngokuthula njengoba isidlamlilo singibheka emuva futhi saphinde sagijima phansi endaweni yesikhulumi. Kodwa u-ego wamfica ngemva nje kwebhentshi. Wagxuma futhi washaywa Phansi U-Ego nog.
  
  
  Sawa kanzima, sigingqika ezinyaweni zalaba abashadayo ebhentshini. Bahlala futhi babukela ngesithakazelo esincane njengoba le ndoda ingibamba ngomphimbo.
  
  
  Waphuma, washaya u-ego engalweni, wabe esegwaza u-emu futhi entanyeni. Wawa emuva. Kunzima ukumelana nesizwe ngasinye nesibhakela saso sobugovu ebusweni.
  
  
  Wakhononda ngokushaywa, kodwa akazange adikibale. Wangikhahlela njengoba ngangimshaya, ukukhahlela kwangishaya eceleni emaphethelweni epulatifomu. Cishe wawa.
  
  
  Wabona indlela ayesondele ngayo emaphethelweni, futhi wanquma ukungisiza kancane. Wangikhahlela, ebheke kimi, ngokushesha nje lapho isitimela singena esiteshini. U-Ego wambamba ngomlenze futhi wamgcina phansi. Wazama ukuhoxa, walahlekelwa ukulinganisela, futhi wagingqa emaphethelweni epulatifomu, wacishe wangidonsa naye. U-Ego jack uxazulula izinkinga zocwaningo zesitimela esimshaye.
  
  
  Lo mbhangqwana owawusibheke ngokuthula ngaphambili manje wagxumela ezinyaweni zawo, owesifazane ekhala njengomcibisholo wefektri owawugxilile.
  
  
  Wabe esephenduka wahamba ngokushesha enyuka izitebhisi. Kwakungadingeki ukuba achazele amaphoyisa konke lokhu. Hhayi manje.
  
  
  Isahluko sesishiyagalombili.
  
  
  "Ngiyayithola!"kusho Uheather lapho emvumela ukuba angene ekamelweni lakhe . "Ngakhumbula leso sibonakaliso!"
  
  
  Wasula amehlo akhe wamlandela wangena ngaphakathi. Wama wabheka. Ngenxa yezivakashi zami ezingamenywanga, le ndawo yayibukeka njengendawo yenhlekelele.
  
  
  "Kwenzekeni lapha?"
  
  
  "Awusoze wakukholelwa lokho."
  
  
  Wathi:" zama ukungikhanyisela".
  
  
  "Ukuqagela okuhle ukuthi umbulali uyazi ukuthi ngikhona kuleli cala futhi wanquma ukuthi akafuni ukuba abe ne-emu ephefumula entanyeni yakhe. Wathumela amadoda amabili amakhulu anezibhamu ezinkulu ukuba angilethe ithikithi eliya endaweni yokugcina izidumbu. Kwakufanele Aphoqelelwe Ubrutus ukuba abize amaphoyisa ngehora lesithathu ekuseni "
  
  
  "Kodwa umbulali wayazi kanjani ukuthi ungubani nokuthi kungani ulapha?"wabuza, edidekile.
  
  
  Eyakhe, waqhaqhazela. Ngacabanga kahle. "Ukuvuza ehhovisi likabrutus?"
  
  
  Wathukuthela kakhulu. "Akunakwenzeka!"
  
  
  Ngiyethemba, " kusho mina. "Noma kunjalo, kusho ukuthi sikhanyisiwe, ngakho kuthiwani ngalesi sibonakaliso?"
  
  
  Ubuso bakhe baphinde bakhanya. "Nginike leli phepha futhi."
  
  
  Wanginika yona. "Yebo," esho ekhomba, " ngiyaqiniseka. Lokhu kuyingxenye yomklamo we-logo yemoto. Angikhumbuli nje ukuthi iyiphi."
  
  
  Wadonsa ihembe lakhe waliphakamisa. Izwi lakhe nalo laqala ukukhathazeka. "Masibuyele emuva siyokhuluma nalowo muntu Eroyal hotel futhi", ngishilo. "Kungase kube ngokushesha kunokuzama ukuthola uhlu lwezimpawu Ze-A. a."
  
  
  "Nginetekisi engilindele."
  
  
  Sadlula enkungwini yokuhlanza saya Emillbank, emimmo yezakhiwo ezinkulu Zasewestminster Abbey Nasezindlini Zephalamende. Yena, wayazi ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi, Ipavilion muniz yayisemhlanganweni ophuthumayo, ixoxa ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokufeza isinqumo Sikandunankulu sokugcwalisa isicelo sombulali somcebo wama-pound sterling.
  
  
  Eroyal Hotel, Uheather watshela uthisha wethu wezibalo, " sicabanga ukuthi singase sikwazi ukubona uphawu ephepheni esikubonise lona. Ngicabanga ukuthi engakubona kwakuyi-ego ephathelene nemoto."
  
  
  Uclare ehhotela wacabanga okwesikhashana:" Ungase ube neqiniso", esho ekugcineni.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Usanda kuba nanoma yiziphi izivakashi okungenzeka Ukuthi zaziselondon zimelela inkampani yezimoto?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka kakhulu. "Kungakapheli namasonto amabili edlule, saba nengqungquthela yabakhiqizi bezimoto lapha."
  
  
  "E - dell ngokwayo?"Kusho uheather .
  
  
  "Ngempela!"Lo muntu wayejabule ngendlela esasijabule ngayo. "Ngingakunika uhlu lwazo zonke izinkampani ezazimelwe. Eqinisweni, ngikholwa ukuthi sisenazo izincwadi ezadlula ngemuva kwekhabethe zisilindele. Ungathanda ukubheka?"
  
  
  "Yebo, sizokwenza. Ngiyabonga, " ngishilo.
  
  
  Wasiyisa egumbini elincane lokugcina impahla ngemuva esitezi esikhulu. Amabhokisi ezincwajana namaphepha amanothi ayebekwe ekhoneni. Kwakunezimpawu emabhokisini ambalwa, kodwa igama Lika-Odin elalibazungezile lalingalingani nelethu.
  
  
  Isisebenzi sabuyela emsebenzini, futhi sasala sodwa. Uheather waqala ukuhlola ibhokisi elilodwa lamakhadibhodi, futhi walithatha. Kungazelelwe, Uheather wamemeza ehlonipha.
  
  
  "Sinakho, Nick! Qaphela lokhu!"Wayephethe ucezu lwephepha olunombala ofana nowethu. Waya kuye futhi wamhlola.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Ukufaka i-tack tack."
  
  
  Isifanekiselo esigcwele sasibonisa insimu yesiphepho ezungeze amaqabunga amagilebhisi esihlangu sezikhali. Sabheka igama lenkampani elinyatheliswe nge-arc ngaphezu kwebhodi lokukhangisa, bese sibheka elinye phezu kwelinye.
  
  
  "Ijupiter motors Limited", kusho Uheather, ubuso bakhe bashintsha ngokuzumayo. "Yebo, yebo."
  
  
  "Jupiter," ngathi. "Akuyona yini leyo enye?"
  
  
  "Angimthandi U-Elmo Jupiter", Kusho Uheather ngokuqondile. "Kodwa ungumnikazi wejupiter motors. Manje sengiyazi ukuthi kungani uphawu lwalubukeka lujwayelekile. Eyakhe yayisendaweni yokubukisa nge-ego. Ifektri namahhovisi e-ego atholakala endaweni ethile emaphethelweni Elondon."
  
  
  "Kuyathakazelisa," ngishilo. Okuthile Ngo-Elmo jupiter kwangikhathaza, kodwa angikwazanga ukugxila. Wahambisa iphepha elinombhalo kanye nephepha lokuqala ngomzuzu owodwa futhi wahola Uheather wadlula egumbini lokugcina impahla wabuyela efulethini.
  
  
  Isikhonzi sasehhotela sajabula lapho simtshela ukuthi sasinakekele uphawu.
  
  
  "Ukuqondana kwezinto!"esho.
  
  
  "Yebo," ngavuma. "Manje, mhlawumbe ungasenzela enye into."
  
  
  "Ungakwazi."
  
  
  "Sidinga uhlu lwabasebenzi bejupiter motors ababekhona emihlanganweni, uma ungakwenza lokho.",
  
  
  "Yebo! Sanikezwa uhlu lwenkampani ngayinye kumhleli wecala. Eqiniseka ukuthi ngisenayo indawo ethile. Ngiyaxolisa isikhashana.",
  
  
  Ngokushesha wabuyela nohlu futhi wasibonisa amagama ezisebenzi zejupiter motors. U-Ih wayenabathathu: Uderek Forsythe, Upercival Smythe, no-Elmo jupiter ngokwakhe.
  
  
  Ngabonga unobhala ngalo lonke usizo lwakhe, Futhi mina Noheather sahamba kancane saya epaki Erussell Square, savumela ukwaziswa kwethu okwakusanda kutholakala ukuba kungene.
  
  
  "Ujupiter Unguscorpio", kusho Uheather. "Ngiqonde ukuthi ukufundwa kwezinkanyezi. Ngimkhumbula engitshela. "Kungani uphawu lunesiphepho kulo?"
  
  
  "Ngicabanga. Uheather, kudingeka sibone Umnu. jupiter", ngasho.
  
  
  Ijupiter motors yayisendaweni yesimanje yezakhiwo Ezisenorth End Road. Ngokusobala, lokhu kwakuhlanganisa imali eningi. Nokho, yabonisa izimpawu zokunganakwa. Ngemva kwengxoxo emfushane nonobhala wangasese Kajupiter, sangena ehhovisi lika-Ego. Wayelokhu emamatheka, enganginaki futhi egxila Kuheather.
  
  
  "Woza, Heather!"Yeka isimanga esimnandi."
  
  
  "Wangitshela ukuba ngithintane", kusho Uheather lapho ethatha isandla sakhe. "Urichard unesithakazelo esikhulu ezimotweni futhi unethemba lokuthi angabheka ifektri yakhe."
  
  
  Ujupiter wangibuka ngamehlo akhe brownundu aqinile. Kwadingeka ngivume ukuthi wayengabukeki kabi, wayenomzimba wezemidlalo. Kodwa lawo mehlo aqinile ayephazamisa ubuso obuhle.
  
  
  Wangimomotheka kakhulu. "Yebo ungabheka nxazonke."Lokhu kuzonginika ithuba lokukhuluma Noheather."
  
  
  Uheather wambheka ngokufudumele. Eyakhe, ibuka ubuso bayo. Manje wayebonakala emtadisha, njengokungathi uzama ukunquma ukuthi wayengumngane noma isitha.
  
  
  Wacindezela inkinobho ye-intercom futhi wacela unobhala wakhe ukuba abize Umnu.Burrows, owayezongibonisa lapho ujupiter Noheather bephuza itiye ephasishi.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi silinde Umnu. Burroughs, wathi ngokunganaki Kujupiter, " angiqiniseki ukuthi ukhuluma ngani."Ngokombono wakhe, muva nje kuye kwaqhutshwa umhlangano wabakhiqizi bezimoto Lapha Elondon."
  
  
  "Yebo."Wanqekuzisa ikhanda . "Ngangikhona kanye nomqondisi wami wezokuthengisa nomsizi wami we-ego. Imihlangano yayingahlangabezani nokulindelekile. Kunokubambisana okuncane kakhulu phakathi kwezinkampani lapha Engilandi."
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi kuyafana Nasemelika", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Yebo," esho kancane. "Futhi wenzani lapho, Mnu. Matthews?"
  
  
  "Ngisebenza kwezempilo yomphakathi, Njengoheather. Sawubona, nginikwe umsebenzi wokukubonisa Eduze Kwaselondon."
  
  
  Uheather wakhipha ugwayi futhi wazithela ngamabomu ngesicishamlilo. Yawela phansi. Ngavuka sengathi ngizothatha okuthile kukanah, kodwa Ujupiter wangishaya. Lapho evutha ugwayi wakhe, ngawucindezela emlenzeni wewashi engangiligqokile. Ngaphezu kwesikhathi esinembile, wathatha izithombe ezinhle.
  
  
  I-intercom yashaya ucingo. Ijupiter yafinyelela futhi yaphenduka inkinobho yokukhanya. "Yebo? Kulungile, thumela izambulo ze-ego ngaphakathi."Wangibuka. "Ekugcineni nguburroughs."
  
  
  Umnu. Burrows wayenenhlonipho, kodwa lolu hambo lwabakhathaza kakhulu njengoba lwenza kimi. Ngokuthengisa, ngaziswa Kuforsythe Nosmythe, amadoda amabili ayeye emhlanganweni Nojupiter Eroyal hotel. Uforsythe wayewuhlobo oluvelele lwezinwele ezimpunga; Ngokwesibonelo, Usmythe mncane ngeminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu kuno-ego no-assertive, kulabo abanamathela emnyango lapho bethengisa indlu ngendlu. Ngesizathu esithile, ngangingacabangi ukuthi ukhona owayebazungezile owayengumuntu wethu, kodwa sasisacela Ubrutus ih ukuba akuhlole.
  
  
  Ujupiter wabonakala ecindezelekile lapho mina Noheather ekugcineni sivalelisa. Wagxilisa amehlo akhe abandayo kimi futhi wathi ngokungathembeki ngokuphelele: "Buya noma nini, mnu.Matthews. Ngiyajabula ukukubona."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga," ngathi, ngibuyisa ukugqolozela okubandayo.
  
  
  Njengoba sasiya Esiteshini Sasewest Kensington, mina Noheather sabheka umsebenzi wethu wasekuseni. "Uburroughs waveza ukuthi inkampani yayibhekene nezinkinga zezimali ngenxa yentela ephezulu yombuso", kusho ummeli wakhe.
  
  
  "Kuyathakazelisa," esho. "Ngicabanga ukuthi nginezinto eziphrintiwe emshinini wokukhanyisa ugwayi. Ingabe unayo izithombe?"
  
  
  "Omunye wakhe namaphepha ambalwa etafuleni lakhe okubhala ngesandla nge-ego."Wasikhanyisela, ugwayi njengoba sasihamba. "Ngahlangana Noforsythe Nosmythe, kodwa ngicabanga Ukuthi Ujupiter uyindoda yethu. Kuyamangaza ukwazi ukuthi wayazi kanjani ukuthi ummeli wakhe wayekhona."
  
  
  "Uyazi ukuthi nami ngingummeli", kusho Uheather. "Ngiyaqiniseka ngakho. Kodwa sathola lokho esasikufuna, futhi lokho kubalulekile."
  
  
  "Ngithemba nje ukuthi konke lokhu kuholela kokuthile", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wangibheka ngokucophelela. "Ngakhumbula okunye, Unick, ngesikhathi ngiphuza itiye Nojupiter. Uyakhumbula usuku Ungqongqoshe Wezangaphandle Udel abulawa ngalo, lapho ngikutshela ukuthi ngizohlangana No-Elmo jupiter lapho ngihlangana nawe emgwaqweni?"
  
  
  Wama wabheka unah. Ngikhohliwe ukuthi "Yebo", ngasho kancane, okuthile okuvusa inkumbulo yami, " usho ukuthi ubona nje i-ego ivuleka ngaphandle Kwehhovisi Langaphandle."Wayenzani lapho, wathini?"
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Akunjalo ngempela. Oh, wenza inkulumo evamile enenhlonipho: "Kungani, Elmo jupiter, yini ekulethela lokhu? »
  
  
  Ngicabanga ukuthi wathi "omunye futhi", kodwa ngangingalaleli. Wabe eseqala ukuphikelela ukuba ahlangane naye, futhi wahamba ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka."
  
  
  "Omunye," ngathi, nginyakazisa ikhanda lami. "Yiqiniso, kungenzeka ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa kuyinto eyenzeka ngengozi."
  
  
  "Ngokuqinisekile ngangikholelwa ukuthi ungumbulali wethu", kusho Uheather, eshaqekile. "Lawo mehlo! Banginika ama-creeps."
  
  
  Izwi lakhe lavalwa. "Izwi nakho konke! Umlindi! Yilokho engangikucabanga. Wayenomzimba ofanayo Nojupiter namehlo afanayo angemuva. Wayeqinisile-izinwele namadevu kwakungamanga. Kwakungujupiter."Ukuzethemba kwakhe kukho. Futhi kuyavumelana! Wangibona lapho engishaya egcekeni, futhi waphetha ngokufanele ngokuthi nganginabaqaphi. Wayesaba lokho kuphela, esaba ukuthi ngizophinde ngibone u-ego futhi ngimkhumbule, ngakho wathumela lezi zigelekeqe ukuba zingibulale."
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokukhuluma Nobrutus futhi", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  Sathola umphathi wakhe ehhovisi le-ego. Wayesesimweni esibi, njengoba ayesanda kubuya Esikhumulweni sezindiza Saselondon, lapho ayebukele khona ukulayishwa kwamakhilogremu ayizigidi eziyishumi nane endizeni yasenyuvesi. Le mali yayipakishwe emabhokisini ensimbi futhi ivikelwe ama-po agents.
  
  
  Sazisa u-ego ngohambo lwethu oluya Ejupiter motors, sabe sesinika Ubrutus Heather isicisha-mlilo nefilimu ngekhamera yami yokuhamba kwesikhathi. Wathatha i-ih ephuthumayo wayisa emnyangweni wezesayensi, futhi salinda.
  
  
  Imiphumela ayizange ihlale isikhathi eside, isigamu sehora nje kuphela. Uclera wanikeza Ubrutus ifolda eligoqiwe. Wayedelela njengoba efunda. Ekugcineni, wathi, " ngicabanga ukuthi wena Noheather banemifanekiso yeminwe yomuntu ofile, Nick."
  
  
  Wanginika ifayela. Ekhasini lokuqala kwakunefayela lamaphoyisa Likajohn Elmore.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Akungabazeki ngalokhu?"
  
  
  Ubrutha wanikina ikhanda lakhe kakhulu. "Iminwe iyafana ngokuphelele."
  
  
  "Khona-ke kumelwe ukuba walwa Nescotland Yard, washiya isidumbu futhi ngandlela-thile wagxuma ngesikhathi umlilo uvutha. U-Emu angathanda ukuba ahlinzwe ubuso futhi angene ebhizinisini lezimoto. Yonke le minyaka wasebenza Eyasnoye. Kodwa kungani manje, kungazelelwe, enguye ... "
  
  
  "Kuhle ukwazi ukuthi sizolanda nini u-ego", kusho Ubrutha, efinyelela ocingweni lwakhe.
  
  
  "Kungcono ukhethe abantu abahle", kusho u-emu. "Uma Ujupiter eyindoda yethu, futhi nakanjani ebukeka kanjalo, khona-ke uhlakaniphe kakhulu. Futhi kuyingozi kakhulu."
  
  
  "Akudingeki ungikhumbuze", Kusho Ubrutha.
  
  
  Lapho eqeda ukukhuluma ocingweni, wasikisela ukuba ahambe nabantu abanobugovu. "Lokho ngeke kudingeke", esho eceleni isiphakamiso sami. "Nina nobabili nenze okwanele namuhla."
  
  
  "Kuthiwani ngemali manje?"U-Ego wabuza Uheather .
  
  
  "Ngikhulume Nondunankulu-ifulege elimhlophe liphakama phezu kwephalamende, futhi i-ego ayikahlatshwa umxhwele yilokho esikwenzile. Uyakhumbula "Izindaba".
  
  
  "Kodwa lokhu kuhlukile!"Uheather wancenga.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ukhumbule", Kusho Ubrutha, " ukuthi okwamanje kunokwethuka okuphelele. Iphalamende ligcizelela ukuthi kwenziwe okuthile ukuze kuvinjelwe ukubulawa kwabantu. Futhi umthwalo ungamiswa Eswitzerland uma U-Elmo jupiter eba umbulali ngempela. "
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, sashiya i-ego sahamba esakhiweni, saya endaweni yokupaka izimoto Naseporsche 911 Enhle Ephuzi Uheather ayeyiqashile.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi sinelungelo lokudla okumnandi", esho njengoba sisondela emotweni.
  
  
  Uyise wavuma. "Ngilambile."
  
  
  Uheather waqala ukushayela, kodwa u-ee wamvimba. "Awuyena kuphela umuntu othanda izimoto zezemidlalo."
  
  
  Wafika ngemuva kwesondo. Wamomotheka futhi wahlala phansi eduze kwami. "Uyamthanda umoussaka ongumgreki?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Uma inenyama eningi", ngishilo, ngiqala injini.
  
  
  "Khona-ke ngizokwenza ukudla okumnandi ngenkathi silinde izwi Elivela Kubrutus", esho.
  
  
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  Sasilele eceleni kwebahai ende efulethini Likaheather. Yayigaywa umoussaka, naye owayemnandi. Ngokuqinisekile uheather wayeyintombazane emangalisayo.
  
  
  Wathi: "uhlamvu lwemali ngemicabango yakho". Wayelele esifubeni sami, egijima isandla sakhe ngendlela ekhangayo emhlathini wami.
  
  
  Wathatha leso sikhombisi waphendukela kuye. Ngafihla ubuso bami ezinweleni zakhe, ngiphefumula iphunga lokushaya kwakhe isifuba. Wamluma indlebe, futhi wakhala kakhulu. Wangiphendulela ubuso bakhe, futhi ngesikhathi u-ee emanga, wahlehliswa umugqa wezinkinobho ezembathweni zakhe zasendlini. Wasonga ingalo yakhe emhlane, wathola isibambo sebhulukwe lakhe, wasikhipha. Wasusa ingubo yasendlini emahlombe akhe futhi waphonsa ibhulukwe lakhe. Yena, owayedlala ngamabele akhe, wayehlekisa ngo-ih ngamazinyo akhe. Zazinzima njengamatshe.
  
  
  Kancane kancane washaya ihlombe lakhe, wabe eseshaya onqenqemeni lwangaphandle lwesifuba sakhe. Lapho ngenza kanjalo, wamunca umoya obukhali, wabe eseluma izindebe zami.
  
  
  Wagijima iminwe yakhe kancane phezu kwezinqulu nezinqulu zakhe, futhi wamanga amabele akhe. Yilokho kuphela ayengakuthwala.
  
  
  Wangiholela kuye, eyedwa wakha inyunyana, waphendulela othandekayo wakhe emuva enen futhi wangicindezela ngaze ngacwila enah. Umsindo ojwayelekile wenjabulo wawukhala emphinjeni wakhe. Ingqondo nomzimba wami kwakugxile esifisweni sokuqala sokungena, ukuhlola, nokudlwengula lona wesifazane omuhle owayesevele eyingxenye yami. Uthando lwethu lwakhula futhi lwakhula... futhi yaqhuma yaba ukubulawa okugcwele.
  
  
  Isahluko sesishiyagalolunye.
  
  
  Le foni yakhala ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa siqedile
  
  
  Uheather wafaka ucingo endlebeni yakhe, walalela imizuzwana embalwa, wabe esephefumula. "Yebo, mnumzane, ngokushesha", esho, futhi wavala ucingo.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ubrutus?"
  
  
  "Yebo," bese umgomo uphenduka phezulu naphansi. "Ujupiter akasekho. I-ego ayitholakali ndawo, hhayi ehhovisi le-ego, hhayi ekhaya lakho."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe wavele waquleka."
  
  
  Wathi: "ubrut akacabangi kanjalo". "Ucabanga Ukuthi Ujupiter usola ukuthi siyazi ngonen."
  
  
  Eyakhe, ngacabanga okwesibili. Cishe ubrutha wayeqinisile. Indoda enengqondo Kajupiter iyosola okuthile ngokusondela kwethu kuye ngokuzumayo. Ngemva kokucabanga ngakho, cishe wanquma ukuyidlala iphephile futhi ayicashe kwenye indawo.
  
  
  Ngavuka kusofa ngaqala ukugqoka. Uheather waya ekamelweni lokulala. "Ubrutha ufuna ukusibona ngokushesha, uma kungenjalo ngokushesha, ehhovisi lakhe", esho ehlombe lakhe.
  
  
  Sasikulungele ngemizuzu eyishumi futhi sehla izitebhisi ezungeze ifulethi Likaheather saya emgwaqweni. Kwakuphakathi nosuku, futhi ilanga lasekwindla lase lishona kakade. Iporsche 911 enhle yayimi ekhoneni lomgwaqo onamatje. Njengoba sasisondela emotweni, kwaphuma amadoda amabili azungeze umnyango futhi asibhekana. Ngamunye wayephethe isibhamu esandleni sakhe sokunene.
  
  
  "Izwi liyavuma", Kusho Uheather ngobumnene.
  
  
  "Gcina i-ego yakho lapha," kusho umuntu osondelene kakhulu nathi. Wayengumuntu onobuso obuncane, onamahlombe amancane amehlo akhe aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka angakaze ashiye ubuso bami. U-Ego buddy wayenemilenze yomdlali webhola lezinyawo. "Sesha intombazane", kusho indoda encane ku-emu, yabe isingibhalela incwadi: "yima."
  
  
  Wangishaya futhi wenza umsebenzi omuhle-wathola Uwilhelmina Nohugo.
  
  
  "Yini konke lokhu?"Ngabuza, nakuba ngangingase ngicabange.
  
  
  "Akunandaba", kusho umdlali webhola lezinyawo, efaka isikhwama sikaheather esiyigugu ephaketheni lakhe. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda ebheke emgwaqweni, lapho Irolls-royce emnyama yayimisa khona eduze Kweporsche. "Just phansi nje."
  
  
  Kubonakala sengathi sasingenakho ukukhetha okuningi. Uheather wahola, futhi lo muntu omncane wajoyina yena. Wayelandela u-ego buddy.
  
  
  "Usithathaphi?"Kubuza uheather .
  
  
  "Uzothola kamuva", kusho indoda encane. Manje sasisemgwaqweni. "Ngena."
  
  
  "Futhi akukho imidlalo fun," indoda eceleni kwami wanezela.
  
  
  Umshayeli Werolls wayengeke aphume, azungeze imoto. Ngangigcina amehlo ami esithombeni indoda yami eyayisibambe yangikhomba, kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi Uheather wayehlelelwe yini ukuhlasela. Okwesibili, wayazi.
  
  
  "Nick!"wamemeza, futhi wagwaza ingalo yalo muntu omncane eceleni. Isibhamu sika-Ego sashayisa emgwaqweni Njengoba Uheather ephinde wamshaya, kulokhu ebusweni.
  
  
  Phakathi naleso sikhathi, washaywa edolweni umdlali webhola lezinyawo ngokuqhuma okukhulu. Wamemeza, futhi waphinda kabili, ebambe umlenze wakhe. Ngesikhathi ephazamisekile, i-ego yakhe yathatha isibhamu.
  
  
  Manje uheather wayebukeka emuhle kumuntu omncane. Wavumela umfutho we-ego uqobo ukuba ususe i-ego kuma-counterweights, wabe esebenzisa umzimba wakhe njengethonya futhi waphonsa i-ego ngobudlova phezu kwe-hood Of The rolls. Wafika emhlane wakhe.
  
  
  Uheather wathuthela ukuyothatha isibhamu ayesiphonse, kodwa akakwazanga ukusithola. Kwakusazama ukuthatha isibhamu kumdlali webhola lezinyawo, owaphikisa.
  
  
  Wezwa Uheather ememeza: "ngiyabona!"lapho ekugcineni efika esithombeni somuntu omncane... sekwephuze kakhulu.
  
  
  "Yiphonse, noma ngizoyivula imbobo."Umshayeli Werolls wajoyina ephethe isibhamu esikhulu, esibi esandleni sakhe, esikhomba emhlane Kaheather.
  
  
  Uheather wabubula, wangibuka, wabona ukuthi angikwazanga ukuzibamba, futhi walahla isibhamu.
  
  
  "Manje," kusho umshayeli, ekhomba isibhamu kimi, " st lapha. Woza lapha, nyoni encane."
  
  
  Uheather wathuthela kuye. Wamshaya kanzima futhi wacishe wamkhipha ezinyaweni. Wathi: "phenduka ubeke izandla zakho ngemuva kwakho".
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kumuntu omncane owayekhubazekile ngemuva kwesibhamu Uheather ayesilahlile. Waya ngaphesheya, wakhipha izintambo ezimbili ephaketheni lakhe elingemuva, futhi wafaka i-ih ezihlakaleni zikaheather ezincane. Waphefumula lapho ecindezela u-ih, kanzima kakhulu. U-Ego wamqalekisa ngaphansi kokuphefumula kwakhe.
  
  
  Manje umshayeli weza kimi. Wayeyindoda enkulu enobuso obuthambile kancane. Wangibuka kabi kakhulu futhi wangikhomba ngesibhamu ekhanda. Wakhonkotha wawa, waphuma igazi eliningi ebunzini lakhe elaliqoshwe. Khona-ke yena nomdlali webhola lezinyawo bangibamba ngezandla ngemuva futhi bangibopha ngezibopho. Bangidonsela ezinyaweni zami bangiphonsa Emiqulwini. Indoda encane yangicindezela Uheather.
  
  
  Sahamba isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora, izibani Zaselondon zaphela kancane kancane ngemva kwethu. Kwakubusuku obumnyama lapho siphendukela emnyango wendawo yasemaphandleni, futhi imiqulu yayima emnyango omkhulu wendlu enkulu yamatshe. Izigebengu ezintathu zaphuma, zizungeza imoto.
  
  
  "Kulungile, nina ababili. Phuma, " indoda encane yayiphinde inikeze imiyalo.
  
  
  Basikhipha esihlalweni esingemuva. "Ngaphakathi", kusho indoda encane, ikhomba endlini.
  
  
  Le ndawo yayihle kakhulu, ibukeka Njengengilandi endala. Sangena ehholo elinesilingi esiphakeme. Usergei wayeshisa, kodwa akekho owasihlangana.
  
  
  Wathi ukuze athathe u-ih k aye naye embhoshongweni, umshayeli waphika imibiko yabezindaba kwabanye.
  
  
  Basiholela phansi egumbini eliya esitezi esiyindilinga esincane. Lalinuka umswakama futhi linamafutha. Sahamba kancane senyuka izitebhisi zamatshe ezigugile, ngaphansi kokukhanya kwamalambu amnyama abekwe ngezikhathi ezingavamile.
  
  
  Phezulu, indoda encane yafaka ukhiye wensimbi esivalweni esibolile somnyango omkhulu we-oki futhi yavula umnyango. Sangena ekamelweni eliyindilinga lamatshe elinefasitela elilodwa elinemigoqo.
  
  
  Indoda encane yamomotheka. "Yebo, yilokho kuphela. Thola ukuphumula."
  
  
  Leli gumbi lalingenazo izinto zokwakha.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Kuthiwani ngokuthatha izintambo entombazaneni?"
  
  
  Indoda encane yaphendukela kimi. "Uthi khumula izintambo zenyoni?"
  
  
  "Eqinisweni," ngasho. "Bheka izihlakala zakho ezibomvu, usika ukujikeleza kwegazi."
  
  
  Wathi. "Ah! Ukuguqulwa, akunjalo?"Ingabe lokho kuyakukhathaza?"
  
  
  Wangikhipha wangishaya. Lawela kwelinye lazo zonke izizwe, futhi langishaya eceleni. Wakhonkotha wawa.
  
  
  Wathi. "Iphi ivoti, Yankee?"Lokhu kufanele kuthuthukise ukujikeleza kwegazi lakho elibomvu!"Wahleka, kanjalo nomdlali webhola. Umshayeli wayebukeka enesithukuthezi.
  
  
  Baphuma emakamelweni. Sezwa ukujika kokhiye esikhaleni, bese kuba u-ih shaggy, owayeseba buthaka ngokwengeziwe njengoba behla ngezitebhisi.
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, thando. Angikwazi ukubhekana nakho."
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. Uheather wasuka kimi wawa phansi, wabuyela emuva ekhala. Wayemhlophe kakhulu futhi ebukeka ekhathele ngokuphelele.
  
  
  "Sekuphele amahora amaningi sihlala kule ndawo enegazi", esho ethukuthele. Wayesanda kuzama okwesithupha ukuhlehlisa isibambo esiyinkimbinkimbi ebhande lami, kodwa izandla zakhe zazivuvukele kakhulu, wayengakwazi ukuziphatha kahle ngokwanele, futhi sasidinga leli bhande nebhande.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, baby", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi ukhona oyoke eze?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Angazi," kusho mina. "Mhlawumbe Ujupiter uhlose ukusivumela ukuba sife lapha, kodwa ngandlela-thile ngiyakungabaza lokho. Ngicabanga ukuthi ufuna ukwazi ukuthi singakanani esikwaziyo kuqala."
  
  
  Yayikhanya; ilanga elifudumele lalihlungwa ngefasitela elinemigoqo ephakeme lilibangise egroan, kodwa umnyango omkhulu we-oki wahlala uvaliwe.
  
  
  Amehlo akhe abuyela ebhande nasebhande enganginalo ngenxa "Yemiphumela Ekhethekile Nokuhlela"okubanzi. I-nen yayineziqhumane zepulasitiki nesibhamu esincane esingahlanganisiwe, kodwa uma sasingeke sisuswe yi-ego, sasingasizi ngalutho.
  
  
  "Ngomile," kusho Uheather.
  
  
  Wavula umlomo wakhe ukuze aphendule lapho ezwa okuthile ezitebhisini. Wayelokhu ekhala kakhulu. Othile wayeza. "Bheka," ngathi, " sinenkampani."
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, ukhiye wavula isivalo futhi umnyango wavuleka. U-Elmo Jupiter wayemi emnyango, emude futhi ebabazekayo. Ngemva kwakhe kwakunomshayeli Werolls-royce onesibhamu esincane.
  
  
  "Kuhle!"Ujupiter wathi ngenjabulo . "Siphinde sihlangane. Futhi ngokushesha."
  
  
  Amehlo kaheather aba mnyama. "Mntwana oyisiphukuphuku!"
  
  
  Ujupiter wachofoza ulimi lwakhe. "Ulimi olunjalo lwentokazi."Wangena ekamelweni . "Ngithemba ukuthi uzothola igumbi likhululekile."
  
  
  "Uma wake waba nemizwa Ngoheather", ngasho ngokhahlo, " uzomlethela amanzi. Futhi ukhulule izibopho ezimbi."
  
  
  Wangibheka ngokhahlo. "Ngiyajabula kakhulu ngokuthi nawe wamukela isimemo sami", esho ngobumnene. "Wena owenza umzamo ozimisele kangaka wokonakalisa icebo lami."
  
  
  "Ngahluleka", Kusho U-Emu, " imali yakho kufanele ibe seswitzerland manje. Ingabe abakutshelanga?"
  
  
  Wathi:" bangitshela. "Nganikeza abantu bakho iziyalezo ezengeziwe, kodwa abazange bavumelane ne-ih."Wagijima ngesandla esikhulu ezinweleni zakhe ezinsundu. Izibazi entanyeni yakhe zazigqame kakhulu. "Mhlawumbe I-cp idlala umdlalo wekati negundane nami-Mnu. Carter?"
  
  
  Ngakho wayazi ukuthi ngingubani ngempela. Ngokuqinisekile inethiwekhi yezobunhloli kajupiter engaphansi komhlaba yayisezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu. Ngabona ukuthi wayelinde ukusabela kwami, ngakho ngakushaya indiva ngokuphelele. "Akekho odlala imidlalo, jupiter. Kodwa i-cp ingase ingabaze ukuthi izohlangabezana nezisusa zakho ne-ferret njengoba sasinyamalala. Yini okufanele uyifinyelele? Ingabe uyakwenza ngemali noma uyakujabulela ukubulala?"
  
  
  Wahleka, " bangifundisa ukubulala, futhi ngalungisa lo mkhuba waba ubuciko."Ngokungazelelwe, ukumamatheka kwanyamalala, futhi isimo esihlukile sahlaba umxhwele. "Yebo, ngiyakuthanda ukubulala lapho kususa ama-leech azungeze inyama yami. Ngazama ukudlala umdlalo we-ih, kodwa babenawo wonke amakhadi aphezulu owabonayo. Manje kumelwe badlale ngemithetho yami. Futhi kumelwe bakhokhe, Mnu. Carter, ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene. Ingabe i-rheumatism i-corkscrew yakho? "
  
  
  "Ngiyabona," ngathi. "Enye i-corkscrew: Ufergus wazi kanjani ukuthi ungumbulali?"
  
  
  Ujupiter wangibuka ngingenalutho. "Ufergus? Ubani Ufergus?"
  
  
  "Ukalinich Fergus. Wayeseqenjini lakho lama-commando."
  
  
  Amehlo kajupiter akhanya ngokuqashelwa. "Yebo, yebo. Ufergus. Ngikhumbula i-ego yakhe manje. Sawubona, fighter."Wabe esekhumbula, waphula iminwe yakhe. "Isibhedlela. Yebo. Walimala empini efanayo naye. Wathatha umbhede eduze kwami. Isikhathi esiningi, sasingenalutho esingalwenza ngaphandle kokukhuluma ngokuthi sasiya kuphi ngemva kwempi. Ngiyamkhumbula manje. Yingaleso sikhathi lapho kwazalwa khona imbewu yecebo lami. Saxoxa ngazo zonke izinhlobo zezindlela zokwenza isigidi samakhilogremu, futhi wathi kungaba lula kangakanani ukufuna imali kuhulumeni. Vele ubulale ongqongqoshe abambalwa bese ufuna, futhi ... Oh, angikhumbuli inombolo... ukuze abanye baphephe. Ingabe uthi Ufergus wayazi Ukuthi U-Elmore John wayengumbulali? Kumelwe ukuba wakhumbula ingxoxo, wabe esehlanganisa ezimbili nezimbili.
  
  
  Kodwa akunandaba manje, ingabe kunjalo, Mnu. Carter? "
  
  
  Ngathi: "unemali". "Ake sihambe sibonise uhulumeni ubuqotho bakho."
  
  
  Ujupiter waqala ukumamatheka futhi, kodwa ngokungazelelwe ubuso buka-Ego bashintsha, futhi amehlo akhe abandayo abonisa ubuhlungu. Waphakamisela isandla sakhe emakhanda.
  
  
  Wathi:" amapuleti ensimbi". "Ngezinye izikhathi kuyabuhlungu. Futhi banesibopho salokhu, bangabantu abahlala kuhulumeni. Yini abayenza phakathi nempi, Mnu. Carter?"Lapho ingaphezulu lekhanda lami likhishwa, benzani ? "
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego aya ngokuya eba mabi njengoba eqhubeka. "Ngizokutshela ukuthi benzeni. Babehlezi endaweni Ephephile Yaselondon. Futhi bangabantu abafanayo-bangikhokhela kanjani ngezinsizakalo zami? Ukukhokhisa ibhizinisi lami intela kuze kube semkhawulweni. Konke enginakho, yonke imali engimenze yona, kwangena kuleli bhizinisi. Futhi manje usengozini yokuqothuka. Iphutha liyiphutha, "wathukuthela," iphutha liyiphutha. Kodwa bayakhokha, " wamomotheka ngokungenangqondo. "Bakhokha kakhulu . Futhi nina ababili nizokhokha kakhulu ngenxa yobunzima eningibangele bona. Yingakho akuyala ukuba ulethe lapha esikhundleni sokukubulala ngokushesha. Lapho uhlasela ifektri yami ngendaba yakho engenangqondo. Uhambo lwalukhululekile ngaleso sikhathi, Mnu.Carter, kodwa manje usuyi-nah wage. Wena nalesi silwane esihle."Wabheka Uheather elambile. "Nginezinhlelo ngawe, sithandwa sami."Wancika wagijimisa isandla sakhe esihlakaleni sakhe; wayezama ukumkhipha.
  
  
  Intukuthelo yaqhuma ngaphakathi kimi, futhi lapho Ujupiter ethinta Uheather, eyakhe yaqhuma. Wagxuma phansi ngokungenangqondo futhi waziphonsa kuye, waphindisela emuva i-ego yakhe. Ngamemeza. "Mshiye yedwa, wena muntu ongathandeki!"
  
  
  Ubuso bukajupiter baqina, futhi amehlo akhe acwebezela ubuhlanya. Indoda eyayisemkhunjini yasondela Kulicks iphethe isibhamu.
  
  
  Ujupiter watshela u-emu. "Cha!"
  
  
  Wavala ibanga phakathi kwethu. Wayemude njengaye futhi ebukeka eqinile njengezipikili. Ngokungazelelwe wangishaya ngempama ekuphileni, ngaphansi kwedola eligoqekayo. Ukukhonkotha kwakhe kwalimaza njengoba umoya wami wawubambeka emphinjeni wami. Izwi lakhe laqala ukukhala, futhi ujupiter wangilandela.
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yamshaya emathangeni, kodwa wathatha isinyathelo waya eceleni futhi esikhundleni salokho wabamba i-ego yakhe ngezinqulu. Wangishaya kanzima endlebeni yangakwesokudla. Wawa phezu kwesinye sesizwe ngasinye, kodwa wakwazi ukuphindela ezinyaweni zakhe. Ujupiter wangihlasela futhi. Kulokhu, ukuphela kwengalo ye-ego kwangishaya entanyeni, isishayo esishaqisayo sangishaya phansi.
  
  
  Uheather wezwa ukukhala kwakhe. "Hhayieverade!"
  
  
  Isishayo sangishaya eceleni. Ngakhala, futhi umzimba wami wonke washiswa, okwalimaza. Izandla zami zazilwela ngokuzenzakalelayo ukubamba izintambo. Ngangingathanda ukuba bakhululeke futhi basondele emphinjeni Kajupiter.
  
  
  Wayemi phambi kwami, ephefumula kanzima. "Ngizokunika isikhathi esengeziwe kamuva", ekhonkotha.
  
  
  "Lokhu... izinto ezinjalo... Ngeke bakulethele amakhilogremu ayizigidi eziyishumi nane, " ngiphefumule.
  
  
  Ujupiter wathi:" yeka ukuthi kuhle kanjani kuwe ukungihlomisa ngesikhumbuzo". "Kodwa ngeke ngithole imali nokwaneliseka kwami. Wayesexwayiswe kakade yi-ih ngokulibaziseka okwengeziwe. Manje uzobabonisa ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani. Kuyoba nokubulawa kwesine ngaphambi kwesikhathi."
  
  
  Mina noheather samgqolozela. Amehlo ka-Ego ayekhanya ngokukhazimulayo, futhi izinti zakhe zokudla zazibomvu kabi. U-Elmo jupiter wayebukeka kahle: uyahlanya.
  
  
  "Kuzoba inhlanzi enkulu ngempela kulokhu", esho, emamatheka futhi. "Futhi kuyoba nabanye ababanjwa enetheni elifanayo. Yebo, u-ih wamxwayisa."
  
  
  "Ungakwenzi lokhu," ngishilo. "Masixhumane nabaphathi bethu futhi sizoxazulula isimo semali. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi kumane nje kuwukungaqondi."
  
  
  Wathi:" yebo, ukungaqondi. Lapho ngithembisa ukumbulala, mnu.Carter, ngizombulala. Angikaze ngithi izinsongo ezingenalutho."Waphumula ukuze amomotheke. "Kungase kukunikeze okuthile ongacabanga ngakho, mnu. Carter, ukwazi ukuthi ngicela ukukubulala. Kancane kakhulu."
  
  
  Wayekhononda ngokunganaki okusobala ayengazizwa. "Uma yilokho okufunayo. Kodwa kungani ungaphumuli Noheather okwamanje? Bheka izandla zakhe."
  
  
  Amehlo kajupiter akhazimulayo asuka kimi aya Kuheather. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda emath ngesibhamu.
  
  
  Izintambo zikaheather zavuleka. Wayegcoba izihlakala zakhe ukuze athuthukise ukujikeleza kwegazi.
  
  
  Ujupiter wathi:" manje beka izintambo Kunah, kodwa hhayi eziqinile kangako". Wayengathathi amathuba.
  
  
  Wabuza."Ingabe izintambo zikamnu. Carter zivaliwe ngokuqinile? Inceku yahlola u-ih futhi yanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Kulungile," kusho Ujupiter. "Shiya ih kanjena."
  
  
  Wasimomotheka, wabe esehamba yena no-ego man.
  
  
  Lapho siyeka ukuzwa u-ih ezitebhisini, waphendukela Kuheather. "Ucabanga ukuthi ujupiter ukhomba kubani manje?"
  
  
  Wathi: "ngiyesaba, Ndunankulu". "Kodwa-ke, akakwazi ukudlula emimmo massive guard!"
  
  
  "Wakwenza kabili, ngaphandle Kukawellesey", ngathi. "Mthungi, kumelwe siphume sizungeze le ndawo. Ngokusobala, lokhu akubhalisiwe ezindaweni zikajupiter, ngaphandle kwalokho Ubrutha wayesevele elapha."
  
  
  "Sasihamba ngemoto siya E-Oxford", kusho Uheather. Wathi: "ngangikwazi ukubona ukuthi bashayela kanjani". "Mhlawumbe endaweni Yasebeaconsfield. Kunezindawo eziningana ezinkulu kule ndawo."
  
  
  Umlomo wakhe weza kuye futhi wabheka izandla zakhe. Izintambo zensimbi zazingasagxili enyameni yakhe, kodwa izandla zakhe zazivuvukele. Ngathi: "lula izingalo zakho". "ubikihla ndawonye."
  
  
  "Balimaza ngempela, Nick."
  
  
  "Ngiyazi. Kodwa uma singasusa ukuvuvukala, sizozama ukusebenza ebhande lami futhi. Uma iminwe yakho isebenza kahle, ungase ukwazi ukuhlehlisa isibambo."
  
  
  "Kulungile," esho ngokulalela. "Ngizoyelula."
  
  
  Kwadlula amahora. Ngokushesha usanta, ngomnyango omncane ngosuku lwe-oki, wadlula ukukhanya kwelanga okuncane okwakungena ngefasitela elinamathiselwe. Cishe kwakumnyama ngaphandle.
  
  
  Ukuvuvukala kwancipha kancane kancane; izandla Zikaheather zacishe zabuyela esimweni esivamile.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ingabe ufuna ukuzama ukulungisa ibhande futhi?"
  
  
  Uheather wamgcoba izandla ngemuva. "Benza kahle kakhulu, Nick. Kodwa angikwazi ukuthembisa lutho."
  
  
  "Ngiyazi," ngathi. "Kodwa ake sizame."
  
  
  Wangisekela futhi wathola ibhande lami. "Yebo, ngaphezulu," kusho uyise. "Manje donsela ibhande kuwe. Iqonde. Ngiyambona evaleka, naphezu kwalowo Sergey omubi. Manje ukuhambisa umunwe wakho index ngakwesobunxele."
  
  
  "Yilokho kuphela, akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Empeleni . Manje i-ego idinga ukushintshelwa kwesokudla."
  
  
  "Ngiyakhumbula . Kodwa into embi ibambekile, Nick. Noma ngikwenza konke okungalungile."
  
  
  "Keep uzama. Zama ngokucindezela inkinobho kancane ngaphambi ngokucindezela ee ngakwesokudla."
  
  
  Wayezwa ukukhononda kwakhe njengoba ayehambisa izandla zakhe ngendlela engafanele ngemuva kwakhe. Ngokungazelelwe, ngesimangaliso esithile, kwaba khona ukuchofoza okuncane, futhi wazizwa ekhululekile ibhande. Wabheka phansi, Futhi Uheather waphenduka ikhanda lakhe engabaza.
  
  
  Wathi. "Wakwenza!"
  
  
  Uheather wafinyelela ibhande futhi walikhipha. Waphendukela kimi, ebambelela ebhande lakhe. "Yini manje?"
  
  
  "Manje sesibuyela emuva emuva futhi, futhi ngivula ngemuva kwebhande, ngethemba ukusebenzisa isivalo esifanayo, kodwa kulokhu ngilihambisa phansi. Singasebenzisa i-blowgun njengesihluthulelo sokukhiya uma ngingathola izandla zami kuso. Inselele kuyoba ukugwema umcibisholo omncane. Uma ngephutha ngidwengula isembozo sepulasitiki esihlokweni bese ngizihlikihla, umdlalo usuphelile-unobuthi ."
  
  
  Lapho esebuyele Kuheather, wafuna ukugoqa. Wathola isicupho futhi, ngobunzima obuthile, wasihambisa ngendlela efanele. Ingemuva lebhande laphuma. Wazizwa okuthile ngaphakathi, wathinta umcibisholo, futhi wawugwema. Khona-ke iminwe yami engakhululekile yathinta ingxenye yengxenye encane, enezingcezu ezimbili, enobubanzi obukhulu. Wasusa ngokucophelela enye ingxenye emincane ebhandeni futhi waphenduka ngendlela engafanele ukuze abheke Unah.
  
  
  "Kulungile," Kusho Uheather kuye. "Lahla ibhande bese ubamba izintambo ezandleni zami."
  
  
  Wathinta izintambo futhi wazizwa ekhiyiwe. Nginobunzima obukhulu, ngakwazi ukufaka ishubhu lensimbi elincanyana engangiligcina esikhaleni.
  
  
  "Ngeke kube okuningi", ngishilo. "Thula ngangokunokwenzeka."
  
  
  Ukusebenza ngemuva kwakho, futhi uphenduke phansi, uphenduke endaweni engakhululekile akuyona indlela elula yokukhetha ilokhi. Ukuzama nje ukukhumbula ukuthi iyiphi indlela yokuhambisa i-lock pick ngokumelene neswishi yokuguqula kwakunganele. Kodwa ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu, kwachofoza isivalo futhi Izintambo Zikaheather zakhululeka. Umzimba wakhe wakhululeka lapho ehlehla futhi ekhipha izandla zakhe ezungeze izintambo.
  
  
  "Manje kumelwe ungenzele lokhu", kusho uyise.
  
  
  Wayehamba ngemva kwami.
  
  
  Kwakuwumsebenzi olula Kunah. Izandla zakhe zazikhululekile futhi wayekwazi ukubona ukuthi wenzani. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, wakhumula izintambo zami.
  
  
  Lalilahlwe u-ih Paul.
  
  
  Esebenza ngokushesha, manje esebumnyameni obukhulu, ibhande lakhe laphuka. Yayigcwele iziqhumane ezenziwe ngepulasitiki, njenge-putty. Kwakukhona nesifutho nomdlalo. Ngagingqa ipulasitiki yaba yibhola futhi ngafaka isibambo sokuphepha kulo. Khona-ke kwahlanganiswa isibhamu esingamasentimitha amane futhi kwavulwa umcibisholo omncane.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngicabanga ukuthi sesikulungele. Asinalutho esingalukhiya ngalo umnyango, ngakho kumelwe siqhume i-ego."
  
  
  "Kodwa akukho ukuphunyuka ekuqhumeni", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  "Ngiyazi. Lala phansi ngenxa yokububula eduze nendawo efanayo, maqondana nenqaba."Ngaya emnyango ngacindezela ipulasitiki esikhaleni; yayibambeke lapho, futhi intambo yayiphuma kuyo ibheke kimi. "Mboza izindlebe nekhanda lakho", Kusho Uheather kuye, " futhi uvule umlomo wakho."
  
  
  Ngathi:" lapha siya khona". Wavula umlilo futhi wawubamba ngentambo. Wayibona ikhanya, wabe esegxumela Phezu Kukaheather, emboza ikhanda lakhe.
  
  
  Ukuqhuma kwakungekho okukhulu kangako, kodwa kwakuzwakala njengokuduma kwezulu kuleli gumbi elincane. Izindlebe zami zazikhala, isisulu sami sasilimaza, futhi ngashaywa ngomhlane ngengcezu ebukhali yokhuni olundizayo. Sabhekana nobunzima ezinyaweni zethu ngaphambi kokuba intuthu isuke. Umnyango wawuvulekile.
  
  
  "Lokhu kuzoletha wonke umuntu owehlele lapha", ngishilo.
  
  
  Futhi kwakunjalo. Bagijimela phezulu ezitebhisini. Uheather wayehlala ngakolunye uhlangothi lwetafula, kanti elakhe ngakolunye. U-Ih wayeneminyaka emibili. Uheather wayenesibhamu somoya, futhi wayesekulungele ukusisebenzisa. Umuntu wokuqala owavela ekukhanyeni okuncane kwendawo yokudlala wayeyisigebengu esincane esasesivele sihlangane naso. Wanqikaza isikhashana, wabe esengena ekamelweni.
  
  
  I-ego yakhe ehlaselwayo; umphumela wayo, ngokwesibonelo, isikhali se-ego, ukukhipha isibhamu. Wabe esebamba i ego yakhe
  
  
  isandla sicindezela umlenze we-ego ekamelweni. Washaywa u-ego phakathi phansi lapho elwa kanzima futhi ezishaya kanzima ebusweni. Ithambo laphuka ekhaleni, futhi waphendukela kakhulu ekukhaleni okuphambene.
  
  
  Kodwa indoda yesibili, umshayeli Werolls, yayisihambe usuku lonke futhi yangikhomba ngesibhamu. Uheather wathatha isibhamu wamdubula ngomcibisholo. Yabamba i-emu entanyeni, yanamathela engxenyeni yomgodi wayo. Ethukile, wakhohlwa ukungidubula. Wakhipha umcibisholo, wawubheka, futhi ngokungazelelwe amehlo ka-ego abuyela emuva ekhanda lakhe futhi wawela ubuso kuqala emnyango.
  
  
  Washaywa ngesibhakela se-karate emphinjeni wendoda encane. Wenza umsindo wokugquma futhi wawa.
  
  
  "Masiphume lapha!"Uheather wambamba ngendololwane.
  
  
  Sehla ngesitebhisi esiyindilinga. Asizange sihlangane nanoma ubani owayeza kithi, futhi njengoba sasihamba phansi esitezi sokuqala siya emnyango wangaphambili, indlu yayibonakala ingenamuntu. Sasihlola ngokushesha amakamelo esadlula kuwo umimmo. Sidinga umuntu oyedwa. Akekho. Kodwa lezo zikhali Nohugo bamthola etafuleni lomtapo wezincwadi.
  
  
  Kwakunemoto emgwaqweni, kodwa zazingekho izihluthulelo kuyo. Ngiyifake ngaphansi kwedeshibhodi, ngiphendule izintambo ukuze ngiyiqale. Savala usuku sahamba.
  
  
  "Kudingeka sifike Ebrutus", ngasho njengoba sasiphambuka emgwaqweni futhi singena emgwaqweni omkhulu.
  
  
  "Ake sithembe ukuthi ngeke sifike sekwephuze kakhulu", kusho Uheather.
  
  
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  Ubrutha wahamba phambi kwedeski lakhe. Wayengenalo ipayipi emlonyeni wakhe ukuze ashintshe, okwakubonakala kwenza i-ego yakhe ijabule ngokwengeziwe.
  
  
  "Yini udeveli ongumthungi ayifunayo kithi?"washo ngokuzwakalayo . "Wathumela iziyalezo ezingacacile mayelana nokuletha imali Eswitzerland. Sasidinga ukucaciselwa, kodwa sasingakwazi ukuthola ih. Futhi-ke ukunyamalala kwakho kwasenza sazibuza ukuthi lo muntu wenzani ngempela. Ihhovisi likajupiter nekhaya lakhe kuyabhekwa, kodwa akazange asitshele ukuthi le nyoni yayingekho yini endaweni efanayo lapho uthunjwa."
  
  
  "Cishe ngeke abuyele kulelo dolobhana manje", ngishilo. "Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi uzokwenza elinye icala lokubulala, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi senzani ngemali."
  
  
  Ubrutha wabiza Undunankulu lapho sichaza ukuthi kungani sasicabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uyisisulu esilandelayo Sikajupiter, Ubrutha Nomo.Um. wavuma ukuthi isizathu esivame kakhulu sokuzama ukubulala kwakuyoba ingqungquthela Yongqongqoshe Bezangaphandle Base-United States Emnyangweni Wezangaphandle ngosuku olulandelayo kusasa.
  
  
  "Ngambuza. "Ucabanga Ukuthi Usir Leslie uzokhansela ingqungquthela?"
  
  
  Ubrutha wabubula. "Ngiyesaba Ukuthi Usir Leslie akanandaba nokuphila kwakhe njengoba enendaba nokuphepha kwabanye abantu. Uyaqhubeka ekhuluma ngokubaluleka kwale ngqungquthela futhi aveze ukuthi izinyathelo zokuphepha ziqinile kangakanani njengamanje. Uzongibiza kamuva futhi abonisane nabanye abeluleki bakhe. Yiqiniso, ngatshela i-emu ukuba iyeke le mpi yegazi kuze kube yilapho konke lokhu sekuphelile."
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Iscotland Yard ngizama ukuthola Ujupiter?"
  
  
  "Zikuyo yonke indawo", kusho Ubrutha. "Babuza wonke umuntu efektri Kajupiter nabantu ayehlangana nabo emphakathini. Yiqiniso, ama-agent ethu, I-mi5 ne-6 nawo ayathinteka. Kodwa Umnu. Jupiter wayengasekho. Sathumela abantu endlini owawuyiswa kuyo. Kodwa ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi sekwephuze kakhulu."
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi kuzoshaya ngosuku olulandelayo", ngishilo.
  
  
  Ubrutha wangibheka kabuhlungu. "Yebo, ngicabanga kanjalo. Ake sithembe Ukuthi Usir Leslie unquma ukuyidlala iphephile."Wahlala phansi esihlalweni sakhe. "Ngendlela, kwakufanele ngitshele Udavid hawke lapho nina ababili ninyamalala. Wayekhathazeke kakhulu ngawe. Kufanele ngithintane naye manje njengoba usubuyile."
  
  
  Kwakukhala insimbi etafuleni Likabrutus. Wathi:" yebo, ngiyaphendula. Waguqula inkinobho yokukhanya wasukuma. "Lona Usir Leslie. Ngizoyithatha ku-ego ekamelweni elilandelayo."
  
  
  Uheather weza ekhoneni lesihlalo sakhe, waphonsa ugwayi wakhe esitsheni somlotha, weza kimi.
  
  
  Wayesezonganga lapho Ubrutha engena futhi.
  
  
  "Yebo, yilokho kuphela", esho ngokuqinile, isilevu sakhe esikhulu sebutho Lasebrithani siphuma kabuhlungu. "Usir Leslie ubambe umhlangano omkhulu ngesikhathi."Wanikina ikhanda. "Kubukeka sengathi siphazamise umsebenzi wethu."
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi nanye.
  
  
  Kwakuwusuku lwenkomfa yongqongqoshe. Ekuseni kwadlula ngaphandle kwezinkinga, Futhi Igceke NE - mi5 base bevele bethi I-cp yayingalungile ngeke kube khona ukuzama kithi namuhla, silapha.
  
  
  Wayeqiniseka ukuthi kwakuyoba njalo. Ingqungquthela Ye-del Yongqongqoshe Bezangaphandle yayiyindawo ekahle. Uma abanye ongqongqoshe Be-poe bebulawa Kanye Nosir Leslie, Ibrithani ngeke ilahlekelwe yinhloko yayo yombuso kuphela, kodwa futhi iyobhekana nokuhlazeka okukhulu kwamazwe ngamazwe. Ujupiter uyokuthanda.
  
  
  Angikaze ngimbone, Uheather, kusukela ngaphambi kwekhefu lasemini, lapho sihlangana khona ekhefini futhi saba nesangweji ndawonye. Ubrutha usinikeze inkululeko ephelele yokusebenza kulesi sabelo sokuphepha, esivumela ukuba sihambe njengoba sithanda futhi senze noma yini esiyibheka njengebaluleke kakhulu okwamanje. Uheather wayechitha isikhathi esiningi sasekuseni egumbini lezingqungquthela ngesikhathi eqapha imigudu yezakhiwo. Waqhubeka nalomsebenzi futhi wahamba nabahlanganyeli benkomfa baya esidlweni sasemini, esasisetshenziswa kwenye ingxenye yesakhiwo.
  
  
  Uma Ujupiter ayekhuluma iqiniso ngokubamba "enye inhlanzi" phakathi nokuzama kwakhe kwesine, khona-ke zonke izinhlobo zemibuzo zavuleka ngendlela ayesebenzisa ngayo.
  
  
  ungayisebenzisa. Ngokwesibonelo, isibhamu esinamandla, ibhomu elincane, igranade, noma igesi enobuthi.
  
  
  I-air conditioning sampling system yahlolwa ochwepheshe izikhathi eziningana, kodwa ngaphinde ngayihlola phakathi nesikhathi sasekuseni. Amaqembu ochwepheshe bezinto eziqhumayo nezinto eziqhumayo adlula egumbini lenkomfa ngaphambi kweseshini yasekuseni nangesikhathi sekhefu lasekuseni, futhi awatholanga lutho. Onogada baqala ukuphumula futhi bahlekisa ngakho konke.
  
  
  Akazange ahleke; babengamazi Ujupiter. Ukungakwazi kwethu ukuthola noma yini kuze kube manje cishe kwakusho ukuthi sasingafuni ukuba sendaweni efanele futhi ujupiter cishe wayeyohleka okokugcina.
  
  
  Wasondela eminyango emikhulu yehholo lenkomfa futhi wamiswa amaphoyisa amabili E-mi5 nephoyisa.
  
  
  "KP", ngathi, ngibabonisa IKHADI lami lobunikazi.
  
  
  Bahlola ibalazwe ngokucophelela futhi ekugcineni bangivumela ukuba ngidlule. Wangena ekamelweni wabheka nxazonke. Konke kwakulungile. Kwakunomqaphi efasiteleni, ebuka uphahla oluseduze, iphoyisa elinezibuko ezinamandla. Ngaya kuye futhi ngancika emnyango wefasitela elivulekile njengoba indiza enophephela emhlane yezokuphepha yayindiza phezu kwamakhanda.
  
  
  "Ngingakubona?"Ngambuza Ngobobby.
  
  
  Wathi:" ungakhathazeki uma wenza kanjalo, unginike izibonakude.
  
  
  Wafunda ophahleni oluseduze. Babegcwele abantu kuyo yonke indawo yezokuphepha, ngakho kwakungekho phuzu elikhulu lokubabuka. Ngagxila emehlweni ami kuze kube infade futhi ngahlola umkhathizwe ongaphesheya. Wagxila ophahleni olubanzi olunokuphakama okuningana, futhi wabona ukunyakaza lapho. Kwakuyindoda enezinwele ezimnyama, cishe iphoyisa. Yebo, ngangikwazi ukubona isimo sakhe manje.
  
  
  Wabubula futhi wayibuyisela emuva. "Ngiyabonga," kusho mina.
  
  
  Waphinde waphuma waya egcekeni. Izikhonzi zazibuya ekudleni kwasekuseni, zilahleke phansi ehholo. Isikhathi sasemini, esaqala sekwephuzile, sase sizoqala.
  
  
  Washiya indawo wakhuphukela ophahleni, wama ukuze abonise IKHADI lakhe lobunikazi. izikhathi eziningana. Ngokuqinisekile ukuphepha kwakubonakala kuqinile, kodwa ngikhumbula indlela Ijupiter eyayithole kalula ngayo ukufinyelela ehhovisi Likangqongqoshe Wezangaphandle WASE-US, angizange ngiqinisekiswe.
  
  
  Uheather wahlangana naye ophahleni. Unah wayene-walkie-talkie ayengayisebenzisa ukuze axhumane nesikhungo sokulawula sesikhashana SIKAZOE.
  
  
  "Sawubona, Nick ."Wangihleka. "Ingabe konke kuthule lapho?"
  
  
  "Kuthule kakhulu."U-Ee wafaka ingalo yakhe emahlombe akhe. "I-ego yakhe kufanele iqonde, Heather. Unginika inkimbinkimbi yokungaphansi. Uma elapha namuhla, uyoba..."
  
  
  Yena, wama wabheka indoda eyayidlula umimmo us. Wayegqoke ijazi elimhlophe lokudla kanye nepuleti elisheshayo lamasemishi. Wayemude, emnyama, futhi eyinkimbinkimbi Njengojupiter. U-Ego wabamba ingalo yakhe futhi wafinyelela Kuwilhelmina.
  
  
  Le ndoda yaphenduka ngobuso obesabekayo lapho ibona isibhamu. Izinwele zakhe zazingokoqobo, wayenekhala eligobile, futhi ngokusobala wayengokoqobo.
  
  
  Wathi."Eh, kuyini lokhu?"
  
  
  "Akukho lutho," ngathi, nginamahloni. "Ngiyaxolisa. Go-kwakuyiphutha."
  
  
  Wakhononda okuthile futhi washesha. Ama-agent ambalwa aseduze abona lesi senzakalo ehleka.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ngikhathazeke", kusho Uheather okhohlakele. "Nakuba kumelwe uvume ukuthi umlindi wayeyoba umuntu ozimele, futhi ekugcineni, Ujupiter wangena ehhovisi Likangqongqoshe Wezangaphandle Udell njengomgcini wendlu. Nokho, lo muntu ompofu akabukeki njengaye nhlobo. Ngaphandle kwezinwele ezimnyama. nejakhethi yokudla ... "
  
  
  Igama lakhe: ujacket... ukuma... izinwele ezimnyama... Ngaphenduka ngabheka idolobha ngasentshonalanga. Ngokushesha waya kumqaphi, owayebuka amanye amaphoyisa ophahleni oluseduze ephethe izibonakude.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ake ngikuboleke lokhu umzuzu owodwa, ngiphakamise izwi lami ukuze ngizwakale ngenxa yokudlidliza kwenye indiza enophephela emhlane.
  
  
  Kuhle. Kodwa wawungacela okungcono kancane", esho.
  
  
  I-emu yakhe ayizange iphendule. Izibonakude zakhe zathathwa futhi u-ih wagxila esakhiweni esikude nazo zonke izengezo azibona egumbini lenkomfa. Nganginesimo esingcono lapha; uphahla lwalungakubona ngokucacile. Kwakungekho ukunyakaza manje. Wayebheka phansi kancane ophahleni futhi manje waphawula okuthile okwakubekwe lapho. Umlomo wakhe womile lapho elungisa izibonakude. Ngangibheka lokho okwakubonakala kuwuhlobo oluthile lwesikhali, mhlawumbe isibhamu, futhi sasibhekiswe kimi.
  
  
  Ngabe sengibona ukunyakaza futhi. Kwakuyindoda egqoke iyunifomu yamaphoyisa, kodwa kulokhu kwakuyizinwele ezimnyama, intshebe, nokwakheka okude, okuyisikwele okwamhlaba umxhwele. Kwakungujupiter.
  
  
  Ngezansi, umhlangano Wongqongqoshe Bezangaphandle Base-United States wawusuqalile futhi, futhi lezo zikhali ezilahliwe zazikhomba ngqo emafasiteleni egumbi lenkomfa! Yebo. Ujupiter wayengeke azame ukungena esakhiweni Somnyango kulokhu. Wayezosebenzisa ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe okuhle kakhulu kwezempi ukuze ashaye ekude.
  
  
  Izibonakude zakhe zabuyiselwa kumqaphi. "Ngiyabonga," kusho mina. Wamsheshisa Waya Kuheather. Ngathi: "thola UMAZISI kulesi sakhiwo". "Shayela Ubrutus ucingo umtshele ukuthi Ujupiter usehholo elisophahleni ephethe isikhali esiphakathi nendawo. Khona-ke hamba uye egumbini lengqungquthela uzame ukukholisa othile ukuba asuse i-ego. Enye into: emsakazweni ngendiza enophephela emhlane, ukuze ahlale kude.
  
  
  Ujupiter uyohamba. Ngizomlanda."
  
  
  Kwakuwumjaho omatasa wokuya kwesinye isakhiwo esikude ngamakhilomitha ambalwa. Imigwaqo yayigcwele abahamba ngezinyawo, futhi wayelokhu eshayisana nabantu. Itekisi lacishe langishaya lapho ngiwela umgwaqo. Ekugcineni ngangikhona. Lesi sakhiwo saba ihhotela.
  
  
  Ikheshi lamlinda ngokungapheli futhi lakhuphukela esitezi esiphezulu. Khona-ke eyakhe, egijimela ezitebhisini eziholela ophahleni. Latholakala amamitha angekho ngaphezu kwamashumi amabili Ukusuka Ejupiter.
  
  
  Wayencike phezu kwesikhali sakhe, elungiselela ukusidubula. Kwakunamarokhethi amathathu ayesabekayo eduze. Isibhamu esiqhutshwa ngamarokhethi. Njengoba yayinezibhamu ezintathu, Ijupiter ayikwazanga ukugwema ukushaya igumbi lenkomfa. Omunye umcibisholo oqondiswe kahle wawuqhuma ikhamera ubulale wonke umuntu enen.
  
  
  Ngamemeza, Ngikhipha Uwilhelmina.
  
  
  Waphendukela kimi. "Wena futhi!"wakhonkotha . Wakhipha isibhamu i-Parabellum ne-browning ebhande lakhe futhi wacasha ngemva komcibisholo. Ngacasuka ukuze ngikhale ngemva kwami lapho Ijupiter idubula. Amehlo abukayo ahlukanisa usimende ekhanda lami, angithululela impuphu enhle engwevu. Waphendula ngokudubula i-luger, futhi i-gawk yaphuma emgodini womcibisholo ngesibhakela.
  
  
  Kwakunesinye isiteshi sezinsiza eduze kwasejupiter. Wangidubula futhi, waphuthelwa, futhi wagijima wayocasha. Wadutshulwa ngesikhathi egijima, kodwa waphuthelwa, waphihliza uphahla lomlenze Ka-Ego.
  
  
  "Sekuphelile, Jupiter", ngamemeza. "Yilahle."
  
  
  Ujupiter waphuma ngemuva kwesembozo sakhe futhi wadutshulwa. Kulokhu, ukubuka kwalimaza ingalo yami yangakwesobunxele, kwavula imbobo ejaketheni lami. Wabamba isandla sakhe wafunga.
  
  
  Ujupiter wayecashile. Waqala ukuzungeza kude nendawo yakhe yokubona. Ngihamba ngokuqapha, ngazungeza isakhiwo esiphezulu futhi ngabona Ijupiter, engekho ngaphezu kwamamitha ayishumi nanhlanu ukusuka lapho.
  
  
  Ngeshwa, amagama ami okuqala asusa amatshe ophahleni, Futhi ujupiter wangizwa. Laphenduka futhi ladubula ngokuzenzakalelayo, futhi laphindela ngaphakathi. Ngamuzwa egijima, futhi lapho ngibheka ekhoneni, ngambona egijima ebheke emgodini. Wafinyelela lapho, wafaka isibhamu ebhande lakhe, futhi waphakamisa irokhethi. Ngokusobala lesi sikhali sase sibhekiswe kakade.
  
  
  Ngangingakwazi ukuzibeka engozini yokudubula futhi ngingabulali i-ego. Wayifaka ebhande Likawilhelmina futhi wagijima waya kuye. Le missile yanyamalala ngaphakathi kwesibhamu, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo yacindezelwa Ijupiter nesikhali. Kwaqhuma umlilo, futhi irokhethi laphakama laya esibhakabhakeni Phezu Kwelondon, kodwa lashaywa umcengezi nge-angle.
  
  
  Umcibisholo waqhuma phezu komuzi, wadlula ngokuphelele isakhiwo somnyango futhi waqhuma epaki elincane eliseduze kwawo. Njengoba nje abasebenzi bakhe babebukele i-rocket ihamba, Ujupiter wangishaya ngempama ebusweni futhi wandizela kude nami. Khona-ke waphinde wasukuma. "Mthungi nina. Waphinde wakhipha ibrowning wayibhekisa kimi. Wadubula, futhi wagingqa ukuze agweme; ukubuka ngokungenacala kwahlasela onqenqemeni lukakhonkolo ophahleni olungemuva kwami.
  
  
  Ujupiter akazange azame ukudubula okwesibili. Indiza enophephela emhlane yama, indiza phezu kophahla ngamamitha ambalwa. Ngiyabonga ngokuthi kwakuyi-helicopter yamaphoyisa, kwaze kwaba yilapho ngibona izitebhisi zehlela Ejupiter. Wayesekuyo manje, ekhuphuka; indiza enophephela emhlane yayisivele ihamba.
  
  
  Wadutshulwa, kodwa ujupiter wayesevele egijimela endizeni enophephela emhlane, futhi waphuthelwa.
  
  
  Uma ngibheka ophahleni, ngabona enye indiza enophephela emhlane isondela kimi. Ngamdubula futhi ngamshaya. Lona kwakungowamaphoyisa. Lalizulazula isikhashana, labe seliwela ophahleni. Ngagijima, ngicwila ngaphansi kwamakhasi aphendukayo, umoya ababewushukumisa ungidonsa.
  
  
  Ngaphakathi kwakunomshayeli Wendiza Noheather. Wagxuma wakhomba indiza enophephela emhlane eyayihambile, yaya eningizimu-ntshonalanga ezungeze idolobha. Ngathi: "mlandele".
  
  
  Sakhuphuka ophahleni futhi saphenduka ukuze silandele Ujupiter. Sangena elangeni elishonayo, futhi indiza enophephela emhlane i-ego yaboniswa esibhakabhakeni esinombala onjengophesika.
  
  
  Ijubane lethu landa, futhi njengoba sasithuthela endaweni evulekile, sasondela kwenye indiza enophephela emhlane. Umshayeli wendiza wangithinta ngomsakazo ngalokho okwakwenzeka, kodwa ngangazi ukuthi cishe konke kwakuyoxhomeka kithi.
  
  
  Sasiqhele ngamamitha ayikhulu kwenye indiza enophephela emhlane, futhi wabhekisisa ngesibhamu, ngifuna isibhamu, futhi wadutshulwa izikhathi ezimbalwa. Lashayiswa indiza enophephela emhlane, kodwa alizange lilimaze muntu. Kwabonakala ngokucacile kujupiter nakumshayeli.
  
  
  Ilanga lase licishe lashona. Uma kufika ubusuku ngaphambi kokuba sibabambe, babengasilahlekelwa kalula. Wathumela incwadi kumshayeli wendiza.
  
  
  Ngamemeza. "Sondela!"
  
  
  Ibanga lancipha kancane. Sasikude Kakhulu Nelondon, futhi siya Ngaseandover. Idolobhana elinesiphahla sotshani lalidlula ngaphansi kwethu, futhi safika endaweni encane; ibanga phakathi kwethu lalingamamitha angaphezu kwamashumi amahlanu. Waphuma futhi wadutshulwa futhi. Kulokhu yashayisa ithangi likaphethiloli, kodwa uphethiloli awuzange ulivuthe. Nakuba yavuza. Wayelindele ukuba Ujupiter aphendule ngomlilo, kodwa ngasizathu simbe akazange. Mhlawumbe wayegcina izinhlamvu.
  
  
  "Manje i-emu kuzodingeka ifike, mnumzane", kusho umshayeli wami.
  
  
  "Ake sithembe kanjalo."
  
  
  Umshayeli wayeqinisile. Ngemva komzuzu, indiza Enophephela Emhlane Kajupiter yaya edolobhaneni elincane elingezansi. Samlandela. Bafika ensimini emaphethelweni aleli dolobhana, eduze kwesakhiwo sezentengiselwano esaba igalaji lezithuthuthu.
  
  
  "Sishiye", etshela umshayeli wakhe. "Kodwa ungayi emu enze isibhamu esihle kithi ungungoti."
  
  
  Indiza kajupiter yayisiwile, futhi wayesephuma. Safika cishe amamitha angamashumi ayisithupha kude. Yayilayishwa Kabusha Umshayeli We-luger, umshayeli wami wokuxazulula izinkinga zocwaningo, futhi yawela phansi ngesineke.
  
  
  Wamemeza kuye. "Fihla!"
  
  
  Kodwa kwase kwephuze kakhulu. Ujupiter wadedela futhi washaya i-emu esifubeni, wakhipha U-Ego endleleni. Ujupiter wayelibangise ezithuthuthwini eziyishumi nambili ezazimiswe ngaphandle kwegaraji lapho ebuyela phansi. Wahlolwa isilonda somshayeli; sasisibi, kodwa wayeyobe esaphila ukube i-emu yayisizwe ngesikhathi. Wayala Uheather ukuba ahlale naye, wabe esegxumela ezinyaweni zakhe.
  
  
  Ngagijimela egalaji, lapho ujupiter ayesevele esezithuthuthu khona. Ngangizimisele kakhulu ukumfica kangangokuthi ngakhohlwa ukuzazisa komshayeli wendiza enophephela emhlane kwaze kwaba yilapho umimmo owayebuka edlula endlebeni yami. Khona-ke yaphawula le ndoda, yaphendula ngokudubula isibhamu futhi yamshaya. Waphenduka wawa; akazange avuke.
  
  
  Waqhubeka egijima. Ujupiter wayeqale ibhayisikili futhi wayesephendukela emgwaqweni oya kule ndawo.
  
  
  Wama, wabeka Uwilhelmina engalweni yakhe, wadutshulwa, kodwa Ujupiter wabhonga. Wayeshayela i-bsa Victor Special 441 enesihlalo eside, esincane nethangi likaphethiloli phakathi kwesihlalo nesondo lokushayela. Ngangicabanga ukuthi wayehamba ngesivinini esiphezulu esingamakhilomitha angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ngehora.
  
  
  Ngokushesha wasondela endodeni eyayimi, iphaphathekile futhi ithuthumela, obala egaraji. Wathi: "amaphoyisa, ngoba lokho kwakuyinto elula kakhulu ukuyenza. "Yini okumelwe uyinqobe le Mpumelelo?"
  
  
  Wakhomba isithuthuthu esikhulu esidala, eside futhi esindayo; kwakuyi-Ariel 4G Square Four yango-1958.
  
  
  Wathi: "thatha Isquariel". "Yisikhathi esidala, kodwa inamandla amahhashi angamashumi amahlanu, isivinini ezine, nesivinini esicishe sibe yikhulu."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga," ngathi, ngaya emotweni, ngabuka ukushona kwelanga enah. Ngathatha i-ee. Njengoba injini yayibhonga, wamemeza umphathi wegaraji, " ngizozinza kamuva. Thola udokotela umngane wami ensimini. Omunye akadingi usizo."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda. Isithuthuthu saqala futhi sabhonga emgwaqweni omncane ongemuva kwejupiter.
  
  
  U-Ih wayegqoke izibuko esondweni, futhi wayezigqoka lapho ephenduka egobeni ezihlahleni. Kwakungeyena Ustahl owagcina ngakwesobunxele, futhi wagibela phakathi nomgwaqo. Ngangidinga ukubamba Ujupiter, futhi wayazi ukuthi wayezocindezela ibhayisikili lakhe kuze kube semkhawulweni.
  
  
  Kwakumnyama, futhi wavula ibrylev. Kwakungekho muntu ngaphambi kwami. Kungazelelwe, kwavela izibani ezimbili esibukweni sami sokubuka emuva. Bakhula ngokushesha, kwase kufika imoto, I-mg, kimi. Uheather wayehleli esihlalweni somshayeli. Kumelwe ukuba wayithatha imoto ngemva kokuhlola umshayeli olimele.
  
  
  Ngashesha, ngizama ukuhambisana Nonah, kodwa imoto yakhe yayinamandla kakhulu kunebhayisikili lami. Khona-ke, endaweni ethile ekude, ngezwa ukukhala kwakhe okubuhlungu kwamabhuleki nokushayisana okubuhlungu. Kwakheka isigaxa emphinjeni wami. Umthelela wawuphakeme kakhulu ukuba ibhayisikili likwazi ukuwushaya. Kumelwe ukuba Kwakunguheather.
  
  
  Yayishayelwa i-mg eyayiphendukile emgwaqweni owawuzungeze ijika. Yayigobe kancane izungeze isihlahla. Amasondo ayesaphenduka kabi. Yehla, yanquma ukuthi akekho owayengasinda kule ngozi. Kumelwe ukuba uheather, emotweni yakhe engakwazi ukuzulazula kangako, wazama ukudlula izimpawu ngesivinini esifanayo nesikajupiter. Nguye kuphela ongazange akwenze lokho.
  
  
  Inzondo eyimpumputhe yenza igazi lami lahlaba ezindlebeni zami. Kuze kube manje, uferret jupiter wayengomunye nje umphikisi. Wayengaphezu kwalokho manje: umbulali Kaheather.
  
  
  Wahamba amakhilomitha ambalwa, ebheka phansi emgwaqweni wasemaphandleni. Lapho ngiqiniseka Ukuthi Ujupiter wayengigweme, ngayiphambukisa ukuze ngithole izimpawu, futhi wayekhona, amamitha angamakhulu amabili nje ngaphambi kwami. Wayeshayela ngaphandle kwezibani.
  
  
  Waphenduka wangibona ngisondela kuye. Ijubane lika-Ego landa ngandlela-thile, kodwa elakhe lalisalokhu lisondela. Wanyamalala lapho ephenduka, futhi ukuzazisa kwakhe kwalahleka imizuzu embalwa ngokulandelana kokuphenduka okungaboni. Ngosuku olulandelayo, u-ego waphinde wamthola, ehola ngamamitha ayikhulu kuphela. Waphenduka wangidubula kabili. Ngale ndlela futhi ebumnyameni, kwakuhlekisa. Indlela asondela ngayo kuye.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe Ujupiter waphendukela kwesobunxele emgwaqweni ongcolile, wakhipha ifu elide lothuli ebumnyameni. Ngakwazi ukumisa I-Ariel ngesikhathi, ingxenye yayo yangemuva yayishelela njengoba yayibhonga emgwaqweni ilandela Ijupiter.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesigamu semayela, sawela ibhuloho elincane eligobile elenziwe ngokhuni. Umfutho wethu waphakamisa izithuthuthu emoyeni ohlangothini oluphambene lwebhuloho futhi wasiphonsa phansi kanzima. Ujupiter wacishe walahlekelwa ukulawula lapho i-ego ishaya, i-ego ibhayisikili laphenduka ngobudlova. I-Ariel yayisinda kakhulu, futhi ukuzazisa kwayo kwakumenza abe ngcono. Ngemva kwamamitha angamakhulu ambalwa, sawela umfudlana ofanayo ngomsele wemvelo, sifafaza amanzi angajulile futhi sifafaza amanzi nhlangothi zombili zamabhayisikili. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwesihlabathi esithambile kwakunokukhuphuka okucijile egqumeni. U-Ariel wami washintshela endwangwini ethambile isikhashana, wabe esekhululeka.
  
  
  Ngakolunye uhlangothi lwegquma, Ujupiter waphendukela kwesobunxele futhi waphuma waya endaweni evulekile. Ngalandela, nginethemba lokuthi U-Ariel wayengeyena umuntu onzima kakhulu kulo msebenzi. Emakhilomitheni ambalwa alandelayo, ujupiter wangidlula kancane, washayisana kakhulu namagquma, wangena emifantwini, futhi wagwema izihlahla.
  
  
  Khona - ke sakhuphuka intaba ephansi, futhi ngokungazelelwe ngazi ukuthi sikuphi. Phambi kwethu, ethafeni eliyisicaba eliqhele ngamamitha angamakhulu ambalwa kuphela, kwakunombuthano owesabekayo wamadwala aphakeme, ayisicaba, amnyama futhi amakhulu esibhakabhakeni esikhanyayo. Sasihamba ngemoto siya endaweni yasendulo yemivubukulo Yasestonehenge, ngengozi noma ngomklamo Kajupiter.
  
  
  Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yayiyini, kwakusobala ukuthi Ijupiter yayihlose ukuthatha indawo yayo lapha. Wayesefikile kakade endaweni, futhi lapho esevale ibanga eliya emayard ambalwa anesitayela, wehla futhi wavumela ibhayisikili lakhe ukuba liwe. Khona-ke, washeshe wathuthela emanxiweni omkhosi wasendulo.
  
  
  Yamisa umjikelezo wayo futhi yavala injini. Waphuma futhi wama ngokuqapha phambi kwamanxiwa asongelayo. Istonehenge yayiyithempeli lasendulo ngaphambi kwamadruid, elakhelwe ukukhulekela ilanga nenyanga, futhi laklanyelwa ukukala ukunyakaza kwemizimba yasezulwini. Okwakusele kuyo, edell ngokwayo, kwakuyisiyingi esizungeze amatshe amakhulu anezici abekwe ngaphakathi kwesiyingi esizungeze amatshe afanayo, kanye nalawo angaphandle amaningana. Amanye amatshe ayemabili, amanye ayelele phezulu, akha i-arch noma i-linte yasendulo. Ilanga nenyanga kwaphuma futhi kwahamba kulezi zinsika ngezinsuku ezithile zonyaka, kwaguqula ithempeli laba iwashi elikhulu eliseceleni. Kodwa ngangingenasithakazelo kulokho ngaleso sikhathi, ngoba kwakukhona umuntu ohlanya owayecashe lapha, ezimisele ukungibulala.
  
  
  Wahamba kancane waya eringini lamadwala amakhulu, ebuka izithunzi. Isibhakabhaka sasicacile, kodwa inyanga yayingakaphumi, ngakho kwakungekho ukukhanya okuningi. Ubusuku babuthule ngokuphelele.
  
  
  Waya edwaleni elihlukanisiwe futhi wama, ehlola ubumnyama. Khona-ke izwi Likajupiter lavela endaweni ethile ezungeze isithunzi esingaphambili kwami.
  
  
  "Manje, Mnu. Carter, udlala enkundleni yami yasekhaya", esho."Njengoba Ungummelika, angicabangi ukuthi ujwayelene Kakhulu Nestonehenge. Umi etsheni lasendulo lokubulala. Akufanele yini lokho?"Isibhamu sakhala ngamasentimitha ambalwa ukusuka ekhanda lami.
  
  
  Wagoba wabuka njengoba isibalo Sikajupiter sasishiya idwala elikhulu futhi sihlasela elinye. Wadutshulwa kabili futhi waphuthelwa. Wabe eseya kwelinye itshe wayeka ukulalela. Ujupiter wahleka kancane:
  
  
  "Lena yindawo enhle, Mnu. Carter. Ngokwesibonelo, bewazi ukuthi kunezinyathelo eziyishumi nantathu kuphela phakathi kwama-trilithon kulolu?lwendilinga?"Isithunzi saphinde sashintsha, Futhi Ujupiter wagijimela esimweni esilandelayo esikhulu. Waphinde wamdubula futhi waphinde waphuthelwa. Izwe lalingenakho okwanele.
  
  
  "Kungase futhi kukuthakazelise," izwi likajupiter elicindezelekile, eliphakeme laphinde lakhala, "ukuthi i-angle eyakhiwe Itshe Le-Altare lapha, i-trilithon eseduze kwakho, Netshe Lesihlanu elisusiwe lingama-degree angamashumi amane nanhlanu, nokuthi uhambisana Netshe Lesithende."Okunye ukudubula; ukukhonkotha kwadlula umimmo ehlombe lami elingakwesobunxele.
  
  
  Wagwema futhi wafunga. Wayeseqala ukuqonda ukuthi kungani Ujupiter ayekhethe indawo yesikhundla sakhe. Lapha wayengeke angibulale nje kuphela, kodwa futhi wayejabulela nemikhuba yokubulawa. Ngokushesha waya kwelinye itshe elikhethekile, Lapho I-Ego Fire yayingafinyeleleki khona. Usevele wangenza ngazivikela.
  
  
  "Ngikushayela, Mnu. Carter", ememeza."Kunjani ukuba igundane elishintshayo esikhundleni sekati?"
  
  
  Isibhamu sikabrowning saphinde sadubula. Wabuyela emuva futhi wagijima waya endaweni ephephile. Kungazelelwe, izithunzi zaqala ukushintsha, futhi ukukhanya okwakukhula kwakhanyisa phansi. Ngaleso sikhathi Ujupiter wamemeza ezungeze indawo yokukhosela eseduze:
  
  
  "Kuhle Kakhulu, Mnu. Carter! Wena ncamashi lapho ngifuna ube khona. Iwashi elikhulu lisebenza ngokumelene nawe ngemuva kwakho."
  
  
  Ngabheka nxazonke futhi ngabona ukuthi wayesho ukuthini. Yayingaphansi kwe-arch ye-moonrise trilithon edumile, eyayinama-engeli aqondile Etsheni Lesithende. Empeleni ujupiter wayengiphatha kabi. Inyanga egcwele yayikhuphuka ngemva kwami, usanta okhanyayo engenza ngibe isisulu esiphelele.
  
  
  Yena, waphendukela Kujupiter sekwephuze kakhulu. Wayemi ngaphandle, u-ego browning ekhomba esifubeni sami.
  
  
  "Sawubona, Mnu. Carter!"
  
  
  Wathatha isikhathi sakhe ngezigaba zokugcina zokubulawa. Wayekhomba emgqonyeni futhi kancane kancane acindezele isicupho. Wavala amehlo akhe, futhi kwaqhuma isibhamu ebusuku. Kodwa ayizange ingishaye. Amehlo akhe avuleka. Eduze kwensika yetshe Kwakunoheather, ephethe umthetho wakhe Wokuthengwa kwempahla yomphakathi. Wabaleka ephila, futhi wezwa ngokudutshulwa kwakhe.
  
  
  Ujupiter wafunga kakhulu, waphendulela ubrowning kuye, futhi wadutshulwa. Kodwa Uheather wagxumela ngemuva kwensika, Futhi Ugawk wagxumela ngaphandle kokulimaza edwaleni. Ujupiter waphendulela ibrowning kimi ngokunyakaza okusheshayo kombani. Wadonsa inhlamvu ngaphambi kokuba akwazi ukusabela, kodwa okuwukuphela komsindo kwakuwukuchofoza okukhulu njengoba iphini lokudubula lishaya ikamelo elingenalutho. Ujupiter wayesenesikhathi eside edlala ikati negundane.
  
  
  Wafunga ngolaka futhi waphonsa isibhamu phansi. Umshayeli we-luger wayibhekise kuye njengoba ayecwila phansi. Isibhamu sami sahlasela ithole lomlenze ka-Ego ongakwesokudla. Kodwa lapho ngizama ukudubula Uwilhelmina futhi, ngathola ukuthi nami ngangiphelelwe izinhlamvu.
  
  
  Eqaphela okwakwenzekile, Ujupiter wathatha isigxobo esifushane sokhuni, esisodwa esasizungeze izinto eziningana eziseduze okungenzeka zazishiywe abavubukuli, futhi wangikhubaza.
  
  
  Wafaka Uwilhelmina esikhwameni sakhe futhi wakhulisa isithupha sakhe, lapho nje ujupiter efika kimi. Wayishaya ngesigxobo ekhanda lami. Wabanjwa ngomzuzu wokugcina eshaya isigxobo sakhe.
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe ukulwa okuncane?"Kusho ujupiter, ephefumula kakhulu . Ekukhanyeni kwenyanga, ngangibona ukukhanya okuhlanya emehlweni akhe okuzicabangela.
  
  
  Waphinde washaya isigxobo ngezandla zombili, esebenzisa lokho Amabrithani abo ayekwenzile ngaphambili, enyakazisa kancane emlenzeni wakhe olimele. Ubuhlanya bakhe be-ego babumnike amandla. Waphinde wavikela. Wangishaya futhi, futhi kulokhu wangishaya ekhanda. Waphenduka wawa.
  
  
  Ujupiter wasebenzisa leli thuba, eshaya ikhanda lami. Ngazama ukuvimbela ukushaywa, kodwa iklabhu yangishaya engalweni nasesifubeni, yangishaya ayisithupha engalweni.
  
  
  Eyakhe yaphuma esishayweni esilandelayo, futhi lapho Ujupiter ephinda ephakamisa eziyisithupha, eyakhe yadonsa imisipha engalweni yakhe yangakwesokudla. Uhugo wangena esandleni sami.
  
  
  Isigxobo sasisondela emgomweni wami futhi lapho Uhugo engena emgqonyeni wamadola Kajupiter. Wama, futhi ngelula phambi kwakhe, ngibheka mina ngokudideka nokudumala okungazelelwe. Waphakamisa ayisithupha kancane, wathatha isinyathelo esisodwa esiya kimi, wabe esephendukela kwesobunxele ngesigamu futhi wawa.
  
  
  Wathatha umoya ojulile futhi wawukhipha kancane. Kwase kuphelile. Uhugo wayikhipha ngesicelo Sikajupiter futhi wasula ummese emabhulukweni Ka-Ego. Wabe esebuyisela i-stiletto esikhwameni sayo. Wabuka Ujupiter ekukhanyeni kwenyanga ekhuphukayo.
  
  
  Uheather weza kimi futhi wafaka ingalo yakhe okhalweni lwami. Wayethuthumela. "Ibanga lalilikhulu kakhulu. Ngangazi ukuthi angikwazi ukuyishaya. Wadutshulwa kuphela ukuze aphazamise ukuzazisa kwakhe", ehlebela.
  
  
  Yena, wamgcina eseduze. Ngathi: "uyazi, usindise ukuphila kwami". "Lokho kubuka kokugcina akukhulula kuwe kwakuhloselwe mina. Ukube bekungengenxa yakho..."
  
  
  Wayethuthumela futhi efuna ukufudumala komzimba wami.
  
  
  "Noma kunjalo, kumelwe ngivume ukuthi uyisithunywa esihle kakhulu. Ekuqaleni ngangingabaza, kodwa uyinto ekhethekile njengenxusa... futhi njengentombazane."
  
  
  "Izwi elifana nelakhe elihle kakhulu", wangimamatheka. Wathi: "ngiqonde ukuthi, njengentombazane, ngithatha isandla sami. Wangibamba ngesandla wangidonsela otshanini obude obuzungeze Istonehenge. Sangena emhlabathini onamanzi, futhi waphinde waqala ukungibonisa ukuthi wayemuhle kangakanani... njengentombazane.
  
  
  
  
  
  Ucarter Nick
  
  
  Ukwesaba Okukhulu
  
  
  
  
  Unick Carter
  
  
  Ukwesaba Okukhulu
  
  
  Isahluko sokuqala
  
  
  Akekho okwakumelwe azi ukuthi ngangisemadrid, futhi ngazama ukuqiniseka ukuthi akekho owayazi. Ngangingalindele ukunakwa, kodwa akulimazi ukuqapha. Wayehlangana Nohawk esikhathini esingaphansi kwehora, futhi wayengeke akwazi ukuzibeka engozini yokuvumela noma ubani ukuba angene kuye.
  
  
  Ngemva kokudla kwasemini, ngabuyela ehhotela Inational esikhundleni sokuthatha itekisi. Ngabheka imoto yami izikhathi ezimbalwa, kodwa angizange ngibone muntu osolisayo. Ehhotela, wabuzwa isikhonzi sasedeskini ukuthi ngangithole yini izicelo, njengesheke lokuphepha eliphindwe kabili. Uclare wathi cha, ngakho eyakhe, yathatha ikheshi yaya esitezi sesihlanu yaya ekamelweni lakhe.
  
  
  Ngangisanda kubeka ukhiye esikhaleni lapho ngibona ukuthi othile wayesevele engaphakathi.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba ngiphume, ngamshiyela ungqimba oluncane lwempuphu esibambweni sosuku, futhi le mpuphu yagcotshwa ngesandla sikache. Cishe kwakunemibhalo epeni endaweni ethile, kodwa emsebenzini wami, kuyaqabukela ngibe nesikhathi sokulandela lo mzila wokuhlonza. Leli cala lihamba ngokushesha okukhulu emsebenzini wobuphenyo.
  
  
  Uma ngibheka phezulu naphansi ehholo, ngabona ukuthi ngingedwa. Isibhamu Sikaluger esingamamilimitha angu-9 esasimqamba Ngokuthi Uwilhelmina sakhipha isibhamu saso futhi saqala ukuzama umnyango. Yena, wama futhi wabheka phansi egcekeni eliphezulu eliqhele ngamamitha ambalwa nje. Eduze kwetafula, elingekude nezwe, kwakunesihlalo esiqondile. Ngathatha isihlalo, ngafaka i-ego yami ngaphansi kwegajethi, futhi ngakhuphukela kuso. Wafinyelela, wasusa izikulufo ezimbalwa, ingilazi yokuphepha, futhi wakhipha isibani. Umhubhe wawela ebumnyameni.
  
  
  Lapho ebuyela emini, kancane kancane waphenduka. Njengoba ngangisola, umnyango wavuleka. Ngayiphendulela ngokucophelela ukuze kungabikho msindo. Uvilhemina wayeboshwe esandleni sami sokunene njengoba ngangivula umnyango ngamasentimitha ambalwa.
  
  
  Kwakumnyama ngaphakathi. Ngamlalela, kodwa angizange ngizwe lutho. Wavula umnyango ngamasentimitha ambalwa futhi wangena ngokushesha ekamelweni.
  
  
  Kwakungekho bufakazi bokuthi ukhona owayekhona endaweni yesehlakalo. Ukunyakaza kwethu, imisindo yethu. Amehlo ami ayejwayela kancane kancane ubumnyama, futhi ngangikwazi ukubona ingxenye enkulu emnyama yefenisha nokukhanya okungcwele okuncane okuvela efasiteleni elinamakhethini. Wavula umnyango ngemva kwakhe.
  
  
  Mhlawumbe ngesikhathi ngingekho, kwafika incekukazi ekamelweni. Noma ukuthi kwakukhona umuntu ongena ngemvume, kodwa wabheka nxazonke wahamba. Nokho, wayengeke akuthathe kalula.
  
  
  Nganginesiteji esincane, futhi manje esakhe sasisegumbini lokuphumula. Kwakunegumbi lokulala nebhavu nhlangothi zombili. Ngaya endlini yangasese kuqala, futhi I-luger yama phambi kwami. Ukube kwakukhona omunye umuntu lapha, babeyohlasela ukuze bavikele ubunikazi babo.
  
  
  Indlu yangasese yayingenamuntu. Kwasala igumbi lokulala kuphela. Wahamba ngokucophelela egumbini lokuphumula waya emnyango wegumbi lokulala. Endleleni, waphinde wama. Igumbi lalisesimweni esihle, ngaphandle kwento eyodwa. Iphephandaba i - "madrid", elashiywa Kuye Ngulittle Bakharev, lathuthelwa kwenye indawo. Cishe amasentimitha ayisithupha kuphela, kodwa sekushintshiwe.
  
  
  Waya emnyango ongenalutho wegumbi lokulala. Uma kukhona omunye umuntu lapha, kufanele abe lapha. Lapho kufika usuku, wangena ngokucophelela ngesandla sakhe sobunxele, wavula abangcwele ekamelweni lokulala futhi wavula umnyango ngokuphelele.
  
  
  Umbhede wawugcwele kancane, kodwa kwakungekho muntu kuwo. Khona-ke ngezwa umsindo ovela ekhoneni ngakwesokudla sami.
  
  
  Eyakhe yaphenduka ngokunyakaza okusheshayo kombani, umunwe wami ubamba isicupho somshayeli. Yayimiswa ngesikhathi ngokucindezelwa. Umhlathi wami wehla kancane njengoba ngangigxile entombazaneni ehlezi esihlalweni esenziwe ngopende.
  
  
  Amehlo akhe avuleka kancane, futhi lapho ebona isibhamu, avuleka. Manje usephapheme kakhulu. Umhlathi wakhe wawugxilile.
  
  
  Ngathi: "wacishe wafa". Uluger wamehlisa futhi wabheka lonke igumbi ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi uyedwa. Wayengedwa.
  
  
  "Ngithemba ukuthi ngeke ungithukuthelele, Kusho Usenor Price", kusho intombazane. "Isithunywa, nguye..."izwi lakhe lehla.
  
  
  Cishe wahleka ngokukhululeka. Kubonakala sengathi umlindi onamaqhinga ozungeze ihotel Nacional unqume ukuthi Ubob Price okhathele, onesizungu, ngaphansi kwegama eliqanjiwe elalimthwala, angasebenzisa inkampani kulobubusuku. Wayezobonga ngokumangala okucabangayo ekuseni. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi ama-emu aphunyuka kanjani Kulo Espain Yamapuritan.
  
  
  Waphendukela entombazaneni. Kwakunokwesaba kwangempela ebusweni bakhe, futhi amehlo akhe ayebheka isibhamu ngokucophelela. U-Ego wayisusa, waya kuyo, wayiluma, futhi wathambisa izwi lakhe.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, anginandaba. Kuzodingeka uhambe."
  
  
  Wayengumuntu omuhle omncane, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi wayenesithakazelo esikhulu ukube kwakunethuba elincane. Kodwa kwase kwephuzile, Futhi Udavid hawk wayengilindele. Waya Emadrid ngokukhethekile eyongitshela ngesabelo sami esilandelayo.
  
  
  Njengoba ayehlehla esihlalweni sakhe, umlenze omude wawulenga ngaphansi kwejazi lakhe, futhi wayeliphonsa kancane. Wayekwazi konke ukunyakaza, futhi ngabheja ngemali yakhe ukuthi wayezokwenza kahle kakhulu emgqonyeni kadoti.
  
  
  Wayengeke akwazi ukuzibamba kodwa wamomotheka. "Ubani igama lakho?"
  
  
  "Maria," esho.
  
  
  Ngagoba phansi ngamdonsa ngezinyawo, futhi waphumula ehlombe lami. "Uyintombazane enhle Kakhulu, Maria, kodwa njengoba ngishilo, kuzodingeka ngikufune futhi."U-Ee wamcindezela ngobumnene emnyango.
  
  
  Kodwa akazange ahambe.
  
  
  Wahamba waya enkabeni yegumbi futhi ngesikhathi ebuka, wakhumula ijazi lakhe walivula, wembula umzimba wakhe omuhle onqunu.
  
  
  "Uyaqiniseka ukuthi awunasithakazelo?"Wamamatheka.
  
  
  Ngambuka ehamba eya kimi. Wonke amajika ayebushelelezi, wonke amasentimitha enyama ayebushelelezi, eqinile, futhi ethambile. Lokhu kwenza umuntu walamba. Umlomo wami wawomile kancane njengoba ekhuphukela kimi, esabambe ijazi lakhe livulekile. Wabe eselahla i-ego yakhe phansi wangithinta.
  
  
  Ngagwinya kanzima njengoba ayegoqa izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami. Wathinta okhalweni lwakhe futhi wazisola. Ngavele ngathinteka. Ngangazi ukuthi kwakudingeka ngiqede lo mdlalo oyisiphukuphuku, kodwa umzimba wami wawungavumelani. Njengoba nganginqikaza, wacindezela izindebe zakhe kimi.
  
  
  Nah wanambitha okumnandi. Wayecabanga ukuthi ngamandla amakhulu kunawo, wamxosha, wakhipha futhi wabamba ijazi lakhe ngesikhathi esakwazi ukucabanga ngokucacile. Ijazi lakhe laphonswa Phezu Kukanah, futhi ngokunganaki wafaka izingalo zakhe emikhonweni. Uboshelwe okhalweni.
  
  
  "Manje phuma lapha", ngasho ngokhahlo.
  
  
  Wangibheka ngesikhalo sokugcina. "Ingabe uyaqiniseka?"
  
  
  "Ujesu," ngakhononda. "Yiqiniso, angiqiniseki. Vele uhambe."
  
  
  Wamomotheka, futhi ngiyazi ukuthi wafika kimi. "Kulungile, Mnu. Ungangikhohlwa lapho usubuyele Emadrid. Wathembisa."
  
  
  "Ngeke ngikhohlwe, Maria", ngathi.
  
  
  Waphenduka waphuma ngomnsalo.
  
  
  Wahlala phansi embhedeni, ekhulula uthayi wakhe. Wazama ukungacabangi ngokuthi Umaria wayezobukeka kanjani embhedeni. Damn The Hawk, damn THE AX, damn umthungi. Ngangidinga ishawa ebandayo.
  
  
  Ngokushesha wakhumula izingubo zakhe futhi wahamba egumbini elikhulu le-suite waya ebhafini. Lapho ngifika lapho", ngabona ukuthi umnyango wekhithi yosizo lokuqala kwakuyi-ajar. Wayeqiniseka ukuthi wayevale ukuzazisa kwakhe ngaphambi kokuba ahambe ngaphambili. Futhi kwakunzima ukucabanga ukuthi Kungani Umaria ayegijima lapho.
  
  
  Wavula umnyango wedilowa ngokucophelela. Ngokusobala, kwakungekho sicupho. Wabe esebona inothi eliqoshwe ngaphakathi ocingweni. Kwakunomyalezo owawubhalwe ku-nen, ngangingacabangi Ukuthi Umaria wabhala i-ego ngoba umbhalo wawungowesilisa kakhulu:
  
  
  Hamba ngemoto uzungeze Imadrid. Uma ungenzi kanjalo, uyofa.
  
  
  Okuthile okuqiniswe esiswini sami. Ngokusobala, nganginamakhasimende amabili ngalobo busuku.
  
  
  Isahluko sesibili
  
  
  Ngafika sekwedlule imizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu ukuba Uhawke aqokwe, futhi wahlafuna amasigaru amathathu kwaze kwaba sekugcineni kwawo ngesikhathi ehamba phansi engilindele.
  
  
  "Ngiyajabula ngokuthi ukwazile ukukwenza lokho", ehleka usulu ngemva kokungivumela ukuba ngingene egumbini lehhotela elonakele.
  
  
  Wacindezela ukumamatheka okuncane. Uhawke wayesesimweni sakhe sengqondo. "Kuhle ukukubona futhi, mnumzane", kusho u-emu, " ngiyaxolisa ngokubambezeleka. Nganginenkinga encane."
  
  
  "Amarashiya?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Angiqiniseki."Watshela I-Emu ngomyalezo owawubhalwe encwadini .
  
  
  Wahleka. "Ngiyazi Ukuthi Imadrid akuyona indawo ephephe kunazo zonke kuwe okwamanje, kodwa njengamanje kwakulula kithi sobabili futhi kwadingeka ngikhulume nawe ngokushesha."
  
  
  Waphenduka waya etafuleni elincane elinenkinga lapho kwasakazwa khona imibhalo eminingana esemthethweni. Wahlala phansi futhi waxuba amaphepha ngokunganaki, wabe esewela esihlalweni esiqondile eduze kwakhe.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi ungizwile ngibhekisela kumuntu Wasemelika owayedukile ogama lakhe lingudamon Zeno", kuqala Uhawk.
  
  
  "Ngicwaninga nge-microbiologist", ngishilo. "Wacabanga ukuthi esikhathini esithile esidlule wayenza umsebenzi Othile Kumarashiya."
  
  
  "Eqinisweni", Kusho Uhawk buthule. "Kodwa manje usekhokhelwa Echina. Bamvulele indawo yokucwaninga Emorocco, futhi usebenza ngenambuzane yasendaweni eshisayo ebizwa ngokuthi ibilharzia. Ingabe uyazi izifo zakho ezishisayo? "
  
  
  Ngathi: "kuyisibungu esiyisicaba". "I-parasite edla umuntu ngaphakathi ngaphandle. Ngokwalokho engikukhumbulayo, une-ego emanzini. Ingabe Udkt. Z wenze noma yini ngalokhu kutheleleka?" »
  
  
  Uhawk wayegqolozele izinsalela zikagwayi wakhe. "Uzeno wacabanga ngonen ukuze athole ukuthi yini eyenza kusebenze . Futhi waqaphela. Umthumeli wethu wasitshela ukuthi wayenze ukuguquka kwesibungu esivamile esiyisicaba, uhlobo olungabhujiswa lwebilharzia. Uyibiza ngokuthi i-Omega mutation. Njengoba U-Omega eyinhlamvu yokugcina yezinhlamvu zamagama zesigreki, sikholelwa ukuthi Uzeno wathatha lesi siqu esibizwa ngegama lakhe.
  
  
  "Kunoma ikuphi, uma lokho esikufundile kuyiqiniso, ukuguquka kwe-Omega kuyingozi ngokukhethekile futhi kuyanda ngesilinganiso esingakholeki. Iyamelana nayo yonke imithi eyaziwayo, imithi elwa namagciwane nemithi yokuhlanza amanzi esetshenziswayo njengamanje ."
  
  
  Wamshayela ikhwelo ngobumnene. "Futhi ucabanga Ukuthi Uzeno uzosebenzisa lokhu ngokumelene NE-US?"
  
  
  "Wavuma. Imelika kufanele ibe indawo yokuhlola noma yiziphi izikhali ezingokwemvelo eziphumelelayo azithuthukisile. Izitha ezimbalwa zingase zithinte kalula amachibi nemifula yethu. Ngisho nangemva kokuba sithole ukuthi kukhona ukucindezeleka, kwakungekho okuningi esasingakwenza ngakho. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, hhayi izinyanga noma amasonto-ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, bese kuba izifo, iningi lethu lalizothola lesi sifo. Sizofa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa."
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngizoya Kwazeno Emorocco", ngishilo.
  
  
  Uhawk waphinde wazama ukufaka ugwayi wakhe. "yebo. Sikholelwa ukuthi inhloko Ye-Operation l5, okuthiwa Uli yuen, inobudlelwano bomuntu siqu namajenene ambalwa Asemorocco asafuna ukuvukela umbuso ngakwesobunxele. Kungenzeka ukuthi wenza isivumelwano nabo; asazi okwamanje. Eqinisweni, asinayo
  
  
  asazi ngisho nokuthi lezi zindawo zokucwaninga zikuphi ehholo."
  
  
  Yena, wanikina ikhanda lakhe. Kwakungekho zinzuzo zokuba umuntu ongu-number one e-AXE, ngaphandle komholo, futhi indoda kwakuyodingeka ibe isiwula ukuze yenze lokho engangikwenza nganoma iyiphi imali. "Ngicabanga ukuthi isikhathi sibalulekile?"
  
  
  "Namanje kuyafana. Sicabanga Ukuthi Uzeno usekulungele ukwenza umbiko wokugcina Ebeijing. Lapho enza kanjalo, ngokungangabazeki wayeyothumela imiphumela yokuhlola kwakhe kanye nakho. Ngikubhalisele ithikithi lohambo lwasekuseni oluya Etangier. Lapho uzohlangana Nodelacroix, umthumeli wethu. Uma ungabuyisela Uzeno kithi, yenza kanjalo. Uma kungenjalo...."Uhawk wehla. "Mbulale."
  
  
  Yena, onamahloni. "Ngiyajabula ngokuthi awuzange ungibekele imigomo ephakeme kakhulu."
  
  
  "Ngiyathembisa ukukunika ukuphumula okuhle lapho lokhu sekuphelile", kusho Unick, eguqula umlomo wakhe onemilomo emincane ube ukumamatheka okuncane. Ehlezi ngaphesheya kwetafula, wayebukeka njengomlimi Waseconnecticut kunomphathi wezobunhloli onamandla.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngingase ngithole iholide elide kunokujwayelekile, ngiphendula ngokumamatheka.
  
  
  Isahluko sesithathu
  
  
  Indiza ye-Iberia Airlines engu-541 yafika Etangier ngakusasa ekuseni. Ngokushesha nje lapho ngiphuma endizeni, ngaphawula ukuthi kwakufudumele lapha kunasemadrid. Isikhumulo sezindiza sasisesimanjemanje, futhi amantombazane Asemorocco ayegqoke iyunifomu yawo kajay ayenobungane. Kwakunendawo yokubhuka ehhotela, futhi ngaqasha igumbi Esigodlweni Sasevelasquez efrench Quarter.
  
  
  Phakathi nomgwaqo omnandi oya edolobheni eduze komgwaqo wakhe ogcwele izihlahla kodwa onothuli, ngacabanga ngenothi engalithola ekamelweni lami. Ingabe Amarashiya akushiya lokhu ukuze amtshele ukuthi ayesendleleni EYA ETOPOR? Noma ingabe kwakuwumyalezo Ovela kumachickom? Mhlawumbe I-L5 Yasechina yaqaphela isithakazelo esivuselelwe SIKA-Axe ekuhlolweni kwe-Omega, futhi i-ejenti yazama ukusesabisa kwaze kwaba Yilapho Uzeno ethola umbiko Wakhe Ebeijing.
  
  
  Isigodlo sikavelasquez sasisegqumeni elibheke ethekwini nasestrait Of gibraltar, Kanye Nasemedina Yasetangier, enezakhiwo zayo ezindala ezicinene nemigwaqo emincane. Itangier yayiyidolobha elimhlophe elikhazimulayo elibhekene negreen hills ngaphesheya necobalt blue of the straits. Iminyaka engaphezu kwenkulungwane, kwakuyisikhungo sokuhwebelana, indawo yokuhlangana yokuhwebelana Kwaseyurophu Naseasia, lapho Amaberber namabedouin ayexubana khona nabathengisi abavela emhlabeni wonke. Ukushushumbisa nokuthengiselana okunethunzi kwachuma emigwaqweni emincane Yasemedina Nasekasbah kwaze kwaba yilapho kudluliswa imithetho emisha ngokushesha, ngemva kokuqala Kwempi Yezwe II.
  
  
  Lapho Udelacroix emshayela ucingo egumbini lakhe lasehhotela, owesifazane osemusha waphendula. Izwi lakhe laligcwele imizwelo ngokushesha Nje Lapho U-Andre delacroix embuza.
  
  
  "Ingabe lokho kuwukuzikhukhumeza komthengisi wezakhiwo?"wabuza, esebenzisa ikhodi yokuhlonza Udelacroix ayemnike yona.
  
  
  "Yebo, empeleni," ngasho.
  
  
  Kwaba nesikhathi esifushane sokuphumula. "Umalume waba sengozini. Mhlawumbe singahlangana ukuze sixoxe nganoma yiziphi izindaba ongase uziphakamise nathi."
  
  
  Lena kwakuyinkinga yalolu hlobo lomsebenzi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wawuhlela ngokucophelela kangakanani, wawuhlale uthintwa isici esingaziwa. Wanqikaza ngaphambi kokukhuluma.
  
  
  "Umnu. Delacroix akakwazi ukungibona? Ngambuza.
  
  
  Izwi lakhe lathuthumela kancane. "Ayikwazi nhlobo ."Wayekhuluma ngezwi lesifulentshi .
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu . Ungathanda ukuhlangana kuphi ukuze uxoxe ngalokhu corkscrew?"
  
  
  Enye ikhefu elincane. "Ngihlangane Etingis cafe Emedina. Ngizobe ngigqoke ingubo eluhlaza. Ungaba khona emini? »
  
  
  "Yebo, emini", ngishilo.
  
  
  Khona-ke ucingo lwafa.
  
  
  Njengoba ngangihamba ehhotela eliseyurophu, umfana owayegqoke i-djellaba enombala onsundu nobrown fez wazama ukungithengisela uhambo lwetekisi, kodwa ngenqaba. Wehla Ngomgwaqo I-Rue velasquez waya Eboulevard pasteur futhi waphendukela Ngqo E-Place de France. Ngemva kwamabhulokhi ambalwa, ngangena Emedina ngompheme wasendulo.
  
  
  Lapho nje ungena emedinah, uzizwa unenkinga. Imigwaqo emincane igcwele Abantu Basemorocco abagqoke izingubo. Lena imigwaqo eyindilinga, amabhalkhoni aphakeme, neminyango emnyama eholela ezitolo ezithengisa izinto zethusi nezesikhumba zazo zonke izinhlobo zezinto ezingavamile. Lapho ukuheha Kwakhe usokko Omncane, umculo wasempumalanga, endaweni ethile kuhlasela izindlebe zami eduze kwesitolo, futhi iphunga lakhe elingajwayelekile kodwa elihlaba umxhwele lafinyelela emakhaleni ami. Abesifazane abagqoke ama-kaftan angwevu babemi bekhuluma ngokuhleba, futhi ama-Hippies amabili Asemelika ayemi phambi kwehhotela elaliwohlokile futhi bexabana nomnikazi ngezindleko zekamelo.
  
  
  Ikhofi likatingis lalisekugcineni Kwelittle sokko. Kwakuyindawo enkulu ngaphakathi, kodwa akekho owake wahlala lapho ngaphandle Kwabasemorocco. Ngaphandle, kwakubekwa amatafula emgwaqweni onemigoqo yensimbi ebunjiwe phambi kwawo ukuze kuhlukaniswe abantu abaningi.
  
  
  Wathola umshana Kadelacroix ehlezi etafuleni eduze kompheme. Unah wayenezinwele ezinde, eziqondile, ezibomvu ngokugqamile futhi egqoke ingubo eluhlaza eyayibonisa izinqulu zakhe ezinde ezimhlophe. Kodwa wayebonakala engazi nhlobo ukuthi wayebukeka emuhle kangakanani. Ubuso bakhe babucindezelekile ngenxa yokukhathazeka nokwesaba.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ugabriel Delacroix?"
  
  
  "Yebo," waphendula, ebukeka ekhululekile ebusweni bakhe. "Ingabe Umnu. Carter umalume wami kwakufanele ahlangane naye?"
  
  
  "Kulungile lokho."
  
  
  Lapho umlindi efika, Ugabrielle wa-oda itiye lasemorocco, futhi wa-oda elakhe.
  
  
  ikhofi. Lapho engekho, wangibuka ngamehlo amakhulu aluhlaza.
  
  
  "Malume... ufile", esho .
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngendlela ayekhuluma ngayo ocingweni. Kodwa lapho ezwa amazwi akhe, wazizwa engenalutho esifubeni sakhe. Its engasitsheli imizuzwana.
  
  
  Wathi:" babulala i-ego yami, bekhala izinyembezi emehlweni akhe.
  
  
  Lapho ezwa ngezwi lakhe nangaphezulu, wayeka ukuzidabukela futhi wazama ukumduduza. Ethatha isandla sika-ee, wathi, " ngiyaxolisa."
  
  
  "Sasisondelene kakhulu", engitshela, eshaya amehlo akhe ngesando esincane. "Wayengivakashela njalo ngemva kokushona kukayise futhi wayedwa."
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Kwenzeka nini lokhu?"
  
  
  "Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule. U-Ego wangcwatshwa namhlanje ekuseni. Amaphoyisa akholelwa ukuthi umbulali uyisigebengu."
  
  
  "Ingabe ubatshele ngenye indlela?"
  
  
  "cha. Unqume ukungenzi lutho kuze kube yilapho uzama ukuxhumana naye. Wangitshela NGE AX nangokuncane ngephrojekthi Ye Omega "
  
  
  "Wenze into efanele," kusho uyise.
  
  
  Wazama ukumamatheka.
  
  
  "Kwenzeka kanjani lokhu?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Walingisa ukubuka kwami ngaphesheya kwesikwele ngasecafe Fuentes Naseboisson Scheherazade. "Bathola U-Ego eyedwa efulethini lami. Bamdubula, Mnu. Carter. "Wabheka itafula elincane phakathi kwethu . "Je ne comprends pas".
  
  
  "Ungazami ukuqonda," ngishilo. "Awusebenzelani nabantu abanengqondo."
  
  
  Umlindi waletha iziphuzo zethu futhi wabanika ama-dirham ambalwa. Ugabrielle wathi," Mnu. Carter", futhi ngamcela ukuba angibize Ngonick.
  
  
  "Angiqiniseki ukuthi bayithola kanjani i-ego, Nick. Wayevame ukuphuma ezindlini ukuze athole usizo lwezokwelapha."
  
  
  "Banezindlela. Ingabe ubonile umuntu elenga endlini yakho kusukela umalume wakho efa?
  
  
  Wayehleka usulu. "Ngangiqiniseka ukuthi othile uyangilandela lapho efika esiteshini samaphoyisa. Kodwa cishe kumane nje kuwumcabango wami.
  
  
  "Ngithemba kanjalo," ngakhononda. "Lalela, Gabriel, ingabe U-Andre wakutshela okuthile ngendawo ayesebenza kuyo?"
  
  
  "Wakhuluma ngamagama ambalwa. Udamon Zeno. Uli Yuen. Angikaze ngimbone-i-ego isesimweni esinjalo. Wayesaba, kodwa hhayi yena. Le Nto Enkulu abayisebenzelayo lapho, ngicabanga ukuthi ukuvota kwe-ego kwangethusa."
  
  
  Ngathi: "nginombono omuhle. Waphuza ikhofi lakhe elijiyile, futhi kwakukubi. "Gabriel, ingabe umalume wakho wake wakutshela lutho ngendawo okuhlala kuyo ilabhu?"
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. "Wandizela lapha Ezagora, kodwa into yayingekho ehholo. Itholakala ehholo eliseduze nedolobhana elincane Laselijette, ngasemngceleni We-Algeria. Akazange angitshele igama elithi ego. Ukusola kwakhe ukuthi wayengafuni ukuba azi lutho oluyingozi.
  
  
  "Indoda ehlakaniphile, malume wakho."Wayegqolozele ngaphesheya kwesikwele Ebazaar Reef, ezama ukukhumbula amagama emizana eyayiseduze nomngcele kuleyo ndawo. Indoda Yasemorocco enobuso obune-caramel eyayigqoke isigqoko esithungiwe yadlula, icindezela inqola yemithwalo ephathwa ngesandla, ilandelwa isivakashi esijulukayo, esinobuso obomvu. "Ingabe kukhona omunye umuntu lapha U-Andre angamethemba?"
  
  
  Wacabanga isikhashana. "Kukhona Ugeorges pierrot."
  
  
  "Ungubani?"
  
  
  "Osebenza nomalume wami, Ongumbelgium onjengathi. Babengabangane besikole Ebrussels. Umalume U-Andre wavakashela U-Ego ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokufa kwakhe, ngemva kokuba ebaleke kulo lonke isikhungo sokucwaninga. Cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho ayekhuluma Nocolin Prior."
  
  
  Ucolin Pryor wayeyindoda EYAYISEDI5, eyayiyi-mis, Udelacroix axhumana Nayo Etangier ukuze afike KU-AX. Kodwa U-AX wayazi konke Upryor ayekwazi, ngaphandle kwendawo into eyayikuyo.
  
  
  "Ingabe Upierrot uhlala lapha Etangier?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Akukude, edolobheni elisezintabeni elibizwa Ngokuthi Itetuan. Ungafika lapho ngebhasi noma ngetekisi ."
  
  
  Wagcoba isilevu sakhe ngokucophelela. Ukube Udelacroix wayeze Ukuzobona Upierrot ngesikhathi esifushane ayelapha ngaso, wayengase abatshele izinto ezifanele. "Ngidinga ukuya Kupierrot."
  
  
  Ugabrielle waphuma wangithatha isandla. "Ngiyabonga kakhulu ngokuthi ulapha."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Kuze kube yilapho lokhu sekuphelile, Gabrielle, ngifuna uqaphele kakhulu. Ngishayele ucingo uma ubona okuthile okusolisayo."
  
  
  "Ngizokwenza, Nick."
  
  
  "Ingabe usebenza Etangier?"
  
  
  "Yebo, at The Boutique Parisienne, on Boulevard Mohammed V."
  
  
  "Yiya emsebenzini nsuku zonke njengenjwayelo futhi uzame ukungacabangi ngomalume wakho. Lokhu kuyinto engcono kakhulu kuwe, futhi uma othile ekubhekile, kungase kuholele ekukholelweni ukuthi awukwazi ukufa kukamalume wakho. Ngizobuyela kuwe kamuva futhi ngikhulume Nopierrot.
  
  
  "Ngizolangazelela lokho", kusho Ugabrielle.
  
  
  Wayengeyena kuphela owayebheke phambili emhlanganweni olandelayo ngenjabulo.
  
  
  Ngalolo suku lwakhe, ngaya esiteshini sebhasi futhi ngathola ukuthi ukufika etetuan ngebhasi kwakukude ngokuphindwe kabili kunokuthatha itekisi, kodwa nganquma ukuhamba okungenani ngebhasi ngendlela eyodwa ngoba kwakungeke kubonakale kangako. Ngatshelwa ukuba ngifike esiteshini ekuseni kakhulu ngosuku olulandelayo ukuze ngibambe ibhasi Lasetetuan ngo-6: 30. Amathikithi ayengeke athengwe kusengaphambili.
  
  
  Ngalobo busuku, wathola ucingo Oluvela Kucolin Pryor, i-DI5 agent. Kwakungekho mpendulo, nakuba umqhubi avumela ucingo ukuba lukhale izikhathi eziningana. Ngakhumbula ukuthi kwakusanda kwakhiwa indawo yokwehla engxenyeni entsha yedolobha, futhi cishe emini ngaya lapho futhi umthungi wayithatha, kwakungekho myalezo.
  
  
  Ngangingakuthandi. Udelacroix ufile, Upryor akatholakali-iphunga lamagundane limthathile. Futhi-ke, njengoba kuvame ukwenzeka, kwenzeka okuthile okwaqinisekisa izinsolo zami. Ngangihamba ngibuyela ehhotela, ngihamba emgwaqweni omnyama lapho kwakungekho khona izimoto zabahamba ngezinyawo. Kwakuyindawo entsha yokuthuthukisa, lapho izitolo zaziguqulwa khona zaba izakhiwo ezivuselelwe. Ngemva kwemizuzwana engaphansi kweyishumi, ngemva kokudlula emgwaqweni omnyama, wezwa umsindo ngemva kwakhe. Umuntu wakhe waselowland wagxuma, waphenduka, futhi kwaqhuma isibhamu ebumnyameni.
  
  
  Ngibheke isibhamu esasibambeke odongeni lwesakhiwo eduze kwekhanda lami futhi ngandizela ebusuku. Njengoba ngangiyisa Kuwilhelmina, ngabona umuntu omnyama engena ngokushesha emgwaqweni.
  
  
  Wagijima wabuyela emgwaqweni futhi wabheka ubude obumnyama be-ego. Kwakungekho zimpawu zendoda. Umgwaqo wawumfushane futhi uvulekele egcekeni.
  
  
  Waqala ukukwenza, kodwa wayeka. Kwakuwuhlobo oluthile lwesisombululo sezindlu eziningi. Ngaleso sikhathi, yayigcwele imishini esindayo, kuhlanganise ne-crane enkulu enekhanda lebhola ekugcineni kwekhebula elide. I-crane yayibukeka Ingeyasemelika.
  
  
  Izindonga zendlu eyodwa ngakwesobunxele sami zacekelwa phansi ngokwengxenye, futhi kwakunamanxiwa amaningi azungezile. Lesi sibalo esimnyama sasingabonakali ndawo. Kodwa ngazizwa sengathi wayekhona endaweni ethile, ecashe emanxiweni noma emishini, elinde umzuzwana nje, ukulwa okungcono ukuze angifinyelele.
  
  
  Konke kwakuthule kakhulu. Amehlo ami agxumela phezu kwezikhumba ezimnyama zemishini esindayo njengoba umimmo edlula kuzo, kodwa angikwazanga ukukubona, ukuma komuntu. Kungenzeka ukuthi umhlaseli wawela ngaphansi kwamanxiwa esakhiwo esonakele. Kancane kancane waya ekukhaleni okubhuqiwe, egade indawo ezungezile.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe wezwa injini ikhala ngokuthula. Washeshe waphenduka, ekuqaleni engakwazi ukusho ukuthi umsindo wawuvela kuluphi uhlobo lwemishini. Wabe esebona i-crane boom ihamba, futhi ibhola elikhulu lensimbi lakhuphuka kancane kancane lisuka phansi. Ephuphuthekiswe izibani zangaphambili ze-crane, wacindezela ikhabethe lemoto futhi wacishe wakhipha isithombe esimnyama.
  
  
  Kwakuwumqondo omuhle. I-crane yayimi phakathi kwami nokuphuma, izungeze umgwaqo, futhi ngangibambeke ekhoneni lezakhiwo ezingenandawo engingacasha kuyo. Wahamba odongeni lwangemuva, Elungele I-luger.
  
  
  Ngangibhekise ekhabetheni likakhreni, kodwa ibhola lafika phakathi kwami nekhabetheni futhi laphendukela kimi. Yafika ngesivinini esimangazayo, futhi yayibonakala inkulu njengekhrane ngokwayo lapho ifika. Yayingamamitha amabili kuya kwamathathu ububanzi, futhi yayinesivinini sesitimela esincane. Ikhanda lakhe lawela emanxiweni, ibhola landizela umimmo wekhanda lami futhi lawela odongeni olungemuva kwami. Ingilazi yaphuka, itshe ne-adobe kwaphuka njengoba ibhola lensimbi laphuka ingxenye yodonga. Khona-ke i-crane boom yabuyisela ibhola emuva ukuze iphinde izame.
  
  
  Ibhola laphuthelwa ngamasentimitha ambalwa. Uwilhelmina waphinde wayimboza futhi wakhasa waphuma emanxiweni,wakhafula uthuli futhi wamqalekisa. Ngandlela-thile kwakudingeka ngigweme lelo khrane elalilahliwe, noma ngangishaywa njengebhungane esibukweni sangaphambili.
  
  
  Wagijima waya kwesobunxele, waya ekhoneni kude ne-crane. Ibhola elikhulu laphinde laphenduka ngemva kwami, futhi umqhubi waliqondisa cishe ngokuphelele. Ngabona isisindo esimnyama, esiyindilinga siphuthuma kimi njengenyukliya enkulu. Ngaziphonsa phansi futhi, kodwa ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi isiyingi esikhulu sasidla umhlane wami njengoba ngangiwela. Lashayisa kakhulu udonga olungemuva kwami, ladwengula futhi ladwengula insimbi, izitini, nodaka. Esakhiweni esingasekunene egcekeni, kwavuleka amafasitela amabili, futhi wezwa umsindo omkhulu ngesi-arabhu. Ngokusobala, lesi sakhiwo sasisahlala abantu, naphezu kokubhidlizwa kwaso ekugcineni kwegceke.
  
  
  Indoda eyayisemkhunjini ayizange ikunake ukukhala. Injini yayishaya ngamabomu, futhi ibhola laphindela emuva ukuze lishaye okwesithathu. Walwa kanzima waze wafika odongeni olukude. Nalapha futhi ibhola landizela, limnyama futhi lithule, futhi kulokhu lakhubeka phezu kwengcezu kakhonkolo ephukile njengoba nje lalizama ukugwema into eyindilinga. Walahlekelwa ukulinganisela kwakhe okwesikhashana ngaphambi kokuba akwazi ukudilika kude nebhola, futhi lapho livela, alizange liphume ngokuphelele endleleni ye-ego. Njengoba edlula umimmo, wangishaya ehlombe, wangiphonsa phansi njengokungathi ngingudoli wekhadibhodi. Washayisa amanxiwa kanzima futhi wamangala okwesikhashana. Ngangizwa i-crane isebenza futhi, futhi lapho ngibheka phezulu, Inkantolo Ephakeme Yasebosnia Naseherzegovina yamlahla ngecala ngamamitha ayishumi ngaphezu kwesifuba sami.
  
  
  Wabe esewa.
  
  
  Umcabango walokhu kwethuka okuyisiyingi okuya phansi okungichoboza emgwaqweni ophukile wangishukumisela ukuba ngenze okuthile. Lapho ibhola liphuma ebusuku kimi, laligingqika ngakwesobunxele. Kwakunokuqhekeka okuthulisa izindlebe eduze kwekhanda lami njengoba ibhola lishaya, futhi imfucumfucu yayina nxazonke zami, kodwa ibhola alizange liphumelele.
  
  
  Ngokusobala indoda eyayisemkhunjini yayingaboni ukuthi yayingangishayanga, ngoba yayikhuphuke ngokucophelela yehla etekisini njengoba uthuli lwalusuka. Wabanjwa ucezu lokhuni olwaluphukile futhi walala enganyakazi lapho esondela. Injini yayisasebenza
  
  
  Waphakamisa ibhaluni cishe ngamamitha ayisithupha, futhi lalindiza emoyeni. Kwakunamafasitela amaningi esakhiweni, futhi kwakunamazwi ambalwa athakazelisayo.
  
  
  Umphikisi wami wayemi phambi kwami. I-emu yamshaya emadolweni ngengcezu yokhuni. Yayihlobene ngokuqinile namadolo ka-ego, futhi wakhala kakhulu wawa phansi. Wayengummoroccan omkhulu omubi. Embozwe uthuli nokungcola, okwakhe kwagxumela phezu kwakhe. Wabhekana nokuhlasela kwami, futhi sagingqa phansi saya endaweni engaphansi kwebhola elikhulu lensimbi. Wabona ibhola lishelela ngamasentimitha ayisithupha futhi wagwinya kanzima. Ngaphambi kokuba ashiye ikhabethe le-crane, wayengenaso isikhathi sokumisa ngokuphelele isondo.
  
  
  Njengoba ayephuma ngokushesha ngaphansi kwebhola, enye indoda yangishaya ngempama ebusweni ngesibhakela esikhulu nesisindayo. Khona - ke wayephezu kwami, engibambe ngokuqinile entanyeni. Ukubamba ukufa kuka-Ego sticky kwavala, futhi wangithinta. Wayesenamandla amaningi kunalokho engangikwenza, futhi izandla zakhe zazizizwa njengamabhande ensimbi entanyeni yami.
  
  
  Kwadingeka ngintshontshe i-ego yami noma ngicindezele. Ngafaka iminwe yami engabonakali ezinso zakhe, futhi ukubamba kwakhe i-ego kwakhululeka kancane. Ngokunyakaza okunamandla, ngakwazi ukushayela i-emu emathangeni esizwe ngasinye. Amandla e-ego alahleka, futhi ukuqhuma okukhulu kwesampula lomoya kwamdonsela ngaphakathi,kwaxosha Abasemorocco.
  
  
  Ngathatha i-stiletto yami, engayibiza Ngokuthi Uhugo, kodwa angikwazanga ukusebenzisa i-ego yami. Lapho nje le ndoda enkulu isishaya phansi, ibhola laphinde laqhuma futhi lawela phezu kwayo.
  
  
  Kwakunenkinga eyisicefe njengoba ibhola lalishaya i-emu esifubeni. Uthuli lwasakazeka ngokushesha, futhi ngabona ukuthi wahlukaniswa cishe phakathi, futhi umzimba wakhe wachotshozwa ibhola.
  
  
  Walwa kanzima futhi wezwa othile esho okuthile ngamaphoyisa.
  
  
  Yebo, kwakuzoba namaphoyisa. Futhi babeyongithola lapho ukube wayengasheshi ukuhamba. Uhugo wayigqokisa futhi, ngokubuka okokugcina umuntu ofile, washiya indawo yesehlakalo.
  
  
  Isahluko sesine.
  
  
  "U-Andre Delacroix? Yebo, u-ego wayemazi. Sasingabangane abaseduze. Ngicela uhambe nami uye emtatsheni wezincwadi, Mnu. Carter.
  
  
  Walandela Ugeorges pierrot wangena egumbini elincane elithokomele lendlu ka-Ego yesitayela samamoor. Leli gumbi laligcwele izincwadi, ukhaphethi ohlotshisiwe, namabalazwe odonga ezingxenyeni ezihlukahlukene Ze-Afrika. Upierrot wathola indawo Emorocco. Wayengunjiniyela wamakhemikhali enkampanini yezimboni yangasese Etetouin.
  
  
  "Ngingakuthengela isiphuzo?"Kubuza upierrot .
  
  
  "Ngizoba nengilazi ye-brandy uma unayo."
  
  
  "Yebo," esho. Waya endaweni yokudlela eyakhelwe ngaphakathi odongeni, wavula iminyango eqoshiwe, wakhipha amabhodlela amabili. Ugeorges pierrot wayeyindoda encane eseneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amahlanu, futhi wabonakala njengoprofesa eyunivesithi yasefrance. Ubuso buka-Ego babunjengonxantathu, benentshebe ekugcineni, futhi wayegqoka amachashazi ayeqhubeka eshelela ekhaleni lika-Ego. Izinwele ezimnyama zika-Ego zazinemigqa engwevu.
  
  
  Upierrot wanginika ingilazi ye-brandy, kodwa Upernod wayigcina eyedwa. "Ingabe nawe wawungabangane Baka-Andre?"
  
  
  Njengoba Upierrot ayesondelene Nodelacroix, wamphendula, okungenani ngokwengxenye ngeqiniso: "ngingumsizi ayemfuna.
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego angifunda ngokucophelela. "Ngiyambona."Wabuka phansi. Okufanele ukwenze nje ukwenza okuhle. Wayengumuntu oqotho kakhulu ."Upierrot wayekhuluma ngolimi lwesifulentshi olujiyile .
  
  
  Sidlala lo mdlalo kusofa wesikhumba othambile. Waphuza i-brandy wayivumela ukuba ifudumale. "Ingabe U-Andre waxoxa nawe ngalesi sakhiwo?"wambuza.
  
  
  Wayegxumagxuma emahlombe akhe amancane. "Kwadingeka akhulume Nohema ngento ethile. Ngokuqinisekile kunomshana onobugovu, intombazane enhle, kodwa kubonakala sengathi uye wazizwa enesidingo sokuthululela isifuba sakhe komunye umuntu. Wayelapha ngesonto eledlule futhi wayethukuthele kakhulu."
  
  
  "Mayelana nokuhlola okwenziwa elabhorethri?"
  
  
  "Yebo, wayethukuthele kakhulu ngabo. Futhi, yebo, waphunyuka kanzima lapho. Babazi ukuthi wayekungabaza okwakwenzeka, ngakho lapho ezama ukuhamba ngobunye ubusuku, bamlandela, benonogada nezinja. Bamdubula ebumnyameni, kodwa wabaleka - kodwa wathola i-ego yakhe Etangier."Upierrot wanikina ikhanda kancane.
  
  
  "Yini enye ayisho kuwe lapho efika lapha?"wambuza.
  
  
  Upierrot wangibuka ngikhathele. "Akukho okukhethekile. Cishe awazi lutho okwamanje. Ukuthi Amashayina ayesebenza ngesikhali esibi sezinto eziphilayo, nokuthi ayesanda kuthuthela elabhorethri kuleli zwe ukuze aqedele ukuhlola kwawo. Wangitshela ukuthi wayesebenze Namamelika ukuze aqaphe lo msebenzi. Ngiyaxolisa uma kwakungalungile nge-ego ukukhuluma obala kangaka, kodwa njengoba ngishilo, waba nomuzwa wokuthi kudingeka akhulume nothile."
  
  
  "Yebo, yebo."Kwakungenye yezinkinga zokuluthwa ama-amateur.
  
  
  "Ingabe wakutshela ngendawo elabhorethri?"Ngaqhubeka ngiyihlola.
  
  
  Upierrot wama. "Akazange akhulume ngendawo eqondile, Umnu. Carter. Kodwa wakhuluma ngokuthi lesi sakhiwo sisezala, eduze nedolobhana, eduze komngcele Wase-Algeria. Ake ngicabange ngakho."
  
  
  Wacindezela iminwe yakhe ebhulohweni lempumulo yakhe, wayehlisa ngisho nangokwengeziwe, futhi wavala amehlo akhe ngokuhlushwa. "Kwakuseningizimu yetamegrut-iqala ngo - 'm'. "Umhamida . Yebo, Mhamid, leli yidolobhana lami akhuluma ngalo ."
  
  
  Wenza inothi engqondweni. "Ingabe lokho kuseduze nomngcele?"
  
  
  "Yebo, ngakolunye uhlangothi Lwezintaba Zase-Atlas, ezweni elomile nelomile.
  
  
  Cishe ayikho impucuko lapho, mnumzane. Lona umngcele wehlane ."
  
  
  Ngacabanga ukuthi indawo ekhethwe kahle. "Ingabe U-Andre wachaza abasebenzi balesi sikhungo kuwe?"
  
  
  "Okwesikhashana nje. Wangitshela ngososayensi Wasemelika "
  
  
  "Uzeno," ngathi.
  
  
  "Yebo, yilelo igama. Futhi, yebo, umuntu Wasechina ongumqondisi wento. Uli yuen, kubonakala sengathi washo ukuthi igama laliyini.
  
  
  Waphinde waphuza i-brandy. "Ingabe U-Andre wakhuluma Ngoli, ukuxhumana kukayuen namajenene Asemorocco?"
  
  
  Ubuso bukapierrot babukhanya. Wabheka ekamelweni ngecebo, njengokungathi othile wayecashe ngemva kwamakhethini. "Kunamagama amabili U-Andre akhuluma ngawo, amadoda awabona esikhungweni lapho ekhuluma Noli yueng."
  
  
  "Bangobani?"
  
  
  "Ngikhumbula womabili la magama ngoba ayesanda kuvela ezindabeni. Ingabe uyakhumbula ukuvukela kwamajenene? Le mvukelo yacindezelwa Inkosi Uhasan ngokubulawa kwabantu abaningi. La masosha amabili U-Andre awabona ekuqaleni ayephakathi kwabasolwa, kodwa kamuva akhululwa. Abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi babengabaholi bangempela balokhu kuduma, nokuthi manje balindele ithuba labo lokwenza omunye umzamo wokugumbuqela uhulumeni Wasemorocco futhi bamise umbuso ongakwesobunxele. Laba Ngujenina Jikelele Kanye Nombusi Jikelele", kusho Upiero. "Ujenine uthathwa njengomholi."
  
  
  "Ngakho Ujenine wathembisa ukuvikela ilabhu isikhathi esilinganiselwe", eqagela ngokuzwakalayo, " ukuze Athole usizo lwezimali Echina ukuze Kube nokuvukelwa kombuso kwesibili futhi okuphumelela kakhudlwana."
  
  
  Ngangisadinga ukuchaza kangcono indawo yento. Wayengakwazi ukwehla aye emngceleni futhi achithe isonto lonke ezulazula ehlane ezama ukuthola ilabhu. Ngaleso sikhathi, kungase kube sekwephuze kakhulu.
  
  
  Ujenina wayazi ukuthi ukuphi ehholo. Futhi uma ayefana namasosha amaningi, wayebhale amarekhodi it afihlwe endaweni ethile.
  
  
  "Uphi lo Jenine manje?"wambuza.
  
  
  Upierrot waqhaqhazela. "Ulawula ibutho lombuso kule ndawo, futhi indlunkulu yakhe itholakala ehholo Lasefez. Kodwa angazi ukuthi uhlala kuphi. Ngokungangabazeki, kuyoba eduze Fez.
  
  
  "Futhi lena yindlu ye-ego, lapho ayezondla khona konke okubalulekile, kude nezikhulu", ngishilo. Waletha ingilazi ye-brandy futhi wasukuma. "Ngingathanda ukukubonga ngokubambisana kwakho, Monsieur pierrot."
  
  
  Upierrot wasukuma ukuze angihambise emnyango. Wathi: "uma uya Kwa-Ibn jenin, kungcono unakekele ukulondeka kwakho. Uyindoda engenasihe futhi eyingozi efuna ukuba umashiqela kuleli zwe."
  
  
  Ngabambelela isandla sami kumbelgium, futhi wasinyakazisa. "Ngiyathembisa ukuthi ngizoqaphela," kusho mina.
  
  
  Ngokushesha nje lapho ngibuyela Etangier, ngaya Esigodlweni Sasevelasquez ukuze ngihlanze futhi ngibize Ucolin Pryor futhi. Lapho uyise engena ekamelweni lakhe, wama.
  
  
  Indlu yayiyinkimbinkimbi. Isikhwama sami kuphela sasivulekile, okuqukethwe kwaso kwakusakazeke phansi. Izingubo zokulala zazinamabala, futhi amadilowa okugqoka ayedonswa futhi ahlakazeka egumbini. Kubonakala sengathi othile wayefuna ukwazi ukuthi nginolwazi olungakanani kuze kube manje, futhi wacabanga ukuthi izinto zami zingase zitshele i-emu. Kodwa lesi senzo sasibuye sibe iqhinga lokwesaba, ukubonisa imisipha. Lapho umyeni wakhe engena endlini yangasese, wathola enye inothi ebhalwe ngombhalo Ofanayo nalowo Wasemadrid,kulokhu iboshelwe engilazini yesibuko esingaphezulu kwesitsha sokuwasha. Wathi:
  
  
  Uxwayisiwe. Intombazane elandelayo. Funda amaphepha akusasa.
  
  
  Ngangingayiqondi ingxenye yokugcina. Ngamshayela inothi ngomzuzu, ngaya ocingweni, ngabiza Upryor. Kulokhu, i-ego yakhe yathandwa. Ukukhulunywa kwe-ego kwakusebrithani ngokucacile.
  
  
  "Kuhle ukuzwa kuwe, mfana", esho lapho ethula i-emu ngekhodi.
  
  
  "Into efanayo. Ngibuka izinto ezibonakalayo. Kuthiwani ngawe thatha ih nawe tonight? Singahlangana cishe ngo-11: 00."
  
  
  "Lokho kuzwakala kukuhle. Kudingeka ngiyeke kuqala ukuze ngibone umngane, kodwa ngemva kwalokho, angikwazi ukukubona."
  
  
  "Kulungile lokho. Sizokubona maduze."
  
  
  Ngavala ucingo ngemva kokuba sivumile ukuhlangana endaweni yokudlela encane emgwaqweni emuhammad v, indawo eyayisetshenziswa ngaphambili yi-DI5 ne-ax. Khona-Ke Ugabriel delacroix wamshayela ucingo futhi wakhululeka lapho ethola ukuthi wayeqinisile. Ngamcela ukuba ahlanganyele nami esidlweni sakusihlwa Endaweni Yokudlela Yasedetroit, Ekasbah, eneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili, futhi wavuma.
  
  
  Isikhathi sokugcina athola ngaso ucingo Oluvela Ku-Avis Rent-A-Car kwakuwukubona ukuthi babezovuleka yini isikhashana. Bathi bazokwenza kanjalo. Ngathatha itekisi ngaqasha imoto engu-fiat 124 eyayingaguquguquki, eyayinezingxenye ezinhlanu zangaphambili njengezinga elijwayelekile futhi yayilungele ukushayela emigwaqweni Yasetangier. Wagibela egqumeni waya Ekasbah, enqamula emigwaqweni emincane, eyindilinga Yasemedina, futhi wahlangana Nogabrielle Edetroit. Le ndawo yokudlela yayisesiqongweni sesakhiwo sasendulo senqaba esasikade siyisigodlo Sikasultan. Izindonga ezintathu zendawo yokudlela zazenziwe ngengilazi futhi zazinombono omuhle Kakhulu Westraits Of gibraltar. Ugabriel wamthola etafuleni eduze kwefasitela. Wayemhlophe futhi ebukeka ehluke kakhulu endleleni ayekhuluma ngayo ocingweni.
  
  
  Wahlala phansi esihlalweni esiyindilinga esiphansi futhi wambheka ngokucophelela. "Ingabe konke kulungile?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  "Ngavula umsakazo wemoto endleleni eya lapha", esho ngendlela engavamile.
  
  
  "Continue."
  
  
  "Kwakunokubuyekezwa okufushane Ngetetuan."
  
  
  Ukuphila kwami kwancipha ngokuzenzakalelayo. "Yini Leyo, Gabriel?
  
  
  Amehlo aluhlaza angibuka. "Ugeorges pierrot ufile."
  
  
  Wabuka Unah, ezama ukuqonda lokho ayekusho. Kwakubonakala kungenakwenzeka. Wamshiya enobugovu emahoreni ambalwa nje adlule. "Kanjani?"
  
  
  "Amaphoyisa athola u-ego elenga entanjeni emfushane egaraji. Bakubiza ngokuthi ukuzibulala."
  
  
  "Mqalekise."
  
  
  "Ngiyesaba ngempela, Nick ."
  
  
  Manje wayesazi ukuthi le ncwadi yayisho ukuthini. Ngangizokhuluma nje lapho kufika umlindi, ngakho ngayeka ngabanika imiyalo yethu. Akekho owayesizungezile owayelambile kakhulu, kodwa nga-oda amathini amabili E-Couscous Yasemorocco newayini elincane. Lapho umlindi ehamba, wathatha inothi ephaketheni lakhe.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele ukubone lokhu, Gabriel", ngathi, enikeza hey iphepha. "Ngathola i-ego egumbini lami lasehhotela."
  
  
  Amehlo akhe awazange awuthole umyalezo, futhi njengoba enza, kwavela ukungabi nalutho kokwesaba okuluhlaza emehlweni akhe. Wangibheka futhi.
  
  
  "Nabo bazongibulala", esho ngokudangala.
  
  
  "Hhayi uma nginokuthile engingakusho ngakho", ngamqinisekisa."Bheka, ngiyaxolisa ngempela ngokuthi wena Nopierrot bahileleke kulokhu. Kodwa konke lokhu kwenzeka ngaphambi kokuba ngize lapha. Manje njengoba sebekwazi ngawe, okuwukuphela kwento esingayenza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awulimali. Kungase kudingeke ukuba uthuthe efulethini lakho isikhashana kuze kudlule lokhu. Ngizokubheka ehhotela namuhla ebusuku.
  
  
  Wayesebuyele esimweni sakhe sokuzola manje, futhi kwakungasekho ukucasuka emehlweni akhe. "Umalume walwa nalaba bantu ngoba wayazi ukuthi kufanele balwe", esho kancane. "Angibaleki."
  
  
  "Akudingeki wenze okungaphezu kwalokho osukwenzile kakade", kusho umyeni wakhe. "Ngizoshiya itangier maduze ukuze ngithole indawo yokucwaninga. Uzoba wedwa, futhi okuwukuphela kwento okudingeka uyenze ukuhlala ungabonakali isikhashana."
  
  
  "Iphi into?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Angazi okwamanje, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngiyamazi umuntu ongangitshela."
  
  
  Saqeda ukudla kwethu buthule, sahamba sizungeza indawo yokudlela, futhi sadlala umdlalo onjalo emotweni yami engiyiqashile. Sahamba nge-archway yasendulo saya enqabeni, sadlula phezu kwamatshe anzima, sabuyela Emuva Ngemedina saya efrench Quarter. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba siphume sizungeze imedina, sathola izinkinga. Ngangilandelwa.
  
  
  Kwakusemgwaqweni omncane, omnyama, kude nezitolo nabantu. Lapho kwenzeka, sasicishe sibe semasangweni Edolobha Elidala. Ngakolunye uhlangothi lomgwaqo kunomfana okhipha igobolondo odonsa inqola engenalutho eyayisetshenziswa abathwali bemithwalo. Sasinendawo eningi yokudlula, kodwa ngokungazelelwe waphendulela inqola eceleni phambi kwethu, wavala umgwaqo. Wabe esegijimela emthunzini.
  
  
  Wacindezela ukuhlukunyezwa futhi wagxumela emotweni ukuze amemeze umfana. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, kwaqhuma isibhamu ebusuku sisuka kuvulandi oseduze. Ugawk wangena ophahleni lwemoto eduze kwengalo yami yangakwesobunxele wangena endaweni ethile ngaphakathi. Eyakhe, ngezwa Ugabrielle ekhala ngokumangala.
  
  
  Yena, wancika esizweni ngasinye, ebheke eluger kuyilapho amehlo ami ayefuna ubumnyama bebhalkhoni. Wabona ukunyakaza kwesithunzi. Kwaqubuka isibhamu sesibili futhi sadwengula isembozo se-doublet yami, saphihliza iwindi elisemotweni eyayiseduze kwami. Umshayeli wakhe waphendula ngokudubula, kodwa akazange ashaye lutho.
  
  
  Ugabriel wamemeza.
  
  
  Njengoba nje ayelalela, kwaqhuma isibhamu ebusuku sisuka ngakolunye uhlangothi lomgwaqo. Ugawk washaya ingilazi yangaphambili yefiat futhi waphuthelwa ikhanda Likagabrielle ngamasentimitha ambalwa. Ukube wayehlezi ngokuqondile, kwakuyobulala indlela yakhe.
  
  
  Wadutshulwa ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba ngenxa yomsindo wesibhamu, wabe esephenduka emnyango wemoto ovulekile. Ngezwa izwi limemeza kakhulu ngesi-arabhu, limemeza othile ongemuva kwethu. Basiqamekela futhi basibamba.
  
  
  Waphinde wamemeza intombazane. Wenyukela esihlalweni somshayeli njengoba kwakusondela esinye isibhamu kuvulandi, saphula ingilazi yefasitela lomshayeli.
  
  
  Indoda yakhe ephansi yayihlala phansi esihlalweni, ibambelela Kuluger ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi yathatha imoto. Kwavela esinye isibhamu ngaphesheya komgwaqo, futhi ngabona ukuthi umdubuli wayesehholo emnyango. Kodwa Ugabrielle wayephakathi kwethu. Ngashintsha amagiya njengoba ngangikubeka emuva, futhi njengoba sobabili sasigxumagxuma phansi esihlalweni esingaphambili, sasibhonga phambili emgwaqweni omncane.
  
  
  Lezi zibalo zaphuma emthunzini ojulile zavula umlilo kithi njengoba sasihamba. Eminye imicibisholo emibili yaphula ingilazi yangaphambili njengoba ayezama ukumisa imoto ukuba ingashayisani nesakhiwo. Umshayeli we-luger wamkhipha efasiteleni lokungenisa umoya waphendula ngokudubula. Ngambona umuntu owagxuma esuka kuvulandi waya emgwaqweni, ewa, ebambelela emlenzeni wakhe ongakwesokudla.
  
  
  "Qaphelani, Nick!"kumemeza Ugabrielle .
  
  
  Ngaphenduka ngabona indoda phakathi nomgwaqo, ikhomba ikhanda lami ngefasitela elingemuva. Wayegxumagxuma phansi njengoba edubula, futhi amehlo abukayo aphula ingemuva nefasitela langaphambili.
  
  
  Wabe esecindezela kanzima i-accelerator. Imoto yezemidlalo yaphindela emuva. Umqashi wazama ukuphuma endleleni ka-ego, kodwa ngamlandela. Imoto yashaya u-ego ngokushaya, futhi ngambona endiza phezu kohlangothi lwesobunxele lwefiat futhi washaya umgwaqo ohlangothini lwesakhiwo. Safika emgwaqweni omncane, futhi ngasuka kuwo, sabe sesidonsa saya ngasezibani ezikhanyayo zefrench Quarter.
  
  
  Sahamba Saya Eliberty Street, ifiat ikhubazekile isondo eliphukile, ingilazi yayo igcwele imifantu nezimbobo. Waya emgwaqweni futhi wabheka Ugabrielle ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi ulungile.
  
  
  "Ngiyabona ukuthi uke wabhekana nalokhu", ngathi, ngimomotheka ngokuqiniseka.
  
  
  Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngeke akwazi ukukhuluma, ngenxa yendlela asabela ngayo ekubulaweni Kukapierrot, kodwa wangibuka ngamehlo acacile futhi azolile.
  
  
  Waphuma futhi wanganga izindebe zami ngobumnene. "Lokhu kwenzelwa ukusindisa ukuphila kwami."
  
  
  Angizange ngimtshele lutho. Waphuma emotweni eyayiphahlazekile, wahamba wayomsiza ukuba aphume. Abadlulayo abafuna ukwazi base bevele beyeka ukubheka ifiat, futhi wacabanga ukuthi amaphoyisa ayezoba kule ndawo ngokushesha okukhulu. Wathatha isandla sakhe wamholela ekhoneni waya Erue Des Américes du sud. Emthunzini wesihlahla sakhe, wama wamdonsa wamyisa kuye.
  
  
  "Kumayelana nokuba mnandi kukho konke", ngishilo. Wabe eseqabulana no-ee. Wasabela ngokugcwele, ecindezela umzimba wakhe ngokumelene nowami futhi ehlola umlomo wami ngolimi lwakhe. Lapho sekuphelile, wahlala lapho wangigqolozela, umoya wakhe wawuphefumula kanzima. "Lokho kwakukuhle ngempela, Nick."
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. Wabe esethathwa ngesandla sika-ee. "Woza, kufanele sikutholele indawo yokuhlala kulobubusuku."
  
  
  Isahluko sesihlanu.
  
  
  Sathatha indlela enzima enqamula efrench Quarter, futhi lapho eqiniseka ukuthi sasingalandelwa, Ugabriel wamfaka ehhotela elincane elibizwa ngokuthi Imamora, elingekude Nesigodlo Sasevelasquez. Khona-ke ngaya Kucolin Pryor.
  
  
  Ikhefi esasihlangana kulo lalingathandwa kakhulu izivakashi, nakuba lalisemgwaqweni i-Mohammed v. Kwakunomugqa owodwa wamatafula ayecindezelwe ngaphandle kwesakhiwo ukuze kugwenywe ukuhamba kwabantu abaningi kusihlwa. Ucolin Prior wayesevele ekhona lapho efika.
  
  
  Wajoyina Upryor ngokukhothama nje kubo. Sasivame ukuhlangana Egoli, kodwa manje wayebukeka esindayo futhi engekho esimweni. Wayengumdlali wasebrithani ongase abe ngumpetha webhola.
  
  
  "Kuhle ukukubona futhi, Carter", esho ngemva kokuba si-ode itiye kumlindi othokozile.
  
  
  Ngabona isixuku phambi kwethu sigqoke ama-djellab, ama-fez, nama-veil. "Bazizwa kanjani ngawe?"
  
  
  "Bangenza ngithuthumele, izinto zasendulo. Futhi umholo uyafana.
  
  
  "Into efanayo."
  
  
  Kwakuyindawo ephelele yokuhlangana. Umsindo wesixuku wacwilisa amazwi ethu kuwo wonke umuntu ngaphandle komunye, futhi njengoba abantu abangabazi ngokuphelele babehleli ndawonye ematafuleni ngenxa yokuntuleka kwezihlalo,umbukeli wayengenasizathu esihle sokuphetha ngokuthi sasimazi omunye.
  
  
  Emizuzwini eyishumi yokuqala, ngatshela Upryor ukuthi ngacishe ngabulawa kanjani izikhathi ezimbalwa amahora ambalwa. Kakade wayesazi Ngodelacroix Nopierrot. Wayengenalutho olutheni ayengalwenezela kulokho engangikugcina.
  
  
  "Yini oyaziyo nge-General staff Yasemorocco?"wambuza kamuva .
  
  
  "Akukho okukhethekile. Yini ojenene abayenzayo Ngeproject Omega? "
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe kuncane kakhulu. Kodwa Udelacroix wayecabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi ihlobene.
  
  
  "Okwamanje abaholi bebutho bacashe ngaphansi kwamatafula abo, benethemba lokuthi inkosi ngeke inqume ukubamangalela. Ukholelwa ukuthi kusekhona abakhapheli ebuthweni abahlela ukudiliza u-ego."
  
  
  "Wanika Ujenine i-slate ehlanzekile?"
  
  
  Upryor wagxuma. "Njengokungathi. Ugenina wayesezindaweni zokwamukela izivakashi lapho kwenziwa umzamo wokuzama ukuvukela umbuso. Inoveli enegazi. Ugenina wabulala ozakwabo abaningana futhi wasiza ekuvimbeleni ukuvukela umbuso."
  
  
  Wazindla: "Ngaphambi noma ngemva kwalokho wabona ukuthi izinto zazimbi kangakanani kubo?"
  
  
  "Umbono omuhle. Kodwa okwamanje, Ujenine usemthunzini. Yena ne-general-Note ".
  
  
  Kwakungelinye igama Upierrot akhuluma ngalo. "Ingabe U-Abdallah naye wayekuleli dolobha?"
  
  
  "yebo. Wadubula elinye iphoyisa ebusweni."
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. "Udelacroix wayecabanga Ukuthi Ugenina wayengomunye wababambisene ekuvukeleni kokuqala, nokuthi manje wayehlela ukuqala okwesibili."
  
  
  "Wayengakwazi. Kodwa lokhu kuhlobene nani nenkinga yakho yasendulo?
  
  
  "Ujenina wabonwa elabhorethri nabaqondisi bakhe. Kungenzeka Ukuthi Ujenine uklwebha abantu Basechina ukuze baklwebhe ama-ego abo. Njengoba ngikuqonda, iqembu Likajenina le-fez.
  
  
  "Yebo, ngiyazi."
  
  
  "Ingabe uhlala ensimini yesisekelo sezempi?"
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi wayebanikeza indawo esisekelweni", kusho Upryor. "Kodwa i-ego ayikho. Kubonisa indawo kanokusho ezintabeni, eduze Kwase-Al-hajeb. Igcina amabutho ukuba aqaphe izindawo. Kunamahemuhemu okuthi Uhasan uzosusa ukuvikeleka kwakhe siqu, kodwa kuze kube manje lokhu akwenzekanga."
  
  
  "Ngiyithola kanjani leyo ndawo ye-ego?"
  
  
  Upryor wangibuza imibuzo. "Awuyi lapho, mngani?"
  
  
  "Ngikukweleta. Ujenine ukuphela komuntu engixhumana naye elabhorethri. Ubelokhu ekhona futhi uyazi ukuthi ikuphi ngempela. Ukube Ujenine unerekhodi lokuxhumana kwe-ego Namashayina, ngicabanga ukuthi ngabe wagcina i-ih ekhaya. Bangangitshela nje ukuthi ama-lab asehholo akuphi. Noma Ujenine yedwa.
  
  
  "Ingabe uhlela ukuphanga?"
  
  
  "Kulezi ezinye izimo, kubonakala kulula kunokukhohlisa."
  
  
  Amashiya ka-Ego avuka. "Uzodinga inhlanhla, izinto zasendulo. Indawo ingokoqobo
  
  
  inqaba".
  
  
  "Sengike ngaya ezinqabeni ngaphambili", ngishilo. Upryor waqala ukudweba esikhwameni, futhi wambuka. Ngemva kwesikhashana, kwase kuphelile.
  
  
  "Lokhu kuzokuyisa esigodlweni sikajenene. Akubukeki njengebalazwe, kodwa kufanele kukunikeze umqondo omuhle.
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga," ngathi, ngifaka isinkwa sami ngomzuzu. Waqeda itiye lakhe futhi walungiselela ukuvuka.
  
  
  "Ucarter, indoda endala."
  
  
  "Yebo?"
  
  
  "Kubalulekile, akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Kubaluleke kakhulu."
  
  
  Wayehleka usulu. Ubuso buka-Ego obunemihlathi eyisikwele babunzima. Wathi: "zinakekele. "Ngiqonde ukuthi, asifuni ukukulahlekelwa."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga."
  
  
  "Futhi uma ungidinga, vele ushaye ikhwelo."
  
  
  "Ngizokukhumbula lokho, Pryor. Futhi ngiyabonga."
  
  
  Lapho Upryor emshiya, Ugabriel wanquma ukumhlola ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi konke kulungile. Ngahlola naye, ngaqiniseka ukuthi angilandelwa, ngabe sengiya ehhotela lakhe. Kwathatha imizuzu embalwa ukuvula umnyango, futhi walilalela ngokucophelela izwi lami ngaphambi kokuwuvula. Lapho embona, kumelwe ukuba ubelokhu ebuka unah isikhashana. Wayegqoke i-peignoir esobala eluhlaza okotshani eyayigcizelela umbala wamehlo akhe, futhi izinwele zakhe ezibomvu zawela cishe emahlombe akhe angenalutho. Indwangu yembula kakhulu Ugabrielle ngaphansi.
  
  
  Ngathi:" kumelwe ukuba yayikudonsela emgqonyeni kadoti". "Ngiyaxolisa, ngisanda kumcela ukuba aqiniseke ukuthi uyazinza."Ngangizibuza, ngisho nalapho ngishilo lawo mazwi, ukuthi lokho kwakuwukuphela kwesizathu sami sokuba lapha.
  
  
  "Ngiyajabula ngempela ngokuthi ubuye, Nick. Wayengakakulungeli ukulala. Sicela ufake."
  
  
  Ngaya ekamelweni futhi wavala futhi wavala umnyango ngemuva kwami. Wathi: "bangithumelela ibhodlela le-cognac". "Ingabe ufuna ingilazi?"
  
  
  "Cha, ngiyabonga, ngeke kube isikhathi eside. Ihhotela lakhe lizokutshela ukuthi kusasa ngizokhuphuka amagquma aseduze Nefez ukuze ngithole ujenene owaziyo ukuthi ihholo laselabhorethri likuphi.
  
  
  "Ujenina ulawula le ndawo. Ingabe nguye lowo? "
  
  
  Wabubula. "Yebo, futhi manje wazi okungaphezu kwalokho okufanele ukwenze. Angifuni ukuba uphinde ungenelele, Gabriel.
  
  
  Wahlala emaphethelweni ombhede ophindwe kabili futhi wangidonsela eduze. "Ngiyaxolisa ngokuthi ngacabanga ukuthi akulungile, Nick. Kodwa, uyabona, angifuni ukuhlanganyela. Ngifuna ukwenza i-ih ikhokhele ukufa kukamalume. Kubaluleke kakhulu kimi ukusiza."
  
  
  "Usize," kusho uyise.
  
  
  "Kodwa ngingenza okwengeziwe, okuningi. Ingabe ukhuluma ulimi Lwesi-Almohad? "
  
  
  "Isi-arabhu esiqondile sinzima kakhulu kimi."
  
  
  Khona-ke udinga usizo lwakhe, wacabanga. "Abalindi Bakajenene abangama-almohad bazungeza Ihigh Atlas. Akubalulekile yini ukuxhumana nabo ngolimi lwabo lwendabuko? "
  
  
  Wayesezothi " cha " ngokushesha, kodwa washintsha umqondo. "Ingabe ujwayelene nendawo Ezungeze I-Al-hajeb?"wambuza.
  
  
  "Ngakhulela lapho", esho ngokumamatheka okubanzi, okudambisa izikhali. "Lapho ngiseyingane, ngaya esikoleni Efez."
  
  
  Wakhipha ibalazwe ephaketheni lakhe. "Ingabe lokhu kuzwakala kujwayelekile kuwe?"
  
  
  Wafunda ibalazwe isikhathi eside buthule. "Lelibalazwe likubonisa indlela yokufika esigodlweni esidala Sikakhalifa. Ingabe ujenine uhlala lapha?" »
  
  
  "Yilokho engakutshelwa."
  
  
  "Umkhaya wakithi wawuya lapho njalo ngesonto."Wayethambekele ekuziphatheni okubi. "Isikhathi esithile, le ndawo yayivulekele ukusebenzelana njengomnyuziyamu. Ngikwazi kahle lokho ."
  
  
  "Ingabe ujwayelene ingaphakathi?"
  
  
  "Kuwo wonke amagumbi."
  
  
  Wamomotheka kakhulu. "Usanda kuthenga ithikithi Eliya Efez."
  
  
  Wangigoqa izingalo zakhe ezimhlophe ezinde.
  
  
  Ukugoba kwenyama ethambile ngaphansi kwendwangu esobala kwakumthinta njengoba enganga, futhi ukuthinta kwakubonakala kumshisa. Wangicindezela nakakhulu, wangimema ukuba ngiqhubeke nokuhlola ngesandla sakhe, futhi izindebe zakhe zahlanza ezami.
  
  
  Umbono wakhe awuzange nje wehluleke ukuhlangabezana nokulindela. Lapho ukuqabulana kuphela, wayethuthumela. Khona-ke usanta waphuma embhedeni wayicisha, washiya igumbi lisemthunzini omnyama. Lapho ebuyela Kugabrielle, wayekhumula ingubo yokulala emahlombe akhe. Wabuka ukunyakaza. Wayeyintombazane enobungane. "Khumula izingubo zakho, Nick."Wamomotheka ebumnyameni . "Noma yini."Wangisiza, umzimba wakhe wangithinta njengoba ayehamba. Ngemva kwesikhashana, sasisongwe ngokwangana okusha, futhi ngangimi nginezinqulu ezinde nezinqulu ezigcwele ezicindezelwe kimi.
  
  
  Wathi:" ngifuna wena, ngithambile kangangokuba angikwazanga ukuzwa amazwi.
  
  
  Wamthatha wamyisa embhedeni omkhulu, wamlalisa Kunah Nostahl ukuze afunde umzimba wakhe othambile, okhanyayo ngokumelene ne-counterpane. Khona-ke ibhentshi lakhe licindezelwe embhedeni ophindwe kabili eduze kwakhe.
  
  
  Kamuva, Ugabrielle walala ezandleni zami njengomntwana. Ngemva kokulala naye eceleni kwami isikhashana, ecabanga Ngojenine, Ulee Yuen, Nodamon Zeno, ekugcineni wasuka kunah, wagqoka, futhi wahamba buthule emakamelweni.
  
  
  Isahluko sesithupha.
  
  
  Ngosuku olulandelayo sadlula emagqumeni nasezintabeni ezisenyakatho Yemorocco saya Efez El hajeb. Sasisecitroen ds-21 Pallas gabriel, imoto kanokusho esebenza kahle ephatha kahle amajika asezintabeni. Ngamshayela ingxenye enkulu yendlela, ngoba isikhathi sasibalulekile kithi, Futhi Ucitrõen wayengamshayela ngokushesha.
  
  
  Ngokuyinhloko kwakuyindawo eyomile, enamadwala. Uhlaza oluncane lwalunamathele endaweni enzima ngokuzimisela okukhulu ukusinda Okwakungafaniswa Namaberber kuphela ayehlala emadwaleni asezintabeni. Abelusi bezimbuzi babelusa imihlambi yabo emasimini ashiywe dengwane, futhi abalimi babesongwe ngokuphelele
  
  
  e - brown djellabs, ukuze abadlulayo bangaboni ubuso be-ih. Abesifazane babethengisa amagilebhisi eceleni komgwaqo.
  
  
  Saya ngqo edolobhaneni elisezintabeni I-Al-hajeb. U-Emu wazizwa sengathi uneminyaka eyinkulungwane ubudala, futhi ezindlini ezincane Zasemedina wawubona izitini eziwohlokayo zezindonga zawo. Sathola ikhefi elincane lapho sasinesibindi sokuzama khona i-kebab yewundlu newayini lendawo. Khona-Ke lo gabrielle waphuza ingilazi yetiye, futhi kwavela ukuthi kwakuyinhlanganisela enesikhutha yobisi olushisayo netiye elibuthakathaka, aliphuza, wabe eselishiya.
  
  
  Sakhipha ibalazwe saqala ukukhuphuka intaba futhi. Kulokhu kwadingeka sivale umgwaqo omkhulu futhi silandele ezinye izindlela zakudala kakhulu. Zazinamadwala futhi zinamaqhubu, futhi ngezinye izikhathi sasizungezwe amawa. Njengoba sasiphendukela endaweni ephakeme eluhlaza, sabona le ndlu.
  
  
  "Yilokho Kuphela, Nick", kusho Ugabrielle. "Yayivame ukubizwa ngokuthi isigodlo Sikakhalifa Hammadi."
  
  
  Waphendukela Ecitrõen waba yiqoqo lezihlahla eceleni komgwaqo. Ngangingafuni ukuba onogada basibone okwamanje. Isigodlo esidala sasisikhulu kakhulu. Yakhiwa ngezitini nezitini, yayinezigxobo, amasango ensimbi ebunjiwe namabhalkhoni, futhi ingaphambili lalihlotshiswe ngamathayili e-mosaic. Kwakuyikhaya elifanelekayo lendoda enamandla kakhulu.
  
  
  Ezungeze isigodlo kwakunengadi eyayingamamitha angaba yikhulu ububanzi. Le ngadi yayizungezwe uthango lwensimbi oluphakeme. Kwakunesango elikhulu emgwaqweni ongena kule ndawo, futhi ngangibona unogada ofake iyunifomu esemsebenzini.
  
  
  "Ngakho indlela yokuvota lapho Ujenine echitha khona isikhathi", ngishilo. "Izokwenza indlu enhle yasehlobo, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Ugabrielle wamomotheka. "Ojenene babalulekile kuleli zwe, naphezu kokuvukela kwamuva."Lona ubaluleke ngaphezu kwanoma ubani ozungeze i-ego yesisebenzi ongamcabanga."
  
  
  "Le ndawo ibonakala ivikelwe kakhulu", kusho Ugabrielle. "Ngisho noma sikwazi ukungena ngaphakathi, siphuma kanjani?"
  
  
  "Ngeke singene noma siphume", kusho uyise. "I win -"
  
  
  Wafiphala lapho ilanga lishona futhi wabona imoto ende emnyama izungeza ingadi ibheke esangweni.
  
  
  "Kuyini?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Uma ngingenaphutha, yebo, nojenene", ngishilo.
  
  
  I-limousine emnyama, I-rolls-royce, yama esangweni kuyilapho isosha elinesibhamu esincane elaliphonswe phezu kwehlombe lilivula.
  
  
  I - citroen yamfaka igiya eliphansi futhi yaphenduka isondo njengoba imoto yayilokhu iqhubekela phambili. Saphuma emgwaqweni saya ezihlahleni eziphakeme, ngqo ehlombe elilinganayo, lapho Icitrõen yayifihlwe khona.
  
  
  Imiqulu yayishelela emgwaqweni ongcolile, ihamba ngokushesha kodwa cishe buthule, ikhipha ifu elikhulu lothuli olushisiwe olunsundu. Ngokushesha i-ego yayisiphelile. I-rose yakhe Nocitrõen, futhi Ugabrielle wangilandela.
  
  
  "Kwakungujenene, kulungile", ngishilo. "Ngabona kancane i-ego futhi ngabona uphawu. Ubukeka njengesiqhwaga esinzima.
  
  
  "Unedumela elibi ."
  
  
  "Ngithemba nje ukuthi unqume ukuhamba kulobubusuku", ngathi, ngibheke emuva elangeni elinombala onjengophesika eselivele licwila ngemuva kwezintaba ezizungeze isigodlo. Wabheka phansi emgwaqweni ophakeme, onamadwala owawuhlangene nendawo yefa. "Masihambe."
  
  
  Ugabriel wambamba ngengalo wamkhipha emgwaqweni, wadlula enah, wangena ezihlahleni. Sahamba amamitha ayikhulu emgwaqweni ophansi, sihlale sikhuphuka, futhi sazithola sisemadwaleni. Saqhubeka sikhuphuka saze sawunqoba lo mgwaqo futhi saphuma emthambekeni onamadwala owawubheke esigodlweni nasezindaweni, usinika umbono omuhle wendawo.
  
  
  Silala esiswini sethu edwaleni, sifunda indawo engezansi. Ngaphezu konogada esangweni, sabona okungenani amanye amasosha amabili ahlomile eduze kwesakhiwo ngokwaso.
  
  
  Ilanga lase linyamalele ngemva kwezintaba, futhi isibhakabhaka sasilahlekelwa imibala yaso efudumele futhi siphenduka sibe nombala onsomi omnyama nolamula ophaphathekile. Ngokushesha kuyoba mnyama.
  
  
  "Uthe angikwazi ukuhamba nawe?"kubuza intombazane .
  
  
  "Eqinisweni," kusho uyise. "Lapho nginqoba lolu donga, kuyoba umsebenzi womuntu oyedwa. Kodwa unganginika izinkomba ezimbalwa ngalokho engizokuthola ngaphakathi. Futhi ungangisiza."
  
  
  Ugabrielle wangibuka futhi wamomotheka. Izinwele zakhe zazidonswa emuva ngefindo entanyeni yakhe, kodwa ezinye izintambo zazikhululekile. Kwaba usizo kakhulu. "Kanjani, Nick? Ngingakumema kanjani? »
  
  
  "Usebenzisa ulimi lwakho Lwesi-Almohad ukuze ukhulume nonogada esangweni."Kodwa okokuqala, ake sikhulume ngesigodlo. Ngicabanga ukuthi isitezi sesithathu ngokuyinhloko siyisitoko?
  
  
  Wathi: "isitezi esiphezulu sasingakaze sisetshenziswe njengendawo yokuhlala, ngisho nangaphansi kukakhalifa". "Yiqiniso, lo jenerali wayengase alungise i-ego. Isitezi sesibili sinegumbi lokulala nehhovisi elincane ekhoneni elingasenyakatho-mpumalanga ."
  
  
  "Futhi esitezi sokuqala?"
  
  
  "Ihholo lokwamukela izivakashi, uhlobo lwegumbi lesihlalo sobukhosi, ihholo lomdanso lokwamukela izivakashi Zaseyurophu, umtapo wezincwadi nekhishi elikhulu."
  
  
  "Hmm . Ngakho umtapo wezincwadi nesifundo esisesitezi sesibili kuyoba izindawo ezifaneleka kakhulu ehhovisi uma ujenene engafuni ukuvuselela igumbi lezivakashi?
  
  
  "Ngicabanga kanjalo ."
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu . Ngizoya emtatsheni wezincwadi kuqala. Kubonakala sengathi lokhu kufanelana nesitayela esikhulu sikajenene. Kodwa ukufika esitezi sokuqala ngaphandle kokuphula iwindi kungaba nzima kakhulu, ngakho
  
  
  Ngidinga ukuzama uphahla."
  
  
  "Lokho kuzwakala kuyingozi."
  
  
  "Ungakhathazeki ngendima yami. Uzoba ngokwanele ukwenza ngokwakho. Ngizokutshela imininingwane lapho sibuyela emotweni. Kodwa sasingalinda lapha kuze kube yilapho sekumnyama.
  
  
  Salala ebusuku futhi sabuka umumo wendawo ufiphala. Inyanga yayikhuphuka ngemva kwethu, futhi ikhilikithi yayisiqala ukuqhuma esihlahleni esiseduze.
  
  
  Ugabrielle waphendukela kimi, futhi ngamanga. Imilomo yethu yahlangana, futhi isandla sami sangena engutsheni yakhe ukuze sidambise ukufudumala okuthambile kwamabele akhe. Wabubula, imilenze yakhe yahlukana cishe ngokuzenzakalelayo. Waphakamisa izinqulu zakhe ukuze angisize njengoba ngangidonsa izikhwama zakhe zangaphansi bese yena, ehamba eya kuye. Wakhala njengoba ayephonswa ekujuleni kwenah, futhi kwakungasekho lutho olwalusele kimi, lutho lwenah, ngaphandle kwemizimba yethu nesidingo sokwaneliseka ngokuphindaphindiwe.
  
  
  Lapho sekuphelile, wathula, futhi saphinde salala ndawonye. Sahlala isikhathi eside ngaleyo ndlela. Ekugcineni, wamthinta ngobumnene ehlombe. "Ingabe usukulungele?"
  
  
  "Yebo."
  
  
  "Khona-ke masihambe."
  
  
  Sahamba kancane sehla ngomgwaqo saya esangweni lemanor. Ugabrielle wayeshayela, futhi indodana yakhe ephansi yayihlezi esihlalweni esingemuva. Manje kwase kumnyama ekukhanyeni kwenyanga okuncane. Njengoba sasisondela, kwaphuma isosha elinsundu elinsundu esangweni elincane,lakhipha isibhamu esincane, lasibhekisa kugabrielle.
  
  
  "Gcina umoya wakho upholile," Nah wamhlebela. "Shayela uye kuyo obala."
  
  
  Imoto yaqala ukuya esangweni. Kwakunomsindo ozungeze i-radiator, futhi lapho sime amamitha ambalwa nje ukusuka ku-sentry, wasukuma ngokuthukuthela ngaphansi kwe-hood, njengoba nje ngangihlelile.
  
  
  Ugabrielle wakhuluma nale ndoda ngolimi lwayo lwendabuko. Wanikeza u-ego ukumamatheka okudambisa izikhali okwakubonakala kususa ukucasuka kuka-ego ebusweni babo, futhi ngangimbona ehlola Unah ngisho nalapho ephethe isibhamu. Wakhuluma ngenkinga yemoto futhi wabuza ukuthi angakwazi yini ukusiza.
  
  
  Wanqikaza, wabe esephendula enqikaza.
  
  
  Ugabrielle wazulazula emotweni, futhi wambuka ngokungathembeki ephethe isibhamu esikhulu. Wakhuluma futhi wenza izimpawu, ukumamatheka kwakhe kwaphendukela kuye, amehlo akhe encenga.
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba futhi waqhaqhazela. Wayengumuntu wasezintabeni onentshebe emnyama. Wayegqoke iyunifomu endala nesigqoko esinebhande lezinhlamvu. Lapho Ugabrielle efika ngaphambili emotweni, wamlandela, isibhamu silenga eceleni kwakhe. Waphakamisa isigqoko, futhi wathi wayecabanga ngawo wonke umusi owengeziwe owawukhishwa.
  
  
  Ngokusobala, wayeyindoda elula eyayingazi okuningi ngezimoto, kodwa yayingafuni ukuba lona wesifazane omuhle azi ngakho.
  
  
  Unogada Nogabrielle babuka ngaphansi kwesigqoko. Eyakhe yakhuphuka Buthule Icitrõen, uhugo esandleni, futhi yenza umbuthano ozungezile, Nogabriel ohlangothini olungaboni. Ngangimlandela njengoba ayegoba phezu kwemoto.
  
  
  Wayekhuluma naye, ekhomba ibhethri, ngokusobala echaza inkinga. Ulimi luka-Ego lwalushesha futhi lungacacile, futhi wayejabule ngokuthi Ugabrielle wayekhuluma kahle kakhulu naye. Wayengaqondi lutho ngalokho ayekusho, kodwa into eyodwa yayicacile: wayegxile ngokuphelele Kugabrielle.
  
  
  Ulizzie weza wabamba u-ego ngesandla sakhe sobunxele, wadonsa ikhanda lika-ego emuva njengoba Ugabrielle esuka kithi. Wazama ukusebenzisa isibhamu, kodwa akakwazanga. Uhugo wasigijimisa emphinjeni we-ego ngesandla sakhe sokunene. Wenza umsindo opholile futhi wawa phansi.
  
  
  Wathinta ingalo Kagabrielle. "Hamba uyovula isango kuyilapho u-ego emthwala emahlathini."
  
  
  Wanqikaza isikhashana. "Kuhle kakhulu ."
  
  
  Wadonsela isosha kude, wabe eselikhumula izingubo zalo. Ugabrielle wabuyela Emuva wayinika u-Ay. Waqala ukugqoka iyunifomu yakhe phezu kwengubo yakhe emfushane.
  
  
  "Kumane nje kuwukuqinisekisa noma ubani obuka isango esendlini", kusho umyeni wakhe. "Uma imoto kajenene ibuyela phambi kwami, gijimani. Ingabe uyaqonda?"
  
  
  "Yebo," esho.
  
  
  "Fihla futhi udubule isibhamu esiyisixwayiso."Wakhomba isibhamu.
  
  
  Wafaka ihembe lakhe esifubeni sakhe esigcwele futhi wafaka iningi lezinwele zakhe ezibomvu ngaphansi kwesigqoko sakhe. Wamnika isibhamu, wasiphonsa phezu kwehlombe lakhe. Ngaphandle kwalokho, wayeyobukeka efana ngokwanele nonogada ukuze agweme ukujeziswa.
  
  
  Sabuyela esangweni futhi wathatha isikhundla sakhe. Wangena emotweni, washayela ngemuva kweqoqo elincane lezihlahla ngakwesobunxele sendlu yabalindi, wabe esengena endaweni kamimmo gabrielle. Wavala isango elingemuva kwami.
  
  
  "Inhlanhla, Nick."esho.
  
  
  U-Ay wamshaya futhi waqala indlela eya esigodlweni.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, wahlala ngemuva kwesihlahla se-hibiscus esiyisikwele esisikiwe eduze kwesakhiwo. Phambi kwegumbi, ngaphansi kwe-Arch Yamamoor, kwakunengceke encane, futhi ngemuva kwayo, kwakuneminyango emikhulu ephindwe kabili eholela ngaphakathi okukhanyayo. Ngalobu busuku obufudumele, iminyango yayivulekile, futhi wabona amasosha amabili emi ehholo, ekhuluma futhi ebhema. Kungase kube nabanye. Ngabheka phezulu esitezi sesibili, esakhe, futhi ngabona ukuthi kunokukhanya okuncane. Cishe kwakungekho onogada lapho.
  
  
  Washiya indawo yokukhosela isikhashana futhi wahlala phansi, wagijimela ekhoneni lesakhiwo.
  
  
  I-portico enamajika egcwele i-bougainvillea yaphela lapha. Wayehlela ukuzungeza indlu, enethemba lokuthola indlela eya ophahleni.
  
  
  Lapho ephenduka ekhoneni lesakhiwo, wacishe wangena ngqo kunogada owayemi ngaphandle ebhema. Akazange angibone noma angizwe, futhi lapho eyama kude naye ngamasentimitha ambalwa nje, amehlo akhe anwebeka lapho ebona ifulege lemvume yokubulala, wabe esencipha ngokushesha njengoba ayelahla ugwayi futhi efuna isibhamu esikhulu sezempi ebhande lakhe.
  
  
  Uhugo wangena esandleni sami. Le ndoda yayimane ikhipha isibhamu esikhulu ukuze idubule lapho kufika esinye isicupho futhi icindezela Uhugo ezinhlangothini.
  
  
  Isibhamu sawela phansi, futhi isosha langibheka ngokungakholwa. Kwakuyi-stiletto eyamkhipha njengoba ayebambe eceleni kwakhe. Wehlela phansi ekhononda esakhiweni, ubuso bakhe buhlanekezelwe ukufa.
  
  
  I-Ego uniform yayihlanza nge-stiletto futhi yabuyisela ummese esikhwameni sayo. Ebheka ngasesakhiweni, wabona inqola encane embozwe nge-tarp. Wathatha i-tarp wayiphonsa phezu komlindi owawa. Wabe esethuthela emuva endaweni.
  
  
  Njengoba ngangisola, kwakukhona igridi ngemuva. Umvini owawuvame ukukhula ku-trellis wawungewona owomile ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka, futhi lokho kwasiza. Wenyuka ngokuthula emseleni waze wafika ophahleni lwesitezi sesibili ngaphezu kwekhishi. Ukusuka lapho, ngakhuphuka ipayipi lokukhuculula amanzi ngaya ophahleni olungaphezulu.
  
  
  Uphahla lwalunamazinga amaningana, futhi kwakunezikhala ezivulekile egcekeni naphakathi kwamazinga ahlukahlukene. Ngaqala ukuya esangweni lenkonzo, kodwa ngathola ukuthi ngangikude ngamamitha ayishumi nesigaba engangingafika kuso.
  
  
  Uphahla lwalugobile futhi lunamathayili, futhi kwakunzima ukwenza ukuvivinya umzimba kulo. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngangingafuni ukuba angizwe phansi. Wayegqolozele isikhathi eside futhi kanzima endaweni evulekile, ehlehla ngamamitha ambalwa, wagijima, wagxumela ngaphesheya kweblack bay. Laliwela emaphethelweni olunye uphahla. Cishe walahlekelwa ukulinganisela futhi wawa emuva, ngakho wancika phambili kanzima emhlane wakhe omncane. Kodwa ngenxa yalokho, izinyawo zami zanyamalala. Ngemva kwesikhashana, yahamba.
  
  
  Ngabamba ngokudangala njengoba ngangigxuma, kodwa iminwe yami ayitholanga lutho engingabambelela kulo, ngakho ngaya kuye.
  
  
  Khona-ke, lapho nje ngiqiniseka ukuthi ngiyawa, izandla zami zabamba umsele owawukhipha amanzi emvula ophahleni. Wabubula futhi wagoba ngaphansi kwesisindo sami njengoba umzimba wami wawumisa ngokuzumayo. U-alyonka wami wakhulula isandla sami sobunxele, kodwa isandla sami sokunene sasibambe. I-Chute yakhipha isisekelo eduze kwami futhi yangehlisa enye unyawo. Kodwa yabe isibambelela ngokuqinile.
  
  
  Ngavala ingalo yami yangakwesobunxele phezu komgodi, ngalinda isigamu somzuzu ukuze amandla ami abuyele ezingalweni zami, ngabe sengidonsa kancane. Ezungeze lesi sikhundla, izandla zakhe zabambeka emgodini futhi zaphindela ophahleni.
  
  
  Wagoba, ejuluka kakhulu. Eyakhe, enethemba lokuthi izinto zizohamba kangcono uma sengingene ngaphakathi. Kancane kancane, ngokucophelela, wawela amathayili ashelelayo waya esangweni elivaliwe. Waguqa eceleni kwakhe futhi wamdonsa nge-nah. Ekuqaleni kwakubonakala sengathi ibhajwe, kodwa yabe isivuleka futhi yayigqolozele ebumnyameni.
  
  
  Wehlela egumbini elimnyama elingezansi. Kwakuyindawo eshiywe dengwane eyayibukeka njengophahla, enomnyango oholela egcekeni. Yena, waphuma waya egcekeni, nalo elalimnyama, kodwa usanta wayembona ephuma phansi esitezi. Wehla ngezitebhisi, ezazisele zinothuli futhi zimbozwe ngezingcwecwe. Umpheme wawuklwebhwe ngokuphelele ngokhuni oluqinile. Lapho eyakhe yehla, eyakhe yayimi egcekeni elisesitezi sesibili. Yayigcwele ukhaphethi, futhi izindonga zazihlotshiswe ngama-mosaic. Umhubhe wawuhambisana namakamelo aneminyango emikhulu yokhuni. I-cabriolet Ugabrielle ayekhulume ngayo yayingakwesokudla sami, neyakhe, izama ukuvula umnyango. Yayivulekile. Usergey wangena futhi wayikhanyisa.
  
  
  Wayeqinisile. Leli gumbi lalingasetshenziswa njengehhovisi likajenene. Akungabazeki ukuthi wayenza umsebenzi wakhe emtatsheni wezincwadi ongezansi, lapho kwakunonogada khona. Kodwa igumbi lalisathakazelisa. Izindonga zazimbozwe amabalazwe Asemorocco nawamazwe angomakhelwane, futhi izikhungo zempi zazimakwe ngezikhonkwane. Elinye ibalazwe elikhulu labonisa indlela okwakwenziwa ngayo ukulwa phakathi nokuvivinya umzimba kwamasosha kwakamuva, umdlalo wempi. Ngabe sengiyibona. Ekhoneni laleli gumbi, elalibhalwe izinkinobho etafuleni, kwakunemephu encane, edwetshwe ngesandla kodwa eyenziwe ngobuciko.
  
  
  Yena, waya futhi wabheka kahle unah. Yayiyingxenye yeningizimu Yemorocco, isifunda esomile Nesomile U-Andre delacroix ayekhulume ngaso. Emaphethelweni angakwesobunxele ebalazwe kwakunedolobhana Lasemhamid, Udelacroix ayeliqambe Ngokuthi Ipierrot, futhi unina wayesebenza ehholo elingekude nelebhu. Kwakunomgwaqo ozungeze le ndawo, futhi ekugcineni komgwaqo kwakunombuthano olula onohlamvu oluthi "X". Kwakungekho kungabaza ngakho: lezi zimpawu zabonisa indawo yelabhu Kadamon Zeno eyimfihlo kakhulu kanye ne-ego yomphathi Ka-l5 Lee, Uyuen.
  
  
  Ngadwengula iphepha odongeni ngalifaka ephaketheni lami. Khona-Ke Usergey wayicisha waphuma waya emakamelweni.
  
  
  Kwakungase kube nolunye ulwazi ehhovisi likajenene elisezansi, kodwa nganginolwazi oluningi ngangokunokwenzeka. Nganginalo ikhadi, futhi konke okwakudingeka ngikwenze kwakuwukuphuma nalo.
  
  
  Izitebhisi ezibanzi, ezinhle zazizungeza igumbi lokwamukela izivakashi zize zifike ehholo zisuka esitezi sesibili.
  
  
  Wayemi phezulu, ebheka phansi, ephethe i-luger. Angizange ngibone onogada ababemi lapho ngaphambili. Mhlawumbe babedla ekhishini.
  
  
  Wayehamba kancane ehla ngezitebhisi, ngamunye ngamunye. Kwakuthule ngendlela engakhululekile. Njengoba uyise ehla futhi emi ebheka ngaphandle ngeminyango evulekile yokungena, wezwa umsindo ophindwe kabili ebusuku. Ugabrielle wadutshulwa ngesibhamu.
  
  
  Wayegijima ngaphandle lapho izwi livela ngemuva. Wayekhuluma isingisi.
  
  
  "Yeka! Ungahambi!"
  
  
  Kwakukhona okungenani ama-Ih amabili. Ephenduka, wabheka zonke izizwe. Wayemncane, emude, futhi enamandla - amadoda engangiwabonile ngaphambili. Lapho amehlo ami egxila kuwo, kwakuyilokho engangikufuna ngokuzenzakalelayo. Lowo omncane usuphelile kakade. Kwakuyisibhamu esincane esinamandla, esasinesitayela esifana nesomshini .45 Webutho LASEMELIKA. Isibhamu esikhulu saqhuma kakhulu futhi saphutha, ngoba ngacwila phansi njengoba ngangiphenduka. Umshayeli wakhe wadonsa isibhamu futhi wamemeza ethukuthele. Ugawk washaya isosha elincanyana ekuphileni, waliphakamisa phansi futhi walishaya ngomhlane esiteji esingaphansi.
  
  
  Isosha elinamandla langihlasela. Wayengakafiki esithombeni. Waphendulelwa kuye yiluger, kodwa wangishaya ngaphambi kokuba ngimdubule. Ngawa phansi ngenxa yomthelela we-ego yomzimba wami, futhi ngazizwa ngishaywa ngesibhakela esikhulu ebusweni bami.
  
  
  Esinye isandla se-ego sasifinyelela Kuwilhelmina. Saphendukela eminyango evulekile sabe sesibuyela lapho sasiwele khona. Wayenamandla, futhi u-ego wayenokubambelela esihlakaleni sami sokunene. Isandla sami sashayisa udonga futhi Umshayeli we-luger wasuka engalweni yami.
  
  
  Washaywa kanzima yi-ego yakhe, wamshaya ngakwesokudla ebusweni, futhi waphuka ithambo ekhaleni. Wawa kakhulu kimi, igazi ligijima ekhaleni lakhe. Wakhononda okuthile njengoba ayefinyelela isibhamu esisebhande lakhe.
  
  
  Esikhathini sesibili esilandelayo, ngabheka emuva ngabona imfucumfucu ihleli eshalofini eliseduze kwami. Wathatha ithini likadoti elisindayo waliphonsa kanzima ku-stocky man njengoba isibhamu sakhe sasiphuma esikhwameni salo. Lashaya i-emu ebusweni nasesifubeni, futhi laphuka njengoba lawela ngaphansi kokugxusha kwe-ego. Wayekhonkotha kancane, eshaya phansi, futhi elele enganyakazi.
  
  
  Ngaleso sikhathi, indoda yesibili yangikhomba ngesibhamu yangidubula. Ebheka udonga phakathi kwengalo yami yangakwesokudla nesifuba sami, wayeyongibulala ukube wayengamasentimitha ambalwa ngakwesobunxele sami.
  
  
  Njengoba ayephonsa i-stiletto esandleni sakhe, isosha elincane laziphakamisa kwelinye iqakala ukuze lidubule elinye. Waphinde wakhomba njengoba ummese wawumkhulula. Isibhamu saqhuma, sadla intamo yami, futhi ummese washaya i-emu emgqonyeni wamadola. Wawa phansi.
  
  
  Lapho eguqa phansi eyolanda Uwilhelmina, wacabanga ukuthi konke sekuphelile, kodwa wayenephutha. Ngemva kwami, kwakunokumemeza okuphambene okuvela egcekeni eliholela ekhishini, futhi lapho umyeni wakhe ephenduka, wabona indoda enkulu ishaya ikhanda lami ngomshini wokusika inyama.
  
  
  Ngokusobala kwakungumpheki kajenene owayedutshulwe emgqeni ongaphambili. I-cleaver yehla kimi, ikhanya ekukhanyeni. Ngaphenduka, futhi ummese washaya ingubo eyayisemgodini wesitebhisi phezu kwekhanda lami, wangisika ngokuphelele ubugovu bami.
  
  
  Yasuka lapho ishaywa ngokulandelayo, futhi yahlukanisa isihlalo esincane sasehholo phakathi. Wayeshesha ukusebenzisa isikhali, futhi ngangingenaso isikhathi sokwenza noma yini ngaphandle kokuzivikela. Isishayo sesithathu esinomshini onzima, ocwebezelayo wesiliva sasiyobe siwele ngqo ebusweni bami. Ngangisemdongeni futhi ngathuthela ngakwesobunxele umzuzwana nje ngaphambi kokuba isikhali sishaye udonga olungemuva kwami.
  
  
  Njengoba nje i-emu yayidinga ukuzama ukudonsa i-cleaver, yadonsa umlenze wayo esifubeni sayo futhi yakhahlela i-ego yayo kanzima enhliziyweni.
  
  
  Umhlathi ka-Ego wavuleka njengoba ayekhulula ukubamba kwakhe i-cleaver eyayibambekile futhi wawa phansi, enza ukububula okubi.
  
  
  I-luger yambona eduze kwakhe futhi yafuna ukuvusa ukuzazisa kwayo.
  
  
  "Lokhu kuyokwanela!"izwi elikhulu laliyala.
  
  
  Waphenduka wabona Ujenin Omude, onamandla emi emnyango. Nganginesinye salezo zikhali ezinkulu esandleni sami, futhi sasibhekiswe ekhanda lami. Ngemva kwakhe, Ugabrielle wahamba egona umlindi.
  
  
  Isahluko sesikhombisa.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, Nick," kusho intombazane.
  
  
  Enye indoda eyayigqoke iyunifomu, cishe umshayeli kajenene, yangena egcekeni. Wangibeka isibhamu, wahamba, futhi washaya Umshayeli We-luger, ebuka abantu ababesemhlabathini. Wayekhuluma okuthile ngesi-arabhu.
  
  
  Ujenine wathi:" bangixwayisa ngawe, behamba beya kimi. "Kodwa kubonakala sengathi akazange akuthathe ngokungathi sína ngokwanele."Wayekhuluma isingisi esihle kakhulu . Wayengumuntu onamandla lapho eseneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amahlanu, enomhlathi oyisikwele nesibazi phezu kweso lakhe lesobunxele. Wayemude kakhulu futhi ebukeka sengathi uhlala esesimweni esihle. Wayenendlela yokuphakamisa isilevu sakhe lapho ekhuluma, njengokungathi ikhola likanen lalicindezeleke kakhulu. Iyunifomu ye-ego yayimbozwe nge-braid namabhande.
  
  
  "Ngiyajabula ngokuthi angizange ngikuhluleke ngesizathu", ngasho.
  
  
  Wayemi phambi kwami ngesibhamu, futhi okwesikhashana ngacabanga ukuthi angase adonsele isibhamu. Kodwa wafaka isibhamu esikhwameni esikhulu okhalweni lwakhe.
  
  
  "Vuka," wayala.
  
  
  Ngakwenza lokho futhi ngazizwa ngishaywa entanyeni. Igazi laphekwa entanyeni nasentanyeni yami. Ngesikhathi ngimi ngaphansi kwesibhamu somshayeli, ujenene wangihlola. Wathola ibalazwe ephaketheni lami. Wabheka Unah futhi wamomotheka. Wabe esephendukela kumshayeli.
  
  
  "Mfake ezintanjeni bese ngimyisa ehhovisi lami."Manje wayesekhuluma isi-arabhu . "Futhi unakekele laba bantu."Wakhomba ama-Aryan emasosheni futhi wayepheka phansi.
  
  
  Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, mina Nogabrielle sasihleli emtatsheni wezincwadi omkhulu. Wacabanga kahle ukuthi leli kwakuyihhovisi likajenene. Ujenine wahlala etafuleni elide lokhuni elicwebezelwe kakhulu, eshaya ipensela ephepheni phambi kwalo futhi esibheka ngendlela ecasulayo. Wayengummoroccan onesikhumba esikhanyayo, cishe Engumberber noma ozalweni Lwama-Almohad anonya. Wayemude njengami, futhi cishe enesisindo esingamakhilogremu angamashumi amabili ngaphezu kwami.
  
  
  Ugabrielle naye babehleli ezihlalweni eziqondile phambi kwetafula. Abazange bazikhathaze ngokuzibopha noma ngokuzibopha. Isosha elalibambe Ugabrielle lalilindile ngaphandle kwesakhiwo somtapo wezincwadi. Wayesasikhomba ngesibhamu.
  
  
  "Ngakho uyazi ngawe iphrojekthi encane Kayuen?"kusho Ujenine, esathinta ipensela lakhe.
  
  
  "Siyazi," ngishilo. "Wenza iphutha elikhulu, Jikelele, ngokujoyina Amashayina esimweni esinjalo. Wake wathola imali ngokuzivikela? "
  
  
  Lo jenerali wayebonakala ekhathazekile ngalolu daba. "Uli yuen ugcina izwi lakhe, elinye lami. Ngokushesha sizoba nenhlokodolobha edingekayo ukuze kuxhaso ukuvukelwa kombuso kwangempela, hhayi ihlaya njengalelo langaphambili ."
  
  
  "Yimuphi futhi owahola?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego ancipha kancane. "Ngangingeyena umshayeli walomzamo owahluleka. Ngizokwenza ukuhlela ngokuzayo."
  
  
  "Futhi mhlawumbe othile eqenjini lakho uyokuhlasela ngomzuzu wokugcina lapho konke kuba mnyama futhi akudubule njengokungathi udubule umholi wokuqala."
  
  
  Ujenine wamomotheka ngokuzikhukhumeza. "Kuhlakaniphile kakhulu, akunjalo, ukubulala lezi zigelekeqe ezingakwazi ukwenza lutho futhi uzivikele ekudutshulweni."
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi lokho kuncike ekutheni wawukuphi ukuphela kwesibhamu."
  
  
  Ujenine akaliboni ihlazo lami. "Bafanelwe yilokho kanye abakuthola, Mnu. Carter", engitshela. "Ubuholi bethu obuthakathaka basiholela esimweni lapho sonke sacishe safa khona. Ngeke kuphinde kwenzeke."
  
  
  "Ucabanga ngempela ukuthi ngokusekelwa Amachicom, uyovusa esinye isiyaluyalu?"wambuza.
  
  
  "Ngiyethemba", esho ngokungenamusa, ephakamisa isilevu sakhe esikhulu futhi eqhubekisela phambili ukuzazisa kwakhe phambili, ngesitayela Sikamussolini. Wakhumula isigqoko sakhe esiphothwe, eveza izinwele ezimnyama ezijiyile ezimpunga emathempelini.
  
  
  "Futhi awunandaba nokuthi Uli Yuen Nodkt. Zeno babuyela kuphi ngaphansi kokuvikelwa kwakho?"
  
  
  "Kodwa, Mnu. Carter", Kusho Ujenine emamatheka kabi, " bavula umtholampilo wabantu abampofu, abahlwempu abahlala kule ndawo."
  
  
  "Uma Amashayina ephumelela ekusebenziseni i-Omega project yawo", etshela lo jenerali, " asikho isizwe noma izwe eliyoba eliphephile. Ngisho Nasemorocco. Unengwe eyisaga, Ujenine. Okwamanje, i-tiger isebenzisa wena ngezinhloso zayo. Kamuva, angase aphenduke futhi alume ikhanda lakho."
  
  
  Yiqiniso, kungenzeka ngaso sonke isikhathi, " esho ngobumnene. "Kodwa leli zwe lihlukile kwelakho. Ayikho indlela yokuqhubekela phambili lapha ngokusebenza kanzima. Ngiyayithanda isikhundla sami samanje ngoba ngazalelwa esigabeni esiphakeme futhi ngoba nganginamandla ngokwanele ukuba ngithathe ukuthi ibaluleke kangakanani. Uthola kuphela lokho ongakuthola komunye umuntu. Ngeke ngibanjwe ngingaqaphile lapho ukubamba amandla sekuphelile, Mnu. Carter, ngisho noma kufanele ngibhekane Namashayina ukuze ngithole usizo engiludingayo."
  
  
  Nganquma ukuthi kwakungasizi ngalutho ukuxoxa nojenine ngalesi sikhonkwane. Sekuyisikhathi eside esungula izisusa zakhe, futhi manje isizathu asikwazi ukufinyelelwa.
  
  
  "Usihlelele ini?"I-ego yakhe yabuza ngokungagwegwesi, ukuthi wayecabanga ukuthi ngiyazi nge-rheumatism, kodwa i-ego yakhe yasehhotela yaqinisekisa ngaphambi kokwenza noma yiziphi izinhlelo.
  
  
  "Uzosibulala", kusho Ugabrielle. "Ngiyakwazi lokho."
  
  
  Wayesagqoka iyunifomu yomlindi phezu kwezingubo zakhe. Wayengakwazi ukuzibamba kodwa acabange ngokuthi wayebukeka engenamandla kangakanani, ehlezi lapho eveza ukwesaba kwakhe izibalo okwakunamandla amakhulu kangaka kuye.
  
  
  "Yebo", kuvuma ujenene ngokunganaki, " kungase kudingeke ngikubulale. Phela, wangena ngokungemthetho ekhaya lami, wabulala abantu abaningana ababethembekile futhi walimaza abanye. Ufanelwe ukudubula ngokushesha. Lokhu kudingwa umthetho Wezempi Wasemorocco."
  
  
  Kodwa wayengakasho ukuthi nakanjani wayezosidubula, okwangimangaza kancane. "Ngangingazi ukuthi unendaba kakhulu nomthetho", emtshela ngezwi lakhe.
  
  
  Unen wayegqoke lokho kumamatheka okubi futhi. Isibazi esawela iso lika-Ego elingakwesobunxele sasibukeka sinombala onsomi kulokhu kukhanya. Wathi: "ngiyisebenzisa lapho ifeza injongo yami". "Ngiphinde ngiphule i-ego yami lapho ifeza injongo yami. Futhi ngizimisele ukukwenza manje, Mnu. Carter, ukuze ngisindise ukuphila kwakho. Mhlawumbe ukuphila kwakho kufanele ngikusho.
  
  
  "Uyazi, Jikelele, angikho esimweni sokwenza amadili."
  
  
  "Engangikucabanga kwakuyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunendaba."
  
  
  Wambheka engenalutho.
  
  
  "Ngiyakuhlonipha ngamakhono akho akhethekile, Mnu. Carter", esho, amehlo akhe anzima manje. "Kwakungekho madoda amaningi ayengangena lapha njengoba wenza futhi abangele umonakalo,
  
  
  owakwazi ukukwenza ngalokho okwakudingeka usebenze ngakho."
  
  
  Ukuncoma kwangimangaza.
  
  
  "Uli yuen wakhuluma ngawe", kuqhubeka ujenene. "Kubukeka sengathi yena, noma kunalokho U-L5, unesici esikhulu kuwe."
  
  
  "Ngiyaqiniseka ngakho", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ngihlatshwe umxhwele yilokho engikutsheliwe nalokho engikubonile", kuqhubeka Ujenine. Wathambekela phambili ngokuzunguzungu. "Intshonalanga yalahlekelwa umzabalazo, Ucarter, ngokutholakala kukadamon Zeno. Angazi ukuthi kuyini ngoba bengangitsheli, kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi kuyasebenza kakhulu."
  
  
  "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi kunjalo."Ngokwakhe, waqhaqhazela.
  
  
  "Futhi lokho kuyokushiya kuphi, omunye wami? Cishe ufile, ohlangothini olulahlekelwe.
  
  
  "Angikayi emathuneni okwamanje", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wathambekela phambili nakakhulu. "Ngizokunikeza ukuphila kwakho, Carter, ngezindlela eziningi. Ngidinga umuntu onjengawe. Ungangisebenzela. Uma ethembela kuwe, Uli yuen uyokwenza. Ngingakuhlelela isikhundla futhi ngikufake kubasebenzi bami. Ucolonel Carter uzwakala kanjani?
  
  
  Eyakhe, ngangizomamatheka ngenxa yokungafani kwakho konke, kodwa ngashintsha umqondo wami. Esikhundleni sokutshela i-emu ukuthi anginasithakazelo ekuvukeleni kwesobunxele, ukuthi I-l5 Ebeijing yayinesitika esibomvu efayeleni lami, nokuthi izithombe zami zazithunyelwe e-ih training school, nokuthi Uli yuen wayephoqelekile ukuba angibulale, noma kuphi, futhi lapho ekwazi ukukwenza, Eyakhe yanquma ukubonisa isithakazelo kulokho Kunikezwa Kukagenia.
  
  
  "Ucolonel Carter", waphinda kancane. Ngabuka ubuso bakhe obungenasineke. "Usho ukuthi uyakudinga ukuze wenze udlame?"
  
  
  "Ngosizo lwakho, Carter, singaletha Uhasan Ego emadolweni akhe amabi. Ngizobusa Imorocco, futhi uyoba Ungqongqoshe wami Wezokuphepha kombuso ."
  
  
  Wabuka ubuso bami ngokucophelela, elindele ukusabela kwami. Ugabrielle naye wangibuka, futhi kwakukhona ukwesaba ebusweni bakhe. "Nick," waqala, " awuyena....
  
  
  Unamehlo angaphezu kwelilodwa Ngojenine. "Wenza impikiswano ekholisayo kakhulu."
  
  
  "Nick!"kusho Ugabrielle ngokuzwakalayo .
  
  
  Akazange abheke unah. "Ngizokhokhelwa malini njengekholonili?"
  
  
  Ujenine wamomotheka. "Abantu basemelika bahlale bewusizo kakhulu uma kuziwa emalini."Wabe esegxuma. "Cishe u-colonel lapha akatholi okungaphezu kwalokho okwenzayo manje. Kodwa ngangikwazi, futhi ihhotela laliyokwenza ilungiselelo elikhethekile lokuba uthole imali ephindwe kabili kunokujwayelekile ngemisebenzi ekhethekile yomuntu siqu ngaphansi komyalo wami.
  
  
  Wahlala ethule isikhashana, njengokungathi uthatha wonke ama-engeli. "Futhi ukube ukuvukela kwakuphumelele, ingabe nakanjani wayeyobizwa ngokuthi uyinhloko yezobunhloli nezokuphepha?"
  
  
  Ugabrielle wazama ukuphazamisa futhi, kodwa U-A akazange amvumele. "Thula," ngasho ngokujulile. Wabe esebheka emuva Kujenine. "Kulungile?"
  
  
  Ujenine wayekujabulela ukungakhululeki Kukagabrielle. Wamomotheka futhi lapho ekhuluma nami. "Ngikunika izwi lami. Ngizokubhala."
  
  
  Wayeka. "Ngidinga ukucabanga ngakho."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwaphela kancane. "Kuhle kakhulu . Ungahlala ubusuku bonke. Kusasa ekuseni kumelwe unginike i-rheumatism."
  
  
  "Nentombazane?"
  
  
  "Ngeke sikulimaze."
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yayifunda ubuso bakhe, futhi yayiqotho, njengesigebengu esithembekile. Kodwa ngithemba ukuthi isikhathi sakhe sesithengile. Kuze kube sekuseni kusasa."Noma yini ingenzeka ebusuku.
  
  
  "Kuzokwenzekani kithi kusasa ekuseni uma nginqaba ukunikezwa kwakho?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwanda kancane. "Ngiyesaba ukuthi kuzoba neqembu elincane lababulali. Kakade usethunyelwe eqenjini labantu uma kwenzeka. Yiqiniso, kuyoba semthethweni kakhulu. Uzodutshulwa njengezinhloli, okuyinto oyiyo ngempela. Izwi lika-Ego lathamba. "Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngeke ube yisiwula kangako, Carter. Ngicabanga ukuthi uzokwenza okungcono kakhulu kuwe."
  
  
  "Ngizokunika ukuhlolwa kwami kwe-rheumatism ekuseni", kusho u-emu.
  
  
  Kuhle. Ahmed, thatha ih phezulu. Shiya Umnu. Carter eboshwe ngezinketani isikhashana. Uzobeka isikhulu ngaphandle kwesigodlo kulolu and bese uthatha isikhundla ngaphandle kwamakamelo akhiyiwe e-ih. Wangibheka ukuze ngibone indlela engisabela ngayo ekupheleleni kwakhe. "Ubusuku obuhle kubo bobabili."
  
  
  Futhi siyiswa phezulu, futhi endleleni, Ugabrielle akazange angibheke, ingasaphathwa eyokukhuluma. Ngazama ukukhumbula imininingwane yebalazwe Ujenina ayelithathe kimi ukuze i-ih ikwazi ukulidweba uma kwenzeka siphuma lapha. Phezulu, sasiboniswa emakamelweni angomakhelwane, futhi iminyango yayikhiyiwe ngokuqinile.
  
  
  Igumbi lami lalilikhulu, linombhede, usofa omncane nesihlalo esilula. Ophahleni kwakunomdwebo obonisa indawo ezungeze Imorocco yasendulo. Eduze kwaleli gumbi kwakunendlu yangasese eyayihlotshiswe ngamathayili e-mosaic.
  
  
  Waya efasiteleni wabheka ngaphandle. Ukugxuma kwakuyokwenza umuntu awe phansi isikhathi eside. Elinye isosha lase liphumile kakade, lihamba nesigxobo salo eceleni kwesakhiwo, isibhamu esincane siphonswe ehlombe.
  
  
  Wabubula kakhulu. Ngangizibuza ukuthi yini ngempela ayeyenzele yona. Njengoba kwakunonogada emafasiteleni naseminyango futhi izihlakala zami ziboshwe, ngokungazelelwe kwabonakala kungenakwenzeka ukuthi ngangizokwazi ukuthola indlela Yokuba Mina Nogabrielle siphile kule ndawo.
  
  
  Ngilele embhedeni, ngizama ukungaziboni izibopho zimba ezihlakaleni zami. Ugabrielle wayefihlwe ngemva kodonga olujiyile ngaphesheya kwegumbi, kodwa kwakungenakwenzeka ukufinyelela kuye. Ukube isikhathi sasingesibaluleke kangako, futhi ukube wayeqiniseka ukuthi wayengeke alimaze kakhulu, wayengamnika Ujenine i-rheumatism evumayo ngokushesha futhi adlale,
  
  
  waze wakwazi ukubalekela noma ukubulala i-ego. Kodwa kwadingeka ngiphume lapha kusasa ekuseni ukuze ngikwazi ukuya elabhorethri ngesikhathi.
  
  
  Ngalala lapho ngicabanga. Uma bengingavula ilokhi emaketangeni, bengizoba nenkululeko ethile. Kodwa, ungazikhethela kanjani izingidi ezihlakaleni zakho? I-corkscrew enhle.
  
  
  Mhlawumbe i-rheumatism yayigxile ekukhohlweni ngezintambo. Wayengenza okuningi kubo uma nje engase aphume kuleli gumbi. Wanquma ukumlinda kuze kube sekuseni kakhulu, lapho onogada babezolala khona kancane. Khona-ke wayeyozama ukuhola unogada ngaphandle aye egcekeni, ukuze angene lapha yedwa ngaphandle kokubiza ujenene. Mhlawumbe wayengeke abone lutho olungalungile ngokungiyisa kwajenine kwenye ingxoxo yangasese ngaphandle kwentombi. Akulimazi ukubuza.
  
  
  Kodwa icebo lami alizange liphumelele. Ujenin wayenemibono yakhe. Cishe phakathi kwamabili, wezwa kungqongqoza emnyango wakhe, ekhononda umyalo kumlindi, futhi umnyango wavuleka. Ujenine wayivula futhi wama emnyango isikhashana, wabe esemphakamisa wamyisa emaphethelweni ombhede.
  
  
  Wathi:" angathanda ukukhuluma nawe futhi, avale umnyango ngemva kwakhe.
  
  
  "Bengilokhu ngikulindele", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wayehamba egumbini, izandla zakhe ziboshwe ngemuva, umuntu ovelele egqoke iyunifomu yakhe enebhande elimnyama nezicathulo eziphakeme ezicwebezelayo phezu kwamabhulukwe ezempi. Wayemi efasiteleni, ebuka ebumnyameni.
  
  
  Wathi:" kwakunzima ukukhuluma obala nentombazane ethile lapho". Waphendukela kimi, amehlo akhe ayisicefe kimi. "Unezimfanelo ezithile engizithandayo ngomsizi, Ucarter. Futhi unolwazi lokwenza i-coup d ' etat isebenze kithi. Ngaphezu kokukhokha okwengeziwe engikushilo phansi, ngiyabona ukuthi uthola ezinye izinzuzo eziningi ezengeziwe, ngicabanga ukuthi uzobiza izipho ezivela kubaholi bezombusazwe ababongayo abavikelwe amabutho ami. Indlu enhle, Ucarter, nemoto enhle Yasemelika onayo, enomshayeli uma uthanda. Abesifazane. Bonke abesifazane oyoke ufune. Futhi uma uba Ungqongqoshe wami Wezokuphepha Kombuso, uyoba namandla angavamile. Uzoba amandla kwezombusazwe Moroccan kanye nomlando ."
  
  
  "Unikeza impikiswano enhle ngengxenye yakho", ngasho ngokumamatheka okuncane.
  
  
  "Uyoba nomsebenzi omkhulu kunalokho owake wakucabanga. Lokhu akulona iphupho lomhubhe. Ngosizo lwakho, ngingaletha konke ekuphileni.
  
  
  "Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma uphikelela ekulondolozeni ubuqotho bakho obungabazekayo bangaphambili, ubungangibeka esimweni esingesihle. Angikwazi ukukhokhela isitha esinjengawe, Carter. Kodwa nginawe eceleni kwami nosizo engizofika ngalo maduze ebeijing, ngingathola ikusasa lami kuleli zwe futhi ungaba yingxenye yalo."
  
  
  Weza ezokuma eceleni kwami. "Ucabangani? Ingabe uzosebenzisa leli thuba? Nguwe kuphela ongagqoka isembozo sobukhulu, Carter.
  
  
  Wabheka phansi isikhathi eside, wabe esevuka ukuze ahlangabezane namehlo akhe. "Kubonakala sengathi akukho ukukhetha okuningi."
  
  
  Kwavela ukubonakaliswa kokwaneliseka ngokuzikhukhumeza ebusweni bakhe obuyisikwele. "Khona-ke uyofika nami?"
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. "Kuthiwani ngentombazane?"
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kwaphela ezindebeni zakhe, futhi amehlo akhe ahlangana nawami, futhi ngokuqiniseka okukhulu wayazi ukuthi kwakudabukisa kanjani ukuba ngaphansi kwethonya namandla this muntu. "Kuyindaba ehlukile ngentombazane", esho ngokungenamusa. "Intombazane kumelwe ife."
  
  
  Yena, waphenduka. Ngacabanga kanjalo.
  
  
  "Futhi kumelwe ukwenze."
  
  
  Ngambheka emuva, futhi ngazama ukufihla inzondo yami. "Ufuna ngempela."
  
  
  "Yena?"Angazi," esho ngokuqondile. "Ukuze uthole ukuphila kwakho? Ingcebo namandla? Ingabe ngempela kubuza kakhulu, Carter? Cha, angicabangi kanjalo. Ngoba ukubulawa okungaqondakali kwentombazane kuyoba isenzo sakho sokwethembeka kimi. Lokhu kuzoba yindlela yakho yokungibonisa ukuthi ushintshe ngempela ukwethembeka kwakho. Bulala intombazane esho okuncane kakhulu kuwe, futhi sizohamba ndawonye emoyeni.
  
  
  Manje Njengoba Ustahl oyisiphukuphuku eseyinkondlo. Waphinde wabheka U-Emu emehlweni, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kwamkhathaza kancane ukuthi ngangisesimweni sakhe. Wayejwayele ukubheka phansi abantu.
  
  
  "Kanjani?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Waphinde wamomotheka. Wakhipha isibhamu esikhulu esikhwameni saso. "Ingabe lokhu kuyosebenza?"
  
  
  Wabheka phansi isibhamu. Ugawking wayezodwengula Ugabrielle phakathi. Kodwa kwakumelwe amqinisekise ukuthi ngangizimisele ukukwenza. Kunoma ikuphi, kwakuyosinika sobabili ithuba lokuziphindiselela uma sasinenhlanhla. "Ngicabanga ukuthi lokho kufanele kwanele", ngishilo. "Ngizokwenza nini kuye?"
  
  
  Wathi: "ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka".
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngakho umzuzu. Manje kwase kuyisikhathi esihle sokuthatha ikhefu. Mhlawumbe ubumnyama buzosiza uma ngingaphuma.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngizokwenza manje, okunezela ukungezwani ezwini lami.
  
  
  Ujenine wabonakala emangele. "Kuhle kakhulu ."
  
  
  "Ngifuna ukuqeda lokhu", ngishilo. "Kodwa ngifuna ukukwenza ngendlela yami. Shiya izintambo kimi", kusho u-emu. "Sihlanganise laba ababili ekhoneni elikude lensimu. Ngifuna acabange ukuthi uyasibulala sobabili. Susa izibopho ngomzuzu wokugcina futhi unginike isibhamu ngenkathi ephenduka kimi. Angifuni azi ukuthi ngikwenza lokhu."
  
  
  Ubuso bukajenine babubi. "Akacabangi ukuthi unamahloni, Carter. Hhayi ngemva kokubulawa kwakho okusobala.
  
  
  "Ake sithi ngiseduze naye muva nje", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ah. Ngiyaqonda umbono wakho. Wayebonakala eyamukela incazelo. "Ngiyavuma ukuthi kunzima ukulahla isithandwa. Kulungile, ake sithathe intombazane."
  
  
  Sangena ehholo, futhi lapho isosha elalisemsebenzini lachazwa isimo, futhi lavula umnyango wegumbi Likagabrielle. Lapho bemlandela, wayehleli esihlalweni.
  
  
  "Woza nathi," kuqondisa unogada.
  
  
  Lapho ephuma ehholo, wabheka izintambo ezazisesezihlakaleni zami. "Kwenzekani?"wabuza.
  
  
  Ngathi: "basiyisa engadini.
  
  
  "Ngakho awuzange wamukele isipho sika-ego?"
  
  
  "Cha," ngasho ngobuqotho.
  
  
  Ngacabanga ukuthi ngibone ukumamatheka okuncane ezindebeni zesosha.
  
  
  Ujenine watshela Ugabriel:" nina ababili ningishiya ngingenakho okunye engingakwenza". Woza nathi."
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa Kakhulu, Gabrielle. Ngiqonde ukuthi, yilokho okwenzeka.
  
  
  Sehla ngezitebhisi saphuma endlini. Bobabili Ujenine nesosha bakhipha izibhamu zabo.
  
  
  Ekhoneni lendlu, sahlanganiswa isosha-umshayeli elaliqaphe ngaphandle kwesakhiwo. Wakhumula isibhamu sakhe esincane wangena eceleni kwethu, ekhomba isibhamu esibi esifubeni sami. Sasinezibhamu ezintathu, futhi zonke ziyakwazi ukufaka izimbobo emzimbeni wethu ezilinganayo nezitsha Zasemorocco.
  
  
  Emizuzwini embalwa nje, sazithola sisekhoneni elicezile lendawo. Kwakunemithunzi eminingi nesembozo uma ngithola ithuba. Kodwa endaweni lapho sasimi khona, inyanga ephakeme yachitheka kithi sonke, i-brylev eyisiliva eyethusayo. Ama-cicada ayezwakala ezihlahleni ezisikiwe eziseduze ebumnyameni.
  
  
  "Kukude ngokwanele", kusho Ujenina Jikelele. Wayemane nje ehlebela umshayeli okuthile endlebeni, futhi wayenethemba lokuthi wayezobatshela ukuba bangangisebenzisi isibhamu lapho ngidubula intombazane. "Susa izintambo zikamnu. Carter . Ezemathematics, umuntu akufanele ahlangane nomdali wakhe oboshwe njengesilwane "
  
  
  Umlindi wafaka isibhamu esizenzakalelayo ebhande lakhe futhi wakhipha ukhiye ephaketheni lakhe. Ujenine wayebukele ubuso bami eduze, futhi ngaphawula ukuthi isibhamu se-ego sasibhekiswe kimi. Wayengeke angethembe kuze kube yilapho ebulala intombazane. Mhlawumbe ngisho nangaleso sikhathi. Kunoma ikuphi, kusamjabulisa kancane. Weba ukubuka Ugabrielle enecala lapho engabheki, futhi wabubula kakhulu.
  
  
  Ujenine wayala:" kulungile, namathela kulo muthi." Senza njengoba esho. Ubuso bukagabrielle baqina ngokwesaba. Wayeqiniseka ukuthi wayezofa. Futhi eyakhe, azi ukuthi okungenani kwakunethuba elihle lalokho.
  
  
  Indoda ephethe isibhamu esincane yasikhomba. Ujenine nomlindi basukuma ukuze basilume izikhathi ezimbalwa, besizungeza.
  
  
  "Intombazane kuqala", kusho Ujenine. "Phenduka, wena."
  
  
  Ugabrielle wamgqolozela. "Ngeke. kumelwe ubhekane nami uma ungibulala."
  
  
  Ujenine wabona ukuhlekisa ngamazwi akhe, njengoba kwakunguye owathi angifuni ukuhlangana naye. Wangimomotheka kancane, wabe esefiphala. "Kulungile, Carter. Akusekho imidlalo. Yenza okufanele ukwenze."
  
  
  Ugabrielle wangibuza imibuzo. Umlindi weza kimi, wangihlola ngokucophelela, njengokungathi wayengangethembi, wabe esenginika isibhamu esincane. Ugabrielle wangibheka, futhi ngabheka I-rheumatism.
  
  
  "Kuyini, Nick?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Akudingeki uchaze, Carter", Kusho Ujenine ngokuqinile. "Mane umbulale."
  
  
  Umlomo kagabrielle wavuleka. "Mina dieu!"waphefumula. Wabe esehamba wangishaya kanzima ebusweni. "Woza, mama. Donsa inhlamvu!"Yeka!"wahlebela.
  
  
  Ukusabela kwe-Ee kulesi simo kuye kwaqinisa ukuzethemba kukho konke. Umshayeli wahleka futhi wehlisa isibhamu kancane.
  
  
  "Kulungile, ngizokwenza", ngasho kabuhlungu. Sawubona wamshaya. Ngaphambi kokuba aqonde incazelo yalesi senzo, wamphonsa phansi.
  
  
  Ngokunyakaza okufanayo, wagxumela phansi, waphendukela kumshayeli, futhi wadonsa isibhamu esikhulu. Ukube ujenene wayesanda kungihlola futhi isibhamu sasingenalutho, ngabe ngangisenkingeni enkulu. Kodwa isibhamu sakhala endaweni evulekile, sibhonga ezindlebeni zethu. Umshayeli wadutshulwa esifubeni. Wagxumela emuva, kodwa akazange awe. Isandla sika-Ego sabamba isibhamu esincane, futhi waqala ukudubula ebusuku, wafafaza indawo ngomthofu.
  
  
  Phakathi naleso sikhathi, lo jenerali waphendula ngokudubula ngesibhamu sakhe sokusebenza ngokushesha nje lapho eshaya umshayeli. Isibhamu sangihlaba eceleni, saqhekeza inyama ngaphansi kwehembe lami futhi sangishaya phansi eduze Kukagabrielle.
  
  
  Ngicabanga ukuthi ngaba nenhlanhla yokuthi ujenene wangidubula. Engxenyeni yesibili elandelayo, isibhamu esincane safafaza lapho ngangigxumagxuma khona, sashayisa iziqu zezihlahla ezazisemuva kwethu. Ujenene nomlindi nabo bashaya phansi njengoba isibhamu esikhulu sasiduma emjikelezweni obanzi, amehlo omshayeli ayegqamile njengoba indawo ebomvu yayikhanyisa ihembe lika-ego. Izinhlamvu zasishaya futhi zasifafaza, kodwa akekho olimele. Khona-ke umshayeli wawa emhlane wakhe futhi ukudubula kwaphela.
  
  
  "Hamba ngemva kwesihlahla!"wamemeza.
  
  
  Ujenene waphinde wangihlasela futhi wafunga ngolaka ngaphansi kokuphefumula kwakhe. Kungokwalabo azithethisa ngabo ngokungethemba. Kodwa lapho nje esezophinde adubule, umlindi wangihlasela ngasohlangothini wangishaya ezinyaweni.
  
  
  Ngenhlanhla, isibhamu asizange silahlekelwe yiso. Sagingqa futhi saphonsa phansi, futhi ngabona ujenene ehamba, ezama ukungidubula. Ngashaya umlindi ebusweni, kodwa wangibamba ngokudangala, wabamba isibhamu esandleni sami. Washayisa isandla sakhe phansi emgqonyeni , futhi ukubamba kwami isibhamu kwaba buthaka, kodwa U-Ego akazange asilahlekelwe.
  
  
  Ugabrielle walandela umyalo futhi wakhasa esihlahleni. Lapho Ujenine engibona emkhakheni wokubona we-ego yakhe futhi, wasukuma ngokushesha waphonsa ucezu lokhuni kujenene. Yashaya u-ego ehlombe, hhayi kanzima ngokwanele ukulimaza u-emu kuzo zonke izindlu ezizungezile, kodwa ukunakwa kuka-ego kwaphazamiseka okwesikhashana.
  
  
  Ujenine wadutshulwa Ugabrielle, futhi ngezwa Ugawk eshayisa izinkuni zesiqu esiseduze kwakhe. Wabe esephindela emuva endaweni yokukhosela.
  
  
  Ujenine waphinde wangiphendulela isibhamu, intukuthelo ikhanya emehlweni akhe. Wangithola ngisesimweni esibucayi futhi njengomlindi futhi ngalwa ukuze ngithole esinye isibhamu. Ngaleso sikhathi, washaya umlindi ngesibhakela sakhe sobunxele. Waphefumula futhi walahlekelwa ukulinganisela. I-ego yakhe yaphenduka phakathi kwakhe Nojenine njengoba Ujenine ephinda edubula.
  
  
  Isibhamu sabhonga, futhi amehlo omlindi akhanya. Waphefumula, futhi kwaqubuka igazi ekhoneni le-ego ye-rta. Wawa phezu kwami, efile.
  
  
  Lo Jenerali waphinde wafunga kakhulu futhi wagijima waya ezivikelweni ezazisizungezile. Waxosha isidumbu somlindi kuye, wakhomba Ujenine, futhi wadutshulwa. Kodwa ngaphuthelwa. Yena, wamuzwa egqekeza esihlahleni, futhi-ke ukuzazisa kukashaggy kwazwakala endleleni enamagwababa manje eyayiholela emuva esigodlweni.
  
  
  Wabeka isandla sakhe eceleni kwakhe futhi wahamba egcwele igazi. Isilonda sasiyisilonda nje emzimbeni, kodwa sasishisa njengesihogo. Ngabhekana nobunzima, Futhi Ugabrielle wayeseceleni kwami.
  
  
  "Hamba Uye Ecitrõen", kusho uyise. "Ngilinde lapho."
  
  
  Ujenene waqala ukumjaha. Ngesikhathi ngifika emgwaqweni obanzi phambi kwesigodlo, ujenine wayengasabonakali ndawo. Khona-ke wezwa umsindo wenjini eyayisemotweni emile eduze. Ngabuka futhi ngabona ukushayela okuvamile. I-rolls-Royce enkulu yavele yaqhubekela phambili futhi yangishayela indiza iqonde kimi.
  
  
  Njengoba imoto emnyama yayishesha iya kimi, umshayeli wayo wakhomba isibhamu sakhe futhi wadutshulwa. Isibhamu saphula ingilazi yangaphambili, kodwa Ujenine waphutha. Ngagxumela phansi njengoba imoto yayibhonga idlula okhalweni lwami.
  
  
  Ujenine waqhubeka nomgwaqo oyisiyingi futhi wabhekisa amabombo emgwaqweni nasesangweni. Wabeka isandla sakhe engalweni yakhe futhi wabhekisa isondo elingemuva elingakwesobunxele. Kodwa ugawk kuphela owabanjwa edwaleni eliseduze.
  
  
  Wasukuma wagijima wayothatha imoto. Wayenethemba lokuthi Ugenina wayengeke amthole Ugabrielle emgwaqweni noma esangweni. Uma enza kanjalo, cishe wayeyombulala.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, waya esangweni, ebambe uhlangothi lwakhe futhi ebuhlungu. I-limousine yavele yanyamalala eduze kwejika lomgwaqo wasentabeni esasiwuthathe ngaphambili. Ngangizwa injini Yecitroen isebenza, futhi ngabona Ugabrielle edonsa imoto ehlathini lapho sasiyipake khona. Yena, wagijima waya eceleni kwakhe emotweni.
  
  
  "Hamba!"Ngamemeza.
  
  
  Ngafika esihlalweni somshayeli, ngagoba ibhande lami, futhi ngahamba ngejubane emgwaqweni ongcolile. Ngemva kwemizuzwana embalwa, imoto yakhe yashintshela ku-maximum gear futhi imoto yashesha yehla ngomgwaqo onamaqhubu, yasiphonsa ngaphakathi. Sahamba amakhilomitha ambalwa singaboni i-limousine, kodwa ekugcineni sabona izibani zangemuva ezibomvu ngaphambili.
  
  
  "Nguye", Kusho Ugabrielle ngokucindezeleka.
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. Isandla sami sashelela phezu kwesondo lokushayela njengoba lalithinta isilonda. Wayicindezela yonke indlela eya phansi, futhi imoto yadutshulwa phambili,yaphendukela ngokungenangqondo esithombeni esicijile esasisanda kudlula.
  
  
  Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, sasingaphansi kwamamitha angamashumi amabili ukusuka emotweni eyayingakwazi ukuphenduka Njengecitroen. Ngakwesokudla sethu kwakunokwenyuka kwesisekelo samatshe, futhi ngakwesobunxele sethu kwakunokwehla okucijile emgwaqweni ophansi. Sasingenalo uthango, sasingenalo umgwaqo lapho amasondo ayengabanjwa khona. Sadlula esinye isibonakaliso esicijile, futhi i-limousine yagingqika, yagingqa, futhi yacishe yaphuma emgwaqweni njengoba yayihamba ngesivinini esikhulu. Sayilandela ngokuphumelelayo, kodwa ngazizwa amasondo eshelela ngaphansi kwethu.
  
  
  Eyakhe yaphakamisa isibhamu esisekhonsoli phakathi kwethu futhi yasebenza ngesandla esisodwa, kuyilapho eyakhe yafaka isandla sayo sobunxele ngefasitela elivulekile futhi yabhekisa isibhamu kwenye imoto. Wadutshulwa kabili, wathumela amatshe ngemuva nje kwe-limousine.
  
  
  "Awushaywa", kusho Ugabrielle.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngifuna ukungena". Wayenethemba lokuthi okungenani oyedwa wabo wayezogxuma emhlabathini njengenhlamvu futhi ashaywe Ama-roll asheshayo. Ngangidinga eyodwa kuphela.
  
  
  Waphinde wadutshulwa, wathumela amatshe endiza ebhamper yangemuva kwenye imoto, futhi kwabe sekuba nokuqhuma okuphuphuthekisayo, okuvala izindlebe ngaphansi kwe-limousine. Imoto enkulu yaphambuka kakhulu njengoba yayigcwele amalangabi. Lashayisa ithangi likaphethiloli.
  
  
  Ugabrielle waphefumula njengoba imoto eyayiphambi kwethu yayiphambuka nakakhulu, ilandelwa ukuqhuma komlilo. Khona-ke imoto yaphenduka ngokungahleliwe yaya ngakwesokudla, yashayisa umhlathi onamadwala, yaphindela emuva eweni ngakolunye uhlangothi lomgwaqo, ngemva komzuzwana yaphahlazeka emaphethelweni.
  
  
  Safika lapho Kwakusanda kudlula khona Imiqulu. Imoto enkulu yayisagingqika entabeni, iphendukile, igcwele amalangabi. Ekugcineni, yaphahlazeka emadwaleni angaphansi kakhulu, futhi kwaba khona ukuqhuma kwensimbi njengoba amalangabi ayephakama nakakhulu. Imiqulu yayishisa ebusuku. Kwakungekho kungabaza ngesiphetho Sikajenin. Kwakungenakwenzeka ukusinda kulokho i-limousine eyayidlule kukho.
  
  
  "Usehambile?"Kubuza ugabrielle .
  
  
  "Cha," kusho uyise. Ucitrõen waqala ukumguqula emgwaqweni omncane. "Ngizobuyela emuva ngiyofuna izikhali zami. Angifuni muntu azi ukuthi ngangikhona. Ngisho noma umpheki noma elinye isosha lisinda, thina, Odin, esibazungezile ngeke sazi ukuthi ungubani."
  
  
  Ugabrielle wabuza njengoba ayebuyela emzini kajenene.
  
  
  "Khona-ke sizoya eningizimu Emhamid", ngathi, " edamon Zeno and Ego Friends research center. Uzongilinda eduze. Uma ngingaphumeleli, ngizothembela kuwe ukuba ngitshele oxhumana nabo ukuze bakwazi ukunakekela elabhorethri."
  
  
  Isahluko sesishiyagalombili.
  
  
  Kwakuyindlela ende eya Emhamid. Ekuseni, Ugabrielle wayelele kakhulu, futhi wama isikhashana ukuze silale amahora ambalwa. Lapho siqala futhi, ilanga laliphezulu esibhakabhakeni.
  
  
  Isilonda Ujenine ayengibangele sona sasigobile futhi sibonakala sihle, kodwa Ugabrielle wayephikelele ukuba ame edolobhaneni elisezintabeni cishe emini ukuze abeke ibhandeshi elifanele kulo futhi athathe imithi. Sasichitha isikhathi esiningi sosuku sihamba ngezintaba, ezaziguquka kancane kancane zaba amagquma, futhi ekugcineni sazithola sisendaweni eyomile eyihlane. Sasisendaweni yasendle, cishe engahlali muntu ezungeze umngcele, indawo Lapho Uli yuen athola khona ilabhu Kazeno. Ngezinye izikhathi kwakunamawa amakhulu, kodwa ngokuvamile le ndawo yayisicaba, igcwele izitshalo ezinamaqhubu, ezimbi, yonke indawo yehhotela, indawo lapho kuhlangana khona izintaba nogwadule, futhi akekho owayenendaba nokuphila ngaphandle kwezizwe ezimbalwa zokuqala, udrako nezinyoni.
  
  
  Ngasebusuku, safika edolobhaneni elincane Lasemhamid, okuwukuphela kwesiqhingi sempucuko kulelihlane elikhulu. Uma ayekhumbula kahle ibalazwe, sasisekude kakhulu nesikhungo sokucwaninga esikude. Ekuqaleni kwakubonakala sengathi ayikho indawo yokulala, kodwa safika esakhiweni esincane esimhlophe esasizenza ihhotela. Ugabrielle wahleka usulu ezindongeni ze-adobe ezixekethile.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi singalala endaweni enjengale?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Asinakho ukukhetha okuningi. Angifuni ukuya elabhorethri namuhla, cishe sekuhwalala. Futhi sobabili kudingeka siphumule."
  
  
  Sapaka Icitrõen futhi iqembu elincane lamabedouin asemasha lahlangana eduze kwayo ngendlela exakile. Ngokusobala, abazange bazibone izimoto eziningi lapha. Ugabrielle wavala imoto futhi sangena ehhotela.
  
  
  Yayingabukeki kangako ngaphakathi kunangaphandle. Umarabhu onesikhumba se-walnut wasibingelela ngemuva kwesiteji esincane esasheshe sabonakala njengesihlalo sedeski. Wayene-tarbush ekhanda lakhe necici endlebeni yakhe. Kwakunemigqa emhlophe ezungeze amehlo akhe lapho ilanga lalingakwazi ukufinyelela khona, nesiqu esincane esihlathini sakhe esibuthakathaka.
  
  
  "Isalamu". Le ndoda yamamatheka kudn.
  
  
  "Salaam," ngathi. "Ingabe ukhuluma isingisi?"
  
  
  "Isingisi?"Kuyini?"wabuza.
  
  
  Ugabrielle wakhuluma naye ngesifulentshi. "Sifuna igumbi lababili."
  
  
  "Ah," waphendula ngalolo limi. "Yiqiniso . Kwenzeka ukuthi isethi yethu engcono kakhulu iyatholakala. Ngicela."
  
  
  Wasiphakamisa ngesitebhisi sokhuni esiwohlokayo ayeqiniseka ukuthi sasizowa ngaphansi kwesisindo sethu. Sahamba ngomgwaqo omnyama, omnyama saya ekamelweni. Wavula umnyango ngokuziqhenya futhi sangena. Wabona ukwenyanyiswa ubuso Bukagabrielle njengoba ayebheka nxazonke. Yayihlala Isikhathi Eside, inombhede omkhulu wensimbi owawugobekile phakathi, iwindi elinamafasitela aphukile abheke ngaphandle emgwaqweni ongcolile ongezansi, nezindonga ze-plaster eziqhekekile.
  
  
  "Uma ungafuni..."
  
  
  Wathi:" kulungile, ngifuna ukugeza.
  
  
  "Yiba oqotho ephasishi", Kusho Uclare ngesifulentshi, ecabanga nge-ee ye-corkscrew. "Ngizoshisa amanzi athile Ngenxa Kankosikazi."
  
  
  Wathi: "lokho kungaba kuhle ngempela".
  
  
  Wanyamalala, futhi sasingedwa. Wamomotheka futhi wanikina ikhanda. "Cabanga nje," ngishilo. "Izimpukane ezishisayo nezibandayo".
  
  
  "Sizoba ngcono," wangiqinisekisa. "Ngizogeza, bese sizama ukuthola ikhofi."
  
  
  Kuhle. Ngambona, ibha eseduze, kuyindawo embi, kodwa mhlawumbe banayo i-whisky. Ngidinga okuthile ngemva kwalolu hambo. Ngizobuya ngesikhathi ugeza."
  
  
  "Kuyindaba", esho.
  
  
  Wamshiya, wehla izitebhisi eziwohlokayo, waphuma waya endaweni yokudlela eseduze nehhotela. Ngamhlalela Phansi u-Odin ematafuleni amane amadala futhi nga-oda i-whisky kumuntu omfushane ogqoke amabhulukwe anezikhwama ne-tarbush, kodwa wangitshela ukuthi abayikhonzi i-whisky. Wayekhetha iwayini lendawo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, U-Arab wayehleli yedwa; wayesevele edakiwe.
  
  
  "Ingabe Ungummelika? "Kuyini?"wangibuza ngolimi lwami lwendabuko .
  
  
  Wayibuka. "Yebo, Ummelika."
  
  
  "Ngikhuluma isingisi," esho ngokuzikhukhumeza.
  
  
  "Lokho kuhle kakhulu."
  
  
  "Ngikhuluma Kahle Isimelika,angithi?"
  
  
  Wabubula. Umlindi waletha iwayini lami, futhi ngaphuza. Kwakungekubi.
  
  
  "Kwenziwe kahle=) ukugunda izinwele".
  
  
  Wayibuka. Wacabanga ukuthi wayeyindoda emfushane lapho eseneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane, kodwa ubuso bakhe babumdala kakhulu. Unen wayegqoke i-fez ebomvu emnyama ne-djellaba enemigqa. Zombili zazigcwele uthuli nokujuluka
  
  
  "Ukugunda kwakhe izinwele kulo lonke idolobhana Lasemhamid."
  
  
  U-Emu wanqekuzisa ikhanda waphuza iwayini lakhe.
  
  
  "Ubaba naye wayengumgundi."
  
  
  "Ngiyajabula ukuzwa."
  
  
  Wasukuma, ephethe ingilazi, wangijoyina etafuleni lami. Wayethambekele kimi ngokuzunguzungu.
  
  
  "Izinwele zakhe nazo zenzelwe abantu abangabazi."Washo lokhu ngokuhleba, eduze kwendlebe yami, futhi ngazizwa ngiphefumula kabi. Umlindi ekhoneni elikude akazange ezwe lutho.
  
  
  Ngabheka Ama-Arabhu eduze kwami. Wayemamatheka, futhi engenalo izinyo langaphambili. "Izihambi?"Ngambuza.
  
  
  Wabuka umlindi ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi akalaleli kabili, wabe eseqhubeka ngokuhleba okunomsindo, umoya wakhe ugcwalisa izimbobo zami zamakhala. "Yebo, basemtholampilo. Uyabona, ngiya lapho masonto week. Konke kuyimfihlo kakhulu."
  
  
  Wayengakhuluma kuphela nge-lab. Yena, waphendukela kuye. "Ingabe wawugunda izinwele zakhe lapho?"
  
  
  "Yebo, Yebo. Futhi namasosha. Bathembele kimi."Wamomotheka ngaphandle kwamazinyo . "Ngiya masonto week."Ukumamatheka kwaphela. "Kodwa akudingeki utshele muntu lutho. Konke kungokomuntu siqu, uyazi.
  
  
  "Ingabe ukhona namuhla?"Ngabuza.
  
  
  "Cha, yebo, cha. Wayengeke ahambe izinsuku ezimbili ndawonye. Ngizohamba kusasa ekuseni futhi ngeke ngihambe kabili, uyazi.
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. "Ingabe uzothatha umzila omdala wama-caravan uye empumalanga?"
  
  
  Wangikhipha ikhanda. "Angikwazi ukukutshela lokho! Kuyinto yomuntu siqu kakhulu ."
  
  
  Waphakamisa izwi lakhe kancane. Waqeda ukuphuza futhi wasukuma. Waphosa ama-dirham ambalwa esihlalweni. Ngathi: "ngazithengela esinye isiphuzo".
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego ayakhazimula. "Kwangathi Unkulunkulu angahamba nawe", ekhononda ngezwi elingenamusa.
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga ngokuhamba," kusho mina.
  
  
  Lapho Ngibuyela ekamelweni lami lasehhotela, Ugabrielle wayesevele egeza; kwase kuba mnyama ngaphandle. Wayengakagqoki futhi egeza izinwele zakhe ezinde ezibomvu, ehlezi emaphethelweni ombhede ephethe ithawula eligoqiwe. Wayiphakamisela esihlalweni esiseduze kwakhe futhi wabuka isibani esinamandla angu-watt ayishumi nanhlanu esilenga ophahleni.
  
  
  "Kwakungafanele asebenzise yonke imali", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Okungenani ngeke sichithe isikhathi esiningi lapha", kusho Ugabrielle. "Ingabe unayo i-whisky?"
  
  
  "Akukho lutho oluhle kangaka. Kodwa wahlangatshezwa umuntu ongase akwazi ukusisiza."
  
  
  "Yimuphi umuntu?"
  
  
  Ngamtshela ngomgundi Ongumarabhu. "Ngizomhlangabeza lapho kusasa ekuseni", ngishilo. "Kodwa akazi lokho."
  
  
  "Ngenjongo enjani?"
  
  
  "Ngizokutshela konke ngakho esidlweni sakusihlwa."Ngasukuma ngakhumula ijazi lami; Ugabrielle waphawula Uwilhelmina eceleni kwami Nesikhumba Sikahugo engalweni yami.
  
  
  "Ngiyesaba wena, Nick", esho. "Kungani ngingakwazi ukuhamba nawe?"
  
  
  "Sibhekane nakho konke", kusho uyise. "Uzongithatha ungiyise lapho, bese uphenduka lapha ulinde. Uma ulinda isikhathi esingaphezu kosuku, kuyodingeka ucabange ukuthi angizange ngikwenze, futhi uyobuyela Etangier futhi utshele iziphathimandla yonke indaba. Uzophinde uxhumane Colin Pryor futhi ubatshele ukuthi kwenzekani. Uzoxhumana nabantu bami."
  
  
  Waphendula: "isilonda sakho asikaze siphole". "Bheka, kunegazi eliza ngebhandeshi. Udinga udokotela nokuphumula."
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. "Mhlawumbe ngalo lonke leli talenta elinamandla, othile uyosikisela ukuba ngishintshe isibopho sami samehlo."
  
  
  Wakhumula isikhwama sakhe waqala ukukhumula ihembe lakhe, elungiselela ukulihlanza. Lapho ebona isifuba sami singenalutho, waphuma embhedeni, walahla ikamu lakhe, weza kimi.
  
  
  "Ngiyakuthanda ngempela, uyazi.
  
  
  Wangithinta, futhi ngazizwa umzimba wakhe othambile ngaphansi kwethawula. "Umuzwa uyavumelana, Gabrielle," ngahlebela.
  
  
  Wafinyelela i-rta yami ngezindebe zakhe futhi wacindezela umlomo wakhe ovulekile kimi. Umzimba wakhe wawufudumele kimi.
  
  
  Waphefumula wathi: "ngiphinde ngithande."
  
  
  Wathinta izindebe zakhe esihlathini sakhe esivulekile, wabe esethinta ubumnene bomphimbo wakhe nehlombe lakhe elinobisi. "Kuthiwani ngesidlo sethu sakusihlwa?"
  
  
  "Ngifuna ukuba udle isidlo sakusihlwa", esho ngokumemeza.
  
  
  Izinqulu zakhe zacindezela kakhulu ezami, futhi njengoba ngangihambisa izandla zami ethawula, izindebe zethu zaphinde zahlangana, futhi umlomo wami wahlola indlela ayelambile ngayo. Lapho sihlukana, wayephefumula kanzima.
  
  
  "Ngizovele ngivale umnyango", ngishilo. Waya emnyango waphendulela ukhiye esikhaleni. Lapho ngiphenduka, wayekhipha ithawula elikhulu.
  
  
  Ithawula lase liwele phansi, Futhi Ugabrielle wayehleli enqunu ekukhanyeni okuncane kwesibani esincane. Isikhumba sakhe sasithambile, sinombala ongcwele wephesika, futhi umhlwenga obomvu okhanyayo wawela phezu kwamahlombe akhe angenalutho. Amathanga akhe amade ayegoba kahle abe amajika athambile amathanga akhe. Wahamba waya embhedeni futhi wagoba ukuze alinde.
  
  
  Wakhumula izingubo zakhe futhi wajoyina yena embhedeni. Wagxuma ngesinqe sakhe futhi wangikhipha umlomo engalweni yami yangakwesokudla
  
  
  Wancika futhi wathinta izindebe zakhe esifubeni sami, wabe esethuthela esiswini sami, wanganga umzimba wami wonke ngobumnene.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, eyakhe yayishisa ngaphakathi. U-ee wamgcina ngomusa embhedeni futhi wamlandela. Ngokungazelelwe saba munye, imizimba yethu ixhunyiwe. Wabubula, imilenze yakhe isondela kimi, izandla zakhe zingithinta emhlane.
  
  
  Lapho sekuphelile, ngangingacabangi nge-Omega kithi, noma Ah, Udkt. Z kithi, noma kusasa kithi. Kwakunesipho esifudumele nesanelisayo kuphela.
  
  
  Isahluko sesishiyagalolunye.
  
  
  Izakhiwo ezingemuva kocingo lwentambo olunameva zazigcwele onogada abahlomile nezivikelo, okwenza inqaba Kajenina Ibukeke njengehhotela eliyindawo yokungcebeleka uma iqhathaniswa. Ucingo olunameva lwalulenga ocingweni lwensimbi olungaba amamitha ayishumi nambili ukuphakama, futhi izivimbeli ezihlukaniswe ngokulinganayo ezisezinsikeni zangenza ngaqiniseka ukuthi lwalunogesi. Amasosha Amabili Kagenina ayesemsebenzini esangweni, ephethe izibhamu zawo ezivamile ezibekwe emahlombe. Uma sibuka indawo, sasingabona okungenani abanye onogada ababili bezokuphepha behamba bezungeza indawo eyinkimbinkimbi nezinja ezinkulu eziboshwe ngamaketanga.
  
  
  Eqinisweni, lesi sakhiwo sasakhiwa izakhiwo ezintathu ezazixhunywe ngezindlela ezihlanganisiwe zaba isakhiwo esisodwa esivaliwe. Kwakunemoto yezempi emnyango omkhulu, futhi kwakunamaloli amabili amakhulu ohlangothini olulodwa.
  
  
  "Kubukeka kusabisa", kusho izwi Likagabrielle endlebeni yami.
  
  
  Wasusa izibonakude ezinamandla emehlweni akhe waphendukela kuye. "Singaqiniseka ukuthi Uli yuen unabantu abambalwa ngaphakathi ukuze abhekane nezivakashi ezingamenywanga. Khumbula, lena into ebaluleke kakhulu yesayensi Amashayina anayo okwamanje ."
  
  
  Sasihlezi ngemuva kwedwala elaliphuma cishe amamitha angamakhulu amathathu ukusuka elabhorethri, Icit-roen ipakiwe eduze kwethu. Umgwaqo onothuli, onamatshe wawugobeka ube yi-arch ebanzi ubheke esangweni. Kwakubonakala impungushe eyodwa indiza isiyingi esikhethekile esibhakabhakeni esiphakeme esingenamafu empumalanga.
  
  
  "Ake sibuyele emgqeni wesihlahla, lapho ngizolinda khona umgundi. Uma efika ngaphambili ...
  
  
  Umsindo ongemuva kwethu wangimisa. Ngaphenduka, Futhi Ugabrielle walandela amehlo ami. Lapho, engekho ngaphezu kwamamitha angamashumi amahlanu, iqembu lamadoda amathathu lalisehla ngomgwaqo lilibangise kithi. Umoya omncane uyaphakama futhi usenze sizwe umsindo we-ih usondela. Kwase kwephuze kakhulu manje. Umphathi wamaphoyisa wasibona. Wakhuluma isi-arabhu futhi wasikhomba.
  
  
  Ugabrielle wethuka wahamba waya emotweni, kodwa ukubamba kwakhe okuqinile engalweni ka-ee kwamgcina endaweni yakhe.
  
  
  "Basibona!"wamhlebela kakhulu.
  
  
  "Ngiyazi. It phansi futhi uziphathe ngokuthula ngangokunokwenzeka."Wamenza wabuyela edwaleni. Wabe esephakamisa isandla sakhe ngokunganaki ebhekise eqenjini elincane lamadoda agqoke iyunifomu, kuyilapho umholi ekhipha isibhamu esizungeze isikhwama esisesinqeni sakhe nezinye izibhamu ezimbili ezinde.
  
  
  Wabe esethuthela kithi ngokuqapha, ehleka njengoba ayebuka Icitrõen. Njengoba besondela, umyeni wakhe wababingelela ngesi-arabhu. "U-Asalam alaikum!"
  
  
  Abazange baphendule. Lapho befika emotweni, wasukuma. Ugabrielle wahlala ehleli. Wayegcina izibonakude zakhe zifihlwe ngaphansi kwesiketi sakhe esikhulu.
  
  
  "Wenzani lapha?"umholi weqembu wabuza ngesingisi esinamazwi amaningi, ubuso bakhe obubanzi bugcwele ubutha.
  
  
  Lokhu kwakuyintuthuko embi kakhulu futhi kwehluleka. Wazama ukufihla ukudumazeka ebusweni bakhe. Ngathi: "sasimane nje sishayela kuleli zwe". Amanye amasosha amabili ayesevele ebheka Ecitrõen ngokungathembeki. "Ngithemba ukuthi ngeke sibe ngabomuntu siqu."
  
  
  Indoda eyayiphethe isibhamu yabheka Ugabrielle ngaphandle kokungiphendula, kuyilapho amasosha ayephethe izibhamu eza ezoluma, akha isiyingi esizungezile. Ngemva kwesikhashana, umphathi onamandla waphendukela kimi ngokuziqhenya.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi ukhethe indawo embi."Waphakamisa isibhamu esikhungweni. "Akuvunyelwe ukuba lapha."
  
  
  Wayebuka isakhiwo ngokunganaki. "Ngempela, futhi? Sasingazi. Sizohamba ngokushesha. Waphakamisa isandla sakhe ukuze amphakamise, futhi wambona enamathela izibonakude ebhulashini elomile.
  
  
  "Nginike IKHADI lakho LOBUNIKAZI," kusho isosha elinamandla kimi.
  
  
  Ngamtshela. "Yini isihogo? Nganitshela ukuthi sasizohamba nje."Isisu sakhe saqina. Lo muntu wezibalo watshelwa ukuthi uyasola noma ubani otholakala e-ego patrol futhi wayebukeka sengathi ubangela izinkinga.
  
  
  Waphakamisa isibhamu, kancane kancane, kwaze kwaba yilapho sikhomba endaweni eqotho ngaphezu kwenhliziyo yami. Abanye ababili baqinisa ukubamba kwabo izibhamu zabo. "Wamukelekile," esho.
  
  
  Wafika ngomzuzu futhi wakhipha isikhwama semali esinomazisi mbumbulu. Isikhwama sakhe semali sanikezwa bona, futhi wahlola ukuzazisa, kuyilapho amanye amadoda amabili egcina izibhamu zawo ziqeqeshelwe thina. Ingqondo yami yayisebenza isikhathi esengeziwe. Kwadingeka ngikhathazeke Ngogabrielle. Wayengeke Ustahl amholele ngisho nakule ndawo, kodwa ehhotela lakhe ngakho wayazi ukuthi ihholo laselabhorethri likuphi. Futhi, ukube esinye salezo zikhali sasidubule, ngisho noma sasingabulawa, wonke umuntu owayesesikhungweni wayeyoxwayiswa.
  
  
  "Kuyathakazelisa", kusho ubroad man manje. Wangibuka ngokungathembeki, wabe esefaka isikhwama sakhe semali ephaketheni lami. "Uyeza nathi."
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Kufanele kuphi?"
  
  
  Wakhomba elabhorethri.
  
  
  . "Bafuna ukukubuza imibuzo."
  
  
  Ihhotela lakhe lingena, kodwa hhayi kanjena. Futhi ngokusobala hhayi Nogabrielle. Wabheka phansi isibhamu esibheke esifubeni sami. Ngathi: "lokhu kuwukucasuka. "Nginabangane Etangier ."
  
  
  Ukubukeka kokuzikhukhumeza kwakuhlambalaza. "Noma kunjalo," esho. Waphendukela kwelinye lamasosha futhi wakhuluma ngokushesha ngesi-arabhu. Watshela le ndoda ukuba ibuyele emgwaqweni ukuze ibone ukuthi ukhona yini omunye umuntu oseduze. Isosha laphenduka futhi laqala ukuhamba ngendlela ephambene nelebhu. "Manje ake sihambe", kusho indoda eqinile.
  
  
  Eyakhe, wabubula, futhi wacela Ugabrielle ukuba alandele imiyalo yakhe. Kwakunzima. Uma sasihamba amamitha angaphezu kwayishumi ngomgwaqo onothuli siya elabhorethri, sasiyobe sibonakala ngokugcwele esangweni, lapho kwakumi khona onogada abahlomile.
  
  
  Njengoba Ugabrielle ayeqala ukuya ezakhiweni, wamvimba ngokumthatha isandla waphendukela esosheni elinamandla elinobuso obunjengesikhumba.
  
  
  "Ingabe uyamazi Ujenina?"i-emu yamtshela, ngiyazi Ukuthi Ujenina wayengumlawuli we-ego.
  
  
  "Yebo," esho kabuhlungu.
  
  
  "Ujenene ungumngane wami omuhle", ngaqamba amanga, ngibuka isosha lesithathu linyamalala kancane kancane lizungeze ijika lomgwaqo. "Uma ugcizelela ukuthi usilethe lapha ukuze ngibuzwe imibuzo, ngizokhuluma naye mathupha. Ngiyakuqinisekisa, ngeke uphumelele.
  
  
  Le ego yangenza ngacabanga. Yena, wabona isosha elaliseduze kwakhe libheka ebusweni be-emu. Khona-ke indoda eqinile yenza isinqumo.
  
  
  Wathi: "silandela imiyalo ethile evela kujenene". Isandla sika-Ego sasishaya isandla sibheke esikhungweni. "Ngicela."
  
  
  Ngenza isinyathelo sengathi ngizodlula umimmo ngiye emgwaqweni. Lapho eseduze kwakhe, i-ego yakhe yavele yamshaya ngesandla ngemuva.
  
  
  Wamemeza ifulege lemvume yokubulala, futhi isibhamu se-ego sawela esihlabathini ezinyaweni zethu. U-Ego wacindezela indololwane yakhe esifubeni, futhi waphefumula kakhulu. Waphenduka futhi wahlala phansi kakhulu, umhlathi wakhe wavalwa njengoba ayelwela ukungena emoyeni emaphashini akhe.
  
  
  Elinye isosha, insizwa ende, encane, laphakamisa isibhamu salo ukuze sicishe sithinte isifuba sami. Wayezobeka imbobo esiswini sami. Wezwa Ugabriel ebubula kancane ngemva kwakhe. Wabamba intambo yomlomo wesibhamu, futhi ngaphambi kokuba Lo Msubathi osemusha akwazi ukudonsa isibhamu, wacindezela phansi kanzima emgqonyeni wesibhamu. Isosha langidlula, lashaya ubuso balo phansi, futhi lalahlekelwa isibhamu salo. Wayezama nje ukuvuka lapho isibhamu sakhe simshaya ngemuva ekhanda lika-ego. Kwakunokuqhekeka okucacile kwamathambo njengoba lo muntu ewela phansi.
  
  
  Ngangizophenduka lapho kufika isosha elinamandla kimi futhi lingishaya esifubeni, ngibheke phansi. Wayemuhle. Ngalahlekelwa isibhamu sakhe lapho siwela ndawonye. Sasigingqika othulini nasesihlabathini, iminwe yakhe eminyene imba ebusweni nasemehlweni ami. I-ego yakhe yamshaya ebusweni ngesibhakela sakhe sokunene, futhi walahlekelwa ukubamba kwakhe wawa phansi. Ngaguqa phansi ngabheka isibhamu esasingasetshenziswa njengeklabhu, kodwa sasisemzuzwini owodwa.
  
  
  Ngangilwa naye emhlane wami, futhi wayengidabula. Waphenduka waphonsa u-ego edwaleni eliqhamukayo eduze kwethu. Washayisa idwala kanzima,futhi waphunyuka emqaleni. Wangikhulula lapho isibhakela sika-emu singishaya ebusweni.
  
  
  Wawa kakhulu edwaleni, ubuso bakhe obubanzi bumbozwe igazi. Kodwa wayengakaqedi. Wangishaya ngesibhakela ekhanda, futhi sawela ithempeli lami. Ngashukumisa imisipha engalweni yami yangakwesokudla, Futhi Uhugo wangena esandleni sami. Lapho le ndoda ingishaya futhi, wagwazwa esifubeni nge-emu stiletto.
  
  
  Wangibuka ngimangele, wabe esebuka isibambo sommese. Wazama ukusho okuthile okubi ngesi-arabhu, kodwa akuzange kusebenze. Lakhishwa yi - stiletto lapho ewela phansi efile.
  
  
  Yahudulela Ama-Arabhu amabili emadwaleni, yafihla izidumbu. "Ngena emotweni, Gabriel. Ngifuna ungilandele, " kusho mina. "Linda imizuzu eyishumi, bese uhamba kancane emgwaqweni uze ungibone. Kulungile?"
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  Wamshiya futhi wahlasela isosha lesithathu. Wayegijima emgwaqweni elangeni elikhanyayo, ebheke phambili. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa nje, i-ego yakhe yamthola. Wayehlole umgwaqo waze wacabanga ukuthi kudingeka, futhi wayesanda kubuyela emuva ebheke elabhorethri. Wabhidlika egqumeni ngakwesobunxele somgwaqo, futhi wambamba njengoba edlula. U-Ego wambamba ngemuva futhi waswayipha i-stiletto emphinjeni ka-ego ngesinyathelo esisodwa esisheshayo. Konke kwase kuphelile. Ngesikhathi ngifihla isidumbu sakhe, Ugabrielle wayeselapho Nocitrõen.
  
  
  "Manje buyela edolobheni," kusho uyise. "Ngizolinda umgundi lapha. Eyakhe, ngithemba ukuya elabhorethri ekuseni kakhulu. Uma ungezwa kimi kusasa, buyela Etangier njengoba sasihlelile.
  
  
  Wathi: "mhlawumbe akufanele uye lapho wedwa".
  
  
  Ngathi: "kuwumsebenzi womuntu oyedwa". "Ungakhathazeki. Yenza njengoba nje savuma."
  
  
  "Kulungile," esho enqikaza.
  
  
  Kuhle. Manje hamba."Ngikubone Emhamida."
  
  
  Wabuyisela ukumamatheka kwami ebuthakathaka. "Emhamid".
  
  
  Wabe esehamba.
  
  
  Sihlezi eceleni komgwaqo isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora, futhi izimoto azizona ezisacathula, sisendleleni efanayo.
  
  
  Ilanga lalishisa, futhi njengoba ngangimlindele, isihlabathi sashisa phakathi kwamabhulukwe ami. Wayehlezi ngaphansi kwezihlahla zesundu, i-oasis encane endaweni enamadwala ayinyumba. Kude kwakunomugqa wamagquma aphansi, iningi lawo elinesihlabathi, futhi ngale kwawo kwakunamakhaya abantu abamnyama, izizwe eziyizihambi zase - ait - Ussa, Emribet, Nase-Ida-y-Blal. Kwakuyizwe eliyincithakalo, eliyincithakalo, futhi wayengakwazi ukuzibamba kodwa azibuze ukuthi kungani umuntu efuna ukuhlala kulo. Wamangala nje ngesinqumo Sikali yuen sokuvula ilabhorethri lapho ezwa ukuphefumula nokukhala kwenjini yemoto ehamba ngomgwaqo Imhamida.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, kwabonakala iveni. Kwakuyinsalela egqwalile yokwakhiwa okungathembekile, futhi kwakubonakala sengathi yayidelela ugwadule njengoba nje kwakunjalo nangomgundi onamahloni owayeluphethe.
  
  
  Wabe esephuma waya emgwaqweni futhi wamisa iveni eyayibhidlikile. Wama isikhashana ngesivunguvungu nephunga elibi, futhi umgundi wathukuthela wakhipha ikhanda lakhe ngefasitela. Akazange angibone,
  
  
  "Phuma endleleni!"wamemeza.
  
  
  Njengoba usuku lwakhe lwalusondela Ku-Ego, wabona umbhalo wesi-arabhu odabukile ohlangothini lweveni yakhe: UHAMMADI. Futhi ezansi: IZIBOPHO zezinwele.
  
  
  "Wenzani?"wamemeza ngobudlova. Wabe esebuka ubuso bami. "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngikubonile ngaphambili."
  
  
  "Phuma emotweni, Hammadi", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Kungani kungenjalo? Nginezinto okumelwe ngizenze."
  
  
  "Unebhizinisi nami."Yena, wavula umnyango futhi wakhipha u-ego, ezungeze imoto.
  
  
  Wangibheka ngokwesaba emehlweni akhe. "Ingabe uyisigebengu?"
  
  
  "Ngandlela-thile," ngathi. "Hamba ngemva kwezihlahla ukhumule izingubo zakho."
  
  
  "Ngeke!"
  
  
  Wakhishwa Uwilhelmina ukuze amhlabe umxhwele. "Uyokwenza."
  
  
  Wakugwema, isibhamu esasisesandleni sakhe.,
  
  
  "Hamba," ngishilo.
  
  
  Wayelalela imiyalo enqikazayo, futhi ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa wayehleli phansi egqoke izingubo zangaphansi, eboshwe futhi egcotshwe umlomo ezungeze lokho enganginakho. Wayebuka emangele njengoba u-ego egqoka izingubo zakhe ezingcolile, ezinuka kamnandi ne-fez ebomvu. Wazama ukungacabangi ngephunga. Lapho egqoke, wayephonsa ihembe nejakhethi yakhe eceleni kwakhe.
  
  
  "Lokhu kungokwakho", ngishilo. "Futhi ngithembe, uthola okungcono kakhulu ekuhwebeni."Ngafaka ibala elincane ebusweni nasezandleni zakhe, futhi wayesekulungele. Wafinyelela endaweni yasedjellaba futhi wathola umhubhe Wasehammadi. U-Ego wayibuyisela engutsheni yakhe, wakhwela emotweni, wahamba.
  
  
  Njengoba esondela esangweni, isosha elinenja lajoyina onogada ababili ababesemsebenzini. Bonke babebukeka benonya. Omunye wabalindi waqhubeka ekhuluma nesosha, kuyilapho omunye esondela emotweni.
  
  
  "Sawubona", kusho u-emu kuye ngesi-arabhu sakhe esihle kakhulu. "Usuku oluhle."Ukuyinika kwakhe kwakuwukwengamela.
  
  
  Wayithatha, kodwa akazange ayibheke. Kunalokho, wanciphisa amehlo akhe. "Awuyena umgundi ovamile."
  
  
  "Kuyiqiniso", kusho u-emu. "Uhammadi ugula namhlanje ekuseni. Naye ungumgundi wezinwele, futhi ngathunyelwa esikhundleni sakhe. Wathi bazongivumela ukuba ngingene nge-ego."
  
  
  Isosha labheka phezulu, lahleka, futhi langibuyisela i-ego. "Yisiphi isifo okhuluma ngaso?"
  
  
  Wamomotheka ku-emu futhi wancika. "Ngisola ukuthi izolo ebusuku kwakungenxa yokuthi wayethathe i-pita newayini eliningi kakhulu."
  
  
  Wanqikaza isikhashana, wabe esemamatheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. "Kuhle kakhulu . Ungangena ngemvume.
  
  
  Ukucindezeleka esifubeni sami kwancipha kancane. Ngathatha iveni endala ngahamba kancane ngaya esangweni. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda emadodeni futhi wangena emotweni. Ekugcineni ngangingaphakathi esikhungweni Se-mhamid. Kwakuwumcabango ophazamisayo.
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi.
  
  
  Iveni endala yamfaka endaweni yokupaka izimoto emnyango omkhulu walesi sakhiwo. Izinto eziyikhulu engangingazi zazingangenza ngingabaze nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Ngazibuza ukuthi kufanele yini ngipake iveni phambi kwendlu noma Ukuthi Uhammadi kufanele angene yini elabhorethri ngomunye umnyango. Kwakungekho ndlela yokwazi le mininingwane, ngakho kwadingeka ngiqambe amanga, okwakungeyona into entsha ngempela.
  
  
  Wayengazi nokuthi umgundi wayethuthele kuphi esakhiweni. Lapho iveni imisiwe, waphuma ezungeze imoto, wavula iminyango yangemuva, wabona ibhokisi elikhulu lokuthwala ngaphakathi. Unen wayenezinto zokugunda izinwele.
  
  
  Kwakunabantu abaningana ababebona. Amasosha amabili ayegqoke iyunifomu ayemi ebhema ugwayi futhi ekhuluma ekhoneni lesakhiwo, futhi uchwepheshe ogqoke okumhlophe wangidlula ngokushesha ephethe ibhodi lokunamathisela ngaphansi kwengalo yakhe.
  
  
  Umnyango wangaphambili wawuvuleke kakhulu, kodwa ngaphandle komnyango, unogada wayehlezi etafuleni elincane. Wayengumuntu omnyama Wase-Afrika, egqoke amabhulukwe alula e-khaki nehembe elivulekile. Unen wayegqoke izibuko ezimnyama ezinemiphetho enezimpondo futhi ebukeka njengoprofesa.
  
  
  "Ngicela uyidlulisele", esho ngesi-arabhu esiphelele.
  
  
  Wabanika ikhadi. "Ngigunda izinwele zami ngenxa Kahammadi namuhla", kusho u-emu ngokunganaki.
  
  
  Wathatha indlela wangibuka. Ngangizibuza ukuthi wayecabanga ukuthi angibukeki Njengomarabhu yini. "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi i-emu yatshelwa ukuthi ukuphuthelwa yilesi sakhiwo akunakudluliselwa kwabanye."Wayebheka ukudlula njengokungathi wayeke wabona u-ego izikhathi eziningi ngaphambili. "Kodwa kulokhu, ungase ube nemvume. Ngesonto elizayo, ake Uhammadi angibikele ngaphambi kokuba aye egumbini lokuhlela."
  
  
  "Yebo mnumzane ."
  
  
  Wangibuyisela ipasi.
  
  
  "Futhi kungcono ube muhle, mfowethu. Izindinganiso lapha ziphakeme ."
  
  
  "Yebo, yebo," ngasho.
  
  
  Wakhomba ithebhulethi yakhe. "Bhalisa isikhala esingenalutho ngaphambili."
  
  
  Isi-arabhu sami esibhaliwe sasingesihle. Yasayinwa uyise Kamarbrook futhi yabuyisela incwajana. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda ukuze angene ngaphakathi.
  
  
  U-Ego wambonga futhi waqhubeka ehla ehholo. Ngaphakathi, konke kwakukhanyiswe ngokukhazimulayo futhi kwakungekho mafasitela. Izindonga zazipendwe ngombala omhlophe okhanyayo.
  
  
  Yena, wadlula eminyango emibili ephasishi eya kwenye ingxenye yesakhiwo. Ngangingazi ukuthi igumbi lokuhlangana likuphi, futhi ngangingenandaba. Kodwa angikwazanga ukuvumela noma ubani angibambe ngendlela engafanele. Ngezikhathi ezithile, isisebenzi esasigqoke ijazi elimhlophe sasivela egcekeni, kodwa abantu babephuthuma ukungilingisa ngaphandle kokusibuka. Eminye yeminyango yayinamafasitela engilazi, futhi wayebona izisebenzi emahhovisi zenza umsebenzi wokuphatha. Kwakunekhompyutha yekhonsoli ekamelweni elilodwa, futhi ochwepheshe abaningana babehamba eceleni kwayo. Le ndlela ebizayo kufanele isize Uzeno ukuba aqinisekise izibalo zakhe.
  
  
  Wadlula komunye umnyango futhi wazithola esengxenyeni eyinhloko yezakhiwo. Uphawu olungaphezulu kweminyango lwalufundeka ngezilimi ezintathu: "Abasebenzi Abagunyaziwe kuphela."Ngokungangabazeki leli phiko lalinamahhovisi Kazeno Noli, Kayuen, futhi mhlawumbe nelebhu Lapho Uzeno enza khona ucwaningo lwakhe.
  
  
  Ngangisanda kudlula emnyango owawuphawulwe ngokuthi "Inkonzo" lapho indoda emhlophe enebheji eliphuzi esifubeni sayo igijima izungeza igumbi futhi icishe yangishaya ezinyaweni. Wayengumuntu omude cishe ngobude bami, kodwa enamahlombe amancane. Lapho engibona, ubuso bakhe obude babonisa ukumangala okuncane.
  
  
  "Ungubani wena?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngesi-arabhu . Wayebukeka engumjalimane, noma mhlawumbe engumfulentshi. Ngangizibuza ukuthi wayengomunye wabahlanganyeli abaningi kulo msebenzi, njengo-Andre delacroix, owayengazi lutho nge-ego yomgomo wangempela.
  
  
  "Izinwele zakhe", kusho u-emu.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi wenzani esigabeni esingaphambili?"wathi ngokuthukuthela, engiphazamisa. "Kufanele wazi ukuthi awuhambisani nalokhu."
  
  
  "Ingabe lo mnyango Ungowokuqala, mnumzane?"
  
  
  "Uyisiphukuphuku!"waphendula . Wangishiya kancane. "Ngisehholo, kwelinye iphiko. Uzobuya ngalezi ... "
  
  
  Ngokushesha i-ego yakhe yashaya ikhanda lakhe, futhi wawa ezandleni zami. U-Ego K wamdonsa wamyisa ekhabetheni futhi waphenduka isibambo. Yayikhiyiwe. Wafunga ngaphansi kokuphefumula kwakhe. Nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, omunye umuntu angase avele kuleli khoro, futhi ngangibambeke emzimbeni. Wenza i-djellaba ayeyigqokile futhi wathola isibhakela sokukhiya ayesisuse ezingutsheni zami Nowilhelmina Nohugo. Ngemva kwesikhashana, umnyango wavuleka. Kodwa omunye umnyango wavuleka ngamamitha angamashumi amabili phansi ehholo, kuyilapho umhlaziyi esalele phansi egcekeni. Enye indoda egqoke okumhlophe yaphuma, kodwa yaphenduka ngenye indlela ngaphandle kokusibona, futhi yahamba ngokushesha yehla ngomhubhe. Iphefumulelwe. Umzimba wakhe owawungazi lutho wamthatha wamdonsa wamyisa ehhovisi, wavula ukukhanya okungcwele ngaphakathi ngemva kokuvala umnyango.
  
  
  Ihhovisi lalincane, linendawo eyanele yabantu ababili e-nen. Ngokushesha wakhumula umgundi izingubo zakhe waziphonsa enqwabeni ekhoneni, kanye nama-mop namabhakede. Wabe eseya esinkini elincane elingemuva kwami, wavula amanzi, wasula ibala lokuwasha ebusweni nasezandleni zakhe. Ngawomisa ngethawula lokuwasha elizungeze inqwaba endaweni eseduze kwalo. Wakhumula ijazi lakhe, ihembe nothayi. Ngesikhathi sokushintshana kwangaphambilini, wayegcina amabhulukwe akhe. Wagqoka izingubo zakhe ezintsha, wasusa futhi washintsha isembozo nesigxobo. Ngemva kwesikhashana, wahlangatshezwa uchwepheshe owayegqoke ijazi elimhlophe laselabhorethri. Wabopha indoda yakhe ngamathawula asekhishini, wayigcina umlomo, waphuma endlini yangasese, futhi wavala i-ego ngemva kwakhe.
  
  
  Egcekeni lakhe, wabheka ibheji lakhe. Igama lami kwakunguheinz Krueger, futhi ngibelwe Idivision F, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lokho kusho ukuthini kithi. Ngazibuza Ukuthi lokhu kungangithinta kanjani udkt.ios Noyuen li. Wehla ngompheme waya ekugcineni, lapho kwakuneminyango emikhulu ephenduphendukayo. Owesifazane osemusha onezibuko wehla ephasishi eliseceleni, wangibuka, futhi wakhuluma isingisi, ngokusobala esasiwulimi lwesibili lwalesi sikhungo.
  
  
  "Sawubona", esho njengoba edlula umimmo, engibheka okwesibili njengokungathi ngizibuza ukuthi kungani ubuso bami bungajwayelekile.
  
  
  Ngabuka ibheji lakhe. "Sawubona kuwe, Nksz gomulka."
  
  
  Izinkanyezi zegama lakhe namuhla zabonakala zimqinisekisa, futhi wamamatheka isikhashana njengoba eqhubeka nokuphila kwakhe. Wayengamnakekeli. Ngokushesha wehla emikhawulweni yomibili yompheme waya eminyango emibili.
  
  
  Igumbi elide angena kulo laliyigumbi, imibhede igcwele Ama-Arabhu Nabambalwa abamnyama Base-Afrika. Zazifana nezinsalela zezwe lazo noma zanoma iliphi elinye izwe. Futhi bonke babebukeka begula kakhulu.
  
  
  Wabheka phansi emgwaqweni ophakathi kwemibhede futhi wabona umhlengikazi enza okuthile esigulini. Umhlengikazi wangibuka futhi wanqekuzisa ikhanda, kodwa akazange aphinde anake. Yena, wanqekuzisa ikhanda ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba futhi wehla ngomgwaqo ohlukile. Lokho engakubona kwenza isisu sami saphenduka.
  
  
  Kuleli gumbi, kwakungekho mzamo wokugcina ilineni lokulala lihlanzekile noma ngisho nokususa udoti phansi.
  
  
  Futhi kwacaca ukuthi amadoda akulemibhede ayengelashwa, njengoba kubonakala sengathi amaningi awo ayenezilonda ezivulekile nokungondleki kahle, okwakulethwa ngakho u-ih lapha. Kodwa kwakunokuthile okwakubakhathaza kakhulu kunalezi zimpawu ezibonakalayo. Laba bantu babegula kakhulu. Amehlo ayemnyama, egcwele igazi, isikhumba sasishwabene futhi somile, futhi abaningi ababezungezile ngokusobala babezwa ubuhlungu. Lapho ngiyidlulisa, babehlale bekhononda futhi becela imithi. Enye indoda Emnyama enamathambo yalala inganyakazi embhedeni, amashidi ayo angcolile edabukile. Ngahamba ngambheka. Amehlo ka-Ego ayevulekile futhi enengilazi. Ulimi lwe-ego lwaluphuma kancane ku-ego rta, luvuvukile futhi lomile. Ubuso buka-Ego babunemikhondo yobuhlungu obukhulu, futhi cishe kwakungekho nyama emzimbeni wakhe. U-Ego wamthinta esihlakaleni. Le ndoda yayifile.
  
  
  Ngakho vota ngalokho okwakwenzeka lapho. La mademoni ampofu ayesetshenziswa njengezingulube zaseguinea. Cishe, yathathwa emigwaqweni yasemadolobhaneni ngesithembiso sokwelashwa, yabe isilethwa elabhorethri ukuze ihlolwe. U-Omega wangeniswa kubo, okwakuwubufakazi bokugcina bempumelelo Kazeno.
  
  
  Ingaphakathi lami laphenduka njengoba ngangicabanga ngalokho laba bantu abampofu ababebhekane nakho. Lapho yena, emi futhi ebuka isidumbu, futhi yena, ecabanga ngomuzi omkhulu e-United States, bese eshaya I-Omega Mutation. Amadoda nabesifazane abanezinwele ezimpunga bayafa emigwaqweni, bengakwazi ukuthola usizo, bephenduphenduka behlupheka, amehlo angenalutho becela isihe, izindebe ezomile zikhononda ngesimangaliso esithile ukuze kuqedwe ukuhlupheka. Izibhedlela zigcwele izisulu ezibubula, futhi izisebenzi ngokwazo azikwazi ukusebenza ngenxa yokugula. Amahhovisi kahulumeni avaliwe, ezokuthutha nezinsizakalo zolwazi zivaliwe. Awekho amaloli noma izindiza zokuhambisa imithi eyigugu ezibhedlela.
  
  
  "Ngingakusiza?"
  
  
  Izwi langishaqisa, njengokungathi livela phezu kwehlombe lami elingakwesobunxele. Ngabona ukuthi kunomhlengikazi owayemi lapho. Izwi lika-Ego laliphezulu futhi indlela yakhe yayimnandi.
  
  
  "O. Vele ubheke imiphumela, " ngishilo. "Zinjani izinto namuhla ekuseni?"
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu", esho ngendlela yabesifazane. Wazama ukungikhumbula njengentombazane esendlini. "Manje sinezigaba eziningana zesithathu, futhi izimpawu ziyamangalisa. Kubukeka sengathi kuthatha izinsuku ezine kuya kwezinhlanu kuphela ukuqedela yonke inqubo."
  
  
  Kumelwe ukuba lo muntu wayazi ukuthi kwakwenzekani edell ngokwayo. Wayengeyena omunye wabakhohlisi, ngakho wayeyingozi kakhulu kimi. "Kuhle lokho," ngasho ngokuqiniseka. "Unetheminali lapha."Wakhomba umuntu ofile.
  
  
  Wathi: "yebo, ngiyamazi". Wanginika ukubukeka okubandayo.
  
  
  "Sawubona, sawubona," ngasho ngenjabulo. Yena, waphenduka ukuze ahambe. Khona-ke izwi le-ego langimisa futhi.
  
  
  "Kungani ugqoke ibheji le-ringer?"
  
  
  Umlomo wami wawomile. Ngangithemba ukuthi ngingakugwema ukulwa okunjalo. Uhugo wayivumela ukuba ingene esandleni sami njengoba yayiphenduka ibheke kuye. Wabheka ibheji.
  
  
  U-ego wakhe waboleka ijazi lakhe futhi wakhohlwa ukukhumula ibheji lakhe. Ngiyajabula ngokuthi uyibonile.
  
  
  "Ususha lapha, akunjalo?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Kulungile lokho. Igama lakhe Nguderek Beaumont. Balethwa ngesonto eledlule kuphela ngomyalo Kadkt. Zeno.
  
  
  "Yebo. Yiqiniso."
  
  
  Wayengangikholwa. Yena, waba nomuzwa wokuthi wayemane emlindele ukuba ahambe ukuze akwazi ukuxhumana ne-intercom. Ngangingenakho ukukhetha. Wasondela kulittle licks. Kuhle. Ngiyakubona."Wamshaya ngenhliziyo yonke u-ego ehlombe, futhi ngokushesha wadlulisela isandla sakhe sokunene esifubeni sika-ego. Amehlo ka-Ego abuyela emuva njengoba insimbi ebandayo ingena, yabe isiwela kakhulu phezu kwami.
  
  
  Uhugo wayikhipha wayidonsela embhedeni ongenalutho oseduze. Lapho u-ego emlalisa embhedeni, okungenani kwakunamehlo ayishumi nambili engibuka, kodwa akekho owazama ukumemeza noma ukunyakaza ngibheke kimi. Wagqoka ishidi phezu kwesimo sakhe sokukhubazeka futhi waphuthuma waphuma ekamelweni.
  
  
  Wehla ngomhubhe ohlangothini ngakwesobunxele. Kwakuneminyango eminingana. Lapho ifinyelela emikhawulweni yomibili, kwakunomnyango ovaliwe onophawu olulula: UMQONDISI. Ukungena akuvunyelwe.
  
  
  Lokhu kwakufanele kube ihhovisi Likali yuen. Nganqikaza isikhashana, ngicabanga nje ukuthi isinyathelo sami esilandelayo kufanele sibe yini. Ngangingaba nezinkinga eziningi kangangokuthi ngangingeke ngiyithole ilabhu Noma Izeno. Kodwa nganquma ukuthatha ithuba.
  
  
  Wavula umnyango wangena egumbini lokulinda. Kwakunonobhala etafuleni, owesifazane Wasechina oneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane, nendoda enkulu, emnyama yaseafrika emi iqaphile phezu kwamehlo ayo aqotho ngalolo suku. Omunye umnyango ongakwesokudla sami waholela ehhovisi likali yuen.
  
  
  Unogada wabheka ibheji yami, kodwa akazange asho lutho. Owesifazane wabheka phezulu, wamomotheka ngokungaqiniseki, futhi wakhuluma. "Ingabe kukhona engingakusiza ngakho?"Isingisi sakhe sasihle kakhulu.
  
  
  Ngathi: "kumelwe ngibone Uli yuen".
  
  
  Wafunda ubuso bami ngokucophelela. "Angiqiniseki ukuthi ngiyakwazi."
  
  
  "Ngisanda kujoyina iqembu labacwaningi. Ukruger. Mhlawumbe umqondisi wangikhuluma nawe. Wayekhohlisa futhi. Kwadingeka ngisebenzise igama Likakruger ngoba umuntu omnyama wayeseyibonile kakade ibheji. Wayenethemba lokuthi lona wesifazane wayengaqondi ngempela Ukuthi Wayengubani Ukruger.
  
  
  "Yebo," kusho yena. "Kodwa ngesaba Ukuthi Umnu.Li okwamanje ukhuluma Nodkt. Zeno.
  
  
  Ngingambuza ukuthi ufuna i-ego ibone ini?
  
  
  Kungaba ukuthi unesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga. "Ikhompyutha yathola ukungafani okuncane kwedatha. Uli yuen wangicela ukuba ngize kuye obala kulesi simo."Wayesho ukuthi Uzeno akufanele askenwe.
  
  
  "Yebo, ngiyamqonda", esho ngokunganaki. "Ngicabanga Ukuthi Umnu. Li uzophela maduze. Ungalinda uma ufuna."
  
  
  "Yebo, ngiyabonga."
  
  
  Wahlala phansi esihlalweni esiqinile, ehlela isinyathelo sakhe esilandelayo. Umagazini wokuqala wasuswa ngaphandle kwesinyathelo sami.
  
  
  "Ubomboko", kusho unobhala Wasechina, " ungakwazi yini ukudlulisela lolu Daba Kudivision c?"Mnu. kruger naye uyobe eqaphe indawo engcwele yangaphakathi phakathi nokungabikho kwakho okufushane. Wangimomotheka kancane.
  
  
  Indoda enkulu emnyama yanginika ukubukeka okubabayo futhi yathatha ifolda Yasemanila ayinika i-Emu. "Yebo, memsahib."
  
  
  Njengoba edlula umimmo, waphinde wangibuka futhi wanyamalala emnyango. Lapho nje umnyango uvalwa ngemva kwakhe, Uwilhelmina wawukhipha futhi wawubhekise ekhanda lowesifazane.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa ngokuthi ngisebenzise ithemba lakho elilahlekile", ngishilo. "Kodwa ake ngikuqinisekise ukuthi uma wenza umsindo omncane noma uzama ukukhipha isixwayiso sanoma yiluphi uhlobo, ngizokudubula."
  
  
  Wahlala enganyakazi etafuleni, futhi ngokushesha wahamba ngemva kwakhe ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi unah akanaso isibonakaliso esiyisixwayiso. Ikhabethe elikhulu lensimbi elineminyango egcwele lamhlaba umxhwele. Ngayivula, futhi kwakungekho okuningi kuyo ngaphandle kwekhithi yosizo lokuqala eshalofini eliphakeme. U-Ego wayikhipha, wayifaka esihlalweni, wayivula. Ngaphakathi kwakunomqulu wetheyiphu.
  
  
  Uyise wathi:" khipha ucezu olungamasentimitha ayisithupha bese usebenzisa i-ego emlonyeni wakho".
  
  
  Wayelandela imiyalo ngokucophelela. Ngesikhathi egula, wavala umlomo. "Manje yiya esifundweni."
  
  
  Wangena wangiphendulela emuva, wabamba izihlakala zakhe futhi wamgoqa ngentambo, wabopha u-ih ndawonye. Ngathi: "zama ukudla buthule." Umnyango wakhe wavalwa njengoba ayehlala phansi ekhabetheni.
  
  
  Yena, wafika ngosuku ehhovisi Likali yuen. Ngayifaka endlebeni yakhe futhi ngezwa ngokucacile amazwi amabili ngaphakathi. Izwi lokuqala lalingelasemelika; ngokusobala lalingelakadamon Zeno.
  
  
  "Kubonakala sengathi awukaqondi, Colonel; umsebenzi wami awukapheli."Kwakukhona ukucasuka okusobala ezwini lakhe.
  
  
  "Kodwa ngokungangabazeki uye wafeza lokho esikulethele khona lapha", kwazwakala izwi likali yuen eliphakeme, elinjengensimbi kancane. "Wadala ukuguquka kwe-Omega."
  
  
  "Ukuhlola kwami akukafakazeli ukuthi ngiyaneliseka", Kusho Uzeno. "Lapho sithumela umbiko wethu Ebeijing, ngifuna ukuqiniseka ngalokho esikwenzile."
  
  
  "Awuvumelani neziphetho zomsebenzi wakho onzima, Dokotela", kusho Uli yuen ngezwi elizinzile, elingaguquki. "Ungaba umuntu ofuna ukuphelela kakhulu"
  
  
  "Ukuguquka kwe-Omega kuyoba isikhali sezinto eziphilayo esiphumelela kunazo zonke ezake zadalwa", Kusho Uzeno kancane kancane.
  
  
  "Kuyokwenza I-h-bomb iphelelwe isikhathi."Kwaba nesikhathi esifushane sokuphumula. "Kodwa ngeke ngithumele umsebenzi wakhe Ongaqediwe Ebeijing!"
  
  
  "Ibeijing icabanga ukuthi uqaphele kakhulu, Udkt. Zeno", kusho Uli Yuen ngezwi elinzima. "Kukhona labo abazibuza ukuthi ufuna ukuletha izikhali manje njengoba usudale i-ego."
  
  
  "Lokho kuwubuwula ngokuphelele", Kuphendula Uzeno ngokucijile.
  
  
  "Emalabhorethri Kulo Lonke Elasechina, sikulungele ukuqala ukusebenza", kuqhubeka Uli yuen. "Bayokwazi ukukhula inani elikhulu, phakathi namasonto ambalwa, ngenxa yokushintsha kwesakhiwo sofuzo esivumela ukukhiqizwa okusheshayo."Kwakukhona ukuqhuma kwephepha. "Nginomyalezo Ovela kubaphathi bami, dokotela, osikisela ukuba uthumele imiphumela nezitshalo zakho ngokushesha futhi uvumele ama-lab ethu ukuba aqale ukuzalanisa, kuyilapho uqhubeka usebenza lapha kumasampula okugcina."
  
  
  "Kodwa akunjalo!"Uzeno wamelana ngokuzwakalayo. "Uma ngithola iphutha ekuguqukeni okukhona, khona-ke umsebenzi abawenzayo okwamanje uyochitheka."
  
  
  "Ibeijing izimisele ukuzibeka engozini", izwi likali yuen eliyisicaba lafika ngomnyango. "Ngicela, dokotela, ulungiselele umbiko ozobathumela kungakapheli amahora angu-24. Bazocela izazi zezinto eziphilayo Zasechina ukuba zihlole lokho okutholile Ebeijing."Amazwi okugcina ayehlekisa, futhi ayehloselwe ukuhlambalaza.
  
  
  Kwaba nokuthula okufushane ekamelweni. Khona-Ke izwi likazeno elinamandla laqhubeka, " kulungile, ngizobaphekela okuthile."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga dokotela."Ithoni kali yuen yayimnandi.
  
  
  Isikhathi sayo sokusuka emini. Uzeno waphuma, eqinile futhi ethukuthele ehhovisi elingaphakathi. Wangibuka, owayemi phakathi egumbini lokulinda, wabe esehamba ngomnyango wangaphandle wangena egcekeni. Eyakhe yamlandela futhi yabheka ohlangothini lwe-ego, cishe yaya elabhorethri. Yena, wabuyela egumbini lokulinda. Kwadingeka nginqume ukuthi ngizoya kubo ngqo noma ngiyomisa ehhovisi Likali yuen. Ngakhetha lokhu kokugcina ngoba kungokwabo ukuthi okungenani amanye amaphepha achaza ukuthuthuka okubi Kwe-Omega ayoba Ngawezibalo Ne-l5. Mhlawumbe wayenazo ngisho namakhophi azo zonke izinto Uzeno ayezibhalile.
  
  
  Wabuyela emnyango ovulekile ehhovisi Likali yuen. Kwakunguluger owayikhipha futhi wangena emnyango njengoba Uli yuen ayevula isisefo sodonga.
  
  
  U-Emu wamvumela ukuba ayivule, wabe esekhuluma.:
  
  
  "Ukukhathazeka kwakho Ngebeijing sekuphelile, uyazi."
  
  
  Waphenduka ngokushesha, ebukeka emangele ebusweni bakhe obuyindilinga. Ngangicabanga ukuthi wayemncane, mhlawumbe engamashumi amathathu. Wagxila Kumshayeli we-luger njengoba ayedonsa inhlamvu.
  
  
  Isibhamu sasikhonkotha kakhulu ekamelweni, Futhi Uli yuen waphenduka ukuze abheke emnyango ovulekile wesisefo, washaya ubuso bakhe emaphethelweni. Njengoba ehla, wabamba umnyango ngezandla zombili futhi washiya ibala elibomvu elimnyama kuwo.
  
  
  Ngakhahlela umzimba wakhe futhi awuzange uhambe. Nganginethemba lokuthi umsindo wokudubula wawungeke udlule kude ekamelweni, kodwa ngangingenakho ukukhetha ngenxa yesikhathi. Wafinyelela ebhokisini futhi wakhipha inqwaba yamaphepha namafolda amabili amnyama anemichilo yesiliva esembozweni. Enye yabhalwa Ngesishayina YI-OMEGA project. Esinye, ngesingisi, sifundeka nje NGOKUTHI IDEMONI LIKAZENO.
  
  
  Wabheka ifayela Likazeno futhi walahla i-ego phansi. Lapho ngivula elinye ifayela, ngaqaphela ukuthi kwakuyingxenye yalokho engangikudinga. Kwakukhona amanye amanothi Okuqala Kazeno kulo msebenzi, imiyalezo phakathi Kukalee Nozeno, namatafula ezinhlamvu nezinombolo ezilandelela ukuthuthukiswa kwe-Omega bug. Wavala ifolda, waphenduka, waphuma emakamelweni.
  
  
  Kwakunomsindo omncane egumbini lokulinda, nokugxuma okuncane emnyango wekhabethe lapho owesifazane Wasechina ayemkhangisa khona. Kwakungenandaba manje. Njengoba umyeni wakhe ephenduka ezohamba, umnyango wangaphandle wavuleka, futhi kwakukhona indoda enkulu emnyama eyayimi lapho.
  
  
  Wabheka isihlalo esingenalutho wabe esebheka ifolda engaphansi kwengalo yami. Yaqala ukudlula umimmo him.
  
  
  Wabuza. "Uphi Unkk. jing?"
  
  
  Wakhomba ehhovisi elingaphakathi Lapho Uli yuen ayelele khona efile. "Unaye Uli yuen", ngishilo. Kwakunomsindo owawuzungeze ikhabethe, futhi walibuka.
  
  
  Isibhamu sakhe saphinde saphuma futhi sahlasela i-ego yakhe esisekelweni sobuhlalu bakhe. Wabubula wawa phansi.
  
  
  "Bala izibusiso zakho," kusho isibalo sakhe esingazi lutho. Khona-ke, wangena emnyango wehla ehholo Ngendlela Udamon Zeno ayehambe ngayo.
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi nanye.
  
  
  Indoda ende, enamandla yasentabeni okuthiwa Upo Almohadov, eyayigqoke iyunifomu yebutho Lasemorocco, yayivimba umnyango oya elabhorethri. Wayenezintshebe ezimnyama ezijiyile namacici ezindlebeni zakhe. Amahlombe nesifuba sika-Ego kwakwelula ukuma. Intamo ka-Ego yayiminyene njengasezinqeni zamadoda athile. Wangibheka emehlweni, ngokwesibonelo, ngalokho okwakungachazwa kuphela njengobutha obuqhoshayo. Ngaphezulu kwe-ego, ngaphezu kwekhanda lomnyango ovaliwe, kwakudwetshwe izimpawu eziningana eziyisixwayiso ngesingisi nangesi-arabhu. UMNYANGO " A " WOCWANINGO. Ukungena akuvunyelwe nakancane. Abaphula umthetho bayojeziswa.
  
  
  "Yini oyifunayo?"Ummoroccan omkhulu wabuza ngesingisi esinamazwi amaningi.
  
  
  "Ingabe Udkt. Zeno ungaphakathi?"
  
  
  "Ukhona lapho ."
  
  
  "Kumelwe ngilethe leli fayela", ngathi, ngibonisa I-Emu leli fayela ngaphansi kwengalo yami.
  
  
  "Ingabe unayo imvume yokuphepha esezingeni eliphakeme?"
  
  
  Ngachaza: "uli yuen wangithumela".
  
  
  "Kumelwe ube nephasi eliphakeme", ephikelela. "Uma ungakwenzi, ngizoletha ifayela."
  
  
  Wamemeza: "kulungile."Wanikeza U-Emu ifolda eyigugu. Lapho nje izandla Zika-Ego sezikhona kunen, i-poi yakhe yafinyelela esithombeni.
  
  
  Kodwa wayebukhali. Wabona ukunyakaza, walahla amaphepha, futhi wabamba isihlakala sami, esasiphuma ngaphansi kwengubo. Ngazama konke okusemandleni ami ukumkhomba ngesibhamu, kodwa sasinamandla kakhulu kimi. Waphambukisa isihlakala sami kanzima, futhi umshayeli we-luger wawa ezandleni zami. Okwesikhashana, wacabanga ukuthi wayephuke ithambo. Wangibamba ngezandla zombili wangicindezela ukuba ngikhale ngalolo suku. Amazinyo ami ayekhuluma, futhi wayengakwazi ukugxila kithi umzuzu. Izandla ezinkulu zavala umphimbo wami. Amandla e-ego ayemakhulu kangangokuthi ngangazi ukuthi wayezochoboza ipayipi lami lomoya ngaphambi kokuba angibulale. Wakhulula izandla zakhe isikhashana futhi wacindezela kanzima izingalo zika-ih K Ego, ekhulula ukubamba kwakhe. Ngamshaya lapho ngangicabanga ukuthi idolo lakhe lesobunxele lizoba khona, lixhunywe, futhi ngezwa amathambo eqhekeka.
  
  
  Ama-Almohad akhipha ukukhala okuthulisiwe futhi awa. I-ego yakhe yamshaya kanzima ekhanda ngesandla sakhe sokunene. Akazange awe. Yaphinde yafika endaweni efanayo, futhi yawela phansi.
  
  
  Kodwa ngemva komzuzwana, wabamba isibhamu ebhande lakhe futhi washesha kakhulu ngenxa yendoda enkulu. Eyakhe yawela phezu kwakhe, njengoba nje isibhamu sasiphuma esikhwameni saso. Uhugo wangena esandleni sami njengoba i-ego yakhe yayishaya. Lapho ewa emhlane futhi ebona ukukhanya kwenkemba, waphakamisa isandla sakhe ukuze ayivimbe, kodwa ngayiphonsa emuva isikhathi eside ngokwanele Ukuba U-Ego akwazi ukugxuma ngokushesha, eshayela i-stiletto ekhanda le-emu, ngaphansi nje kwendlebe yangakwesobunxele. Kwakunokukhala okuzungeze i-ego ye-rta evulekile, ukuzamazama okunamandla kwe-ego yomzimba omkhulu, futhi wayefile.
  
  
  Wabheka phezulu, futhi umhubhe wawusalahliwe. Wathatha izinyathelo ezimbalwa wavula umnyango wehhovisi elincane. Kwakungekho muntu lapho. Wabuyela kunogada, wadonsela u-ego ekamelweni elincane, wavala umnyango. Wabe eselungisa ijazi lakhe elimhlophe laselabhorethri, washintsha izikhali, futhi waqoqa ifolda. Ngavula umnyango waselabhorethri futhi ngangena sengathi le ndawo ingeyami.
  
  
  Kwakuyigumbi elikhulu eligcwele amatafula nemishini. Ematafuleni kwakunemizila yamathangi amancane engilazi engangicabanga ukuthi ayesetshenziselwa ukukhulisa I-Omega. Umshini omkhulu we-elekthronikhi wawuhlala kolunye uhlangothi lwekamelo, futhi umlindi wayegoba phezu kwalo. Kwakunabanye abasizi abathathu baselabhorethri ngaphandle Kukadkt. Z. ngokwakhe, owayethatha amanothi ekhawunteni.
  
  
  Ngakwesobunxele kwakunekhabethe eliphakeme elenziwe ngensimbi nokhuni. Izindonga zaleli khabethe zaqiniswa ngengilazi, ukuze kubonakale okuqukethwe yi-ego. Kwakunamakhulu amabhodlela engilazi anamalebula ayebambeke kuwo. Ngaphakathi kulezi ziqukathi kwakunento eluhlaza okotshani ayecabanga ukuthi yayiyinguquko Ye-Omega ekhulisiwe.
  
  
  Udkt. n waya ekhawunteni eduze kwesihlalo futhi wafunda ingilazi phezu kwelangabi eliphansi. Njengoba ngangimazi emhlanganweni omfushane odlule nasezithombeni ze-AX, wayeyindoda ende enobuso obunjengekhilikhi namahlombe agobekile. Izinwele zika-Ego zaziqinile futhi zenziwe ngensimbi. Impumulo yayincanyana kodwa futhi iphakeme, futhi umlomo wawubanzi, unomlomo ophansi ogcwele. Ngokungafani namanye amadoda amaningi ayesekamelweni, Uz wayengagqokile izibuko, futhi amehlo akhe angwevu amnyama ayebanda futhi ekhanya.
  
  
  Iseluleko sikahawke sabuyela kuye. Uverna Zeno, uma ungakwazi. Ukubulala i-ego yami uma ngingakwazi ukukwenza. Kwakhethwa Uzeno.
  
  
  Akekho ekamelweni owangibona, noma uma benza kanjalo, abazange banake. Ngokushesha waya Kuzeno futhi, esondela kuye, wabeka ifayela Le-Omega esihlalweni ukuze lingangiphazamisi. Ngahamba ngaya kuye, ngimi phakathi kwakhe namanye amadoda agqoke amajazi amhlophe ekamelweni ukuze angaboni ukuthi kwakwenzekani. Khona-Ke Uwilhelmina wayikhipha. Uzeno waphakamisa ikhanda lakhe ngaleso sikhathi, wabheka isibhamu ngokunganaki isikhashana, wabe esengibheka ngamehlo akhe aqinile, akhanyayo.
  
  
  "Kuyini?"wangitshela ngokhahlo ngezwi elinamandla, elinomsindo. "Wenzani lapha?"
  
  
  "Ngizokunikeza inkomba encane", emtshela ngezwi eliphansi, eliqinile. "Akukhona ukuthi ivela Ku-L5".
  
  
  Amehlo amnyama ka-Ego ancipha kancane njengoba engibuka, futhi ukubukeka kokuqonda kwawela ubuso bakhe. "Ngakho yilokho kuphela."Wazama ukufihla ukwesaba kwakhe. "Uyisiphukuphuku. Awusoze waphuma elabhorethri uphila.
  
  
  "Akuwona umsebenzi wami ukuphuma ngiphila", kusho u-emu kuye kancane futhi ngokungaphuthumi. Wayivumela ukuba ingene isikhashana ngenxa yokugula. Ngambona, ngibona ukubuka kuka-ego kwamanye amadoda angemuva kwami. "Ungakwenzi lokhu. Ngaphandle uma ungenandaba nokubheka nokushaya imbobo esifubeni sakho ngosayizi webhola le-baseball."
  
  
  Wabheka phansi isibhamu wabe esebuyela emehlweni ami. "Yini oyifunayo?"wabuza.
  
  
  I-luger yamfaka ezinhlangothini ze-ego. "ell abanye ukuba bahambe, " ngasho buthule. "Batshele ukuthi Uli yuen ufuna ukukuhlangabeza wedwa lapha. Batshele noma yini, kodwa uthole ih out okwesikhashana. Futhi wenze i-ih ikholwe."
  
  
  Udamon Zeno wabheka isibhamu wabe esengibheka. "Angikwazi ukukwenza lokho. Laba bantu...."
  
  
  "Ngizodonsa inhlamvu uma ungakwenzi."
  
  
  Uzeno wazama kanzima ukuvimbela intukuthelo yakhe eyayikhula. Kodwa ukwesaba kwe-ego kwakunamandla. "Yiphutha Likali yuen", wazihlebela kabuhlungu. Lapho engibheka emehlweni, wabona ukuthi ngangisho lokho engangikusho futhi kancane kancane waphendukela kwamanye amadoda ayeselabhorethri.
  
  
  "Madoda, ngicela unake."Walinda kwaze kwaba yilapho wonke umuntu ephenduka ezombheka. "Umqondisi wacela ukuba ngihlangane nami ngokuphuthumayo lapha ngemizuzu eyishumi. Ngiyesaba ukuthi kuzodingeka ngikucele ukuba uthathe ikhefu emsebenzini. Kungani nonke ningathathi ikhefu lekhofi futhi ngizokujoyina maduze? "
  
  
  Kwakunokukhononda okuthile, kodwa basuka. Isibhamu sakhe sasifihliwe kwaze kwaba yilapho behamba. Wabe esebuyela Kudkt. N.
  
  
  "Uphi okutholakele kwakho kwakamuva namanothi?"wambuza. "Zona, eziziphelelisa, zisefayilini Likali yuen."
  
  
  Ukubuka kukazeno kwagijimela ngaphandle kokuzithandela ekhabetheni lensimbi elalivaliwe ekamelweni elilandelayo. "Kumelwe ube ongenalwazi", esho ngobumnene. "Ucabanga ngempela ukuthi ngizokunikeza I-Omega epuletini lesiliva? Kunoma ikuphi, la marekhodi awahlukanisi lutho kuwe noma kunoma ubani omunye kwezobunhloli Basemelika.
  
  
  "Ngizobheja ukuthi amarekhodi akuleli khabethe", ngishilo, ngibuka ukusabela kwe-ego yami. "Futhi leyo nguquko yamasiko icashe ngemuva kwengilazi ayibubula."
  
  
  Ubuso bukazeno baba mnyama ngenxa yokukhungatheka nentukuthelo. "Phuma lapha uma usukwazi", esho ngokhahlo. "Noma Wena Yuen uyokusika ube yizicucu ezincane."
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. "Uli yuen ufile."
  
  
  Yena, wabona ukubonakaliswa kwama-ego kunyakaza ebusweni babo. Ukungakholwa, bese kushaqisa, kuthukuthele, futhi ekugcineni kube nokwesaba okusha.
  
  
  "Kunjalo Nangojenin Jikelele", ngishilo. "Cishe u-Odin manje, Zeno, ngisho noma bengibulala."
  
  
  Ubuso bukazeno obumhlophe babulwela ukulawula. "Uma Uli yuen efile, uyadingeka. Lena I-Omega, hhayi wena."
  
  
  "Kuyamangalisa ngempela", ngishilo. "Yingakho kufanele ahambe. Futhi nawe, uma unenkani. Unkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi kungani, kodwa nginemiyalo yokukubuyisa nami uma ufuna ukuhamba. Izwi lami labonisa ukudelela kwami. "Ngininika ithuba lokukhetha ukuba qotho manje."
  
  
  Wabheka Emuva kuluger. "Futhi uyobhubhisa I-Omega?"
  
  
  "Kulungile lokho."Waya ekhabetheni, wathatha isibonakhulu, waphula isivalo sabo wasiphoqa. Wawisa insimbi eyayilimele phansi, wasusa isivalo, wavula umnyango wekhabethe.
  
  
  Ngaphakathi kwakunefolda Yasemanila, namanye amaphepha ambalwa. U-Ih wayiqoqa futhi wabheka Uzeno. Ukubukeka okunamandla kwama-ego abo kwangitshela ukuthi ngizoshaya i-jackpot. Wenza konke okusefayilini Upo Li, Uyuen, alithatha ebhokisini futhi ngokushesha waskena izinto
  
  
  Kwakubonakala kuyindlela efanele yokwenza.
  
  
  "Ngizokuletha kulo msebenzi", Kusho Uzeno ngezwi eliphansi elinomqondo wokuphelelwa yithemba. "Amashayina akudingeki abe nakho konke. Uyazi, ingabe unombono wokuthi I-Omega ingenza umuntu abe namandla kangakanani? "
  
  
  "Ngaba nephupho elibi", ngavuma, ngavala ifayela. Umshayeli we-luger wayicindezela ngobubanzi bayo, wayithwala inqwaba yamaphepha akhululekile ayise ebunsen burner, futhi wafaka i-ih emlilweni.
  
  
  "Cha!"washo ngokuzwakalayo .
  
  
  amaphepha ayeshisa. Waya nabo emafayilini, Futhi Uzeno wanquma. Wangihlasela, futhi ngawela ngaphansi kwesisindo sakhe, ngashaya isihlalo eside esinamasiko namapayipi okuhlola, futhi konke kwawa phansi.
  
  
  Inqwaba yamaphepha avuthayo yaphuma ezungeze isandla sami futhi yawela phansi ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho ingilazi noketshezi kuphahlazeka. Kumelwe kube nokuthile okuvuthayo emathunjini okuhlola, ngoba aqhuma amalangabi abhongayo phakathi kwethu nekhabethe lodonga olude lapho kwakukhona khona ukuguquka kwe-Omega okuhlwanyelwe. Umlilo wafinyelela ekhabetheni elikhulu lokhuni ngemizuzu embalwa nje futhi wavutha ngokushesha.
  
  
  "O Nkulunkulu wami!"Uzeno wamemeza. Sasilwa kanzima saze safika ezinyaweni zethu ngokwehlukana, singakhathalelani okwamanje. Wabuka isikhashana njengoba umlilo wawukhahlela ikhabethe lodonga futhi usakazekela ematafuleni amade lapho kwakuthuthukiswa khona izilimo. Uzeno wangisindisa emsebenzini othile.
  
  
  Uzeno wamemeza phakathi kwamalangabi aqhumayo. "Maye kuwe!"
  
  
  Akazange amlalele. Wabuyela etafuleni lapho amafayela ayesalele khona, wathatha i-ih, wayiphonsa esihogweni esasikhula. Uzeno wabona engangikwenza futhi wathatha isinyathelo esincane njengokungathi uzonginyathela, wabe esenqikaza. Into elandelayo ayeyazi, wayegijimela ebhokisini elingasohlangothini oluphambene lomgwaqo.
  
  
  Lakhishwa Uwilhelmina futhi lalibhekiswe ekhanda Likadkt. Z. lapho efika kwabakwacares. Khona-ke ngezwa iminyango ivuleka ngemva kwami.
  
  
  Lapho ephenduka Ezeno, washayisana nonogada ababili abagijimela ekamelweni. Omunye wabo wayenesibhamu, futhi wayengikhomba. Yena, wazithoba komunye wesizwe ngasinye lapho sidubula, futhi isibhamu saphenduka ikhanda lami futhi salahla iziqukathi zamasiko ngemuva kwami. Omunye unogada wayehamba ezungeza izinhlangothi zami, kodwa angizange ngimlalele. Yaphendula ngokudubula unogada wokuqala futhi yashaya i-emu esifubeni. Wawa wabuyela esihlalweni wasigumbuqela. Wayesefile ngesikhathi eshayisa phansi.
  
  
  Lapho ngiphendukela komunye unogada, wangihlasela. Wangikhipha ezinsimbini zokulinganisa ngaphambi kokuba Umshayeli akwazi ukuhlasela, futhi sashaya isihlalo, saphula ingilazi eyengeziwe. Umlilo wawukhula eduze kwethu. Endaweni ethile ngemuva kwekhanda lakhe, wezwa i-Alamu Uzeno ayeyivule egcekeni elingaphandle komnyango.
  
  
  Le ndoda enkulu yangishaya kanzima ebusweni, futhi yangishaya phansi emhlane. Ekhoneni leso lakhe, wabona Uzeno ecisha amalangabi ngejazi lakhe laselabhorethri kodwa wangaphumelela. Unogada wangishaya futhi futhi wabamba I-luger . Ubugovu bakhe baqala ukuphendukela kuye njengoba engicindezela. Isandla sami sasishukumisela kancane ebusweni bakhe, futhi ngabona umjuluko uphuma ebunzini lakhe nasezindebeni zakhe njengoba sasilwela ukulawula umlomo. Nganginamandla. Isentimitha ngesentimitha, isibhamu sakhe sasibheke kuye kwaze kwaba yilapho sifinyelela endaweni engaphezulu kweso lesobunxele Lika-Ego. Wakhipha isibhamu futhi waklebhula ikhanda le-emu.
  
  
  Ngalala emuva ngikhathele, ngicindezela isidumbu esinegazi kude nami. Ngazikhandla ukuze ngibone Uzeno phakathi kwamalangabi nentuthu, futhi ngabe sengimbona egijima eya kimi. I-EMU luger yamhlasela futhi yamdubula, kodwa yahluleka, futhi wayengasekho.
  
  
  Walwa kanzima waze wafika ezinyaweni zakhe. Ijazi lakhe elaliqhekekile lalikhishwe ukuze anikeze inkululeko eyengeziwe yokuhamba. Ngandlela-thile yawela emlilweni yafika osukwini. Uzeno wayengabonakali ndawo egcekeni. Wabuyela isikhashana elabhorethri futhi wabona amalangabi ebhubhisa i-Zeno beetle ne-ego records. Umlilo wawusuvele usakazeke elabhorethri wangena ephasishi ngomnyango ongamamitha ayisihlanu ukusuka lapho, futhi ngangisola ukuthi wawuphule izindonga futhi wangena kwamanye amakamelo. Kwakubonakala sengathi yonke into yayizoshiswa.
  
  
  Wagijima ehla ngompheme, ephefumula. Abantu nemishini yokucisha umlilo babedlula kimi beya elabhorethri, kodwa kwase kwephuze kakhulu. Le nkampani yayisenkingeni enkulu: imigudu yayigcwele intuthu, futhi izisebenzi zaziphuthuma lapho ziphuma khona. Isimiso se-alamu sasisakhala futhi kwakunokumemeza okuningi okuxakayo esakhiweni njengoba umyeni wakhe ethuthela ekuphumeni kwangemuva ngemuva kwabantu ababili ababethukuthele.
  
  
  Wayengaphandle endaweni yokupaka ngemuva. Umlilo wawusuvele uqhume ophahleni ezindaweni ezithile futhi wawukhuphukela phezulu emoyeni, intuthu emnyama ikhuphukela esibhakabhakeni. Isikhala esingaphandle kwesakhiwo sasigcwala ngokushesha abantu bephefumula. Abanye bazama ukuxhuma amapayipi omlilo. Wahamba ezungeza isakhiwo futhi wabona iveni encane imemeza kakhulu njengoba yayibheke esangweni elikhulu. Udamon Zeno wayehola i-ego. Wama ngokuzumayo esangweni futhi wamemeza okuthile kubaqaphi. Wabe esehamba.
  
  
  Ngagijimela eland rover eseduze, ngabuka ideshibhodi, ngathola okhiye. Wagxumela ngaphakathi wathatha imoto; amasondo aphenduka Futhi Iland rover yagingqika phambili.
  
  
  Eyakhe yayikude ngamamitha ambalwa kuphela lapho onogada ababili esangweni elikhulu beyibona ihamba ibheke kubo. Kumelwe ukuba uzeno wabatshela ukuba bangivimbe. Bobabili babenezibhamu, futhi lowo owayebazungezile wadutshulwa futhi waphula ingilazi yangaphambili eduze kwekhanda lami. Ngaphuma endleleni yokuchoboza ingilazi njengoba ukuqhuma kwakudwengula isakhiwo esiseduze, futhi kwaqubuka amalangabi ngemva kwami. U-Odin ezungeze onogada walimala ngamalahle andizayo futhi washiswa ngokumemeza.
  
  
  Washaya inkinobho yokwethusa, wafaka imoto emuva, waphenduka imoto yaba ifu lothuli, futhi wabhonga ngemuva kwesakhiwo ukuze azame ukuvula isango ngakolunye uhlangothi. Njengoba ngangizungeza ekhoneni lesakhiwo, kwaqhuma amalangabi futhi kwacima izinwele engalweni yami yangakwesobunxele. Kwakuzwakala ngentshiseko ebukhali yomuntu. Kwakunodonga lomlilo phambi kwami, phakathi kwesakhiwo esikhulu nesakhiwo sezinsizakalo ngemuva. Angizange ngisho ngichofoze ukuhlukunyezwa ngoba ngangingenakho ukukhetha. Washayisa kanzima i-accelerator futhi wancika kancane emotweni evulekile, wawela emlilweni.
  
  
  Okwesikhashana, konke kwakuwukushisa okuphuzi okukhanyayo nentuthu ecindezelayo, futhi kwakunjengesithando somlilo. Wabe esekhululeka futhi waphinde waphenduka, ebheke esangweni elikhulu.
  
  
  Unogada waphuma endleleni ngesikhathi esifanele ukuze agweme ukushaywa U-Ego. Omunye unogada wangibona futhi wangena ngokungagwegwesi phakathi kweland rover nesango. Wakhomba futhi wadubula, ebuka njengoba amehlo akhe ayephuma esikhwameni sensimbi sesibuko sangaphambili, wabe esegxumela odakeni ngokushesha, kude nemoto. Ngesinye isikhathi, wangena ngemoto emasangweni esikhungo futhi wehla ngomgwaqo oya Edamon Zeno.
  
  
  Njengoba yayizungeza ukuze ithole izimpawu lapho i-patrol yayimangaze khona mina Nogabrielle ngaphambili, ijubane layo lancipha umzuzu futhi yabheka phezu kwehlombe layo elabhorethri. Isimo sasisiphithiphithi ngokuphelele. Umlilo wawungalawuleki, futhi intuthu emnyama yayikhanya ngaphezu kwawo. Akekho ozongilandela. Babematasa kakhulu behlenga isakhiwo.
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi nambili.
  
  
  Ngehora lokuqala, ivan Zeno yayishayela yayingabonakali ndawo. Yayishiya kuphela amathayi amasha. Uzeno wayelibangise eningizimu-mpumalanga Esuka Emhamid, ehlane.
  
  
  Phakathi nehora lesibili noma ngaphezulu, wabona iveni enefu elikhulu lothuli liphuma ngemva kwayo. Khona-ke iveni yaphinde yalahlekelwa yilokho kubukeka isikhathi esingaphezu kwengxenye yehora, kodwa ngokungazelelwe yamthola ehlezi phakathi kwendawo ebanzi, eyomile yesihlabathi nebhulashi, eduze kwedwala eliphakeme. Elinye isondo lalingenalutho. Yayimiswa Indiza Enophephela Emhlane, injini yokucwaninga yokuxazulula izinkinga, futhi yaphuma izungeze imoto. Amehlo akhe agxumela enqoleni, ezibuza ukuthi Uzeno ukuphi. Ebambe Uwilhelmina, waya emotweni wabheka ngaphakathi. Uzeno wayengekho ndawo. Izikhiye zazisekhona lapho kuvutha. Wabheka phansi ezungeze iveni futhi wabona amathrekhi ehola ngqo phambili lapho ayeya khona. Uzeno kwadingeka afune kakhulu ukuqala ukuhamba kuleli zwe. Waphendukela emuva emotweni ukuze asuse okhiye ababezungeze isivunguvungu. Njengoba ayegoba, wezwa umsindo ngemva kwakhe futhi wazizwa eshaywa ngemuva ekhanda nasentanyeni. Ubuhlungu baqhuma emakhanda ami, futhi lapho bushaya phansi, kwaqubuka umoya omnyama phezu kwami.
  
  
  Ilanga lalikhanya kakhulu lapho amehlo ami evuleka kancane. Okwesikhashana, ngangingazi ukuthi ngikuphi. Wabe esebheka phezulu ngamehlo angacacile futhi kancane kancane wakhumbula. Wavala amehlo akhe ekukhanyeni, waphendulela ikhanda lakhe kancane, futhi wezwa ubuhlungu obukhulu esisekelweni sobuhlalu bakhe.
  
  
  Ngalala lapho amehlo ami evaliwe futhi ngazama ukucabanga. Uzeno wangihlasela ngokuphelele. Cishe wayecabanga ukuthi isishayo sasingibulele. Kungenjalo, wayeyothatha isibhamu sami angidubule.
  
  
  Wavula amehlo akhe futhi, futhi ukukhanya kwe-orb eshisayo kwakubuhlungu. Kwakungekho land rover ye-estestvenno. Wahlala phansi futhi wakhonkotha kakhulu njengoba ubuhlungu babudutshulwa ekhanda nasentanyeni yami. Isando sasishaya ikhanda lami. Waguqa kabuhlungu wazama ukuma, kodwa wawa eceleni kweveni futhi wacishe wawa futhi. Ngimbone kabili kuphela.
  
  
  Wakhubeka ngemuva kweveni wabheka ngaphakathi. Naphezu kokubona kwami okubi. Ngabona Uzeno ethatha izihluthulelo. I-hood yemoto yayiphezulu. Waya kuyo ngokunganaki, wabheka ngaphakathi, futhi wathola ukuthi izintambo zokusabalalisa zazingekho. Uzeno akazange angenzele lutho ngakho, ngoba wayecabanga ukuthi ngifile. Wayengafuni nje ukuba abantu bomdabu bakhubeke endaweni yesehlakalo futhi bashayele iveni Baye Emhamid, lapho yayizoxhunywa khona elabhorethri.
  
  
  Wayencike kakhulu kufender yemoto. Okwesikhashana, isicanucanu sakhuphuka esiswini sami futhi ngazizwa nginesiyezi. Ngamlinda, ngikhala, ngithemba ukuthi kuzodlula. Lezo zindlela eziqalekisiwe eziholela ngaphandle kweveni. Uzeno wayehlakaniphile. Waya embuthanweni okhethekile, wabuyela emthambekeni wedwala futhi wangilinda lapho ephethe insimbi noma i-jack. Wayeyisiphukuphuku.
  
  
  Isiyezi sancipha. Yena, wabheka ohlangothini Uzeno ayevela kulo, futhi wazibuza ukuthi ngingakwazi yini ukuthola indlela yami yokubuyela emgwaqweni ongcolile,
  
  
  ngisho noma athola amandla okuya kude kangaka. Kodwa kwakufanelekile ukuzama. Ngangingakwazi ukuhlala lapha.
  
  
  Waphuma ngemuva kweveni wahamba. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, ngangifuna ukulala phansi emthunzini, ngiphumule, futhi ngivumele ubuhlungu ekhanda nasentanyeni yami buphele. Kungcono ngisho nokuchitha isonto embhedeni wasesibhedlela nomhlengikazi omuhle. Mhlawumbe Ugabriyeli.
  
  
  Ngacindezela leyo micabango ekhanda lami futhi ngahamba ngokungafani, ngidubula ubuhlungu ngesinyathelo ngasinye. Izithukuthuku zaconsa ebunzini lami zangena emehlweni ami, futhi umlomo wami wanambitheka womile futhi unamachashazi. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi kude kangakanani nomgwaqo? Wazama ukwakha kabusha ukuthi kwase kudlule isikhathi esingakanani lapho eshayela eya kule ndawo ekude, Wabe eseya Kuzeno, kodwa wayengakwazi ukugxila ngempela emicabangweni yakhe kunoma yini enye.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe isiyezi sabuya, futhi ubumnyama bagcwalisa imiphetho yombono wami. Ikhanda nesifuba sami kwashayeka kanzima, futhi ngangazi ukuthi ngase ngiwile. Wabubula ebuhlungwini futhi walala lapho, engazami ukuvuka ngisho nomzuzwana. Emhlabathini, kwakunemilenze eminingi engcono kunasezinyaweni. Ngangikwazi ukuzwa ilanga ngemuva entanyeni yami njengensimbi yomfudlana, futhi ngangikwazi ukuhogela izimbiza emzimbeni wami okhathele. Futhi ngazizwela. Ngazizwela kakhulu, futhi wazitshela ukuthi ngangingakwazi ukuqhubeka, ukuthi ngangifanelwe ukuphumula lapha.
  
  
  Kodwa enye ingxenye yami yacindezela. "Vuka, Carter, umthungi nina! Vuka uhambe, noma uzofela lapha."
  
  
  Eyakhe, yayazi ukuthi izwi laliqinisile. Ngalilalela, futhi ngangazi ukuthi liyiqiniso. Ukube wayengeke avuke manje, wayengeke avuke nhlobo. Leli langa ngehora elilodwa liyokwenza ubuchopho bami bubilise.
  
  
  Ngandlela-thile, waphinde wasukuma. Wabheka phansi ebheke emasondweni emoto ayeyilandela. Kwakungekho lutho lapho. Ngacindezela amehlo ami futhi ngazama ukugxila, kodwa angikwazanga. wathuthuka amamitha ambalwa, wabe esephenduka kancane. Ukungaboni kahle noma cha, zazingekho izindlela zemoto eduze kwami. Ngilahlekelwe yiyo.
  
  
  Wabheka phezulu elangeni, futhi kwakunjengokungathi ubuka ngomnyango ovulekile wesithando somlilo somkhandi. Kwakusendleleni ehlukile uma kuqhathaniswa nalapho eqala ukuhamba. Noma ingabe kwakunjalo? Ngangingacabangi. Wavala amehlo akhe futhi wafafaza. Kwakufanele amkhumbule. Lapho ngiqala ukuhamba, ilanga lalisekunene kwami. Yebo, wayeqiniseka ngakho.
  
  
  Waphinde waqhubekela phambili. Wasula umjuluko emehlweni akhe, kodwa wawenza ashisa nakakhulu. Nganginamakhanda amaningi ngaphakathi. Wagijima ulimi lwakhe olunjengesikhumba phezu kwezindebe zami ezomile futhi waqaphela ukuthi ilanga lasogwadule lase lingiphelelwe amanzi emzimbeni kunalokho engangikuthanda ukucabanga. Wabona okuthile kuhamba phansi futhi wayeka, wacishe wawa futhi. Kwakuyisithunzi. Ngabheka phezulu ngabona impungushe iphakeme ngaphezu kwami, izungeza futhi izungeza ngaphandle komsindo.
  
  
  Eyakhe, yakhonkotha, futhi yaqhubeka ihamba. Waziphonsa phansi njengoba ayehamba enqamula emhlabathini onesihlabathi, enethemba lokuthi uzophinde abone amathayi. Ngazama ukugcina ilanga ngakwesokudla sami isikhashana, kodwa ngabe sengigxuma. Ngacabanga Ngodamon Zeno nokuthi wamvumela kanjani u-emu ukuba abe nami. Ukuguquka Kwe-Omega kwakumbhubhisile, kodwa njengoba Uzeno ayesadedela, wayengaqala kwenye indawo. Yingakho Udavid hawke athi makambulale uma engabuyi njengesiboshwa sami.
  
  
  Ulimi lwami lwaluba lukhulu, njengoba nganginengubo yoboya emlonyeni wami. Ukujuluka kwakungekubi kangako ngoba ngangomile ngaphakathi. Uthuli olwalugqokiswe ezingutsheni zami, phezu komswakama, ebusweni bami, emehlweni nasezindlebeni zami. Kwavimbela izimbobo zami zamakhala. Futhi imilenze yami yaba namandla kakhulu. Ingqondo yakhe yabuyela kuyo yonke leyo migqa yamasiko ayehloselwe Ibeijing. Futhi lapha wayesegumbini elibi, ehamba phansi emgwaqweni phakathi kwemigqa yobuso obushayekile.
  
  
  Uhlangothi lwami lwaphinde lwawela phansi futhi lwangenza ngaphenduka. Isibhamu sakhe siphambili ezinyaweni zaso, kodwa siyadideka. Manje sekuphinde kwehle. Ngokokuqala ngqá, ngazizwa ingemuva lekhanda lakhe, Lapho Uzeno ayengishaye khona, futhi igazi elomisiwe lase lomile lapho. Ngabuka emuva ngabona ukuthi ngangisemhlabathini oqinile phezu kobumba olunosawoti olwalubonakala lunwebeka ngokungapheli kuzo zonke izinkomba. Kwakuyindawo embi. Lapha, lapho umuntu egula, wayefakwa iqanda epanini. Yonke indawo yayomisiwe yaze yafika ethanjeni, futhi ubumba lwalumbozwe imifantu engamasentimitha ayisithupha ububanzi. Kwakungekho zimila emkhathizwe. Nganginenkumbulo edlulayo yokubona ukuphela kwalesi sibalo ngaphambili, kodwa inkumbulo yayingasekho. Omunye umthunzi wadlula phezu kwamakhanda, futhi wabheka esihogweni esizolile esasiyisizulu, futhi wabona ukuthi manje kwase kunezimpungushe ezimbili kuso.
  
  
  Wazama ukuma, kodwa kulokhu akakwazanga ukudlula emadolweni akhe. Lokho kanye nezimpungushe kwangethusa ngempela. Uyise wayeguqe ngamadolo, ephapheme, ezama ukuthola ukuthi umgwaqo ungahamba ngayiphi indlela. Iqiniso eliqinile laliwukuthi ngangingazulazula lapha usuku lonke, ngihambe ngemibuthano njengebhungane entanjeni, futhi ngigcine lapho ngaqala khona. Ukube nje ubengabuyisela umbono wakhe ocacile, kungase kusize.
  
  
  Eyakhe yaqala ukuwela ubumba olushisayo ngezinyawo ezine, ubumba lushisa izandla zami njengoba eyakhe ihamba. Ukuqhekeka kobumba kwakha iphethini eyinkimbinkimbi ebusweni bezindlu, futhi ekupheleni kokuqhekeka kwangisika izandla namadolo.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, isiyezi sabuya, futhi indawo yangizungeza isiyezi. Ngokungazelelwe wabona ukukhanya kwesibhakabhaka esikhanyayo lapho kwakufanele kube khona yonke indawo yehhotela, futhi wazizwa eshaqekile ngokushaya ubumba oluqinile, kulokhu emhlane wakhe.
  
  
  Izimpungushe ezine. Wagwinya, wabheka nxazonke, waphinde wabala. Yebo, amaphiko amane, ih ahlebeza emoyeni oshisayo ongaphezulu. Ngaqhaqhazela kancane, futhi kancane kancane kwafika ukuqonda. Eyakhe yayimi ngezinjongo ze-ih, futhi izimpungushe zayithola. Bona, hhayi ilanga, babewusongo olusheshayo. Wawa emhlane, ebuthakathaka kakhulu ukuba angakwazi ngisho nokuziphakamisa kancane. Ukuzamazama kwengqondo nesithakazelo kwazilimaza.
  
  
  Wabonwa yizimpungushe Empumalanga Afrika. Babengadwengula imvubu ibe yizicucu ngemizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu futhi bahlanze amathambo kweminye eyishumi nanhlanu, ngakho konke okwakusele kwakuyindawo emnyama phansi. Izinyoni ezinkulu zazingesabi isilwane esiphilayo, ngisho nomuntu, uma lesi silwane sasikhubazekile. Futhi babenemikhuba emibi etafuleni. Babengenankinga ngokuqala ukudla kwabo okwesabekayo ngaphambi kokuba isilwane sife. Uma engakwazi ukumelana, wayekulungele ukuqoqa. Kwakunezindaba zezinkozi ezivela kubazingeli abamhlophe nabalandeli Base-Afrika engingathanda ukungazikhumbuli. Ngiye ngezwa ukuthi kungcono ukuqamba amanga ebusweni bakho ngemva kokuba usubuthakathaka, kodwa ngisho nangaleso sikhathi wawusengozini ngoba wawuhlasela izinso zakho, okwakubuhlungu kakhulu kunamehlo akho.
  
  
  Wamemeza ngobuthakathaka kubo. "Hamba!"
  
  
  Babonakala bengezwa. Lapho umsindo wezwi lami uphela, ugwadule lwabonakala luthule nakakhulu. Ukuthula kwazwakala ezindlebeni zami, kuzwakala. Wavumela ikhanda lakhe ukuba liwele odakeni oluqinile, futhi umbono ophindwe kabili wabuyela. Wakhala kakhulu. Kwakuphakathi nosuku kuphela, amahora amaningana okushisa okushisayo ngaphambi kokuba kuhlwe. Ngazizwa sengathi ngizowa kudala ngaphambi kwalokho. Khona-ke izinyoni ziyongibamba. Ngokushesha okukhulu.
  
  
  Waziphakamisa ngendololwane eyodwa futhi. Mhlawumbe igobolondo layo likhomba endaweni engafanele. Mhlawumbe kwandisa ibanga phakathi kwayo nomgwaqo, kwalahlekelwa yithemba lensindiso kumhambi odlulayo umimmo. Mhlawumbe njalo lapho evuka futhi ehamba, wayesondela ekufeni.
  
  
  Cha, wayengakwazi ukucabanga ngaleyo ndlela. Kwakuyingozi kakhulu. Kwakudingeka ngikholwe ukuthi ngangilibangise emgwaqweni. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngangingeke ngibe nesibindi, intando, sokunyakaza nhlobo.
  
  
  Ngaphinde ngaguqa ngamadolo, isisulu sami sizizwa sikhulu ngokuphindwe kabili. Wawahlikihla amazinyo futhi waqhubekela phambili enqamula ubumba. Yena wayengeke adikibale. Ngazibuza kafushane ukuthi Uzeno wayazi yini ukuthi ngangingafile lapho engishiya, kodwa nganquma ukuvumela ugwadule lubulale. Lokho kungaba okuvamile kuye. Kodwa esihogweni Nodamon Zeno. Wayengasenandaba nonen. Ngangingasenandaba Nezinguquko Ze-Omega. Ihhotela lakhe lizosinda namuhla kuphela, ukuze liphile.
  
  
  Izinyathelo zakhe zahudulwa. Wayengazi ukuthi wayeya kuphi. Kodwa kwakubalulekile ukuqhubeka uhamba, uqhubeke uzama. Ukukhubeka kwakhe, ubumba oluqinile olungishisa futhi lungisike njengegobolondo lakhe, futhi wacabanga Ngogabrielle. Wacabanga ngaye egumbini elimnyama, elipholile lasehhotela Emhamida, elele embhedeni omkhulu, enqunu. Futhi-ke, wayesekamelweni naye futhi waya embhedeni. Izingalo zakhe zazisongwe, zingidonsele eduze, futhi inyama yakhe yayipholile futhi ithambile futhi inuka njengejasmine.
  
  
  Ngokushesha wathola ukuthi wayesephelelwe ukwazi futhi. Wayelele emhlane wakhe elangeni elishisayo. Izimpungushe eziyisithupha zazingizungeza. Wamluma izindebe zakhe ezomile, eziqhekekile futhi wasukuma. Kodwa ngangingenamandla okuhamba. Izimpungushe zase-Odin zasemaphandleni zasuka futhi zazibeka endaweni engamamitha ambalwa nje ukusuka lapho, zenza isinyathelo se-goose emilenzeni eqinile ekupheleni kokwehla. Khona-ke enye inyoni yehla.
  
  
  Wamemeza ngobuthakathaka kubo, idola lami eligoqekayo lishaya esifubeni sami. Lezi zinyoni ezimbili zagxuma izikhathi ezimbalwa, futhi zinempaphe eyomile, enzima, zaphinde zasuka futhi zajoyina abangane bazo emoyeni.
  
  
  Ukucindezela kwakhe ebhentshini kusemhlane wakhe. Amaphaphu akhe ayephefumula kanzima, futhi ukushaya kwakhe kwenhliziyo kwakugijima. Ngiphelelwe amandla. Kwadingeka avume ukuthi ulahlekelwe. Udamon Zeno wangibamba. Ilanga nezinyoni kuyophela ngaphambi kokuba kudlule elinye ihora. Ngangingazi ukuthi ngikuphi, futhi ngangingaboni ngokucacile ngisho nangamamitha ambalwa. Ngokungazelelwe wacabanga Ngowilhelmina okokuqala futhi wazizwa esesimweni sakhe esijwayelekile esikhwameni esiseduze kwami. I-ego yayingekho. Nganginalokhu lapho Uzeno engicasula. Kumelwe ukuba wakuthatha lokhu. Ngisho Nohugo wayengekho. Ngangingenaso isikhali sokulwa nezinyoni.
  
  
  Izimpungushe zazibhukuda ziphansi, zindiza futhi zindiza, amehlo azo akhanyayo, agijimayo elangazelela futhi elambile. Ukuphila kwakhe kwaguquka futhi kwakhasa. Ngezandla ezichithekile, wakhasa njengodrako, esebenzisa amandla akhe okugcina.
  
  
  Wabuye waqaphela ngenxa yokudabuka okubukhali okucacile ngaphansi kweso lakhe lesobunxele. Waphinde waquleka futhi wayelele emhlane. Amehlo ami avuleka ethukile, isandla sami saphakama ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuze ngizivikele.
  
  
  Nganginezinkozi ezimbili ezinkulu esifubeni sami. Izintamo ezinde ezincanyana, amehlo ashintshashintshayo angcolile,
  
  
  Imilomo ebukhali ebukhali yagcwalisa indawo yami yokubona, futhi iphunga le-ih lagcwalisa izimbobo zami zamakhala. Enye impungushe yashaya futhi yadwengula isikhumba ebhande lami, enye yangishaya okokuqala emehlweni. Inyoni yesibili yayisizokwenza omunye umzamo lapho isandla sami siphakama. Wamemeza kakhulu futhi wabamba intamo embi.
  
  
  Le nyoni enkulu yamemeza kakhulu futhi yazama ukuhamba. Eyakhe yayibambelela entanyeni yenyoka, kuyilapho enye impungushe yayishaya amaphiko ayo abanzi, iklwebha esifubeni sami njengoba yayihamba. Lowo owayeyibambe ngezandla wayelwela ukuzikhulula, eshaya amaphiko ayo ebusweni, esifubeni nasezingalweni zami, futhi engimba iminwe.
  
  
  Kodwa akazange adedele leyo ntamo encane. Ngangicabanga ukuthi Le nto embi yayingeyezeno, futhi naphezu kwakho konke ukuzamazama nokumemeza, ngakwazi ukuphakamisa kancane kancane esinye isandla sami futhi ngasifaka entanyeni yami, kuyilapho umlomo obukhali wawulokhu ungishaya ngesandla engalweni yami futhi uchitha igazi. Khona-ke wagingqa ohlangothini lwakhe, wabopha inyoni phansi, futhi ngenxa yokwanda okukhulu kwamandla, wagoba intamo yayo ende phakathi. Okuthile ngaphakathi kwachofoza, futhi wamkhulula. Le nyoni yashaya amaphiko ayo odakeni isikhashana njengoba iphunga layo elibabayo laligcwalisa izimbobo zami zamakhala, futhi yabe isiqandeka.
  
  
  Wayegula ngenxa yokukhathala. Okwesikhashana, ngangicabanga ukuthi ngingase ngiyeke. Kodwa kancane kancane isicanucanu sancipha. Wabheka nxazonke wabona abanye. Bonke babesemhlabathini manje, abanye behamba ngendilinga eqinile bengizungezile, behamba ngamalunga abambekile, beqhaqhazela izintamo, futhi abanye bemi nje bengalindele futhi bebukele.
  
  
  Wayelele ekhathele. Umusi owawuzungezile wafika ukuze ulume. Iso lakhe lesobunxele lalibuthaka, futhi kwakunesilonda esincane. Isandla sami saphuma sigcwele igazi. Kodwa impungushe ayizange.
  
  
  Wabheka inyoni efile ngokwaneliseka okuncane. Babengase babe nomkhosi wabo omubi wokuya nokubuya, kodwa angizange ngenze i-ih isebenze ku-edu.
  
  
  Ezinye izinyoni manje zase zisondela kancane, amakhanda azo angathandeki egxuma ngokushesha, ngokunyakaza okungajwayelekile. Babejabule ngephunga legazi futhi bengenasineke.
  
  
  Ngazizwa ngigwazwe ngokucijile emlenzeni wami ongakwesokudla, futhi ngabuka inyoni imi eduze kwami. Abanye babeseduze, behlola isidumbu ukuze bathole izimpawu zokuphila. Yinye kuphela eyebiwe yi-ego yomngane oshonile. Wayeyinyama ababeyilindele. Ngayijikijela kancane inyoni eyayingihlaba, ngayithumela ukuba indize amamitha ambalwa.
  
  
  Ngeke kube kubi kangako ngemva kokushaqeka kokuqala, bekuyobuhlungu. Abantu bafa kabuhlungu nakakhulu ezandleni Ze-l5 NE-kgb. Naye wayengakwazi ukubhekana nakho. Kodwa angizange ngibavumele babe nobuso bami. Hhayi owokuqala, noma kunjalo. Umzimba wakhe wagingqika kakhulu esifubeni sakhe futhi waphumula ubuso bakhe esandleni sakhe.
  
  
  Wayelala ethule, ecabanga Ngozeno nokwehluleka kwakhe, nokuthi lokho kwehluleka kwakuyosho ukuthini. Kwavela ukuthi ngangingeke ngibe khona ukuze ngibone imiphumela. Ezakhe, wayezwa umsindo wezinyawo nezimpaphe ukhula kakhulu njengoba zisondela.
  
  
  Isahluko seshumi nantathu.
  
  
  Kwakunomsindo onamandla wamaphiko nomunye umsindo. Kwakuwumsindo ojwayelekile-injini yemoto. Khona ke kwakukhona izwi,
  
  
  "Nick! Umon Dieu, Unick! "
  
  
  Wasusa isandla sakhe ebusweni bakhe, futhi amehlo ami avuleka. Ilanga lalishona esibhakabhakeni, futhi lalingakhanyi kangako manje. Waphinde washintsha ingalo yakhe futhi wagingqa ohlangothini lwakhe. Khona-ke ngabona Ugabrielle encike kimi, ekhathazekile futhi ekhululekile emehlweni akhe.
  
  
  "O, Nick! Ngangicabanga ukuthi ufile."
  
  
  Wayedonsa indwangu eyonakele yehembe lami. "Ngiyabonga Unkulunkulu ngikuthole ngesikhathi."
  
  
  "Kanjani...?"Kwakunzima ukukhuluma. Ngangingakwazi ukulawula ulimi lwami.
  
  
  Wangisiza ezinyaweni zami futhi wancika ikhanda lami kuye. Khona-ke wakhipha isikulufa phezulu ekantini, futhi wacishe wahogela amanzi lapho ephuma. Uketshezi olumanzi olumangalisayo lwageza umphimbo wami, lwangena ngaphakathi, lwaya ezindaweni ezibalulekile, lwavuselela amandla ami nemicu yami.
  
  
  Wathi: "uqhele ngamamitha angamashumi amahlanu kuphela emgwaqweni". Wakhomba Izithelo Ezisawolintshi. "Ubungazi?"
  
  
  Kwakubonakala sengathi amandla ayebuya namanzi. Ulimi lwakhe lwasuka, futhi manje konke kuzosebenza. "Cha, ngangingazi."Ngaphuza futhi, Ugabrielle wabe esethinta ubuso bami obomile ngendwangu emanzi. "Kodwa wenzani lapha? Kufanele ube Semhamida."
  
  
  "Othile weza edolobheni nezindaba zomlilo. Ngangingakwazi nje ukuhlala ehhotela futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ungase ube nenkinga. Wayesendleleni eya elabhorethri lapho ebona amasethi amabili emigwaqo yezimoto eholela kulo mgwaqo oya Etagunite, idolobha elilandelayo ukusuka lapha. Njengoba ilabhu yayibhujiswe, wayeqagela ukuthi wawubambeke emlilweni noma ushayela ngamunye ngamunye uzungeze lezi zindlela. Ngangingathanda ukukholelwa kulokhu kokugcina, ngakho ngalandela umkhondo. Bavala ifrank road ngaphambili, kodwa mina ngangingowokuqala ukubona izimpungushe. Futhi bangiletha kuwe."
  
  
  Kancane kancane yahlala phansi, futhi ukushaya kwekhanda lami kwehla kancane. Ubuso bakhe baphenduka ngenxa yokulimala emithonjeni eminingana.
  
  
  "Ingabe nonke nilungile, Nick?"
  
  
  "Ngicabanga kanjalo," ngathi. Waqaphela okokuqala ukuthi umbono ophindwe kabili wawungasekho. Wazama ukuvuka futhi wawa phezu Kukagabrielle.
  
  
  Wathi: "wozani, ngizokusiza ukuba ufike emotweni yakho".
  
  
  Ngakuthola kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi ngangisaphila
  
  
  . Ugabriel wakhe wangivumela ukuba ngimholele emotweni, futhi wawela kakhulu esihlalweni esingaphambili.
  
  
  Sahamba kancane emgwaqweni, sidlula endaweni Lapho Uzeno ayengene khona ehlane, futhi yena emlandela. Khona-ke, amamitha angamakhulu ambalwa ukusuka kulelo phuzu, wabona izinyathelo. I-land rover ibuyela emuva emgwaqweni ongcolile. Ukuphenduka Emhamid futhi, ubheke ehlane Nasetagunita.
  
  
  Ngacabanga kanjalo, " ngathi. "Kulungile, siya Etagunite."
  
  
  "Ingabe uqinisekile?"wayebukeka ekhathazekile .
  
  
  Ngambheka futhi ngamomotheka, ngizwa izindebe zami eziqhekekile zizama ukugoba. Ngathi: "uzeno wathatha amathoyizi engiwathandayo". "Ngicabanga ukuthi kuyinto efanele ukuyenza uma ngiphoqa u-ego ukuba abuyele ku-ih."
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. "Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthini, Nick."
  
  
  Safika Etagunite ngemva nje kokumnyama. Kwakunjengomhamid futhi, kodwa ngandlela-thile kwakubonakala kunothuli futhi komile nakakhulu. Lapho nje singena emzini, ngabona Ukuthi Uzeno wayekhona noma wayesanda kuba khona. Abukho ubufakazi obungokoqobo, umuzwa nje, ayefunde ukuwunaka kwezinye izimo. Safika esigcawini esincane ngaphandle nje komnyango wedolobha, futhi kwapakwa ipompo likaphethiloli, elipendwe ngombala obomvu, eduze nalokho okwakubonakala njengehhotela. Kwakungenye yalawo maphampu asespain lapho wawubeka khona uhlamvu lwemali bese uthola igesi yakho, kodwa lena yahlelwa kabusha ukuze kuqedwe ukushintshaniswa okuzenzakalelayo kwezinhlamvu zemali nophethiloli.
  
  
  Ugabriel wamtshela:" linda umzuzu. "Ngifuna ukubuza imibuzo lapha."
  
  
  Wamisa imoto, futhi ngenxa yokugula, u-Arab waphuma, umfana osemusha, omncane egqumeni eliwugwadule emgwaqweni. Wamomotheka kakhulu, futhi sacela u-ego ukuba agcwalise ithangi le-citrusen. Ngesikhathi enza lokhu, waphuma ngezimoto waya kuye eyokhuluma naye.
  
  
  "Ingabe usebenzele Iland rover namuhla?"wabuza ngesi-arabhu .
  
  
  "I-Land Rover?"wathi, engicindezela njengoba ayepompa igesi. "Kwakunemoto lapha ehlane ihora noma ngaphezulu edlule, mnumzane. Yayine-top evulekile ."
  
  
  "Ingabe kwakukhona indoda eyayishayela, indoda enezinwele ezimhlophe, indoda ende?"
  
  
  "Yebo," kusho u-arab, efunda ubuso bami.
  
  
  "Ingabe wakhuluma nawe?"
  
  
  U-arabhu wangibuka, futhi kwavela ukumamatheka okuncane ebusweni bakhe. "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngikhumbule okuthile ngaye..."
  
  
  Wathatha inqwaba yama-dirham ephaketheni lakhe wawanika wona. Ukumamatheka kuka-Ego kwanda. "Kuyangikhathaza manje, mnumzane . Wathi kufanele aphumule kahle namuhla.
  
  
  "Ingabe wathi kuphi?"
  
  
  "Akazange alimale."
  
  
  I-ego yakhe yahlola ubuso bakhe futhi yanquma ukuthi wayekhuluma iqiniso. I-Emu yayikhokhela igesi. "Ngiyabonga."
  
  
  Emuva Ecitrõen, Ugabriel wakhe wamtshela lokho ayekufundile.
  
  
  "Uma Uzeno elapha manje, uzoba lapha kusasa ekuseni", esho. "Uma uthola u-ego kulobubusuku, nick, cishe uyokubulala. Ubukeka kabi."Awusesimweni sokumlandela.
  
  
  Ngathi: "mhlawumbe uqinisile". "Kulungile, thola igumbi lehhotela. Kodwa ngifuna ungivuse ekuseni.
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu . Kodwa phambi kwabo uyophumula "
  
  
  Igumbi lehhotela lalihlanzeke kunelakamhamid, futhi umbhede wawuthambile kancane. Ugabriel wayelele nami, kodwa angizange ngisho ngimbone njengoba ayekhasa eduze kwami egqoke ingubo yokulala emfushane, encane. Walala ngokushesha ngemva kokuba ibhentshi licindezele embhedeni.
  
  
  Phakathi kwamabili, wahlala phansi ngokuzumayo, ememeza amazwi angcolile ezimpungushe futhi ezihambisa. Okwesikhashana, konke kwakuyilokho okuyi-p/. Wayekwazi ngisho nokuzwa isihlabathi esishisayo ngaphansi kwethanga lakhe futhi anuke izinyoni.
  
  
  Ugabrielle wakhuluma nami ngokujulile. "Nick!"
  
  
  Khona-ke yavuka ngempela. "Ngiyaxolisa," ngakhononda. Ngathambekela ekhanda lombhede futhi ngaqaphela ukuthi ngangizizwa ngingcono ngamaphesenti ayikhulu. Ubuhlungu bungasekho, futhi nginamandla.
  
  
  "Kulungile", Kusho Ugabrielle ngobumnene njengoba evutha ugwayi. Wayiphefumula, futhi amalahle abomvu akhanya ekamelweni. "Ingabe uyabanda?"Wangihambisa isidumbu sakhe. Kwakuthambile futhi kufudumele, futhi ngangingakwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ngiphendule.
  
  
  "Vula manje," kusho uyise.
  
  
  Waphawula indlela engasabela ngayo emzimbeni wakhe. "Kungcono ngihlale eceleni kwami", esho. Waqala ukuhlehla.
  
  
  Isandla sami samvimba. "Kulungile."
  
  
  "Kodwa Nick, kudingeka uphumule."
  
  
  "Ngeke ngilale isikhashana."
  
  
  Waphinde wangithinta. "Kuhle kakhulu . Kodwa ngiphumule futhi ngivumele ngenze ibhizinisi lami."
  
  
  Wamomotheka lapho enganga ezindebeni, ngaso sonke isikhathi engiduduza. Wanginakekela, futhi ngayithanda. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, waphinde wanganga, futhi kwaba nomlilo wangempela, futhi wayazi ukuthi isikhathi sasifanele.
  
  
  Ugabrielle wangithanda kakhulu, futhi kwakungasoze kwalibaleka. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, amandla ami abuya ngokushesha. Lapho kamuva elala eduze kwami, eyakhe yahamba ngokushesha futhi yavuka ekuseni izizwa iqabulekile futhi iqabulekile.
  
  
  Ngangisalokhu ngizwa ubuhlungu lapho ngimhambisa. Kodwa isilonda esisekugcineni kogebhezi lwami sasiphulukiswa, isilonda esingaphansi kweso lami lesobunxele sasenze uqweqwe oluncane, oluncane, Futhi Ugabrielle wayelungise amanxeba emhlane wami. Futhi washintsha ibhandeshi ohlangothini lwami, lapho Ugeneral Jenine ayenze khona isilonda. Ngesikhathi sigqoka, ikhofi lathunyelwa ekamelweni lethu, futhi ngemva kokuba sengidakiwe, ngazizwa njengomuntu ohlukile kulowo owayekhubeke kulezi Zithelo ezisawolintshi ngosuku olwandulela lolo.
  
  
  Ngalolo suku ekuseni, emuva emotweni, njengoba ilanga lalisanda kuphuma phezu kwezindlu ezimhlophe eziyisicaba zedolobhana, sahamba, sidlula amanye amahhotela amabili edolobheni.
  
  
  Babefuna iland rover. Yiqiniso, uma Uzeno ayefuna ngempela ukucasha, cishe kwakunemizi yangasese lapho ayengaqasha khona igumbi. Kodwa wayengenaso isizathu sokucabanga ukuthi ngangisaphishekela i-ego. Wayecabanga ukuthi uzoba kwelinye lamahhotela azungezile. Futhi naye, ngoba ngangicabanga ukuthi wayengeke aphume kuze kube sekuseni.
  
  
  Sasihlola indawo yokupaka izimoto ezungeze ihhotela lokuqala elincane, kodwa Kwakungekho Land rover. Wayengashintsha nemoto, kodwa futhi, lokho akuzange kube nengqondo.
  
  
  Njengoba sasisondela ehhotela lesibili, mina Nogabrielle sabona Iland rover ngesikhathi esifanayo. Yayimi phambi komnyango ngaphesheya komgwaqo onamatshe, futhi indoda ende yayincike kuwo ngomnyango ongenalutho.
  
  
  Ugabriel wamtshela:" Nguzeno". "Yekani imoto!"
  
  
  Wayelandela imiyalo. "Nick, qaphelani. Awunaso ngisho nesibhamu.
  
  
  Iphakanyiswe ngokucophelela Yicitrõen. Uzeno wayesahlela okuthile esihlalweni semoto. Nganoma iyiphi inhlanhla, ngingase ngikwazi ukusondela kuye ngisuka ngemuva. Akakayiqapheli imoto yethu.
  
  
  "Ungayivali injini", Kusho Ugabriel ngobumnene kuye. "Just nje lapha. Ngokuthula. Futhi uhlale kude."
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu ."
  
  
  Ngangithathe izinyathelo ezintathu ngiya eland rover lapho Uzeno engibheka phezulu futhi engibona. Akazange angibone ekuqaleni, kodwa wabe esebheka futhi. Kubonakala sengathi wayengakholelwa emehlweni akhe.
  
  
  Wayemdelele Udamon Zeno ngaphambi kokuba ahlangane nalo muntu, kodwa ngemva kwalawo mahora amabi ehlane lakhe, wayeze ukuzomzonda ngenzondo enkulu. Ngangazi ukuthi imizwa yami iyingozi, ngoba imizwa cishe njalo iphazamisa ukusebenza kahle. Kodwa angikwazanga ukukusiza.
  
  
  "Kuyisici, Uzeno", kusho u-emu kuye.
  
  
  Kodwa akazange acabange kanjalo. Wakhipha Iwilhelmina ephaketheni lakhe, wangibhekisa, futhi wadedela igobolondo. Ukugoba kwakhe nokugqolozela kwakhe kwandiza phezu kwekhanda lami futhi kwaqhuma ematsheni angemuva kwami. Wagijima waya Efiat eyayimi eduze, futhi i-luger yaphinde yabhonga, yenza izimbobo ophahleni lwemoto encane. Khona-Ke Uzeno wayeseland rover, eqala injini.
  
  
  Ngamlandela, kodwa wama phakathi njengoba imoto yayigingqika phambili futhi ihamba ngomgwaqo ibheke emaphethelweni edolobha. Waphenduka ngokushesha futhi wanqekuzisa ikhanda Ngasegabrielle Nasecitroen. Wasika amagiya futhi imoto yagijimela phambili, yama eceleni kwami.
  
  
  Ugabrielle wangenzela indawo futhi ngahamba ngemva kwesondo. Ngalesi sikhathi, Ama-Arabhu amaningana ayesevele emgwaqweni othule, exoxa ngenjabulo ngokudutshulwa. Unu akazange amlalele futhi wavula Icitroen, amasondo ayephenduka njengoba sasiqala ukushayela.
  
  
  I-land rover yayisabonakala cishe emabhulokini amathathu ukusuka lapho. Wahamba yonke indlela eya emgwaqweni omude, amathayi ekhala futhi amathayi evutha ematsheni. Ekupheleni komgwaqo, Uzeno waphenduka ekhoneni eliqondile futhi wagxuma njengoba ayehamba. Eyakhe yayigibele Icitrõen, yenza izimpawu ezinamasondo amabili.
  
  
  Uzeno wayehamba ngemoto ezungeza idolobha emgwaqweni ohlanganisiwe. Abahamba ngezinyawo abambalwa bama ekuseni kakhulu ukuze basibuke sidlula emimmo, futhi ngazithola nginethemba lokuthi amaphoyisa endawo ngeke abe khona kuleli hora. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa nje sashiya umuzi. umgwaqo omkhulu waphela futhi sasishayela emgwaqweni ongcolile, siphinde siya ehlane. Ilanga eliphumayo lalicishe livuleke phambi kwethu, libheke emehlweni ethu ngefasitela langaphambili.
  
  
  Kumelwe ukuba sasihamba amakhilomitha angamashumi amabili. I-citroen yafika ibanga elifushane, kodwa ayikwazanga ukudlula enye imoto. Umgwaqo wacishe wanyamalala ngokuphelele, waba umgwaqo ogcwele isihlabathi owasenza sashaya amakhanda ethu ophahleni Lwecitrusen njengoba sasilandela Iland rover. Khona-ke, njengokugcina, Uzeno waphuma ngokuphelele emzileni, ezama ukubaleka kithi. Yayigingqika Ngemva kwakhe Ngucitrõen ngotshani nobumba oluqinile, futhi manje Uzeno wayenethuba elicacile. I-land rover enohlaka oluqinile ne-all-wheel drive yadalwa ohambweni olunjalo, Kanti I-citroen iyimoto yomgwaqo. Emizuzwini emihlanu Sase silahlekelwe umbono Kazeno, nakuba uthuli lwasivumela ukuba sigcine indlela efanele.
  
  
  Lapho eqiniseka ukuthi wayezosilahlekelwa ngokuphelele, sazungeza idwala eliqhamukayo, futhi kwakukhona Iland rover eyayihlezi ngendlela engafanele, ibambeke emgodini wesihlabathi. Ngokubukeka kwayo, amakhono Kazeno ayengalingani nawomshini. Uzeno wayephuma nje lapho sima ngokuzumayo, engekho ngaphezu kwamamitha angamashumi amabili kude.
  
  
  Ugabriel wamtshela: "st emotweni unganyakazi".
  
  
  Waxwayisa:" Nick, awunalo ithuba ngaphandle kwesibhamu".
  
  
  "Akazi ukuthi yini esingenayo."
  
  
  Wafinyelela futhi wathinta ingalo yakhe. Ngabe sengiyithola Kucitrõen.
  
  
  Uzeno wangena emnyango ovulekile weland rover, ebambe i-luger emaphethelweni, futhi wabhekise kimi. Ukube wayazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi ngangingahlomile, wayengase asenze sibe nzima. Wayengase abuyele kithi ngaphandle kokujeziswa futhi asiphoqe ukuba sifune indawo yokukhosela. Kodwa wayengazi.
  
  
  "Awungibuyiseli ngiphila!"Wamemeza Uzeno, ehlezi ngemuva komnyango wemoto. Ngangingamdingi ukuba asho lokho.
  
  
  I-corkscrew kwakuyindlela yokufika kuye, ngoba Wayenowilhelmina. Kwakumangalisa ukuthi isibhamu sasibukeka sikhulu futhi siyingozi kangakanani kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zomgqomo. Yena, wabheka phansi ezungeze izimoto. Eduze kwalezi zimoto zombili, kwakunamatshe ambalwa ngakwesokudla, namanye ambalwa ngakwesobunxele. Babeyonikeza uhlobo oluthile lwesembozo uma engafika kubo, futhi babeyodida Uzeno uma engazi ukuthi hlobo luni lwezindonga engangizifihla ngemuva kwabo.
  
  
  Uzeno ngokwakhe waphazanyiswa ngaphambi kokuba i-ego yakhe imkhohlise. Wanquma ukuthi kwakungalondekile ngaphandle komnyango Weland rover, ngakho waphenduka futhi wagxumela phansi phambi kwemoto. Lapho nje u-ego, yena, embona, wagijimela emadwaleni ngakwesokudla futhi wazithela kuwo.
  
  
  Lapho yena, eya emaphethelweni eyobheka nxazonke, wabona Ukuthi Uzeno wayeselahlekelwe umbono wami futhi wayengazi ukuthi ukuphi. Amehlo ka-Ego ayegxilile Ecitrõen nasemadwaleni ezinhlangothini zombili zezimoto. Ukubukeka kwakhe okuthukuthele kwawela ubuso bakhe, futhi ngabona ukuthi wayenesibambo esingcono esibambeni somshayeli, esasisicaba esivela ebhodweni.
  
  
  Kancane kancane, ngihamba ngezinyawo ezine, ngikhasa eduze kwamadwala, ngiqaphele ukuba ngingahambisi amatshe ngaphansi kwezicathulo zami ze-ballet. Ngangingekho lapho ngenxa yethu. Isentimitha ngesentimitha, unyawo ngezinyawo wagudla amatshe futhi wazithola eseqophelweni eliphezulu phezu Kweland rover.
  
  
  Izwi likazeno elinamandla, elicindezelekile lafika ekugcineni kwewa. "Ngizokubulala."
  
  
  Owakhe walala ngaphandle komsindo emadwaleni angaphezulu kwakhe. Ngemva kwesikhashana, kancane kancane yakhasa emthambekeni wamadwala, isalokhu ingabonakali. Yayingaphambi kweland rover, futhi ingamamitha ayishumi ngakwesokudla sayo. Kancane kancane wasukuma futhi weba amehlo. Ngaba nenhlanhla. Uzeno wayebheka ngenye indlela.
  
  
  Utshe olunjengesibhakela lwamthola. Esebenzisa i-ego, waphinde wabheka Uzeno. Wayesangishiya. Wasuka futhi waphonsa idwala ngendlela ephakeme, elengayo phezu kwekhanda Lika-Ego ngakolunye uhlangothi lweland rover, wafika engozini. Uzeno waphenduka futhi wadutshulwa umshayeli we-luger ngalowo msindo, futhi wagxumela emhlane we-emu.
  
  
  Ukugxuma kwakhe akuzange kubalwa kahle ngokwanele. I-ego yakhe yamshaya emahlombe nasemhlane, yathumela I-luger ukuba indize. Wawela kanzima onyaweni lwakhe lwesobunxele futhi waphenduka iqakala. Sawela phansi ndawonye, sibubula njengoba sasiwela. Sobabili sabhekana nobunzima, futhi wawa phezu kwesinye sazo zonke izizwe. Ngaphuka iqakala. Wabuka Umshayeli; umfudlana osebenzayo womgqomo wawumbozwe isihlabathi. Kuze kube yilapho i-ego ihlanzwa, ayikwazi ukusetshenziswa. Uzeno naye wakubona, futhi akazange azame ngisho nokubamba isibhamu. Kunalokho, kwavela ukumamatheka ebusweni lapho ebona umlenze wami.
  
  
  "Ingabe lokho akulona ihlazo?"wahlebela.
  
  
  Wayelwela ukuma, ekhetha iqakala lakhe. Kwabangela ubuhlungu obukhulu emlenzeni wami. Kanye nokukhathala ngenxa yokuvivinywa kosuku olwedlule, lokhu kwenza Uzeno, naphezu kweminyaka yakhe, waba umphikisi onamandla empini eshubile.
  
  
  Kodwa yena wayemzonda lo muntu; yena akazange alinake iqakala futhi wagxumela Uzeno, washaya u-ego esifubeni. Saphinde sawela ndawonye. Nokho, ngaqaphela ukuthi kwakuyinzuzo kimi ukugcina i-ego ingekho emlenzeni, ngoba ukuzulazula kwami ngisesimweni esiqondile kwakungu-zero. Sasigingqika esihlabathini ngokuphindaphindiwe kwaze kwaba yilapho i-ego yakhe imshaya ngempama ebusweni. Wangibamba ngokhahlo emphinjeni, ekhonkotha, ezama ukungibamba, ezama ukungibamba. Sasiseduze Kakhulu Neland rover. Izandla zikazeno zavala umphimbo wami. I-ego yakhe yamshaya ebusweni ngesinye isibhakela, futhi ithambo laqhuma lapho ewa emotweni.
  
  
  Ubuso bukazeno babuphuma igazi, kodwa wayesalokhu elwa. Wayemi ngezinyawo, ebamba isikulufa esasiboshelwe ngemuva kweland rover, esinye sezincane, esinesibambo esifushane esasisetshenziselwe ukumba amasondo azungeze isihlabathi. Manje wayesephethe i-ego esandleni sakhe futhi eyiphakamisa ukuze ayiwise ekhanda lami.
  
  
  Ngazama ukuvuka, kodwa iqakala lami langivimba. Manje kwakudingeka ngikhathazeke ngesiphanga esibi. Lawela ngokhahlo ebusweni bami, ummese wehla. Eyakhe yasuka kuye, yahamba ngokushesha, futhi yacwila esihlabathini eduze kwekhanda lami.
  
  
  Uzeno, indoda enesikhumba esimnyama enemichilo efana nentambo entanyeni, wakhulula ummese wesiphanga ukuze aphinde ashaye. Waphakamisa isikhali phezu kwekhanda lakhe. Wamshaya ngonyawo lwesokudla futhi wambamba emlenzeni Kazeno, wakhipha i-ego ezinsimbini zokulinganisa. Wawa esihlabathini, kodwa akazange alahlekelwe isikulufa. Wasukuma ngokungenangqondo waqala ukuya Kuzeno, kodwa Nozeno wasukuma, futhi wayesenesiphanga. Wayishaya ngamandla, kulokhu e-arc evundlile ekhanda lami. Uye Yi wasuka ukuze ayigweme futhi wezwa iqakala lakhe. Ngokungafanele waya Kuzeno, wambamba ngaphambi kokuba aphinde alinganisele, futhi waphonsa i-ego phezu kwethanga lami phansi. Kulokhu, walahlekelwa kokubili isikulufa namanye amandla akhe. Kwakukuhle, ngoba ngangikhathele ngokushesha okukhulu, futhi iqakala lami lalingibulala.
  
  
  Wangishaya ngesibhakela futhi wangishaya, futhi ngashaya i-ego yakhe obala ebusweni. Waphenduka futhi washaya iland rover kanzima, ubuso bakhe buhlanekezelwe ubuhlungu futhi bumbozwe igazi. Wayekhubazekile ngemva kwakhe, wabamba i-ego lapho futhi washaya i-ego yakhe ekuphileni. Uzeno wawela kabili futhi washaywa edolweni ekhanda.
  
  
  Wakhonkotha kakhulu futhi wawela esihlalweni esingaphambili seland rover.
  
  
  Lapho uyise esondela kuye, Uzeno wazama ukubamba umphetho wesihlalo, futhi ngabona ukuthi wayefuna okuthile emotweni. Lapho ephendukela kimi ephethe iphuzu esandleni sakhe, wabona ukuthi ngangisenkingeni. Wathola esinye isikhali sami, i-stiletto Kahugo. Wangihlaba umxhwele lapho ezama ukuma, umzimba wakhe ugcwalisa umnyango wemoto ovulekile.
  
  
  Angikwazanga ukumvumela ukuba angifinyelele. Hhayi ngenxa yalokho asevele engibhekane nakho. Ngaphambi kokuba aphume ngosuku olulandelayo, wagijimela enah. Wawa. I-Ego goal yayibambeke phakathi komngcele womnyango nohlaka lapho ivalwa. Wezwa ikhanda lakhe livuleka ngokucacile lapho lishayisana, futhi amehlo Kazeno avuleka njengoba umsindo owawuthulisiwe wawuphuma ezindebeni zakhe. Umnyango wavuleka Futhi Uzeno wahlala phansi eduze kwemoto, amehlo akhe esavulekile, umsila obomvu omncane wehla ngomhlathi wakhe we-ego usuka emgqeni wakhe wezinwele. Wayefile.
  
  
  Washayisa Iland rover eyayiseduze kwakhe, washaya u-alenka esithendeni. Ngezwa ushaggy esondela kimi, Futhi ngemva kwalokho izwi likagabrielle elishaqekile.
  
  
  "Nick, wena...:
  
  
  Wama eceleni kwami futhi wabheka Uzeno. Khona-ke wabheka phansi iqakala lami.
  
  
  "Ngilungile," ngasho kanzima.
  
  
  Ugabrielle wanganga esihlathini, wabe esenginika Uwilhelmina Nohugo. Sabuyela Ecitrõen, lapho ayencike khona lapha ehlombe lami.
  
  
  Ngathi: "sekuwumkhuba.
  
  
  "Ngiyakuthanda ukukusiza, Nick."
  
  
  Wabheka amehlo akhe aluhlaza. "Njengasebusuku obudlule?"
  
  
  Empeleni wafiphala. "yebo. Njengasebusuku obudlule.
  
  
  Wahleka lapho sibuyela emotweni. Ngangicabanga ngokubukeka kobuso bukahawke uma ebona intombazane emnandi eyayihlale ikhathazeke kakhulu ngenhlalakahle yami. "Angazi ukuthi ukwenze kanjani," esho ebusweni obugwegwile.
  
  
  Safika emotweni. "Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukubuyela Etangier?"kubuza Ugabriyeli .
  
  
  Wayegxumagxuma emahlombe. "Singaba khona kusasa."
  
  
  "E - dell ngokwayo?"Ngathi, raisa amashiya ami. "Kulelo bhokisi elidala eliphukile?"
  
  
  Wabheka I-Citrusen enothuli. "Nick, lokhu cishe imoto entsha."
  
  
  "Kodwa kusasa sizofika Etangier ngemoto entsha", ngishilo. "Futhi-ke yena kufanele axhumane nabaphathi bakhe ngokushesha, futhi bangase bafune ukuba ahambe ngendiza elandelayo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma le moto indala futhi igugile, kuyosithatha ubusuku obubili noma mhlawumbe obuthathu ukuya etangier."
  
  
  Ukudideka ebusweni bakhe kwaphela, futhi ukumamatheka kobugovu kwashintsha. "Ngibona ukuba yiqiniso kwesahlulelo sakho", esho kancane. "Usanda kubhekana nezinto eziningi, futhi kungaba yingozi ukusebenzisa i-ego ngokunganaki."
  
  
  Wayishaya ngobumnene imbongolo yakhe. Wabe esekhubeka emnyango wangena emotweni, Futhi Ugabriel wahlala esihlalweni somshayeli.
  
  
  "Tangier, khona-ke, umshayeli", ngasho. "Kodwa ngiyacela . Hhayi ngokushesha kakhulu.
  
  
  "Njengoba nje usho, Nick."Wamamatheka.
  
  
  Ebheka okokugcina lesi sibalo esinganyakazi eduze kweland rover, waphefumula ngokujulile futhi wasivumela ukuba siphume kancane. Wabe esehlehla esihlalweni esenziwe ngamapulangwe, wavala amehlo akhe, futhi wabheka phambili ekubuyeleni Etangier.
  
  
  Ngangilindele ukuba kukhumbuleke.
  
  
  Intambo.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ucarter Nick
  
  
  Igama Eliyimfihlo: Werewolf
  
  
  
  
  
  Unick Carter
  
  
  
  
  Igama Eliyimfihlo: I-Werewolf.
  
  
  kuhunyushwe Ngulev Shklovsky
  
  
  kunikezelwe enkumbulweni yendodana yakhe U-Anton.
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko sokuqala
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Izinkunzi zazigijima phambi kwethu zinqamula indawo yase-Andalusia. Ilanga lalifudumele futhi linikeza isikhumba sami ukukhanya okuhle. Kwakuyiholide lami. Unick Carter NO-ah, babephambuke kakhulu emicabangweni yami Njengowashington. Lapha igama lakhe kwakungujack Finley, ummeleli womhlinzeki wezibhamu. Futhi Ujack Finley wazijabulisa kakhulu.
  
  
  U-Beside me wagibela U-Countess Marie de ronda ehhashini lakhe elimhlophe Lase-Arabia. Lapho ngihlangana naye ogwini Lwase-Ibiza, ngangingazi lutho ngesiqu sakhe. Kimi, ngaleso sikhathi, wayeyisilwane esikhangayo kakhulu-owesifazane Ovela Olwandle Imedithera. Ibhikini lakhe elimhlophe lacishe lafihla umzimba wakhe womnqumo onobuhle. Unah wayenamehlo amnyama asespain, izinwele ezinde ezimnyama, nokumamatheka okukhanyayo, okudambisa izikhali.
  
  
  Ngakusasa ekuseni, ngemva kokuthola uthando olukhulu olwalubangela lokho kumamatheka ngobusuku obunothando, umphathi wehhotela wasinika ukuphela kokudluliswa ocingweni, futhi ngamuzwa ebhekisela kuye Ngokuthi U-Countess.
  
  
  Kwakungekho kungabaza ngakho: uyindlovukazi. Washintsha ibhikini lakhe waba imigqa ecwebezelayo yesikhumba Sasemorocco, izinwele zakhe zadonswa emuva ngaphansi kwesigqoko saseseville esinemiphetho ebanzi, futhi ukumamatheka kwakhe okudambisa izikhali kwathathelwa indawo ukubukeka okuhle.
  
  
  Lapho eneminyaka engu-20, wayesenendawo enkulu kunazo zonke Futhi edume kunazo zonke Yokulima izinkunzi Espain.
  
  
  Lesi kwakuyisikhathi lapho izinkunzi ezineminyaka emibili ubudala zaqala khona ukungena emkhathini wale nkundla. Izinkunzi ezidlula kule nselele ziyohlala epulazini eminye iminyaka emibili, kuze kube yilapho sezikhulile ngokuphelele, zilungele ukulwa. Izinkunzi ezingenathemba zathunyelwa ngaphandle kwemikhosi endaweni yokuhlatshwa.
  
  
  "Ingabe uyakuthanda ngempela ukulwa kwezinkunzi?"kubuza Umary . "Angifuni ukuba usinde kuleli holide.
  
  
  Ithoni yakhe ecasulayo ayizange iphuthelwe, futhi ukubukeka kwakhe okuhlekisayo kwangenza ngaphendula.
  
  
  "Akukhona ukuzilibazisa kwami ukubukela abanye abantu bedlala imidlalo", ngiphendula. Wathi: "ngacabanga kanjalo". 'Masihambe. Washukunyiswa ihhashi, futhi sashintsha sisuka ekubeni umgijimi omfushane saya ekubeni umgijimi osheshayo ukuze sinciphise ukuhamba kwezinkunzi.
  
  
  Kwakukhona abayishumi nambili kithi, bonke begibele amahhashi. Kwakunama-matador amathathu Azungeze Imadrid, ama-picador amabili anemikhonto yawo emide ebukhali, abathengi abangaba khona, nama-caballero. Ake sihambe nxazonke.
  
  
  Izinkunzi ezisencane zazihleka, zikhonkotha, futhi zinyakazisa izimpondo zazo. Zazineminyaka emibili kuphela ubudala, kodwa ngayinye yayinesisindo esingamakhilogremu angaba ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili futhi inezimpondo ezibukhali njengensingo ezingamasentimitha ayisithupha ubude.
  
  
  Njengoba sasizungeza, umhlambi wama egqumeni. Lena kwakuyindawo YE-IH, futhi ngokokuqala ngqá ekuphileni kwabo, bahlaselwa endaweni ye-IH. U-Ih wagingqa amehlo akhe ngenzondo nangokumangala njengoba izinyawo zamahhashi ethu zazibambe u-ih njengeziboshwa emafwini othuli.
  
  
  Umaria wema ezinsikeni zakhe wamemeza komunye wabo esebenzisa amadoda akhe, " Is i-ego emuva lapho, ake siqale sihlole.
  
  
  Umgibeli wadutshulwa waphuma eringini amamitha ayishumi ukusuka enkunzini. Isilwane sahlasela ngokushesha.
  
  
  Lo muntu wayengungoti. Izimpondo ezicijile zazimba emaceleni ehhashi, kodwa umgibeli wayehlala engafinyeleleki, ehlukumeza futhi edonsa inkunzi kude kakhulu nomhlambi, kuze kube yilapho isilwane nomgibeli besebhodini elilinganayo bebhekene. amamitha ukusuka emhlambini.
  
  
  "Kuthiwa kudala amatilosi asekrethe ayeletha Izinkunzi Zokulwa Espain."Kusho umary . Ubuso bakhe babukhanyiswe injabulo ye-ballet ye-caballero enenkunzi. "Kodwa ukuze unqobe kahle, udinga Umspanishi."
  
  
  Umgibeli wahamba, futhi omunye Wabagibeli weza enkunzini. Wakhomba umkhonto wakhe ekhanda lesilo futhi wacela inselele i-emu, " Toro! Sawubona, Toro! "Uma ekhonkotha noma eklwebha phansi, kuwuphawu olubi", Kuphawula Umaria. "Izinkunzi ezinesibindi azikhohlisi."Kwakungeyona into eqanjiwe. Waya obala epicador, izimpondo zakhe zikhomba ukuphila kwehhashi. Kodwa ngokushesha, I-picador yagoba phambili futhi yafaka umkhonto phakathi kwamahlombe ayo. Nokho, isilo sasibonakala singakunaki ngokuphelele ubuhlungu futhi saqala ukuhlasela futhi.
  
  
  'Kwanele lokho! Umary wamemeza. "Kwanele, Sine-toro!
  
  
  Abagibeli babememeza. I-picador yakhulula umkhonto wayo enyameni futhi yagijimela phansi. U-Odin po matadors wasondela enkunzini eyayithukuthele, ihlome ngendwangu ebomvu kuphela.
  
  
  "Ukuze ubone ukuthi inkunzi ihlasela ngaphambili noma eceleni, konke kulotshiwe", kuchaza Umaria. Futhi ngempela, eyakhe, ngabona omunye wabanye abantu ebhala yonke imininingwane encwadini.
  
  
  I-matador yafika endloveni. Wayengumuntu omkhulu. kodwa amehlo e-ego ayelingana nalawo enkunzi. Umaria wangitshela ngaphambili ukuthi I-Andalusia izala izinkunzi ezinkulu kunazo zonke.
  
  
  I-matador yaphindisela emuva indwangu ebomvu. Le nkunzi yehlisa izimpondo zayo ngendlela esongelayo futhi ngokungazelelwe yahlasela iqonde. Igazi le-Ego laligcwalisa ihembe lomshayi-sibhakela, owayekwazi ukuhlasela njalo futhi wazisingatha ngobungcweti, ephendukisa isilo emibuthanweni ebanzi.
  
  
  "Bheka, Jack."udlala ngokucophelela ukuze inkunzi ingaphenduki ngokushesha okukhulu, kungenjalo ingase ilimaze amathambo ayo", kuchaza Umaria. "Yitoro ngempela!"i-matadora yamemeza lapho inkunzi imangalelwa okokugcina.
  
  
  Manje kwase kukhethwe inkunzi ehlukile. Lena yayinkulu ngisho nangaphezu kweyokuqala, kodwa lapho ishaywa umkhonto Kapicador, yakhonkotha yahamba. "Uphawu olubi," kuphawula omunye umthengi.
  
  
  Enye imatador yasondela enkunzini. Lesi silwane sasinezinyawo futhi sishaya izimpondo zaso. I-matador yasondela esilwaneni ibanga elingangehhafu yemitha futhi yazama ukuvusa ukuhlasela. Ubull wabheka indwangu kumuntu. kwakunjengokungathi wayengeke anqume ukuthi uzoqondisa kuphi ukuhlasela kwakhe.
  
  
  'Qaphela. Ujaime. Inkunzi eyigwala iyona embi kunazo zonke."Omunye wamamatador wamemeza. Nokho, ukuziqhenya kuyisici lo Mspanishi anaso ngobuningi, futhi i-matador isondele nakakhulu ekulunyweni kwezimpondo zayo ezibulalayo.
  
  
  "Emadrid, bake bafaka inkunzi nehlosi eringini", kusho Umaria. "Lapho sekuphelile, kwadingeka bangcwabe abantu abane nehlosi."
  
  
  Akukho lutho olusheshayo kunenkunzi ebangeni elifushane, futhi lelo banga lalingamasentimitha ambalwa kuphela lapho inkunzi ihlasela. Usam wakhe wayemi cishe amamitha ayishumi nanhlanu ukusuka kimi, futhi wayezwa ihembe lakhe likhala. Ingxenye engaphambili yawa phezu kwebhande likamatador, ibonisa umugqa onsomi ogeleza phakathi kwemibimbi ye-ego. Indwangu ebomvu yawa, futhi le ndoda yaphenduka, yamangala ngokuphelele. Ubugwala benkunzi kuphela obasindisa i-ego. Lokhu kwanginika isikhathi sokushayela ihhashi lami phakathi kwakhe nenkunzi bese ngidonsa lo muntu ngengalo. Lapho ngimdedela, wayesengozini futhi wangishaya emhlane ngokuhleka.
  
  
  Wathi: "ungumgibeli omuhle Womuntu Wasemelika, usula igazi ku-rta yakhe.
  
  
  "Buey, buey", wamemeza indoda eyayibhala amanothi. "Lokhu kwenzelwa umbulali!"
  
  
  Umaria wagibela waya kimi: "sekuyithuba Lakho, Don juan. "Uma unesibindi ngokwanele sokuma noma sokugijima," ememeza kimi, ephonsa indwangu ebomvu phezu komphetho wesali yami.
  
  
  "Ngokwami, ngizizwa ngisesimweni esihle kakhulu."
  
  
  "Yisho lokho enkunzini."
  
  
  Ucezu olumnyama lwe-dynamite ezinyaweni zakhe lwagijimela ngaphesheya kotshani. Izinwele zasendle ezigobile zazidlidliza phakathi kwezimpondo ezigobile. Umgibeli owayedonsele u-ego emhlambini wayebonakala ejabule ngokubaleka.
  
  
  "Sasisindisa lokhu ngokukhethekile kuwe", omunye wamacaballeros wamemeza kimi.
  
  
  "Ingabe lokhu kuwumdlalo? Ngambuza, Maria, " noma ingabe bazama ukungenza ngibukeke kabi?"
  
  
  "Bayazi ukuthi ulala Nondlovukazi."Umaria waphendula ngezwi eliphansi . "Banelukuluku lokwazi ukuthi kungani akuthatha. Ungabuyela emuva uma ufuna. Akekho ongalindela ukuba umthengisi aziphathe njengomshayi-zinkabi .
  
  
  Inkunzi yahlasela umkhonto Kapicador. Insimbi yayigqobhoza inyama ka-ego, kodwa akazange aqhaqhazele,futhi ngokushaya ngamandla, waxosha amadoda namahhashi, isinyathelo ngasinye. Wehla ehhashini lakhe wabamba ingalo Kaholst. Umaria waxwayisa: "khumbula, uhambisa ikhansela, hhayi izinyawo zakho. Lapho ubhekene nalezi zimpondo, kudingeka ube nesibindi futhi uhlakaniphe. Ngokuma ngokuthula nokunyakaza kancane kwendwangu, uyokunqoba ukwesaba kwakho futhi uyokulawula ukuzidla kwakho.
  
  
  Wayeke wezwa amazwi suchalo kaningi kakhulu Egoshawk, kodwa wayengakaze ahlobene nalesi sizwe sezilwane esesabekayo esasikhuliswe ngenjongo yokubulala iminyaka eyikhulu kuphela. Futhi ngokuqinisekile ngangingakaze ngilindele amazwi suchalo ngomlomo wentombazane Enjengomariya.
  
  
  "Ngitshele into eyodwa, Nkosikazi. Uma inkunzi yakho ingishaya, ingabe uyonginika isithupha phezulu?
  
  
  "Kuncike ekutheni kukuthatha kuphi.
  
  
  Yena, waphuma enkundleni. I-picador yahamba, futhi inkunzi yangibuka. Ngangingazizwa ngithanda ukwenza uhlangothi lwe-matador olujwayelekile i-shaggy, okwakungadingekile njengoba inkunzi yayindiza obala kimi.
  
  
  Khona-ke ngaqonda ukuthi kungani ngezinye izikhathi ama-matador anokuhlangenwe nakho eyeka ngokuzumayo abaleke. Yonke indawo yehhotela ngesikhathi iduma ivela emgodini omkhulu ohlaselayo. Imilenze kaholst yavala ezakhe futhi wamjika. Lapho ehlisa izimpondo zakhe, wabona igazi emhlane wakhe. Uholst wayishaya ngamandla futhi wabona ukuthi izimpondo zazikhomba cishe ngqo kimi. Isilo esincane sangena ogibeni lwami olungajwayelekile, sacishe sakhipha indwangu engalweni yami. Yena, wabuyela esikhundleni lapho ehlasela. Kulokhu kwakungu-ego owayivumela ukuba idlule. Yiqiniso, wayengazi ukuthi leli kwakuyicala eliyingozi kakhulu. Ngazizwa ngishaywa emahlombe futhi ngaqaphela ukuthi ngangiphuma igazi.
  
  
  Iphunga elinamandla lentukuthelo eqhutshwa ubugovu lalibonakala lidakisa zonke izinzwa zami.
  
  
  "Kwanele, Jack," Umaria wamuzwa ememeza. Kodwa manje eyakhe, wayehlabeke umxhwele ngaleli ballet elibulalayo-indoda, enendwangu ebomvu, elawula futhi ithakazelise amandla okuqala. Waphinde wasukuma futhi wacela inselele inkunzi: "Ha, toro!"Inkunzi nayo yanambitha ukoma kokulwa kuphela. Eyakhe yaphenduka kancane njengoba yayilandela ikhethini, futhi, yaphenduka ngokuzumayo, yavumela i-emu ukuba ingene.
  
  
  "Nkulunkulu wami, uyindoda!"omunye wamacaballeros wamemeza.
  
  
  I-geometry yale ballet yangihlaba umxhwele. Le nkunzi yayigijima iqonde bese iqala ukudweba imibuthano eyayincipha njengoba amajika ami eba bushelelezi futhi ehamba kancane. Lapho ihamba kancane futhi ihamba kancane, i-ballet yethu iba yinhle ngokwengeziwe. Futhi konke kuyingozi!
  
  
  Khona-ke indwangu yadwengulwa. U-Ego wayibamba ngezandla zombili, eqondisa inkunzi kwaze kwaba yilapho ihembe lami limbozwe igazi lika-ego. Kwakunguye naye kuphela. Bonke abanye, abagibeli bamahhashi, Umaria, babeyiqembu nje elinenkungu. U-Odin wasika indwangu phakathi ezungeze izimpondo. Wayezama ukulwa nalokho okwakusele kuye. Ekuhlaseleni okulandelayo kuka-ego, umphetho wophondo wadlula ekhemisi lami njengensingo, wangishaya ezinyaweni zami, eduze kwenkunzi edlulayo kamimmo.
  
  
  Kuphela manje lapho ngaqaphela khona ukuthi ngangingenayo inhlanhla. Inkunzi yayiqinisekile. Lapho ngizama ukuvuka, wangibopha phakathi kwezimpondo zakhe. Wagingqa umhlane ka-ego futhi wasukuma futhi, njengodakiwe. Inkunzi yangikhulisa futhi yalungiselela ukuhlasela kokugcina.
  
  
  'Ujack!'
  
  
  Ngambona Ihhashi likamaria elimhlophe Lama-Arabhu liphuthuma. Lokhu kuphazamiseka kwabangela ukuba inkunzi inqikaze. Wabe esehlasela.
  
  
  Isandla Sami saqina okhalweni lukamary; esakhe, nesigxobo sebhentshi samisa ngemuva kukanah, sicaba esifubeni sehhashi. Izimpondo zenkunzi ziqokomisa amabhuzu ami ngaphambi kokuba ikwazi ukukhuphuka futhi igweme ukuhlasela kwayo. Uhlangothi olumhlophe lwehhashi elibheke kimi lwalupendwe ngombala obomvu.
  
  
  Lapho Nje sesiphephile, Umaria wagxuma wehla ehhashini lakhe. 'Ujaime! Indwangu entsha nenkemba ."U-Odin wayezungeze la madoda waletha izinto ayezicelile. Inkunzi yayimi yodwa phakathi enkundleni, inqobile.
  
  
  Umary weza kuye. Unah wayenolwazi oluthile njengomshayi-sibhakela, kodwa ngemva kokuphenduka izikhathi ezimbalwa, ngaqaphela ukuthi wayengekho esimweni sokungibonisa. Wayezombulala.
  
  
  Inkunzi yayikhathele. Izimpondo ze-ego zazikhomba phansi, futhi ukuhlasela kwe-ego kwakulahlekelwa amandla amaningi ngokwengeziwe. Umaria wakhipha inkemba yakhe esihlakaleni. Ummese wawungamamitha amathathu ubude futhi uyisiyingi ekugcineni. Wakhipha izinwele emehlweni akhe futhi waphakamisa inkemba ngaphezu kwezimpondo zakhe.
  
  
  "Toro, woza lapha."Kwakuwumyalo.
  
  
  Kwafika inkunzi. Izimpondo ze-Ego zalalela indwangu njengoba yayihlehlisela phansi. Isandla sakhe sokunene siphethe inkemba sagxumela ekhanda lenkunzi ekhathele.
  
  
  Ngokushesha inkemba yathola isilonda Esenziwa Upicador.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  "Awunakho okuhlangenwe nakho", kusho omunye wabadlali be-matador ngesikhathi sokudla kwasemini endlini Kamaria de ronda. "Akukho okuhlangenwe nakho, kodwa isibindi nokuhlakanipha okwanele. Ungafunda ukulwa nezinkabi."
  
  
  "Akukuhle Njengomariya. Uyakhohlwa ukuthi wambulala.
  
  
  Umaria wangena egumbini elikhulu lokuphumula. Wayeshintshe izingubo zakhe zokugibela waba amabhulukwe amhlophe alula nejezi, futhi manje wayebukeka emsulwa ngokubulalayo, njengentombi nto.
  
  
  "Kodwa Umaria walwa nezinkunzi lapho zingakwazi ukuhamba", kuchaza umatador.
  
  
  Inceku yaletha amawolintshi Amasha Asevalencia ukuze idle i-dessert, futhi ngesikhathi Kuthelwa i-brandy, yabuza Umaria ukuthi kungani ayebulele inkunzi. "Ngoba ngangimthukuthelele kancane."
  
  
  "Akuyona yini leyo ihlaya elibizayo?"
  
  
  "Jack othandekayo, nginezinkulungwane."
  
  
  "Futhi babengebona izilwane ezinhle kakhulu ze-ee", kwanezela ikhasimende elilodwa.
  
  
  Umaria wachaza: "okuhle kakhulu ezincwadini zokuzalanisa kuphawulwe ngendlela ekhethekile.
  
  
  "Futhi ngentengo ekhethekile", ikhasimende lakhononda.
  
  
  Ntambama Spanish, ebanzi kakhulu. Njalo kulandelwa isiesta: isiko eliphucukile, ngeshwa, elingakafiki Enew York. Wonke umuntu waya emakamelweni abo okulala. Endabeni yami, kwakuyigumbi elilingana negumbi lokudlela, elinama-tapestries namabhere ahlanganisiwe alenga ezindongeni. kodwa okwakuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu kwakuwumbhede omkhulu onamaphosta amane.
  
  
  Wakhumula izingubo zakhe, wavula ugwayi, walinda ukuze abone ukuthi kwakuzokwenzekani ngokulandelayo.
  
  
  Ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi, Umaria wangena.
  
  
  Uyahlanya, yilokho kuphela akushoyo.
  
  
  Wayesagqoke amabhulukwe akhe namajezi, kodwa lapho ekhumula izingubo zakhe zangaphandle, ngabona ukuthi kwakungekho lutho ngaphansi. Amabele akhe ayeqinile ngendlela emangalisayo, amabele akhe enombala onsomi ogqamile futhi eqinile. Wakhumula amabhulukwe akhe. Ukukhanya okuvela ekhethini elibomvu kwageza izinqulu zakhe ngokukhanya komnqumo futhi kwachitheka kwaba unxantathu omnyama.
  
  
  Noma ubani olwa nenkunzi kumelwe ahlanye, ikakhulukazi uma kungowesifazane.
  
  
  "Yebo."
  
  
  Wangena embhedeni onamaphosta amane nami. Ngokungazelelwe ngazizwa isandla sakhe siphakathi kwemilenze yami. Saqabulana, futhi ithanga lakhe lakhuphuka.
  
  
  Izwi lahlebeza endlebeni yakhe. "Uyakucela. Sawubona lapho?
  
  
  Iminwe yakhe yagijima ezinweleni zami njengoba engena enah, kahle njengenkemba engena enkunzini. Umaria wanamathela kimi njengokungathi wayesezokufa, kodwa ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi manje wayesaphila kakhulu. Kwakungekho lutho olwalunobukhosi ngaye. Manje wayeseyisidala, engumuntu wesifazane, enothando, futhi esondelene. Izindebe zakhe zazifuna ulimi lwami, futhi izinqulu zakhe zazingibamba ngevelvet. Umbhede onamaphosta amane waphakanyiswa wehliswa. ekuqaleni, kancane kancane, bese kuba nobudlova ngokwengeziwe. Ngiyayizonda ingxenye yomsebenzi.
  
  
  Izinwele zakhe ezimnyama zazimboza umcamelo kasilika, futhi amehlo akhe ayemanzi ngesifiso. Umbhede wazamazama njengoba sasiqhuma ndawonye.
  
  
  Amanye amadoda azizwa ecindezelekile ngemva kokufinyelela izinga lokushaya indlwabu. Akakaze. I-Scotch, i-lsd, insangu, nanoma iyiphi indondo ababenganginika yona, akukho lutho oluzungezile olungaqhathaniswa nalolo hlobo olumnandi lwejuluka lomdlalo. Ngaphumula ikhanda Likamaria ehlombe lami njengoba iminwe yakhe yayihlanza isifuba sami.
  
  
  "Unezibazi eziningi kakhulu kosomabhizinisi. "Ujack", esho ephusheni.
  
  
  "Futhi unobulili obuningi kakhulu kundlovukazi. Size sifane.
  
  
  Wacindezela izindebe zakhe esifubeni sami futhi salala.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesigamu sehora, ukuphela kokudluliswa kokungqongqoza emnyango. Yilowo owayezungeze izinceku. "Ucingo oluya kuwe, Senor Finley."
  
  
  Umaria wamdonsa amashidi njengoba ayegqoka izingubo zakhe futhi wahamba emakamelweni. Intukuthelo yami yakhula ngesinyathelo ngasinye. Umuntu oyedwa kuphela owayeyokwazi ukuthi ukuphi. Wafaka ihembe lakhe emabhulukweni akhe futhi wabamba ucingo ngesinye isandla sakhe.
  
  
  "Ngithemba ukuthi angizange ngikuhudulele ekuxoxeni okuthakazelisayo", kwafika izwi eliyindida elisemlonyeni. Yiqiniso, Kwakunguhawk.
  
  
  "Usuvele ungifisela uhambo oluhle lapho ngimshiya; ngezinye izikhathi uyamshayela ucingo ukuze ubone ukuthi uyamthatha yini ngokuphepha?
  
  
  "Eqinisweni, ngifuna ukukhuluma nawe ngenye into. Ngiyazi ukuthi uzodinga iholide ngemuva komsebenzi wakho wokugcina.
  
  
  Ngokuvamile ngiba nokungabaza okuncane lapho ngizwa Uhawk esebenzisa igama elithi " iholide."Ngakho ngaqala ukuzizwa ngimanzi.
  
  
  "Kodwa kwenzeka okuthile."
  
  
  'Lokho akulona iqiniso.'
  
  
  "Ubunzima, N3". Manje, kwakungasekho nhlobo ubungane ezwini le-ego. Kodwa ikakhulukazi iqiniso lokuthi ngokungazelelwe wangithumelela incwadi ebonisa izikhundla zami enhlanganweni alizange libe lihle.
  
  
  Lena indaba ebucayi kakhulu engifuna ukukuphathisa yona kuphela. Ngiyaxolisa ukukukhathaza, kodwa ibhizinisi libaluleke ngaphezu kwentombazane. Zilungiselele ukuhamba ngemizuzu engamashumi amane."
  
  
  Uhawk wayazi ukuthi wenzani. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi Kuqhubeke, Ujack Finley wayengasekho. Its The Killmaster stahl nalapha futhi, ushintsho engangingaluthandi ngempela, kodwa kwenzeka ngokushesha.
  
  
  Ngambuza, " Kunjani?"
  
  
  "Ingase ibe yinkimbinkimbi kancane, iqhume kakhulu. I-tnt emsulwa (i-dynamite).
  
  
  Lapho ebuya, Umaria wayesesemgqonyeni kadoti. Izinwele zakhe ezinde zazimboza umcamelo, ishidi laligona ijika lezinqulu zakhe, futhi ngangibona ngamabele amabele akhe ukuthi wayevuke kakhulu. Ngandlela-thile ngakwazi ukupakisha ipotimende lami. 'Uyahamba?'
  
  
  "Akukhona Isikhathi Eside, Mary. Icala lebhizinisi elincane ".
  
  
  Ngaya endlini yangasese ukuze ngibophe isikhwama sami sehlombe ngaphansi kwejakhethi yami nesitebhisi esisesandleni sami ngaphansi kwebhande lomkhono wami ongakwesobunxele.
  
  
  Emgodini we-ankle (ngalesi sikhathi) ngabambeka ebhombeni legesi elincane umnyango wezinto ezikhethekile owawungenzele lona. Lapho ephuma endlini yangasese, Wayengun3,i-agent ephezulu YE-ax, inhlangano eyimfihlo Kakhulu Ewashington. Kodwa wayemfela umona ngomthengisi wezibhamu ayebe nguye esikhathini esithile esidlule, lapho ayezobuyela ebhizinisini Nomaria.
  
  
  Uhawk wayesebenza kahle. Ngemva kokuba ngiqabule Undlovukazi futhi ngehlele phansi, imoto yayingilindele. Sasihamba ngemoto siya Erhondda, kodwa phakathi nomgwaqo umshayeli wadonsa imoto waya ogwini. Endaweni enamadwala enombono Wolwandle Imedithera, kwakunendiza enophephela emhlane. I-sel yakhe, indiza enophephela emhlane yasuka futhi yasuka eweni. Yena, ngabona izikebhe zokudoba zihamba ngaphansi kwethu. Umshayeli wayemane engibheka manje.
  
  
  "Ngangingakufunga ukuthi nginguhenry kissinger."wangitshela.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Nawe awubukeki njengaye?"
  
  
  'Hhayi ngempela. Kodwa abantu abaningi abakwazi ukuboleka indiza enophephela emhlane engaphawuliwe Emkhosini WEZEMPI WASE-U. s., mnu.
  
  
  Sasindiza kancane kakhulu, phezu kwezindlu ezimhlophe nemihlambi yezimvu edla ogwini olunamadwala. Amadolobhana okuvakasha aseduze nolwandle. Ngambuza. "Kungani kufanele sigweme i-radar yasespain? Ngoba lokho kwakubonakala kuyisizathu kuphela sokuthi sasindiza kancane kangaka-hhayi ngoba umshayeli wayethanda ukwethusa izimvu ezimbalwa noma ukubona kangcono izindawo zokugeza ilanga.
  
  
  "Naye angathanda ukwazi lokho, mnu. Kodwa nginemiyalo eqinile yokundiza phansi ngangokunokwenzeka."
  
  
  Sasindizela entshonalanga. Lapho sibona izakhiwo zedolobha Lase-Algeciras, saphendukela eningizimu ngokuzumayo. Manje sasindiza phezu kwamanzi, futhi ngangibona isithunzi sendiza yethu enophephela emhlane emagagasini angaphansi kwamamitha amahlanu ukusuka lapho. Ama-gull andiza ethukile lapho sisanda kudlula ngokuwalingisa.
  
  
  "Manje usungabona ukuthi siya kuphi", kuphawula umshayeli.
  
  
  Lokho kwakusobala. Ngaphambi kwethu kwakusondela inqaba ejwayelekile yezempi ebizwa Ngokuthi Irock of gibraltar. Manje ngase ngiqonda nokuthi kungani sasihamba ngezigzag. Idwala aliyona isiqhingi, kodwa liyisihlonhlo esixhumene nogu lwasespain. Abasespain bafuna le ndawo ibuyiselwe, Futhi Abasebrithani ngeke bayiyeke. Ngezikhathi ezithile, Abasespain bazama ukubulala Abasebrithani ngendlala, bese kuthi okwesikhashana kube nokuthula futhi. Abantu basespain bahlala benomuzwa wokuthi kwenzekani ekapa.
  
  
  Saphenduka futhi manje sabona izithunzi zamachweba amatshe amatshe lapho kutholakala khona izibhamu ezihlasela izindiza. Ngakwesobunxele sethu kwakunogu Lwase-Afrika: umbala ophuzi-mpunga ayewubonile wawumude ngokwanele.
  
  
  Izinkawu ezinganekwane ziyajabula Eweni. Bathi Abasebrithani bayogcina Idwala uma nje ama-ferret ekhona, uma nje izinkawu zikhona. Futhi njengoba bephethe Idwala, Abasebrithani balawula ukufinyelela Estrait, eseyivele ibone izimpi zasolwandle eziningi kunanoma iyiphi enye indawo emhlabeni.
  
  
  "Ngicela uzethule," kusho uhlelo lomsakazo lwendiza enophephela emhlane. &nbs
  
  
  Umshayeli wendiza waphendula: "uhambo lokubuka ulwandle", nakuba ngangicabanga ukuthi kwakuwumqondo ongajwayelekile ukuthi indiza enophephela emhlane ethwele izivakashi nabahambi abavamile yayizokwenza lokho phakathi kwemishayo yomsakazo yomshayisi nomkhumbi-mkhumbi njengoba sasisondela endaweni yokwehla.
  
  
  Ngagxuma ngazungeza indiza futhi ngacishe ngawela ekhanda lesikhulu sasemkhosini Sasemelika esasingibingelela. Nginesikhundla sokuba u-admiral-esiwusizo kakhulu esimweni esiphuthumayo-futhi ngisola Ukuthi Uhawk wasisebenzisa ukuze akwazi ukufinyelela ezisekelweni zemikhumbi yempi Yasebrithani. Ngabona ukuthi kwakunamaphoyisa Asolwandle Asebrithani, Kanye Namabutho Asemanzini asebrithani nawasemelika anezibhamu ezinemishini. Futhi lapha nasezindaweni eziningana kwakunemigoqo enezimpawu eziyisixwayiso: INDAWO ENOBUNGOZI nemisebe. Uhawk wathi ngizobhekana ne - " PURE tnt." Lalinuka njengento esindayo.
  
  
  Kwakuyisimo salesi sisekelo sezempi esasimgcwalisa-ukugqwala kwamaketanga njengoba imikhumbi yempi esongelayo yayinyakaza kabi emthambekeni, amasosha ayebingelela, ependa ngombala ompunga futhi egqoke iyunifomu.
  
  
  Ngathi: "yeka iholide elimangalisayo".
  
  
  I-U. s. Navy, eyethulwa umlawuli okhaliphile owangamukela, yaphakamisa amashiya ayo isikhashana. "Ngale ndlela, mnumzane . Wangiyisa endaweni yokukhosela engaphansi kwamanzi elingana nenkundla yebhola. Ngaphakathi, i-sun saint yathathelwa indawo ukukhanya okukhanyayo okufakelwayo kwezibani ze-arc. Kwakunamasosha Asemanzini ayeqapha ngezibhamu ezinemishini. Ulieutenant wasebenzisa isenzo sakhe esivamile ukuze anyathelise uphawu lwensimbi olwalusebheji lami. Sengivele nginezimpawu ezinjalo-ngake ngazibona ngaphambili.
  
  
  Uma ibhola lepulasitiki elisenkabeni liba bomvu, kusho ukuthi uye wachayeka emisebeni enemisebe. Idivayisi eduduzayo.
  
  
  Emanzini ale ndawo yokukhosela kwakunemikhomo emibi yempi yenuzi: izimoto ezinkulu ezingaphansi kwamanzi ezinikwe amandla ama-reactor enuzi, anesikhala esanele semishini eyishumi nambili ephakathi kwamazwekazi enezinhloko zenuzi. Ngokuqinisekile Ayengamaposeidon-makhulu Kunamapolaris futhi angathwala iziqhumane ezinama-megaton amathathu. Ibhomu elilodwa kuleli dokodo elingaphansi kwamanzi laliyokwanela ukuqhuma Igibraltar ibe ama-smithereens.
  
  
  "Khona-ke wena, mnumzane", kusho umkhuzi, engiholela phansi emgwaqweni oya kwesinye sezikebhe ezingaphansi kwamanzi, njengokungathi ungiholela emgqeni wokukhokha ezitolo ezinkulu.
  
  
  Wenyukela esakhiweni esiphansi esimpunga sesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi esisebenza ngenuzi futhi wehla ngesivalo. Khohlwa ngalawo mafilimu empi lapho indawo yokulawula umkhumbi onjalo ibukeka njengegumbi lamabhayela. I-nen yayiyikhaya lesinye sezikhungo zama-computer ezihlangene kakhulu emhlabeni. Izibani ezincane zazikhanya emaphepheni amaningana okulawula, ngisho nalapho isikebhe sisegumbini lokuphumula, athola imininingwane evela ku-radar naku-sonar, ezungeze i-Nato Naval command center Erota, evela emishini yokulinganisa esikhunjeni somkhumbi, nasekushayweni. d izindleko ze-reactor ephathekayo futhi, okubaluleke kakhulu, idatha yokulungela iziqhumane.
  
  
  Sizoya ekapa, mnumzane. Umkhuzi wamabutho wangiholela emhubheni omncane. Inzuzo yemikhumbi-ngwenya enamandla enuzi ukuthi ivuleke kakhulu kunemikhumbi-ngwenya evamile, ngakho akudingeki ukuba ugobe njalo uma ufuna ukwenza ama-dips ambalwa.
  
  
  Nalapha futhi, sahlangana namapuleti anezinhlamvu ezibomvu " INDAWO ENEMISEBE KUPHELA YABASEBENZI ABAGUNYAZIWE. Ekugcineni, umlawuli wavula umnyango futhi ngangena ngedwa egumbini lemisayili.
  
  
  Nokho, kwakungeyena yedwa owayesegumbini; ifu lentuthu kagwayi engicindezelayo langitshela ukuthi ubani owayengilindele.
  
  
  "Ngangicabanga ukuthi kunokuvinjelwa kokubhema lapha."Ngathi. I-hawk yavela ngemuva komgodi wezikhali eziphambili. Uyindoda emfushane, encane enokumamatheka okungacimeki okuhlekisayo, njalo egqoke i-Tweed Yasescotland.
  
  
  Bambalwa kuphela abantu Ewashington, Elondon, Eparis, Emoscow, nasebeijing abaziyo ngalendoda: indoda enesikhundla esibaluleke kangangokuthi inesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi esinamandla enuzi, esikhona engxoxweni yangasese nesisebenzi sayo.
  
  
  Uhawk wabamba usikilidi wakhe onukayo ngokungenamahloni.
  
  
  Wathi: "ungakhathazeki kangako manje". "Ngiyaxolisa ngokuphazamisa iholide lakho."
  
  
  "Kusho ingwenya ngaphambi kokuba idle inyamazane yayo ."
  
  
  "Haha!"Uhawke wahleka njengenjini engeke iqale. "Futhi, ngacabanga ukuthi uzothokoza ngokuthi ngize ngizokubona nje.
  
  
  Wancika kwenye yezindawo zokulondoloza izikhali futhi wakhipha ugwayi eduze kwebhokisi lakhe likagwayi wegolide, ikakhulukazi ukuze azame ukuvimbela iphunga le-ego kagwayi. "Nginelukuluku lokwazi ukuthi kungani lo mhlangano kufanele ube lapha lapho I-U. s. Navy inesisekelo sayo Erota, ogwini lwasespain. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kithi. ngisho noma ukuphepha kwethu siqu ehholo kuphazamisekile?
  
  
  'Ngokuqondile. Futhi uma ukuqagela kwami kulungile. le nto iyingozi kakhulu kunesibhamu esikulesi sithubhu. Unick. futhi-ke kubucayi ngokwengeziwe.
  
  
  Uhawk wahlala phansi esifubeni eduze kwephaneli enezimbobo ezimbili zokhiye nesibonakaliso esithi " CHOFOZA LAPHA."Lokhu kusho ukuthi izikhulu ezimbili ezihlukene kumelwe zichofoze izinkinobho ezimbili ezihlukene ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ziqalise iziqhumane zenuzi emishinini.
  
  
  Wakhipha imvilophu engangenwa manzi esikhwameni sakhe wayinika mina. Wakhipha izingcezu ezimbalwa zephepha ezungeze imvilophu wayihlola ngokucophelela. Kwakusobala ukuthi base be - & nb isikhathi esithile, kodwa elabhorethri lase lithole amagama amaningi alahlekile.
  
  
  'kuncike ekususweni Kukaf ... Inkokhelo yokuqala etholwe Yiwerewolf ... Khona-ke inkokhelo esele iyaqedwa ... ukubambisana... asikho isizathu sokusola ... I-werewolf isivele yenze ngempumelelo eminye imisebenzi yokuhlanza ... U-El. R. Evemen ... ukra. M. Enicaragua Nog. emalaysia ... akumelwe kudalulwe ukuthi ungubani ... ngisho nangaleso sikhathi ... izindawo ... Sekuyisikhathi sokuya ekhaya ... Kumkhapheli ... F. ukufa. F. wakhaphela injongo yakhe ... Umkhapheli F. kumelwe ngife
  
  
  Kwezinye izingxenye zombhalo, uf. kukhulunywa ngaye izikhathi eziningana, kodwa akukho okunye ukufundiswa okunikezwayo.
  
  
  "Kubukeka sengathi othile unomsebenzi."Ngathi, ngibuyisela imvilophu.
  
  
  'Kukhona okunye? Uhawk wabuza. Amehlo e-Ego akhanya, njengoba kwenzeka kuphela lapho ISIKELA libhekene nenkinga ehlanganyela ekucindezeleni inhlangano kuze kube semkhawulweni. "Mhlawumbe umbulali onguchwepheshe. Umuntu oziphatha njengempisi eyedwa.
  
  
  Le ncwadi ibhalwe ngespanishi, futhi ibhekisela Kugeneral Staff, okungenzeka ukuthi kusho Igeneral Staff yasespain. Lokho kuchaza ukuthi kungani sihlangana lapha esikhundleni Sokuba Senkampanini. Okuwukuphela kwe-corkscrew, ngubani lo F.? "
  
  
  "Iphazili enhle, awucabangi?"Uhawk wavuma . Amangisi akuthola lokhu kumuntu owaphahlazeka eduze Kwewa ngenyanga edlule, ngenxa yokuphahlazeka kwendiza encane. Ngenyanga edlule, amabutho amaningana asolwandle aserussia angena Emedithera, futhi lapho Abasebrithani bezama ukulalela imiyalezo ye-ih radio, bezwa omunye umyalezo. Anginayo imibhalo nami, kodwa inguqulo imfushane, futhi i-nen ithi ngokoqobo: "kufike umuntu oyimpisi. Kulindeleke ukuba umsebenzi uqedwe ekupheleni kwenyanga. Kuye kwasungulwa izinhlelo zokumunca i-lbt, I-lbz, i-lbm, i-rmb, ne-pcz. Ngokushesha sizothatha izikhali. F. uyokufa.
  
  
  "Bafuna ukulahla Ufranco", ngazizwa ngithi. "Othile waqasha umbulali onguchwepheshe ukuba abulale Ugeneralissimo Franco."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 3
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "Yinhloko yezinhloli zasespain kuphela eyaziyo ngaleli cebo. Wazama ukukhuluma Nofranco ngakho, kodwa Ugeneralissimo umane wenqaba ukuthatha noma yiziphi izinyathelo ezikhethekile zomuntu siqu."Uhawk wazamazamisa ikhanda ngokungangabazeki.
  
  
  Ngaqonda ukuthi kungani. Ufrancisco Franco, Ugeneralissimo, U-El caudillo (Iqhawe lempi) wenza Ispain yaba isibhakela sensimbi cishe iminyaka engamashumi amane.
  
  
  Abaholi abangamafascist abayisithupha abahamba naye emlandweni yikho kuphela okwakusele. Yayincintisana Futhi yaphila isikhathi eside kunohitler, Umussolini, nabanye, futhi ubushiqela be-ego babuyinsika ebalulekile yokuvikela I-nato. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayengeyena umngane okhangayo kakhulu esasingase simcabange - indoda endala enoboya enebhokisi eligcwele izindondo namajele agcwele Abasespain abanomuzwa wenkululeko-kodwa cishe wayengafi. Futhi bangaki abaholi Bamafascist ababengakusho lokho ngabo ngokwabo?
  
  
  Siyazi kahle Ukuthi Ufranco ngeke ahlale isikhathi eside, FUTHI I-US isivele icindezela Imadrid ukuba ilethe uhlobo lukahulumeni lwentando yeningi, bese kuba yi-ego yokufa", kuqhubeka Uhawke. "Kodwa uma Ufranco ebulawa, singakhohlwa ngakho. Yiqiniso, kunemiphakathi eyimfihlo eyishumi nambili, eminye yayo enobukhosi kanti eminye enobufascist kangangokuthi Uhitler angafunda okuthile kuyo. Ngingathanda ukuvumela Abasespain ukuba bazicabangele bodwa, kodwa uyazi ukuthi yiziphi izithakazelo zethu kuleli zwe? »
  
  
  Ngangikwazi lokho.
  
  
  "Amarandi ayizigidi ezingamakhulu amathathu okuqasha umhlaba lezi zisekelo ezikuwo, amarandi ayizigidi ezingamakhulu amane ezindleko zokwakha nezokulungisa indawo. Futhi, yebo, izindiza, imikhumbi kanye namakhodi okuxhumana abiza izigidigidi zamarandi ."
  
  
  Ngalesi sikhathi, kwacaca kimi ukuthi konke kwakusobala. "Lezi zinhlamvu zokuqala, I-lbt, zimelela Itorrejon Air Force Base, etholakala Ezala, eduze Kwasemadrid."Manje ubuchopho bami babusebenza ngokugcwele. Isisekelo Sezempi Yezindiza Sasezaragoza, Izisekelo Zasemoron, Isisekelo Sezempi Saserota. I-pcz iyipayipi elivela Ecadiz liya Ezaragoza.
  
  
  Uma silahlekelwa ukulawula lezi zindawo, LONKE I-nato liyoqhuma njengebhaluni."
  
  
  "Manje uyaqonda ukuthi kungani kwadingeka ngikudonsele emgqonyeni kadoti Kandlovukazi?"
  
  
  "Yebo, kodwa" - ngagingqa ugwayi phakathi kweminwe yami - " wonke umsebenzi uncike ekufeni Kukafranco. Votela lokho abakushoyo. Kumelwe ukuba Okungenani Kwakuhlelwe ukuhlaselwa Kukafranco okuyikhulu-okungenani okungu - 20 esigabeni esiphambili-Futhi Ufranco usaphila. Kungenzeka ukuthi abasespain abanayo inkonzo eyimfihlo engcono kakhulu emhlabeni, kodwa banamaphoyisa anamandla ngokungenangqondo. Kumelwe babambelele emandleni, phela, lokhu kuyisimo samaphoyisa.
  
  
  Kuhlukile kulokhu", kusho Uhawk. "Amaphoyisa Omshoshaphansi asespain, Onogada Kanye Namaphoyisa Ezempi aqeqeshelwe ukuvimba izisebenzi zezombangazwe. Babulala inqwaba yabafundi Abangamakhomanisi nabahlanganyeli bobukhosi. Bayakwazi lokhu ngoba bayazi ukuthi bangangena kanjani ezinhlanganweni zezombangazwe. Kodwa manje babebhekene nombulali okhokhelwayo, okhokhelwayo. Noma ubani owenza izinto ngaphandle kwemibuthano yezombangazwe akakwazi ukukhashelwa, futhi kuze kube manje ubunikazi bangempela be-werewolf abwaziwa, kodwa siyazi ukuthi yini esikwaziyo ngomlando we-ego. Eminyakeni emine edlule,Usheikh El Radma othile wawa eweni Laseyemen. Wayengesabi ukuphakama futhi, ngokusho kwakhe, nguye owayengahlushwa ukwephulwa kwesisindo esiphikisayo. Ngenxa yokufa kuka-Ego, umfowabo Ka-Ego Ustahl waba umbusi wombuso onemithombo emikhulu kawoyela. Eminyakeni emibili edlule, Ucolonel Perugina wathatha indiza e-Argentina, endizeni yakhe. Wayebandakanyekile ekuboshweni kwabaholi bezinyunyana zabasebenzi. Khona-ke i-ego yokufa akekho owaba nesibindi sokubabangela futhi kuzo zonke izindlu ezizungezile. Nosopolitiki Wasechina Uho ping wanyamalala Emalaysia ngonyaka odlule, ngemva kokukhwabanisa Ibeijing ngemisebenzi ye-opium. Akukho lutho olwaludalulwa kula macala kithi, futhi zonke izisulu zazihlale zizungezwe onogada abahlomile. Uhema uma sasine-werewolf, nguye ongcono kakhulu. Ngaphandle kwakho, Nick.
  
  
  "Ungachithi isikhathi sakho ngalezi zincomo. Yini oyifunayo?
  
  
  Uhawk washaya isilo semishini. "Le nto encane ifakwe iziqhumane eziningi zenuzi ngoba ixhunywe ku-radar. I - werewolf inenzuzo ongayiqagela kuphela.
  
  
  I-radar yomhlaba ekugcineni iyobona i-ego. Kunendlela eyodwa kuphela yokumisa i-ego: kumelwe sibhekane ne-emu nenye impisi eyedwa. Ufranco uvikeleke kahle, kodwa kumelwe kube nokuvuza endaweni ethile ekuzivikeleni. I-werewolf yathola lokhu kuvuza, ngaphandle kwalokho yayingeke ithembise impumelelo kuleli cala. Umsebenzi wakho ukuthola ukuvuza futhi abulale Werewolf.
  
  
  "Ngaphandle kosizo lukafranco, ngicabanga, noma ukuzazisa kwabalindi."
  
  
  Ngempela . Cishe, abaceba uzungu baseduze Kakhulu Negeneralissimo. Awukwazi lutho ngabo, kodwa bangazisa inhlangano yabo ngemisebenzi yakho.
  
  
  Kwaqhuma ifu elide lentuthu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. "Inaliti enqwabeni yezinhlamvu yasespain."
  
  
  "Ibhomu elisenqwabeni yezinkuni yasespain", kusho Uhawk kabuhlungu. "Kodwa nginenye inkomba ngawe. Indoda efile esathola kuyo imvilophu yayingabonakali, kodwa yayinaye.
  
  
  Wabheka ikhadi lebhizinisi elonakele, elihlotshiswe ngalokho okwakubonakala sengathi ekuqaleni kwakuyizibani ezimbili nje kuphela, kodwa azazi ngokuthi izinhlamvu Zakudala zesijalimane SS: izinhlamvu ezimbili ezazimelela Uschützstaffel, ababulali bakahitler abavelele phakathi kuka-1929 no-1945.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 4
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ispain iyipharadesi lezinhlangano eziyimfihlo. Ngisho nasekhabhinethi Likafranco, kunenhlangano enamandla Ye-Opus Dei, inhlangano Yamakatolika, ake sithi, yobuchwepheshe. Ufranco uphinde ahlanganiswe Nephalanx, ifascist UDE society, namaqembu amabili ahlukene asebukhosini. Engeza kulokho amasosha asefrance athukuthele e-sla ake acishe aphumelela ekubulaleni Ude gaulle, futhi angakhohlwa iqembu elishisekayo lamanazi angalungiseki akwazi ukubalekela ukushushiswa ngamacala awo empi futhi avelele ezweni lebhizinisi Lasemadrid.
  
  
  Iyini indawo Werewolf kule puzzle? Ngazibuza lokhu endizeni Ye-Iberia Airlines eya Emadrid. Nganginokusola okubi. Wayazi ukuthi ngemva kokuwa kwemibuso Yamanazi asejalimane, AMA-ss ahlukana aba amaqembu amancane ababulali abanonya, futhi ilungu ngalinye leqembu elinjalo lalibizwa ngokuthi i-werewolf.
  
  
  Ngazungeza isikhumulo sezindiza, ngathatha itekisi ngaya emtholampilo wamazinyo eduze Kwepuerta del sol squares enkabeni Yemadrid. Igumbi lokulinda laligcwele iziguli, eziningi zazo zazingabukeki zijabule kakhulu, futhi kwakunamapheya ambalwa anezihlahla zenjoloba eziwile. Ezingcweti zangempela, odokotela bamazinyo basespain bangcono ekusebenziseni i-forceps kunokuzivivinya, kodwa naphezu kwebhandeshi elalimgoqa ebusweni, alizange lifike ezinsikeni zikavyacheslav.
  
  
  "Udkt.Sereno uzokusiza ngokushesha", kusho umsizi wami.
  
  
  Ezinye iziguli zangibuka ngimomotheka, uhlobo olubona kuphela ebusweni babantu ababengase bahlehlise ukubona udokotela wamazinyo wasespain imizuzu embalwa.
  
  
  "Buenos dias ,it phansi", kusho Udkt.Sereno, egeza igazi lesiguli esandulele ezandleni zakhe zobugovu. Wayehleli esihlalweni, umhlane waso wawubuyela emuva kancane ngize ngibe sesimweni esivundlile. Udkt. Sereno wasula izandla zakhe futhi weza kimi ngokubukeka okungenasineke.
  
  
  "Ispanishi sakho siyamangalisa, Dokotela."
  
  
  Udkt. Thompson emnyangweni Wezinto Ezikhethekile ZE-ax, owaziwa nangokuthi Udkt.Sereno, wamomotheka kabi. Ngithemba nje ukuthi angizange ngikhiphe izinsini eziningi ezinempilo namuhla."
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, Doc, kodwa lena ukuphela kwendawo lapho kungekho muntu ongayibona khona.
  
  
  Uthompson wasusa indwangu ebusweni bami wayiphonsa emgqonyeni kadoti. Wayesesimweni sakhe manje. Futhi isici se-ego sasingesona udokotela wamazinyo. Wavula ibhokisi elincane elimnyama elalilele etafuleni lamathuluzi. Ngaphakathi emaphaketheni agcwele i-velvet kwakunezindlebe ezingamanga, isilevu, amathambo esikhumba, nekhala, okwakwenziwa elabhorethri yemiphumela ekhethekile futhi kwakwenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukufanisa umbala oqondile nokwakheka kwesikhumba sami.
  
  
  "Lokhu kuyinto entsha engiyiklame ngokukhethekile kuwe, N3", esho ngokuziqhenya ngobuchwepheshe. "Azisekho ku-polyvinyl chloride. Le nto iqukethe i-siloxane, ipulasitiki YAKAMUVA YE-NASA."
  
  
  I-NASA? Ngidinga ukuya esigodlweni sasebukhosini, hhayi Emars."
  
  
  "Bheka, i-siloxane yakhelwe ukuvikela imikhumbi-mkhathi kuma-meteorite. Mhlawumbe futhi kumisa izinhlamvu."
  
  
  "Nkulunkulu wami, wena ngempela uhlobo udokotela ngubani ngokushesha uthulisa iziguli zakhe phansi!"
  
  
  
  Eyakhe yayisalele njenge-sphinx kuyilapho Uthompson enza umsebenzi wakhe. Esibonakalisweni sesibani, ngasibuka sishintsha ubuso bami, sigcizelela ama-lobes ezindlebe zami, sicija umugqa wekhala lami, sakha ama-crease acashile kulowo nalowo ozungeze amashiya ami, futhi sandisa kancane umhlathi wami ongezansi. Ekugcineni, wafaka ama-contact lens emehlweni ami, okwabanika ukukhanya okumnyama, kwanginika ukubukeka okuncane kwespanishi.
  
  
  Ubuciko bokugqoka izingubo zokugqoka buwukugwema ukwenza izinguquko ezinkulu kakhulu. Ngokwesibonelo, izintshebe nezintshebe zafa Kanye Nomata hari. Ukuguqulwa okuncane ngokuvamile kuyakholisa kakhulu, futhi kwakudingeka ngikholise abafana abanzima ngalokho. Iminwe?'
  
  
  Ngiphendukisa izandla zakhe, ngiphakamise isandla. Uthompson wafaka imichilo emincane ebonakalayo ye-silicone phezu kweminwe yami, wanginika isethi entsha yeminwe.
  
  
  "Kulungile, yilokho namuhla. "Yiqiniso, uma kwenzeka okuthile okubi ngempela kuwe, bangathola ukuthi ungubani ngempela emazinyweni akho", ephawula. "Kodwa uyazi ukuthi angazi okuningi ngamazinyo.
  
  
  'Ngiyabonga.'
  
  
  Umyeni wakhe waphinde wahamba eboshwe amehlo ekhanda ukuze afihle umsebenzi kadokotela omuhle.
  
  
  
  
  Kunezigodlo ezimbili Emadrid. Enye yazo Yipalacio Real, isakhiwo esihlaba umxhwele Se-renaissance izivakashi ezingasivakashela, eduze nendawo emaphakathi Nemadrid. Ukuqala kwesibili kungaphandle kwedolobha. Isitayela siyisitayela sangemva Kwenkathi Yokuvuselelwa - esingahlaba umxhwele kangako-kodwa yileso amandla. Lena I-El Pardo, indawo yokuhlala Ka-El caudillo Francisco Franco, futhi isizathu sokuthi i-ego ibe ngaphandle kwemadrid kwakuwukuvikela Ufranco kubahlali benhloko-dolobha ye-ego. Phakathi Nempi yombango Emadrid, Inam yayingeyona neze inqaba Kafranco.
  
  
  Egqoke iyunifomu emnyama kakaputeni Webutho Lomoya lasespain, wafika ngejeep yebutho Lomoya lasespain elifanayo endaweni yokuhlola eqhele ngekhilomitha ukusuka e-El Pardo. Amalungu E-Civil Guard ayemi phezu komgoqo. Bahlola imibhalo yami bangivumela ukuba ngidlule. Njengoba ngangishayela, ngabezwa bememezela ukufika kwami. Ngokushesha Nje lapho U-El Pardo embona ngokucacile, wabhekana nesithiyo sesibili. Kulokhu, amaphepha ami ahlolwe ngokucophelela amaphoyisa ezempi agqoke izigqoko eziqinile. Lapho bememezela ukufika kwami ngocingo, ngabuka indandatho emincane yocingo olunameva olwalugadwe amasosha nezinja eziqaphile.
  
  
  Esangweni lendlu, kwadingeka ngingene egumbini lokulinda, elalikade lisesakhiweni esifana nesigodlo. Bathatha iminwe yami bathatha izithombe zobuso bami obusha. Kokubili ukuphrinta nesithombe kwalethwa ephoyiseni, njengoba ngishilo, elalingilindele.
  
  
  Yiqiniso, iphoyisa lalingangilindele. Lapho nje ngingena esigodlweni, uzobona ukuthi ngingumkhwabanisi. Ucingo lwakhala.
  
  
  "Ingabe U-El Capitan ufikile?
  
  
  Unogada wangibuka ngocingo.
  
  
  I-capitdn dice ayizange isebenzise i-está esperado ".
  
  
  "Solo sé que tengo mis ordenes", - ngiyajabula. "Vamos a ver", kusho le ndoda ocingweni. "I-computador udebe saber". Manje wayeseyiqonda isizathu sokudideka kwesithombe neminwe.
  
  
  Kwakunekhompyutha eyayisendaweni yesigodlo eyayiqhathanisa izici zami ezingokomzimba nalezo zesikhulu engangisizenza. Ngajuluka isigamu sehora kwaze kwahlolwa umsebenzi Kathompson futhi ngatshelwa ukuthi manje sengingangena esigodlweni.
  
  
  Ingadi eyayinakekelwa ngokucophelela yayizungeze isigodlo esinezitezi ezintathu esasingaphezu nje kwendlu enkulu yasemaphandleni edell ngokwayo. Ingxenye enkulu yayisekelwa yinsika eneminyango yesifulentshi. Ama-peacock ayeziqhenya ngokuzungeza imibhede yezimbali futhi onogada bazama ukuhlala emthunzini wezihlahla isikhathi eside ngangokunokwenzeka, ukuze u-El caudillo ngokwakhe angadingi ukuphazamisa amehlo akhe uma ebuka ngephutha. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, umakadebona onokhahlo, onemisipha Wespanish Foreign legion wangijoyina ngaphandle kokusho lutho. Kwafika kimi Ukuthi Ufranco wayengumphathi wamasosha omncane kunabo bonke emhlabeni lapho, ngaphambi kwempi, ehola Ibutho Labangaphandle elalilwa nezakhiwo ezengeziwe esahara yasespain. Lo makadebona we-mistletoe wayenombala onsundu, egqoke isigqoko, futhi enezibazi ezinhle ze-mistletoe. Wayengomunye wabaqaphi bakafranco abaqotho, futhi noma ubani owayefuna ukulimaza umphathi wakhe kanje kuzo zonke izindlu ezizungezile kwakudingeka ahambe phezu kwesidumbu salowo mqaphi kuqala.
  
  
  Ngokushesha nje lapho singena, kwavela abantu abaningi. Wayazi ukuthi ngangibhekene nomtshina wensimbi we-mimmo. Kwakuyinto enhle ukuthi ngangithathe isinyathelo sokuthi ngibonakale ngingahlomile, ngoba ngaphambi kokuba ngikwazi, ngangiphonswe egumbini elincane futhi ngiseshwe ngokuphelele. "Umqashi wakho uzokuza okwesikhashana," kusho unogada onamanxeba. Isandla sakhe sasisemhlane wesibhamu Sikaluger esasifana kakhulu nesami.
  
  
  Wagcoba amehlo akhe.
  
  
  'Kuyini?'
  
  
  "Akukho lutho ."
  
  
  Ngaphezulu kukhaphethi owugqinsi owacwilisa amazwi ethu anoboya, ngangena ehholo elikhulu. Lapho ngingena, ngabona okwanele ngaye ukwazi ukuthi izibuko ezazisegumbini zazibizwa ngokuthi izibuko ezihamba ngezindlela ezimbili, nokuthi zonke izivakashi zazibukwa ngaphandle nokuthi isibhamu esincane sasihlale sikhomba kuye. Awekho amagugu omqhele avikelwe ngaphezu Kuka-El caudillo.
  
  
  "Ubukeka ugula kancane", kuphawula unogada ngentshisekelo ekhulayo.
  
  
  "O, akukho okukhethekile, cishe wagula E-Angola."Wasula amaconsi amanzi ezihlathini zakhe. "Ngabona Iportugal ibhubhisa i-African partizan. Kuzodlula ngokushesha ngokwanele."
  
  
  'Ingabe uyagula?'Wacishe wangiphakamisa phansi ngekhola. "Uyagula, futhi unesibindi sokuza esigodlweni? Isiwula! Ingabe abazange bakutshele ukuthi akekho umuntu okufanele asondele kugeneralissimo lapho egula?
  
  
  Wakwazi ukungidubula khona lapho. Kunalokho, wangikhipha. "Sekuyiminyaka engamashumi amane ngisebenza egeneralissimo guard. Wabulawa okungenani abantu abayishumi nambili abangenamakhaya ababenesibindi sokungena, ingasaphathwa eyokuphakamisa isibhamu ngokumelene naye. Uma ungangeni Ejeep njengamanje bese uhamba ngemoto, ngizokubulala."
  
  
  "Kodwa nginemiyalo yami."
  
  
  Wakhipha isibhamu esikhwameni saso wasibamba ngendlela esongelayo ngaphansi kwesilevu sami. "Ngisho noma unomyalo Ovela Kupapa, senor, uma ungahoxi ngokushesha manje, ufile."
  
  
  Uyise wazama konke okusemandleni akhe ukubukeka emangele kakhulu futhi ngokushesha wabuyela Ejeep yakhe. Ngempela, uyise wayazi ukuthi Kwakunokwesaba okukhulu kokuthi izivakashi zaziyodlulisela lesi sifo Kufranco owayesekhulile. Akukhona ngisho nokweqisa ukusho ukuthi akukho okwakungangishukumisela ukuba ngingene E-El Pardo ukube ngangingazi kusengaphambili ukuthi ukuhlaselwa umalaleveva okungazelelwe kwakuyodingeka, uma kudingekile, ukuze ngiphume lapho.
  
  
  Kwakuwukuhlola nje. Hhayi lapho kungekho muntu owayezobulala umngane wethu othandekayo, ngakho kusihlwa, ngemva kokukhumula ijeep yasespain nokuzifihla, wabuyela esigodlweni.
  
  
  Nganginenzuzo yento eyodwa: i-werewolf yayisebenza yodwa, ngaphandle kosizo. Wayengakujabulela lokho. On the dell uqobo, ungathembela kuphela wena. Kodwa futhi kwakusho ukuthi ngangingalingisa ngokunembile icebo le-ego-ngaphandle kokukhathazeka nganoma yiluphi usizo I-werewolf eyayingaluthola komunye noma ngaphezulu onogada Bakafranco, lapho-ke ngangizonqatshelwa izinzuzo. Lokho ayengakwenza, wayengakwenza. Okungenani yilokho obekufanele ngikucabange. Lapho nje sekumnyama, eyakhe yahlasela inqaba ebizwa ngokuthi i-El Pardo. Manje igama lakhe Alisekho Unick Carter, Umbulali WEZIKHALI. Eyakhe yayiyi-werewolf. Kwakukhona i-luger eyayixhunywe ku-pullover yami. Ummese nebhomu likagesi kwakusekhona. Njengoba ngithanda ukuhleleka nokuhlanzeka, izinto ezincane ezinjalo njalo zingibangela umuzwa omuhle wokuzethemba.
  
  
  Lesi sigodlo sasizungezwe uthango oluhlukene oluthathu oluzungeze ucingo olunameva - wayekwazi lokhu kusukela ekuvakasheni kwakhe ntambama. Kumabhayisikobho, ungabona njalo iqhawe lisika ucingo olunameva-lesi ngesinye sezizathu ezenza abadlali bezikhungo zezokwelapha ezingavamile babe izinhloli ezinhle. Ngenza lokho i - werewolf noma omunye uchwepheshe omuhle ayeyokwenza: ngangena ngomnyango oqashwe kakhulu, ngibheke endaweni yokuhlola ngokwayo.
  
  
  Ngamlinda emgqeni wokuqala kwaze kwaba yilapho ijeep imisa futhi amasosha emvimba. Izibani zangaphambili zemoto, okwakuyiqiniso ukuthi zazikhanya, zavala amehlo amasosha kangangokuthi ayengakwazi ukubona ukuthi kwakwenzekani ebumnyameni obuzungezile. Umimmo wayengadlula uma kwakudingeka.
  
  
  Wangena emthunzini wadlula esivimbelweni sesibili, kodwa esesithathu, eduze kwesango, kwakunzima ukusidlula. Izibani zazikhanyisa yonke imicu yotshani. Esakhiweni esifana nesigodlo, wabona indawo yesibhamu esinamandla. Isisu sakhe sashelela phezu kodonga. Utshani babunqunywa ngokulinganayo. Kwakungekho zinja, kungekho masosha. Utshani obuphakathi kwezindonga kuphela obungebona utshani. Yonke indandatho yangaphakathi ezungeze isigodlo yayigcwele izimpondo ezifana namakhasi otshani. Kodwa angizange ngimangale. Babethuthumela emoyeni wasebusuku, njalo bethumela izimpawu zabo kuyi-computer Kafranco. Ngangazi kahle lezi zinto, ngiyazi ukuthi Umnyango Wezokuvikela WASE-US wasungula i-ih ukuze ulandelele amasosha Aseviet cong.
  
  
  Esebenzisa I-t-shirt yakhe, wayezizwa ekhonkotha ngesigqi senjini. Ngokuqinisekile akuyona imoto. Umgomo wami wandiza futhi wabonwa nje indiza enophephela emhlane Ihuey cobra indiza phezu kwezihlahla. Yayihlonyiswe ngenjini ethule-enye eyakhiwa e - United States-futhi ukube yayenzelwe izinjongo zokuqapha, ngabe kukhona okuthile ku-nen esasikuthuthukisile futhi sakuboleka Kufranco: izinzwa zokushisa ze-ultraviolet ezazisobala kimi. izokhomba sengathi iyinyanga egcwele. Yiqiniso, wayehlomile nangezibhamu ezinemishini namarokhethi.
  
  
  "Ucobra" weza ukuzoluma. Imishini ye-ego radar cishe yayisiqopha izinga lokushisa komzimba wami manje. Emigqeni ebomvu yesikrini kwakuyobonisa: okokuqala unogwaja, bese kuba inja, bese kuba umuntu. Wagingqika waze waphila, ehlose ukuhlehla, kodwa imoto yayisivele isondela esangweni, futhi izibani zalo zangaphambili zaziyokwenza kube lula Ukuba Icobra isebenze. Imoto yayikude ngamamitha angaba yikhulu, Futhi Isango Lasemoscow lalingamamitha angaba ngamashumi amathathu. Manje Icobra yayindiza emoyeni, ingikhomba. Amalegionnaires esangweni athola ucingo olufushane; okwesibili kamuva, agijimela endaweni yokukhosela futhi agijimela eceleni komgwaqo.
  
  
  Yini i-werewolf eyayingayenza?
  
  
  Walinda kwaze kwaba yilapho izibani zemoto eyayisondela zikhanyisa Icobra, wabe esedutshulwa. I-antenna ye-radar yaqhuma. Ngokushesha eyakhe yagxumela phambili kabili; yonke indawo yehhotela lapho eyayilele khona yahlatshwa izinhlamvu ezivela endizeni enophephela emhlane eyayithukuthele eyayiphefumula umlilo. Akazange alale lapho isikhathi eside kunalokho okwadingeka ukuze acime izibani ezimbili esangweni ngezinhlamvu zami, wabe esegxumela ezinyaweni zakhe futhi wagijimela obala kumalegionnaires.
  
  
  I-Ih yayineminyaka eyishumi, kodwa njengoba izibani zazicishiwe futhi izibani zangaphambili zezimoto zamasosha manje zase zikhanya obala ebusweni bazo, zaphuphuthekiswa kancane. U-ei wagijimela kowokuqala, wakhahlela u-ego esifubeni ngonyawo olulodwa wabe esegijimela kolunye ebusweni, futhi ngaphambi kokuba akwazi ukudubula, wagxumela phansi ngokushaya. Elinye ilegionnaire labulawa isibhamu entanyeni. Ukasia wayegijima ememeza, okwandisa ukudideka okuvamile. Waphinde wezwa indiza enophephela emhlane isentanyeni yakhe. Ibutho elisha lamalegionnaires laphakama emnyango wesigodlo, izibhamu zalo ezincane zishaya ngokungahleliwe, zacekela phansi uphawu lwempungushe nemibhede embalwa yezimbali. Wagijimela ekholomu neminyango yesifulentshi. Ibutho lami, elaliqaphile, laphonswa ngaphandle kwefasitela ngesivinini. Ngamshiyela i-ego egcwele ingilazi ephukile futhi ngagijimela ehholo lomdanso. Umuntu omncane wavala indlela yokuphuma ezungeze ihholo: unogada onamanxeba engangimazi. Washaywa yi-ego yakhe evela kwesobunxele, kodwa umphumela wawucishe ufane nalowo webhaluni lomoya oshisayo. Wangikhahlela wangibamba ngomphimbo. Espain, isigwebo sentambo esithandwayo siwukushaywa kancane, okubuhlungu, futhi wayebonakala ezicela ukuba anamathele kuso ngokukhethekile.
  
  
  Kunokuba imelane namandla amangalisayo e-ego, yabhukuda, yabangela ukuba umakadebona ongwevu alahlekelwe ukulinganisela futhi awe phansi emgodini wokudansa. Wahleka futhi waphinde wagxuma.
  
  
  "Kulungile, ake sidanse kancane, mngane."
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, kodwa mina ngokwami ngithanda ibhiliyade."
  
  
  Ngagxumela ku-cembalo yasendulo futhi ngacindezela i-ego yami ngamandla ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngesivinini esikhulu, washaya unogada okhalweni. Wayeshaya ikhibhodi, futhi ndawonye baqhubeka begingqa phansi emgodini wokudansa beya komunye ozungeze iminyango yesifulentshi. Unogada wandizela kulo futhi wafika egcekeni. Imilenze ye-cembalo, eyayibambeke phakathi kwemishayo, yanikezela ngaphansi kokushayisana, futhi insimbi yaphahlazeka phansi nge-cacophony yamathoni ensimbi.
  
  
  Umyeni wakhe wagijimela ehholo. Ufranco kwakungafanele azi ukuthi ngangikhona kodwa wayengahlala kanjani engenandaba nokudubula abantu abaqotho ngaphansi kwefasitela lekamelo lakhe lokulala? Okuwukuphela kokukhathazeka kwami manje kwakuwukubona ukuthi I-werewolf ingakwazi yini ukufeza izinhlelo zayo esigodlweni ngokuphumelelayo. Wasusa isikhwama ehlombe lakhe wasifaka ngaphansi kwezingubo zakhe ngesibhamu. Khona-ke wangqongqoza ngobumnene emnyango omkhulu, oqinile.
  
  
  'Ubani okhona? Izwi lendoda endala elalicasukile lakhala. "Kusho ukuthini konke lokhu kudutshulwa?"
  
  
  "Ingozi, Generalissimo. Akukho okukhethekile.'
  
  
  "Ngingalala kanjani ngawo wonke lo msindo? "Zonke lezi zinyathelo zokuqapha seziqala ukungikhathaza", kusho izwi eliqhaqhazelayo. "Batshele ukuba bayeke ukwenza lokhu.
  
  
  "Ngemiyalo yakho, Generalissimo."
  
  
  "Ungangitsheli! Yenza okuthile ngakho!
  
  
  Kulula ukusho kunokukwenza. Amasosha angamashumi amabili ayengilindele emnyango omkhulu.
  
  
  Waphonsa ibhomu likaphethiloli phakathi kwabantu abakhathazekile futhi wadlula phakathi kwentuthu namabutho alwayo, wakwazi ukugqoka isigqoko njengoba umimmo edlula. Imoto yezempi eyayingilandele eya esangweni yayisekhona. Wagxumela ngemuva kwesondo futhi wahamba ngaphandle kokulinda abagibeli.
  
  
  Endaweni yokuhlola ephakathi, ngangisakwazi ukusizakala ngesiyaluyalu futhi ngiqhubeke nokunyakaza, kodwa lapho ngifika emgqeni ongaphandle, amalegionnaires ezwa i-alamu.
  
  
  Izithuthuthu Zeguardia Civil zazimiswe phakathi nomgwaqo. Uma ngikude, babebukeka njengonodoli abancane abahlekisayo, kodwa lapho ngiya ukuyomluma, ngabona yena nama-automaton ezandleni zabo. Njengoba yayishesha futhi ibuka izithuthuthu ezimbili zindiza emoyeni njengoba yayigijima endaweni engacabangeki yocingo olunameva.
  
  
  Ngaphambili komgwaqo, ngawuvala futhi ngaya ehlathini. Lapho ngagqoka iyunifomu yami Yebutho Lomoya futhi ngangena Ejeep, engayifihla lapho ngemva kokuvakashela kwami okokuqala esigodlweni.
  
  
  Kulokhu kufihla, wachitha ubusuku bonke elandelela umbulali ongaqondakali, owacishe waphumelela. Ngemva kokumfuna isikhathi eside, kodwa kungaphumeleli, waqasha igumbi Epalacio. Yilesi "sigodlo" kuphela esasiyihhotela eliphambili Kunawo Wonke Emadrid, futhi unen unamashidi aqhakazile nemicamelo ethambile kangangokuthi ngeke uvuke ngaphambi kwasemini.
  
  
  Kwakungekho okuningi okwangimangaza izolo ebusuku. Nokho, ngangazi kusengaphambili ukuthi inzuzo yami iwukuthi akudingeki ngenze isenzo esithile phakathi nesenzo sami. Amaphoyisa ayehlale ehlehla ezenzweni zami, egxila kulokho engangikucabanga ukuthi kwakuyicebo lakhe: ukuhlasela Kukafranco. Ukuphepha kwesigodlo kwakuhambisana ngokuphelele nentuthuko yakamuva Yasemelika kule ndawo. Kodwa babengakwazi ukuthi ngangazi ngakho ngokuningiliziwe. Kwakusobala ukuthi amalegionnaires ayethembele kakhulu ekusebenzeni kahle okungenasici kohlelo lwezokuphepha. Abaphathi abaqhubeka bemsekela, behlale bazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani ngokulandelayo, baphuca onogada ithuba lokuphendula ngokwanele. Cishe zonke izenzo zami zahamba njengoba kwakuhleliwe kusengaphambili. Ngakho isiphetho sasicacile: uma Umuntu Oyimpisi ayenolwazi olufanayo nolwakhe, wayengangena esigodlweni angene ekamelweni Likafranco.
  
  
  Naphezu kokwazi lokhu, akazange avuke kwaze kwaba semini ngakusasa ekuseni.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 5
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Lo mthakathi wandiza nesisulu sakhe baya enqabeni ekude. Lesi silwane esesabekayo sahlwitha inzalo yaso, sadla i-ego yaso ngenkanuko. Abathakathi, izihlanya, namademoni bahlangana emlilweni wasebusuku obangela izithunzi ezesabekayo ebumnyameni. Zonke lezi nezinye izilo eziningi zaqoqwa egumbini elilodwa lemnyuziyamu odumile Emadrid, futhi ngayinye yalezi zilo yayenziwe umdwebi omkhulu Ugoya. Ugoya wabulawa ubuthi bomthofu, umphumela wokuzikhukhumeza komsebenzi onzima owawumgcina ezungezwe imiphongolo kapende womthofu ebusuku nasemini. Esinye sezimpawu ezivame kakhulu zalesi sifo ukucindezeleka, okuhambisana namaphupho amabi. Manje, eminyakeni eyikhulu ngemva kokuzikhukhumeza kokufa, izivakashi ezivakashela le mnyuziyamu zisengaphinde ziphile amaphupho Amabi Kagoya. Kwakuyindawo eyayizungezwe amaphupho omuntu ohlanya Uhawk ayemkhethile emhlanganweni wethu.
  
  
  "Wenze umsebenzi omuhle izolo ebusuku", esho, njengokungathi besixoxa ngokuphenduka okuphikisanayo kobuciko besimanje. "Kusekhona imigoqo emigwaqweni ezungeze inhloko-dolobha. Ngakutshela ukuba uqaphele. Yini oyenzayo? Cishe wenza inguquko. Ngikhathazeke kakhulu!
  
  
  Kodwa kwakudingeka. Kwakudingeka ngazi ukuthi i - werewolf yayizokwazi yini ukungena esigodlweni.
  
  
  Wayecasukile, kodwa ngangiqiniseka ukuthi unesithakazelo.
  
  
  'Futhi kwaba nokwenzeka?'
  
  
  Yebo.'
  
  
  Iqembu lezivakashi langena, liholwa owesifazane ogqoke i-tweed onokudla ngokweqile i-rouge emabunzini akhe. Isingisi sakhe sasibushelelezi kakhulu, futhi wayehlale esebenzisa amagama likeengokuthi" ukusondela "nelithi"ukubaluleka kwendawo yonke."Ngicabanga Ukuthi Ugoya wayezoyiphonsa ngokushesha komunye wemiphongolo yakhe yokupenda.
  
  
  "Yebo, kodwa umuntu oyimpisi ngeke akwenze lokho", ngaqhubeka Njengohawk futhi ngangena ekamelweni elilandelayo. Into yokuqala engayibona lapho kwakuyi-"Nude maya" kagoya edumile, u-Contessa onezinwele ezimnyama, U-Irina elula futhi ngokusobala edukisa umbukeli ngokumamatheka okuhehayo. Lona kwakuwumsebenzi wesikhathi sangaphambili Sokuphila Kukagoya. Ngokungazelelwe umzimba wami wacabanga Ngomaria de ronda.
  
  
  "Yebo, kodwa wakwenza", kusho Uhawk, engibuyisela eqinisweni.
  
  
  "Kulungile, kodwa akuzange kungikhathaze. Cishe akazange aphile. Cha, uchwepheshe onjengomuntu Oyimpisi kudingeka azi kusengaphambili ukuthi banendlela enhle yokubaleka. Kungenjalo, ngeke kusebenze. Futhi, ngemva kokuvakasha kwami, izinyathelo zokuphepha zisazoqiniswa, futhi izolo ebusuku, yaphawula ukuthi ngeke yenze ingxenye yomsebenzi."
  
  
  "Kodwa ingabe abahlanganyeli be-ego ngeke basize i-emu ukuba ibalekele ukuhlaselwa?"
  
  
  Kungenzeka. Kodwa njengoba bengazi ukuthi ubani Umuntu Oyimpisi, kungani bengangisizanga ukuba ngibaleke izolo ebusuku? Cha, angikwazi ukusho ukuthi bangisize kakhulu izolo ebusuku. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ithemba lakhe liwukuthi akuzange kusize muntu kwelinye izwe, akunjalo?
  
  
  "Cha, kodwa banokuthile abangakwenza manje", kusho uhawk ngokushesha.
  
  
  Wayengase angavumelani nendlela yami, kodwa ngangazi ukuthi ngangithola imiphumela emihle. Manje sasingaqiniseka ukuthi unogada Kafranco wayethembekile ku-emu nokuthi Ufranco wayephephile uma nje ehlala e-El Pardo. Kodwa kwadingeka ngivume ukuthi kuze kube manje, uferret wayengazi ukuthi ungubani Lo muntu oyimpisi. Ngiqonde ukuthi, uma kwakukhona i-werewolf nhlobo. "Lokho akulungile," ngakhononda. "Lelo gama kuphela, I-werewolf. Yigama elalisetshenziswa abashisekeli abathile kuphela. Ababulali abangochwepheshe ababona abashisekeli - abakwazi ukuyikhokhela. Mhlawumbe i - werewolf imnandi njengazo zonke Ezikuyi-Internet. Uyazi ukuthi yonke le miphakathi eyimfihlo iphila ngemibono eyiphutha. Sasingasebenza lapha izinyanga eziningi ngoba nje isiwula esithile saphinde safika nephupho elinjalo."
  
  
  "Ngakho ungathatha iholide esikhundleni salokho?"Uhawk wabheka Ngokucacile Umaya Onqunu.
  
  
  Hhayi lapho Uhawk ebuyela ewashington futhi kwadingeka ngihlale emuva ukuze ngilandele izipoki. Yiqiniso, okokuqala, Wathathwa Umaria de ronda wefazenda . Wagcina esemadrid, futhi lapho u-ay emshayela ucingo emadrid, wathi uzokhansela konke ukuqokwa kwakhe ukuze angihlangabeze. "Isingeniso" sasingeyona ngempela into ayisho, futhi ngacabanga Ngomaya goya futhi .
  
  
  Sahlangana kusihlwa endaweni yokudlela Eplaza Mayor, enye yezindawo ezinhle Kakhulu Eyurophu, Futhi Umaria wayengowesifazane omuhle kakhulu. Waphinde wagqoka okumhlophe, okwakugcizelela umbala womnqumo wesikhumba sakhe.
  
  
  "Unjani?"Kuyini?"wabuza njengoba sasidla idada eliphekwe ngamawolintshi Asevalencia.
  
  
  "Isivumelwano sezindiza ezinophephela emhlane. Akukho okuthakazelisayo.
  
  
  "Yeka isihawu; khona - ke awuzwanga wonke la mahemuhemu. Izolo ebusuku, kwenziwa umzamo wokubulala Ucaudillo owacishe waphumelela . Abazi ukuthi kwakungubani, kodwa kubonakala sengathi u-emu wakwazi ukungena ngokucashile esigodlweni, futhi u-emu naye wakwazi ukubaleka. Kumelwe ukuba kwakuwuhlobo oluthile lomuntu ongaphezu komuntu."
  
  
  "Nkulunkulu, lokhu kuyathakazelisa."
  
  
  "Ingabe yilokho kuphela ongakusho kulokho?"
  
  
  "Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, Umaria, akayena ngempela iqhawe. Ukube ubungitshele imininingwane, cishe ngabe waquleka."
  
  
  Waphakamisela ingilazi ezindebeni zakhe. "Ngiyazi kahle kakhulu, Jack . Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, ngingafunga ukuthi nguwe kuphela okwazi ukwenza into enjalo. Awukwazanga ukuthola zonke lezo zibazi emzimbeni wakho ngokuthengisa izikhali nje. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi usebenzisa i-ego ngezikhathi ezithile, futhi."
  
  
  "Maria, ingabe uyokholelwa ukuthi ngiyesaba lapho ngibona ummese wokugunda?"
  
  
  "Futhi wakutshela ukuthi ngangiseyintombi nto?"
  
  
  Sobabili sahleka.
  
  
  Ngemva kokudla kwasemini, sasihamba sibambene ngezandla emigwaqweni emincane ezungeze isikwele. Ekhulwini leshumi nesishiyagalolunye, le ngxenye yasemadrid yayidume kabi nge-mistletoe. Kwakuyindawo yezwe labafileyo, futhi isakhamuzi esihloniphekile esinokuthile esingakulahlekelwa sasingeke silokothe singene kulo ngemva kokushona kwelanga. Manje siphila esikhathini sanamuhla, kodwa leli bhulokhi ledolobha lingenye yezindawo lapho izinguquko zingenzekanga khona ngokushesha okukhulu.
  
  
  Kodwa lapha uzothola amathilomu lapho behlabelela khona i-flamenco yangempela, futhi angisho izindawo esezonakaliswe ezokuvakasha, kodwa ezingokoqobo, ezingokoqobo. Njengokulwa kwezinkunzi, i-flamenco ingenye yezinto ongazazisa kuphela ngokuyibona mathupha. Ngaziswa nge-flamenco lapho kudingeka ngiye Ecuba ngecala lobunhloli, ngaphambi Nje Kokuba Ucastro athathe izintambo. Saya ezindaweni zokudlela ezimbalwa kwaze kwaba yilapho ekugcineni sithola indawo efanele-ibha enebhodlela elihle lethusi elibomvu eligcwele i-sangria egcwele i-whiskey, amakhasimende amaningi akhiwa izisebenzi, nomculi owenza imisindo ekhalayo, ekhalayo emathunjini eholela kithi. emnkantsheni wamathambo nasemathanjeni. Yiqiniso, lo mculi nabadlali begitare babengamagitanos, amagypsy asespain anesikhumba esimnyama namehlo amnyama njengegwababa. Ngesikhathi behlabelela, wonke umuntu wayehlala ematafuleni amakhulu enziwe ngokhuni anezinsimbi zobumba.
  
  
  "Unomculo Kakhulu Kumuntu Wasemelika", kusho Umaria.
  
  
  "Ake siye ehhotela lami futhi ngizokubonisa ukuthi umuzwa wami wesigqi muhle kangakanani."
  
  
  Ngathola lesi sipho silinga, futhi lapho u-ee ebeka ingalo yakhe okhalweni lwakhe, lokho okubizwa ngokuthi I-werewolf kwakuyinto yokugcina engqondweni yakhe. Saphuma sayophuza ikhofi sangena emgwaqweni ongakhanyisiwe, sisazizwa sinesiyezi esivela esangria. Ngokungazelelwe wabona ukukhanya kwemimese emibili phambi kwakhe. Amagitanos amabili azungeza umnyango . Babefaka izindwangu zokugqoka entanyeni, futhi izinwele zabo ezazingagugi zazinokukhanya okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Kwakunokubukeka kokwedelela ebusweni babo obuphikisayo.
  
  
  Amagitanos adume ngokuba mahle kakhulu ngemimese, ingasaphathwa eyokuthi ajabulela okungaphezu kokugcona umuntu odlulayo ongenacala ngokuzungezisa ingalo ye-emu, ukuchoboza umhlathi we-emu, bese ephula amanye amathambo ambalwa.
  
  
  "Kuyingozi ukuphuma endlini sekwephuze kakhulu, Mnu. Tourist. Kumelwe udinge isivikelo", kusho lowo osondelene kakhulu nathi, edlala ngommese wakhe. Wamomotheka kakhulu, umlomo wakhe ugcwele amazinyo egolide. Ukuzikhukhumeza komngane wakhe kwakubonakala kungenalo igolide eliningi ekhanda lakhe, kodwa amacici amabili egolide ahlotshisiwe amenza abukeke kahle. Ngangingekho esimweni sokukhathazeka, futhi ngangingesaba kalula i-ihs ngesibhamu sami, kodwa into yokugcina engangiyidinga kwakuyinkinga namaphoyisa.
  
  
  "Ungathanda ukungivikela?"Ngabuza ngokucophelela . "Le ndawo iyingozi kakhulu njengamanje", kusho umgypsy osemacici. "Angikhululeki ngisho nangamaphoyisa lapha, ngakho ngokuvamile ahlala kude. Ngicabanga ukuthi kungcono usiqashe, senor.
  
  
  Akubizi lapha. Imali wena nosenora abanayo iyokwanela.
  
  
  "Awukwamukeli yini ukuhlola kwabahambi?"
  
  
  Bahleka, kodwa ngangingacabangi ukuthi banomqondo omuhle wokuhlekisa.
  
  
  "Sifuna konke, senor."
  
  
  Basenza sukuma futhi sakhala. Akekho owaphuma eyophuza ikhofi, kodwa ngambona egqoke Icadillac ngakolunye uhlangothi lomgwaqo. Nokho, noma ubani owayeshayela wayengabonakali eshesha ukusisiza. U-Odin ezungeze amagypsy wafuna amacici kamary edayimane, kodwa ngaxosha isandla sakhe sobugovu.
  
  
  "Ungazami ukuba nesibindi manje," wangihleka ngommese wakhe ngaphansi kwesilevu sami. "Yiba isivakashi esihle, kungenjalo ngizokwenza umlomo omusha ezingeni lomphimbo."
  
  
  "Jack, yenza njengoba esho. Bangababulali."Ngangazi ngakho. Amagypsy kuzo zonke izingxenye zomhlaba abheka i-gitano yasespain ngokwesaba. Babebukeka sengathi bazokuthengisela ogogo bakho kancane kancane uma kudingeka.
  
  
  Kulungile, thatha imali yami ngiyibuyisele emuva", wamhlebela ngamazinyo agugile.
  
  
  Ngaleso sikhathi, umfana onamazinyo egolide wabeka isandla sakhe esifubeni Sikamary, Futhi Ustahl wathinta. Wayecabanga ukuthi ihlaya lase lihlale isikhathi eside ngokwanele. I-gitano enamacici yangehlisa ummese wayo, kodwa amehlo ayo ayelambele i-ego manje ayegxile emabeleni Kamaria. I-ego yakhe yaphakamisa ingalo yayo futhi yamshaya ngesibhakela se-karate esifubeni. Isisu sika-Ego sasigoba njengokhuni olomile, futhi wagingqa wangena emgodini.
  
  
  Umngane wakhe we-ego owayemomotheka ngama-carat angamashumi amabili nane wavele waqaphela ukuthi i-ego ibubula kakhulu kunalokho okubuhlungu. Njengoba yayishesha njengekati, yaphenduka, i-ego stiletto yakhomba amehlo ami. Wacwila ngaphansi kwensimbi, wabamba u-ego ngesibhakela sakhe, futhi wasebenzisa umfutho ka-ego ukuze aphakamise u-ego phansi futhi amphonse ngekhanda odongeni lwamatshe. Kodwa kumelwe ukuba wayenenhloso eqinile; wagxumela emuva futhi wagwaza ingalo yakhe ngeqhinga lami. Ummese wawukhanya njengesiliva elisheshayo, usikwe ngejakhethi yami, futhi waklebhula isikhwama esisehlombe lami. Ukube akazange ayifake, cishe wayeyoba semgodini eduze kwegitano yokuqala . Sakugwema ngokucophelela okunye emgwaqweni omncane. U-Ego blade wenza ukunyakaza kwesibalo sesishiyagalombili emoyeni njengoba ayelinde ithuba lakhe.
  
  
  "Yimali yakho nokuphila kwakho manje, izivakashi", esho ehlebeza. "Sizokhuluma nonkosikazi wakho kamuva."
  
  
  Wayefuna ukusho okwengeziwe, kodwa ezingeni lami kwaqala futhi kwahlasela u-ego emhlathini. Ngezandla zombili, washaya i-emu ezinso ngamandla esando. Yabuya ngaphambi kokuba ivuke ukuze isebenzise ummese wayo.
  
  
  Ugitano wahleka, wamomotheka, futhi wakhafula igazi. Dios, ungakwazi futhi ukulwa, izivakashi. Ngakho manje akuyona imali-imayelana nojenene. Yingakho kufanele ngikubulale."
  
  
  Manje, ukuziqhenya kwasespain sekuvele. Wenza sengathi usemathangeni ami, futhi lapho ngigxuma ngiphuma endleleni, waphenduka ummese wangishaya edolweni. Kwangishaya emathanjeni amasentimitha ambalwa.
  
  
  "Awubi wena ngokwakho", evuma, futhi wathatha izinyathelo ezimbalwa emuva.
  
  
  Manje waqala ukufaka ummese, futhi wambona ephenduphendukisa amasentimitha ayisithupha ensimbi ebukhali njengensingo emoyeni; wayengeke akwazi ukuzibamba kodwa wazizwa ehlonishwa. Kodwa ngangilazi leli .inga. Ufuna azame ukukhipha ummese phezu kwe-ego Karuk, futhi uma isiqalo sami sesiphelile, uzobeka intambo ekuphileni kwami kothando. Ngazenza sengathi ngiyamshaya, kodwa ngazibamba. Lapho ugitano ephonsa ummese emathangeni ami, waphambuka, futhi isibhakela sami saphuma saya ohlangothini lobugovu. Ngezwa amathambo akhe esihlathini ephuka. Wayengalingani, kodwa esabambe ummese, wahamba-hamba Waya Kumaria. U-Ego wambamba ngekhola nebhande futhi wamphakamisa phezulu ngaphezu kwekhanda lakhe. Ummese wawa engalweni Ka-Ego ngaphandle kwenhloso njengoba waphonswa ngu-ego emotweni eseduze. Wagxuma. Yaphinde yaphakanyiswa u-ego ngaphezu kwakhe, kulokhu ngenhloso engcono futhi yacaciswa esibukweni sangaphambili semoto. Wayengeyena umuntu omnandi, elele egobekile emotweni, imilenze yakhe ilenga phezu kwefasitela elaphukile. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuyini, sesiqedile ngakho. Omunye Umgypsy, ebona okwakwenzeke kumuntu ayesebenza naye, waphuma emgodini waqala ukubaleka.
  
  
  Umaria wangihlebela endlebeni.
  
  
  Manje njengoba isenzo sase siphelile, Icadillac yayisemthunzini. Umshayeli wagxumela ngaphandle emotweni, ngokusobala ekhathazekile. Wayengumuntu omude, ongenamahloni onamehlo aphuzi nentshebe ebomvu ewugqinsi. I-ego kashvedov, eyayihambisana kahle nesisu sakhe, ngokusobala yayivela kumthungi obiza kakhulu Emadeira, futhi iminwe yakhe ekhuluphele yayikhazimula ngamasongo egolide ne-lapis lazuli. U-Ego wacishe wangenza ngafisa ukuba nosikilidi Kahawke onuka kamnandi, futhi wamangala ukuthola ukuthi Wayemazi Kakhulu Umaria.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngisanda kukubona ulwa nalowo mgypsy". Ukube nje wayefike ngaphambili.
  
  
  "Yebo, ukube ngangimazi, ngabe ngikusindisile omunye," ngavuma.
  
  
  Umaria waveza le nkawu enentshebe kimi njengo-Andres Barbarossa, enezela ngokuthi wayengusomabhizinisi omkhulu. Wamomotheka ngendlela exakile lapho ethulwa.
  
  
  Wabuza. "Ingabe lo muntu ongaphezu komuntu angaba uhema?"Ngangingazi ukuthi ukhona ongashaya umgypsy ngommese. Kodwa uyachama, sithandwa sami. Ngingayibuza kanjani imibuzo enjalo ngalesi sikhathi? Woza nami.
  
  
  Njengokungathi singabangane bakudala, wangisiza ukuba ngingene ecadillac. Ubarbarossa wayemazi Kahle Umadrid. Kungakapheli nomzuzu, sasipakiwe phambi kwendawo yokudlela enhle. Omunye wabathungi abahle Basespain ukuthi izindawo zokudlela ngokuvamile zivulwa ubusuku bonke. Ubarbarossa wasiholela etafuleni lakhe langasese. Wabiza umlindi wayala ukuba kwenziwe i-brandy, Kuyilapho Umaria egeza isilonda sami esincane ngamanzi avela engilazini eyikristalu.
  
  
  "Uzizwa kanjani manje?"Kubuza usomabhizinisi .
  
  
  "Unapoleon brandy uphulukisa wonke amanxeba.
  
  
  "Ngaso leso sikhathi", Kuvuma Ubarbarossa, egcwalisa ingilazi yami. "Manje ngitshele ukuthi ungubani.
  
  
  "Ujack ungummeleli wenkampani yezibhamu", Kuphendula Umaria kimi.
  
  
  Ubarbarossa wayebukeka enesithakazelo esikhulu manje. "Iyiphi inkampani, uma ngingase ngiyibuze?"
  
  
  "I-Universal Yaseswitzerland". Ihhovisi lethu elikhulu lisehholo Lasezurich, futhi amakhasimende ethu amaningi aye abeka inhloko-dolobha Yawo Eswitzerland."
  
  
  Ngezinye izikhathi sithenga izibhamu kwabanye abaseduze nezinkampani zethu, kodwa angicabangi ukuthi ngake ngezwa Ngeswitzerland Universal."
  
  
  "Asikaze sisebenze isikhathi eside."
  
  
  "Izikhali ezincane?"Ubarbarossa wayenesithakazelo esikhulu kunokujwayelekile.
  
  
  "Izikhali ezincane", ngathi, " ama-jeep, izibhamu zasendle, amathangi. Njengoba nje inxusa nezindiza zabika. Siphinde sibe nabeluleki abanganikeza imiyalelo uma kunesidingo ."
  
  
  'Kuyathandeka!'
  
  
  Ubarbarossa wayeka ukuxoxa ngalendaba futhi waqala ingxoxo evamile ngemibono yami Ngemadrid nangekhwalithi yokudla. Engangikuthola kuye kwakuwukuthi i-ego enterprise inokuthile okuhlobene kakhulu namaphrojekthi okuthuthukisa.
  
  
  Ila cuenta, ngenxa Yomusa. Umlindi waletha isikweletu. Lapho sengizomkhokhela, wavele wasusa imali yami wasayina isikweletu. Ubarbarossa wacela ukungiyisa ehhotela, kodwa wayazi ngokwanele ngamasiko asespain ukuze enqabe, ngakho wathatha itekisi. Ngakho Umaria wakwazi ukuza azochitha ubusuku nami.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga Ukuthi U-Andres unomona ngawe", esho, egoqa ingubo futhi ebeka u-ego esihlalweni. "Uhlakaniphe kakhulu, kodwa ngeshwa, akanaso isibalo esikhangayo kangako. Ngaphandle kwalokho, uhlale engikhumbuza ingulube enkulu ebomvu."
  
  
  Ake sikhohlwe U-Andres Barbarossa okwamanje ."
  
  
  Wagxumela ngaphansi kwamashidi, awakhe, wazizwa isikhumba sakhe esithambile, wabe esemcindezela kakhulu kangangokuthi ngazizwa umoya wawo wonke amangqamuzana esikhumba sakhe. Izilimi zethu zahlangana njengoba isandla sami sasizizwa izinqulu zakhe.
  
  
  "O Nkulunkulu Wami, Jack!"
  
  
  Yena, wangena enah. Umaya onqunu wadlula engqondweni yami isikhashana. Kwakumomotheka Umaria. Imilenze yakhe yayisongwe, ingidonsela ngaphakathi. Ngangizizwa izinzipho zakhe emhlane wami njengoba sasihlangana. Kwakuphelele.
  
  
  Ngangingafuni ukukhathazeka Ngobarbarossa, kodwa ngangingakwazi ukukhipha ngokuphelele ukuzazisa kwami ekhanda lami. Lapho esayina isikweletu endaweni yokudlela, waphawula okuthile okungajwayelekile.
  
  
  Wabhala uhlamvu oluphindwe kabili oluthi " Ss ""Barbarossa" ngesitayela esidala sama-ss asejalimane.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Ngangidla isidlo sasekuseni sekwephuzile egumbini lokudlela Lasepalacio lapho beletha ucingo etafuleni lami. Njengoba nje Ngangingakwazi ukukhipha Ubarbarossa ekhanda lami, wayengeke angikhohlwe.
  
  
  Izwi lika-Ego likhathazeke ngendlela engenangqondo. "Uzizwa kanjani namuhla ekuseni?"
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga. Nginenkinga encane emlenzeni wami."
  
  
  "Kuhle lokho. Indlela owavikela ngayo umngane Wethu Umaria ingihlaba umxhwele ngempela. Ucelwa futhi ukuba akutshele ukuthi nginesithakazelo ezikhalini ezincane. Ingabe ufuna ukundiza endizeni?
  
  
  Kuphi?'
  
  
  Phezulu naphansi Emorocco. Kuzothatha okungenani izinsuku ezimbalwa, hhayi ngaphezulu. Okungenani uma ufuna ngempela ukuthengisa okuthile ...
  
  
  Ukufihla kwami njengomthengisi wezikhali kwakuyoba yinto engakholeki kakhulu ukube angizange ngihileleke. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngenxa yesimiso somsebenzi Kafranco, cishe uyohlala e-El Pardo isonto lonke. Ngaleso sikhathi, uyobe ephephile. Futhi uma Ubarbarossa efuna ngempela ukuthenga isibhamu, ngangingenalutho engingakhathazeka ngalo: kwakunenkampani Ezurich ebizwa ngokuthi Iswiss Universal. Akungabazeki Ukuthi Ubarbarossa useyihlolile kakade. U-AX akawuthandi umsebenzi ongathandeki, futhi ezimweni ezinjalo, akukho lutho olusele ngengozi.
  
  
  "Anginandaba nalokho", ngishilo. "Hlobo luni lwezikhali onesithakazelo kuzo? Ngingakubonisa amanye amasampula."
  
  
  "Izibhamu ezizenzakalelayo. Umshayeli wami uzokuthatha ngo-3:00 namuhla. Uzokuyisa esikhumulweni sezindiza, futhi ukusuka lapho sizohamba ngendiza yami."
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu, ngibheke phambili kukho."
  
  
  Angifuni ukusho Ukuthi Ustahl wayebona izinto kusengaphambili ngesikhathi sami njengenxusa, kodwa nginohlobo oluthile lwe-radar eyakhelwe ngaphakathi yokuthola ingozi. Futhi leyo radar manje yangitshela ukuthi ngangibukwa. Ubarbarossa wayefuna ukwazi ukuthi kwakufanele yini ukuxhumana nami, futhi uma kwakungeyona I-Swiss Universal, usomabhizinisi okhuluphele wayeyokwazi ukuthi ngangingeyena nje umthengisi ovamile.
  
  
  Inkinga yami kwakuwukuthola ukuthi Ubarbarossa wayemane nje engumlandeli Kamaria, noma ngabe wayengangihola yini emzileni We-werewolf. Futhi ngangingaqiniseki kangako. Ngempela, kungase kubonakale kusola ukuthi akazange aphakamise isandla sakhe ukuze angivikele lapho engibona ngijahwa amagypsy amabili. Kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi, kungase kubonise abantu abangaba yizigidi eziyisikhombisa Enew York ababeyoziphatha ngendlela efanayo, kulokhu. Futhi ngisho noma ayebhale igama lakhe ngalezi zinhlamvu zama-ss, kungase futhi kube yinto eyenzeka ngengozi. Kulokhu, wayeyokwenza umxhwele kakhulu ukube wayehambe emazweni ayesebenza kuwo, "ohambweni lwebhizinisi" Oluya Emorocco.
  
  
  Ngamshayela ucingo Ezurich. I-ax agent eyaphendula ucingo yazichaza njengenceku yasehhovisi ekhuluma nomthengisi. Waphinde wavala ucingo, waphuza ikhofi elengeziwe, futhi wabhema ugwayi wakhe wokuqala.
  
  
  Ilanga lalikhanya ngokukhazimulayo ebusweni bami njengoba ngangihamba ngizungeza ihhotela. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, umfana owayesebenza ngensimbi, abapristi ababili, neqembu losomabhizinisi bashiya igumbi lokwamukela izivakashi. Ngakwesokudla kwakunomgwaqo obanzi. Waphenduka umgwaqo omncane ngakwesobunxele futhi akabange esabona abanye abapristi. Kwakunezitolo eziningi ezincane zamakha nemibukiso yobuciko eyayithengisa kakhulu izikhumbuzo kubavakashi. Isithunywa sangena kwesinye sazo, cishe egameni lesivakashi sasehhotela. Wawela umgwaqo, ehamba phakathi kwezithuthuthu Zevespa nezimoto zefiat ezenziwe Espain. Njengoba ngangihamba Ngisuka Eplaza del sol, ngabona ukuthi omunye wabosomabhizinisi wayewela umgwaqo ngemva kwami. Ekhoneni elilandelayo, waphenduka ngokushesha, wabe eseyeka ngokushesha, ezenza sengathi unesithakazelo esikhulu esitolo esinesikhwama sangaphansi. Lowo ongemuva kwami naye washeshe waphenduka futhi wacishe wangishaya.
  
  
  Ngiyaxolisa, " emtshela ngobumnene.
  
  
  "Ngithethelele", waphendula ngezwi elifanayo. Ngokusobala ehamba, manje wayesemi futhi ebuka izingubo zangaphansi. Lapho ephinda ebheka phezulu, ngangingasekho. Kusukela kuvulandi lapho yena, ejuluka khona, ukuzazisa kwakhe kwazwakala kusondela kushaggy. Wambamba njengoba edlula ngokushesha futhi wamdonsela ngaphakathi. Simple, " ngaxolisa futhi, ngicindezela umphetho we-stiletto emhlane ka-ego.
  
  
  Wayekhohlisa. "Kusho ukuthini lokho? "Kumelwe ukuba kuyiphutha."Wafinyelela esikhwameni Somhlane Sika-Ego futhi wakhipha isikhali sakhe.
  
  
  "Cha, okunye, akulona iphutha. Ubani owakuthumela?"Ngacindezela u-ee ukuba amelane namabhokisi eposi. Wanikina ikhanda futhi waqala ukujuluka kancane.
  
  
  'Ubani? Angazi ukuthi usho ukuthini.
  
  
  "Ngeke ngikubulale ngempela. Akabazungezile. Ngizomane ngicindezele le nsimbi kancane kuze kube yilapho umgogodla wakho uhlukana kabili futhi usukhubazekile ukuphila kwakho konke.
  
  
  "Linda, ngizokutshela konke!"
  
  
  Lokhu kwakusho ukuthi wayedinga isikhathi sokuthola izaba ezinhle.
  
  
  "Ngingowezombangazwe."
  
  
  "Akusona isizathu esihle ngokwanele.'Wacindezela kakhulu ummese.
  
  
  "Linda, ngizokutshela iqiniso.
  
  
  Kodwa akazange. waphenduka washaya ummese ngendololwane yakhe. Kwakungeke kube isinyathelo esibi ngokumelene nomuntu onesandla esisodwa.
  
  
  Isandla sami sobunxele sashaya ikhanda lakhe emabhokisini eposi futhi samthumela ukuba ashayise phansi emarble. Lapho eyakhe imncika, wayengasaphefumuli. I-ego yakhe yahlukanisa imihlathi yayo futhi yahogela iphunga elinamandla lama-alimondi: i-cyanide. Wayegcina i-capsule emlonyeni wakhe sonke lesi sikhathi, futhi isibhakela sami senza konke okunye.
  
  
  Lesi ngesinye sezizathu esenza ngizonde abashisekeli bakhe. Kunzima kakhulu ukuthola ulwazi kubo! Wasuka kuvulandi.
  
  
  Izitolo zokubambisa zibukwa yonke indawo emhlabeni. Lowo engaya Kuwo, Esan Martin Square, umistletoe iqoqo elijwayelekile lamabhokisi amawashi, ama-guitar nama-clarinet.
  
  
  "Ngalahlekelwa ithikithi lami, kodwa ngikhumbula ngilahla i-ego yami endaweni ethile."
  
  
  Umthengisi wayenempandla ngokuphelele, futhi wayelungisa isikhathi sakhe esilahlekile ngokukhulisa intshebe enkulu, ayephendulela kuyo amaphuzu afana nemimese.
  
  
  "Angikhumbuli uthatha lutho", ekhuluma Ngezwi Lesicastilian.
  
  
  Umshini Wokuthunga N3. Kwakungokwalowo owayengunkosikazi Wami Ujean."
  
  
  "Ah, owayengumthungi wakho."Wenza izintshebe zakhe ngomunwe. "Yebo, kuyiqiniso, ngiyakhumbula manje. Nginezwi lakhe. Njengenjwayelo, inethiwekhi YE-ax yayisebenza kahle. Ngokushesha nje lapho isisebenzi sethu Saseswitzerland Universal sivala ucingo ngemva kokushaya kwami ucingo, saxhumana" negatsha " Lethu Emadrid sangitshela lokho engangikudinga. Lapho ngisusa umzingeli wami, kwakudingeka ifilosofi.
  
  
  Uma uzibuza ukuthi ungayithola kanjani insizakalo yocingo enhle Kangaka Espain, ngeke ukwazi. Izintambo zokuxhuma ezingekho emthethweni ZINGAKWAZI ukuskena zonke izinhlelo zocingo zaseyurophu ezingakwazi ukwenza lutho.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi kulungile?"
  
  
  Wavula isikhwama sakhe, asifaka ekhawunteni. Kwakungeyona into yokuthunga, kodwa kwakuyilokho engangikudinga ngempela.
  
  
  "Kukhona elinye iphasela engifuna alithathe ezinsukwini ezimbalwa", ngishilo. "Imininingwane Ngo-Andres Barbarossa".
  
  
  Wathi, " Kuthiwani uma ungafiki ngenxa yakhe?"
  
  
  Khona-ke lomuntu kumelwe aqedwe.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  "Kwenzeka okuthile okungajwayelekile kimi namuhla", ngiphawula njengoba indiza Kabarbarossa yejet yayishesha phezu Kwemedithera futhi sasiphuza iwhiskey ndawonye ngefasitela. "Othile wayengilandela ehhotela. Angikuqondi nhlobo."
  
  
  Wamomotheka, futhi intshebe yakhe ebomvu yama ekugcineni. "Ngangilokhu ngicabanga ukuthi ukuthengisa izibhamu kwakuwumsebenzi oyingozi kakhulu."
  
  
  "Cha," u-ego wamqinisekisa. "Akuhlukile emshuwalense."
  
  
  Wahleka kakhulu.
  
  
  "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uzibukela phansi, Mnu. Finley. Umaria wangitshela ngokulwa kwakho nale nkunzi. Uyabona, ngihlangane nabafana abaningi abahle abakulungele ukwenza noma yini uma umklomelo muhle. Ngikholelwa ukuthi ungumuntu onjalo ."
  
  
  "Cha, banemvubu, njengoba nginomlomo oqinile."
  
  
  "Eyami eyigugu! Angicabangi ukuthi ngake ngahlangana nanoma ubani onamahlaya angcono. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi sizoba nebhizinisi elihle.
  
  
  Manje sasindiza phezu kogu Lwaseafrika ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ukuphakama.
  
  
  "Uyabona, iholwa umfelandawonye ohlanganyela ekuthuthukiseni amaminerali. Indawo yethu yomsebenzi Ushukela wasespain. Lokhu kusebenza ngokuyinhloko ku-tungsten ne-potassium. Ngokuqinisekile uyazi ukuthi zisetshenziswa kanjani?
  
  
  "I-tungsten nge-tungsten ore ne-potassium nge-calcium carbonate. Izibani, izivivinyo, izinhlamvu, upende, ne-potassium cyanide. Ungasho nje ezimbalwa...'
  
  
  "Unolwazi kakhulu. Kunoma ikuphi, lokhu kuyinto ebalulekile. Njengoba kunamazwe Athile Ase-Afrika angayazisi kakhulu imisebenzi yethu, kumelwe ngaso sonke isikhathi sifune ukuhlaselwa yilabo okuthiwa abaphazamisa amavukela-mbuso. Ngineqembu elikhulu labasebenzi bezokuphepha, futhi ukuze sivikele lokhu kutshalwa kwezimali ngendlela efanele, kumelwe sibe nezikhali ezanele. Ikakhulukazi manje njengoba sesiqalile ukwandisa imisebenzi yethu ."
  
  
  'Yandisa?'
  
  
  "Njengoba wazi, siyakhukhumala Emorocco. Sifuna Ukalia lapho, kodwa njengoba kuzothatha isikhathi ngaphambi kokuba ucwaningo luqale, ngizosebenzisa isisekelo sethu njengekamu labasebenzi bethu bezokuphepha."
  
  
  Ikamu? Khona-ke onogada abaningi.
  
  
  Sadlula Etangier, Futhi I-Atlas Mountains yayisondela phambi kwethu.
  
  
  "Kunesaga Sasemelika engilokhu ngithanda ukusiphinda", Kusho Ubarbarossa, njengokungathi uyangethemba ngokukhishwa. "Cabanga kakhulu."
  
  
  "Uyavumelana nalesi sitatimende, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Yiqiniso . Kimi, kusho nje ukuthi ngithenga okwengeziwe."
  
  
  I-Potassium. Ubuwula! Abasoze bathola i-potash eduze komgwaqo esawela kuwo. Kwakuyisigodi ezintabeni, amakhilomitha ayikhulu ukusuka ogwini Lwe-Atlantic, maphakathi nogwadule, phakathi kwamadolobha Asemorocco Irabat nefez. Nakuba kungenzeka ukuthi wayengakaze athathwe ewerewolf trail okwamanje, okungenani kwakukhona okwakungilindele. Lapho sifika, kwakuyikamu lamasosha elikhulu ngokwanele ukuba liqeqeshe okungenani abantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. Ijeep yagijimela kithi, yashiya amafu amakhulu othulini; ngafunga ukuthi ukaputeni owayesesondweni wayezongibingelela aze angibone.
  
  
  "Umnu. Finley ulapha ebhizinisini. Kodwa lokho kungalinda kuze kube kusasa.
  
  
  Sathathwa sayiswa endlini yezivakashi eseduze nekamu. Wayengumvakashi ohlonishwayo esidlweni sakusihlwa esasihanjelwe izikhulu eziphakeme zebutho likabarbarossa. Abesifazane abafihlekile babefika behamba nezitsha zesiliva ezigcwele i-couscous, ama-partridge, nenyama yemvu enesinamoni. "Akukumangazi yini ukuthi sihlala lapha ngesitayela Sama-Arabhu?"kubuza Ubarbarossa, manje ogqoke i-djellaba.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngiyakuthanda ngempela lokhu, ngigingqa ibhola elimnandi le-couscous phakathi kweminwe yami.
  
  
  "Akumelwe ukhohlwe ukuthi, ngokusho kwabaningi, I-Afrika igcina isepyrenees Kuphela", kusho Ubarbarossa. Ngokusobala lesi kwakuyisihloko esasiseduze nenhliziyo ka-ego, futhi wayengacabangi ukuthi kuwukuhlakanipha ukusiphazamisa. "Ama-Arabhu abelokhu enza Ispain iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa. Wonke amadolobha Asespain anenqaba, kodwa ayibiza kanjani? U-alcazar igama lesi-arabhu. Ugeneralisimus wayitholaphi idumela lakhe? Esahara Nebutho Lasespain Labangaphandle. Futhi yini ekugcineni eyanquma Impi Yombango yasespain? Ukuhlasela kukafranco Namamoor. Ispain Nenyakatho Afrika azihlukaniseki ."
  
  
  Izikhulu zikabarbarossa zazibonisa lokho. Kwakunamanazi ambalwa Namafulentshi ambalwa, kodwa iningi lamaphoyisa lalingamaspanishi noma Ama-Arabhu, futhi kuwo womabili la maqembu wabona umlilo wobushiqela. I-Odin eyayibazungezile, I-Arabhu enobuso obude nobukhali, yaqhubeka ngentshiseko. "Cabanga ngohlobo luni lwamandla Ispain Nenyakatho Afrika ezaziyowakha uma ziphinde zihlangana. Babeyoba Nayo Yonke Iyurophu Ne-Afrika ngaphansi kokulawula kwabo! "
  
  
  "Kuwumqondo omuhle", kwanezela Ubarbarossa, " kodwa akunakwenzeka neze. Ngaphandle kwalokho, isivakashi sethu asinasithakazelo kwezombangazwe."
  
  
  Amatafula asuswa futhi cishe wonke umuntu wakhanyisa. Umoya omnandi wangitshela ukuthi ugwayi wawuxutshwe ne-hashish, okuyinto engavamile kulezi zingxenye.
  
  
  Abesifazane ababegqoke izembozo ababekhonza bathathelwa indawo abadansi ababesuka ekhanda baye ezinzwaneni ababegqoke izingubo zikasilika, lapho babedlala khona ukunyakaza okuthakazelisayo okwakufana kakhulu nezimo zothando. Kwasala Abasesweden kuphela. Kodwa lokho kwakwanele ukuba ngibe namaphupho ashisayo ngakho.
  
  
  Kwase kuyisikhathi sokuvuka ngehora lesikhombisa. A beep kanye clatter of amabhuzu. Omunye wamantombazane ayedansa izolo wangena ekamelweni wavula umnyango weveranda. Wangilethela ijusi lewolintshi elibandayo namaqanda abilisiwe. Kwafika kimi ukuthi cishe amasosha ayedla ama-pancake ngesikhathi esifanayo. Wayezimisele ukuhwebelana nabo.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba isidlo sakhe sasekuseni siphele, Ubarbarossa wangena ekamelweni lami. "Ngiyaxolisa ngokuthi angikwazanga ukudla nawe, kodwa nginomkhuba wokudla nezikhulu zami. Ngicabanga ukuthi kungcono ukuba nesimo sengqondo."
  
  
  Usomabhizinisi wazama ngempela ukuba ujenene. Iqembu lokugqoka izifihla-buso lasekuseni lalingenawo isudi noma i-jell-o, kodwa lalinesudi ye-khaki nezicathulo zamasosha. Wazama ukungabonisi isithakazelo esibonakalweni se-ego yeyunifomu ehlombe: ukufekethisa ngegolide okuzungeze izipikili ezimbili ZE-ss.
  
  
  Wangibonisa mathupha ekamu. Kwakwenziwa umsebenzi wokumba, futhi kwabekwa inani elikhulu ngokungavamile lamabhokisi asindayo emnyango womgodi.
  
  
  "Ama-rakes namanye amathuluzi okumba", Kuchaza Ubarbarossa.
  
  
  Ngemva kwalokho, uhambo lwakhe lwemistletoe lwaba nelungelo lokudla naye kanye ne-ego officers. Sasihlezi ehholo elikhulu lomhlangano, futhi ngokokuqala ngqá ngaba nesikhathi sokubheka kahle amasosha Kabarbarossa.
  
  
  Manje i-ego yakhe yayisiqonda ukuphawula ayekwenzile endleleni eya Emorocco ngabafana abanomoya obandayo abazimisele ukwenza noma yini ngemali. Kwakubonakala sengathi bonke omakadebona Basebay Of pigs, Ekatanga, Emalaysia Naseyemen babekhona. Kwakuwumhlangano wababulali abaqashiwe. Mhlawumbe hhayi esigabeni Sokushintsha Isimo, kodwa okuhle ngokwanele ukuvikela ngokwanele umbuso Kabarbarossa kunoma yimuphi umhlaseli ongaba khona.
  
  
  Yimiphi imikhankaso ocabanga ukuthi usebenza nabo emsebenzini okhethekile?
  
  
  Umajor wasejalimane wangibuza, wangidlulisela iwayini.
  
  
  "Angizange ngikusho nhlobo."
  
  
  "Hamba, hamba, Jack. "Uyazi, kumelwe kube nomuntu lapha okwaziyo", Kugcizelela Ubarbarossa. "Mhlawumbe umuntu omdala ayemazi."
  
  
  Iqhinga lakhe lokuqala: babefuna ukuthola ukuthi usomabhizinisi wakhe ngempela nguye ababezenza, futhi manje babedlala umdlalo nami ukuze babone ukuthi bangangibamba yini ngamanga. Uma ayethengisa izikhali, kumelwe kusho ukuthi i-ego yakhe yayizisebenzisa. Ngangazi ukuthi manje wonke amehlo ayebuka ukusabela nokunyakaza kwami ngokucophelela. Wazithela ingilazi yewayini ngaphandle kokuchitha ithonsi.
  
  
  Wabhala encwadini ethi" Only if you have someone around New York here". "Ngangisebenza namaphoyisa, hhayi nesosha."
  
  
  Umajor wahleka. Wayenekhala elikhulu lengulube namehlo amancane aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ama-tattoo e-Ego ayegobeka ezingalweni zakhe ezijiyile njengoba eshaya izinqindi zakhe etafuleni.
  
  
  'Isikhulu samaphoyisa! Ingabe inja evamile yamaphoyisa kufanele ithengise izibhamu zase-us? Wayengakaze ahlangane nephoyisa elalingenziwanga ngezinga likanogwaja! "Ubarbarossa akazange angenele ngemva kwalokhu kuhlambalaza okukhulu. Kunalokho, wanxusa umajor, " Ngakho awucabangi ngomthengisi wethu wezikhali, Erich?"
  
  
  "Ngiyamthanda umuntu owaziyo ukuthi ukhuluma ngani. Konke iphoyisa elingakwenza ukuxosha izifebe emgwaqweni nokushaya induku yenjoloba. Yini ayaziyo ngezibhamu?
  
  
  Manje lonke igumbi lokudlela lase liphendukele etafuleni lamaphoyisa.
  
  
  Ubarbarossa wangibuza, " Kulungile, Jack?"Umajor Gruen ubonakala engenalo ukholo olukhulu kuwe. Ingabe awucasukile?
  
  
  Eyakhe, waqhaqhazela. "Ikhasimende lihlale liqinisile."
  
  
  Kodwa ngokushesha Ubarbarossa akazange aneliseke. "Jack, akuyona nje imvamisa yakho. Uthi awazi lutho ngezibhamu. Uma uzokwenza ibhizinisi nawe, kufanele uzizwe sengathi uyazi ukuthi uthengisa ini.
  
  
  "Imiboniso", Kusho Ugrune. "Myeke ayibonise indawo yokudubula."
  
  
  Lonke ikhefi lakhishwa njengoba la madoda ayesekela isiphakamiso Sikamajor. Umbhalo kabarbarossa wawulungiselelwe kahle. Isikhwama sami sasihlezi etafuleni phakathi nendawo enothuli. Ugruen wangibuka ngivula ipotimende, ukumamatheka okuhlekisayo ebusweni bakhe obubi. Lonke ibutho lalihleli eduze kwakhe, njengokungathi babeze empini yezinkukhu.
  
  
  Yayiphakanyiswe ngesibhamu ukuze wonke umuntu asibone.
  
  
  "Lesi yisikhali sethu esivamile, i-g3. Ilayishwe ngezibhamu ezijwayelekile ZE-nato ezingama-7.62 mm. Ngakho-ke, ngeke kube khona inkinga ngezinhlamvu."
  
  
  I-G3 iyisikhali esihle ngempela. Inzima kuneyasemelika .M16, kodwa ithembeke kakhudlwana. Ngokungangabazeki, amadoda amaningi aye asebenzisa i-ego ngesikhathi esithile.
  
  
  "Kusebenza kanjani?"kubuza Ubarbarossa, njengomfundi omuhle. "Lapho udonsa inhlamvu, inhlamvu ikhipha inhlamvu.
  
  
  Kodwa ngaphezu kokudubula kwenhlamvu okuvela ekuqhumeni, umfutho wokuthatha amasampula omoya udonsa i-cartridge bese ubuyela emuva, uhambise i-cartridge entsha endaweni yayo futhi uphinde ucindezele isicupho. I - g3 ingalungiswa ukuze ishintshane futhi idubule ngokulandelana."
  
  
  "Bravo, Bravo, uyakhumbula kahle lokho", kusho lo mjalimane. "Manje sibonise."
  
  
  Wakhipha amasosha ambalwa, wazungeza ibhokisi lezinhlamvu futhi wakhangisa nge-ih esikhwameni se-cartridge. Wabe esebuyisela isibhamu esandleni sami futhi wakhomba kolunye uhlangothi lwendawo, lapho onodoli ababili abanjengomfanekiso ababesetshenziselwa ukudubula ngezindwayimane babelenga khona eshalofini. "Kunonodoli abathathu. Ngizokunika isibhamu ezine ukuze ngidubule phansi ih. Uma ungakwazi, khona-ke ungumqambimanga nesibhamu esibi.
  
  
  "Futhi uma ngiyishaya, uthini?"Igazi lagcwala ubuso Bukamajor Gruen. Isandla sika-Ego sasigcoba isikhwama se-Hip se-Ego ' s Grosser luger. I-Grosser ingenye yezibhamu ezisindayo kunazo zonke ezake zakhiqizwa; iningi lingayiphatha kuphela nge-tripod efakwe ehlombe.
  
  
  "Kuyajabulisa ngokwengeziwe", Kusho Ubarbarossa emamatheka. "Shoot!"Ugroon waphuka.
  
  
  Amasosha ayemi phakathi kwami nonodoli asuka, eshiya imigqa emibili yababukeli nhlangothi zombili zomugqa womlilo ongamamitha ayikhulu ukusuka kimi kuya esibhengezweni.
  
  
  Yayiphethwe Yi-g3 ezandleni zakhe ukuze ijwayele isisindo se-ego. Kwakuthule kakhulu. Waphosa isikhali ehlombe lakhe futhi wabhekise ngakwesokudla kunamadonki amathathu. Umcibisholo wami wokuqala wadwengula ukuthula. Unodoli wayehamba ngobumnene esuka kolunye uhlangothi eya kolunye futhi elenga lapho.
  
  
  "Ngisho naseduze kwentambo", Kusho Ugrune ehleka. "Akazange aphathe isibhamu esincane ezandleni zakhe."
  
  
  "Kuyinto exakile, ngokuvamile uyazi ukuthi wenzani."Ubarbarossa wayebukeka edumele ngokuthi isibhamu sami asizange sifinyelele emgomweni. Nokho, lokhu akuzange kwenzeke. Wayefuna indawo yokufa esiswini sikanodoli. Umgodi osekhoneni eliphezulu kwesobunxele, indawo ebulala njalo, manje wawubonakala ngokucacile. Ngithanda ukudlala kancane ngaphambi kokuba ngibe nokhahlo.
  
  
  Amasosha ayeshaya ihlombe ngentshiseko, futhi lapha nalaphaya wayebona amehlo ahlekisayo ebheke kumajor. Ubarbarossa waphefumula ngokujulile futhi wavula ugwayi Wasecuba. Ugruen wangishaya emhlane futhi wamemeza, " ngidubule futhi, mthengisi, futhi uma udubula, ngizoba ngowokuqala ukumtshela ukuthi ngiyisilima."
  
  
  "Ingabe lokho kunembile?"
  
  
  "Ngiyathembisa, mthengisi."
  
  
  Isibhamu sakhe sasicindezelwe ehlombe lakhe, futhi ngaphambi kokuba Ugruen akwazi ukuphefumula, umsindo wezibhamu ezintathu waphela. Kwakunodoli ababili phansi. Khona-ke intambo yesithathu yaphuka kabili, futhi unodoli wesithathu naye walala ethulini.
  
  
  Akazange aphinde anake amajalimane, futhi wabeka isikhali ezandleni zikabarbarossa.
  
  
  "Ufuna imishini emingaki?"
  
  
  Kodwa amehlo Omspanishi ayesagxilile Kumajor.
  
  
  "Ngiyathembisa ukugcina isithembiso samieverade, Major Gruen. Umthengisi wethu wakukhohlisa. Ngakho, uzothola manje. Yilokho esifuna ukukuzwa kuwe."
  
  
  "Kulungile, angadubula zonke izibhamu. Noma yikuphi ukuzamazama komhlaba kungadubula onodoli."Ugruen wahleba ngolaka. Yonke imizwa yobugovu yasejalimane yavukela lokhu kuhlazeka. Akukhona nje kuphela phambi komphathi wakhe, kodwa futhi nangaphambi kwabasebenzi bakhe, u-emu kwakuyodingeka avume ukuthi wayezihlazisile.
  
  
  "Ake ngimnakekele ngempela unen, futhi uzobiza unina ngemizuzwana emibili uma enaye."
  
  
  Ngeshwa, manje sekunenye yezindawo zami ezibuhlungu. Umajor Gruen wayenele kimi.
  
  
  "Kulungile, wena ngulube Wamanazi onobudlova. Uthola lokho okucelayo. Yenza indawo, Usenor Barbarossa. Manje ngizohlela umbukiso wangempela ngesicelo esikhethekile sikamajor."
  
  
  Ngafaka izimo zami kulokho. Bobabili Ugruen naye bakhetha izikhali zethu, yena Ugrosser kanye Ne-g3 yakhe. Ubani ozoba ngowokuqala ukuqoqa izikhali ezihlukanisiwe. Futhi ubulale omunye.
  
  
  "Kodwa I-g3 iyisikhali esiyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu", kusho Ubarbarossa. "Akulungile."
  
  
  "Shiya kimi, senor."
  
  
  Ugruen wamamatheka ngokuzethemba kwami. Sahlehla ngamamitha angamashumi amathathu kwaze kwaba yilapho izikhulu eziningana ziqonda izikhali zethu. Isimo sasisemkhunjini sasicishe sibe sesomkhosi. Amasosha ayengeke abe nethemba lokuzijabulisa okunjalo, futhi ngokuqinisekile ayekuthanda.
  
  
  Umajor wagoba phansi,izandla zakhe ezinkulu zilungele ukuhlanganisa izingxenye eziyishumi ezilula zomshayeli wakhe.
  
  
  Eceleni kwami kwakunenqwaba yemithombo, isitsha sokudubula, ibhavu, igobolondo, isibambo, umgqomo, indlela yokucisha, ububanzi, iphini lokudubula, isicupho, nezikulufo ezingamashumi amathathu ezibamba i-g3 ndawonye.
  
  
  Eceleni, amasosha abeka ukubheja kwawo. Kwakungaba yishumi kuya koyedwa ngokumelene nami, okusho ukuthi isosha ngalinye leshumi nanye lalihlakaniphe ngokwanele.
  
  
  'Ukulungele? Ubarbarossa wabuza.
  
  
  Ugruen wanqekuzisa ikhanda ngokungenasineke. Naye wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  'Started! Ubarbarossa wamemeza.
  
  
  Epholile, ezolile, futhi enokuhlangenwe nakho, Ugruen waqala ukuhlanganisa I-luger. Izandla zakhe azizange zinyakazise, wayesebenza njengekhompyutha. Ekugcineni, yonke imininingwane yaqala ukusebenza. Wasukuma wakhomba.
  
  
  Ukubona kukag3 okunzima kwahlaba maphakathi nesifuba sika-ego futhi kwamshaya phansi. Walala ehlukene imilenze, edolweni, njengowesifazane olindele isithandwa sakhe. Kodwa Ugruen wayengalindele omunye umuntu.
  
  
  Esandleni sakhe, wayephethe kuphela umcengezi, ibhavu nesiphethu samahhala, ayesisebenzisa esikhundleni sesikhali. Ezinye izikhali zazisalele phansi eduze kwami. Ngemva kokudubula onodoli, umshini ozenzakalelayo wafaka inhlamvu entsha emgodleni, ngakho kwakungadingeki ngisebenzise igobolondo elisemgodleni.
  
  
  "Lapho ethi kwakungalungile, cishe wayecabanga ngomuntu ongafanele", Kuphawula Ubarbarossa. "Kwakukubi kakhulu ukuthi wayeyisikhulu esihle."
  
  
  "Wayeyisiwula ."
  
  
  "Cha, wayekubukela phansi, Mnu. Finley. Futhi ngeke ngiphinde ngikwenze ngedwa."
  
  
  Lesi sigameko sanciphisa isikhathi sethu ekamu. Ubarbarossa wayesaba ukuthi othile owayezungeze abangane Bakagruen wayezozama ukuziphindiselela, futhi wangitshela ukuthi wayengafuni amanye amaphoyisa afile.
  
  
  Futhi nganginesizathu esihle sokuhamba ngokushesha. Wayezwile amasosha amabili exoxa ngezindaba Zokuthi Ufranco wayevele efike nomqondo wokwenza olunye lohambo lwakhe olungavamile Oluya Espain, cishe ukuze aqede amahemuhemu okuthi ukuzama ukubulala Kwakhe kwakuphumelele. Lokho kungasho ithuba eliyingqayizivele le-werewolf.
  
  
  Mina nobarbarossa sahamba ngaphambi kokudla kwasemini. Wayecabanga ngokujulile kwaze kwaba yilapho engibamba ingalo.
  
  
  "Uhola malini njengomthengisi? Ngizokwenza kabili uma uthatha indawo Kagruen. Ngidinga umuntu onamakhono akho.
  
  
  'Cha, ngiyabonga. Angizizwa njengesosha phakathi ehlane."
  
  
  "Ngithembe, Jack. Lesi sigaba ngeke sihlale isikhathi eside. Uzobona isenzo esiningi, futhi umvuzo uyoba ngaphezu kwalokho ongalokotha uphuphe ngakho."
  
  
  "Ngiyajabula kakhulu, kodwa kumelwe uqonde. Akuyona indawo ezungeze labo abaya enkonzweni, ngoba othile uthi ngizobona umhlaba wonke."
  
  
  "Bheka noma yini kuleli zwe? Uzozamazamisa umhlaba kuze kube sezisekelweni zawo, Jack. Okwamanje sisemngceleni wokuthatha isinyathelo. Angisakwazi ukukutshela.
  
  
  "Kulungile, ngizocabanga ngakho."
  
  
  Kwakukubi ukucabanga ngakho.
  
  
  Ngokushesha nje lapho engitshela ukuthi wayezofeza amacebo akhe, ngavele ngaqonda ukuthi kungani ayenalesi sisekelo phakathi kwezintaba. Amakhilomitha ayishumi nanhlanu kuphela ukusuka kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi imayini ye-potash, kwakunesikhungo sezokuxhumana esiyimfihlo Sasemelika Esidi yahya. Abantu be-Ego bangamhlasela ngokuzumayo u-ego, futhi uma bephumelela, iziteshi zokuxhumana Zasewashington Nesixth Fleet ezizulazula Emedithera ziyonqanyulwa.
  
  
  Akazange abheke Ispain Kuphela, kodwa Futhi Nemorocco, nokulawula Imedithera. I-werewolf yayimane nje iyisibonakaliso sokuqhuma okwakuzoguqula insimu Yasebarbarossa ibe umbuso omusha wezwe, futhi kungaholela ngisho nasempini yezwe Imelika Nerussia ezazingayifuni.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 8
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ukuvakasha kokuqala kukafranco kwakuseseville. I-Seville Extravaganza umkhosi wasentwasahlobo umcimbi obaluleke kakhulu ekhalendeni lasespain,futhi wonke amakamelo ehhotela edolobheni abhukelwe kusasele izinyanga.
  
  
  Akukhona lapho amahhashi Ama-Arabhu edonsa izinqola emigwaqweni egcwele ama-seignorite agqoke izingubo zendabuko. Abantu bagcwala ematendeni ukuze babuke umdanso we-flamenco, futhi wonke umuntu uphuza i-sangria noma i-sherry.
  
  
  "Ngisho Nogeneralissimo akakwazi ukuphuthelwa yileli dili", kuqhosha Umaria. Urhonda usehholo, elingekude Neseville, futhi ngokusobala wayeziqhenya kakhulu ngalokhu kubukisa.
  
  
  Futhi angikwazi ukukubona isikhathi eside kakhulu. Izwi lokuthi kungani eza. Ukhanga kakhulu kunomngane wakho Ubarbarossa."
  
  
  "Ah."
  
  
  Sasisetendeni elalinikeza indawo yokukhosela elangeni elishisayo Lase-Andalusia. Umaria wathatha izingilazi ezimbili ze-sherry ethayeleni lomlindi wanginika eyodwa. izithende eziphakeme zezicathulo ze-flamenco zazishaya phansi emdanso.
  
  
  "Ucabangani Ngo-Andres?"wabuza.
  
  
  "Angazi ukuthi ngicabangani. Wanginika umsebenzi, kodwa akazi lutho ngawo. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngincamela ukuba umphathi wami. Ingabe unombono wokuthi wenzani?"
  
  
  'Yena? Iminwe yakhe yayihlanza indawo engavinjelwe phakathi kwamabele akhe. "Ngikhuluma kuphela nezinkunzi ezinesibindi nabantu abanesibindi. Kodwa futhi angazi Ukuthi U-Andres wenzani."
  
  
  Ngangikujabulela lokho. Ngaphambi kokufika Eseville, wathola umbiko Ngobarbarossa esitolo Sokubambisa Emadrid. Kuze kube yilapho eseneminyaka engamashumi amathathu, akukho okwakwaziwa ngonen, ngaphandle kokuthi wayeyilungu elincane kunawo wonke lomkhaya ohlonishwayo kodwa ompofu. Wabe esenethuba lokusungula imboni yezimayini, Econgo, ngesikhathi Utshombe elawula ngokuqinile i-sl. Lapho ukubusa kukatshombe kugumbuqelwa, waphoqeleka ukuba ashiye izwe. Konke ayengakuthatha kuye kwakuyizabelo ezingenanzuzo zezinkampani ze-ego. Nokho, ngesivumelwano esinomthunzi Eswitzerland, i-emu yakwazi ukuthengisa i-ih ngezigidi. Wabe esebhalela imboni yezakhiwo futhi waba nesithakazelo kwezombangazwe.
  
  
  Wabuye wathola impahla yezinkampani zezimayini zasespain esahara yasespain ngemva kokukhwabanisa umnikazi wangaphambili isikhathi eside kangangokuthi ekugcineni wazibulala. Lapho ngihlangana naye, wayesevele engomunye wabantu abanamandla Kakhulu Espain futhi enezinhlelo ze-ego ngekusasa ...?
  
  
  Ngokungangabazeki u-Andres Barbarossa uye wasebenza kanzima kulokhu.
  
  
  Umaria waphonsa ikhanda lakhe emuva ethukuthele.
  
  
  "Ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi useholidini futhi, Jack?"Ubonakala njalo ucabanga ngezinye izinto. Manje gxila kimi. Akumelwe ukhohlwe ukuthi Undlovukazi angaba nanoma yimuphi umuntu amfunayo ."
  
  
  "Ngibheke njengesigqila sakho."
  
  
  "Manje senginakho", ehleka.
  
  
  Lapho kuhwalala, kwaqala umcimbi oyinhloko walo mkhosi: umngcwabo wamakhulu ezinhlangano zenkolo kulo lonke idolobha. Bonke abahlanganyeli babegqoke izingubo ezinde neziphakeme. izifihla-buso ezimise okwe-cone, njenge-Ku klux klan. Ngokushisa amakhandlela, baguqula umuzi waba izwe lezinganekwane elingajwayelekile. Bona, ababengaphethe amakhandlela, babephethe ama-plateau amakhulu okwakumi kuwo izithombe zenkolo, izithombe Zikakristu, Incasakazi Umariya nabanye osanta. Ufranco ngokwakhe wayebukele umngcwabo esuka ezitebhisini Zesonto Laseseville. Kulabo ababebukele, umngcwabo wawufana nomfula okhanyiswe amakhandlela ogeleza olwandle lwalezi zithombe ezinhle. Lapho iziqhumane ekugcineni ziqhuma, cishe ziwumbono okhuthaza kakhulu futhi othakazelisa kakhulu emhlabeni. Kwakuyothatha umoya wami. I-werewolf ingase ihlangane kalula nezinkulungwane zabagibeli, bonke abangabonakali ngokukhala kwabo nangamaski abo. Ngobunzima, wabona Ugeneralissimo: umuntu obuthakathaka phezulu ezitebhisini Zesonto Lombhishobhi. Waphakamisa isandla sakhe ngobuthakathaka ngenxa yokushaywa ihlombe kwesixuku.
  
  
  "Wake wakubona okufana nalokhu?"Umaria wabuza njengoba sasicindezelwa emuva naphambili esixukwini.
  
  
  'Ungalokothi.'
  
  
  Kwaqhuma iziqhumane phezu kwesonto, okokuqala kwaba usanta oluhlaza, kwase kuba obomvu nophuzi. Njalo ngomzuzwana wayelindele uhlobo oluhlukile lokuqhuma eduze kwezitebhisi.
  
  
  Esebenzisa isenzo sokukhathazeka, wavula isikhwama sikagwayi futhi wavumela okuqukethwe ukuba kuwele phansi. Ngidinga ukuya ukuthola iphakethe elisha."
  
  
  "Linda, Jack . Ama-plateau asanda kufika."
  
  
  'Ngizobuya ngokushesha.'
  
  
  Wamelana, kodwa ngangidinga izaba zokuhamba. Indlela yakhe phakathi kwesixuku yayifuna isikhundla esingcono.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kwezinyathelo zesonto lombhishobhi, ithafa Elinomadonna omnyama lama. Othile owayeseduze kwesixuku waqala ingoma-ingoma enesiyaluyalu, enesiyaluyalu eyasheshe yahalalisela izilaleli. Ngisho Nofranco wahalalisela.
  
  
  Wenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukuze abone I-werewolf, kodwa kwakunama-plateau amaningi, futhi-ke kwakungekho phuzu lokuhlola i-ih konke.
  
  
  "Ngiyazibuza ukuthi leli thende likhuluma ngaliphi isonto", kusho owesifazane owayeseceleni kwami ehlebela umakhelwane wakhe. Waphendula: "i-ego yakhe ayikaze imbone".
  
  
  Isidlo esavela sasingabukeki sisisha, sasibaluleke kakhulu kunezinye, futhi kwakunesithombe esikhulu Sikast.Christopher ethwele Umntwana Ukristu ngaphesheya komfula. Umshini womuntu owawakhiwe eduze kwamadoda agqoke i-yamal ebomvu wawuthwele i-colossus ubheke Esontweni Elikhulu.
  
  
  "Ngangicabanga ukuthi le midlalo yayihlale ingeyendabuko?"owesifazane wambuza.
  
  
  Wayekhomba ikhamera. "Kumelwe ngithathe isithombe salokhu."
  
  
  Ngangingasenaso isikhathi sokuthatha izithombe. Wadlula esixukwini waya emuva Est.Christopher ' s Plateau. I-serenade eyayisendaweni ephakeme yayisondela ekupheleni, futhi manje Unikita kwakudingeka abone indawo ephakeme "entsha".
  
  
  I-serenade yaphela, futhi amajazi abomvu alinda isibonakaliso sokuthwala i-colossus enkulu Eya Kufranco. Wehla ngaphansi kwesiteji ngemuva futhi wakhasa phambili. Lesi sithombe sasingenalutho ngaphakathi, futhi phezulu kakhulu kwakuyi-werewolf. Wayebambe isibhamu esincane eceleni kwakhe, amehlo akhe ebheka emfantwini esifubeni sesithombe. Ngesikhathi esifanele, isifuba sesithombe siyovulwa, Futhi Abantu Baseseville bayobona iziqhumane abangasoze bazikhohlwa ukuphila kwabo konke. Umngcwabo waphinde waqala. Lapho ngibheka ngaphandle ngaphansi kwethafa futhi ngibona ukuthi izinyawo zesixuku zase zikude kakade, ngaqaphela ukuthi manje sase sifinyelele enkabeni yesikwele, ngqo maqondana Nesonto Lombhishobhi. Yena, wabona ukuthi I-werewolf yayikulungele ukusebenzisa isikhali. Endaweni ethile esixukwini, kwazwakala umsindo we-serenade Eya Kusanta christopher, futhi Amehlo Kamary afuna usomabhizinisi olahlekile.
  
  
  Wazihudulela esithombeni futhi wabamba imilenze Ye-werewolf. Wamangala lapho ezama ukungixosha, kodwa kulokhu wadonswa kanzima nakakhulu. Wazama ukubambelela futhi wazama ukudubula, kodwa ngazidonsa ngisho nangaphezulu emgodini wesithombe, ngacindezela imilomo yesikhali phansi.
  
  
  "Dirty bastard", ekhonkotha. 'Ungubani ?'
  
  
  'Yekani!'
  
  
  Kwakunjengokulwa kwebhokisi lomngcwabo. Asizange sihambe, kodwa i-em yakwazi ukungibamba entanyeni. E-rheumatism, i-ego yakhe yashaya izinso zakhe ngeminwe eyeluliwe. Kungazelelwe, lesi sithombe esingenalutho sahogela iphunga elibabayo lokwesaba.
  
  
  Izithupha ze-Ego zangena emehlweni ami. Ngashintsha ikhanda lami ngisuka kolunye uhlangothi ngaya kolunye, kodwa iminwe ka-ego yangena ezimbotsheni zamehlo ami. Ngangingenandawo eyanele yokuba izandla zami zinyakazise i-stiletto ezandleni zami noma zifinyelele isibhamu sami. Engangikwazi ukukwenza kwakuwukushaya i-ego ngekhanda, eyayikhipha isikhashana. Lapho ezama ukugxilisa amehlo akhe futhi, U-Em wakwazi ukukhipha insingo ende endaweni ethile. Wabona ummese ukhanya, futhi wagxumela kude ngangokunokwenzeka emingceleni emincane yesithombe. Wayengibhekise, futhi ngangibona izingcezu zokhuni zindiza lapho ummese wawuwele khona. Ngangingakwazi ukuphakamisa izandla zami ukuze ngizivikele, futhi ummese wangigwaza emphinjeni izikhathi eziningana. Khona-ke wangibamba entanyeni ngesandla esisodwa wangigwaza. Lapho eyakhe, ngezwa ummese uthinta umphimbo wami, i-ego yakhe yadedela futhi yawela ngaphansi kwe-plateau. I-werewolf yanqoba.
  
  
  Umcibisholo wesibhamu wawubhekiswe phansi, ubuso bami buvulekile. Cishe amandla akhe okugcina, waphakamisa isikhali sakhe. I-werewolf yayisivele idonse isicupho lapho Ubuchopho buphenduka bubheke u-ego. Yiqiniso, lesi sikhali sasizodutshulwa ngokuzenzakalelayo. Ngagingqika njengoba imvula yegazi nezicucu zawela phezu kwami. Wabona ingalo nomlenze wakhe ulenga kalula. Isibhamu sasigxilile phakathi kwangaphakathi kwesithombe ne-werewolf engenampilo.
  
  
  Cishe kwakungasekho lutho olusele esifubeni sakhe, futhi ubuso bakhe babungasabukeki njengobomuntu.
  
  
  Ngangilinde amaphoyisa ayephuthuma futhi ngisola ukuthi idolobha lezinhlamvu lalizophela ngokushesha ukuphila kwami. Nokho, akwenzekanga lutho. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ezwa khona ukudubula kweziqhumane, okwaqeda ngokuphelele ukudubula okubulalayo.
  
  
  "Gijimani!"Ngezwa othile ememeza lapho iziqhumane ziyeka.
  
  
  Edidekile, amared capes aqala ukuhamba. Lapho nje ithafa selibuyele esixukwini esinomsindo, elakhe laphuma ngaphansi kwalo. Yena, wayazi ukuthi omunye wamadoda ayegqoke obomvu engangiwakhokhela manje wayezokhasa ngaphansi kwethafa ukuze athole ukuthi kungani umbulali ephuthelwe.
  
  
  Uzothola ukuthi ulahlekelwe kakhulu.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 9
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Abantu Abaningi Basemelika bacabanga ukuthi i-sherry iwuhlobo olubi kakhulu loketshezi olubeka kusobho likadali, noma uhlobo lokungcola enqaba ukuluphuza lapho uvakashela ugogo wakho. Kuyinto emnandi ngempela, ukungezwani kobugwala okuhambisana nalokhu kubukeka. Kodwa Espain, ungathola iqembu labafana abakulungele ukulwa nawe uma ulokotha ukuhlambalaza okuphelele okuhlobene ne-ih manzanilla: i-sherry eyomile, enongwe yathululelwa emigqonyeni ezindaweni zokudlela eziseduze. Ezingxenyeni ezinzima kakhulu zamadolobha asespain, ungathola amathilomu akhonza i-sherry namanzi omlilo anambitheka nge-licorice, ayibiza ngokuthi i-anise. Futhi inhlanganisela yalezi ziphuzo ezimbili ingafaniswa nenhlanganisela yomshini oshisayo nophethiloli.
  
  
  Wayetshelwe ngalamaqiniso Ucolonel de lorca, inhloko yezinhloli zasespain. Kwase kudlule ihora kuphela ngemva kokufa Kwalesi Silwane Esiyimpisi, futhi i-aetheria yayisaphumelela. Ude lorca wayeyindoda emnyama, emnyama engangineminyaka emingaki, enekhala elifana nelikafu Manchu elicishe libe elihlekisayo. Wayegqoke izingubo zomphakathi.
  
  
  "Babaleka endaweni yabo ephakeme njengokungathi kwakukhona ibhomu enen-elingenasitayela."Walunywa umnqumo onosawoti .
  
  
  "Ngamafuphi, ngokushesha savimbezela u-ih futhi sathola umbulali. Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, ngamangala kakhulu."
  
  
  Kungani?'
  
  
  "Yebo, ngangilindele okuthile okuhlukile ngempela. Igobolondo nje lama-radical angalawuleki. Kodwa kufanele banikezwe uhlelo oluthuthuke kahle. Babengadlula ngaphandle kwakho."
  
  
  Mhlawumbe? Yini eyayingamvimba ngaleso sikhathi?
  
  
  'Yena.'
  
  
  Ude lorca wabonakala emangele ngokuthi i-emu kwakudingeka ichaze. "Uma wake wabona umbiko osemthethweni, uyofunda ukuthi nakuba waba nengxenye enkulu ekuvezeni isu lombulali, Nguye, Ucolonel De lorca, owathatha ingozi engokomzimba. Ungabukeki ucasukile. Uhawk unolwazi oluncane. Inhloso yami akukhona ukwenza ubulungisa, kodwa kunalokho ukusindisa isikhumba sami. Nakuba I-werewolf yavumela I-caudillo Ukuba ifike Eparis, uma yayinethuba lokudubula, yayingagubha omunye umgodi ethuneni lomkhaya wakithi kusasa. Kuyinto enkulu kimi ." Mhlawumbe leli .iso lachazwa nge-ego, ukungabaza, futhi yingakho ayephuza i-sherry ne-anise eningi kangaka.
  
  
  "Waziwa njengamaphoyisa amahle kakhulu, Ude lorca. Ngeke ungitshele ukuthi bazokukhipha endleleni ngoba nje lowo mbulali usondele kakhulu, akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Bese iqhinga lakho esigodlweni?"Izizukulwane ezimbili, umphakathi wasespain uye wakhiwa phezu kwensika eyodwa-Igeneralizimo Franco. Lapho ewa, konke kuyawa naye.
  
  
  "Lapho ethimula, usenor, lonke ihhotela liyaqhaqhazela. Wamane wathi kuye, " Uma wake wafunda umbiko osemthethweni ... ngoba umbiko uyimfihlo enkulu. Akekho oyoke azi. Thina zikhulu zamakhadi siyokuma ngezindlela zombili, njengabapristi bakankulunkulu ofayo, ngoba siyazi ukuthi ukuthula kwethu kungokwethu. Well, Killmaster vs Werewolf! Kumelwe ukuba kwakuwumdlalo omuhle .
  
  
  Saphakamisa izibuko zethu saphuza. Ude lorca wabubula futhi wasukuma. "Ngisadinga ukugcwalisa imibiko ethile. Awudingi ukuza; umsebenzi wakho wenziwa lapha."
  
  
  
  
  Lapho ebuya eholidini, wathola Umaria e-nightclub Ekhethekile Kunazo zonke Eseville.
  
  
  'Lapho uke waba khona. wayeshaya. "Wawuyini umyalezo wakho oyimfihlo futhi?"
  
  
  "Ngangicabanga ukuthi ngithandana nomuntu engimaziyo, kodwa nganginephutha."
  
  
  "Wawumkhumbula U-Andres . Wakucela ukuba.
  
  
  "Angifuni ukuhlangana naye manje, ake siye kwenye indawo."
  
  
  Umaria wanikela ngokwamukela isimemo somcimbi-i-feria evela komunye wemikhaya emidala Kakhulu Eseville. Ngeqembu lezikhulu zase-italy namaduchess aseromania, sadlala umdlalo wama-roll futhi sahamba ebumnyameni. Indlovukazi yaseromania efunda cishe yahlala esifubeni sami. Ngaziphika imibiko eyavela kwabezindaba: Ukuqhuma Kukazsa Zsa gabor. Njengoba ayesendleleni, wayezizwa amabele akhe anele ebusweni bakhe. "Kuda, thatha umthungi, ingabe sizohamba?"Wabizelwa Kumaria, owayesevele ehlezi ngaphambili .
  
  
  "Ejerez ."
  
  
  usherry? Kwakuthatha ihora ukusuka Eseville ngemoto. Ngangingakholelwa ukuthi kwakuyodingeka ngihlale ezandleni ezinamakha zikandlovukazi owayevuvukele isikhathi eside kangaka. Ngesikhathi sifika, wayesekulungele ukushintshanisa le compact yaseromania eyayisanda kuzalwa nomunye umjikelezo Ne-werewolf.
  
  
  "Bheka, Maria, empeleni kwakuyinto esondelene Kakhulu Udelle ayeyicabanga."
  
  
  "Wozani, Jack, ngeke uphinde ubone into enjengale."Cishe wayeqinisile . Le ndlu yayiyindlu enhle eyakhiwe ngesitayela Segothic, izungezwe izivini endaweni engamahektare ayizinkulungwane. Umgwaqo wawugcwele ama-limousine ayevela ezicukuthwaneni ezivela Kulo lonke Elaseyurophu. "Kumelwe ukuba kwakunjalo Erussia ngaphambi kwenguquko", ngacabanga kabuhlungu.
  
  
  Naphezu kokufika sekwephuzile kwehora, abesifazane namadoda babezimisele ukwenza lesi senzakalo sibe sihle ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngaphansi kweso eliqaphile labanqobi ababukeka beziqhenya nama-admiral acasukile ezithombeni ezinkulu zomkhaya ezindongeni, kwaqala umkhosi omkhulu.
  
  
  "Ngikuzwile ukuthi kwakunobulili obuningi phakathi kwabakhulu Baseyurophu, kodwa ngangingazi ukuthi babesho ukuthini."
  
  
  "Ungabi nolaka kangako, Jack."
  
  
  "Ah, nginokuthambekela okufanayo. Cishe nginomuzwa oqinile wokulondeka."
  
  
  Kwavela umninikhaya wethu. Kwakungumarquis othile onegama eliphindwe kabili, egqoke ijazi le-velvet elibubende.
  
  
  "Ujack unesithukuthezi", kusho Umaria.
  
  
  "Kungani ungabonisi U-Emu umgqomo wewayini?"
  
  
  Ngangicabanga ukuthi uyahlekisa, kodwa Umarkisi wasabela ngentshiseko enkulu.
  
  
  'Ngenjabulo. Kuyinto engavamile kangangokuthi nginezivakashi ezithile ezikhetha ukugcina izingubo zazo."Wabheka eceleni esixukwini.
  
  
  "Khona-ke kungani uwadinga?"
  
  
  "Bheka ukuthi isiwula esikhulu sidansa etafuleni lapho? Lona indodana yami.
  
  
  Sahamba ezindaweni zokudlela eziningana saze safika emnyango omkhulu wokhuni owawenziwe ngamatshe, owawunamasosha amaningana ensimbi ayemi eceleni kwawo. Umarkisi wathatha ukhiye wensimbi wasendulo.
  
  
  "Kukhona omunye umnyango ovela esivinini, kodwa ngihlale ngiwusebenzisa. Njengoba Ujerez enze le ndlu ibe yilokho eyikho, ngicabanga ukuthi lena yindlela efaneleke kakhulu ."Wasikhuphula izitebhisi ezincane. Lapho sifika phansi ngamatshe, wavula ibrylev. Umgqomo wewayini wawungafaneleki ukumaka indawo engaphansi kwendlu. Umugqa nomugqa wemiphongolo emikhulu yokhuni wagcwalisa lomhume omkhulu. "I-Sherry" iyindlela embi yokubiza I-sherry ngesingisi, idolobha lapho iwayini livela khona, Futhi Umarkis wayengomunye wabakhiqizi be-sherry ababaluleke Kakhulu Espain.
  
  
  "Unewayini elingakanani ngempela edell?"
  
  
  "Kunemiphongolo emincane engamashumi amahlanu emgqonyeni ngamunye. Sekukonke, ngisola ukuthi sinemiphongolo enjalo engaba yizinkulungwane ezimbili. Ingxenye yayo ithunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, ikakhulukazi i-oloroso, uhlobo olumnandi kakhulu, futhi lokho okubizwa Ngokuthi ukhilimu Engilandi Nasemelika nakho kumnandi. Okunye kuyi-sherry enhle, elicwengekile, i-amontillado noma i-manzanilla. Lapha."Sasima emgqonyeni onjengendlovu. Umarkisi wabamba ingilazi empompini futhi wavumela uketshezi oluphuzi ukuba lungene kuyo.
  
  
  "Yonke impumelelo yendlu ye-sherry incike onyakeni owodwa ophumelelayo. Khona-ke isivuno ngasinye esilandelayo sihlanganiswa naso. Wawuthola kanjani u-ego?
  
  
  Ngayiphuza. Iwayini lalinamandla futhi linambitheka kamnandi.
  
  
  "Kumnandi kakhulu."
  
  
  "Ngiyaqiniseka. Umkhaya wakithi ubulokhu uqoqa i-ih cishe iminyaka emincane."
  
  
  Kwakungaphezu nje kokuzama lokho esikwenzile. Kwakuwumbono wezulu umlutha wotshwala okufanele awubone. Kwakunemiphongolo yonke indawo-uhlobo nobudala bewayini kwakuqoshwe ngokhuni.
  
  
  Khona-ke inceku yehla yatshela Umarkisi ukuthi indodana Ka-Ego yayifuna ukubona u-ego.
  
  
  "ay lapha uma ufuna," Kusho Umarkisi. "Ngivame ukukuthanda kakhulu lapha kunasesihogweni lapho."
  
  
  Mina nomaria sasinezinkomishi ezimbalwa esasingazami ukuzenza, futhi sazama ukuzisebenzisa ngokugcwele i-ih lapho sihleli ezitebhisini eziholela osukwini oluvela ohlangothini lwesivini.
  
  
  "Awujabuli yini ngokuthi sifikile?"
  
  
  "Ngokuqinisekile kunolwazi kakhulu", ngavuma. Ngokungazelelwe wezwa umnyango wendlu ushaywa. Ngangicabanga ukuthi Umarkisi usebuyile, kodwa ekugcineni, kwakungeyena umuntu omdala.
  
  
  Izinhlobo ezimbili ezinemisipha, ezingenabungane zehla ngezitebhisi. Babephethe izinkemba ezibanzi ayezibonile esebenzisa isembatho sakhe sokuzivikela ephasishi.
  
  
  "Mary, ngithemba ukuthi angizange ngisho lutho olungenamusa ngomunye wabangane bakho?
  
  
  "Cha, Jack. Angazi ukuthi lezi zinjini zensimbi zifunani."
  
  
  Manje wayesebaqaphela njengabashayeli ababili ababeshayele izimoto zabo besuka Eseville beya Ejerez.
  
  
  Bangibona futhi, ngoba ngokushesha nje lapho besibona, bagijimela kithi.
  
  
  'Linda! Ngamemeza, ngifinyelela i-luger yami. Kwakungafanele ngifinyelele. Le ntombazane romanian! Weba i-ego phakathi nokushayisana nokushayisana endleleni. Abashayeli babazi ukuthi ngangingasenalo i-ego, ngoba babeqhubeka begijima, bephethe izinkemba zabo ezinemilenze emihlanu besongela emakhanda abo.
  
  
  "Umary, ikhehla wathi kunenye indlela yokuphuma . Phuma lapha."
  
  
  'Futhi wena?'
  
  
  "Ngizozama ukumisa ih."
  
  
  Lapho Umary egijima enyuka izitebhisi eziya osukwini lwezivini, walungiselela ukugwema laba bantu abangajwayelekile abajabulayo. Ngangisenayo i-stiletto, futhi ngashaqisa i-ego yakhe, ngesibopho. Yiqiniso, ubunzima kwakuwukuthi ngangingeke ngikwazi ukusondela ngokwanele ezinkembeni ze-ih ukuze ngisebenzise i-stiletto.
  
  
  Lapho owokuqala engamamitha ayishumi ukusuka kimi, isandla sami saphuma futhi ummese washaya Ufrank ngobugovu bokugoqa idola. Kodwa akuzange kusebenze. Amabhantshi angangenwa izinhlamvu-bathatha zonke izinyathelo zokuqapha. Kunokuba achithe isikhathi ezama amaqhinga amasha futhi engozini yokunqunywa ikhanda, wagxumela phakathi kwemiphongolo emibili wakhasa waya endleleni elandelayo.
  
  
  "Khiya umnyango oya esivinini, Carlos," kuhlebela omunye kubo. "Khona-ke sizomgwaza Lowo Mmelika kuleli thuna."
  
  
  Isokisi lakhe lehla futhi lakhipha ibhomu likaphethiloli elalivele linamathiselwe endololwaneni yami. Nganginomuzwa wokuthi akekho owayezoshiya lelo qembu eliphezulu ukuze angisindise.
  
  
  "Futhi izwi nguye."
  
  
  Inkemba ebanzi yadlula ehlombe lami. Ngaziphonsa eceleni, kodwa uhlangothi oluyisicaba lwenkemba lwalusangishaya ngesandla. Wayelenga ekhubazekile futhi engakhathali. Ibhomu likaphethiloli lawela phansi ngingafinyeleleki.
  
  
  Manje inkemba yaphendukela okhalweni lwami, njengokungathi ingisika phakathi. Wadilika, futhi i-sherry yagelezela emgqonyeni futhi yawela phansi. Umbulali wangishaya emlenzeni wakhe, wagxumela ebuchosheni obulimele. Lapho nje inkemba iphinda indiza, yagxumela ezingeni elilandelayo.
  
  
  "Akayona ingozi, ubukeka njengomdansi we-ballerina kimi", kusho umshayeli ehleka.
  
  
  Ngacabanga ukuthi ngiseholidini. Kungani la madoda amabili ayezama ukungibulala?
  
  
  Manje eyodwa ohlangothini ngalunye lomgqomo. I-Ih bear yashayisana njengoba bobabili babengibhekise ngasikhathi sinye, futhi ngagxumela komunye umcengezi.
  
  
  "Awukwazi ukuqhubeka udansa, ballerina. Ungaya phansi ngokushesha.
  
  
  Inkemba ebanzi iyithuluzi eliyisisekelo, kodwa iyasebenza ezandleni zomuntu onamandla. Urichard The lion up the dollar wake wanqoba ibutho Lama-Arabhu ngokumane anqume isigamu sanoma yimuphi iqhawe elalithunywe amaqaba ukuba limelane naye.
  
  
  La madoda asunduza umcengezi, futhi wagingqika futhi manje walengiswa njengonodoli phakathi kwemicengezi emibili. Imilenze yami yayilengiswe ngokunganaki, futhi isisindo esingamathani ayisihlanu sasisongela ukuchoboza isifuba sami.
  
  
  "Sabamba i-ego! '
  
  
  Wayikhipha. Inkemba yashayisa isihlahla lapho isandla sami sasikhona. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, enye-inkemba yagwazwa eduze kwethanga lami. Kuze kube manje sekuyimpi elungile kodwa njengoba ngishaywe ngesibhakela, ngishaywe njengempungushe ngaphansi kwendawo yokushushuluza, angazi nokuthi kungani ...
  
  
  Ngesinye isikhathi ngaphakamisa izinyawo zami futhi ngacindezela imigqomo. Yonke imisipha emilenzeni nasezingalweni zami yaqina njengoba yayicindezela imikhumbi emikhulu ibuyele emuva ngamunye ngamunye. Lowo owayesemhlane wami wayehamba kanzima. Kwakungeyona into egcwele, kodwa ngangizwa ukuchotshozwa kwewayini. Kwangibuyisela ukuzethemba kwami.
  
  
  "Ha!"Wamemeza, wakhahlela i-karate eyadambisa imisipha yakhe, futhi amatafula ahlukana. Ngabuyela emuva ngaphambi kokuba izilaleli zami ziqaphele okwakwenzeka futhi zikwazi ukusika omunye wemilenze yami.
  
  
  "Ngingafunga ukuthi umuntu oyimpisi kuphela ongakwenza lokho", kusho omunye wabanye ababazungezile.
  
  
  Yena, wagxumela phezu kwekhanda lika-ego. esigodini esiseceleni, wabamba i-stiletto yami wabaleka.
  
  
  Wezwa omunye wabalandeli bami ememeza. "Xosha i-ego usuku lonke esivinini."
  
  
  Imilenze yami yayinyakaza ngenxa yomzamo owawudingeka ukuze ngihlukanise imikhumbi. Ngokwemvelo, ngathambekela phambili futhi ngezwa umsindo wenkemba ebanzi ungena odongeni olungaphandle kwami. Lokhu kwehluleka kwanginika isiqalo esihle. Ukuhlasela njalo ngezikhali ezisindayo manje kwase kuqala ukukhathaza la madoda.
  
  
  Babambezela.
  
  
  Ngigijima kancane, ngikhasa kancane, ngafika ezitebhisini eziholela eminyango yesivini, indawo ababezame ukungibamba kuyo. Wagwazwa ngesimese. Akazange ashintshe.
  
  
  "Ingabe uzokwehla ngokwakho, noma kufanele size sikuthole?"Isigebengu esisezansi kwezitebhisi samemeza. "Wozani ningithathe," ngaphefumula, ngicabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe ngale ndlela ngangingamvimba ngamunye ngamunye.
  
  
  "Asinandaba."
  
  
  Bafika ngamunye ngamunye. Ngaphenduka futhi ngadonsa intambo eyayisivele ilenga eduze kwami.
  
  
  Babegodla futhi cishe babecabanga ukuthi ngihlanya ngenxa yokwesaba. Khona-ke babona intambo ilenga esondweni futhi iboshelwe esiqwini. Amehlo ka-Ih aphuma lapho bembona enquma intambo futhi ekhulula umcengezi ozungeze ibhulokhi.
  
  
  Ake ugijime!'
  
  
  Njengoba babephethe izinkemba, bazama ukugijima. Uma bephonsa izikhali ezisindayo, babeyoba nethuba, kodwa umgqomo wamalitha ayinkulungwane ewayini uthola umfutho ngokushesha okukhulu. Lonke igumbi elingaphansi lazamazama ngenxa yentukuthelo yerolling colossus. Izitha zami zanyamalala ngaphansi kwalo, futhi izinkemba zami zasakazekela emoyeni njengezipikili zamazinyo. Umgqomo omkhulu wacwilisa ukukhala kuka-ih, wacekela phansi unu njengendawo yokushushuluza, futhi ekugcineni washayisa umugqa wokuqala wemigqomo. Kwakunokuqhekeka kwezinkuni, futhi iwayini laligcwalisa izidumbu ezimbili ezingaphili.
  
  
  Ukube nje bebengesabi ukwenza umsindo omkhulu kakhulu. babeyosebenzisa izibhamu zabo futhi wayeyobe efile. Ukube babengesabi ukulimaza imigqomo eminingi kakhulu, babengeke bangishayele emgwaqweni oya esivinini futhi wayeyobe efile.
  
  
  Lokhu kungamaphutha amabili ngaphezu kwalokho okuvunyelwe.
  
  
  Wacwilisa umunwe wakhe ku-sherry eyayisakazeke phansi wayinambitha.
  
  
  U-Amontillado. Ukuvuna ngo-1968. Unyaka omuhle.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Kodwa kungani babeyokubulala? Umary wabuza.
  
  
  I-corkscrew enhle.
  
  
  Sabuyela endaweni ephephile egumbini lethu lasehhotela Eseville. Futhi angisaphuzi i-sherry, kodwa ngashintshela ku-scotch.
  
  
  Mhlawumbe umncintiswano ekuhwebeni ngezikhali? "
  
  
  Angicabangi kanjalo. Mhlawumbe bangiphatha ngomunye umuntu."
  
  
  "Kodwa ubani? Ujack?'
  
  
  "Ubuza imibuzo eminingi emihle."
  
  
  Kungaba ngcono uma unah enezimpendulo ezengeziwe. Ngokwesibonelo, kungani kungekho muntu owafika ezosiza, ngemva kokuba ebaleke egumbini elingaphansi. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngingase ngibe umuntu ongenalwazi, kodwa ngisacabanga ukuthi ukubulala othile kuyokonakalisa ngisho ne-orgy kancane. "Ucabanga ngempela Ukuthi Ufranco uyothathelwa indawo umbuso wobukhosi owakhiwa ama-clown suchalo?"kubuza Umary .
  
  
  "Indoda yokuqala enamandla enesisu esincane yayingasula u-ih ngesando.
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe yingakho bedlala kanjena bayazi ukuthi asisekho isikhathi esiningi esisele. Mhlawumbe yingakho nami ngidlala nawe-ngiyazi ukuthi asinaso isikhathi esiningi."
  
  
  Wakhumula ingubo yakhe. Izinwele zakhe ezimnyama zawela okhalweni lwakhe. Wamxosha wamanga entanyeni. Izandla zami zathola amabele akhe, namabele akhe eqinile. Wancika kimi, futhi waphunyuka ngokujulile ezindebeni zakhe.
  
  
  "Iholide lakho nalo liyaphela. Khona-ke ngizobuyela epulazini noma Emadrid, futhi eminyakeni embalwa cishe ngizoshada noduke oyisiphukuphuku. Noma indoda endala ecebile."
  
  
  "Ubarbarossa ungubani?"
  
  
  "Wangicela ukuba."
  
  
  "Awufuni yini?"
  
  
  Waphenduka wangibheka, izindebe zakhe zahlukana.
  
  
  "Uyazi ukuthi ngifunani."
  
  
  U-ee wamdonsa embhedeni. Lapho ngisusa ingubo yakhe, wakhumula ibhande lami.
  
  
  Sasithandana ngaphambili, kodwa sasingakaze sithandane kangako ngalobo busuku.
  
  
  Umzimba wakhe okhanyayo waphenduka umshini wenjabulo engapheli; wangena enah kanzima futhi ejulile kunanini ngaphambili, ukuhlukaniswa kwakhe kwaqina ukuze angithathe. Lapho ngiwuqeda, waphinde wangivula ngeminwe nangezindebe zakhe, futhi lapho ekugcineni usuphelile, salala ezandleni zomunye nomunye.
  
  
  Ngakusasa ekuseni ngathintana Nocolonel de lorca. Sahlangana enkabeni Yeseville, osebeni Lomfula Iguadalquivir. Ibutho lasespain lalikade lihamba ngomkhumbi kulo mfula, kodwa manje cishe awusebenzi.
  
  
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ufranco uya kuphi manje?"
  
  
  "Sakhula Ela Manchuria ukuze akwazi ukuyozingela ama-pheasant lapho. Ungumzingeli oshisekayo. Kungani ubuza lokho?"
  
  
  "Amadoda amabili azame ukungibulala izolo ebusuku ."
  
  
  "Ngokusobala, abazange bakwenze.
  
  
  Siyabonga ngokuhalalisela kwakho. Ngeshwa, base befile, ngakho angikwazanga ukubuza unu ukuthi babenjani ngokumelene nami.
  
  
  "Hereck it out."
  
  
  Akungikhathazi, Colonel. Okubalulekile ukuthi ngikholelwa ukuthi I-werewolf isaphila.
  
  
  Ude lorca wanikina ikhanda. Ufile, Ungumphathi Wokubulala, hhayi nje kancane.
  
  
  Usho ukuthi lo muntu ozungeze isithombe esisemngcwabeni ufile. Yiliphi ithuba obungaba nalo lokuba u-emu abaleke ngemva kokuba ebulale Ufranco?
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, lokhu akulona ithuba. Kwakuyindawo yokuzibulala Erussia ."
  
  
  "Woza, ingabe uyamazi uchwepheshe owenza umsebenzi wokuzibulala? Hhayi yena. Awukwazi ukwenza okuningi ngemali yakho uma ungaphansi komhlaba."
  
  
  "Lokhu kuyimpikiswano. Ingabe unazo ezinye izizathu zokukholelwa ukuthi I-werewolf isaphila?
  
  
  Imilenze yakhe eqinile yayeluliwe. "Phakathi nokulwa izolo ebusuku, wabanjwa phakathi kwemiphongolo emibili yewayini."
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa ngawe."
  
  
  "Futhi engakhululekile kakhulu, ikakhulukazi lapho kunabanye abafana ababili abafuna ukukugwaza ngezinkemba zabo. Kodwa into, lapho ikhishwa, U-Odin ezungeze laba bafana wathi ucabanga ukuthi Yi-werewolf kuphela ekwazi ukwenza into enjalo. Angisho ukuthi kuzosiholela emzileni We-werewolf, kodwa ngiyasola ukuthi babona I-werewolf futhi kumelwe ukuba wabahlaba umxhwele ngamandla amakhulu omzimba.
  
  
  Lowo muntu kulesi sithombe: ingabe bewazi ukuthi wayemude kangakanani, ngokwesibonelo?
  
  
  "Hhayi ngaphezu kwamamitha amahlanu. Kunentambo.
  
  
  "Kodwa Hhayi Uhercules?"
  
  
  Ude lorca wacabanga isikhashana, wabe esenqekuzisa ikhanda. "Edell ngokwayo, kunezizathu ezimbili zokuthi kungani ucabanga ukuthi ubambe lowo mbulali, nokuthi ingozi enkulu isekhona. Khona-ke ake ngikuqinisekise. Nami angimboni. Waya emcimbini Nomaria de ronda,akunjalo? Ake sithi, usondelene kakhulu naye. Umphikisi wakho, Udon Barbarossa, uyindoda enomona. Futhi ucebe kakhulu futhi, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ungumnikazi wenhlangano lapho laba bashayeli babesebenza khona. Manje sebenzisa umqondo wakho ovamile. Kwakuyoba iqhinga elincane Likabarbarossa ukuba noveaceslav, ukuze nje akuxosheeverade enkumbulweni Kamaria de ronda. Izinto ezinjalo azivamile lapha. Abantu basespain bamane nje abanakho ukubekezelelana kunabantu Basemelika. Ngokuqondene Ne-werewolf. Ingabe wayengaphunyuka phakathi kwalezo zimbiza zewayini? Mhlawumbe hhayi ngokombono wakho-amandla brute-kodwa kungani ungasebenzisi speed? Wazitshela ukuthi uthole umphikisi onzima esithombeni. Ingabe wayengaphunyuka ngemva kokubulawa Kukafranco? Ngimtshela ukuthi cha, ngoba ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi ngabe ngambamba. Ngeshwa, angikwazi ukufakazela ngokugcwele ukwethembeka kwabo bonke abasebenzi bezokuphepha, futhi mhlawumbe amaphoyisa ayekhona ayeyomvikela esikhundleni sokumbulala. Izwi lokuthi kungani agcina usizo LUKA-AX luyimfihlo. Cha, wenze umsebenzi wakho. Yiba nengqondo, uphumule, futhi uzame ukuhlala kude Nobarbarossa."
  
  
  Ubarbarossa. Uma Ude Lorca ayengakholelwa emibonweni yami nge-werewolf, wayeyocabangani ngokusola kwami ngebutho lomuntu siqu lezimboni? "Ngitshele, Colonel, yini ngempela engemuva komqondo Wokuthi Ispain Nenyakatho Afrika zinokufana okuningi kunespain Neyurophu - Ukuthi Ispain Nenyakatho Afrika zinokuxhumana okukhethekile komuntu siqu?"
  
  
  "Uyazi ukuthi lo mfula ekuqaleni wawubizwa ngani, Killmaster? Uwadi al-Kibir. Muva nje leli gama selishintshiwe laba Iguadalquivir. Amasonto ethu ayevame ukuba amathempeli. Akudingeki ukuba umba Ekujuleni Kwespain ukuze uthole I-Afrika."
  
  
  I-seagull yathola okuthile ngakolunye uhlangothi lomfula. Ngokushesha, Unah wahlaselwa ezinye izimbaza, ezazama ukuthatha inyamazane yazo. Ingabe lokho kwakungeke kwenzeke Espain, ngemva kokufa kombusi omdala? "Ingabe Ufranco wayiqaphela ngempela le mizamo?"
  
  
  'Akunakwenzeka . Unzima kakhulu ukuzwa, futhi unazo zonke iziqhumane... Cha, wenza kahle kakhulu."Wabuka iwashi lakhe . "Endleleni, lezi zimoto ziyahamba maduze, ngakho kudingeka ngiqiniseke ukuthi ngizofika ngesikhathi. Lapho ngimbuyisela Emadrid, ngizomthumela ukuba ayohlola leli cala nalaba bashayeli."
  
  
  Ngangingasakwazi ukusho lutho ukuze ngishintshe umqondo ka-ego. Ukuphikisa kuka-Ego kokuthi I-werewolf yayifile kwakumkholisa ngokwanele. Futhi nganginombono oyingxenye kuphela mayelana nezinhlelo Zika-Andres Barbarossa.
  
  
  Lapho ekhuphuka izitebhisi eziya eport bar. Ngabona lesi sibalo singishaya. Kwakungumary.
  
  
  "Ingabe ukhulume Nohema? Omunye usomabhizinisi? "wabuza njengoba sasibingelelana. "Yebo," ngaqamba amanga ngobuso obuqondile. "Usebhizinisini lezingubo zangaphansi. Hotel wakhe, oda okuthile nice."
  
  
  'Hmm. Kubonakala sengathi uzothatha olunye lolu hambo ongakaze ungitshele ngalo. Lapho nje inkathi yokulwa nezinkabi isiqalile futhi ungabona imibala engcono Kakhulu Yasemadrid. Uyeza, akunjalo?"Awukwazi nje ukungishiya njalo ngemva kwemizuzu emibili bese ungithatha njengokungathi kuyinto engokwemvelo kunazo zonke emhlabeni."
  
  
  "Ngingathanda ihhotela."
  
  
  Wangibuka, amehlo akhe evutha. Intukuthelo yowesifazane owoniwe yayisemehlweni akhe, intukuthelo kandlovukazi owoniwe.
  
  
  "Uma uhamba manje, ngeke kudingeke ubuye!"
  
  
  "Bheka Wena Emadrid."
  
  
  Washaya unyawo lwakhe ngolaka. "Ngeke ngisho ungitshele ukuthi uyaphi?"wakhala.
  
  
  "Ukutadisha izinyoni".
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Ngadla i-omelette ebandayo nesinkwa sasemakhaya, ngaphuza iwayini, futhi ngabuka amafu edlula. Umoya omusha wawushaya ethafeni elikhulu Lasela Mancha. Ngezikhathi ezithile, isisu sakhe sasiphenduka futhi wayebhekisa izibonakude emgwaqweni.
  
  
  Ngemva kwehora, safika njengoba inxusa labika. Zindiza endaweni ephakeme ngamakhilomitha amaningi ngaphezu kwendawo zifuna izivakashi ezingamenywanga. Wangena esihlahleni walinda ukuba zinyamalale. Lapho sebekude kancane, uyise wababuka ngezibuko. Kwakunguhuey cobras, ingxenye yokuvikela Kukafranco.
  
  
  Ngangizwa umsindo wamathayi emoto. Kwavela amaland rover amathathu emgwaqweni, alandelwa iloli elinabalimi. Umkhumbi wama kude nami. Njengoba amaland rovers ayehlangana eduze kwesitolo sekhofi, izakhamuzi zasemaphandleni zahlakazeka kulo lonke ithafa. Njengoba ayesesimweni esifana nesicupho, aqala ukushaya izinduku ngaphansi kwamahlathi ezinhlangothini zombili zethafa, aqhuba izinyoni Nozaitsev baya maphakathi. Futhi manje Ugeneralissimo Franco wayesephakathi, elindele ukuba isisulu sakhe sivele.
  
  
  Ehlome ngezibhamu Zomlindi, Usybil walandela abantu bakule ndawo, esaba abantu angabazi abangase babalekele Amacobra. Ufranco no-Ego bahlala phansi baphuza ikhofi labo ngesineke. Nakuba kungenzeka ukuthi i-werewolf yayisaphila, okungenani yayingakaze iyibone, i-egoist. Wayezizwa sengathi wayehlasela umdwebo wekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye weqembu lokuzingela kunokuvikela umashiqela wanamuhla. Abalimi abanezinduku, Onogada bezakhamuzi abanama-bayonet abo angunxantathu, Ufranco egqoke isudi yokuzingela ye-English tweed: konke kwakubonakala njengokuthile kwesinye isikhathi.
  
  
  Izikhali ezinamandla zaphula ukuthula kwasemaphandleni. U-Odin ezungeze abazingeli wadedela isibhamu sokuqala, kodwa kwaba nhlanga zimuka nomoya. Eduze Kukafranco kwakunomsizi onengqikithi yezibhamu ezincane nezibhamu.
  
  
  Unogwaja wangidlula; ngemva kwalo, ngezwa umsindo weklabhu ishaya izihlahla. Wagxumela ekujuleni kwamahlathi. Ngenhlanhla, umlimi wayegxile ngokuphelele kunogwaja, owawudlula kude nami ngamamitha amathathu kuphela. Waphefumula ngokujulile futhi waqhubeka nokuzingela ngezibuko.
  
  
  Amathuba e-werewolf ayelokhu eba mancane. Kufanele ishaye ngokushesha.
  
  
  Njengoba Uhawk ayengeluleke, wayezifaka ezicathulweni zombulali. Ukuhlaziywa kohambo lukafranco Lwangaphambili Espain kwabonisa ukuthi wayehlale eqala ngomzila omkhulu odlula emadolobheni amakhulu, kodwa ngokuvamile uhambo lwaluphazanyiswa phakathi. Lokhu kwakungenxa yokuthi Ufranco wayengamukelwa Ebarcelona, Ebilbao, Esantander nakwamanye amadolobha amakhulu ngenxa yezikhalazo ezikhulayo ezivela ezinhlanga ezincane. Abantu basecatalan bavukela ngenxa yokucwaswa kolimi lwesi-ih, futhi ngaphansi kobuholi Bebilbao Yasebasque, kwakukhula ukuvukela kwamapartizan. Esinye isizathu sokuncipha kwe-ego yokuvakasha kwakuwukuthi wayengasenamandla amaningi.
  
  
  Ufranco cishe wayehlale eqeda uhambo lwakhe ngemva nje kokuzingela ukube I-werewolf ibingazange ishaye namuhla, wayengeke abe nelinye ithuba. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, yini engcono kunokuzingela? Isithombe ngeke sibonwe kuze kube yilapho umashiqela equleka.
  
  
  Indandatho yabalimi yancipha. Iningi lezindiza manje lase limi futhi lidubula. Eduze kwe - "land rovers" kwaba nokubulawa Kukazaitsev nama-pheasant. Ufranco wahlala ehleli, ebukeka enesithukuthezi. Ngemva kwalokho, abalimi baqala ukuphumula, okwakusho ukuzijabulisa okuningi.
  
  
  Abazingeli nabalimi baphinde badlala umdlalo onjalo weland rovers neloli bahamba. Futhi yena wayelele esiswini sakhe ngaphansi kwamahlathi.
  
  
  Lapho bengabonakali, wasukuma wahamba ngomgwaqo. Idolobhana Ufranco no-Egor ababehlala kulo laliqhele ngamakhilomitha okungenani ayishumi. Ngahamba ngaya edolobheni futhi ngazizwa ngiyisiwula.
  
  
  Phambi kwami kwakunomlimi onembongolo. Ezicathulweni zakhe nasesigqokweni sakhe esimnyama, wayebukeka njengabo bonke abalimi Basela Mancha. Lapho ephenduka ezwa umsindo wezinyathelo zami, wabona ukuthi ubuso be-ego yakhe babunjengethusi futhi bungagundiwe. Amehlo ka-Ego angwevu ayefuna futhi ehlakaniphile.
  
  
  Wama walinda ukuba i-ego yakhe imfice.
  
  
  "Sawubona, uyaphi?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngolimi lwendawo olungaqinile.
  
  
  Ngalesi senzakalo, wagqoka izingubo zasedolobheni ezivulekile nesikhafu futhi waphendula i-emu ngolimi Lwesiseville. "Esan Victoria . Ingabe uhamba ngendlela efanele? '
  
  
  "Wena Ungowaseseville. Akumangalisi ukuthi ulahlekile. Woza nami, imbongolo yami, futhi nami ngizoya lapho."
  
  
  Kwakungelula ukuqala ingxoxo njengomuntu ongamazi Ela Mancha, futhi sahamba ndawonye buthule isikhashana. Ekugcineni, ilukuluku lamnqoba, futhi wabuza: "uyazi yini ukuthi sasinesivakashi esikhethekile namuhla? Ingabe uke wabona into engavamile?
  
  
  'Ngendiza enophephela emhlane. Ungabona izingxenye lapha ngendiza enophephela emhlane ."
  
  
  "Futhi wenzani lapho ubona lokho?"
  
  
  "Ngacasha."
  
  
  Le ndoda endala yahleka futhi yaguqa ngamadolo ngenjabulo. "Usevillano, okhuluma iqiniso. Namuhla usuku olungavamile. Well, mfowethu, kwakuhlakaniphile kakhulu kuwe ukufihla. Lokhu kwabikwa Yinxusa Lase-El caudillo. Wayelapha ukuyozingela namuhla.
  
  
  "Uyahlekisa! '
  
  
  'Ngiyafunga. Umfowethu wasiza ekuzingeleni, njengoba kwenza umzala wami. Yiqiniso, kuyilungelo, kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi, kubhubhisa ukuzingela abantu lapha, abagcina bephila ngakho. Akukhona ukuthi ngigxeka Igeneralissimo. Angikaze ngibe nezwi elibi ngonen."
  
  
  
  
  Cishe akunjalo, ngacabanga. Kwafakwa i-pheasant ekhuluphele emhlane wembongolo.
  
  
  "Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngithi uzoba nokuthile ongakudla."
  
  
  "Ah, leyo pheasant. Wayeboshwe yi-ego yakhe. Angicabangi ukuthi ojenene badutshulwa kahle kangako. Mhlawumbe ngizomnika i-ego yomholi wethu lapho sifika Esan victoria."
  
  
  Ustahl wayengeke amfake kulokho. Le ndoda endala, njengabo bonke abalimi, yayihlakaniphe nakakhulu kunomthengisi Wasewall Street.
  
  
  Sasinesifiso sokuxoxa. Sama futhi saphuza ama-ego amabili esikhumba sembuzi ewayini. Ukuphuza into enjalo kuyisicefe, njengoba kufanele uqondise indiza, ehlanganyela ekushayeni ufrank emlonyeni.
  
  
  Wahleka. "Wake wabona izivakashi ziphuza iwayini elinjengaleli ngaphambili?"Ngokuvamile bathela i-ego yabo kuqala emehlweni abo bese bethela izingubo zabo."Ekugcineni safika Esan Victoria, futhi ikhehla lathi sawubona.
  
  
  "Ake ngikunikeze esinye iseluleko, esinye. Kunamaphoyisa amaningi lapha. Futhi uyazi, Guardia Civil-kuqala bayadubula, bese bebuza imibuzo. Lapho usekude Kakhulu Negeneralissimo, kuba ngcono. Mhlawumbe, njengoba inxusa lathi, abazange bakubone okokuqala, kodwa bazokubona okwesibili."
  
  
  "Ngiyayithola, ngiyabonga."
  
  
  Wasula umjuluko ebusweni bakhe ngomkhono wakhe. "Ngendlela, wenzani Ela Mancha noma kunjalo?"
  
  
  "Yena, efuna umsebenzi."
  
  
  Waphakamisa amashiya akhe futhi washaya ebunzini lakhe. "Khona-ke ungathandaza Ukuba Unkulunkulu akusize. Ngokuqinisekile uzodinga usizo oluthile lwe-ego."
  
  
  Akungabazeki ukuthi manje wayecabanga ukuthi konke kwakungenanjongo. Kodwa lokho akusho ngamaphoyisa kwakuyiqiniso kakhulu. Nomaphi lapho wawuya khona, wawunyathela izicathulo Ze-Civil Guard, futhi wayezizwa enamehlo amaningi emhlane wakhe njengoba ehamba emgwaqweni omkhulu. Ngisho nasophahleni lwesonto, isakhiwo esikhulu kunazo zonke emzaneni, isosha lalingambona. Ngashiya umgwaqo omkhulu ngathola ikhefi elincane endaweni ethile. Kwakunabantu abaningi ababesiza Ufranco ekuzingeleni lo mdlalo, futhi babenekhaya elihle lebhizinisi. Wayiphakamisa esihlalweni wayala ingilazi yewayini. Wonke umuntu wayematasa ekhuluma ngokuzingela, futhi ngezwa ocingweni lwakhe Ukuthi Ugeneralissimo wayenenkinga yesisu ngalolo suku ekuseni. Yingakho engazange adubule. Kodwa manje i-emu ingcono, futhi izophinde iqale ngokushesha ntambama. Abalimi abaningi babengajabule ngalokhu.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ngibuyele epulazini."
  
  
  Naye futhi. Namuhla sekuyithuba lami lokuthola amanzi okuthambisa. Futhi uyazi ukuthi kwenzekani uma ungenawo amanzi."Enye indoda ekhuluphele, egqoke kangcono kancane kunabanye, yahlanganyela engxoxweni. "Kuyilungelo elikhulu. Awukwazi ukuhamba manje! '
  
  
  "Ingabe umkhaya wakithi kufanele ulambe?"
  
  
  "Sikhuluma ngemizana evame ukuba khona ."
  
  
  "Uzogcina udumo lwakho engqondweni. Ungusihlalo wedolobha", kusho omunye wabalimi. "Abacabangi ngisho nangezintshisekelo zethu. Thola nje ezinye urchins emgwaqweni ukujaha pheasants."
  
  
  Nokho, imeya yathukuthela, ingxenye yabalimi yenqaba ukuhlanganyela ecorral okwesibili.
  
  
  "Ngeke ngikukhohlwe lokhu", esongela. 'Ukhona!'
  
  
  Ngabheka nxazonke ukuze ngibone ukuthi ukhuluma nobani.
  
  
  "Wena, mfokazi."
  
  
  'Yena? Ngazikhomba.
  
  
  "Yebo, uyisiphukuphuku. Ngokuqinisekile ungasiza ekuzingeleni, akunjalo?
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi kuyoba kuhle."
  
  
  "Sevillano", wayehlekisa. - Futhi ngezinye izikhathi ulindele ukuba ikhokhwe?
  
  
  Eyakhe, yayazi ukuthi kwakuyinto evamile.
  
  
  "Yebo, kancane," ngasho ngobumnene.
  
  
  "Ama-peseta angamashumi amahlanu ne-eda ekhululekile".
  
  
  Wabuka abalimi futhi wabona ukuthi omunye wabo wayemnyakazisa ikhanda ngokungamvumeli.
  
  
  Angazi.'
  
  
  Khona-ke kulungile. Ama-peseta angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili. Noma ungathanda ukuboshwa Onogada."Asikwazi ukusebenzisa izihambi lapha."
  
  
  Ngacabanga ukuthi yile ndlela umkhandlu kamasipala wasespain osebenza ngayo.
  
  
  Imeya iqoqa amanye ama-urchin asemgwaqweni, bese kuba ama-siestas kumajenene sonke ukudlala lo mdlalo iloli.
  
  
  Manje saya kwenye ingxenye yethafa. Yayigcwele amatshe amakhulu nezinyoka. Abazingeli abazange bakhathazeke ngalokhu, ngoba bahlala endaweni eyayibekelwe bona ngokukhethekile. Njengoba kwabikwa yinxusa, Ufranco wabhonga njengezinambuzane ezinkulu.
  
  
  Iqembu ayekuyo laliselulelwe ngakwesobunxele. Njalo ngemva kwamamitha amathathu, unogwaja wayegxuma aphume ngaphansi kwamahlathi, noma i-pheasant yayigijima iqonde phansi. Lapho sesihambe amamitha angaba ngamashumi amahlanu phansi, wama waguqa.
  
  
  "Hamba, ngizokubamba futhi. Nginetshe esicathulweni sami."
  
  
  Ngangigqoke izicathulo zami ezivamile ze-ballet ephansi.
  
  
  "Yilapho udinga khona izicathulo", kusho u-ih.
  
  
  Baqhubeka njengoba izicathulo zakhe zaqala ukwehla. Ngemva komzuzu, zazibonakala ngokucacile.
  
  
  'Siyini isimo esiphuthumayo sakho? Kwavela izwi elalibonakala lingajwayelekile.
  
  
  "Itshe elisesicathulweni sami."
  
  
  "Vuka lapho ngikhuluma nawe."
  
  
  Ivukile. Othile Wespanish Foreign legion wangibuka ngokungangabazeki.
  
  
  Kwakuyigorila, unogada ayehlangane naye kabili ngaphambili esigodlweni. Ngesinye isikhathi lapho ngangigqoke, nangesikhathi ngisesimweni sami sangempela, phakathi nempi yethu ehholo lomdanso. Kwakumnyama kakhulu okokugcina, futhi ngizobheja ukuthi wayengangiboni.
  
  
  "Ingabe usiza ukuzingela game for The Generalissimo?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngokungangabazi.
  
  
  "Yebo, senor."
  
  
  Egqoke iyunifomu yakhe ye-khaki yasogwadule, wangizungeza, isibhamu sakhe sishaya ngokungahlaliseki okhalweni lwakhe. "Angazi yini ukuthi uvela kwenye indawo? Ingabe wawusebuthweni?"
  
  
  "Cha, senor."
  
  
  "Ngaphandle kwalokho, ubukeka unamandla ngokwanele."Awungishayi njengomuntu ozingela izilwane zasendle nabalimi.
  
  
  Angisoze ngamkhohlwa ubuso bakhe, " uyaqiniseka ukuthi asikaze sihlangane ngaphambili?"
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe Eseville. Uvela Eseville, mhlawumbe wangibona lapho.
  
  
  Wagcoba ubuso bakhe obunezibazi. "Cha, kwenye indawo. Akunandaba. Shesha ngalezi zicathulo futhi uqiniseke ukuthi uhlangana nabanye."
  
  
  "Yebo, senor."
  
  
  Ngalesi sikhathi, u-ego fat face wabanda. Ukudideka kwe-Ego kwathathelwa indawo ukuqiniseka okumangalisayo.
  
  
  Wabheka phansi. Ngaphenduka njengoba ngikhuluma, futhi lapho ebona ubuso bami emthunzini, wabona ubuso ayebubonile ehholo lomdanso.
  
  
  Manje konke ukuzazisa, konke ukungabaza sekuphelile. "Yebo, ngikholwa ukuthi siyazi omunye. Ngangifuna ngisho nawe ngoba ngisadinga ukuzungeza nawe. Futhi-ke ngizokwenza kuwe lokho thina Ebuthweni esihlale sikwenza kubathengisi-ngizokunquma ikhanda lakho esifubeni sakho bese ngikubeka embukisweni!"
  
  
  "Angazi ukuthi ukhuluma ngani, senor."
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba aphinde akhulume, wakhipha isibhamu ezandleni zakhe, kodwa abazange baphumule okwesikhashana. Igorila langigwaza entanyeni. U-Ego wambamba ingalo, wamzungezisa, wamphonsa ehlombe. Wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe, ummese usesandleni.
  
  
  Ah, uyazi ukuthi ngimtshela ini, wena mbulali ongcolile. Ngizokubhubhisa.'
  
  
  Waphakamisa ummese, Futhi U-Ego waphinde wambamba ingalo. Kodwa manje wasusa i-alenka yakhe wangiphonsa phansi amamitha amane ukusuka kimi.
  
  
  Ngabulala umphikisi wami wokuqala lapho ngineminyaka eyishumi nane", eqhosha. "Lapho eneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa, waba namandla kunawo wonke Kulo lonke Ibutho. Futhi akukho upiyano ongacasha ngemuva, ngakho awunalo ithuba."
  
  
  "Ngangingu-Akela namaboy Scout."
  
  
  Kwadingeka bacabange ngalokhu kuphawula isikhashana, futhi kwanginika ithuba lokugxuma ngishaye u-ego ebunzini ngezithende zombili. Isishayo esinjalo sasiyokhulisa ihhashi, kodwa umakadebona wangibamba okhalweni wangiphonsa phansi. Ngezandla zombili, waletha ummese emphinjeni wami.
  
  
  "Uma uyeka ukuphefumula, ngeke uzizwe, mfana", ehlebela.
  
  
  Imisipha emahlombe e-ego yami yayicindezela njengoba ecindezela izandla zami ndawonye. Ummese wawusuvele wenza ukunyakaza kokusika. Ngalesi sikhathi, ngakwazi ukubamba i-ego yesihlakala. Ekuqaleni, wayengakholelwa ukuthi izihlakala zika-ego zazikhiyiwe, ukuthi izandla zami zazinamandla kunezika-ego.
  
  
  "Awuyena umlimi," ephefumula.
  
  
  I-ego kaschrammel yayimhlophe futhi imithambo entanyeni yakhe yayivuvukele ngenxa yokuzikhandla, kodwa wayengakwazi ukuphula amandla ami. Izandla zakhe zadonswa Eceleni Ngu-Ego, futhi ummese wawa phansi. Khona-ke, ngokuzumayo, wamdedela, waphonsa u-ego phansi ngesisindo sakhe sonke. U-Ego wamgingqa emhlane futhi wabamba ummese. Manje izindima seziphendukile. Kancane kancane, kodwa empeleni naye, wabeka ummese emphinjeni welegionnaire. Kwathatha wonke ama-alenka ami ukunqoba ukumelana ne-ego. Umphetho wommese wadla i-apula Lika-Adam lika-Ego.
  
  
  Kungazelelwe, kwaba nesihlabathi emehlweni ami. Igorila laqaphela ukuthi lalinqotshiwe, futhi konke elalingakwenza ukuze ligweme ukufa kwakuwukuphonsa uthuli oluncane ebusweni bami.
  
  
  Kwadingeka akhwehlele futhi wayengakwazi ukubona okuningi. Ummese wawa phansi ngaphandle kwenhloso. Ngezwa ilegionnaire ivuka futhi ihamba izungeza mina.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesibili, wangigoqa ngentambo entanyeni. Wayidonsa ngokuqinile, futhi ngaphefumula. Kwakuwukubulawa kwabantu basespain. Amajele asebenzisa izinduku zokucindezela nezikulufo, kodwa Ilegion isakwenza ngendlela yakudala, ngentambo. Kuyasebenza kakhulu. I-dollar stack yami yaqala ukushaya ngokushesha, futhi ukuntuleka komoya-mpilo kwabangela ukuba amachashazi amnyama avele phambi kwamehlo ami. Wenza umsindo ogulayo, ophefumulayo njengoba ayedonsa kanzima entanjeni.
  
  
  Ngomzamo omkhulu, wabamba intambo ngezandla zombili futhi wagxumela phambili ngawo wonke amandla akhe. Igorila landizela phezu kwekhanda lami futhi lawela phansi. Ephefumula, waphinde wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe. Esaphuphuthekiswe isihlabathi, washaya i-ego yakhe ngawo wonke amandla akhe, endaweni ebuthakathaka kakhulu.
  
  
  Indawo okwakukhona kuyo igorila yayishaya. I-ego ye-rta evulekile yayigcwele ukukhala okungacacile kobuhlungu, futhi wabamba isisu sakhe ngezandla zombili wawa ngamadolo. Wathatha intambo entanyeni yakhe. Kwasala indandatho yenyama ebomvu eluhlaza. Kwakunzima ukumelana nesilingo sokubulala igorila labo.
  
  
  Ngathi: "okungenani akudingeki ucabange ngabangane bakho izinyanga eziningi.
  
  
  Waqala ukukhala kakhulu. Wathatha isibhamu wasishaya ekhanda le-ego njengeklabhu yegalofu. Manje igorila lase lilele phansi, lingazi lutho.
  
  
  Wavumela izinyembezi ukuba zigeze ukungcola emehlweni akhe futhi wagqoka izingubo zebutho lakhe. Kwakungekho ukufihla okungcono okwakungahanjiswa ngokukhululekile ezindaweni zokuzingela.
  
  
  Manje ngokuzithandela yayisendleleni. Umbuthano abalimi ababewuzungezile izilwane ezazethukile wawusuya ngokuya uncipha. Futhi izibhamu zazikhala ngezikhathi ezimfushane.
  
  
  Latholakala edwaleni elikhulu elifanele ukubonwa. Ngezibuko, ngabona Othile esiza Ufranco ukuba aphume esihlalweni. Ngangazi ukuthi ngingabonakala kumaland rovers, kodwa ngenxa yengubo yegorila nesigqoko, akekho owanginaka kakhulu. Unogwaja wagxumela enkundleni yomlilo.
  
  
  Ufranco wakhetha isibhamu esincane ngokuzethemba okufanayo nalapho ekhetha uthayi omusha, futhi wadutshulwa. Unogwaja wagingqika wawa efile emhlane.
  
  
  Akukubi kumuntu oneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi ayisishiyagalombili.
  
  
  Ezinye izilwi zahalalisela.
  
  
  Ufranco wabanxusa ukuba bathule futhi wathatha amanye amasosha ambalwa. Wayedume ngokuba umzingeli omuhle, futhi ngangisola ukuthi wayefuna ezinye izinhlamvu. Kulula ukucabanga ukuthi unogada onobugovu ulayisha izibhamu zakhe ngesibhamu ukuze andise amathuba okuba ashaywe. Njengabaqaphi baka-eisenhower ababevame ukukhahlela amabhola egalofu e-ego endaweni enzima babuyele enkundleni. Kwahlanyisa u-eisenhower, kodwa abazange bayeke.
  
  
  Wayebukeka elele njengoba ayenjalo ngalolo suku ekuseni.
  
  
  I-pheasant yaphuma ngaphansi kwamahlathi.
  
  
  Ufranco wamlandela ngokuthula emkhakheni wesikhali sakhe. Wadubula, futhi i-pheasant yawa. Ukuhalalisela okwengeziwe.
  
  
  Abalimi abaningi manje babebukele njengoba umsebenzi we-ih wawusuqediwe. Ngezikhathi ezithile, " Olé!"kwazwakala kuyi-ihc. uma ugeneralissimo edubula ngempumelelo.
  
  
  I - horizon yamhlola. Kwakungekho lutho olwalubonakala ngaphandle kwamadwala nezihlahla. Futhi kude, isigayo somoya. Lapho nje esezokwehliswa isibukeli, wabona ukunyakaza endaweni engangingayilindele. Cishe ngaphesheya kwami, ngakolunye uhlangothi lwezindawo zokuzingela, kwakunomugqa wamatshe. Futhi kukhona okungahambi kahle ngomunye ozungeze la matshe. Kwakubonakala sengathi Inezindlebe ezigobile ezazihamba ngesithombe ngasinye Sikafranco. Wabheka ngaphansi kwamahlathi ngezibuko ngangokunokwenzeka, futhi ekugcineni wabona umfanekiso wendoda. Kwakungumlimi omdala ayekhuliswe naye, ngaphambi Kwesan victoria. Yena, waphefumula umoya wokukhululeka. Ku-estestvenno, ilukuluku lokwazi nge-generalissimo labangela ukuba u-ego acashe lapho. Futhi cishe uzobona nehhotela Likafranco.
  
  
  I-pheasant yandiza isuka ngaphansi kwamahlathi lapho yayihlezi khona,igobekile. Le nyoni yakhuphuka futhi yandizela ezindaweni zokuzingela. Mhlawumbe umlimi omdala wayemnikeze okuthile ucaudillo.
  
  
  Omunye wabo wakhomba le nyoni ngabasizi Bakafranco.
  
  
  Ufranco wathatha isibhamu esinezimbumbulu ezimbili futhi wakhomba. I-pheasant yayindiza cishe amamitha amahlanu ukuphakama futhi yahamba nofrank Franco. Omunye umcengezi waqhuma, omunye. Le nyoni yahamba ingalinyaziwe. Wenza izimpawu futhi, ngokumangalisayo, wabuyela ezindizeni. Lapho bebona isilo esibuyayo, kwazwakala ukukhala okujabulisayo. Ufranco wathatha isibhamu esisha.
  
  
  I-pheasant yayindiza ngokuqinile, cishe ngendlela engokwemvelo. Njengoba esondela Kugeneralissimo, U-Ego wayemhlola ngezibuko. Umgomo wawungenamuntu, amehlo ayimpumputhe. Le nyoni yayiphila, njengesikhumba esigcwele.
  
  
  Yabuyisela umbukeli kumlimi omdala. Manje wayegxile ngokuphelele ekuhambeni kwe-pheasant, ngimi cishe ngobuqotho. Ezandleni zakhe, wayephethe isidlulisi somsakazo, ayelawula ngaso ukunyakaza kwenyoni eyenziwe ngomshini. Kwakudingeka abe I-werewolf! Bengilokhu ngikhona ekuseni futhi manje ngizobona Ukubulawa kukafranco!
  
  
  Umashiqela obuthakathaka walandela le nyoni. Isilo sasindiza siqonde kuye, sakha isisulu esingenakuphikiswa. Nokho, ngenhlamvu, lokhu akulula kangako, ngoba okuthile okundiza phezu kwakho kunomfanekiso omncane. Ufranco waxoshwa. Le nyoni yasuka isikhashana, kodwa lokhu kwakungenxa yokucindezela kwesampula lomoya okwabangela ukudubula. Manje, isibhamu sesibili sakhala emgqonyeni onemiphini emibili. Kwakubonakala kungenakwenzeka, kodwa le nyoni yaqhubeka indiza obala. Ethukuthele, Ufranco wathatha esinye isibhamu. Ngeke kusaba isibhamu. Abazingeli bamemeza bekhuthaza njengoba inyoni ibuyela emuva.
  
  
  Kumelwe ukuba babecabanga ukuthi kwakuyinhlanhla yomzingeli.
  
  
  Waphendulela izibonakude emuva Ku-werewolf. Ngaphandle kokunyakaza, wathumela isidalwa emuva ukuze sihlasele okwesithathu. Le nyoni eyayisebenza ngomshini yayilawulwa ngomsakazo, kodwa cishe ibhomu lalingekho. ngangisola ukuthi lizoqukatha ini: i - gelatin dynamite-i-dynamite enamandla kakhulu engacatshangwa. Inhlayiya eyodwa yensimbi evela esithombeni inganele ukuba ibangele ukuqhuma. Cishe bayothola izicathulo zikafranco ze-ballet kamuva. Ibhomu elindizayo laletha isibhamu sokugcina. Yayindiza ngqo phezu kwekhanda lami. Wayebhekise isibhamu selegionnaire ephikweni lakhe lesokudla.
  
  
  Kumelwe ukuba i-werewolf yangibona, ngoba i-pheasant mbumbulu yacwila ngokuzumayo, futhi isibhamu sami sahamba nge-mimmo. Manje le nyoni yayihamba cishe obala phambi kwami futhi yahamba yaya kubazingeli. Uma isibhamu sami esilandelayo singaphumeleli futhi, ugawking angase ashaye omunye wabanye abalwayo.
  
  
  Manje wayebhekise esifubeni esijiyile senyoni eyayiphambi kwami futhi ngobumnene wadonsa inhlamvu.
  
  
  Kwakunjengokungathi ilanga laliqhume phezu kwethafa. Isibhamu sakhishwa ezandleni zami ngenxa yokucindezela kokuthatha amasampula omoya. Njengakwamanye amaphupho akhe, ngazizwa ngikhuphuka futhi ngehla futhi. Kodwa lapho ihlombe lami nomlenze wami kugadla phansi, kwalimala. Ukugxuma kwakhe kwakungamamitha ayishumi ezandleni nasebusweni bakhe. Wazama ukulawula izingalo nemilenze yakhe, kodwa wayesequlekile kakade ngaphambi kokuba ashaye amatshe.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Ubuso obuncane, obukhathele ezansi kombhede. Amadevu aphelile, amabala esibindi. Ingxoxo enenhlonipho.
  
  
  Othile wasukuma. Kwakunabanye abantu.
  
  
  Isikhathi saphela.
  
  
  Khona-ke odokotela. amabhandeshi. Amabhodlela anezinsimbi zenjoloba, eduze kombhede. Rubber hoses esandleni sakho. Amaqabunga ayegqwala njengezimpaphe zenyoni eyenziwe ngomshini.
  
  
  Wavuka wahlala emgqonyeni kadoti. Esibukweni esingaphezulu kwetafula lokugqoka, wabona indoda ende, enezinwele ezimnyama egqoke ijazi le-pajama-Unick Carter-futhi yayingabukeki ifaneleka kakhulu. Ude lorca, uhlezi esihlalweni eduze kombhede. Wathi: "siyakwamukela ekhaya".
  
  
  "Ubekuphi?"Ngabuza udully .
  
  
  "Wawusesimweni sokungazi lutho."
  
  
  'Kungakanani?'
  
  
  "Izinsuku ezintathu, kodwa ungakhathazeki. Yonke iminwe nezinzwani zisekhona. Kwakungenxa yokushaqeka. Akukho monakalo ohlala njalo, ukuzamazama okuncane nje nokusha okumbalwa okuyizinga lokuqala, nakuba ekuqaleni babecabanga ukuthi i-retina yakho ilimele. Ngandlela-thile, wawungabukeki muhle kangako lapho sikuthola
  
  
  Kwakunegazi elizungeze amehlo akho, izindlebe zakho, ne-rta yakho. Umbono ongathandeki.
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga ngokuncoma, kodwa nginomsebenzi okufanele ngiwenze."
  
  
  Wangiphonsa embhedeni. "Okwamanje, kufanele uphumule. Odokotela abanandaba nokuthi usaphila yini."
  
  
  "Odokotela basespain?"
  
  
  'Ngokuqondile; Odokotela Bebutho lasespain. Abantu abaningi babeyoqhekeka ngenxa yokucindezela kokuthatha amasampula omoya owawuvezwe kuwo. Bathi uyisibonelo esihle ."
  
  
  "Uyaphila noma ufile?"
  
  
  'Phakathi. Ngiqonde ukuthi uma ngikutshela ukuba uphumule. Wathatha ibalazwe elalivele lilenga ezansi kombhede. "Umkhuhlane, umfutho wegazi ongavamile, ingozi yokuqunjelwa kwegazi, ukopha okuncane kwangaphakathi."
  
  
  "Ngamanye amazwi, akuyona into ekhethekile uma uqotho ngaphansi kwebhomu. Yingakho kungafanele ungiphathe njengomuntu okhubazekile ngokuphelele."
  
  
  "Ngicela," wenza isenzo sokuncenga ngezandla zakhe. "I-Hawkeye izongithumelela ibhomu uma ngikuvumela ukuba uphume ezibhedlela ngosuku obuyothola ngalo ukwazi. Ngaphandle kwalokho, kumelwe ungichazele okuthile kuqala.
  
  
  Ude lorca wamtshela Nge-werewolf Ne-Ego inyoni elawulwa ngomsakazo. Ucolonel De lorca wayengomunye wezikhulu zabo zokuphepha, ezingacubungula ukwaziswa ngaphandle kokurekhoda konke. Walalela ngaphandle kokungiphazamisa.
  
  
  Ekugcineni wathi: "muhle kakhulu, lo Muntu Oyimpisi". "I-ego yakhe ayimazi nhlobo, i-ego yokuzifihla. Futhi ngokuqinisekile izophinde ihlasele. Kwakufanele ubone i-ego ngalesi siteshi somsakazo. Angikaze ngibone umuntu onjalo. Wayethikamezwa i-emu kuphela, kodwa hhayi i-ego yakhe.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi uzokubona?"
  
  
  'Ngiyesaba. Emehlweni akhe, isembozo sami siyabhidlika. Uma sikhuluma ngamantongomane, leli legionnaire linjani?
  
  
  "Lowo owacishe wamkhipha inyumba?"Ude lorca wahleka. "Usegumbini elilandelayo. Angicabangi ukuthi kufanele sitshele i-emu ukuthi ukuphi. Wathuthumela izintshebe zakhe isikhashana. "Uzobona ukuthi lesi yisikhathi sokuqala umuntu eye wakhipha i-ego empini eseduze. Kungenzeka ukuthi uqinisile ukuthi I-werewolf yinhle, kodwa wenze kangcono nakakhulu.
  
  
  Uyise wazama kanzima ukuvula amehlo akhe, futhi wavele wazizwa evilaphayo. "Ingabe banezela umuthi wokudambisa ingqondo ku-glucose?"
  
  
  "Lapho uphumule ngokwengeziwe, mancane amathuba okuba ushaqeke. Ungakhathazeki, Ugeneralissimo uzohlala esigodlweni namuhla. Sizoba ne-puffiness lapho kusasa. Usafuna ukukhuluma nawe.
  
  
  'Kwakunjalo ... wayengumuntu ...'
  
  
  "Yebo, Ufranco wayelapha lapho usesimweni sokungazi lutho."
  
  
  Akungabazeki Ukuthi Abakwade lorcas basho izinto ezincoma ngokwengeziwe, kodwa umgomo wami kwakuwukulala emcamelweni owugqinsi, futhi owakhe wawuwukulala ubuthongo obukhulu.
  
  
  Ngavuka kusihlwa. Wabheka iwashi etafuleni lokugqoka. Ngehora leshumi. Isisu sami sasigcwele indlala, ngokungangabazeki kwakuwuphawu lokululama. Yena, wacindezela insimbi eduze kombhede wami.
  
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, kwafika udokotela.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Abekho abahlengikazi lapha?"
  
  
  "Lesi sigaba senzelwe abantu abadinga ukuphumula okuhle."
  
  
  Wafunda ishadi lami futhi wafaka i-thermometer emlonyeni wami.
  
  
  U-Ego wamkhipha.
  
  
  "Kungani ugqoke imaski yobuso? Ingabe inegciwane?
  
  
  "Ngicela uthembeke le thermometer, awuthathelani, kodwa nginomkhuhlane."
  
  
  Wahlola ibhodlela likashukela elalilenga phezu kombhede. Yayingenamuntu. Washintsha i-ego ngebhodlela eligcwele. I-iso rta thermometer yaphinde yakhipha.
  
  
  "Ngashayela ucingo ngoba ngangilambile. Ngifuna ukudla okuthile, futhi angisho ukuthi uketshezi oludlula kulo mshini. "Ngifuna ukuhlafuna okuthile."
  
  
  Wabuyisela i-thermometer phansi.
  
  
  "Ukudla okuqinile akukaze kusetshenziswe ekwelapheni ngokushaqeka. Awuboni yini ukuthi kwakufanele ufe ngemva kwalokho okwenzeka?
  
  
  Waxhuma ithangi emgqonyeni wenjoloba. Uketshezi olucacile lwehlisa umpompi esandleni sami. Udokotela wayenezwi Lasemadrid, kodwa wayejwayelene ne-ego yakhe.
  
  
  Ngambuza, " kusho ukuthini ngempela ingosi esemthethweni?"Lona umqondo wakho!"
  
  
  Yena, wagxuma.
  
  
  "Ungenele kulokhu? Kusho ukuthini lokho?'
  
  
  Manje, ngokokuqala ngqá, udokotela wangibheka ngqo ebusweni. Wayenamehlo angwevu, ahlakaniphile. Amehlo omlimi omdala Ela Mancha.
  
  
  'Nguwe. I-werewolf!
  
  
  "Futhi ungucarter. Ngangazi ukuthi bazongithumelela i-agent engcono kakhulu. Ngangicabanga ukuthi kungaba nguwe, kodwa ngangingaqiniseki kuze kube namuhla. Izincomo zami ngempumelelo nge-pheasant yami. Unenhlanhla kakhulu, kodwa ngesaba ukuthi lokho ngeke kwenzeke manje.
  
  
  "Thread to injabulo yami! Futhi ucabanga ungakwazi ukushiya lapha ngokuphepha? Ubhajwe kulesi sibhedlela, wena... Ngazizwa ulimi lwami lukhula lube lukhulu. Amehlo akhe aqhaqhazela futhi wazama ukugxilisa ingqondo. "Nguwe ..."
  
  
  Ngangingasenamandla phezu kwezindebe zami. Enkungwini, ngabona ilebula ebhodleleni elisha.
  
  
  'Isodium ... upent...
  
  
  'Ngokuqondile. I-sodium pentothal, " I-werewolf yanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Ayifaneleki kakhulu njenge-serum yeqiniso, kodwa iyisidakamizwa esisebenza kahle kakhulu. Ngangicabanga ukuthi ama-ego e-oni kwakuyoba lula ukuwathola."
  
  
  Ngazama ukukhulula isandla sami esirinjini, kodwa ubuchopho bami balahlekelwa ukulawula izitho zami. I-werewolf yakhipha imaski yayo. Manje wayesephuciwe, ubuso bakhe busha futhi bunama-engeli amaningi.
  
  
  "Lapho lo mthumeli efa engozini yendiza, cishe ngangazi ukuthi othile wayezovela. Ukusola kwakhe kwakuwukuthi kwakuyoba i-agent yasengilandi noma othile eduze Kwasewashington. Lapho lowo muntu ofile etholakala esithombeni somngcwabo, ngacabanga, " Nick Carter."Ngangazi ukuthi lokhu kungaba umsebenzi wakho kuphela."
  
  
  Wacindezela inkinobho yesimbi kafushane kathathu. "Nawe wangikhohlisa Ela Mancha. Uyakwazi ukukhuluma zonke izilimi njengaye. Ngiyaxolisa ukuthi kwadingeka ngikukhiphe endleleni. Uma Abantu Baserussia bekwazisa ngempela ikhanda lakho njengoba besho, okungenani uyibhonasi enhle."
  
  
  Bonus Nice: ngakuzwa, kodwa angikwazanga ukuqonda zombili izinhlangothi amazwi ami ngenxa buzz ezikhulayo emakhanda ami. Ukuqaphela kwakhe okungacacile kwakuwukuthi kwakudonswa ishidi elimhlophe ekhanda lami. Othile wangena ekamelweni, wabekwa embhedeni ohambayo futhi wathathwa.
  
  
  Kwaphazanyiswa ukuzama ukubulala Ufranco, kodwa kwakungekho lutho engangingalwenza ukuze ngivimbele I-werewolf ukuba ingibambe.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Isibonakaliso sokuqala sokuthi ngangiphila kwakuyiphunga lezilwane. Kwakungeyona nje iphunga lenja, kodwa kwakuyiphunga elibukhali, elibabayo. Wayengakwazi ukubona lutho ngoba wayephansi kwe-tarp, kodwa ukubhonga ekhanda lami kwakungasekho, futhi wayekwazi ukunyakazisa iminwe yakhe ngokukhululekile. Ngangigqoke ihembe nebhulukwe elilula.
  
  
  Kwakungalungile. Angikholelwa ekuphileni kwangemva kokufa, futhi kwakungeyona into efana nokufa. Ingabe I-Werewolf nayo yashintsha umqondo wayo, noma ingabe okuthile kwenza i-ego yangishiya ngiphila endaweni ethile? Futhi leliphunga lesilwane elinamandla lavelaphi egameni Likajesu?
  
  
  I-tarp yamphakamisa. I-werewolf yayingalungile!
  
  
  Yayiphakathi nendawo yokulondoloza imfuyo eyayizungezwe uthango lwamapulangwe, nezinkunzi eziyisithupha zokulwa. Futhi babengebona amathole. Babengeyona ngisho nengxenye yobukhulu Urancho Maria ayelwa nabo. Babengababulali bangempela abadala, abaphindwe kabili ngobukhulu bamathole, abanezimpondo ezingamamitha ayisithupha ubude. Omunye wayeseceleni kwami.
  
  
  Kancane kancane waphenduka ikhanda futhi wabheka ukuthi isango lalikuphi. Kwakusohlangothini olungaphesheya kocingo, phakathi kwami nezinkunzi ezinkulu eziyisithupha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokungangabazeki yayikhiyiwe ngaphandle. Angikwazanga ukuphuma.
  
  
  Izindonga zokhuni zendlu yokulondoloza izilwane zazingaba amamitha amahlanu ukuphakama, zingenayo imibhoshongo eyayingabeka kuyo izandla noma izinyawo zakho. Kwakungekho ndlela yokuphuma. Icebo Le-werewolf laliphelele.
  
  
  Akungabazeki ukuthi izinkunzi zazingondliwe ngokwanele. Ukuze alwe nezinkunzi, njalo angena eringini elambile. Eqenjini elinjalo, babebonakala benokuthula. Ngaphambi nje kokuqala kwesizini, i-ih bulls yabekwa ezindlini ezihlukene. Konke engangingakwenza kwakuwukuthula futhi ngilinde abanakekeli ukuba benze umsebenzi wabo. Kodwa lokho akuzange kungisize. Ngoba izinkunzi zingase zingaboni kahle, kodwa umuzwa wokuhogela ulungile.
  
  
  Lesi silo esibomvu-mpunga safaka i-edu emlonyeni waso. Inkunzi emnyama yasakaza imilenze yayo yangemuva futhi yakhipha umfudlana womchamo. Okunye okuhlaba umxhwele yizimpondo ezisemgodini. Ekugcineni, yonke leyo mishini yokulwa emangalisayo yayiyobe ifile, kodwa manje yayisiyinkosi.
  
  
  Omunye weqa i-tarp futhi wagcoba umzimba wakhe onemisipha ocingweni. Uhlafunwe ngombala obomvu-mpunga, ulimi lwakhe olude luluma izindebe zakhe ezibomvana.
  
  
  Kwakunzima ukungafungi ngokuzwakalayo. Lapho ngibala esinye sezilwane, ngabona ilebula - I-ss. I-werewolf yayinomqondo omubi wokuhlekisa.
  
  
  Nokho, lokho kwakungaseyona into engangiyikhathalela kakhulu. Inkunzi ebomvu nengwevu yafika izoluma. Endleleni ngokungacabangi el seine like a cleaner vacuum. Phakathi nalokhu kuqhuma, wabona amehlo ka-ego ezulazula phezu kwe-tarp.
  
  
  Izinkunzi ezimbili zaziyocabangani uma zithola isidumbu sami? Abagijimi bezinkunzi abangathandeki babevame ukuzama izinkunzi zangempela futhi baye enkundleni. Ingozi yokufa kulelo tringa ingamaphesenti ayikhulu. Ngakho ngingaba yilowo ozungeze lezi ziwula ezifile.
  
  
  I-Red bull yayizobeka ikhala layo ngaphansi kwe-tarp njengamanje. Ulimi luka-Ego lwagxumela ngaphansi kwakhe futhi lwathinta ingalo yami. Wahogela futhi wathatha isinyathelo emuva. Ezinye izinkunzi zaphenduka zabheka i-tarp. Laba ababili ababelele phansi basukuma.
  
  
  Ured wabuyela emuva futhi wafaka izimpondo emgodleni. Wangiphonsa ngobumnene ezinhlangothini. Umphetho wophondo lwe-ego wawufana nesigxobo. Khona-ke isilo sakhala futhi sakhipha i-tarp kimi. Umphumela kwezinye izinkunzi wawukhanyisa: ngoba le ih yakhipha indandatho yokubulala umuntu.
  
  
  Ngakhumula ihembe lami ukuze ngilisebenzise njengendwangu. Ngangazi ukuthi kwakuhlekisa futhi kungenathemba kangakanani, kodwa ihembe elimhlophe elingcolile kwakuyikho kuphela engangikudinga ukuze ngizivikele. Ngangisenayo i-sodium pentothal egazini lami, kodwa ngokushesha yasuswa ngenxa yokusheshisa kwe-adrenaline.
  
  
  I-red bull, isilo esinesisindo okungenani esingamakhilogremu angamakhulu amahlanu, sahlasela. Ngashaya isikibha sami emehlweni ka-emu futhi ngaheha u-ego ukuba eze eceleni, kodwa ihlombe lika-ego langishaya futhi ngashayisa udonga. Lapho ibuya, eyesibili, emnyama enophondo olulodwa olugobile, yayisivele ihlasele. I-Ego straight horn yangishaya ekhanda. Wagxuma futhi wahamba-hamba waya enkabeni yendawo.
  
  
  Inkunzi yesithathu manje yayingihlasela ngemuva. Wagxuma waphuma endleleni wawa ngamadolo. Indoda yesine yafika kimi. Waya ukuyothatha ihembe, kodwa wangishaya ngonyawo lwangemuva ebusweni. I-cringed yayo kunokulimala.
  
  
  Akekho owayebazungezile owawa, futhi abazange bashaye phansi ngezinyawo zabo. Babengagqokile amabhulukwe angaphansi. Lezi kwakuyizinto ezinhle kakhulu. Wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe futhi wakwazi ukugwema eyesihlanu. Wangidlula ngokushesha futhi washaya izimpondo zakhe ekujuleni kwenye inkunzi.
  
  
  Manje ubunye bomhlambi base buphelile. Inkunzi, eyayishaywe esifubeni ngezimpondo zayo, yawa yamemeza. Waphakamisa ikhanda lakhe ngokhahlo, kodwa umbala obomvu wafiphaza amehlo akhe. Yonke indawo yehhotela yaba manzi futhi yafudumala ngenxa yegazi elaligeleza phezu kwenkunzi.
  
  
  Ured-gray wangihlasela futhi wangibopha odongeni lwamapulangwe ukuze angikhale. U-Ego wambamba ekhanda ngesikhathi ezama ukungiphakamisela ezimpondweni zakhe. Lapho ethatha isinyathelo emuva ukuze amhlasele kangcono, wazivumela ukuba agingqike aye eceleni.
  
  
  Iphunga legazi manje lase ligcwalisa i-paddock futhi liqhuba izinkabi, ngokulandelana. Kwakuwuchungechunge lokubulala olwalunesiyaluyalu. Abazange bangihlasele nje kuphela, kodwa futhi nomunye. Kwakukhona nenkunzi yesibili emhlabathini eyayigcwele igazi. Wazivikela futhi waphakamisa izimpondo zakhe emuva naphambili. Uzoqhubeka elwa aze afe. Akunakwenzeka ukuba lesi siphithiphithi sibanikeze impumuzo. Wayevalelwe epeni nezinkunzi ezinhlanu ezinolaka, futhi lokho akuyona into eqhubekayo yokusindisa ukuphila.
  
  
  Enye inkunzi yamshaya ekhanda ngemuva yangiphonsa phansi. Waphenduka wabona ikhala elibomvana, amehlo abomvu njengegazi, nezimpondo ezimbili ezinkulu ngaphezulu kwakhe. Omunye umlenze owawuqhutshwa i-ego wangibamba phansi, ngakho angikwazanga ukunyakaza. Ngokungazelelwe, inkunzi ebomvu nengwevu yagingqika phansi ikhala. Inkunzi emnyama yayimi phezu kwakhe, ikhipha izitho zangaphakathi ze-ego yayo ngezimpondo zayo. I-corral manje yayisihogela isicanucanu. Iblack bull yaphela ibomvu-mpunga yaphendukela kimi.
  
  
  Wahlasela ekhanda lakhe phansi. Waphonsa ihembe lami phambi kwamehlo akhe wagxuma. Kwakungesona isinyathelo esivamile samagreki, kodwa sawela ngonyawo olulodwa phakathi kwezimpondo zenkunzi. Ngafaka olunye unyawo lwami ehlombe lakhe elinamathambo futhi ngagxuma ngaya ocingweni. Ukuphakama kwenkunzi ematheni kwakuyikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili. Umphetho ongaphezulu wodonga wawusengamamitha ayishumi ukuphakama. Wafinyelela ngaphandle futhi wabamba onqenqemeni ngezandla zombili. Njengoba ngangiziphakamisa, inkunzi emnyama yanyakazisa ihembe ekhanda lami futhi yangishaya ngemilenze yami eyayilenga.
  
  
  Kodwa kwase kwephuze kakhulu. Yena, wamisa futhi wabambelela ngokuqinile. Manje inkunzi yaphendukela kwabanye ababili. Omunye wabo kwakuyi-iso rta ephuma igazi. Omunye wamhlasela. Manje ublacknail naye wayesebleeding beast, futhi ndawonye bajaha u-ego baya ocingweni. Njengenyama eyodwa eyinkimbinkimbi, zashayisa uthango, olwalunyakazisa futhi lunyakazisa ngaphansi kwesisindo.
  
  
  Umthelela wangenza ngawa, ngawela phezu kwebhola elimnyama, kodwa ngakwazi ukuvuka.
  
  
  Inkunzi emnyama yayilele phansi. Manje sekusele ezimbili. Babegqolozelana phakathi nendawo yokulondoloza imfuyo. Izilimi ze-Ih zaziphuma ku-rta ngenxa yokukhathala.
  
  
  Njengokungathi ngomyalo ongazwakali, bahlasela. Ukushayisana kwamakhono okuhlasela kwe-ih kwakuzwakala njengokudubula kwesibhamu. Bahlehla futhi bahlasela futhi. Izimpondo ze-Ih zihlangene. Benamanxeba aphuma igazi nesikhumba esibomvu, balwa ngawo wonke amandla abo ukuze banqobe. Ekugcineni, omunye wayeka. Yawa phezu kwesinye sezizwe zonke, yabe isiwa ngokuphelele. Umnqobi wafaka izimpondo zakhe egazini lokuphila lesisulu elithambile futhi walivula. Wakhipha okuqukethwe, okwakugcoba ngaphesheya kokwehla njengama-confetti angcolile, amanzi. Wabe esenyuka waya enkabeni yesigodlo futhi wama enqoba, enqoba konke ayekubona emzungezile: izinkunzi ezinhlanu ezifile nezicingo ezine zokulinda. Wayithatha, wakhwela phezu kocingo, wagxuma wehla ngakolunye uhlangothi.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Khona-ke i-whisky ephindwe kabili ne-lobster egcwele i-sherry kwamenza wazizwa engumuntu futhi. Ngalinda kwaze kwaba kusihlwa ukuze akhokhe ucingo Lomusa Ku-Andres Barbarossa endlini yakhe emadrid.
  
  
  Yiqiniso, kungenzeka ukuthi eyakhe yayiboshwe ogibeni olubulalayo njengendawo eyayisanda kuphunyuka kuyo, kodwa nganginezizathu eziningi zokukholelwa ukuthi nganginethuba elihle lokusinda. I-werewolf ayizange ikhulume ngesembozo sami njengomthengisi wezikhali ngesikhathi eqhosha esibhedlela. Ngokusobala, wayengazi lutho Ngojack Finley. Yiqiniso, kungenzeka Ukuthi Ubarbarossa wayekwazi konke, ukuthi wayemane eyala I-werewolf ukuba ingilahle ngaphandle kokubanikeza imininingwane. Kodwa konke kwakuwumsebenzi wokuqagela, futhi kwakudingeka ngithole ukuthi Ubarbarossa wayeyingqondo eyinhloko yini yaleli cebo noma cha.
  
  
  I-Ego villa, indlu enkulu ye-marble renaissance e-Avenida Generalizimo, yayiwuphawu lombuso we-ego. Kwakunonogada egcekeni, futhi indlela yokungena yayigcwele ama-limousine. Ngokusobala, wayehlela iphathi.
  
  
  Umphathi wabangela ubunzima obuthile ngoba igama lami lalingekho ohlwini lwezivakashi, kodwa ekugcineni Ubarbarossa ngokwakhe wavela wangiletha ngaphakathi. Wayebonakala ejabule kakhulu futhi ehamba phezulu naphansi njengenkukhu eqhoshayo. Ehholo lomdanso, wabona izikhulu eziningi zezimboni ezaziwayo nomkazo kanye nenani elikhulu lezikhulu eziphezulu zempi.
  
  
  "Yeka ukuqondana okujabulisayo kokuthi udlula umimmo kulobubusuku", kuvuma Ubarbarossa. "Ukuthuthukiswa kwezenzakalo kusondela esiphethweni. Ingabe usunqume kakade ukujoyina amaqembu ethu?
  
  
  "Angikamazi okwamanje.'
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe ngingakukholisa kulobubusuku."
  
  
  Wangibonisa egumbini lokudlala. Kwakudlala iqembu labadlali be-violin abane, futhi wonke umuntu wayephuza i-champagne.
  
  
  "Lesi yisicukuthwane Sasemadrid", kusho usomabhizinisi ngokuziqhenya kimi. Samukelwa indoda ekhuluphele, enhle egqoke isudi. "Senor rojas, lena inguquko yethu entsha. Indoda engakhuluma nawe ngayo lapho ngikutshela ukuthi kwenzekeni Kugruen.
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu ukuhlangana nawe", Kusho Urojas ngespanishi, okwakuyispanishi ngokungenangqondo njenge-apple strudel. Wayengumholi wewehrmacht noma Waseningizimu Afrika. Kwakunamanye amaphoyisa Amanazi ayeqaphela indlela Uhitler ayesondela ngayo ekufeni ngesikhathi, athuthela imali Yawo Eswitzerland futhi athuthela espain.
  
  
  "Ngakho uzothatha indawo Kagruen?"
  
  
  Ulunge ngokuphindwe Kabili Kunogruen", Kusho Ubarbarossa, engincoma njengokungathi ungumqondisi wami. "Ngiyazi Ukuthi Ugruen wayengumsizi wakho phakathi nempi, futhi ngangingeke ngikusho lokho ukube ngangingakholwanga."
  
  
  "Masikhohlwe zonke izimpi ezindala", Kuphendula Uherr Rojas. "Kumele sigxile esikhathini esizayo."
  
  
  Njengoba sasiqhubeka, Ubarbarossa wangethula kumspanishi owayegqoke izibuko ezimnyama. Kwakungujenene Vasquez, owayengumfalangist kusukela ekuqaleni, ebuthweni lamafascist futhi eyilungu lekhabhinethi Likafranco. Kunganikeza inhlonipho kunoma yikuphi ukuvukela umbuso. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, wayeyolahlekelwa kakhulu ukube wayehlanganyele ekuvukeleni umbuso okwahluleka.
  
  
  Wathi: "u-Andres ukhuluma kakhulu ngawe". "Ngezinye izikhathi ngiyazibuza ukuthi empeleni ukutshela okungakanani."
  
  
  'Kuncane kakhulu.'
  
  
  'Ngiyajabula. Ngezinye izikhathi ngiyesaba ukuthi ukuzikhethela akuyona into engiyithandayo."
  
  
  Waqonda ukuthi wayesho ukuthini. Ngenxa Kamaria, kungenzeka Ukuthi Ubarbarossa wangitshela okungaphezu kwalokho obekungenzeka. Mhlawumbe ehhotela ukuze angihlabe umxhwele, ukuze anginqobe, uma kungenzeka, ku-emu, ngokungiqasha ukuba ngimenze athandwe Udumo Lukamary. Ujenene wangibheka obala. "Ekuthengiselaneni ngezakhiwo okunjalo, asikwazi ukuvumela wonke umuntu odlulayo ongahleliwe ukuba abheke la mabalazwe. Asibona bodwa osomabhizinisi abanesithakazelo Emorocco. Impumelelo yethu idinga imfihlo ephelele ."
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu", Kuvuma Ubarbarossa.
  
  
  "Ngizokhuluma nezinye izivakashi manje, akudingeki sikhulume ngebhizinisi ngaso sonke isikhathi", kusho Uvazquez. Kwakubonakala sengathi wayezolinganisela phakathi kwamandla ahlukahlukene.
  
  
  Wahlangatshezwa amanye amaphoyisa nabanye osomabhizinisi bezizwe ezihlukahlukene. Izicukuthwane nazo zazimelwe ngokucebile. Amalungu aleli hlelo ayehlangana kakhulu etafuleni le-buffet yamahhala.
  
  
  Ukuthengiselana ngezakhiwo? Uma ayezomqonda ngokungathi sína Uvasquez, wayenephutha ngempela. Ngemva kokukhomba Kukajenene, Ubarbarossa waqala inkulumo ende ngamathuba okukhula emakethe yezokuvakasha Yasenyakatho Afrika. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngangingacabangi ukuthi iningi lezivakashi lalingamacebo Okuhlela Uzungu Ngokumelene Nofranco. Iningi labantu ababebazungezile lalingama-aristocrat avamile noma abantu abacebile ozobathola kuyo yonke inhloko-Dolobha Yaseyurophu. Babegqoke kahle futhi benemikhuba emihle. Ingxoxo yayigxile kakhulu ekufeni okungaqondakali kwezinkunzi eziyisithupha okwakumelwe zilwe Eplaza de toros."
  
  
  
  'Ingabe unesithukuthezi?' -
  
  
  Kwakungumary, ehamba nengalo nomuntu ohloniphekile ongabukeki kahle.
  
  
  Bekungeke kube nenhlonipho kakhulu ukusho lokho."
  
  
  Juan, ungangitholela inkomishi ye-champagne, ngicela?
  
  
  Umshayeli wakhe walalela njengenja eqeqeshwe kahle.
  
  
  "Ngiyabona ukuthi unesithukuthezi, Jack. Ngokuqinisekile ubungeke ube nesithukuthezi uma ungibiza."
  
  
  Wamnika ugwayi.
  
  
  "Kungani ungangibizanga?"
  
  
  "Ngangicabanga ukuthi uyangithukuthelela!"
  
  
  "Ukube ubungafika nami emngcwabeni, ngabe wakwazi ukukuthethelela. Wawukuphi nje manje?
  
  
  "Ngangizama ukuthola imiyalo. Uyazi ukuthi kunjani-umsebenzi womthengisi wezikhali awupheli."
  
  
  "Umqambimanga . Lesi isici sakho sokuhlukumeza. Hamba, hamba uphume lapha ngaphambi Kokuba Ujuan abuye.
  
  
  Wayazi indlela eya endlini Kabarbarossa. Sagxumela ngemuva kwetapestry, sabe sesikhuphuka izitebhisi ezaziholela ephasishi elisesitezi sesibili.
  
  
  "Ingabe usohambweni lwebhizinisi-noma usenesikhathi samahhala?"
  
  
  Isandla sami sawela phansi emhlane wakhe saze safika emathangeni akhe. Ngokwenqubo, manje kufanele ixoxe nezivakashi ezingezansi, kodwa indoda kufanele yazi ukuthi kufanele yephule nini imithetho.
  
  
  "Uyingozi kakhulu kimi, Maria."
  
  
  Wangincika futhi wanganga entanyeni. 'Usho ukuthini?'
  
  
  "Ngingafa manje."
  
  
  "Njalo esebenza futhi engalokothi adlale, mfana ompofu. .
  
  
  Sazama usuku lonke egumbini lokwamukela izivakashi kwaze kwaba yilapho sithola elinye livuliwe. Ngenhlanhla, kwakuyigumbi lezivakashi elinombhede owenziwe.
  
  
  "Shesha, Jack ."
  
  
  Ubrylev wayivala. Umaria wagxumela engutsheni, ibhulukwe lakhe lingasekho. Wakhumula izingubo zakhe zangaphansi futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo waqabula amabele aqinile esifubeni sakhe esigcwele.
  
  
  "Ngokushesha ."
  
  
  Kwakunjengokungathi wayecabanga ukuthi umhlaba usuzophela. Ukwenza kwethu uthando kwakuyizilwane futhi kunolaka.
  
  
  Imilenze yakhe yahlukaniswa ukuze ngikwazi ukumcindezela ekujuleni ngangokunokwenzeka, wabe esebopha amathanga akhe ngokuqinile, njengokungathi wayezama ukungibamba. Ngacindezela izinzipho zami emhlane wakhe, futhi wadonsa ikhanda lami esifubeni sakhe. Wanikina ikhanda lakhe ngokhahlo. Lona Kwakungumaria de ronda wangempela. Enqaba isihloko nemali, ayidonsele embhedeni, futhi indlovukazi eqhoshayo nenhle iyophenduka isilo sasendle esijabulayo.
  
  
  Ngemva kokushaya indlwabu, wanganga. "Kwakukuhle lokho, Jack. Wawumuhle kakhulu ."
  
  
  "Ungasho ukuthi kunjengokugcina."
  
  
  Isandla sakhe sashelela phezu kwemisipha yomhlane wami.
  
  
  "Inkunzi yempi", ehlebela. "Uyinkunzi esezingeni eliphakeme, Jack."Wanganga ngokujulile futhi wangikhulula.
  
  
  "Ngiyesaba ukuthi ngeke basivumele ukuba sidlule lapho."
  
  
  Sagqoka futhi saqiniseka ukuthi sasibukeka sihle, uma singesihle. Khona-ke sawela phansi. Nakuba ngangisola ukuthi akekho owaqaphela ukungabikho kwethu, ngabona Ukuthi Ubarbarossa wayesibheka ngamehlo amnyama. "Ingabe uzijabulisa?"Wamemeza ngenjabulo njengoba esondela kithi.
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu", Kuphendula Umaria.
  
  
  Wangibuza. 'Futhi wena?'
  
  
  "Uma Umaria enelisekile, kungenza ngizizwe nginelisekile ngokuzenzakalelayo", kwabonakala kimi impendulo enesibindi kakhulu.
  
  
  "Ngidinga nje ukulungisa izimonyo zami."Umaria wanyamalala, Futhi Ubarbarossa wangibuka ngezinqindi eziqinile. Ekugcineni wathi:" ungowesifazane onzima".
  
  
  Ngakuthola kunzima ukungaphikisani naye. Kodwa ekugcineni, waphoqeleka ukuba asebenzise umona wobugovu. Asikho isizathu sokubangela ukuqhuma.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi muhle kakhulu", emtshela ngokunganaki. "Ekuqaleni, umphathi wami wehhotela wangithumela Elondon, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngizohlala Emadrid."
  
  
  "Ingabe Umariya uyakwazi ngalokhu?"Kuyini?"wabuza cishe esaba umfana wesikole.
  
  
  "Waze wangicela ukuba ngihlale."
  
  
  Ubarbarossa wavula ugwayi, cishe ukuze adambise imicabango yakhe. Lapho Nje Umaria efika, wonke amaphupho ka-ego amandla aphela.
  
  
  "Yini engakukholisa ukuba ushiye Ispain?"Wayengeke abuze ukuthi wayengaqapheli yini ukuthi kwakunokwethenjelwa kangakanani ukuqasha iqembu lamagypsy ukuba lingikhiphe endleleni.
  
  
  "Usho imali?"U-Aryantsev wambuza.
  
  
  Wabheka izivakashi zakhe ngokucophelela.
  
  
  "Kungenzeka", ehlebela.
  
  
  'Cha. Nganyakazisa ikhanda lami. "Nginokuningi engingakusekela. Ngikubona ngokwengeziwe esenzweni esithile. Ekuqaleni, ngangicabanga ukuthi ungase unginikeze, kodwa angizizwa ngingumqaphi wezimayini ze-potash nokuthengiselana ngezakhiwo."
  
  
  I-Rheumatism yami yamqinisekisa Ubarbarossa.
  
  
  "Woza nami."
  
  
  Waqinisekisa Ukuthi Uvazquez Norojas abasiboni siphuma ehholo lomdanso. Sahamba phakathi kwabadlali be-violin abangamamimmo esiteji, sadlula ehholo Lapho I-Internet Karubens yayilengiswe khona, futhi ekugcineni sazithola sisehhovisi elikhulu elinezindonga ze-mahogany elalilizungezile. Amashalofu ezincwadi ayegcwele izincwadi ezaziboshwe ngesikhumba Sasemorocco futhi ziqoshwe uphawu lukabarbarossa. Kwakunebha encane, futhi kwakunengqikithi yezikhali zasendulo ezazilengiswe emnyango ovulekile. Isihlalo esikhulu, esivamile sasithatha cishe lonke udonga. Konke lokhu kwakuphefumula imali nesimo, kodwa wayengalindele lutho olunye.
  
  
  'Kuhle kakhulu.'
  
  
  'Linda nje ubone. Ngakho, wacela isinyathelo. Ngingakunikeza okungaphezu kwalokho ongakuphupha. Ngiye ngakutshela lokhu ngaphambili. Ngizokufakazela manje ."
  
  
  Wacindezela inkinobho futhi udonga olungemuva kwedeski lwagxumela phezulu futhi lwanyamalala ophahleni. Kwavela ibalazwe elikhulu Elikhanyisiwe Lasespain Nelasemorocco. Imibuthano ebomvu ibonisa Irota, Itorrejon, nazo zonke ezinye izisekelo Zasemelika Espain. Kwabekwa umbuthano obomvu ophindwe kabili ozungeze Usidi yahya Ezintabeni Zase-Atlas, lapho kwakukhona khona isikhungo sezokuxhumana esiyimfihlo Sasemelika. Imibuthano eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ibonisa izisekelo zasespain Nezasemorocco. Eduze kwesiyingi ngasinye kwakunophawu LWE-ss. Ubarbarossa wakubonisa lokhu ngomunwe wakhe. "Amabutho ethu. Amaqembu amadoda aqeqeshwe kahle alungele ukuthatha amandla emazweni amabili. Sizibiza Ngokuthi Sangre sagrada futhi ungahlanganyela nathi ."
  
  
  I-sangre kasanta. "Igazi Elingcwele."Umsindo nje walawo mazwi wawubonakala unethonya elingokwenkolo Kubarbarossa. Kwakunokubukeka okungajwayelekile, okucishe kube okwenyanyekayo emehlweni Ka-Ego, futhi wayebonakala ekhohliwe ngokuphelele ukuthi ngangikhona.
  
  
  "Iminyaka engamakhulu ayisikhombisa, Ispain Nenyakatho Afrika kwakungabantu abayedwa, isizwe esisodwa. Sasiyizwe elinamandla kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Lapho sihlukana, saba buthakathaka. Sesibuthakathaka isikhathi eside ngokwanele.
  
  
  Manje thina-imindeni endala-sikulungele ukwenza umlando futhi. Igazi Elingcwele Lasespain liyokwenza izwe lethu libe likhulu futhi. Akukho lutho futhi akekho ongasivimba manje ."
  
  
  "Ngaphandle Kukafranco ."
  
  
  "Ufranco."Ubarbarossa akazange avume . "Sadumala ngonen. Lapho efika, E-Afrika namabutho Akhe Amamoor phakathi nempi, ubaba ompofu wacabanga ukuthi ude caudillo wayezosebenzisa ukunqoba kwakhe ukuze ahlanganise kabusha ugu lwemedithera ngaphansi komholi oyedwa. Kodwa akakwazi ngisho nokuxosha Abasebrithani Egibraltar. Kunehholo Lasemorocco elinomqondo wokuba nomcebo omkhulu wamaminerali, nenkosi ebuthakathaka. Nezwi Lasespain, cishe elalihlala Amamelika anezisekelo ze-ih, elalithengiswa igeneralissimo ebuthakathaka. Omunye umfutho ohlangothini olufanele futhi wonke amandla ayowela ezandleni zethu. Futhi uyoba namandla amaningi okuhlanganyela nawe, Senor Finley.
  
  
  Yena, waya ebalazweni. Kwakunomqondo othile ophambene kulolu hlelo. Uma bephumelela, Usanta Wasesangre uyolawula umngcele Oya Olwandle Imedithera. Uma bethatha izisekelo Zasemelika, imiphumela iyoba mibi nakakhulu. Ngesinye isikhathi, bayoba umbuso wezwe ongafaniswa nendawo Yasechina, indawo. Okunengqondo-kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo crazy.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngakho ninamadoda". "Kuthiwani ngemithombo yezimali?"
  
  
  Ubarbarossa wahleka. "Uyazi, akubona bodwa abafuna ukuhlangana Nenyakatho Afrika."
  
  
  Amafulentshi . I-SLA ".
  
  
  'Ngokuqondile. Bonke, izinkulungwane zezikhulu ezazimelana node gaulle.
  
  
  Yayiphikisana nenqubomgomo kade gaulle futhi yazama ukuqeda ukuzazisa. Futhi basemuva kwethu, hhayi nje kuphela nabasebenzi babo, kodwa nangemali. Futhi Amajalimane-Amajalimane ayengakwazi ukubuyela Ejalimane-afana Norojas. Abakaze balahlekelwe isifiso sabo sokunqoba futhi babelana ngolwazi lwabo nathi."
  
  
  "Nezigidi zegolide ."
  
  
  Empeleni. Ngenxa yalokho, siye safaka i-ih enhlanganweni yethu. Laba ababengamaphoyisa AMA-ss banolwazi esingalusebenzisa kahle, ngakho sabavumela nokuba baqashe ochwepheshe abathile abangochwepheshe bethu."
  
  
  Umuntu oyimpisi wayeyofanelana naleso sigaba. Akumangalisi ukuthi wasebenza ngaphansi kwegama eliqanjiwe elibi kangaka.
  
  
  "Kungani inhlangano yakho isenegama lesispanishi le-ferret uma iningi lamalungu lingelona isispanishi?"
  
  
  "Yinhlangano yasespain", Kusho Ubarbarossa ngokuthukuthela. "Ojenene Bephalanx bebelokhu Bengajabule Ngofranco isikhathi esithile. Ude caudillo wadela izimiso Zephalanx zokungena Egibithe Ne-Opus Dei, Nevatican, NENATO Namamelika. Usangre sagrada ngeke agobe amadolo ethu abe yi-hema. Sizobamba izisekelo Zasemelika. Futhi ngikholwe, ngeke babe namandla ngokuphelele ."
  
  
  "Lokho kubonakala kungenakwenzeka kimi."
  
  
  "Yini abangayenza?"Ubarbarossa waphakamisa izandla zakhe. "Uma sinezisekelo ze-ih, siyoba nezindiza eziningi kunazo. Futhi angikhulumi ngisho nangokumhlomisa ngazo zonke lezi zikhali zenuzi. Ingabe bayoqala impi? Cha, bayophoqeleka ukuba baxoxisane. Ngokuqinisekile kuyodingeka bazithobe ezimweni zethu."
  
  
  "Ngiyavuma ukuthi kuyinkolelo-mbono ehlekisayo."
  
  
  "Lokhu akuyona inkolelo-mbono. Siqashe othile. Kakade Usemhlasele Ufranco kanye. Yahluleka ngoba i-agent yakwamanye amazwe yangenela, kodwa leyo agent yaqedwa ."Wabeka iminwe yakhe ezindebeni zakhe futhi wamomotheka. "Kufanele ngikutshele into eyodwa-kuzokwenza uhleke. Kwaphela isikhathi esithile sicabanga ukuthi uyisithunywa sakwelinye izwe. Noma kunjalo, ngangingabaza ngalokho. Ngiyabona ukuthi awukwazi ukuzibamba uhleke?
  
  
  'Idola lami le-stack liphukile. Kodwa awukwazanga ukubulala Ufranco."
  
  
  "Sehlulekile kanye. Kwakuyi-Operation Olive Branch. Imisebenzi I-Orel ne-Strela iyophumelela. Sizovuka ukuze sinikeze abantu basespain amandla amasha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngidinga omunye umuntu omuhle ukuqinisekisa impumelelo amabutho ethu Morocco. Ungaya Emorocco kulobubusuku futhi uhole iqembu lama-paratroopers. Yisho intengo yakho ."
  
  
  Wazinika isikhathi sokuhlola ukugxila kwamabutho e-ego abhalwe ebalazweni. Wabuza. 'Kuhle?'
  
  
  "Don Barbarossa, ukuya embhedeni ekuseni, prima, amaphilisi amabili aspirin, futhi uma umkhuhlane ungahambi kusasa, ngishayele ucingo. Lena icebo elihlanya kunawo wonke engake ngawezwa, futhi angikaze ngiphuphe ngokuhileleka kulokhu okungenangqondo. Kusihlwa okuhle.'
  
  
  Ngaphuma ehhovisi ngaphambi kokuba alulame kancane. Lapho esekupheleni kwehholo, i-ego yakhe yezwa ucingo. - '"Yeka! Angikwazi ukukuyeka."Wayephethe isibhamu. Yavulwa buthule ngosuku lwehholo lomdanso futhi yahlanganiswa nezivakashi.
  
  
  Ubuso bukabarbarossa baba bomvu ngokugqamile, futhi ngokushesha wafaka isibhamu esikhwameni sakhe. Ukuchanyuselwa kwamapulani ayimfihlo egumbini elivaliwe kuyilapho iqembu lidlula endaweni engamamitha ambalwa ukusuka kuwe kuyinto eyodwa. Ukudubula indoda phambi kwamadoda ayikhulu kungenye indaba ngokuphelele. Ngokungangabazeki umuntu oyimpisi wayeyoba nesibindi, kodwa Ubarbarossa akazange.
  
  
  Umaria wangibingelela enkabeni yehholo lomdanso. "Jack, ngangicabanga ukuthi usuhambile kakade ngenxa yokuphila kwami!"
  
  
  "Cha, kodwa ngeke kube isikhathi eside."
  
  
  Ubarbarossa wacindezela isixuku futhi wajoyina thina. Kwakheka amaconsi amanzi entanyeni yakhe enamafutha, futhi wazama ngokunganaki ukucindezela ukuqhuma kwesibhamu ngaphansi kwejakhethi yakhe ebusweni bakhe.
  
  
  "Awukwazi ukuhamba manje", ekhononda.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, kodwa ngemva kwenye inganekwane enjengale, nakanjani ngangingeke ngilale."
  
  
  "Kwenzekeni, Andres? Uphatheke kabi kakhulu."
  
  
  "Ngacela umngane wakho Ufinley ukuba ahlanganyele nami . Wenqaba ngisho nangemva kokuba " echazele i-emu ukuthi inzuzo ikhanga kangakanani."
  
  
  Umaria wamdelela. "Kungenzeka ukuthi ubukele ngokweqile ubuhle bakho, Andres. Ujack ukhululekile ukwenza noma yini i-emu eyifunayo. Lena ngempela iphathi ecasulayo kunazo zonke oyoke ube nazo. Ukubuyela ekhaya. Jack, ingabe uzongithatha nawe?"
  
  
  "Ngentshiseko enkulu". (Ngenjabulo. ims.)
  
  
  Njengoba sasihamba ehholo lomdanso sinaye, ukubuka Kwakhe kwawela ebusweni Bukabarbarossa, Urojas, Novasquez. Laba ababili bokugcina babengabonakali becasukile, kodwa Ubarbarossa wayesebe isisulu sokungabi namandla okukhulu.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 15
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Njengombhangqwana othandanayo, sahamba emigwaqweni emnyama Yasemadrid.
  
  
  "Ingabe wake walwa? Angikaze ngimbone U-Andres ejabule kangaka ."
  
  
  "Ah, wabelana nami ngombono wakhe, futhi wabatshela ukuthi kwakuyihlazo. Ngisho nokuyiphinda kuyahlekisa."
  
  
  'Kuyathakazelisa! Ngitshele?'
  
  
  Kwakufika sekwephuzile, ngisho Nasemadrid. Abalindi basebusuku nabathandi kuphela ababesaphuma emigwaqweni.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi uyakwazi ukuthatha amandla ezingxenyeni ezithile Zeyurophu noma okuthile neqembu leziwula. Kubukeka sengathi uxubene nayo yonke imfucumfucu Eyurophu: Amanazi, ababengamakoloni asefrance, Nabasespain abambalwa abafuna ukujoyina isixuku. Bazibiza Ngokuthi I-sangre Yosanta . "Isiwula esiphelele.
  
  
  Sahamba ngomgwaqo saya Emnyangweni Omkhulu weplaza Mayor. Kwakunezimoto ezimbili kuphela emthonjeni omkhulu, futhi babephi abafika sekwephuzile emathrasini? Amafasitela ephasishi ayengakhanyisiwe.
  
  
  Kungazelelwe, Umary wazizwa eqinile.
  
  
  "Ngakho awucabangi kakhulu ngalaba bantu abaceba uzungu", ephawula.
  
  
  "Ingabe ufuna ukuba azithathe ngokungathi sína? Akunakwenzeka ukuthi bazokwazi ukuhlasela izisekelo ZASE-US. Oh, mhlawumbe babenalo lelo thuba izolo. Ngaleso sikhathi, onogada basendaweni babemane nje benocingo olunameva namasosha ambalwa. Kodwa namuhla akuyona lapho wathumela isixwayiso. Wabuka iwashi lakhe. "Isitha cishe sifika ezisekelweni - ngokwesibonelo, ngalesi sikhathi."
  
  
  "Ngangicabanga Ukuthi U-Andres akazange akutshele ngezinhlelo zakhe kuze kube namuhla", Kuphendula Umaria njengoba sasima emthonjeni.
  
  
  Empeleni. Kodwa wawungacabangi ukuthi ngingazifaka engozini yokubulawa kulobubusuku ngaphandle kwesixwayiso,akunjalo? Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi wayeqinisile U-Andres wayeyisiphukuphuku, kodwa wayengeyena.
  
  
  Akazange angibuze ukuthi umthengisi wezikhali angathumela kanjani amabutho lapho. Ngangingakulindele lokho, ngakho saqhubeka sihamba esigcawini. Amajuba amaningana ayeqoqa imvuthuluka yesinkwa esikhanyisweni segesi. Safika emthunzini womhubhe.
  
  
  "Uma U-Andres eyisiphukuphuku esinjalo, wayengahlela kanjani uzungu olukhulu kangaka?"kubuza Umary .
  
  
  "Naye wayengeke akwazi. Lokhu kudinga umuntu onobuhlakani, ukuzola nokukhuthazela. Umuntu ovela emndenini obalulekile, ongeyena umuntu ohloniphekile njengobarbarossa.
  
  
  Umuntu othanda ingozi."
  
  
  Wayeka ukukhanyisa ugwayi. Umlilo wabonakala emehlweni akhe amnyama.
  
  
  "I-Werewolf yahluleka, Maria. Wawulungile. Umphathi Wakhe Wokubulala. Nami ngiyazi ukuthi ungubani. Ngiye ngabona amaphosta akhe enkundleni. Lezi zinkunzi eziyisithupha ezinophawu lwe-ss zazivela epulazini lakho. Awukaze ungibonise ih. Ngokuqondene No-Andres, ukuziphatha kwakhe okuwubuwula akunakushiwo umona kuphela. Wayengazami nje ukukuhlaba umxhwele ngoba ungowesifazane - wamshaya kanzima kakhulu. Futhi wakwenza ngoba ungumphathi we-ego. Unkulunkulukazi nomphathi bahlangene kumuntu oyedwa, nguwe."
  
  
  Kwazwakala ukukhala okumbalwa okuphuzile phezu kwekhofi ngakolunye uhlangothi lwehholo. Ekupheleni kwegceke kwakunezitebhisi ezicijile ezaziya phansi. Futhi kwakukhona nekhefi eliseduze lapho sabona khona i-flamenco.
  
  
  "Angazi ngempela ukuthi ukhuluma ngani, Jack", esho ngokwethembeka. Kwakukuhle kakhulu ukuba kube yiqiniso. Wayelimele, emangele, cishe ethukuthele, kodwa engesabi - futhi uma othile ekumangalela ngokubulala lapho umsulwa, kufanele ube njalo.
  
  
  "Ngiqonde ukuthi, babengeke bangivumele ukuba ngihambe emgwaqweni Kabarbarosa uma bengazi ukuthi uzongikhipha kulobubusuku, Nkosikazi."Uzame kangaki ukuhlela umngcwabo wami? Amagypsy, amadoda angcwatshwe iwayini futhi namuhla ebusuku. Ingabe ezintathu inombolo yakho lucky?
  
  
  Kwakungekho masango phakathi kwethu nesitolo sekhofi kulo lonke ubude bomhubhe. Wabeka isandla sakhe okhalweni Lukamaria futhi wangikhahlela njengoba sasihamba. Wazama ukuhoxa, kodwa ngamvimba. Cishe kwakukhona isibhamu esasikhomba kimi ngaleso sikhathi. Uma babefuna ukungishaya, kwakufanele badubule Umaria. "Phela, Umaria, ngikubonile ubulala inkunzi. Kodwa ngokungazelelwe waba ongenakuzisiza futhi ngokusobala wesaba lapho sihlaselwa. Yeka ukuthi wayeyisiwula kangakanani isikhathi eside kangaka.
  
  
  "O, Jack, ngicela ungasho izinto ezimbi kangako..."waqala, esonga izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami. U-Ee wambamba esihlakaleni futhi wamnyakazisa. Isikhonkwane sensimbi sawela phansi sisuka eminweni yakhe. Wonke umshayisibhakela uyazi ukuthi ubulawe kuphi entanyeni.
  
  
  "Singaqhubeka yini?"Ngabuza, ngimanga kakhulu.
  
  
  Ngangimbona esangweni elivaliwe, ukukhanya okukhanyayo ngezikhathi ezithile. Kwadingeka ukuba kulungiswe isicupho ngokushesha, futhi ngokuqinisekile amadoda akhe ayelangazelela ukuba akhululeke. Noma ngesibonakaliso sakhe.
  
  
  "Bekufanele ngikuvumele ucabange lokho, ngiyazi ukuthi usuku lwakho lokuqala epulazini", emamatheka. . "Nami ngiyakuthanda, Maria. Kukhona okuthile phakathi kwethu. Ubani owaziyo. Kwelinye izwe, sasingaba abathandi, abangenacala nabangenangqondo. Kodwa awunacala, futhi angiyena umuntu ongenangqondo. Yilokho kanye."Wakhipha isibhamu sakhe .
  
  
  "Awukwazi ukusimisa, Killmaster. Ngikutshela iqiniso. Akunakwenzeka. Sazilungiselela kahle kakhulu. Lonke udweshu luyohlala imizuzu embalwa kuphela. Konke esikudingayo yimisayili eyodwa futhi singabhubhisa Igibraltar.
  
  
  Joyina us, joyina me. Ndawonye, singakwazi ukulawula konke."
  
  
  Akunakwenzeka-leli qembu lakho linjengendandatho yenkunzi engibaleke kuyo, ngibonga Unkulunkulu. Ngokushesha nje lapho iqala ukuhogela njengegazi, uzodwengula izingubo zomunye nomunye zibe yizicucu. Udonsela bonke laba bantu nabanye abaningi ekuchithekeni kwegazi okukhulu. Ukubusa kobushiqela kukafranco akusizi ngalutho ngenxa ye-megalomania yakho. Imali, impahla, amandla. Lawa amagama akho ayisihluthulelo. Ufranco uyafa, kodwa kuyodingeka siqhubeke silwa nabantu, ngengqondo yakho."
  
  
  Umary wayeka ukuhamba. Wehlisa izandla zakhe ngokungenzi lutho wangibuka.
  
  
  Okungenani ngiqabule okokugcina", esho.
  
  
  Kwakungelula kimi. Umzimba wakhe wanamathela kimi. Isitha nenkosi, kwakunguye bobabili. Angicabangi ukuthi wake wakhala emgqonyeni kadoti. Kodwa ngangazi nokuthi wayengabulala noma ubani owayengena endleleni yakhe ngaphandle kokungabaza. Izindebe zakhe zazithambile njengakuqala.
  
  
  Ngezwa imoto yehla ehholo. Njengoba Umaria ayeqhubeka enganga, ngabheka phezu kwehlombe lakhe.
  
  
  I-Mercedes Roadster ekhazimulayo yayisondela kithi ngesivinini esandayo. Ngokungazelelwe Umaria wangixosha. Ukuqabulana kwakujwayelekile. Ngangingenaso isikhathi esanele sokufika endaweni evulekile yesikwele. Ibanga phakathi kwemercedes nezindonga zomhosha lalingekho ngaphezu kwamadesimitha ambalwa.
  
  
  Wayengasamnaki Umaria, kodwa wawela esizweni ngasinye futhi wakhomba ngokucophelela. Isithombe sami sokuqala saphula ingilazi yangaphambili. Wadutshulwa ngamasentimitha angamashumi amathathu ngaphezu kwefasitela elaphukile. Imoto yayingaguquki, futhi umgibeli wayemi lapho edutshulwa. Ngemva kokudubula kwesibili, ngambona ewela emotweni, kodwa enye indoda yangena esihlalweni esingaphambili yathatha isihlalo se-ego. Imoto yayisondela kimi. Eyakhe yayibhekiswe kumshayeli futhi, kodwa Umaria waphakamisa isandla sami.
  
  
  Yena, wamemeza. "Phuma endleleni!"
  
  
  Waqhubeka ebambe isandla sami. Khona-ke, ngokuqhuma komlilo okuzenzakalelayo, Upo wakhanyisa umhubhe njengombani. Ukukhala okwesabekayo kwazwakala ngekhofi. Phambi kwezinyawo zami, umgwaqo wawuhlukaniswe ngomthofu.
  
  
  Umary wabubula futhi wahlehla. Njengefilimu ehamba kancane, ngangimbuka njengoba ayezama ukubambelela esigxotsheni waze wawa. Okungenani izinhlamvu eziyisithupha zadwengula lo mzimba owawuke waba muhle waba yizicucu.
  
  
  Yena, waphenduka wabaleka. Injini yemoto iluma futhi iluma ngendlela engenangqondo. Ekupheleni kwegceke kwakunekhofi ezimbili nesitebhisi esicijile. Isitebhisi-insindiso yami-sasisekude ngamamitha ayisikhombisa. Ngangingeke ngikwenze lokho. Okunye ukuqhuma komlilo okuzenzakalelayo kwabhidliza amabhokisi amaningana okubonisa. Ephelelwe yithemba, wadutshulwa omunye umshayeli, wangena ngomnyango wengilazi wekhefi, futhi wawela othulini olungaphambi kwebha.
  
  
  Isibhamu sami sokugcina safika ekhaya. Imercedes yayihamba ngesivinini okungenani esingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye lapho indiza imimmo idlula. Wehla ngezitebhisi phezu kwamakhanda amaphoyisa amabili ayefike lapho kuzwakala khona isibhamu, futhi wagxumela phansi okungenani ngamamitha ayishumi.
  
  
  Ngisho nalapho eyakhe, eyayisemhlabathini wekhofi, ukucabanga kwayo kwancipha ngenxa yamandla okuqhuma. Amathangi kaphethiloli Kamercedes aqhuma ngemva kokuba imoto iwele. Ngemva kwesikhashana, injini yemoto encane ayishayisa nayo yaqhuma. Kwakukhuphuka insika yomlilo ophahleni lwezindlu ezinhlangothini zombili zomgwaqo, ishisa amakhethini angemuva kwamafasitela avulekile. Njengoba ngangehla ezitebhisini, ngambona egqoke Imercedes yababulali, ebukeka njengonodoli abamnyama.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 16
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "Ukhozi nemicibisholo kuyizimpawu Zephalanx", kuchaza ude lorca. "Lokhu kufanele kusho ukuthi i-werewolf ihlela ukuhlasela futhi lapho Ugeneralisimo ekhuluma namalungu e-phalanx e-ih house izinsuku ezimbili. Kuyoba nzima kithi ukuvikela labo ababekhona lapho. Lowo muntu Kavasquez uyobe emi eceleni kwakhe, ngendlela.
  
  
  "Ubani odinga izitha nabangane abanjalo?"
  
  
  "Ngiyesaba ukuthi uqinisile. Ufranco wake waba isithombe Sephalanx, kodwa izinsuku zabo seziphelile."
  
  
  Sasisespanish Secret Service communications center Emadrid. Lesi sakhiwo sakhiwa ngamatshe Aqinile Asevictoria, kodwa ingaphakathi laso lalingelesimanje kakhulu. Ubuchopho be-elekthronikhi babhalisa imiyalezo eqhubekayo evela kuma-agent avela kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba.
  
  
  Ucolonel wakhomba ibalazwe lengilazi maphakathi negumbi.
  
  
  Inkosi Uhasan yathutha ibutho lempi lisuka Erabat laya Esidi yahya. Sine-cruiser engamakhilomitha angamashumi amahlanu ukusuka ezindaweni zethu esahara ukuze sivimbele AMA-ss ukuba angahambi lapho. Lapha, "wakhala kabuhlungu," izinto azilula kangako. Siye saziswa Ngovasquez, kodwa ubani owaziyo ukuthi bangaki abanye abaphathi abahilelekile? Ngingathumela kalula abathengisi abayimfihlo ukuba bavikele izisekelo zethu. Into esemqoka ukuthi singakwazi ukumisa Werewolf. Awusadingeki ukhathazeke; wenze umsebenzi wakho lapha."
  
  
  Ngangike ngamuzwa esho lokho ngaphambili, kodwa ngangingafuni ukumphikisa, futhi lapho ngimvalelisa, ngacabanga ukuthi kwakuyisikhathi sokugcina, futhi.
  
  
  Imigwaqo yayigcwele izakhamuzi Zasemadrid ezaziphuthuma ekhaya ngemva kosuku olunzima. Igobolondo lakhe likhathele ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Umaria wazama ukungibulala, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo wangisindisa. Wayengumhlanganyeli ononya, kodwa ekugcineni, wayengowesifazane ofudumele, onomusa. Kwakunokuphikisana okuningi kakhulu kuwo wonke La Maspanishi.
  
  
  Phela, kwakuyokwenzekani ukube I-werewolf yayiphumelele ekuzameni ukubulala Futhi Usangre sagrada wayesefikile emandleni? Phela, Ufranco wachitha isikhathi esiningi ezama ukufinyelela phezulu. Kungani kufanele abeke ukuphila kwakhe engozini ukuze lo mfascist omdala aphile omunye unyaka? Kuhle. Ekugcineni kwakuwumsebenzi wami osuselwa kuwebhu ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha Kwe-United States, ngoba ukuphepha kwezwe lami ngalesi sikhathi kwakusephila Ufranco. Futhi akekho owathi ngiyayithanda. Ukuhamba kwami kwaphela enkundleni. Unogada wangivumela ukuba ngingene ukuze ngithole ama-peseta ambalwa. Izitebele zazingenamuntu. Izingcezu zephepha zazinyakaza esihlabathini zisendandeni. Kuze kube impi yezinkunzi ngesonto, inkundla izohlala ingenamuntu.
  
  
  Ngangisadinga iholide. Ikhanda lami libuhlungu, umzimba wami ubuhlungu, futhi amagama Athi Maria, Werewolf, Sangre sagrada, Eagle, no-Arrow aqhubeka egijima ekhanda lami.
  
  
  Iphephandaba laphuma esiteji futhi lawela ezinyaweni zami. U-Ego wamthatha. Uhlelo lukafranco lwalubhalwe ekhoneni lekhasi lokuqala. Ngosuku olulandelayo, uzovakashela I-Valley of The fallen minyaka yonke, isikhumbuzo esikhulu sezisulu Zempi yombango yasespain, phakathi kwemadrid Nesegovia. Ude lorca wangiqinisekisa ukuthi akekho owayezoluma amamitha angamashumi amane Ukusuka Kugeneralissimo phakathi nalomkhosi. Inkulumo Ye-Ego eya Ephalanx ngeke yenzeke kamuva.
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngenhlanhla, Colonel.
  
  
  Wabhidliza iphephandaba waliphonsa enkundleni.
  
  
  
  
  Ukulala ubusuku obuhle kwangibuyisela ezingqondweni zami. Into yokuqala engayenza kwakuwukubiza i-Spanish secret service. Kwathatha cishe imizuzwana eyishumi ngaphambi kokuba ngixhumane Nocolonel de lorca.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ukuhlasela ngeke kwenzeke esakhiweni samafalangist. I-werewolf izoshaya namuhla.
  
  
  Kungani ucabanga kanjalo?'
  
  
  "Woza lapha ngokushesha futhi uthole ikhofi. Ngizokuchazela lokho lapho sisendleleni.
  
  
  Ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi, imoto Ka-Ego yayisemnyango wehhotela.
  
  
  "Buenos dias", esho kimi njengoba engivulela umnyango.
  
  
  Nawe futhi. Umkhosi uqala nini Esigodini?
  
  
  "Emahoreni amathathu . Nge-siren yethu, sizoba lapho ngehora."
  
  
  Umshayeli wayehamba emgwaqweni omkhulu e-Avenida Generalisimo. Izihlalo nezithuthuthu zaphuma endleleni lapho kuzwakala izinsimbi.
  
  
  "Manje ngitshele; kungani kunokushesha okungazelelwe okunjalo? Ude lorca wabuza.
  
  
  "Bheka, uma Umuntu Oyimpisi efuna ukushaya isakhiwo Sephalanx kusasa, yiliphi ithuba lakhe lokuphuma ephila?"
  
  
  "Hmm, hhayi enkulu kakhulu. Kuyoba nokwethuka okukhulu, kodwa uyabazi onogada Bakafranco. Cishe iyogcwala abantu, ngakho I-werewolf ayikwazi ukuba kude kakhulu. Kuyoba nethuba lokuthi Uvazquez abe ngaphansi kokuhlaselwa esikhundleni sikafranco uma Ufranco efika ngokungalindelekile. Ngingasho ukuthi kwakuwukudubula okuvela ebangeni elingaphezu kwamamitha ayisikhombisa.
  
  
  "Izimo ezinhle kumuntu oshiseka ngokweqile, kodwa hhayi ezimweni ezinhle kakhulu kumbulali onguchwepheshe ofuna ukuqhubeka nokuphila kwakhe."
  
  
  "Kuthiwani ngegama Le-Operation eagle ne-arrow?"Zisho Iphalanx, akunjalo?
  
  
  Imoto esheshayo yehla ngomgwaqo. Ngakwesobunxele sidlula umimmo Womnyango Wezindiza.
  
  
  "Angicabangi kanjalo. Leli yigama lemisebenzi engigcina ngisebenza ubusuku bonke. Futhi lapho ngivuka, ngaba nesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. Ingabe uyalikhumbula leli gama kusukela operation last? igatsha lomnqumo. Leli gama libhekisela endleleni yokuhlasela, hhayi endaweni.
  
  
  Igatsha lomnqumo kwakuyinto le nyoni okwakumelwe iyilethe Kufranco. Le nyoni yayiyijuba lokuthula okwakumelwe lilethe ukuthula emzimbeni kafranco ofile ."
  
  
  "Uchaza kanjani Ukhozi Nomcibisholo?"
  
  
  "Kulula kakhulu. Zifake ezicathulweni Ze-werewolf, futhi ukhumbule ukuthi ukubaleka kubaluleke kakhulu kubo njengempumelelo. Umcibisholo umelela Umuntu Oyimpisi ngokwakhe, Ukhozi - i-ego yensindiso-ngendiza noma ngendiza enophephela emhlane. Kunzima ukucabanga ngendiza enophephela emhlane esakhiweni se-phalanx, kodwa akuyona inkinga Esigodini."
  
  
  Ude lorca wacabanga isikhashana. Ekugcineni, washaya umshayeli ehlombe. "Shesha, Guillermo."
  
  
  Isigodi Sabawile singaba isikhumbuzo esihlaba umxhwele sanoma iyiphi impi. Eduze kwethafa eliphansi ehholo kunentaba enesimo sesali, lapho kungcwatshwe khona izinkulungwane Zabantu basespain abangenagama abafa Empini yombango. Izixuku zabadala zafika ngamabhasi nezitimela zakuqala. Abangane bakudala babingelelana yonke indawo.
  
  
  Ude lorca namadoda akhe bacindezela isixuku. Sakhuphuka izitebhisi ezinkulu ezivulekile ezaziholela ngqo ethekwini elikhulu elizungezwe imabula emnyama eqinile. Lapha Ufranco uyokhuluma.
  
  
  "Angazi, Nick. Ngisho nangombono wesibonakude, ibanga lokudubula okubulalayo akufanele lidlule amamitha ayizinkulungwane ezimbili. Bheka lesi sixuku sabadala. Zizogcwalisa cishe sonke isigodi. I-werewolf ayidingi indiza ukuze ibaleke, kodwa iyisimangaliso.
  
  
  Empeleni kwakuyimpikiswano. Esixukwini sezakhamuzi, I-werewolf ingalindela ukudideka okukhulu bese idutshulwa. Kodwa la ma-veteran ayazi ukuthi enzeni lapho ezwa isibhamu.
  
  
  Wayengasebenzisa isikhali esikhulu, ngokwesibonelo, umcibisholo owawudubula esigodini. Kodwa ukhadinali Wasemadrid naye uyoba sesiteji eduze Kukafranco. Futhi-ke ukubulawa Kukakhadinali Sangre Saint kungase kukhohlwe noma ikuphi ukufuna ukuba semthethweni.
  
  
  Cha, kumelwe kube isikhali esincane; isikhali esinezibhamu ezintathu kuphela. Kodwa isibhamu kufanele sivelaphi? Ngempela, kwakubonakala kungenakwenzeka.
  
  
  Ngemva kwethu kwakunesakhiwo esikhulu ngendlela emangalisayo esenziwe ngetshe elifanayo nelesiteji esasimi kuso.
  
  
  'Kuyini?'
  
  
  Awukwazi? Ngangicabanga ukuthi uzokwazisa ukuhlekisa. Ude lorca wamomotheka. "Leli ithuna Likafranco. Kakade usezakhele i-ego. Inqwaba elula yomuntu ovamile. Ucabangani ngalokhu Della?"
  
  
  Isikhulu sezokuphepha sasibhekisela esiphambanweni esikhulu esimnyama esasiphakama phansi phezulu esigodini futhi sasingamamitha angamakhulu amathathu ukuphakama. Ngangivele ngikuqaphele lokho lapho sisondela esigodini.
  
  
  "Ake sibone ukuthi ithuna Likafranco lithathwa ngokushesha okukhulu", ngisikisela.
  
  
  Sangena ethuneni. Unen wayenomoya ongaqondakali, ocindezelayo wethuna.
  
  
  Umsindo, isixuku sancipha ngokuzumayo, futhi amazwi ethu anoboya azwakala kulo lonke itshe elimnyama lamalahle. Kumuntu othanda ama-marble amnyama, ngokuqinisekile kwakuyindawo yokuchitha usuku lonke. Mina ngokwami, ngajabula ukuphinde ngiphume ethuneni, nginomuntu Oyimpisi noma ngingenaye.
  
  
  "Asikho isibonakaliso sokukhazimula," waphawula ngokuhleka.
  
  
  "Asikho isibonakaliso sombulali, amigo. Ngicabanga ukuthi ungakwazi ukuphumula izinsolo zakho."
  
  
  Ngiyaxolisa.'
  
  
  Yebo. Ungahlala lapha obala manje ukuze ube khona emkhosini. Khona-ke ungafika nami Emadrid kamuva."
  
  
  'KULUNGILE'
  
  
  Ulorca kwakufanele abe seduze nendawo yesikhulumi ukuze aqaphe izinyathelo zokuphepha. Ngabuyela emotweni yami ukuze ngibuke umkhosi.
  
  
  Ulwandle lwama-veteran lwagcwala esigodini. Abaningi ababebazungezile babefake iyunifomu yabo endala, futhi iphunga lama-mothball lalifana nephunga elimnandi elalivela ekudluliseleni izikhumba zewayini komunye umngane. Manje sekufakwe isiteji nemakrofoni endaweni yesikhulumi. Amabutho avakashela ithuna. Ukufika kukafranco kwakungenakugwenywa. Ukucindezeleka esixukwini kwakubonakala.
  
  
  Umashiqela noma cha, lona kwakuyindoda eyayimelele izwe le-ih izizukulwane ezintathu. Lesi sigodi sasingeyona nje kuphela isikhumbuzo Sika-Emu ngokwakhe, kodwa kubo bonke labo abafa empini enonya. Injabulo yagcwala izilaleli njengoba izwi Likafranco nendlela Kakhadinali lalisakazeka.
  
  
  Uguillermo, umshayeli kacolonel, wabhekisa ikhamera endaweni yesikhulumi futhi waphenduka ilensi ethukile.
  
  
  Yabolekwa yi-ego yami ukuze ngithole ithuba elihle, futhi manje ayisebenzi, angikwazi ukugxila."
  
  
  Kwakuyinikon enhle enelensi ye-telephoto. I-ego yakhe yayibhekiswe esiteji futhi igxile.
  
  
  Uzokwenza lokho", ngishilo. "Ungagxila ngokusebenzisa indandatho elawula ukuvuleka."
  
  
  Ikhanda Lakhe lalibonakala Ngokucacile Kufranco njengoba ayekhuphuka izitebhisi eziya endaweni yesikhulumi.
  
  
  "O, ngokushesha, nikeza idivayisi lapha", kubuza umshayeli.
  
  
  "Okunye nje."
  
  
  Yenziwa ngekhamera yezingqalabutho eziningi. Khona-ke yayiphethwe u-ego mimmo emgqeni wama-limousine asemthethweni. Isiphambano sambona. Ngashintsha kancane kancane ilensi isuka esisekelweni sesiphambano yaya phezulu. Ngokungazelelwe iminwe yami yaqina.
  
  
  Phezulu esiphambanweni, ohlangothini, ngabona ukukhanya kwensimbi okungenzeka ukuthi kwakungabonakali kahle esweni elingaqeqeshiwe. Kuphela manje lapho aqaphela khona ukuthi lena futhi kwakuyindawo lapho umbulali ayengase abe khona. Lapho, wayengalinda ngokuthula ithuba lakhe, futhi adubule ngaphandle kokunaka isixuku.
  
  
  Ukube isibhamu sasidutshulwe, akekho owayeyokwazi ukumlimaza. Ngenxa yokuthi endaweni ethile eseduze, indiza enophephela emhlane yadlula ngesitebhisi sentambo, ilungele ukuphakamisa I-werewolf esiphambanweni. Ngabala ibanga layo lokudubula ngokusekelwe emininingwaneni ye-lens-cishe amamitha angu-1 600. Shot Easy for the pro. Ngangingenaso isikhathi esanele sokufika endaweni yesikhulumi.
  
  
  Ngaphandle kwalokho, ukube I-werewolf yayingibonile, ngabe yadubula ngokushesha.
  
  
  "Amasosha namakristu, ama-estamos aqui por ...!"izwi likakhadinali lalikhuphuka phezu kwezikhulumi. Ufranco wayemi ngakwesokudla sikakhadinali. Lapho nje esondela kumakrofoni, umbulali wayengadubula.
  
  
  Wahamba ngokushesha waya ezansi kwesiphambano. Yiqiniso, umlindisango wenqaba ukungivumela ukuba ngingene.
  
  
  "Ikheshi livaliwe. Lapho ujenene ekhuluma, uhlale evaliwe. Akekho ongakhuphukela lapho."
  
  
  "Kukhona othile lapho njengamanje."
  
  
  'Akunakwenzeka . Ikheshi lalingasebenzi usuku lonke.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ukuba uye phezulu izolo ebusuku."Anginaso isikhathi sokuchaza."
  
  
  Wayengumuntu omdala olungile ogqoke isudi engcolile okumelwe ukuba wayeneminyaka okungenani engamashumi amabili ubudala. Kwakunendondo ye-web emgqeni we-ego lapel yakhe. "Hamba," esho ekhonkotha, " noma ngizobiza I-Civil Guard. Akekho okufanele abe nenkinga lapho I-caudillo ilapha.
  
  
  Wayemelene nakho. U-Ego wambamba nge-lapel futhi wamcindezela isithupha nesithupha sakhe emphinjeni. Wayesemi lapho elahlekelwa ukwazi. Yabuyiselwa ngu-ego khona lapho futhi yaxolisa.
  
  
  Umyeni wakhe wangena. Ikheshi lalidlula ngaphansi kwezinsika eziseceleni zesiphambano. Ngempela yayikhiyiwe.
  
  
  ... i-porque la historyia de un pais es mas que memoria ... Izwi likakhadinali lakhala, kodwa isikhathi esingakanani?
  
  
  Wamvulela umnyango we-elevator ngesikhiye somlindisango. Yena, wagxuma wacindezela inkinobho YE-ARRIBA. Injini yaphenduka, futhi ikheshi lasuka ngokushaywa umoya.
  
  
  Kumelwe ukuba le mpisi yezwa ikheshi. Lapho elele ohlangothini lwesiphambano, ngokuqinisekile wayezizwa ukudlidliza. Kungenzeka ukuthi kwasheshisa ukudubula kwe-ego, kodwa futhi, wayengumdlali oqeqeshiwe. Ngokuqinisekile wayengethuki. Kungenzeka ukuthi wayesola ukuthi amaphoyisa ayesekheshi, kodwa wayengenasizathu sokukholelwa ukuthi ukhona owayazi ukuthi wayekhona, ehholo. Wayengakwazi ukungayinaki i-ih visit; okungenani, ngangithemba kanjalo.
  
  
  Kwakubonakala sengathi kwakuthathe ikhulu leminyaka ukuphakamisa. Ngamafasitela ayo amancane ngezinye izikhathi ngangibona ukuthi ngangiphakeme kangakanani, kodwa ngangingezwa ukuthi inkulumo kakhadinali yayisiphelile yini.
  
  
  Ikheshi lafinyelela endaweni encane yokubuka eduze kwezingalo eziseceleni zesiphambano. Ngezwa ukuthi ukhadinali wayesakhuluma, nokuthi wayeseqedela inkulumo yakhe. Khona-Ke Ufranco wakhuluma naye.
  
  
  Watholakala ngesihlalo okungenzeka sasihloselwe izivakashi ezazesaba ukuphakama. Yakhishwa yi-ego ngaphansi kwephaneli ophahleni olungaphansi. Ngathatha indandatho yakhe eyisihluthulelo kumlindisango, futhi ngemva kokuzama kathathu ngathola eyokunene. Iphaneli laphenduka.
  
  
  "...I-Ahora, Ngomusa Wesiphetho Sasespain, I-El caudillo".
  
  
  Cishe Ukhadinali wayesehoxa manje, futhi Manje Ufranco wayebeka izandla zombili embhoshongweni wesiteji ukuze abingelele abangane bakhe bakudala. Umphumela wenhlamvu wawuyoba mkhulu kakhulu.
  
  
  Yena, wakhuphuka ngomgodi. Wazithola esendaweni engenalutho, engenalutho engenakho ukukhanya. Ngazizwa izindonga ngezandla zami kwaze kwaba yilapho ngithola izitebhisi.
  
  
  I-werewolf kumelwe ukuba ihlose indlebe. Eduze kwe-eardrum kunendawo engamasentimitha amane, cishe okuholela ekufeni.
  
  
  Ifinyelele kuphaneli eliqondile ngakwesobunxele sekhanda lami. Usergei wayegeleza phakathi nomhlangano.
  
  
  Izwi likafranco lamuzwa.
  
  
  Ngesibhamu sakhe, wavula iphaneli futhi wamemeza. Ebudeni obungamamitha ayikhulu nesithupha, isibhamu esinamandla esinamehlo angu-7,62 sadlula i-mimmo yangemuva kwekhanda Likafranco sawela egcekeni le-marble. Waphumula enkulumweni yakhe, wabheka nxazonke, futhi wabona ngemva kwenhlamvu yemarble. Amalegionnaires agijimela phezulu ezitebhisini, akha umngcele ovikelayo ozungezile. Isixuku saphenduka ibhodwe.
  
  
  Lo muntu owayeshintsha isimo, owayelele phezu kwephaneli enkulu ngokumangalisayo phezulu esiphambanweni, wasunduza iphaneli ngonyawo lwakhe, wabamba ingalo yami. Wamxosha. Izinhlamvu ezimbili zangena kuleli phaneli zadlula umimmo me. Ngesandla sakhe samahhala, wavala iphaneli. I-werewolf yawela kancane phezu kwesiteji semarble. Kwakunomgodi ongamamitha angamakhulu amathathu ngaphansi.
  
  
  Wakhuphukela endaweni yesikhulumi futhi wabhekisa i-luger yakhe ebhande lika-ego. I-brain ego shotgun yayikhomba kimi ukuba ngibeke idola.
  
  
  "Ngakho wavuka phakathi kwabafileyo, Killmaster. Akunzima ukukubulala. Kwakufanele ngikudubule nje ngaleso sikhathi."
  
  
  Lesi sibhamu sasibonakala singenalutho ezandleni zakhe. Wayengamthatha kanjani lo muntu njengomlimi omdala? Wayegqoke NJENGE-ceo eholidini: i-blazer, amabhulukwe enziwe kahle, nezicathulo ezibizayo Zikazhirinovsky Wellington. Izinwele zika-Ego zaziyisiliva emathempelini, futhi amehlo akhe ayefana nezihlangu zensimbi ezingangeneki. Waphika imibiko ngami eyavela kwabezindaba. Kwakuwumuzwa owesabekayo.
  
  
  "Ulahlekelwe, Werewolf. Noma ingabe ekugcineni uzongitshela igama lakho langempela?"
  
  
  'Yiya esihogweni.'
  
  
  "Namuhla usuku lokugcina lomuntu osizungezile. Ngikholelwa ukuthi nguwe. Unezinhlamvu ezintathu kuphela esithombeni sakho. Wena ih wasebenzisa konke. Usuphelile. Ethekwini, amalegionnaires athola umthombo wesibhamu. Manje babona lezi zibalo ezimbili ohlangothini lwesiphambano semarble. Ijeep enesibhamu esinamandla yakhuphuka ezansi kwesiphambano.
  
  
  Kwatholakala izikhali, futhi kwadubula isibhamu. Wayegxuma njengoba izinhlamvu zikamimmo zazidlula. I-werewolf yathatha isibhamu sayo njengeklabhu yegalofu futhi yangikhipha i-luger ezandleni zami. Isishayo sesibili sangishaya esifubeni. Ngenxa yalokho, wagxumela emaphethelweni epulatifomu. Ngangingakwazi ukubamba kahle imarble ebushelelezi - konke engangikwazi ukukwenza kwakuwukuzama ukugwema ukushaywa ngangokunokwenzeka. Umhlane wangishaya ezinhlangothini, futhi kamuva ekuphileni kwami. Wamboza ikhanda ngezandla zakhe futhi wacindezela izinzwane zezicathulo zakhe emthambekeni omncane phakathi kwamacwecwe amabili emarble.
  
  
  Wabheka phezu kwehlombe lami, futhi ngokungazelelwe umsindo wendiza enophephela emhlane wamshaya. Ukhozi lwaphakamisa Umcibisholo njengoba kwakuhleliwe. Ngazizwa ngicindezelekile ngenxa yokuthatha amasampula omoya emakhaleni. Ngezandla zakhe, wabona isitebhisi sentambo sisondela. "Awunalo ithuba, Killmaster."
  
  
  I-werewolf yashaya isibhamu ezandleni zami ngaphambi kokubamba isitebhisi sentambo. Indiza enophephela emhlane yaqala ukukhuphuka kahle, izinyawo zayo manje zase zindiza phezu kophahla. Wawela emadolweni futhi wagoqa izingalo zakhe emilenzeni Ye-werewolf. Isitebhisi sezintambo sasilenga phansi ngenxa yesisindo sethu esihlangene. Mhlawumbe umshayeli wendiza wethuka, mhlawumbe wayefuna ukusiza I-werewolf, kodwa wayishaya indiza kancane. Manje sengibambe amaqakala Akhe Ashintsha Isimo, izinyawo zami zixubha ipulatifomu.
  
  
  Ngaleso sikhathi, intambo yesitebhisi Eyayiboshelwe I-werewolf yaphuka. Wayikhulula ngokushesha, wayiguqula yaba ingxenye yesine, ezama ukufika endaweni yesikhulumi isicaba ngangokunokwenzeka, izingalo nemilenze ivulekile. Izigubhu zami zezindlebe zazibonakala sengathi ziyaqhuma; ezakhe zazibonakala sengathi zonke izimbambo zami ziphukile. Kodwa wehlela emaphethelweni epulatifomu wabheka phansi.
  
  
  I-werewolf yayisawela. Isixuku sabuthana ezansi kwesiphambano sahlakazeka. Ngemva kokuba I-werewolf iwele phansi, cishe kwakungasekho lutho olwalusele kuye ngaphandle kwegama lakhe eliyimfihlo elithi ego.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 17
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ilanga elifudumele Lase-Ibiza lalishisa isikhumba sami, futhi i-rum cocktail yangifudumeza ngaphakathi. Eyakhe yayeluliwe futhi ikhululekile ngesihlalo eside.
  
  
  I-werewolf nomaria bobabili babefile. Ubarbarossa wabalekela Eswitzerland, Futhi Uvazquez wazidubula ekhanda. Usangre sagrada waqhuma njengebhaluni.
  
  
  Uhawk wafunga phezu kwenqwaba yemibiko eyimfihlo ukuthi kulokhu, empeleni wayezokwazi ukujabulela iholide lakhe ngokuthula. Wathi ukuthula kuphela okungaphazamisa ukuthula kwami. Futhi ngezinye izikhathi kwakudingeka ngithembele ku-emu.
  
  
  Ibhola lasogwini laphonseka esihlabathini futhi lawela ezibukweni zami zelanga. Ukucabanga kwakhe kwabamba amaphuzu akhe nebhola.
  
  
  "Ngingabuyisa ibhola lami,ngicela?"
  
  
  U-sel wakhe.
  
  
  Umnikazi webhola wayegqoke isudi yokubhukuda emhlophe. Ngamanye amazwi, onxantathu abancane abamhlophe babengahlanganisi ingxenye enkulu yento enhle. Unah wayenezinwele ezinde ezimnyama namehlo amnyama abanzi. Ngazizwa sengathi ngake ngabhekana nakho konke lokhu ngaphambili.
  
  
  "Ubonakala njengebhola eliyigugu kakhulu kimi. Ungakwazi yini ukufakazela ukuthi lokhu kungokwakho?
  
  
  Waphendula: "igama lami alikho, uma lisho lokho".
  
  
  "Khona-ke kuba nzima. Okokuqala ngitshele uma ungumspanishi."
  
  
  "Cha," wamomotheka. "Ngingummelika."
  
  
  "Futhi awuyena ngisho no-countess?"
  
  
  Wanikina ikhanda. Ingxenye engenhla yebhikini lakhe yayinyakaza ngendlela ekhangayo, kodwa ngangifunde ukuqaphela.
  
  
  "Futhi awuzali izinkunzi futhi uzama ukudiliza uhulumeni?"
  
  
  'Cha, akunjalo. Umsizi wakhe wamazinyo usechicago, futhi ngifuna nje ukuba ibhola lami libuyele emuva.
  
  
  "Ah," ngabubula ngokuqiniseka, ngakhuphuka esinye isihlalo. "Igama lami Ngujack Finley."
  
  
  Lapho ehlala phansi, waphinde wabhalela ibha incwadi.
  
  
  Yeka ukuphila okubi enginakho.
  
  
  
  
  
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  Mayelana nencwadi:
  
  
  
  
  
  Ngo-1975. Kutholakale ucezu lwephepha phakathi kwezinsalela zendiza eyaphahlazeka ogwini Lwasespain. Kuvela ukuthi lokhu kuyingxenye yedokhumenti eshaqisayo: othile uzombulala Ufranco.
  
  
  Kodwa Ufranco usondela ekupheleni kokuphila kwakhe. Ngakho, ukubulala kunenhloso ethile. Izinhloso zobulungisa obukhulu. Izwi lokuthi kungani ebiza Unick Carter. Ngoba umbulali ungumbulali onguchwepheshe. Igama eliyimfihlo le-Ego: I-werewolf.
  
  
  Unick akanaso isikhathi esiningi. Kumelwe enze ngokushesha, futhi-njengoba kungase kubonakale kungenakwenzeka kithi-ngaso sonke isikhathi abe isinyathelo esisodwa ngaphambi kombulali ongaziwa. Njengoba umvuthwandaba usondela, Unick uyazi ukuthi ngeke ehluleke! ...
  
  
  
  
  
  Ucarter Nick
  
  
  Umdlalo Wokugcina Waseturkey
  
  
  
  
  
  Unick Carter
  
  
  Umdlalo wokugcina waseturkey.
  
  
  
  kuhunyushwe Ngulev Shklovsky
  
  
  Isihloko Sokuqala: Strike Force Terror
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Owokuqala ohlwini lwe-ax lwezigebengu zamazwe ngamazwe ezazifunwa kwakuyindoda Ekhuluphele. Okungenani yilokho esasikubiza ngokuthi i-ego E-AX. Igama langempela lika-Ego Ngumaurice defarge. U-AX usengithumele e-Istanbul kanye ngomyalo ophuthumayo wokuqeda i-ego. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba i-ego yakhe ikwazi ukufaka imbobo enhlamvwini ekhanda lakhe elingenamikhono, wahlaselwa isifo senhliziyo esenza umsebenzi wami ungadingeki. Okungenani, yilokho ayekucabanga. Kodwa, njengoba kwavela kamuva, Indoda Ekhuluphele ayizange ife nhlobo. Yayilokhu ivela emibikweni engangiyithola ngezikhathi ezithile, okwakungishiya nginomuzwa ongemnandi kakhulu.
  
  
  Wonke ama-ax agent ayalwa ukuba ambulale ngokushesha nje lapho ebonakala. Futhi lokhu kwenzeka naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi wayethule ngokumangalisayo isikhathi eside. Ngakho kwaba isimanga esikhulu kithi ukuthi waxhumana NO-ax ngesinyathelo sakhe siqu.
  
  
  Wathi ufuna ukuxoxisana. Futhi wasikisela ukuthi wayenolwazi oluthile oluthakazelisayo ngathi. Ngalesi sikhathi, wasikisela ukuba i-ego ingafakwa ohlwini lwethu olumnyama. Wacela umhlangano womuntu siqu nomenzeli WE-AX. Futhi wangicela ukuba ngithunyelwe. Lesi simo sokugcina senza Uhawke wasola izinhloso Zendoda Ekhuluphele.
  
  
  Kodwa lapho kuvunywa, wavuma. Akekho owayeyomnika lesi sabelo. Phela, kuyiphutha lami ukuthi usaphila. Ngakho, nakuba kwabonakala kuwugibe, angikwazanga ukulinda ukusebenzisa imakrofoni nezipikha kulokhu. Futhi leli themba laphakamisa umoya wami.
  
  
  Le ndoda ekhuluphele yayisasebenza e-Istanbul, ngakho leyo kwakuyindawo engangiya kuyo. Uhawk naye uzofika e-Istanbul ezothola ngomphumela womhlangano. Uma ikheli lisendaweni ethile enkabeni yedolobha elidala, eduze Nje Komgwaqo Iyako Pasha. Ngehora leshumi kusihlwa, futhi engahlomile. Kwakufanele ngingasinaki isicelo sokugcina. Uwilhelmina, Umshayeli wami, Nohugo, i-stiletto yami ethembekile, engingayidinga kakhulu uma izinhloso Zalo muntu Okhuluphele zazingemuhle kangako kunalokho ayekwenza. Emizuzwini emihlanu kuya kweyishumi, wayemi phambi kwesakhiwo sokhuni esiwohlokile. Ngangingukuphela komuntu owayehamba ngezinyawo emgwaqweni omnyama, kodwa ngangingakwazi ukuzamazamisa umuzwa wokuthi ngangibukwa. Ingxenye engaphambili yesakhiwo eyenziwe ngokhuni yayibonakala ingasebenzi. Amagceke amakhulu phambi kwamafasitela ayisici esivelele sazo zonke izakhiwo ezisezingxenyeni ezindala Zase-Istanbul. Kwakunombani omncane wokukhanya owawukhanya phakathi kwamafasitela. Intwasahlobo enezinyathelo ezinhlanu yangiholela osukwini lokungena. Njengoba kuvunyelwene, kwaba khona ukungqongqoza emnyango. Kathathu, ngokuphazamiseka. Nokho, akuphumelelanga. Walinda imizuzwana emihlanu ngaphambi kokuba acindezele isivalo sensimbi esindayo. Umnyango wavuleka ngaphandle komzamo. Wavala amehlo akhe ngobumnene futhi wavumela amehlo akhe ukuba ahambe ehla ehholo. Kwawa izingcezu ezinkulu zamadwala ezindongeni. Okuwukuphela komthombo wokukhanya kwakuyisibani esifiphele esasilenga phezu kwekhanda lami. Iphahla lalinothuli futhi ligcwele udoti. Ngokusobala isitezi sokuqala sasingasasetshenziswa. Kwakunezitebhisi ezicijile ezazikhuphukela phezulu esitezi sesibili, manje esasibukeka sibolile.
  
  
  Wakhuphuka izitebhisi. Isibani esikhulu kancane sasikhanyisa igumbi lokuphumula elisesitezi sokuqala. Ekupheleni kwegceke kunomnyango ovuleke kancane oya egumbini elikhanyiswe ngokukhazimulayo. Ngokwesivumelwano sethu, kwakufanele Kube Nendoda Ekhuluphele kuleli gumbi.
  
  
  Yayidluliswa ngokucophelela umimmo weminyango emibili evaliwe. Izimo zazifana nalapho siqala ukuhlangana, ngaphandle kokuthi ngazivumela ukuba ngiwele ngefasitela elisophahleni Lwedivan Hotel ngigqoke Njengendoda yasechina. Futhi kulokhu Indoda Ekhuluphele yayazi ukuthi ngiyeza. Manje ngangivunyelwe ukubulala i-ego kuphela lapho ukuphila kwami kusengozini.
  
  
  Wayesekude ngamamitha angaba mahlanu ekamelweni lapho ezwa umsindo ngemva kwakhe. Ukucabanga kwakhe kwathatha i-luger yakhe futhi kwazungeza ngesivinini sombani. Wabhekana Namaturkey amabili anezintshebe ezinkulu ezimnyama, ngalinye liphethe isibhamu esikhulu esizungezile.
  
  
  Umunwe wakhe wawusemgodini, kodwa wayengakawudonsi. Amaturkey nawo ayemi. Ngiphinde ngezwa umsindo. Ukubuka ngokushesha ehlombe lami kwangibonisa ukuthi inkampani yami yayikhule yahlanganisa nomuntu wesithathu. Futhi U-Odin poe uyinto enhle kunazo zonke engake ngazibona. Indoda eqinile, enamahlombe abanzi enomlenze ongakwesokudla okhubazekile ohlanganyela ne-ego futhi ikwenze uhambe njengokhahlamba. Wathambekela ikhanda lakhe elikhulu kakhulu, elalicishe libe nempandla ohlangothini olulodwa. Ubuso buka-Ego babuye bonakaliswe umlomo ongezansi omkhulu kakhulu namehlo amabili akhanyayo acwebezelayo ayengeke atholakale kumagundane. Esandleni sakhe sobunxele, wayephethe i -.Uberetta onobubanzi obungu-25 wakhomba ekhanda lami.
  
  
  "Kwakunesimo: kwakungekho zikhali", kusho lesi silwane esingajwayelekile ngokhahlo. "Lahla isibhamu."Wayenezwi lesifulentshi.
  
  
  Uwilhelmina wayesagxile kumaturkey amabili ngakolunye uhlangothi lwami. Ngathi: "ngiyabonga, kodwa ngincamela ukuyishiya lapho."Ukube wayezomdubula, okungenani ababili babo babengase bambulale. Futhi nganoma iyiphi inhlanhla, bobathathu.
  
  
  "Uma ungawehlisi isikhali sakho, mnumzane, ngeke uphume lapha uphila", kusho isilo futhi.
  
  
  "Ngizothatha amathuba ami", ngishilo. Sengivele nginqume ukuthi yini okudingeka ngiyenze ukuze ngiphume lapha ngiphila. Yena, wadutshulwa kuqala futhi wabulala Umturkey omkhulu kunabo bonke. Khona-ke yawa yabulala Umturk wesibili nesilo, yahamba. Uma lokhu kwakuwugibe kimi, babeyoba abahle kakhulu kukho ngokwabo.
  
  
  Umunwe wakhe wawubambelela esikhwameni somshayeli wakhe, futhi wayesezodutshulwa lapho ezwa izwi elibi lizungeze igumbi ekugcineni kwehholo.
  
  
  "Crabbe, kwenzekani lapho?"izwi lathi ngokuzwakalayo . "Beka izibhamu zakho kude !!"
  
  
  Yena, waphenduka isigamu sejika, futhi wabona isithombe Sendoda Ekhuluphele. Wagcwalisa umnyango. Wayebukeka enengekayo ngisho nangaphezu kwalapho sihlangana okokugcina eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Wayecashe ngemuva kwengubo eyayibukeka njengetende elikhulu, elikhanyayo. Naphezu kwalesi sigqoko, Indoda Ekhuluphele yayibukeka njengepudding ehambayo. Ikhala elibukhali, eligobile nomlomo omncane, othukuthele kwakuwukuphela kwezici ezivelele ze-ego yekhanda lebhola.
  
  
  "Uhlomile", kuphendula umsizi okhubazekile.
  
  
  "Uhlelo lwe-alamu ye-elekthronikhi ezansi ..."
  
  
  'Thula! Indoda Ekhuluphele yakhala. Bobathathu banqikaza ukulahla izikhali zabo. Indoda ekhuluphele yangibuka ngamehlo ayo akhanyayo. "Ungamsoli Unogwaja nozakwabo", esho ngokuqinile ngezwi lakhe elikhungathekile. "Ngezinye izikhathi babonisa intshiseko enkulu emizamweni yabo yokungivikela. Ngithemba ukuthi usafuna ukungena, Mnu. Carter?"
  
  
  Amaturkey amabili aphenduka ahamba aya ezitebhisini. Ucrabbe, owayenegama elifanele kangaka, wazama kanzima ukusondela kumphathi wakhe ukuze amhlebele okuthile endlebeni ye-emu. Ukubona lezi zithombe ezimbili ezixakile emnyango kwenza igazi lami lagijima ngokushesha.
  
  
  "Ngihlanzekile, Crab, angikudingi ngaphakathi. Mina Nomnu. Carter siyazethemba kulobubusuku. Siye safika esimweni sokuthula, akunjalo, mnu. Carter?"
  
  
  Wathatha umthwalo wakhe wahamba waya kubo. Kwakuwumuzwa ongajwayelekile ukubona le ngane ekhubazekile ekhuluphele imi ngokunganaki emnyango. Eminyakeni eminingi edlule, wayeziqhenya ngokufa okusobala, futhi manje wayemi lapho futhi ekhuluma ngezwi elincane. Samangala lapho sithola ukuthi wayengafile, kodwa ukubona u-ego ephila futhi kwakuyinselele yangempela.
  
  
  "Kwenzekani kuwe, Defarge", ngasho ngendlela eyomile.
  
  
  "Kulungile, kulungile", eshaya. "Kodwa ngena, Mnu. Carter."
  
  
  Ngamlandela ngaya ekamelweni futhi ngavala umnyango ngemva kwethu. Ingwenya yayimi iqaphile ngaphandle. Indoda ekhuluphele yahamba yaya embhedeni, owawusekelwa ukububula kwegumbi, futhi yawela phansi embhedeni onamaqhubu. Ukuhamba kancane kwamthatha umoya.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa ngokuba nokhahlo, Carter, kodwa impilo yami iye yaba yimbi kakhulu muva nje."
  
  
  Amehlo akhe azungeza igumbi. Ngokusobala, lena kwakungeyona indawo yokuhlala kafat man unomphela, futhi yayisetshenziselwa lo mhlangano kuphela. Okuwukuphela kwefenisha kwakuyizihlalo ezimbili zokhuni ezingenalutho nesihlalo esigobile. Kwakunamabhodlela amaningana omuthi nebhodwe lamanzi etafuleni eduze kombhede. Leli gumbi lalinuka umuthi, naphezu kwefasitela elikhulu elivulekile elalivumela umoya opholile wakusihlwa futhi libonisa imifanekiso yezindlu eziningi nemibhoshongo yasedolobheni.
  
  
  "it Phansi, Carter."Indoda ekhuluphele yakhomba esihlalweni esiseduze kakhulu nombhede.
  
  
  Wathengisa, kodwa wayengakhululekile. Lesi simo sonke sasibonakala sifana kakhulu nephupho elibi.
  
  
  "Kubukeka kungcono," Indoda Ekhuluphele yabubula njengoba yayifuna umuthi. Wathela ezinye zazo esipuni wazithatha.
  
  
  Kungani uhlanganisa idola? Ngabuza ngentshisekelo njengoba ebuyisela ibhodlela nesipuni esihlalweni.
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda futhi waphefumula ngokujulile. "Kwashiywa unhlangothi olunzima eminyakeni embalwa edlule ngemva kokuba imali yami eyayisivele ibuthakathaka."
  
  
  "Ngiyazi ukuthi wayekhona. Wayecabanga ukuthi kwakuyingozi kakhulu."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka okuncane kwawela izindebe zika-ego eziqinile, ezincanyana, futhi okwesikhashana amehlo ka-ego abukeka enelisekile ezindongeni zamafutha ezizungezile. "Yebo, ngangisola ukuthi nguwe ngaleso sikhathi. Naphezu kokuzifihla kwakho. Yingakho ngambuza ukuthi bafuna ukukuthumela yini. Ihhotela lakhe liqinisekile ngomhlangano wethu wangaphambilini. Uze ukuzongibulala, akunjalo, Mnu. Carter?"
  
  
  Empeleni.'
  
  
  "Futhi lapho ubona ukuthi nginesifo sohlangothi, waphonsa amaphilisi ami e-nitroglycerin ngefasitela, akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Kwakubonakala sengathi ukubaluleka kwemilenze kwakungcono kunembobo esodongeni."
  
  
  "Yebo," wavumelana ngokuhleka okuncane, okukhwehlelayo. Yiqiniso . I-Tsenymnogie ithuthuke kakhulu. Futhi ukube wawusebenzise isibhamu sakho, wayengeke akhulume nawe njengamanje."
  
  
  Akazange akunake lokho. "Ngathatha ukushaya kwakho kwenhliziyo futhi angizange ngizizwe lutho. Wakwenza kanjani lokho, Defarge?"Iqhinga le-yoga noma okuthile? Umuthi wehlisa ijubane emzimbeni wakho? Sacabanga ngakho. Ngaphandle kwalokho, angikaqedi okwamanje, uyazi?
  
  
  Indoda ekhuluphele yayithanda lokho. Wahleka ngenjabulo. Yiqiniso, okwaphenduka ukukhwehlela. Ngamlinda ngesineke ukuba aphinde azole. Ekugcineni, waqala ukukhuluma, engibuka ngamehlo agcwele igazi. "Kwakungelona iqhinga, Carter. Into iwukuthi, angigcini nje ngokuba nezinkinga zenhliziyo, kodwa ... .. Ngokuqinisekile uzwile nge-catalepsy, Mnu. Carter?"
  
  
  Ngamtshela. "Ngakho futhi uyisiguli esine-catalepsy."
  
  
  "Ngiyesaba, Mnu.Carter . Njengo-roach wami ongasekho, Unkulunkulu uphumule umphefumulo wakhe. Ngokukadokotela wami, lesi yisimo esizuzwa njengefa. Lapho ufika uzongibona ngalobo busuku, ngangisanda kukubona. Ngakho akuhambisani ngempela nenhliziyo yami. Ukuhlaselwa yisifo senhliziyo kwami kwakubangele i-catalepsy, ngakho ukuhlaselwa, okwakungeyona into embi kangako, kwabonakala kuyingozi. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezinjalo, umzimba ucishe uyeke ukusebenza, okuyinto, ku-estestvenno, ezuzisa inhliziyo. Ngangisalokhu ngishaya inhliziyo, kodwa ngihamba kancane kangangokuthi wawungakwazi ukuzwa i-ego esihlakaleni sami. Kwangisindisa."
  
  
  "Yeka umphumela omuhle", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ngangazi ukuthi uzobona lokhu kuhlekisa, Mnu. Carter. Ubani ongayazisa ngaphezu kwakho? Ake sithembeke.'
  
  
  Ubuso bakhe baphenduka ukumamatheka. 'Kuhle. Kodwa asizange sihlele lomhlangano ukuze sikhumbule lokho,akunjalo? Wathi, AX, ukuthi unolwazi ngathi ."
  
  
  Amehlo akhe anobuhlalu ancipha aba imifantu. "Yebo, yebo," esho ngokududuza, " kimi ... u-er ... ekuthengiselaneni kwengxenye yayo, ngithola ulwazi olungabalulekile kakhulu ebhizinisini lami, kodwa futhi nasensimini yezombusazwe zomhlaba wonke, lubaluleke kakhulu, uma kungenjalo luphelele. . I ngephutha wathola lolu lwazi muva. Yiqiniso, eyakhe ngeke ngikutshele ukuthi kanjani. Kodwa ngicabanga Ukuthi, Mnu. Carter, lolo lwazi lubaluleke kakhulu kuhulumeni wakho, Nakuhulumeni Wasengilandi.
  
  
  Futhi lokhu kunjalo ...?'
  
  
  Lokho kumamatheka okubi futhi. "Lokhu kuphathelene nesakhamuzi Sasebrithani okuthiwa Usir Albert fitzhugh."
  
  
  Ngangazi igama lakhe. Usir Albert wayengudokotela we-biochemistry futhi wathola Umklomelo Kanobel. Muva nje uboshwe ngomyalo kahulumeni waseturkey. U-Ego wasolwa ngokuzama ukukhipha le nto ezweni lonke. Muva nje le nto yobuciko yebiwe eduze komnyuziyamu waseturkey. Ngemva kwecala elifushane, watholakala enecala futhi wagwetshwa ejele empumalanga Yeturkey. Into ebalulekile Ngosir Albert fitzhugh ukuthi wayeyinhloko yohlelo lokucwaninga Oluhlangene Lwasemelika Nasengilandi. Umgomo walolu hlelo kwakuwukuthola amasosha omzimba alwa namagesi anobuthi abulalayo asetshenziswa empini yamakhemikhali. Futhi kwakhanyisa ukuboshwa kwakhe ngendlela ehluke kakhulu. Umbuzo omkhulu wawuyisisusa sikahulumeni waseturkey, njengoba uhulumeni waseturkey wayenobungane obala nabangane Basentshonalanga, ngaphandle kokukhononda okuvela emibuthanweni engakwesobunxele.
  
  
  "Yini oyaziyo Ngofitzhugh?"
  
  
  "Ngiyazi ukuthi kungani u-ego aboshwa nokuthi kungani u-ego eboshwe lapho. Futhi akuhlangene ngalutho nokushushumbisa ubuciko."
  
  
  "Yilokho esasikucabanga."
  
  
  Indoda ekhuluphele yakhononda ngokwaneliseka. "Baye babamba Usir Albert. Konke lokhu kusesimweni sohlelo lwaserussia lokuthumba abantu."
  
  
  "Ngakho Usir Albert akekho ehholo ejele laseturkey."
  
  
  "Yebo, ukhona."
  
  
  "Awuzwakali ucacile, Defarge."
  
  
  "Ngiyamqonda kahle, Mnu. Carter. Uma ungangithembisa UKUTHI U-AX uzongishiya ngedwa kusukela manje kuqhubeke ukuze ngithole lokho engingakutshela Khona Ngofitzhugh."
  
  
  Wayegxile kuye. Kwakungekho kungabaza ngakho, Indoda Ekhuluphele yayazi okuthile. Okuthile okubalulekile. Wayebukeka njengenkukhu efuna ngokulangazela ukuqeda iqanda. 'Kuhle. Nginemvume yokugcina ISIKELA ngaphandle komzimba wakho ukuze ngithole ukuhlakanipha okubalulekile.
  
  
  Indoda ekhuluphele yamomotheka. "Lokhu kungenza ngijabule. Nginesibindi sokuthi ukwaziswa kwami "akunakushintshwa". Akazange asho lutho, wathatha iphilisi waligeza ngamanzi. "Sikhuluma ngendoda okuthiwa Usezak, Ucelik Sezak", esho ngaleso sikhathi. "Ungukhomishana Wamaphoyisa Aseturkey. Futhi usebenzela I-kgb futhi uthengisa izidakamizwa, yebo, ngaphandle kolwazi lwabaphathi bakhe."
  
  
  "Kuzwakala njengomgcini omuhle."
  
  
  Ubuso Balo muntu Okhuluphele baba cishe obungathi sína. "Okungenani wayenesikhathi esanele sokubopha, ukulahla ngecala nokufaka Usir Albert ejele. Ngaphansi kweso eliqaphile Lamarashiya ."
  
  
  "Kodwa kungani Amarashiya efuna Ukuba Usir Albert abe sejele?"
  
  
  "Ngoba babazi ukuthi u-ego wayezoya Ejele Lasetarabya. Futhi Itarabya isehholo elisempumalanga yezwe, eduze komngcele Waserussia. Amarashiya ahlela ukuthatha i-ego azungeze ijele, ayithuthe ayiyise ngaphesheya komngcele, ayithumele Esiberia. Khona-ke angaqhubeka esebenzela bona lapho, hhayi Entshonalanga ."
  
  
  Indoda ekhuluphele yangibuka ngokulindela. Wayazi ukuthi ngangingalindele ukuba azi okuningi Kangaka Ngemisebenzi Kasir Albert no-Ego.
  
  
  "Uluthole kanjani lonke lolu lwazi, Defarge?"
  
  
  "Njengoba ngishilo, angikwazi ukudalula imithombo yami."
  
  
  "Kungcono umemezele okuthile. Okungenani uma ungikholisa ukuthi kubaluleke ngokwanele ukuba sikunikeze isihe. Ngasho ngendlela eyomile.
  
  
  Ubuso buka-Ego obunenyama baba mnyama kakhulu. "Yilokho kuphela engingakusho: Usezak ungumncintiswano wami omkhulu kwezohwebo lwezidakamizwa. Othile owayeqashwe Ngusezak ngephutha wezwa ingxoxo phakathi kukasezak nomenzeli WEKGB. Manje usebenzela mina, futhi angathanda ukuthola ukwethenjwa kwami ngalolu lwazi. Usezak wazama ukubulala ngokushesha ngemva kokuba le ndoda ifikile ehhovisi lami. Nganginokungavumelani okuningi Nosezak, kodwa sekuningi kakhulu kimi."
  
  
  "Futhi manje unethemba lokuthi laba ababili abahlangana nezitha zakho ezinkulu bazothula, U-AX uzothengwa ngalolu lwazi, bese singakwazi ukulwa Nosezak ngaphambi kokuba akubambe, ngempela?"
  
  
  Indoda ekhuluphele yagwaza. "Ah, asikho isidingo sokuqeda Usezak. Udinga nje ukufumbathisa abantu abafanele. Konke okunye kuyokwenziwa ozakwabo be-ego ."
  
  
  "Konke lokhu kuzwakala kunenzuzo kakhulu kuwe."
  
  
  Indoda ekhuluphele yangibuka. "I-Sezak iyingozi nakakhulu kuwe. Umtsheli wami wangitshela ukuthi wayethumbe abantu ngempumelelo ngaphambili. Awukwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ngeke kuphinde kwenzeke. Futhi nakanjani ufuna ukusindisa Usir Albert lokho ngenkathi usakwazi. Mhlawumbe ngimazi kakhulu ngezindlela zezombusazwe. Kungenjalo, izinyanga ezimbalwa ejele laseturkey ngeke zidlule: ngeke uphinde ubone i-ego."
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Uma imininingwane yakho ilungile, usuke usuke KUDE NE-AX. Kungenjalo, ukuthula kwethu kuyophela."
  
  
  "Ngokuqondene naye, kulungile", ekhonkotha.
  
  
  "Ngaphandle kwalokho," ngathi, " ukuxolelwa kwakho kusebenza kuphela esikhathini esidlule. Uma unezinkinga futhi, siyojabula ukuthatha icala lakho futhi ekhabetheni."
  
  
  Waphinde wacindezelwa ukuhleka okukodwa okubangelwa ukuzazisa. "Ngakho, Mnu. Carter", amathe akhazimulayo anamathela ekhoneni le-ego ye-rta, " Ngingakuqinisekisa ukuthi ngeke ngiphinde ngikukhathaze. Ngisebenze kanzima ukuphila kwami konke. Konke engikufisayo ukuguga ngokuthula. Umklomelo ...
  
  
  Indoda ekhuluphele yama phakathi nesigwebo lapho ikhanda layo liphenduka Ubuso Bosuku. Wezwa umsindo ojwayelekile ehholo. Umbiko othulisiwe wesibhamu esithulisiwe. Wasukuma, wakhipha Uwilhelmina esikhwameni sakhe, wagijima waya emnyango.
  
  
  'Kwakunjani lokho? Indoda Ekhuluphele yabuza ngokhahlo.
  
  
  Akazange amlalele. Walalela isikhashana, ephethe isibambo somnyango. Khona-ke umnyango wavuleka, Futhi I-luger yayikulungele ukudubula. Kwakunogwaja phambi komnyango, imbobo ehlanzekile ebunzini lakhe nesikhala esikhulu lapho ingemuva lekhanda lakhe lalikade likhona. Amaturkey amabili ayengisongele ngaphambili manje ayesephelelwe ukuphila egcekeni. Igazi lifafaza yonke indawo. Umimmo wamdlula ngokucophelela ezitebhisini. Umnyango wangaphandle wawuvulekile. Wabheka phansi emgwaqweni nhlangothi zombili.
  
  
  Akekho obonayo.
  
  
  Wabe esephenduka waphinde wagijima wakhuphuka izitebhisi. Igazi lahlaba emathempelini ami. Landizela phansi egumbini lapho isidumbu Sikakrabhu sasilele khona; umnyango wegumbi elalisanda kuphuma kulo. Ngangazi ukuthi ngizomthola lapho. Eluliwe embhedeni, Umaurice defarge odume kabi, owaziwa nangokuthi Indoda Ekhuluphele, walala egqoke ingubo evulekile, izandla zakhe zimba emashadini njengezinzipho. Umlenze owodwa oboshwe ubugovu wawulengiswe phezu komngcele. Kancane kancane wanikina ikhanda. Isibambo eside sommese, esiphuma esifubeni sika-ego esijiyile, ekugcineni sangikholisa ukuthi Le ndoda Ekhuluphele yayifile. Ngeke iphinde iphile kulokhu.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 2
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ngakusasa ekuseni, wathatha itekisi ehhotela lakhe elincane esifundeni sasefatih, wawela Igreat Ataturk Bridge, waya Ehilton hotel enhle, yesimanje. Leli hhotela eliphambili lalisegqumeni elibheke ebosphorus. Nga-oda isidlo sasekuseni esincane setoast nekhofi laseturkey Ebosphorus Irish race coffee Shop futhi ngabuka izikebhe zidlula kulolu stra oludumile. Ngemva kwesikhashana, ngemva kwemizuzu emihlanu kuya kweyisishiyagalolunye, washiya indawo yokudlela wahamba egumbini elikhulu lokuphumula waya emgwaqweni. Yayakha isigamu sombuthano ezungeze ihhotela, futhi ekupheleni kwe-ego, kwakumiswe ibhasi eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka laseturkey Express, lizungezwe izivakashi eziningi. Wahamba waya phambi kwebhasi. Kwakuwumzila wesishiyagalombili, ibhasi eliya Etopkapi Palace. Ngathatha ithikithi futhi ngathengisa, Urivne emgqeni wesithupha ngemuva, ngakwesokudla. Khona-ke ngamlinda.
  
  
  Kancane kancane, kwafika abanye abagibeli. Umjalimane omkhulu wangibuza ukuthi isihlalo esasiseduze kwami sathathwa yini. Ngamphendula ngokuvuma. Ngaphambi nje kokuba ibhasi ekugcineni lihambe, kwafika indoda egqoke ijazi le-tweed nezinwele ezimpunga zensimbi. Wabheka ibhasi futhi weza kimi. Kwakungudavid hawke, inhloko yezisebenzi ze-ax.
  
  
  Wahlala eduze kwami buthule. Umshayeli wavala usuku futhi wehlela emgwaqweni. Uhawk wakhipha ugwayi, waluma ekugcineni, wawukhanyisa. Lapho sesisemgwaqweni omkhulu wedolobha futhi abanye abagibeli bexoxa ngokucindezeleka, kwaba nethuba lokukhuluma Nohawk.
  
  
  "Ingabe unaye?"
  
  
  Akazange angibheke. Uhawk waqhuma ugwayi wakhe, waqhuma indandatho yentuthu emoyeni, futhi waqhubeka egqolozele phambili.
  
  
  Ngathi: "nganginaye.
  
  
  "Ingabe senza lokhu?"
  
  
  Yebo.'
  
  
  Ibhasi lawela isikwele esimatasa futhi laphendukela ngqo ethekwini. Ekujuleni komgwaqo, ekugcineni komgwaqo, kwase kunamachashazi aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka amanzi. Kwakuyingxenye engizama kakhulu edolobheni. Nxazonke zami, ngabona izigodlo ezinama-dome nemibhoshongo ekhonjisiwe yamasonto.
  
  
  "Yini okwakumelwe ayinikeze?"
  
  
  Umbiko wakhe omfushane wembula indaba Yendoda Ekhuluphele. Uhawk walalela ngokucophelela. Lapho esezoqeda, wangikhomba ngokuzumayo futhi wakhuluma ngokuzwakalayo. "Bheka lesi sakhiwo esikhulu! Uyazi ukuthi kuyini lokhu?"
  
  
  "Leli Yimosque Yasesuleiman", ngishilo.
  
  
  Yiqiniso; nge-estestvenno. Ngingase ngikwazi lokho."
  
  
  Sawela ibosphorus Ebhulohweni Lasekopra futhi sahamba Ngomgwaqo Idivanyolu Saya Etopkapi. Lapha, imigwaqo yayigcwele inqwaba yezinqola, izinqola, izilwane nezinkulungwane zabahamba ngezinyawo. Kanye nemithandazo evamile. Ngokuzwakalayo nangokusobala, ukufundwa kahle Kwekoran kwakudlula yonke eminye imisindo.
  
  
  "Udefarge wathi Usezak wayeke wabandakanyeka ekuthumbeni ngaphambili", ephetha.
  
  
  "Kungenzeka kakhulu", kusho Uhawk ngobumnene, ehlafuna ugwayi wakhe. "Abanye ososayensi abathathu nochwepheshe sebevele banyamalala kule ndawo eminyakeni yamuva. Kunendaba yesazi sesayensi Sasemelika esahamba ngesikebhe Sawela Umngcele futhi asizange siphinde sibuye. Futhi isazi semibhalo eyimfihlo Sasebrithani okuthiwa Usimmons sanyamalala emini enkulu maphakathi Ne-Ankara. Kamuva, kwathunyelwa incwadi yesihlengo,eyabangela ukuba abantu baseturkey abangakwesobunxele basole. Kodwa iziyalezo ezengeziwe zokukhokha isihlengo azizange ziphinde zithunyelwe. Futhi nabo ama-ferret, asikaze sizwe lutho Ngosimmons. I-D15 isasebenza kuleli cala. Khona-ke kuba nesiqalo Somuntu Wesibili Wasemelika, isazi sezibalo sikadubuque. Uye wenza umsebenzi obalulekile We-Atomic Energy Commission."
  
  
  "Kubukeka Sengathi Amarussia anenkontileka Nosezak", ngishilo.
  
  
  Yebo. Ukweba amakhanda ethu amahle kakhulu. Ubuso buka-Ego babucindezelekile futhi bunqume. Umsebenzi wezigqila awumusha Kumarashiya. Kodwa abakaze benze uchungechunge olunjalo lokuthumba olunonya ngaphambili."
  
  
  "Kubukeka sengathi kudingeka senze okuthile Ngocelik Sezak", ngishilo njengoba ibhasi lisondela Etopkapi Palace.
  
  
  "Usir Albert ubaluleke kakhulu manje. Ngenxa yokuthi manje njengoba igama lakhe selinyamalele okwesikhashana emakhasini okuqala, Amarashiya ngokungangabazeki alungiselela ukuzidla ngenjabulo."
  
  
  "Ingabe ngisengamiswa?"
  
  
  "Noma yini ingenzeka", kusho Uhawke emamatheka kancane.
  
  
  "Njengoba uye wafakazela izikhathi eziningi, Nick. Ingabe unayo eminye imininingwane Evela Kumuntu Okhuluphele esingase sikwazi ukuyithola?
  
  
  "Ngicabanga kanjalo . Lapho ehamba, kwakunommese owawuphuma esifubeni sakhe."
  
  
  Uhawk wayecasulwa. 'Kuyini? Yini ongitshela yona manje?
  
  
  "Ukuzola, kwakungeyona imimese yami", kuqinisekisa u-ego. "Kodwa umuntu owenze lokhu ungungoti. Icala lethu Le-fat man lingavalwa."
  
  
  Kwaba nokuthula isikhathi eside. Ibhasi lama endaweni yokupaka Izimoto Etopkapi. Abagibeli bahlakazeka kulo lonke isikwele esikhanyiswe ilanga.
  
  
  "Ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi ufile kulokhu?"Kuyini?"ekugcineni wabuza. Kwakungekho lutho olwalubonisa ukuhlekisa ngezwi lakhe. Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye.
  
  
  Wathi:" kulungile, njengoba ibhasi laqhubeka lingenamuntu. "Ngidinga ukuxhumana Nengilandi. I-Special Operations Division, abantu abakusiza emkhankasweni wethu wangaphambilini wokulwa Nomuntu Okhuluphele. Manje sizophinde sisebenze nabo. I-D15 nayo kufanele yaziswe. Kusho ukukusebenzela. Ngizokubona kusasa, hhayi nini."
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu, mnumzane", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wathatha uthango ukuze avuke. "Noma kunjalo, bamthola kanjani Lo Muntu Okhuluphele?"
  
  
  I-ego yamehlo angwevu abandayo yayimgwema. "Iqhinga elidala, mnumzane . Bangenza ngaya ku-ego ukuze ngithole izibalo."
  
  
  "Ingabe bakubona?"
  
  
  Angazi.'
  
  
  - Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi lokhu umsebenzi Sezak?
  
  
  Eyakhe, waqhaqhazela. "Ngokukafat man, muva nje uzame ukubulala u-ego. Kodwa-ke, umuntu onjengofatty unezitha eziningi.
  
  
  Uhawk wasukuma. "Ngiyahamba manje. Linda imizuzwana engamashumi amathathu ngize ngihambe, khona-ke nawe ungaya. Kusasa, hhayi lapho, ngehora lesibili, ngizoba seköskur restaurant, inombolo 42 Ku-Istiklal Street, eduze netaksim Square. Uzobe ehlezi ethekwini. Ureiseka ukuthi awulandelwa.
  
  
  Uhawk wahamba ngebhasi wehla. Eceleni kwebhasi, umqondisi wayesevele ematasa ngendaba yakhe.
  
  
  "Umnyango omkhulu lapha phambi kwethu ubizwa Ngokuthi Isango Eliphakathi. Kunelinye isango eliya esigodlweni. Eyaziwa Ngokuthi Ibab B-Selam Gate, yaqala ngesikhathi Sikafatih Umnqobi. Imibhoshongo ozoyibona yakhiwa phakathi nokubusa kukasuleiman Omkhulu ... "
  
  
  Wahamba ngebhasi elalicishe lingabi nalutho, wanqekuzisa ikhanda kumshayeli, naye waphuma. I-goshawk yayingasekho. Ngajoyina iqembu lezivakashi futhi ngalalela izwi eliyisidina lomqondisi wezivakashi elandisa indaba Katopkapi. Kodwa imicabango yami yayiphathelene Nendoda Ekhuluphele, izinqindi zayo ezijiyile zaziklwebha amashidi, amehlo ayo evuleke kakhulu ngenxa yosizi.
  
  
  Lapho ebuyela ehhotela, wacabanga Ngosir Albert. Wayengumuntu obalulekile Entshonalanga. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, yena nomuntu wakubo bathola Umklomelo Kanobel. Eminyakeni emibili edlule, uye wahlanganyela ocwaningweni Lwasebrithani Nolwasemelika lwezinto ezixosha igesi enobuthi. Lolu cwaningo lwaluyimfihlo kakhulu, Futhi Usir Albert wabelwa ukuba abe umqondisi we-ego esemncane. Ukuboshwa kwakhe nokugwetshwa kwakhe akuzange nje kubangele ukudideka okukhulu emibuthanweni Yasentshonalanga, kodwa futhi ngokushesha kwamisa lolu phenyo olubalulekile.
  
  
  Uhulumeni Wasebrithani wadideka kakhulu lapho ezwa ngokuboshwa Kuka-Ego, kodwa Iturkey yahlala isesimweni sayo. Ubugebengu buyicala, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubani owenzile. Futhi amaqembu Asekhohlo aseturkey ayeyobe esekulungele ukuvukela ukube lo mfokazi wayephathwe ngobumnene kunabantu bakubo. Ngokwesibonelo, ukucindezela komphakathi kwaphoqa inkantolo yaseturkey ukuba igwebe Ufitzhugh ejele, naphezu koshintsho oluncane. Kwakunamahemuhemu okuthi u-ego wayeqinisekiswe ngokungekho emthethweni ukuthi wayezokhululwa ngokukhishwa emasontweni ambalwa. Lokho kwenzeka ezinsukwini ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ezedlule.
  
  
  Lapho esebuyele ehhotela, wanquma ukugeza ukuze aphumule. Igumbi ngalinye lalinendlu yangasese nesinki, kodwa ukuze ligeze, izivakashi kwakudingeka ziye endlini yangasese ehlukile ephasishi. Kwakuneshawa eyodwa Kuphela Yaserivnenskaya eyayihambisana nezinye izitsha ezintathu. Wakhumula izingubo zakhe, wazikhumula ngokucophelela izikhali zakhe, wangena eshaweni ephethe ithawula eliboshwe okhalweni lwakhe. Amanzi ayengashisi kunokufudumala, futhi insipho yahlukana kabili lapho isetshenziswa ngaphambili.
  
  
  Wayesevele egeza ubuso bakhe lapho kukhishwa ikhethini. Amaneanderthal amabili angibheka kabuhlungu. Ebazungezile, U-Odin wayephethe isibhamu esenziwe eturkey esasibhekiswe ekuphileni kwami.
  
  
  "Vala umpompi", kusho indoda ephethe isibhamu. Wayekhuluma isingisi ngezwi eliqinile lesiturkey.
  
  
  Ngamlalela. "Uqinisekile ngakho", ngishilo. "Ngiyaxolisa uma usebenzisa amanzi ashisayo kakhulu."
  
  
  Abazange bahambe. Indoda eyayiphethe isibhamu yakhuluma nomngane wayo ngesiturkey esisheshayo. "Ingabe nguye lowo?"
  
  
  Enye indoda yangibheka ngokucophelela. "Kufanelana nencazelo."
  
  
  Indoda eyayiphethe isibhamu yaqinisa ukubamba kwayo isikhali.
  
  
  Ngambuza, " Yini le?"Lokhu kucabanga kwakungenakwenzeka neze.
  
  
  "Ingabe wawusedefarge izolo?"Indoda ephethe isibhamu yabuza ngezwi elisongelayo.
  
  
  Vota futhi yilokho kuphela. Udefarge wayazi ukuthi wayehlala kuliphi ihhotela futhi watshela abaqashi bakhe uma kwenzeka U-ah ephula imithetho. Laba bantu bangiphatha njengombulali Wendoda Ekhuluphele futhi, ngokusho kwe-ih code, baphoqeleka ukuba baphinde balinganise amaphuzu.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi uyakwazi lokho", ngishilo. "Kodwa angizange ngiyibulale i-ego yakhe."
  
  
  Ngakho, " indoda ephethe isibhamu yathi ngokungangabazi.
  
  
  Kuyiqiniso . Wayengeke akwazi ukukhetha indawo uma kwakudutshulwe izibhamu ezintathu kimi."Wathatha ithawula lakhe ngesenzo esingaphazamisi. "Ngahlangana nodefarge. Futhi ngangihlose ukunamathela kukho."
  
  
  Ngangisula izandla zami ezingalweni zami njengoba babeqhubeka bengigqolozela ngokungangabazeki. Ngemva kwesikhashana, indoda eyayingenaso isibhamu yanqekuzisa ikhanda komunye. Wayazi ukuthi lokho kwakusho ukuthini.
  
  
  Ebona iso, washaya ithawula phansi ngesibhamu. Washiya lapho ithawula limshaya. Ubrain wacindezelwa ngakwesokudla, Futhi Ugawk washayisa udonga. Wabamba isidlamlilo ehlombe futhi wagoba i-ego yakhe. Washayisa udonga. I-ego yakhe yamshaya esihlakaleni, futhi isibhamu sabhidlika phansi.
  
  
  Enye indoda yafika esikhwameni sayo. Wadonsa ikhethini lokugeza phezu kwakhe ukuze amshaye, futhi washaya i-ego yakhe lapho ubuso bakhe obusolwayo be-ego babukhona. Elwa nekhethini, wawa phansi.
  
  
  Indoda yokuqala yaziphonsa emhlane wami. Wayezama ukubamba ikhanda lami ngesandla esisodwa, futhi ngesinye wayema ezinso zami. Laphonswa yi-ego kwelinye lamasinki. Wayephefumula kakhulu futhi ebubula. I-hit yayo i-ego yakhe i-elbow ekuphileni. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho angidedela khona futhi kancane kancane wehla.
  
  
  Phakathi naleso sikhathi, omunye wenza omunye umzamo wokuphelelwa yithemba wokukhipha isibhamu ku-doublet yakhe. I-ego yakhe yamshaya ebusweni. Ikhala lakhe laphuka. Wawa emuva ngendlela engafanele. Wazizwa enethonya kulokho ayekuhlosile, futhi wangena esitsheni sokugeza. Indoda eyayiphethe isibhamu yaphinde yasebenza.
  
  
  Indoda enekhala eliphukile yazama ukukhasa iye emnyango. Wayesenele. Indoda eyayiphethe isibhamu, eyayingenalo i-ego, yangikhahlela ngobudlova eceleni ngesikhathi ngizama ukuhlala ngiqonde. Wabubula okunye, wabe esehamba elandela umngane wakhe.
  
  
  Ngathatha isibhamu sami ngacabanga ngokuzilandela. Ngaze ngazibona esibukweni. Indoda enqunu egijima egcekeni lehhotela ayiyona into evamile.
  
  
  Wazibheka phansi futhi wabona ukuthi amabala abomvu ayevela yonke indawo. Kungaba ukudla okuhle kakhulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sasiyini, sasihlale singesibi kangako kunomgodi u-a.I-caliber engu-38 yayiyokwenza.
  
  
  Ngosuku olulandelayo, ngemva kokudla kwasemini, wathatha itekisi waya enkabeni yedolobha. Safika endaweni lapho ayengathatha khona ibhasi ledolobha
  
  
  Ngakhokhela itekisi futhi ngagxumela ebhasini, elaliphuma ngokushesha. Emabhulokini amathathu ukuya endaweni yokudlela Yaseköskur, waphinde wehla, wazungeza ibhasi wahamba ngezinyawo. Ngangingalandelwa, ngakho ngangingafika kalula emhlanganweni.
  
  
  Uhawk wayehlezi etafuleni ngaphandle elangeni elifudumele, efunda iphephandaba laseturkey. Ngaya etafuleni Lika-Ego, ngahlala eduze kwakhe, futhi wangitshela ukuthi kwakuwuhambo oluhle Kangakanani Oluya Etop Capi. Umlindi weza futhi sa-oda ama-martini amabili. Umthwali wasilandela ngaphesheya komgwaqo wamatshe ongahluziwe. Walinganisa ipotimende elisindayo emhlane wakhe ngebhande lesikhumba ebunzini lakhe. Inqola yezimbongolo yadlula ngakolunye uhlangothi, futhi kwafika isimemo sokuthandaza ntambama sisuka emgwaqweni oseceleni. Umlindi weza ezoletha umyalo wethu, ethayeleni elincane lethusi.
  
  
  Ngambuza lapho umlindi ehamba. - Ingabe kakade wakhuluma ASO?
  
  
  "Yebo, saba nengxoxo enhle ku-coda. Umngane wakho omdala Ubrutus naye. Wathi usengathintana naye uma ufuna ukusishiya."
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. - "Kwenziwe kahle kakhulu".
  
  
  Uhawk wavuma ngekhanda. Waqhubeka:" mina nobrutus safika necebo elihle". "Siyibiza Ngokuthi I-Operation Lightning Strike."Amehlo kacerroelyengensimbi ayegqolozele ami, futhi ubuso bakhe obunobungane, obungathandeki babunzima. Wathi: "sizolandela Usir Albert".
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Usho ukuthi ... Ejele Lasetarabya?"'Ngokuqondile. Lona umgomo ."
  
  
  Wagcoba isilevu sakhe ngokucophelela. Sizongena kanjani ejele laseturkey? Singamkhipha kanjani Usir Albert ngaphansi kwamakhala onogada, futhi singabonwa kanjani? Kwakungeyona into eyayingabizwa ngokuthi ukuchofoza.
  
  
  "Kubonakala kungenakwenzeka kimi", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Amarashiya ahlose ukwenza lokhu. Asikwazi yini ukwenza lokho futhi? Uhawk wabuza.
  
  
  Waphuza i-martini yakhe futhi wanikina ikhanda. "Cishe bathola usizo ngaphakathi. Siyazi ukuthi banesezak E-Ankara. Ungumuntu obalulekile emaphoyiseni. Umqondisi wejele naye wayengase abe yingxenye yaleli cebo."
  
  
  Uhawk wamomotheka. "Uma Usezak efuna ukubona Usir Albert mathupha, kubonakala kulula, akunjalo?"
  
  
  "Ngiyaqiniseka ngalokhu. Kodwa Usezak wayengeke adonsele ukunakekela ngokwenza into enjalo."
  
  
  Umlomo kahawke waphenduka waba ukumamatheka okubanzi. 'Ngokuqondile. Kodwa uma enza kanjalo, futhi i-emu ivunyelwe ukuba ithuthe Usir Albert izungeze ijele iye esibhedlela esiseduze, ngoba Usir Albert ugula kakhulu? Futhi uma Usir Albert enyamalala ngokuzayo, Ucelik Sezak uyolahlekelwa, awucabangi?
  
  
  Wayeseqala ukubona ukuthi Uhawk uyaphi. Yiqiniso, kwakungeyena Usesak wangempela owafika Ezobona Usir Albert.
  
  
  'Ngokuqondile. Kuyoba wena ezifihla Njengoba Sezak."
  
  
  "Wena Nosezak cishe sakhiwe ngendlela efanayo. Ngusezak kuphela onebha kabhiya, kodwa sizothola okuthile. Konke okunye esikwenzayo ngezimonyo nangamanga ."
  
  
  Ngambuza. - "Ngingayilingisa kanjani imfundo yezibalo engingakaze ngiyibone?"
  
  
  "Yebo, kodwa uzobona i-ego. E-Ankara, uzosondela kuye kanye nomenzeli U-ASO amthumela lapha Elondon. Kumelwe udlulisele izazi ezimbili zobugebengu Zasebrithani eziye zafika zizofunda umsebenzi wamaphoyisa aseturkey. Phakathi nale mihlangano, uthatha izithombe bese ugcine izwi lakho le-ego ku-tape recorder. Kufanele futhi uqaphele Ngokucophelela I-Sezak: khumbula ukuhamba kwe-ego, izimpawu azenzayo. Khona-ke uyoba Celik Sezak izinsuku ezimbalwa ."
  
  
  "Iphoyisa Eliselondon lizokwenza ukufihla ukuze lihlangane naye. It siqukethe kuphela emhlabeni amadevu kanye wig, yebo kufanele wenze okuthile mayelana accent yakho. Lapho le ngxenye yomsebenzi isiqediwe, iqembu labachwepheshe BEZEMBE lizokulinda lapha E-Istanbul ukuze lizifihle ukuze livakashele ejele.
  
  
  Ngathi: "lokho kuzwakala njengehlaya elibizayo".
  
  
  "Kumelwe sibuyise Usir Albert, Nick. Inani le-ego liphakeme Kakhulu Entshonalanga. Uma Amarashiya eba i-ego manje ...
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe sebevele banakho."
  
  
  'Cha. I-cia yathola ukuthi wayesesehholo Etarabya. Bathola nesisekelo esincane sezempi Ebatumi, ngaphesheya komngcele Waserussia. Basola ukuthi lesi sikhungo sisebenza njengesikhungo sokwamukela abathunjwa abalinde ukuthuthwa okwengeziwe Baye Ngaphakathi Erussia. Cishe usir Albert naye uyoya lapho, uma umzamo we-ih uphumelela.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Kuthiwani ngalowo mmeli WE-ASO okufanele ngisebenze naye?"Ingqondo yami yabuyela emuva esikhathini esidlule. Imisebenzi Engilandi, lapho ngincoma kakhulu usizo olumnandi oluvela kumenzeli wesifazane WE-ASO. Uheather York onombala ophuzi Futhi okhangayo.
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu, Nick", Kusho Uhawk ehleka. 'Leli phoyisa lizokutshela ukuba uhambe Nocelik Sezak njengonobhala nonkosikazi.'
  
  
  
  
  "Usho ukuthi iphoyisa. .
  
  
  'Intombazane. Akunjalo neze, Nick. Ngaphezu kwalokho owesifazane owacabanga ngaye uferret njengamazwi akhe aphonswe U-ASO. Ngiqonde ukuthi, U-Agent York, Unick. Ake sithi nje, njengesinxephezelo somsebenzi onzima.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe, I-Operation lightning Flash yayingabi nzima kangako. "Lokho kwakuwumqondo omuhle, mnumzane", ngasho.
  
  
  "Kwakungewona umqondo wami", kuvuma Uhawke ngokumomotheka. "Ngiyabonga Brutus ngalokhu uma uthola ithuba. Wathi usebenze kahle kakhulu Ndawonye Engilandi. Hmm, abesifazane emsebenzini wobunhloli, nginemicabango yami ngalokhu. Sithemba nje ukuthi uzoba nesikhathi ukuqedela imisebenzi."
  
  
  "Njengenjwayelo, ibhizinisi liza kuqala", ngishilo.
  
  
  Waphinde wenza ubuso obubucayi. "I-Agent York ifika e-Istanbul kulobubusuku ngendiza engu-307. Ngeke uthathe i-sl. Uzoxhumana nawe ngokushesha nje lapho esedolobheni. Uhawke akazange avume, futhi kwakukhona ukukhathazeka ngezwi lakhe. "Qaphela kulokhu, Nick. Sinezitha eziningi ezingaba khona kulokhu kuhlasela, kuhlanganise namaphoyisa aseturkey. Uma bethola ukuthi uzama ukuzenza Usezak, kuyoba nzima kakhulu kuwe ukusiza. Khumbula, ubufakazi bethu Obumelene Nosezak abucacile, futhi unesikhundla esibalulekile nabangane abanamandla."
  
  
  "Ngiyazi ukuthi usho ukuthini ngezitha ezingaba khona. Ngike ngahlangana nabanye babo ngaphambili: abafana bakadefarge. Kwenzekani ngokulandelayo lapho Ngifika Kusir Albert?
  
  
  "Uzocela ingxoxo yangasese naye. Unobhala wakho kuphela ongaba khona. Kumelwe ucabange ukuthi kunobufakazi obusha ku-ego-dell-ofuna ukukhuluma naye ngabo. Uma usuwedwa, faka i-emu uketshezi olungabangeli izimpawu zangaphandle zesifo sofuba. I-Jaundice iyathathelana, futhi azikho izibhedlela emajele. Umuntu ogula kakhulu noma olimele uyiswa esibhedlela Ehopa."
  
  
  "Ikude kangakanani Netarabia?"
  
  
  "Amakhilomitha angamashumi amabili nane . Ngakho akukude. Kumelwe ugcizelele ukuthi isiboshwa silethwe ngokushesha Ehopa. Umqondisi angakunika ukulondeka. Ngokusobala kufanele uyilahle. Uma uhlangabezana nokuphuma eningizimu, usendleleni eya Ehopa, thatha i-ego uqhubeke ushayela ubheke ogwini. Ngizokunikeza indawo ecacile yokuhlangana. Isikebhe Esingaphansi kwamanzi Sasemelika sizokulinda ukuze sikuyise Elondon."
  
  
  "Kuzwakala kulula kakhulu, njengoba usho", ngishilo.
  
  
  Uhawk wamomotheka kakhulu. "Ungaziveza kahle, mfana wami. Siyazi kahle ukuthi kukhona zonke izinhlobo zezithiyo ekusetshenzisweni kwezinhlelo zethu. Kodwa, njengenjwayelo, liqiniseka ngokuphelele ekuhlangabezaneni namandla akho."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga," kusho mina. Ngicabanga kanjalo nangaye.'
  
  
  Uhawk wahleka ngenjabulo, waqeda isiphuzo sakhe, futhi waphula iminwe yakhe ukuze athole ukunakwa umlindi. Ingxoxo yaphela. Kodwa esinye sezabelo eziyinselele kakhulu emsebenzini wami sasisanda kuqala.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 3
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Kwaba sekwephuzile lapho ebuyela ehhotela lakhe. Ilanga lalicwila ngemva kwamasonto amasulumane ayegcwele emagqumeni ase-Istanbul. I-bosphorus yaphenduka ithusi elivuthayo, futhi kwawa izithunzi ezinde emigwaqweni emincane.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba ahambe, wayevale amalunga emafasiteleni, ngakho lapho ebuya, kwakumnyama kakhulu. Wavala umnyango futhi esikhundleni sokuvula abangcwele, waya emafasiteleni ukuze avule amalunga. Bheka ehhotela adv = β. Lapho esendleleni ewela igumbi, ngokungazelelwe wezwa umsindo wokuchofoza uvela eceleni kombhede. Uwilhelmina wamdonsa futhi waphenduka ngokushesha, ecabanga ukuthi abangane Balo muntu Okhuluphele base bebuyile.
  
  
  Ubrylev eduze kombhede wavulwa. Indoda enkulu yayihlezi embhedeni wami, umhlane wayo uphambene nodonga. Wayegcina Imauser ivaliwe nge-parabellum ephakanyisiwe engu-7.65 mm ekhomba kimi.
  
  
  "Oleg Borisov", ngakhononda. Ukubuka kuka-Ego kwamshaya njengoba ephinda ebeka isibhamu phansi futhi ephonsa imilenze yakhe eceleni kombhede. Wahleka kakhulu.
  
  
  "Akumelwe uphinde uqagele, omunye", esho ngenjabulo. Wayengumuntu omude, oqinile onamahlombe aqinile nekhanda elibanzi elinezinwele ezinesihlabathi ezilenga phezu kwehlombe lakhe. Wayeyisikhulu SEKGB. Indoda enokhahlo, cishe emnandi, kodwa enye yamadoda ayingozi kakhulu ake ahlangana nayo. Wayengumbulali oyinhloko wesifundazwe Sasewet del, ngamafuphi, imbangi yami. Futhi wayebulale ama-agent amaningi asebrithani Nawasemelika kunalokho ayekukhumbula. "Ngikwenza ube abandayo, Carter, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Ngangingaboni lutho oluhlekisayo kulo, ngaphandle uma kwakuyi-ego-curious broken English. Akazange ahleke ngezibhamu. "Kwakuseduze kakhulu, njengokushaywa Uborisov onamehlo okuzivikela", ngathi, ngikhononda. "Yini oyenzayo lapha?"
  
  
  "Ungakhathazeki, mngane. Borisov uyeza ukukubulala? Khona-ke ufile. Waphinde wahleka kakhulu. Wabe esenyakazisa ikhanda lakhe. Njengokungathi wayengazi ukuthi kwakukuhle kangakanani.
  
  
  Umshayeli wakhe wayeseyibeke eceleni futhi, kodwa wayembhekile Eduze Uborisov. Wasukuma, waya efasiteleni, wavula amaqakala. Wayephefumula emoyeni opholile, onosawoti. "Idolobha elihle, E-istanbul", wabubula. "Ngifisa sengathi angafika lapha kaningi. Awucabangi kanjalo?
  
  
  "I-Istanbul iyidolobha elikhulu".
  
  
  Wayesabheka ngaphandle ngefasitela. "Leli dolobha lithule kithi, Ucomrade Carter. Konke kuhamba kahle, uyazi? Kodwa-ke othile ubona umuntu oyingozi ehamba EMGWAQWENI, futhi kungazelelwe akuzolile kakhulu, akunjalo? Waphenduka, ngabona ukubanda emehlweni akhe.
  
  
  "Ah, Borisov. Ukube nguye owafika lapha ezobulala omunye wabantu bakho, naye wayeyobe efile."
  
  
  Wangibuka enqikaza isikhashana. Wabe esehleka kakhulu. "Yebo, Ucarter, yebo. Yilokho engikushilo. Kodwa bayaqhubeka bekhononda. Ngicabanga ukuthi kukhona okuhlobene nedefarge. Uyazi, indoda enommese emzimbeni wayo. Bangg-esifubeni! '
  
  
  Ngakusho konke lokhu ngokunganaki, kodwa ngabona ukusabela kwami ngamehlo ochwepheshe.
  
  
  Akuzange kusishukumisele imisipha. "Ingabe kufanele ukhokhe?"Umfana osemaphephandabeni?
  
  
  "Into efanayo," esho kancane.
  
  
  Nganyakazisa ikhanda lami kancane kancane futhi ngavumela ukumamatheka ukuba kwakheke ebusweni bami. "Uphutha kakhulu, Borisov. Its nje udlula lapha mimmo. Angicabangi ukuthi siyakhathazana kulokhu."
  
  
  "Kulungile, Carter", Kuphendula Uborisov. "Ngoba angifuni ukukubulala."Washo umusho wokugcina kancane kakhulu, futhi yonke injabulo yanyamalala ku-ego yakhe. Wayengumuntu ongokoqobo, kodwa ngaphansi kwalelo zinga elincane lethalente lokulingisa wayengumbulali onesifo sengqondo ozikhukhumezayo. Ukusola kwakhe kwakuwukuthi Amarashiya ayengeke asebenzise i-ego isikhathi eside kakhulu. I-Ego nohambo lobugovu kwenza i-ego yaba yingozi kakhulu ukuba i-emu ithembele kuyo.
  
  
  Uborisov waya emnyango futhi wawuvula. Waphenduka kancane wathi, " Yenza Uborisov umusa, Carter. Uma udlula lapha, hamba ngokushesha futhi ."
  
  
  "Ngizobona ukuthi yini engingayenzela yona", ngisho ngokunganaki. Wayesezonyamalala, kodwa wamvimba. "Ngendlela, Borisov."
  
  
  "Yebo, Carter?"
  
  
  "Ngesikhathi esilandelayo lapho ungikhothamela ngesibhamu, khumbula ukuthi kuzodingeka usebenzise i-ego yakho."
  
  
  Wangihleka futhi wangibuka, kodwa ngokungazelelwe waba nenjabulo engalawuleki. Wathi: "awuhlekisi Ngoborisov ngesikhundla esinjalo sobukhosi". "Ngiyazi ukuthi ungumfana omuhle."Washayisa umnyango ngemuva kwakhe, futhi wezwa ukuhleka kwakhe okuqhutshwa yi-ego kukhala phansi ehholo.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba ngikhumule ngisho nejazi lami, ngacinga ekamelweni lakhe ngicela imakrofoni encane ewusizo Amarashiya ayevame ukuyifihla yonke indawo. Angitholanga lutho.
  
  
  Njengoba ngangigeza ubuso bakhe kamuva - kulokhu ngangingathanda ukuba kube nesinki encane egumbini lami lokugeza-ngacabanga ngomphathi wezokusebenza WE-kgb e-Istanbul. Igama lika-Ego kwakungukopanev Vasily kopanev. Wayengumphathi Kaborisov ngesikhathi Uborisov esebenza kule ndawo. Ukopanev wayephambene Noborisov. Umuntu ozolile, olinganiselayo, umdlali we-chess omuhle nomeluleki onekhono. Iqiniso lokuthi wayephethe imisebenzi yokuthumba yaserussia laliyisizathu esanele sokuphumelela kwe-ih kuze kube manje. Kwakuwumqondo Ovamile Kakopanev ukuthumela u-Alain kimi ngaphandle kokumvumela ukuba adubule. Ngethemba lokuthi ngizokhaphela ngamazwi noma ngezenzo. Ukuvakashela "umfana onzima" "Nomauser" ngokungangabazeki kwakuwumnikelo Kaborisov kulolu hlelo.
  
  
  Ngangimane ngizomisa lapho kunokungqongqoza emnyango wegumbi lami. Wasonga ithawula okhalweni lwakhe, wabamba Uwilhelmina esihlalweni, waya emnyango.
  
  
  Wayeka ukulalela. Mhlawumbe uma ebuya ngesizathu esithile.
  
  
  Wabe esembuza. 'Ubani okhona?'
  
  
  "Incekukazi, mnumzane", kusho izwi lowesifazane ngesingisi esinamazwi amaningi.
  
  
  Wafunga ngaphansi komoya wakhe, wavula umnyango, wawuvula ngokucophelela. Intukuthelo yami yanyamalala njengeqhwa elangeni.
  
  
  Ngathi, " Heather!"
  
  
  "Nikki!"wathi ngokuthukuthela okuyihlazo ngezwi lakhe elithandekayo futhi ngokushesha wabheka ithawula okhalweni lwami.
  
  
  Okwesikhashana, usl waqhubeka emamukela ngokungenasineke. Wayemuhle ngendlela emangalisayo njengakuqala. Wayekhulise izinwele zakhe ezimhlophe, futhi zazikhanya zifinyelela emahlombe. Amehlo akhe aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka akhanya ngaphezu kwempumulo encane ephakanyisiwe nomlomo ogcwele, obanzi. Wayegqoke isiketi esasimboze kancane izinqulu zakhe futhi sibonisa imilenze yakhe emide, emincane. Wayegqoke ijazi elide elingenamabhodlela. Amabele akhe agcwele ayegona ibhulukwe likasilika, futhi amabele akhe amnyama ayebonakala ngokucacile ngaphansi kwendwangu encane.
  
  
  "Lapho ngimtshela ukuthi kuhle ukukubona futhi, angizivezi kahle", ngasho, ngidonsa isandla sakhe futhi ngivale umnyango ongemuva kwakhe.
  
  
  Waphonsa isikhwama sakhe esincane phansi. "Umuzwa uyavumelana, Nikki", esho ngokhahlo, ephendukela kimi, izindebe zakhe ziseduze nezami.
  
  
  Lo mshayeli wamfaka esihlalweni ngokucophelela futhi wadonsa Uheather wamyisa kuye. Izindebe zakhe ezigcwele ezibomvana zahlangana nezami, futhi isikhathi sadlula. Sabuyela Engilandi, endlini ehlathini Lasesussex. Lapho, imizimba yethu yazitika ngenjabulo enkulu.
  
  
  Ephefumula, wasuka. "O Nkulunkulu wami, Nicky. Kunjengokungathi awukaze uhambe."
  
  
  'Hmm. Ngiyakwazi lokho.'
  
  
  Uheather wangikhulula ngesandla esisodwa futhi wadonsa ithawula. Ithawula lagxuma emathangeni ami lawela phansi. Wagijima izandla zakhe ezincane ezinqeni zami futhi wabamba ubudoda bami obukhazimulayo.
  
  
  "Mmm, yebo. Namanje kuyafana.'
  
  
  Ngathi: "uyintombazane enamahloni, iluma indlebe yayo.
  
  
  "Ngiyazi," esho. "Kodwa ngiyayithanda."
  
  
  "Usunesikhathi esingakanani ulapha?'
  
  
  "Uhambo lwami lwafika ngaphambi kwesikhathi esivamile. Sasinomoya omuhle", esho, eqabula amabele ami futhi eluma amabele ami. "Bekungekuhle yini kithi?"
  
  
  'Kuhle kakhulu ukukuhlangabeza.'
  
  
  Wasusa ijazi lakhe emahlombe akhe futhi wadonsa ibhulukwe likasilika ekhanda lakhe. Izinwele zakhe ezimhlophe zawela kahle emahlombe akhe anobisi. Amabele akhe agcwele avuvuka ngokwedelela.
  
  
  "Wena uqobo unamahloni, Mnu. Carter", esho, egijima isandla sami phezu kwamathambeka athambile, afudumele.
  
  
  "Ngike ngakuzwa ngaphambili."Ngakhumula isiketi sakhe. Isiketi sawela phansi kahle. Manje wayegqoke amasokisi amancane enayiloni kuphela. Isifuba sami sasigcoba amajika akhe athambile njengoba sasigona futhi. Sasingaphefumuli nhlobo lapho ekugcineni sidedela izindebe zomunye. "Ubelokhu elindele lokhu kusukela ngesikhathi ngizwa ukuthi ngizosebenza nawe", esho.
  
  
  U-Ee wamthatha wambuka ephakamisa isifuba sakhe ngobumnene, kuyilapho unessus eya embhedeni futhi emlalisa ngobumnene. Wavalwa usanta nobench press eduze kwakhe.
  
  
  Silala siphambene, futhi izinhlansi zokulangazelela zashaya imizimba yethu. Izandla zikaheather zazikhathaza umzimba wami ngobumnene nangokuqapha njengoba sasiphinde saqabulana. Izilimi zethu zazidansa ndawonye njengamalangabi amancane akhanyayo. Ngahlola umzimba wakhe ngobumnene ngesandla sami kwaze kwaba yilapho ekhala futhi engihlikihla. Khona-ke u-ee wamgingqa emhlane futhi wahamba naye.
  
  
  Futhi kwenzeka njengoba kwakunjalo ngaphambili. Kwakunjengokungathi isikhathi sesiphelile. Saphinde saba abathandi abasha, ngesikhathi esifanayo sihlola imizimba yomunye nomunye ngokuhaha nangomusa.
  
  
  Kamuva, njengoba ngangilele etafuleni lami futhi ngigqolozele ngaphandle kwefasitela, Uheather waphumula wamomotheka futhi wabhema ugwayi wakhe osunesikhathi eside uhlungwa.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ngempela ukuthi kufanele siphume lapha?"Ngathi, ngigijimisa umunwe wami phansi ethangeni lakhe.
  
  
  "Bazosithola ngokushesha noma kamuva", kuphendula Uheather.
  
  
  "Yebo, Nicky, besingeke sibe nesithukuthezi uma besivumela ukuba sihlale lapha."
  
  
  "Kuthiwani uma ngimthumelela incwadi enenhlonipho eya ekremlin?"
  
  
  "Ngiyesaba Ukuthi ikremlin ayinandaba nezinkinga zabathandi ababili", Kusho Uheather emamatheka. "Ngendlela, angizange ngithunyelwe lapha nganoma iyiphi injongo. Ngikhumbula into efanayo ."
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Ngeke ihlale ingaqinisekile isikhathi eside."
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu. Ubrutha uphila ngokuvumelana negama lakhe kulezi zinsuku."Wasuka embhedeni waya efasiteleni enqunu. "Mmm, phunga idolobha, Nick. Iphunga elimnandi ."
  
  
  Wasukuma wavala amalunga akhe. "Angifuni ukuba noma ubani ozungeze abangane bethu BE-kgb abe novalo ngokubukeka kwakho", ngasho, ngiphinde ngivule ubrylev.
  
  
  "Ngakho-ke bakhona?"wabuza ngokunganaki, waphenduka.
  
  
  "Thola," ngishilo. "Mhlawumbe I-KGB ingaphandle, mhlawumbe abangane Bendoda Ekhuluphele, mhlawumbe omunye umuntu. Yini oyifunayo. Angicabangi ukuthi ungumuntu othandwa kakhulu e-Istanbul."
  
  
  "Noma yiziphi izinkinga, Nick?"
  
  
  "Into enjalo, yebo. Ngokuqondile akazange angene edolobheni ngoba wayefuna ukudlala Nofat man ngaphandle. Ngakho wonke umuntu weza kimi ngokushesha futhi engamenywanga ."
  
  
  Wayehleka. Lapho siphinde sigqoka, wathi: "ngaletha amathoyizi avela E-ASO. Engxenyeni yokuqala yesabelo sethu. Ngena kulelo khwama lapho.
  
  
  Wabeka ipotimende embhedeni walivula. Izikhwama ezimbili zokugqoka zazifihlwe ngaphansi kwenqwaba yezingubo zangaphansi ezinomoya. Omunye kimi nomunye Kaheather. Uheather wayene-wig emfushane ebomvu nokwakheka okuncane. Ukufihla kwami kwakuyipheya elimhlophe, intshebe ehambisanayo, nezibuko ezinemiphetho enezimpondo.
  
  
  "Njengoba Uhawk akutshele, konke lokhu kungenxa yokuvakashela kwethu Esezak", kusho Uheather. "Nginamapasipoti ami neminye imibhalo ukuze ngiqede ukufihla kwethu. Ungumongameli Weroyal Society For The Study of Crime and Prisons. Ngidinga nje ukuthinta ukugcizelela kwakho kancane. Ngimdlala njengonobhala wakho ."
  
  
  "Ake sibone amapasipoti", embuza.
  
  
  Wangena ekhabetheni walikhipha. Ih wayihlola ngokucophelela. Ngazibona ngisepasipoti yakhe, kodwa esithombeni nganginezinwele ezimhlophe nezintshebe.
  
  
  "Udkt. Eric Walters", ngasho kancane.
  
  
  "Abantu esibabiza ngokuthi bangempela. Uwalters unedumela Elihle Engilandi, futhi kungenzeka Ukuthi Usezak uyalazi igama lakhe. Uwalters ungungqondongqondo othule, oqotho owaya e-Eton futhi wafunda e-Oxford. U-Ego ungumkhaya odabuka emndenini ohloniphekile. Usebenze Nescotland yard futhi wavakashela amajele amaningi asengilandi ukuze asize izigebengu ezibucayi ekubuyiselweni kwazo esimweni. Inezenzo ezijwayelekile. Ngizokubonisa lokhu ngomzuzu Owodwa, Nick. Kodwa siyaqiniseka Ukuthi Usezak akakaze ahlangane naye, ngakho konke kuzosebenza."
  
  
  "Futhi ungunell Truitt."
  
  
  "Owesifazane osemusha oneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu esebenza kwezenhlalakahle. Ukusekela okuyisisekelo Kukadkt. Walters. Wathweswa iziqu Ecambridge University njengesazi sezenhlalo futhi njengamanje usebenza Ku-PhD yakhe ngesikhathi sakhe sokuphumula. Ukwenza izimonyo zokugqoka kwakhe kuhlanganisa imvukuzane enkulu ngakwesokudla se-rta. Ingabe usangithanda, Nicky?"
  
  
  "Ngokulinganisela", ngahleka.
  
  
  "Ngisho noma kufanele nginciphise isifuba sami ngenxa yendima yami?"Wangibuka ngingenacala, ngingenalo udumo, futhi igazi lami laqala ukuwohloka futhi.
  
  
  "Uyazi ukuthi kufanele ushaye kuphi umuntu, Heather othandekayo."
  
  
  "O, kungokwesikhashana, Nikki", wamomotheka.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ngizokugwema, ngibheke amaphephandaba. "Ucabanga ukuthi lokho kwanele ukuba ufike Kusezak?"
  
  
  "Kwathunyelwa incwadi Elondon ithi siyakhukhumala e-Ankara futhi sikhukhumala ukuze sibone Usezak ehhovisi le-ego endlunkulu yamaphoyisa. Singathanda futhi ukuhlangana Nosezak mathupha, njengoba Uwalters aziwa njengomlandeli Kasezak. Izikhathi eziningana Usezak wavela emakhasini okuqala amaphephandaba enqatshelwe icala elibalulekile. Cishe ungumuntu owaziwayo ezweni lakubo."
  
  
  "Ngiyakwazi lokho. Yilokho Indoda Ekhuluphele eyazama ukungichazela khona ngaphambi kokuba Usezak afike kuyo. Uma ukwaziswa Kwendoda Ekhuluphele kulungile, Khona-Ke Usezak uyindoda eyingozi kakhulu, Uheather.
  
  
  Uheather wafinyelela esikhwameni sakhe sesikhumba sasemorocco esenziwe ngesandla futhi wakhipha i-Sterling .380 Umthetho Wokuthengwa kwempahla yomphakathi isibhamu esizenzakalelayo. Isibhamu esincane, kodwa esinamandla okudubula. Walahla isikhwama sakhe phansi. Futhi enonyawo olulodwa embhedeni, izinwele zakhe zehlombe zifana nomlandeli ophuzi, wakhipha isikhwama esingenalutho sesibhamu ngasinye futhi wafaka esigcwele ngokuchofoza okuvamile. Wabheka phezulu wangihleka. "Angikhathazeki Ngosezak. Nginawe.'
  
  
  Wambheka futhi wamnyakazisa ikhanda. Wayebukeka njengesibonelo, hhayi njengenxusa eliyimfihlo. Iningi lamaphoyisa abesifazane lazama ukubukeka lingabonakali ngangokunokwenzeka. Yiba munye nesizinda ukugwema ukusola. Kodwa U-ASO wanquma ukuvumela Uheather ukuba ayidlale ngokwakhe. Yimuphi umuntu onengqondo ongasola inhloli kulona wesifazane omuhle? Mhlawumbe inkanyezi yamabhayisikobho, kodwa i-ejenti ephethe isibhamu esikhwameni sayo? Imfucumfucu.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Sizohamba nini Siye e-Ankara?"
  
  
  "Sizoya Emarmara Express, ngesikhathi ucacisa. Kodwa kulindeleke Ukuba sibe Se-Ankara ngosuku olulandelayo ."
  
  
  "Kulungile, kungcono sihambe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. I-KGB ikhathazeke kakhulu ngokuba khona kwami lapha. Ngeke basikhathaze E-Ankara okwamanje."
  
  
  "Ngiyayithanda indoda eyenza abangane bayo babe novalo", esho ngezwi layo elishisayo.
  
  
  "Bekungafanele bazi ukuthi ngilapha nhlobo", ngishilo. "Ubrutha wayeyodumala kakhulu kimi uma ekwazi lokho."
  
  
  "Kubrutus, ungomunye wezinto ezithakazelisa kakhulu emsebenzini wethu", Kumamatheka Uheather. "Hhayi yena kuphela, ngendlela."
  
  
  Wathatha izintshebe zakhe ezimhlophe futhi wabamba i-ih phakathi kwempumulo yakhe nomlomo wakhe ongaphezulu. Futhi ngesingisi sakhe esiphelele, wathi: "ngingasho ukuthi, sithandwa sami. Ake sihambe sidle ukudla kwenye yalezi zindawo ezinhle zaseturkey. Khona-ke sizoya esiteshini Sasecirkeci siyothenga amathikithi esitimela ."
  
  
  Uheather wahleka. "O, mkhulu, dokotela. Uwalters. Ngizokulungiselela ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Uhambo Oluya e-Ankara Noheather lwalulufushane futhi lungenamsebenzi. Kwakungekho zimpawu zomsebenzi WE-kgb esitimeleni. Ngokusobala, lezi zingubo zokugqoka zaphumelela. Sagibela ndawonye enqoleni esezingeni lesibili futhi sakhuluma ngezobugebengu namacala abalulekile amaphoyisa. Lapho Sesise-Ankara, sabhukha amakamelo amabili ehhotela elingachazeki futhi sahlela ukuhlangana Nocelik Sezak ngosuku olulandelayo.
  
  
  I-Ankara yayiyidolobha lesimanje. Yakhiwa endaweni eyayikade iyindawo enkulu enamaxhaphozi. Le migwaqo yayinkulu, futhi izakhiwo zalo lonke ikhulu lamashumi amabili zazihluke ngokuphelele E-Istanbul. I-Ankara ibilokhu iyinhloko-dolobha Yaseturkey kusukela ngo-1923.
  
  
  Ngakusasa ekuseni, mina Noheather kwadingeka silinde cishe ihora ukuze sibone Usezak. Kodwa kungazelelwe, wayelapho. Umnyango wehhovisi Lika-Ego wavuleka, futhi weza kithi izandla zakhe zelulekile. Usibingelela ngokuzwakalayo ngezwi lakhe eliqhakazile. Isandla sika-Ego sasisondela kokwami njengesifuba.
  
  
  Wayeyindoda ende, emnyama enezinwele ezimnyama, intshebe emnyama, namashiya amnyama. Wayebukeka enemisipha, nakuba u-emu ayesevile eminyakeni engamashumi amane. Wayekhuluphele kakhulu okhalweni kunami, kodwa ngisho naye wayebukeka eqinile. Amehlo ka-Ego ayemakhulu futhi enikeza umbono ohlakaniphile.
  
  
  Udkt. Walters! Wanginyakazisa kakhulu isandla. "Kuyilungelo elikhulu ukukwamukela lapha."Manje waphendukela Kuheather. "Futhi kumelwe ube Unkk. Truitt."Ubukeka umuhle.'
  
  
  Uheather waphakamisa isandla sakhe. Wayegqoke ipheya elibomvu nezibuko ezinama-lens amancane. Imibimbi emisha ebusweni bakhe yamenza waba neminyaka efanayo nekasezak. Futhi ingubo enkulu ensundu ayeyigqoka yayihambisana nezithende ezinkulu, zakudala zezicathulo zakhe. Wayebukeka njengencekukazi endala. Umuntu owayebona izinto kusengaphambili kuphela owayengazi ukuthi kunowesifazane omuhle owayegqoke lesi sifihla-buso.
  
  
  "Ngena," Kusho Usezak. "Siyakwamukela emsebenzini wami othobekile.
  
  
  Sangena ekamelweni elikhulu, futhi kumelwe ngivume ukuthi ngahlabeka umxhwele. Izindonga zazinombala okhilimu, kanti ingxenye engezansi yayizungezwe ukhuni olumnyama oluhle. Imidwebo yanamuhla yamafulentshi Yama-Impressionist yayilenga kuzo zonke izindonga, futhi isihlalo sikasezac esihle sasenziwe ngokhuni lwama-walnut. Kwakunezihlalo ezinhlanu ezinkulu ezizungezile. Usezak wasihlalisa phansi, wabe esehlala phansi esihlalweni esiphendukayo ngemuva kwedeski lakhe.
  
  
  "Uyakhathazeka uma unobhala wami ejoyina thina?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngesingisi esiphelele.
  
  
  Sesivele sihlangane nomlobi wezithombe egumbini lokulinda. Wayeqiniseka ukuthi wayengeyena unobhala Kasezak; unah wayengenalo umbono ngalokho. Usezak wayaziwa njengomuntu othanda abesifazane, futhi unobhala we-ego wayengumthandi we-ego. Wonke umuntu wayekwazi lokho, ngisho Nonkk. Sezak. Futhi uma ukunambitheka kukasezak kwabesifazane kwakuthuthuke njengoba kunjalo ngomklamo wobugovu, singalindela okuningi. Angizange ngidumale.
  
  
  Usezak wabiza Ukaterina gulersoy nge-intercom. Ngemva kwesikhashana, wayehlezi phambi kwethu, emamatheka futhi ekhuluma isingisi esiphukile.
  
  
  "Ah, Udkt. Walters. Ngakho nice ukuhlangabezana nawe. Futhi nawe, Miss Truitt.
  
  
  Kwakumangalisa ngempela. Unah wayenezinwele ezimnyama ezinde, ezicwebezelayo, ezifinyelela emahlombe kanye namashiya amade futhi amnyama kunawo wonke ake awabona. Ekuqaleni, amehlo akhe ayemakhulu futhi engenacala. Kodwa uma ubheka eduze, ungabona okunye okubangela lokho kubuka okungenacala. Uheather wabheka Unah ngamehlo afana nawempungushe, amehlo akhe ehlala esifubeni salo wesifazane esiphikisayo. Manje wayeqiniseka ukuthi wayengeke esafihla amabele akhe ngaphansi kwezingubo zangaphansi zakudala ukuze athole isabelo esilandelayo.
  
  
  "Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe, Nksz Gulersoy", kusho Uheather, mhlawumbe ngokungenamusa.
  
  
  "Manje ake sibone ukuthi yini esingayenzela bobabili-ngesikhathi uvakashele E-Ankara", Kusho Usezak ngenjabulo.
  
  
  Wazibuza ukuthi kungani sasixhumene isikhathi eside kangaka. Usezak wayengeyena nje isikhulu esonakele. Wakhuphuka kakhulu emaphoyiseni. Futhi umsebenzi wesibili we-ego wawungeyona into eyayingabizwa ngokuthi ubumsulwa obungenasici. Wafunda ukuzondla. Lokhu kungase kusho ukuthi waqala ukuxhumana Neroyal Society Elondon ngaphambi kokuba afune ukusibona. Inhlangano yaxwayiswa ngalesi simo.
  
  
  "Angikwazi ukuchaza ngamazwi ukuthi kusho ukuthini kimi nomsizi wami ukuba ngikwazi ukuhlangana nelinye lamaphoyisa adume kakhulu emhlabeni mathupha", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ah, udumo olukhulu kakhulu, Udkt. Walters", Kuphendula Usezak. Ngokusobala I-Emu yanconywa, kodwa ayizange iyeke ukuqapha.
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, kwembulwa abantu abaningana abathakazelisayo. Ezinye zezinto ezibazungezile zinzima kakhulu ukuba owesifazane onjengonksz. Truitt ezwe. Unksz. gulersoy ubona iningi lemibiko yami, kodwa ngisho naye akayiboni yonke."
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngingase ngiquleke."Unksz gulersoy wamomotheka futhi wachaza ngesingisi esiphukile ukuthi umsebenzi wakhe Wesezak wawuhlanganisa ini. Uheather wayenezindlebe, futhi akazange aphuthelwe esinye sezenzo zakhe.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwethu kokuqala, asizange silethe amakhamera afihliwe noma amadivayisi okuqopha. Sasibheke phambili emhlanganweni wesibili, ongakahleleki ukuze sifunde ngokucophelela laba ababili.
  
  
  "Njengoba ubona, mina Nonksz Gulersa sisebenza ndawonye", kusho Usezak.
  
  
  Kunzima kuye ukukholelwa lokho. I-cia Ne-D15 Yasebrithani babika ukuthi Unksz.Sezak wayekhubazekile futhi cishe akazange ambone umyeni wakhe Nonksz. gulersoy.
  
  
  "Uma ngikhumbula kahle", Kusho Usezaku kuye, " wawuphethe uphenyo Lwetopkapi eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Kumelwe ngithi, umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu wamaphoyisa.
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga, ngiyabonga", Kusho Usezak enelisekile. "Yebo, ngamtshela konke lokhu. Kusukela ekuqaleni kuzo zombili izinhlangothi. Ngandlela-thile, umsebenzi wobuciko wobugebengu. Lokhu kwenza nokuxazulula icala elinjalo kube inselele."
  
  
  "Ngibonakala ngikhumbula ukuthi leli cebo lalenziwe Useraglio othile", ngasho.
  
  
  Usezak wabonisa ukungabaza okuthile. "Empeleni useraglio wayengomunye wabalingiswa abaphambili. Kodwa umqondo ongokwengqondo walomsebenzi kwakungushremin. Manje " uvalelwe ejele eliseningizimu."
  
  
  "Ingabe unethuba lokuqashwa, Mnu. Sesak?"Uheather wabuza ngezwi Lakhe likatruitt.
  
  
  Usezak wahleka isikhashana. "Ngithethelele, Nksz Truitt. Ngiyesaba ukuthi inkonzo yokulingwa Eturkey ayihlali endaweni efanayo naleyo ojwayele Ukuyenza Engilandi. Cha, akanalo ithuba lokuphinde aphume ejele.
  
  
  "Nkulunkulu wami, kuyesabeka", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe lokho kungcono, Nksz Truitt", kusho Usezak. "Ngokushesha nje lapho simkhulula, uyofika necebo lobugebengu obusha. Futhi lokhu, ngeshwa, kuphikisana nezithakazelo zombuso ."
  
  
  "Yebo, kodwa..."Uheather uthi, ngokuzimisela udlala indima yakhe.
  
  
  "Kumelwe uthethelele Unksz. Truitt ngemizamo yakhe yezithunywa zevangeli", ephazamisa. "Kodwa uyisisebenzi sezenhlalakahle kuqala, bese kuba isazi sobugebengu."
  
  
  "Lona umuzwa wakhe wobulili besifazane", Kusho Ukaterina gulersoy ezosiza Uheather.
  
  
  "Eqinisweni," ngasho. "Waphawula ukuthi ngokushesha, Miss gulersoy."
  
  
  Wamamatheka kamnandi futhi washintshana ngokushesha Nosezak. Ukaterina wahlala phansi enemilenze emibili futhi waqala ukushaya umlenze wakhe ngokushesha nje lapho ekhuluma. Lapho eyeka ukuhlanganyela engxoxweni, akazange asanyakazisa umlenze wakhe. Usezak ngokwakhe wayehlale ephakamisa umunwe wakhe lapho efuna ukugcizelela okuthile, futhi lokhu kwakwenzeka kaningi. Wayelokhu ecindezela futhi ecindezela isandla sakhe sokunene. Ngazibheka ngokucophelela lezi zincazelo njengoba Usezak eqhubeka echaza indlela abantu abacabanga ngayo ngokuqashwa Eturkey.
  
  
  "Konke kuyathakazelisa kakhulu, Mnu. Sezak", ngasho lapho eseqedile.
  
  
  "Ngiyajabula ukukukhonza. Ngicabanga ukuthi ungathanda ukubona indlunkulu yethu. Khona-ke ngingakulungiselela uhambo oluqondisiwe. Noma mhlawumbe ufuna ukuvakashela ejele Ankara? »
  
  
  "Sizokwazisa ngempela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, singathanda ukuhlangana nawe futhi ngaphansi kwezimo ezingahlelekile ngaphansi kwezimo ezihlukile. Mhlawumbe ngingakumema wena Nonksz gulersoy ukuba bazodla isidlo sakusihlwa kwenye yezindawo zokudlela ezidumile.
  
  
  Waphuthuma izindebe zakhe isikhashana, ecabanga. Yena, wambona ekwenza ngaphambili. "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngimazi kangcono kunalokho, dokotela. Uwalters. Kusasa ebusuku ngenza iphathi yabangane bami nabantu engibajwayele ekhaya. Unksz Gulersoy naye uyeza. Ngingammemela kulokho?"Khona-ke siyoba nesikhathi esanele sokushintshanisa ukwaziswa ngomsebenzi wethu endaweni emnandi ."
  
  
  "Ngiyayithanda", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  "Lokhu kungaba impumelelo enkulu yokuvakashela kwethu E-Ankara", nginezela.
  
  
  'Kuhle. Isidlo sakusihlwa siqala ngehora lesishiyagalombili. Akudingeki ugqoke izingubo ezikhethekile zakusihlwa."Usezak wasukuma . "Sizobheka phambili ekuboneni wena, dokotela. Uwalters, Unksz. Truitt.
  
  
  Waphakamisa isandla sakhe. Waxhawulana no-emu wathi: "kulungile Lokho. Kwakuyinto enhle kithi, Mnu. Sezak."
  
  
  "Ngizoqiniseka ukuthi unohambo oluhle", ephendula.
  
  
  Ngemva kokushintshana ngokuvalelisa okuvamile, sahamba. Lapho sibuyela emgwaqweni, ngabheka nxazonke ngokuqapha, kodwa angibonanga muntu osilandelayo. Sanquma ukuhamba ngezinyawo siye ehhotela.
  
  
  "Ucabangani?"Uheather wambuza njengoba sasihamba emgwaqweni obanzi ogcwele izihlahla ezinomthunzi nezakhiwo ezinkulu zesimanje ezinhlangothini zombili.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi wabiza Ilondon. Kodwa namanje akaqiniseki ukuthi ngempela yithi yini", esho . "Umuntu osesimweni sokuzicabangela kufanele aqaphele kakhulu abantu angabazi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zibonakala zithembeke kangakanani kithi ."
  
  
  "Uhlakaniphe kakhulu", ngishilo. "Nomuntu omuhle kakhulu . Lokhu kwenza i-ego ibe yingozi kakhulu. Ngiqala ukuqonda ukuthi I-Emu ikwazi kanjani ukuphila ukuphila okuphindwe kabili okuphumelelayo."
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa ngokuthi sacekela phansi konke", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  Wabheka unah. Wamomotheka. "Masithathe isikhathi sethu, Heather othandekayo. Mhlawumbe wamane wasimema ukuba sazane kangcono. Kuzodingeka uzibonakalise kancane. Futhi lokho kunayo yonke imishini okumelwe siyithwale."
  
  
  "Nina ochwepheshe nizodinga lezi zithombe namafilimu uma sifuna ukulingisa Amaturkey amabili ezweni lethu", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  'Ngiyamazi. Kodwa namanje angikuthandi ngempela. Akusona isitayela sami ."
  
  
  Uheather wahleka.
  
  
  "Yini ejabulisa kangaka ngayo?"
  
  
  'Umuhle. Ngokushesha nje lapho kudingeka wenze umsebenzi othile ovamile, thina, amaphoyisa avamile, esiwenza njalo, siqala ukukhononda."
  
  
  Yena, onamahloni. "Ngiyavuma, angiyena umthwebuli wezithombe ongcono kakhulu."
  
  
  "O, Nicky, akukubi kangako. Noma mhlawumbe Unksz gulersoy uyokwenza i-striptease kwelinye lamatafula."
  
  
  "Kungaba nomthelela omuhle emsebenzini wami."
  
  
  'Hmm. Ungenza ngibe nomona, Nicky.
  
  
  'O, akunjalo? Wamomotheka. "Ngangicabanga ukuthi uyazi ukuthi ngiyabathanda abesifazane."
  
  
  Yebo, sithandwa. Kodwa ngangicabanga ukuthi unambitheka kahle", esho. "Futhi ugulersoy, phela, uvamile kakhulu."
  
  
  Ngambheka futhi ngabona ukuthi wayelinde impendulo yami. Wamomotheka ngothando.
  
  
  "O, Nick", wabubula. "Ngezinye izikhathi awubekezeleleki ngempela.
  
  
  
  
  Ngosuku olulandelayo sanikezwa ithuba lokuvakashela ihhovisi eliyinhloko. U-Ego waboniswa yiphoyisa elinenkani elalijabule kakhulu ngolwazi lwalo lwesingisi. Ngeshwa akulungile. Kungaba ngcono kuwo wonke umuntu uma ekhuluma ulimi lwakhe lwendabuko. Mina noheather sasikhuluma kahle isiturkey.
  
  
  Cishe ngehora lesihlanu, sabuyela ehhotela ukuze sishintshe isidlo Sakusihlwa Kwasezak. Uheather wabonakala egqoke isudi enhle ye-plaid tweed nezicathulo ezinsundu ezinemiphetho ebanzi. Unksz Truitt akahambi egqoke izingubo zakusihlwa ezinesibindi. Futhi wayengeke athenge eyodwa ngalesi senzakalo.
  
  
  Mina ngokwami ngangigqoke isudi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka enama-lapel amancane nejakhethi emfushane. Eminyakeni eyishumi ngaphambi kwalokho, kwakuyintukuthelo enkulu. Futhi nganginophawu Lweroyal Society ekhanda lami. Yilokho umuntu onjengowalters ayengakwenza.
  
  
  "Ubukeka umubi", kusho Uheather, engifunda.
  
  
  "Ngeke futhi uwine noma yimiphi imiklomelo kule ngubo, sithandwa."
  
  
  'Kuhle. Ngicabanga ukuthi sizobe sesikulungele ukuhlasela.
  
  
  'Wow!'- ingqikithi-i wanezela.
  
  
  
  
  Ngaphambi nje kwehora lesishiyagalombili, safika endlini Kasezak. Yilokho futhi obungakubiza ngokuthi okumangalisayo, ngokwesibonelo, imizuzu eyishumi ukusuka E-Ankara, phakathi nehlathi. Umgwaqo omude wawuphelela phambi kwamakholomu.
  
  
  Inceku yasivumela ukuba singene futhi yasiyisa emtatsheni wezincwadi, lapho kwakukhona khona ezinye izivakashi. Saziswa kubantu abayishumi nambili abavela kuzo zonke izingxenye eziphezulu zomshini wombuso. Unkk. Sezak naye wayelapho esihlalweni sabakhubazekile. Akazange asibingelele kahle, kodwa ngaphandle kwalokho wayebonakala engayinaki kakhulu iphathi nezivakashi zayo. Wayebonakala ethatha ukuba khona Kukakaterina gulersoy ngendlela yefilosofi.
  
  
  Njalo lapho ngimxhawula, ngangesaba ukuthi ikhamera encane eyayisemva kwebheji yami yayizondiza iphume futhi idlidlize phansi. Noma ukuthi othile angase abone ukuqhuma ephaketheni le-doublet yami lapho kwakukhona khona i-tape recorder. Uheather wayenemishini efanayo. Sashiya izibhamu zethu ekhaya.
  
  
  Isidlo sakusihlwa sahamba kahle. Mina noheather sasidlala lo mdlalo eduze Kukasezak ekhanda lesihlalo, lapho yena, njengomethuli, ngezinye izikhathi ayengasenza khona imibono enenhlonipho kithi. Unkk. Sezak wayehlala ngakolunye uhlangothi lwesihlalo, ngezinye izikhathi enikeza umyeni wakhe ukubukeka okumnyama. Angizange ngimbone ebuka Ukaterina, Futhi Ukaterina wayebuka unah.
  
  
  Ngemva kokudla kwakusihlwa, okwakuhlanganisa nokudla i-kebab yaseturkey enezicucu zenyama ezilinganayo nesibhakela, leli qembu lathuthela egumbini elikhulu lokuphumula phambi kwendlu. Kwakuphakelwa ama-cocktail lapha.
  
  
  Ekuqaleni, ngakuthola kunzima ukukhumbula Usezak ngenxa yezinye izivakashi. Kodwa ekugcineni kwasebenza, futhi wabuzwa yi-ego ear ngomsebenzi we-ego. Ngemva kokuphuza iziphuzo ezimbalwa, wayengazigodli kangako kunasehhovisi lakhe, futhi wayekhuluma kakhulu.
  
  
  Ngalesi sikhathi, Uheather wayesembambile Ugulersoy, futhi babexoxa ngenjabulo kulo lonke igumbi. Ngemva kwesikhashana, beza kithi. Lapho Nje Usezak eqeda indaba eyisicefe.
  
  
  "Futhi ngeke ukholwe ukuthi ekugcineni ngithole kuphi lo muntu", engitshela. Abesifazane beza kithi, futhi wavuma ngekhanda kubo. Wathathwa isithombe yi-ego profile yakhe. Ngangisenamacebo ayisithupha kakade, futhi nomqophi wezwi naye wasebenza kahle. "Ha, uza kithi."
  
  
  Wagona u-ih. Ukatherine wavuma ngenjabulo, kodwa Uhether wayebukeka edidekile.
  
  
  Ngithemba ukuthi awusoli le nyathi enobugovu obungathandeki ngokuba nokhahlo", Kusho Usezak Kuheather.
  
  
  Cha, cha. Kulungile", Kusho Uheather enamahloni. Wayedlala indima yakhe ngokumangalisayo.
  
  
  Usezak wamkhulula Futhi wamanga Ukaterina obala. Unkk. Sezak wayesevele eshiye i-yahoo ngokushesha ngemva kokudla kwasemini, Futhi Ucelik waxolisa ngonah. Njengoba ngangibuka Unkk. Sesak ehamba ngesondo eya ngemuva kwendlu ngesihlalo sakhe sabakhubazekile, kwangikhanyela ukuthi Ucelik Sesak wayengumuntu onjani ngempela. Ngemva kokubukeka okuhle nokumamatheka okunobungane, kwakunendoda eyayibulala umkayo kancane kancane. Ngokuziphatha okubandayo kwe-ego nokuziphatha okuvulekile kwe-ego nomistress phambi kwabangane nabantu abajwayelene nabo. Indoda eyayingacabangi ngisho nangomzuzwana ngokuhlupheka okwesabekayo umuntu wesifazane okumelwe abhekane nakho. Cha, Ucelik Sezak wayengumuntu ongathandeki. Ngisho noma ufuna ukukhohlwa ukuzazisa kokushushumbisa izidakamizwa nokushushumbisa abantu okwesikhashana. Uma isabelo sami sibangela ukuba i-ego, izwe, liwohloke, ngiyojabula ukukwenza.
  
  
  Usezak wahilela abesifazane ababili ekuqedeni indaba yakhe. Wakhuluma ngokuzwakalayo otshwaleni. Wayelalela ngokucophelela ukuzwakala nokuhlukahluka, futhi wayenethemba lokuthi umshini wokurekhoda wawuyobamba konke. Wayesevele eqophe imisho embalwa ngesiturkey lapho esho okuthile komunye umfana.
  
  
  Lo muntu wayecashe emathuneni Amaroma", kuqhubeka Usezak. "Yindawo engakholeki. Kumanzi, kubanda futhi kumnyama. Indawo yokuzalela amagundane nezinambuzane. Futhi lapho le ndoda yayicashe izinsuku eziningana. Lapho sithola i-ego ...
  
  
  Ngangisanda kuthatha esinye isithombe sobuso be-ego lapho isandla sibamba ihlombe lami.
  
  
  Ngishaqekile ngaye, ngaphenduka ngacabanga ukuthi ukushaqeka kwami kwakubonakala. Uheather naye waphenduka.
  
  
  "Ngakho uthola lonke ulwazi oludingayo Kusuka Celik?"
  
  
  Ngathintwa indoda enkulu, isikhulu saseturkey, engangisanda kuxoxa nayo. Usezak wayengacacile lapho ebuza i-ego yakhe, lapho lo muntu esebenza khona emnyangweni noma enhlanganweni. Manje, ngokubukeka okuhlaba umxhwele kwamehlo ka-ego, futhi isandla sibambeke njengebhande ehlombe lami, elakhe, ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi ngangikhubeke kothile ngomsebenzi wami. Wangethula kimi Nakuheather njengobasimevi.
  
  
  "Umnu. Sezak unendaba ethakazelisa kakhulu", ngathi, ngimbheka ukuze ngibone ukuthi uyakubona yini ukuqhuma okuncane ngaphansi kothayi wami. "Wayenokuphila okuthakazelisayo ."
  
  
  "Yebo, kuyathakazelisa kakhulu", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  Ubasimevi wabheka unah buthule. Ekugcineni, wangidedela ehlombe. "Ngangingazi ukuthi unabangane abangamangisi, Celik."
  
  
  Usezak wayebukeka engaphuzi. "Ah, ucabanga kakhulu ngami, Basimevi. Laba bangabalingani emsebenzini wami othobekile. Ngifuna ngempela ukuba babe abangane bami."
  
  
  "Kuyavumelana", ngishilo.
  
  
  Udkt. Walters Nonksz. Truitt bangososayensi Basebrithani bezokwelapha", Kusho Ukaterina ngesingisi sakhe esibi.
  
  
  "Kuyathakazelisa", kuphawula Ubasimevi. Wangibheka eduze kakhulu kunalokho engangingakuthanda. Ukube ngempela wayevela enkonzweni eyimfihlo yaseturkey, wayeyobona ukufihla kwethu phambi kwanoma ubani omunye, ngisho Nosezak.
  
  
  "Ngingakwazi yini ukugcwalisa ingilazi yami, dokotela?"Uwalters? Ngiyakubona, cishe akunalutho.
  
  
  "Ah, angizange ngikubone lokho."Kwakuyiqiniso. Wayematasa kakhulu esebenza ngekhamera encane. Kwadingeka ngicindezele inkinobho ephaketheni lami lejakhethi. Kwakunentambo eyayiboshelwe enkinobho, okwathi ngemva komgwaqo omude, oyindilinga, yaphela ngekhamera eyayingemuva kothayi wami.
  
  
  Ngaphambi kokuba asho noma yini, Ubasimevi wakhipha ingilazi, wayigoqa engalweni yami, wahamba waya endaweni yokudlela. Wathatha ibhodlela le-whisky. Ngamlandela, futhi lokhu kwasenza sahlukana nabanye okwesikhashana. Usezak wayesevele egxile endabeni yakhe eya kwabesifazane ababili.
  
  
  Lapho ekugcineni ngifika endaweni yokudlela, wabona Ubasimevi ebeka ingilazi yami phezu komugqa wamabhodlela ngesandla esisodwa futhi egcwalisa enye ingilazi ngesinye.
  
  
  
  Ngicela, " esho emamatheka futhi wanginika ingilazi egcwele. "I-celica whiskey yinhle kakhulu ."
  
  
  "Ngempela," ngathi, futhi ngamomotheka. 'Ngiyabonga."Waphuza.
  
  
  "Waya E-Oxford, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Empeleni.'
  
  
  "Ngingambuza ukuthi iyiphi ikolishi?"
  
  
  I-ego kacorkscrew yaphendula, futhi waphakamisa amashiya akhe.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngiyakwazi lokho. Ingabe akunjalo eduze Kombhoshongo Wensimbi Kamagdalena?
  
  
  Wayekulungele lokhu. Yebo, edell ngokwayo. Angikhumbuli ukuthi ngezinye izikhathi ngangivuswa izindela zicula. Ngiyesaba ukuthi ngeke kube khona labo abavuka kusenesikhathi. Ingabe nawe waya E-Oxford?"
  
  
  "Cha, hhayi yena."Ubasimevi wamomotheka kakhulu. Wayenezinwele ezisikiwe nehembe lomqeqeshi webhola lezinyawo elikhuluphele. Unenyama, unesilevu esiqinile. Wayengeyena umenzeli wasensimini; ngokusobala wayemdala kakhulu ukuba angakwenza lokho. Cishe wayephakeme esigabeni, mhlawumbe wayephethe ngisho ne-secret service. Ukumamatheka kwaphela. "Angizange ngihlale lapho isikhathi eside. Funda umlando wabantu basengilandi. Isihloko esithakazelisayo. Wachitha izinsuku zakhe Emtatsheni Wezincwadi Wasebodleian, esebenza ezivivinyweni Zakhe Zeradcliffe digital camera.
  
  
  "Kumelwe ngithi," ngathi, " ubuyisela izinkumbulo ezimnandi."
  
  
  "Yimaphi amajele ezweni lakini owasebenza kuwo?
  
  
  Wayebuzwe imibuzo, kwakungekho kungabaza ngalokho. Yiqiniso, kungenzeka Ukuthi Ubasimevi wasebenza Nosezak, kodwa akunakwenzeka. Kungaba yingozi kakhulu Ukuba Usezak ahlanganise amanye amaphoyisa emisebenzini yakhe eseceleni. Cishe wayenomnyango wakhe walolu hlobo lomsebenzi. Ngaphandle kwalokho, Ubasimevi Nosezak babengathandani kakhulu. Cishe ubasimevi wayelapha ngesizathu esifanayo nezinye izivakashi. Ukuze Alondoloze idumela Likasezak emibuthanweni ephakeme Kakhulu Yase-Ankara. Ngakho Ubasimevi kwakufanele abe senkonzweni eyimfihlo.
  
  
  Wanikeza umcwaningi amagama amajele amaningana asengilandi ngokubona kwakhe, futhi walalela ngokucophelela. Wabuza ngezimo zasejele elithile. Ngenza amazwi athile avamile futhi ngaveza ithemba lokuthi izimpendulo zami zaziyokwanela. Wazama ukwenza ingxoxo elula. Uheather wasibuka, ekhathazeka kakhulu emehlweni akhe.
  
  
  "Kwakumnandi ukuhlangana nawe, Dokotela. Uwalters", Ekugcineni Ubasimevi waphetha. "Mhlawumbe ngizokubona E-Ankara ngaphambi kokuba sihambe."
  
  
  Kwavela ukumamatheka ebusweni bakhe obunenyama, futhi wazibuza ukuthi lokho kwakuwusongo yini. "Masithembe kanjalo," ngasho ngentshiseko yokuzenzisa.
  
  
  Wabuyela eqenjini ayelishiyile, Futhi Ubasimevi naye wajoyina elinye iqembu. Usezak wayesacabanga ngokunqoba kwakhe esikhathini esidlule. Kamuva ngalobo busuku, ngaphambi nje kokuba mina Noheather sivalelise, ngabona Ubasimevi eza endaweni yokudlela futhi esonga ingilazi yami ngesando. Konke kwanyamalala ephaketheni elingaphakathi.
  
  
  "Ungakhohlwa ukuvakasha ejele kusasa", Kusho Usezak ngesikhathi sizwelana no-Emu ruku.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, wayeshayela imoto endala yaseturkey ayeyiqashile ngenxa yalesi senzakalo. Le moto yayinemodeli eyayikhiqizwa Emelika kuphela ngaphambi kwempi. Uheather waphenduka wangibheka futhi wayesezosho okuthile, kodwa ngacindezela umunwe ezindebeni zakhe. Njengoba sasishayela phansi emgwaqweni, imakrofoni efihliwe yayibambelela ngaphansi kwedeshibhodi, kodwa ayitholanga lutho. Uheather waqeda ukuhlolwa kwakhe.
  
  
  Ekugcineni wathi:" akukho lutho".
  
  
  Ngamphendulela emgwaqweni oya edolobheni. "Kulungile," ngishilo.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  "Ubani lowo muntu oqhoshayo owayengakudonsa eceleni uma kudingeka?"kubuza Uheather njengoba sasisondela emaphethelweni E-Ankara.
  
  
  "Ubasimevi?"Ngaphandle kwalokho, angikwazi ukukutshela okuningi ngonen. Ngicabanga nge-turkish secret service. Wangibuza imibuzo yangempela. Wathatha nengilazi ngeminwe yami kuyo.
  
  
  Uheather wangibuza imibuzo.
  
  
  "Wasusa ingilazi eyayisebenzisa."
  
  
  Wabheka emuva emgwaqweni. Empeleni.'
  
  
  "Kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi use-secret service. I-cia Ne -l5 bebelokhu benikeza Amaturkey izinkinga eziningi muva nje. Kunalokho Kunamarashiya. Kubonakala sengathi asisabethembi Ngokuphelele Abaseturkey. Uthando lwethu alusenamandla kangako. Ngakho lapho senza umsebenzi omangalisayo Kangaka E-Ankara, Ubasimevi wanquma ukusivivinya. Ngiyangabaza Ukuthi Usezak unokuthile ahlobene nakho."Eyakhe, ihleka, isikhashana. "Ngicabanga ukuthi lesi ngesinye' sezenzakalo ezingalindelekile ' esixwayiswa ngaso sonke isikhathi."
  
  
  Uheather wamangala. "Wawukhuluma ngani?
  
  
  "Phakathi kwezinye izinto, Nge-Oxford."
  
  
  "Ingabe wayekhona?"
  
  
  "Yilokho akusho, noma kunjalo."Kuyadingeka ukuphinda le ngxoxo. Lapho ngifika esigabeni Somtapo Wezincwadi Wasebaudelaire, Uheather wangiphazamisa.
  
  
  Ingabe wathi wafundela Iradcliffe digital cameras eminyakeni eminingi edlule?
  
  
  Yebo.'
  
  
  "Futhi awuzange ulungise ukuzazisa kwakho?"
  
  
  Wathi kuye - " Ingabe Kwakufanele akwenze ngaleso sikhathi?". "Ngatshelwa ukuthi iseli Likaradcliffe lisetshenziswa njengohlobo oluthile lokufunda emtatsheni wezincwadi."
  
  
  'Konke kungokoqobo. Kodwa uyazi ukuthi muva nje basebenzise ikhamera njengengxenye yomtapo wezincwadi. Kuze kube yiminyaka embalwa edlule, abafundi babengavunyelwe lapho ."
  
  
  Wafunga ngaphansi kokuphefumula kwakhe. "Futhi Ubasimevi wayekwazi lokho."
  
  
  Ngiyaqiniseka ngokuphelele ngakho", esho. "Ungazibeki icala, Nick. Lokhu kuyinto ongeke ukwazi. Othile e-ASO wenza umsebenzi wakhe ngokungalungile. Kodwa sasazi Ukuthi Usezak wayengakaze aye E-Oxford. Ubasimevi ungomunye walezi zici ezingalindelekile, njengoba usho, ezivame ukuvela ngesikhathi esingafanele ."
  
  
  Ngiyavuma, " ngathi, ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kwashintsha kanjani sonke isikhundla sethu edolobheni. Waphenduka ekhoneni wabuyela ehhotela edolobheni.
  
  
  Kunoma ikuphi, ngiyangabaza Ukuthi Ubasimevi unanoma yini ehlobene neminwe yami. Mhlawumbe I-KGB inabo, kodwa asinaye omunye umuntu. Kuthiwa, ayitholakali ku-turkish special service noma emaphoyiseni aseturkey."
  
  
  "Kuleso simo, kungcono sisebenzise uhlelo lwethu ngokushesha", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  Wama emgwaqweni omnyama eduze nendawo yokungenisa izihambi. Wabuka emgwaqweni isikhashana esibukweni sokubuka emuva. Akekho owayebonakala esilandela.
  
  
  Wabheka Uheather. "Khumbula lapho sihlezi ehhovisi Likasezak sixazulula amacala ka-ego adlule?"
  
  
  Yiqiniso; nge-estestvenno.'
  
  
  "Ngangikhuluma Ngodella topkapi. Watshelwa Ukuthi Useraglio wayengumqondo oyinhloko walokhu kuhlinzwa ngoba kwakusefayilini LE-ASO. Futhi Usezak wangilungisa."
  
  
  "Yebo, wayekhuluma Ngoshremin."
  
  
  'Ngokuqondile. Ngabheka lapho besibonisa amafayela namuhla, hhayi lapho, Usezak elungile, ifayela LE-ASO lalingalungile. Futhi ngabona Ukuthi Usezak wamangala ngokuthi ngangingazi amaqiniso ayisisekelo aleli cala, ngenza sengathi nginesithakazelo esikhulu."
  
  
  "Othile emnyangweni wami wenza umsebenzi omubi. Ngiyaxolisa. Ucabanga Ukuthi Usezak naye uyasibuka?
  
  
  "Singathemba kuphela ukuthi ngeke. Singathemba nokuthi Ubasimewi akadluliseli izinsolo Zakhe Kusezak ngokushesha okukhulu. Okungenani silapha E-Ankara izinsuku ezimbalwa neqembu LE-ax, elihlanganyela ekuzifihleni. Kodwa nginomuzwa ongacacile wokuthi ubasimevi cishe uzosibamba ngaphambi kokuba asho noma yini Kusezak. Ngithemba ukuthi, ego, ukufuna kuhlala kungenabungozi. Noma kunjalo, ake sizame ukulala kancane manje. Sizokudinga kakhulu ."
  
  
  Sahlola amakamelo ethu ukuze sithole amadivayisi okulalela. Asitholanga lutho. Lapho esefike emgqonyeni kadoti, wabuka ophahleni olumnyama isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba alale.
  
  
  Ukuvakasha ejele kwakuhlelelwe usuku olufanayo. Kodwa ekuseni, ngahamba ngebhasi ngadlula enkabeni Ye-Ankara, ngashintsha izingubo zami izikhathi eziningana, ngaya endaweni eyayingenamuntu edolobheni, lapho izindlu eziningana zazingenamuntu, zilungele ukudilizwa. Wamvumela ukuba angene ngefasitela elaphukile futhi wehla izitebhisi ezimbili eziya egumbini elingaphansi. Kulokho okwake kwaba igumbi lokushisa eliphakathi nendawo elifudunyezwa kusengaphambili. Kuye kwaba nezinguquko ezithakazelisayo lapha.
  
  
  Umnyango wezobuchwepheshe WE-ax wathumela iqembu labantu ababili e-Ankara ukuba liyokwakha izindlu zesikhashana zalomsebenzi. Baguqula lesi sikhala saba into efana nefulethi. Ingxenye eyodwa yayifana nesitudiyo somqophi, kanti enye ingxenye yayifana nesitudiyo esincane somsindo esigcwele imishini. Imibhede emibili yobuchwepheshe yayigcwele odongeni. Kwakungujohn thompson Nohank dudley. Lapho ingena, babevivinya imishini yokulalelwayo. Ngangike ngasebenza Nothompson ngaphambili, kodwa ududley wayemusha kimi.
  
  
  "Isikhathi sakho sokuqala sihlelelwe ubusuku", kusho Uthompson njengoba ephatha amakhasethi namateyipu i-emu yakhe eyamnika wona. "Ngaleso sikhathi, sizobe sesikulungele ukukuguqula."Uthompson wayengungoti ekwakheni IZEMBE nokuzifihla. Ngakho okuhle kakhulu kwakukhona.
  
  
  "Kulungile, sizoba lapho uma konke kuhamba kahle", emtshela ngokumomotheka.
  
  
  "Ududley ungunjiniyela womsindo", kusho Uthompson. "Uzokufundisa amazwi Kasezak Nogulersoy. Kuzodingeka ngifunde enkumbulweni ih ukuma nokushukuma komzimba."
  
  
  Ukubuka kwakhe kwazungeza igumbi. "Uzithole kanjani zonke lezi zinto lapha, mthungi?"
  
  
  Uthompson wamomotheka. "Sesivele senze ukufakwa kokuhlola ekhaya. Uhawk wathi kufanele kwenziwe ngokucophelela."
  
  
  "Ngihlabeke umxhwele kakhulu," ngivuma. "Kulungile, ngizokubona kulobubusuku, Thompson."
  
  
  "Konke okuhle kakhulu, Nick", esho njengoba ayemkhipha elabhorethri engaphansi komhlaba.
  
  
  Yena, waphenduka. "Kukhona okunye. Ingabe ikhona indlela esingakuqeda ngayo lokhu ngesikhathi esincane? Izinsuku ezintathu yisikhathi eside kithi ."
  
  
  "Cishe kungenziwa ngezinsuku ezimbili. Uma ungahlala lapha isikhathi eside."
  
  
  Ngathi: "sizobona ukuthi yini esingayenza".
  
  
  Ngabuyela ehhotela, ngathatha Uheather, ngadla naye isidlo sasemini endaweni yokudlela eseduze. Savuma ukuhlangana ejele ngehora lesibili ntambama. Omunye wabasebenzi Bakasezak wayelinde thina lapho. Ekupheleni kwesidlo sasemini, Uheather wakhipha isibuko esikhwameni sakhe futhi wahlola izimonyo zakhe. Wayebukeka ehlekisa ngezingubo zakhe ezibomvu nezibuko ezincane.
  
  
  "Kuhle lokho, Nell. Kuhle kakhulu ."
  
  
  Wabona usanta emehlweni ami. "Ungakhathazeki, Nicky. Ezinsukwini ezimbili, ngizomguqula Abe Ukaterina gulersoy omangalisayo, onesifuba nakho konke. Lokhu kumele kube ithemba okuthakazelisayo kuwe."
  
  
  "Kungani abesifazane abahle behlala benomona ngabanye abesifazane abahle?"
  
  
  Waphendula:" ngenxa yendlela nina bantu enibabheka ngayo".
  
  
  Wamomotheka Futhi wahamba Noheather baya emvuleni enkulu.
  
  
  "Buyela ehhotela," ngishilo. "Umuntu onjengowalters cishe uthatha amanothi phakathi nokhozi olufanayo. Ngizothola isitolo sezincwadi lapho ngingathenga khona incwajana yokubhala ngokufingqa. Ngizokubona ehhotela ngekota kuya kweyesibili."Lungisa imoto.
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, dokotela. Uwalters. Ezinye software uzohlangana amasevisi akho, udokotela. Uwalters?
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi konke kuhleleke kahle", emtshela ngokuhleka. "Sizokubona maduze, Nell ."
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda wahamba. Waqhubeka ehla ngomgwaqo, futhi ngemva kwamabhulokhi amabili waphenduka umgwaqo futhi wangena esitolo sezincwadi. Ngamthengela incwajana eyayingangena ephaketheni lami bese ngibuyela ehhotela.
  
  
  Njengoba imigwaqo emincane yayivikela kangcono emvuleni kuneboulevard evulekile, ngayiguqula yaba umgwaqo omncane ngakwesokudla ekugcineni kwebhulokhi. Imvula yagcina abantu bengaphakathi. Ngakho umgwaqo wanikwa mina. Ngenhlanhla, ukufihla kwakwenziwa ngezinto ezinhle, kungenjalo manje wayezohamba nemigqa yezimbali ebusweni bakhe bonke, noma enezintshebe ezikhohlakele.
  
  
  Umimmo imoto emnyama yangidlula. Angizange nginake. Yama cishe amamitha angamashumi amathathu kude, futhi amayoung turks amabili aseyabalas aphuma. Imoto yaqala ukuhamba futhi. Enye indoda yajikeleza amadoda amabili esakhiweni, enye yafika kimi. Isithakazelo sami savuswa ngokwanele ukuba ngimbheke ngokucophelela. Wangidlula umimmo futhi wakhuluma nami ngemuva. Ngiyaxolisa. Ukribitimiz varmi? Wayephethe ugwayi owawugobile phakathi kweminwe yakhe futhi ecela ukukhanya.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa", emtshela ngesiturkey. "Kodwa angibhemi."
  
  
  Wangibuka ngokucijile. "Ah, lokhu nakho kuyigugu, abantu abaningi bayasiza. Ngiyaxolisa ngokukukhathaza.
  
  
  'Enkonzweni yakho.'
  
  
  Le ndoda yaphenduka yahamba. Izingane zakhe zaqala ukuthutha futhi. Lapho efika endaweni lapho enye indoda yayinyamalele khona, watholakala emgwaqweni omncane. Wahamba ngokuqapha. Izwi langimisa.
  
  
  "Ngicela, mzuzwana nje."
  
  
  Waphenduka wabona omunye Umturkey emi emgwaqweni. Wayephethe isibhamu esenziwe Ebelgium esasikhomba kimi. "Ingabe ungangena lapha isikhashana?"Wayekhuluma isingisi, kodwa enamazwi aqinile.
  
  
  Wabheka phansi isibhamu, futhi wangena emehlweni endoda. Wayengahlomile. Wayengabukeki sengathi uzodutshulwa, kodwa ngangingakwazi ukuzibeka engozini ngokuvulekile manje. Ngemva kwesibili, ushaggy wezwa lokhu ngemuva kwakhe.
  
  
  Kungcono wenze njengoba esho, " Umturkey wokuqala, manje osemi ngemva kwami, wathi ngesingisi.
  
  
  Wabheka isiqondiso sika-ego futhi wabona ukuthi unamathele esandleni sakhe ngomzuzu okhokhelwayo. Yena, wangena emgwaqweni. Umturkey owayephethe isibhamu Sasebelgium wayemude futhi emdala ngokuphawulekayo kunendoda eyayisondele kimi emgwaqweni.
  
  
  "Ngitshele, ungubani?"waqala ngesingisi sakhe esihle Kunazo zonke E-Oxford. "Ngempela kudlula yonke imikhawulo. Ingabe emva isikhwama sami? Khona-ke awusenayo inhlanhla, ngoba anginayo imali eningi nami."
  
  
  "Nguye lowo", kusho Uturk osemusha komunye, engicindezela ukuba ngingene emgwaqweni.
  
  
  "Nginike isikhwama sakho", kusho ikhehla kimi.
  
  
  Ngaqaphela ukuthi wayeyihhotela le-ego ukuze ngikhonjwe, futhi leli kwakuyithuba lami lokudlala isivakashi esivamile. Phakathi nengxoxo, wehlisa isibhamu kancane ngokwanele ukuba anginike ithuba.
  
  
  "Ngeke uthole amaphepha ami", ngamemeza ngentukuthelo, futhi ngafinyelela isibhamu sami.
  
  
  Waphawula ukunyakaza kwami, kodwa kwase kwephuze kakhulu. Walahlekelwa ukulinganisela lapho edonswa ngezandla zombili engalweni eyayibambe isibhamu sakhe. Wadedela isibhamu futhi washaya omunye umuntu, owayesengemuva kwami. Ukuze i-emu ingawi ngokushesha, kwadingeka ikhiphe isandla sayo ephaketheni. Bashaya udonga ngokushaya. Lapho indoda ende ifinyelela isibhamu sayo, enye yangihlasela. Wayenamandla, futhi amandla okuhlasela kwakhe i-ego angibamba ukuze ngikhale. Izithupha zika-Ego zangicindezela umphimbo njengebhande. Ngazizwa ngicindezelekile. Wavumela izingalo zakhe ukuba zithinte i-ego isikhashana sokugula. Kwaphula ukubamba kwe-ego emphinjeni wami. Izandla zakhe zabambeka futhi wafaka isibhakela esiphindwe kabili ku-emu owayekhuluma ngokungagunci ukuphila kwakhe konke. Wakhasa ngokububula. Wabeka isandla sakhe entanyeni Ka-Emu ngesenzo esilinganiselwe. Yayihlotshiswe. Wakhubeka emgwaqweni omanzi. Kwakuwumzabalazo ongajwayelekile. Wayengazi ukuthi ubani owathumela laba bantu. Uma bekungokukasezak, okwakungeke kwenzeke, kungcono ukuthula. Khona-ke wayengase akhononde Kusezak, enethuba lokukhohlisa. Kodwa ukube u-ih wayethumele Ubasimevi, wayengeke aphathwe ngomusa. Khona - Ke kwakufanelekile ukubonisa izindlela ezithile Zokulwa Udkt. Walters ayezazi. Nakuba ngokuqinisekile ayengafuni ukungena enkingeni ngokubulala umuntu owayebazungezile.
  
  
  Ekugcineni indoda ende yabona ukuthi isibhamu sika-Ego sasikuphi. Kodwa ngaphambi nje kokuba ayibambe, i-ego yakhe yamshaya kanzima ohlangothini, ngaphansi nje kwemibimbi ye-ego. Ebhonga ngenxa yobuhlungu, wagingqika ukuze akhale. Leli kwakuyithuba lami. Uma ngingahamba manje, konke okumelwe ngikwenze kamuva ukukhononda ngokuzwakalayo 'ngamasela nangemfucumfucu' uma ngibuzwa imibuzo enzima.
  
  
  Yena, waphenduka wabaleka.
  
  
  Kodwa phambi kokuphuma emgwaqweni kwakunemoto emnyama. Umshayeli waphuma. Wangikhomba ngesibhamu sakhe, ngokungenakuphikwa.
  
  
  Wavele wayala. - 'Yeka!'
  
  
  Wayegqolozele isibhamu esinqunyiwe futhi wasibamba. Le ndoda yayingabukeki sengathi ingalokotha isebenzise isikhali sayo.
  
  
  Abanye ababili baphinde basukuma. U-Odin owayebazungezile wangibamba ngemuva wangibopha ngezinketani. Wavala i-ih ngokuqinile futhi bangisika inyama. Kwafika indoda ende futhi yema phambi kwami, futhi ukubukeka kwamehlo ayo okuzicabangela kwacacisa ukuthi yayiyongilungiselela izinto "ezinhle" ukube yayinethuba lokwenza kanjalo. Wambheka ngokungenamusa. "Angazi ukuthi ungubani, kodwa kungcono uxhumane Nomnu. Sezak ngaphambi kokuba uqede lokhu."
  
  
  "Usezak akahlangene ngalutho nalokhu", kukhononda omude. 'Shesha! Ngena emotweni.'
  
  
  Lesi sifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga sabonisa izinto ezimbili. Lo msebenzi wawuwumsebenzi Kabasimewi, futhi wayengeke atshele Usezak lutho kuze kube yilapho engibuza imibuzo. Ngokungaqondile, Imicabango Yami yaphendukela Kuheather ehhotela, futhi ngazibuza ukuthi wayephephile yini lapho.
  
  
  "Uma ungebona amasela, awuthunywanga Ngusezak
  
  
  "Ungubani-ke?"wabuza indoda ende.
  
  
  "Ngena emotweni."
  
  
  Wangena emotweni enobuso obunobudlova, ngoba Yilokho Uwalters ayeyokwenza. Uzoqhubeka nokuphikisa. "I-British consulate izokuzwa ngalokhu, ngiyakuqinisekisa."Ubuso bakhe obumnyama bakhuphukela esihlalweni esingemuva, futhi badlala umdlalo onjalo eduze kwami nhlangothi zombili.
  
  
  Kancane kancane, imoto yahamba. Ngenxa yokunyakaza okunesigqi, izihlanzi zefasitela langaphambili zagcina ifasitela langaphambili lihlanzekile, futhi wabona ukuthi sasiphuma siye enkabeni yedolobha.
  
  
  Ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi, sasimi phambi kokuphuma kwangemuva kwesakhiwo esikhulu sikakhonkolo esimpunga. Kwakubukeka njengesakhiwo sikahulumeni. Kwadingeka ngiphume ngiye egcekeni elincane. Ngathuthelwa esakhiweni, ngaholwa ngehla ngomhubhe, futhi ngafakwa esitimeleni. Saya esitezi sesihlanu. Phansi komunye umhubhe. Amaturkey amaningana adlula umimmo us adlala azi ukuthi ngibheke kuphi. Saphenduka futhi Wabhekana noheather ubuso nobuso. Wahlala eqandisiwe, egqolozele phambili ebhentshini lokhuni eduze komnyango ovaliwe. Wayengaboshwe ngezinketani, kodwa Umturkey ogqoke isudi emnyama wayemi eduze kwakhe.
  
  
  Udkt. Walters! Wamemeza ngokumangala, wasukuma ukuze angibingelele. "Ngaphoqeleka ukuba ngize lapha nami. Kwenzekani lapha?'
  
  
  Eyakhe yama phambi kwakhe. "Angazi, Nkosikazi Truitt. Kodwa ngizodinga ukuba ummeli Nomnu. Sezak baziswe ngokushesha nje lapho ngithola noma ubani ozungeze abaholi lapha."
  
  
  Kuyesabeka ngempela", kusho Uheather. Wayedlala indima yakhe ngokumangalisayo. "Kubi kakhulu ."
  
  
  "Ungakhathazeki, nksz Truitt", ngishilo. "Ngizobhekana nakho ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka."
  
  
  "Woza," kusho Uturk omude, engicindezela ukuba ngiye emnyango ovaliwe. Wavula umnyango. Silandela Uheather nomsizi wakhe, sangena egumbini lokulinda lapho kwakuhlala khona intombazane etafuleni. Ebhodini elivela Kumturkey omude, wacindezela inkinobho futhi wafaka umamukeli endlebeni yakhe. Wabubula okuthile ocingweni futhi walalela. Waphinde wavala ucingo futhi washo okuthile kumuntu omude ngesiturkey.
  
  
  "Makalinde lapho. Owesifazane naye.
  
  
  Wakhomba emnyango ongakwesobunxele sethu. Lapho ebubula etafuleni lakhe kwakunomnyango oqoshiwe. Cishe kwamenza wakwazi ukungena ehhovisi lomphathi wakhe.
  
  
  Le ndoda ende yavula omunye umnyango futhi yasihambisa ngaphakathi. Sangena ekamelweni elikhanyiswe ngokukhazimulayo, elinempahla encane. Izihlalo ezimbili ezilandelanayo kanye ne-recliner. Akukho okunye, izibuko ezimbili nje ezibubula. Izibuko, okungenani eyodwa ezazizungezile, zazicacile. Othile wayesesibuka manje, futhi cishe nathi sasizwakala.
  
  
  'Linda lapha. Uzobizwa maduze. Umturkey omude wanginika omunye umbono omubi futhi wavala umnyango ngemva kwakhe. Uheather wabheka ekamelweni, futhi wamane wamgqolozela Unah. Wabona izibuko futhi wazungeza ukuze abhekane nami. "Kwenzekani kithi, Dkt. Walters? Bangobani laba bantu?'
  
  
  Ngangazi ukuthi uyaqonda. Kwangikhipha ingcindezi. "Angazi, Nell. Angiqondi lutho ngakho. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi lokhu kuyiphutha elibi."
  
  
  Kwakusobala ukuthi babenethemba lokuthi amazwi ayezosidalula, noma ngisho nokudalula ukuthi singobani ngempela ngokuxoxa ngokukhululekile ngama-ego. Kodwa sobabili siye sabona leli tringa ngaphambili. "Baze bakubopha ngezinketani!"Kusho Uheather ethukile. 'O Nkulunkulu wami! Yeka abantu abangenampucuko! »
  
  
  Kwakuyiphutha elikhulu. Nganquma ukuqhubeka.
  
  
  "Ungakhohlwa, Nell, ukuthi ngomqondo othile silapha phakathi kwamaqaba. Eqinisweni, laba bantu abakaze bangeniswe emphakathini Wasentshonalanga."Ngenxa yalokhu, wayengathola isibhamu esengeziwe kulokho ayekuhlosile, kodwa kwakujabulisa kakhulu.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi lokhu kuhlobene nokuvakashela Kwethu Umnu. Sezak?"kubuza Uheather .
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi laba bantu baseduze nomnyango wamaphoyisa akhethekile. Angikholwa Ukuthi Umnu. Sezak wazi lutho ngalokhu. Cishe babefuna abantu abanjengathi. Abashushumbisi noma okuthile. Konke kuyoba kuhle, ungakhathazeki.
  
  
  "Ngithemba ngempela ukuthi ngeke kube isikhathi eside."
  
  
  Ngangizibuza ukuthi babeyofuna amakamelo ethu ehhotela ngokucophelela kangakanani. Yayifihlwe izikhali zethu nesikhwama sokugqoka izingubo zokugqoka emgqonyeni womoya opholile. Ukube babebahle, babeyokuthola. Kodwa mhlawumbe lokho akukenzeki okwamanje.
  
  
  Umnyango wavuleka. Indoda esasingakaze siyibone ngaphambili yangena. Wayengumturkey omfushane, ovelele ogqoke isudi enemichilo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Wasibheka ngokucophelela. "Le ntokazi iza nami", esho ngesingisi esihlanzekile. Njengokungathi kukhona okwenzeka kuye ngokuzumayo, wabuyela ekamelweni futhi wangikhulula ezintanjeni. Izihlakala zami zavuvukala ngenxa yokucindezela kwensimbi.
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga," kusho mina.
  
  
  Wanyamalala Noheather, futhi wasala yedwa enokusola okwesabekayo ngalokho okwakungase kwenzeke kuye. Wasukuma waqala ukugijima ekamelweni. Lapho Nje sekungokwakhe, ngangicabanga Ukuthi Udkt. Walters wayeyokwenza lokho kanye. Ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu, umnyango wavuleka futhi, futhi futhi lo mfokazi wama phambi kwami. Indoda emfushane, ekhuluphele. Izinwele ezincane nezikhwama ngaphansi kwamehlo.
  
  
  "Osebenza naye usitshele konke", esho ngokucijile nangokuthukuthela, ngesingisi. "Wayekwazi konke. Ku-nah, izinkinga seziphelile. Sithemba ukuthi nawe uzofuna ukubambisana. Akusekho phuzu lokuzenza ongenacala.
  
  
  Ngambheka engakholwa. "Uyithathaphi le nto engenangqondo, mthungi?"Uyavuma? Zenza sengathi usest. petersburg? Yiqiniso, est. petersburg, uyazi ukuthi yini! Isakhamuzi Sasebrithani, futhi ngifuna ukuba ummeli wami aziswe ngokushesha."
  
  
  Ummeli Wasebrithani e-Ankara wayekwazi ukuba khona kwethu futhi umistletoe wathola umyalo wokuba asisize uma kudingeka. Umturkey onamandla wayengibheka ngokucophelela. "Kubi kakhulu ukuthi unenkani."Waphenduka waphuma emakamelweni.
  
  
  Waqala ukuhamba futhi, ecindezela izintshebe zakhe ngolaka, enethemba lokuthi kwakuyothathwa njengomkhuba wokwethuka. Ngemva kwemizuzu emihlanu, indoda Uhether ayeyithathile yayimi phambi kwami.
  
  
  "Hamba," esho.
  
  
  Ngamlandela ngaya egumbini lokulinda. Saya obala osukwini olwalunemifanekiso eqoshiwe. Umturkey wangqongqoza wangena. Sazithola sisegumbini elikhulu. Izihlalo ezine zazihlelwe zaba yingxenye yombuthano phambi kwedeski. Kwakunomunye umuntu ongamazi etafuleni. Umturkey onamandla wayemi eduze kwakhe. Uheather wayehlezi kwesinye sezihlalo phambi kwedeski.
  
  
  Udkt. Walters! Bathi wazi okuthile noma unecala lokuthile! Lokhu kungenzeka kanjani?
  
  
  "Ngizolile, Nksz Truitt", ngishilo. "Ngicabanga ukuthi badlala umdlalo."
  
  
  It Phansi, Dkt. Walters, noma ngabe uyini", kusho indoda engemuva kwedeski ngezwi elithambile ngendlela eyingqayizivele.
  
  
  Ngincamela ukuma lapho ngize ngazi kahle ukuthi konke lokhu okungenangqondo kungenxa."
  
  
  'Njengoba ufisa.'Umuntu owangiletha waphuma emakamelweni wavala umnyango ngemva kwakhe. "Ungene ezweni ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule. E-Istanbul, ungase uthi. Kodwa asikwazanga ukuthola noma ubani owayengaqinisekisa indaba yakho."
  
  
  Yiqiniso, lokhu kwakulindelekile. Kodwa omunye umenzeli wahlanganisa uhlu lwabagibeli ukuze enze indaba yethu ibe yiqiniso. "Uma ungasikholwa, ngiphakamisa ukuthi uhlole uhlu lwabagibeli emjahweni we-twa ka-307 ngolwesibili olwedlule."
  
  
  "Sesiphelile," kusho indoda esetafuleni. "Nalokhu kulungile. Kodwa akumangalisi yini ukuthi akekho noyedwa oseduze kwabasebenzi ongakhumbula ukukubona usendizeni noma lapho wehla?
  
  
  Ngathi:" kubonakala kuvamile kimi. "Laba bantu bazobona amakhulu abagibeli nsuku zonke. Ingabe yingakho usigcina?
  
  
  "Uyini igama lakho langempela, Dokotela? Uwalters?
  
  
  'O, ngicela! Yekani le comedy!
  
  
  "Negama lenkosikazi?"
  
  
  "Sengivele ngikutshele igama lami langempela!"Uheather wamemeza. "Masihambe! Khona-ke singashiya leli zwe elibi! »
  
  
  "Thula, Nksz Truitt", wamxwayisa. "Akubona bonke abantu lapha abanjalo. Eqinisweni, kuze kube manje ama-ferret ayesesiphathe kahle kakhulu lapha. Uke kakade uxhumane Celik Sezak? Angasifakazela."
  
  
  Umturkey owayemi eduze kwesihlalo wancika komunye futhi wahlebela okuthile endlebeni ye-emu.
  
  
  "Ingabe uyisithunywa Sasebrithani?"Indoda eyayingasemuva kwedeski yabuza ngobumnene kodwa ngokuqinile. Wayemude futhi enamahlombe abanzi, enentshebe emnyama encane eyayigijima phansi emlonyeni wakhe ongaphezulu njengentambo yepensela.
  
  
  'O Nkulunkulu wami! Uheather wabubula.
  
  
  "Inhloli?"- phinda ngokungakholwa. "Kodwa, mngane wami othandekayo, ungasho kanjani into enjalo kososayensi odumile? Ngokusobala, angiyena inhloli, futhi nalona wesifazane akayena.
  
  
  "Izinhloli eziningi Zasemelika Nezasebrithani ziye zangena ezweni lethu ngokungemthetho, njengoba ubuhlobo bethu Nentshonalanga buye baba bubi", kuphendula Umturkey owayesetafuleni. "Asikwazi ukuvumela lokho kwenzeke."
  
  
  "Kodwa lokhu akuhlangene ngalutho nomiss Truitt nami!"Ngamemeza ngithukuthele. "Uma izivakashi zasebrithani ezingenacala ziphathwa kanjena Eturkey, khona-ke ngikholwa, Mnumzane wami othandekayo, ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokwazisa uhulumeni Kandlovukazi ngalolu daba. Igama elithi "uhulumeni" labangela ukunganeliseki ngakolunye uhlangothi lwesihlalo. Ngokuqinisekile babengafuni ukubangela ihlazo lamazwe ngamazwe uma babengenalo nhlobo ithemba ngobunikazi bethu. Futhi nakuba ngangiqiniseka ukuthi konke lokhu sasikweleta Ubasimevi, wayengekho. Ngokusobala wayengeke ashise iminwe yakhe. Indoda eyayisetafuleni, cishe eyayingaphansi kwayo, ngokuhlakanipha ayizange ikhulume ngephutha lami Nge-Oxford.
  
  
  Umturkey omncane weza esihlalweni futhi wakhomba Uheather ngomunwe Onenyama. "Iyini inkulumo Yeroyal Society?"
  
  
  Wabanika ikheli.
  
  
  Nenombolo yocingo Kadkt. Walters?"
  
  
  Wayiqamba kanjalo.
  
  
  Wayebukeka edidekile. Wabe esezama kimi. "Bangaki amalungu akhona Enhlanganweni?"
  
  
  "Kuncike ekutheni usho abahlanganyeli ngokomzimba noma inani eliphelele", ngishilo. "Isifunda saserivne sinamalungu omzimba angu-2164. Bangaphezu kuka-400 abahlala Elondon. Eyakhe, ngicabanga ukuthi inani eliqondile lingu-437."
  
  
  I-Little turk yakhipha ucezu lwephepha futhi yalihlola ngokushesha. Wabheka phezulu, wamangala futhi wadumala. Ngokusobala, ngangenza kangcono manje kunangobusuku obandulele Kwasezak.
  
  
  "Yiluphi usuku owabhalisa Ngalo e-eton?"
  
  
  Kwadingeka ngicindezele ukumamatheka. Ngokusobala, babengasenaso isibindi sokuletha i-Oxford corkscrew. Futhi, ifayela LE-ASO lalinembile. Akazange acelwe ukuba aphendule ngokushesha. Ukungabaza okuncane kwakungcono.
  
  
  "Ake sibone. Kwakufanele kube ngo-1935. Ekwindla. Ngicabanga ukuthi useptember uphakathi noseptember. Kumelwe ukuba kwakuyishumi nane. Ngiyakukhumbula, kodwa-ke awuzami ngempela ukukhumbula okuthile okunjalo."
  
  
  Ngenxa yokudumala ebusweni bakhe, wayazi ukuthi wayebize usuku olufanele. Bawenza ngokucophelela umsebenzi wabo wesikole.
  
  
  "Ngokuvamile udla kanjani ukudla kwasekuseni, Dokotela? Uwalters? Umuntu osetafuleni wabuza. Kwakuyi-corkscrew ehlakaniphile kakhulu. Futhi sasingenayo impendulo efayeleni elilodwa. Ngokushesha wahlola inkumbulo yakhe njengoba ayeqhubeka emgqolozela. Kwakunokuthile okukhethekile ngemikhuba Kawalters yokudla.
  
  
  "Kodwa manje!"Ngaqala. "Angiboni ngempela..."
  
  
  "Ungakwazi yini ukuphendula corkscrew?"
  
  
  Waphefumula ngokujulile. 'Kulungile. Angidli kakhulu ekuseni. Ingilazi yejusi. Abanye toast nge ibhotela. Ngezinye izikhathi ngiyifaka ku-marmalade lapho ngithosa. Futhi inkomishi yekhofi elishisayo.
  
  
  "Hlobo luni lwejusi ohlale uluphuza, dokotela? Uwalters?
  
  
  "Ijusi le-Plum, uma ufuna ngempela ukwazi."Futhi yena, wayazi ukuthi babefuna ngempela ukwazi. Uwalters wayethanda ijusi le-plum.
  
  
  Kwaba nokuthula isikhathi eside. Indoda eyayisetafuleni yalungisa amaphepha ayo futhi yasukuma. Waphoqelela ukumamatheka. "Uhlela ukuhlala isikhathi esingakanani E-Ankara, dokotela? Uwalters?
  
  
  "Angihlali lapha umzuzu owodwa," kusho Uheather, naye emile.
  
  
  "Kulungile, Nksz Truitt", kusho uyise.
  
  
  Uturku wamphendula. "Ngicabanga ukuthi usuku noma ezimbili."
  
  
  Empeleni. Khona-ke ngicela nje ukuba ungashintshi i-calve phakathi nalesi sikhathi.
  
  
  Waphumula kancane. Wasidedela. "Kulungile," ngishilo.
  
  
  "Kodwa ummeli uyokwazi uma ngimtshela i-emu."
  
  
  Ngizokwazisa ngokushesha ummeli wakho ngalokho okwenzekile. Lokhu kuyinto evamile. Kuyacasula, kodwa kuyadingeka ukuze sivikele izwe lethu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngizokwazisa Celik Sezak ukuthi ubulapha for imibuzo. Kodwa okokuqala, ihhotela lakhe lingathanda ukuxolisa nganoma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka okungenzeka sikubangele."
  
  
  'Ukungakhululeki! Uheather washo ngendlela enobudlova.
  
  
  Ivukile. Ukuxolisa kwakusemthethweni. Uma kwenzeka sifuna ukwenza izinkinga. Kodwa ngangikwazi ukusho ngokubukeka kuka-ego ukuthi wayesacabanga ukuthi siyasola.
  
  
  "Ngiyakwamukela ukuxolisa kwakho", ngasho ngokunganaki. "Ingabe ekugcineni singahamba manje?"
  
  
  Yiqiniso", kusho Umturkey, emamatheka kakhulu. "Ingabe bekulindele okunye?"
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 6
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Igumbi elingaphansi le-ax lab yesikhashana lalibukeka lihlukile. Kunjengokungathi sekusetshenziswe isikhashana. Ududley wathola isimiso se-alamu esakhiweni ukuze kungabikho muntu ongasimangaza ngokuvakasha. Wacubungula ukuqoshwa ngezwi Likasezak Nogulersa futhi wenza ifilimu entsha yawo wonke umuntu osizungezile. Manje mina Noheather sasingafunda i-ih ngesikhathi esifanayo. Emnyangweni wezimonyo, Uthompson wayesanda kuqeda isithombe esibi sekhanda likasezak. Izindonga ezizungezile zazimbozwe izithombe ezinkulu Ezandisiwe Zikasezak Nogulersoy, esazithatha. 'Kuhle kakhulu!'Kusho uheather, esondela esithombeni sikasezac.
  
  
  Uthompson wahleka. "Uyabona, thina techs akuzona ngempela superfluous."Wacindezela isithupha sakhe odakeni. "Ngeke ngifake i-ego yami epulasitiki namuhla. Ngizokwenza umbhalo wokuhlola waleso sifihla-buso senjoloba okufanele usigqoke, Nick. Khona-ke kwafika izintshebe nezinwele. Lona umsebenzi onzima, konke kufanele kuhambisane ncamashi. Ngoba kungenjalo... wangihleka.
  
  
  "Ngiyazi," ngathi.
  
  
  "Uphi Umgomo Kanksz gulersoy? Uheather wabuza. Uthompson wakhomba into ekhoneni lekamelo. Kwakunendwangu phezu kwalo. "Kuyoma."Uheather wahamba waphakamisa ikona lendwangu. 'Kuhle kakhulu! Yiqiniso, uma kuziwa Kumiss gulersoy, kungaba kuhle.
  
  
  "Angicabangi ukuthi amapulasitiki azolungela namuhla", kusho Uthompson. "Ngakho singazama izifihla-buso zokugcina kusasa ebusuku, uma ufuna."
  
  
  "Ngingathanda ukuthatha umthungi", ngishilo. "Saphenywa ngemibuzo yizinkonzo ezikhethekile zaseturkey, Futhi Usezak uyakwazi lokhu. Futhi lokho kwakuyomenza asole. Lapho siphuma ngokushesha E-Ankara, kuba ngcono ."
  
  
  "Kulungile", kusho Uthompson. "Ngiyaqonda ukuthi awukwazi ukuhlala lapha ngaso sonke isikhathi nawo wonke La maturkey asolisayo. Ngincoma ukuthi uqale ukusebenza Nodudley manje, ngenkathi ngiqeda ukwenza izifihla-buso."Futhi nakuba abantu Bakabasimevi cishe babecabanga ngendlela ababesilahlekelwe ngayo ehhotela, mina Noheather saqhubeka silalela amakhasethi. Ngokuphindaphindiwe. Ududley wama phakathi komusho ngamunye ukuze sikwazi ukuphinda i-ego kuze kube umusho olandelayo. Futhi njengoba ayehleli lapho, ephethe ama-headphone akhe nezwi Likasezak kuwo, wazibuza ukuthi ingabe kwakuzosebenza yini.
  
  
  "Indoda ecashe emathuneni Amaroma",
  
  
  Ezungeze izikhulumi, izwi Likasezak elijulile, elibushelelezi lalizwakala ngokucacile.
  
  
  Lo muntu wayecashe emathuneni Amaroma", ephinda ngezwi lakhe elijwayelekile. Izandla zakhe zanyakaza njengoba Usezak ekhuluma.
  
  
  "Yindawo engakholeki. Kumanzi, kubanda futhi kumnyama.
  
  
  Indawo yokuzalela amagundane nezinambuzane ".
  
  
  Uphinda le nkulumo, ezama ukwenza umsindo ofanayo ngezindebe Zakhe Nosezak. Ekupheleni kwe-tape, imisho nezingcezwana zengxoxo zazikhona ngesiturkey. Lezi kwakuyizo ezibaluleke kakhulu, ngoba sasingadingi ukukhuluma isingisi lapho sisebenza.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, Uheather weza wahlala phansi eduze kwami. Wawela imilenze yakhe ngaphansi kwengubo Kanell Truitt esabekayo. Njengoba eqala ukukhuluma, omunye wamanachal wayethambekela ngokushaya isigqi.
  
  
  "I-cok aciktigun ubufakazi bamafutha, i-bir lokantaya girdim".
  
  
  Washo okuthile ngesiturkey ngokulamba nokuya endaweni yokudlela. Kwakuyinkulumo ayeyizwile Ukaterina ethi komunye wesifazane emcimbini lapho ekhuluma ngokuya edolobheni. Wayekhuluma kahle. Lapho ngivala amehlo ami, ngangingafunga Ukuthi Ukaterina wayehlezi eduze kwami.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ingabe ungathanda ukuba Umshayi-Sibhakela namuhla kunami, Nicky?"wabuza. Ngisho nasembathweni wale ntombi, ayizange iyeke ukuba nomusa.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ungakhulumi izinto ezingenangqondo".
  
  
  "Ingabe uzongithanda uma ngibukeka Njengokaterina?"
  
  
  "Angikacabangi ngakho okwamanje. Kodwa uma uphikelela.
  
  
  "Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uzocabanga. Kodwa ngeke wazi ukuthi ucatherines uyini. Ngoba nginesifihla-buso ."
  
  
  Ngathi: "khona-ke kuyodingeka ngisebenzise umcabango wami".
  
  
  "O, Nick!"kusho yena, ekhuluma kancane .
  
  
  "Ake ucabange ukuthi unesifihla-buso."
  
  
  Ukumamatheka kancane kwasakazekela ebusweni bakhe obuhle. "O, yilokho okushoyo."
  
  
  U-Ee wamanga. "Uthompson Nodudley baphume bayodla isidlo sasemini", ngishilo. "Ngeke kube okungenani ihora. Futhi lapho bebuya, usanta obomvu we-alamu ephuthumayo uyokhanya."
  
  
  Uheather wabheka Ubrylev. "Yebo, kungenzeka."
  
  
  U-Ee wamanga ngobumnene entanyeni, futhi waqhaqhazela kancane. "Uma nje lowo osizungezile ebuka usanta obomvu, akekho ongasimangaza."
  
  
  Waphendula: "wakubona lokho ngokucijile.
  
  
  U-Ee wamthatha ngesandla wamholela komunye wemibhede. "Lokhu akuyona i-ritz suite", ngathi, " kodwa yilokho kuphela engingakunikeza khona okwamanje."Wamanga izindebe zakhe ezigcwele.
  
  
  "Imvelo ayinandaba, honey", kusho Uheather, esonga izingalo zakhe entanyeni yami. "Kodwa yeka inkampani esinayo."
  
  
  Wanganga futhi waqala ukukhumula izingubo ngokushesha nangendlela evusa inkanuko. Wayazi ukuthi nganginezilaleli ezinobungane kimi. "Wayengowesifazane osemusha onomoya omubi, "ngacabanga, ngibheka", kodwa hhayi okubi kunami."U-Ee wamanga futhi wamanga kakhulu. Izindebe zami zahlola ubuso, intamo, isifuba, izingalo, nezinqulu zakhe. Wezwa ukukhala kwakhe futhi wabheka phezulu. Ubuso bakhe babukhanya ngenjabulo. Emanga, wabuyela ezindebeni zakhe. Wangidonsela embhedeni futhi waqala ukumboza umzimba wami ngokwanga okuhahayo. Lapho izandla nomlomo wakhe kungiletha esiqongweni sokucindezeleka, wabekwa emhlane wakhe ngu-ee. Wangigoqa imilenze njengoba eyakhe yayingena ngokujulile enah futhi yabuyisela ukunyakaza kwayo okunamandla ngokudonsa okuncane. Ngashaqeka lapho ngithola injabulo entsha. Lapho ngicabanga ukuthi sengifinyelele umkhawulo wokuzithiba kwami, Uheather wabonisa Ukuthi wayesekulungele. Futhi ekuhambeni kokugcina, okugcwele, safinyelela umvuthwandaba ndawonye owacishe wasishiya siphefumula futhi sikhathele ngokuphelele.
  
  
  Sasisalele ezandleni zomunye nomunye, sijabulela ukuba khona komunye, lapho usanta obomvu eqala ukucwayiza ngokungaboni.
  
  
  "Sinezinkampani," ngishilo.
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe kumane nje kuyisifunda esifushane?"Uheather wanikela ngethemba, ecindezela izindebe zakhe ngokumelene nezami. "Ngiyakungabaza ngempela."
  
  
  "Nami, uma ngikhuluma iqiniso", waphendula ngokunganaki, waphinde wavuka ukuze agqoke.
  
  
  Angazi ukuthi Ududley Nothompson babekusola yini lokho esasikusebenzisela ukuphumula. Uma kunjalo, khona-ke izinsolo zika-ih azizange ziqinisekiswe. Ngoba lapho bengena egumbini elingaphansi futhi, okuwukuphela kwesikhombisi salokho okwakwenzeke e-ihc kwakuyizimpawu ezijabulisayo Zobuso Bukaheather nobami.
  
  
  
  Lapho sibuyela ehhotela kusihlwa, Umturkey ogqoke isudi emnyama wayelindele ngokungenasineke. Wasibheka ngokuthukuthela, wabe esebheka emuva ephephandabeni ayelifunda. Ngangazi ukuthi wayezibuza ukuthi sasingabonwa kanjani, nokuthi sasenzani phakathi naleso sikhathi. Kodwa njengoba kwakunzima ku-emu ukuvuma ukuthi uyasilandela, wayengazama ukufihla intukuthelo nokukhungatheka kwakhe kuphela.
  
  
  Lapho siya esidlweni sakusihlwa kamuva, wasilandela waya endaweni yokudlela. Omunye Umturkey wasilandela futhi waqhubeka esibuka njengoba sasidla.
  
  
  "Ngisola ukuthi kuzoba nzima nakakhulu ukugwema abangane bethu", Kusho Uheather lapho edla isidlo sakusihlwa. "Ngiyajabula ngokuthi sekuphelile kusasa ebusuku. Sekuyisikhathi sokushiya leli dolobha."
  
  
  Yiqiniso, udokotela. Uwalters", kusho Uheather . "Ucabanga ukuthi sizohamba nini?"
  
  
  Ngemva nje kokuvakashela ududley Nothompson. Isitimela sethu sihamba kusasa ebusuku ngo-11 ekuseni. Lena i-eastbound express. Usihola ngokungagwegwesi. Kudingeka nje sishintshe E-Erzurum. Ngithemba ukuthi akekho osibona esiteshini."Uma Ubasimevi ezwa Ukuthi Usezak nonobhala wakhe bahamba ngesitimela, bese ephawula ukuthi Usezak usehholo, edolobheni, noma yini ingenzeka ."
  
  
  Lokho kungaba nzima kakhulu", kuphawula Uheather. "Kulungile, umngane wethu akasenayo inhlanhla uma engakaqedi ukudla. Ingabe ukulungele, Nicky?"
  
  
  Udkt. Walters, usho ukuthi, "usl wamlungisa," ngizokubona kusasa ekuseni."
  
  
  "Yebo, Dokotela. Uwalters.
  
  
  Saphuma, sazungeza indawo yokudlela, Futhi amaturkey asilandela abuyela ehhotela. Bonke abasizungezile baya ekamelweni labo futhi balala ubusuku obuhle.
  
  
  Ngakusasa ekuseni, sinomunye Umturkey, saya ehhovisi lenkampani yezindiza, lapho sabhukha khona uhambo Oluya Elondon ngosuku olulandelayo. Sasisengabavakashi, sihamba sisuka kwesinye isitolo siya kwesinye, futhi cishe ngehora leshumi nanye sama ehhovisi Likasezak ukuze sibatshele ukuthi sasihamba ngosuku olulandelayo. Satshela i-emu ukuthi ayiseyona i-ego yobugebengu yabantu bakubo ekusihlukumezeni. Futhi ukuthi ukuvakasha kwethu kwakufundisa kakhulu. Ikakhulukazi, imihlangano yethu naye uqobo. Futhi sasithemba ukuthi uzoza Elondon maduze. Khona-ke sasingaphendula ngobungane nangokungenisa izihambi kwakhe. Usezak wayemuhle kakhulu futhi ngicabanga ukuthi wayekhululeke ngokuthi sasihamba. Cishe ubasimevi wayekhathaza u-ego ngenxa yethu.
  
  
  Ngemva kokudla kwasemini, salandelwa omunye Umturkey ohambweni lwethu lwedolobha Lase-Ankara. Kwadingeka simkhiphe ngoba sasingabuyeli ehhotela futhi sasingasasebenzi ngendlela esizifihle ngayo manje.
  
  
  Cishe ngehora lesihlanu, kwase kumnyama kakade, futhi sangena esitolo esasisivakashele ngaphambili. Isitolo sasinendawo yokuphuma yangemuva eyayingasetshenziswa futhi amakhasimende, eyayivula emgwaqweni oholela emgwaqweni olandelayo.
  
  
  Njengenjwayelo, isithunzi sethu saseturkey sasilinde ngaphandle, sibuka umnyango omkhulu wesitolo. Uheather wathenga ubucwebe obuncane bethusi. Lapho ekhokha, wabuza umnikazi ukuthi singakwazi yini ukusebenzisa indlela yokuphuma emuva ukuze sigweme ukuhamba kakhulu. Ngemva komzuzu sasisemgwaqweni olandelayo, futhi sabiza itekisi. Itekisi lashesha laya elabhorethri, futhi akekho owayesilandela.
  
  
  Sasinendawo yokumisa amatekisi amabhlogo amathathu ukusuka elabhorethri, futhi sahamba yonke indlela. Sasisodwa. Ngemva kwesikhashana sasisesitezi esingaphansi, Futhi Ududley Nothompson basibingelela ngemfudumalo.
  
  
  Ududley wathi: "kulungile, izwi lifana nalokho abakushoyo."
  
  
  "Yilelo igama elifanele, Yankee", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  "Uma ususa lokho kufihla, sizoqala obala manje", kusho Uthompson.
  
  
  Ngangisanda kuvula iwigi yami nobhebhenene lapho ngibheka odongeni. Wonke umuntu wabanda. Ukukhanya okubomvu kwakukhanya.
  
  
  "Sinezinkampani," ngishilo.
  
  
  Isibhamu sikathompson samthumba esihlalweni. Wayengabaza Ukuthi Uthompson wake wasebenzisa i-ego ngaphandle kwe-ax Range Ewashington.
  
  
  "ay lapha," ngishilo.
  
  
  "Ngizohamba nawe," kusho Uheather.
  
  
  Ngathi: "wawuphupha. Wabheka unah, futhi wenza ubuso obukhathazekile.
  
  
  "Kulungile, Nick. Qaphela.'
  
  
  Waphuma elabhorethri waya ezitebhisini. Wama ekhoneni. Eyakhe, ngangizwa ingilazi iqhuma. Othile wayengene ngefasitela elaphukile esasilisebenzisile futhi manje wayeseya ezitebhisini.
  
  
  Wenyukela emuva ezitebhisini wacasha lapho. Waphefumula futhi walinda umsindo olandelayo. Kwakuyisinyathelo esiphezulu ezitebhisini. Indoda enoboya eyayinezicathulo ezinamasondo athambile. U-Ego akazange aphinde akuzwe kwaze kwaba yilapho eshayisa ucezu lwensimbi esinyathelweni sesihlanu ukusuka phansi. Wayengasho ukuthi kwakuyindoda ngamandla okuqala kwe-ego. Ngimlindele. Ukububula, kwavela isithunzi. Umfanekiso ongenakuphikwa wendoda ephethe isibhamu. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi kungaba uhlobo luni lwe-hema. Uma ungazange uphuthelwe okuthile, abantu Basebasimevi kuphela ababesibuka. Ngathi: "keepekani nilindile".
  
  
  Into elandelayo engangiyazi, ngangingabhekani nephoyisa. Wayengumenzeli oyimfihlo, futhi engumuntu omuhle kakhulu kulokho. Lapho ezwa izwi lami, wagxuma, waphenduka, futhi wakhomba ngokushesha. Wadutshulwa, futhi umsindo othulisiwe womshini wokuthulisa umsindo wawudlula ekamelweni. Amehlo abukayo ayehlabelela izinwele zika-ego. Isibhamu sika-Ego saqhuma kakhulu, futhi u-em wakwazi ukudubula imbobo emkhonweni wami.
  
  
  Njengoba eyakhe yayicwila phansi, ngokungazelelwe yaqaphela ukuthi cishe yayikhiphe umuntu owengeziwe kithi ukuze iphazamise ukunakekela kwethu kulokhu. Kwasebenza, futhi wazizwa kabi ngempela. Ngenza into umenzeli omuhle okungafanele ayenze. Ubasimevi wayemehlisa isithunzi.
  
  
  Isikhali somphikisi wami sasenza umsindo omkhulu endaweni ephansi, sibheka njengoba sasishaya ukhonkolo eduze kwami njengoba sasigingqika eceleni nesibhamu silungele. Ngeke kudingeke ukuba bashiye leli gumbi bephila. Sobabili sasazi ukuthi kwakumelwe ngibulale u-ego uma engangibulali kuqala. Isibhamu sesithathu saduma ezindlebeni zami, sathumela izingcezu zikakhonkolo ukuba zindize zizungeze mina. Uyise wadonsa isicishamlilo okwesibili ngokushaya okuthambile. Ugawk washaya i-emu esifubeni. Wagoba waya kwesobunxele njengoba eyakhe yayidubula futhi. Washaywa i-emu eceleni. Walahlekelwa ukulinganisela futhi washayisa udonga. Wabhekisa isibhamu ekhanda lami, kodwa akazange avumele i-emu ukuba inqume ukudonsa isibhamu. Ukugwaza kwami kwesine kwamshaya, futhi wawa odongeni: efile.
  
  
  Eyakhe yayisemi phezu kwakhe lapho Uheather esondela. Nginothompson Nodudley bekhuluma ngobuqotho ngaye. Wababonisa IKHADI lakhe LOBUNIKAZI le-ego. "U-Odin useduze nabantu Basebasimevi", ngishilo.
  
  
  Uheather wakhuphukela phezulu eyohlola futhi wabuya ethi le ndoda iyodwa.
  
  
  Ngathi:" masithembe kanjalo". "Sizoba nalo lonke idolobha entanyeni yethu uma exwayisa Ubasimevi ngaphambi kokuba eze lapha."
  
  
  'Senzani manje? Ududley wabuza. Wayebukeka emhlophe kakhulu.
  
  
  Ingabe? Uthompson wathi. "Sizosusa umzimba futhi siqhubeke nomsebenzi wethu."
  
  
  Mina nothompson sahudulela isidumbu endaweni ekude ngaphambi kokuba sihlangane Noheather Nodudley elabhorethri. Saqhubeka sisebenza sengathi akwenzekanga lutho. Uthompson dostal, isudi yesitayela Se-Sezak enesinqe esigoqiwe. Uheather wayegqoke ingubo emfushane enombala onsomi nezicathulo ze-ballet ezihambisanayo. Lapho Uthompson emnika ibhulukwe eligoqiwe kancane, wangibuka ngamabomu. Sagqoka, Futhi Uthompson wasihlala phansi ezihlalweni ezimbili ezilandelanayo, eceleni. Sasiziphonsa ishidi njengoba sasisesitolo sokugunda izinwele. Uthompson waqala Ngoheather, Futhi ududley, owayesazamazama ngenxa yokudutshulwa, waqala ngami. Wabopha isigqoko esijiyile, esinombala wenyama ekhanda lami. Khona-Ke Uthompson Nodudley basusa izifihla-buso emagcekeni abo baqala ukubeka u-ih ebusweni bethu. Uthompson waqala ngokunakekela Uheather, wabe esefika kimi ezoqedela umsebenzi.
  
  
  Imizuzu embalwa yokuqala yakhe yazizwa ngokuqinile ukuba khona kofakazi. Kodwa ngokushesha Nje Lapho Uthompson ebuyisela i-ego endaweni yayo, wazizwa emuhle. Injoloba eyayisetshenziselwa ukwenza izifihla-buso yayine-porous ukuze isikhumba siqhubeke siphefumula. Kwakudingeka sikwenze lokhu ngoba kwakuzodingeka silondoloze ukufihla kwethu izinsuku eziningana.
  
  
  "Kulungile", ngezwa Uthompson ethi endlebeni yami. Wayematasa efaka izinkinobho ngemuva kwewigi yakhe. "Kulungile, Nick ."
  
  
  Ekhoneni leso lakhe, wabona Ududley egeza Izinwele ezimnyama Zikaheather. Kwakunjengokungathi kunomunye wesifazane owayehlezi eduze kwami. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, Nodudley waqeda, Futhi Uheather waphenduka.
  
  
  Yeka umthungi!wathi ngobumnene .
  
  
  Wavumela ukubuka kwakhe ukuba kuzulazule phezu kwesimo sakhe. Ukaterina gulersoy, hhayi Uheather, wayehlezi eduze kwami.
  
  
  Wathi: "uyisilima".
  
  
  "Yiqiniso, Unksz gulersoy", kusho uyise. Ududley wasinika isibuko esikhulu. Umlomo wami wavuleka cishe lapho kufika ifulege lokubulawa. Uthompson wayeyingcweti. Waguqula ikhanda lakhe futhi wabheka iphrofayili yakhe. Asikho isibonakaliso sokuzifihla. Kuhle kakhulu.
  
  
  "Uyayithanda?"Uthompson wabuza, usemi eduze kwami.
  
  
  Ngamtshela. - 'Lokhu kuwubuciko, inganekwane! "Ngiyahalalisela, Thompson.
  
  
  "Awufuni yini ukusebenza E-ASO?"wabuza Uthompson emamatheka.
  
  
  "Madoda, ungavumeli lobu buhle baseturkey buphendule ikhanda lakho", ngishilo. "Umholo Wasebrithani mubi nakakhulu kunathi, futhi iphawundi aliyona into eyayivame ukuba yiyo."
  
  
  Uheather ushintsha izwi Lakhe Libe ngelikakatherine. " Kodwa kumelwe ucabange ngezinye izinzuzo, akunjalo?"
  
  
  Wayelokhu ephenduphenduka kancane futhi enobuhlakani.
  
  
  "Ah, kumane Nje kungokukacelik, honey", Kusho Usezaka ngezwi lakhe.
  
  
  "Kuhle", kusho Uthompson. "Ithoni, ukubiza amagama, izimpawu. Ephelele. Usezak Nogulersoy babeyoba nesifo sohlangothi uma bekubona."
  
  
  "Ngiyaqiniseka ngakho", kusho Ududley.
  
  
  "Khona-ke ngicabanga ukuthi sesiphelile", ephawula.
  
  
  "Cishe", kusho Uthompson, enginika i-ampoule epulasitiki futhi eyifaka ephaketheni elibulewe. "Lona uketshezi okufanele ulunikeze Usir Albert."
  
  
  "Futhi lolu uhlobo olusha lwesibhamu segesi", esho, engibonisa isibhamu esinomlomo omkhulu . "Uyiphatha njenganoma yisiphi esinye isikhali. Ifafaza igesi ebusweni bomphikisi wakho, futhi ngethemba ukuthi izoshaya i-ego. Kubulala umzimba womuntu futhi akushiyi lutho."
  
  
  Uheather wamtshela:" yifake esikhwameni sakho".
  
  
  Futhi-ke nginezicathulo ze-ballet kuwe", kusho Uthompson. "Isithende sesicathulo sobunxele siqukethe uhlobo olusha lokhiye olungavula cishe noma iyiphi ilokhi. Esithendeni sesinye isicathulo kunentambo yenayiloni.
  
  
  "Kuzwakala esikhathini esidlule esikude", ngishilo.
  
  
  Uvula izithende, ususe ungqimba olungezansi lwesikhumba. Kulula kakhulu.'
  
  
  "Akukho lutho lapha olubonakala lulula", Kububula Uheather.
  
  
  Ngagqoka izicathulo zami ze-ballet. Zazizintsha.
  
  
  "Izwi nakho konke", kusho Uthompson.
  
  
  "Khona-ke ake siye esiteshini manje. Wabhalela Uthompson wabe esebhalela Ududley. "Ngikubone Ewashington."
  
  
  Bathi:" inhlanhla".
  
  
  Mina noheather sabhekana. Injabulo kwakuyinto esasingayisebenzisa. I-Operation Lightning isiqalile.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Kwakuyingxenye yesine kuya kweyishumi nanye, futhi isitimela kwakufanele sisuke Erivne lapho sifika kweyishumi nanye. Sathenga amathikithi ethu ekhawunteni elilodwa elivulekile. Uheather wakwenza ngoba sasingacabangi Ukuthi Ukatherine wayezokwaziwa. Sasimi emthunzini wesakhiwo sesiteshi, silinde ukugibela isitimela.
  
  
  Umphathi wesiteshi, Uschell, wayesanda kufika ezosihlangabeza lapho umturkey ogqoke isudi emnyama engena endaweni yesikhulumi. Wayengasiboni, futhi wayeyohlala lapho ukube umphathi wesiteshi wayengasibizanga.
  
  
  "Ungangena manje", esho ngesiturkey.
  
  
  Yena, u-emu wanqekuzisa ikhanda njengoba Umturkey ogqoke isudi emnyama eskena, amehlo akhe efuna. Uma ayengumphoyisa, cishe wayekhathalela Udkt. Walters Nonell Truitt. Kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi wayemazi Usezak ngokubona.
  
  
  Uheather wambamba ngengalo wamholela esitimeleni. Ngazama ukugcina ubuso bami busemthunzini. Ngemva kwezinyathelo ezingaba yishumi, ngavele ngezwa igama lami libizwa.
  
  
  "Ingabe wena, Mnu. Sezak?"
  
  
  Ngabheka emuva ngabona Lo mturkey egijimela kithi.
  
  
  Ngathi: "nginike isibhamu segesi".
  
  
  Uheather wayeshesha kakhulu. Isibhamu sasifakwe ebhande lakhe, ngaphansi kwejakhethi yakhe. Wabe esephendukela kumturkey, manje owayemi phambi kwethu.
  
  
  'Yebo?'Kusho yena . Yena, wayekhuluma isiturkey futhi uyoqhubeka ekhuluma kuze kube yilapho sifika Kusir Albert. Uma sifike kude kangaka. "Sawubona, Mnu. Uyakwazi. Ingabe uhamba E-Ankara? Wabheka Uheather ngokuqapha.
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. "Ngathatha izinsuku ezimbalwa zokuphumula . U-Emu wamshaya.
  
  
  Yiqiniso, " wahleka ngamabomu. "Ngiyakubuza ngoba ngizwe Ubasimevi ethi ufuna ukukubona kusasa."
  
  
  "Ah," ngathi. Ngibeke isandla sami ehlombe Lika-Emu. "Ungasithethelela yini, Katherine?"wathi ngokubona kwakhe kunobhala mbumbulu. "Ngizokuchazela", kusho Yena, Uturku, ehola u-ego emthunzini.
  
  
  Ngangazi ukuthi kwakudingeka ngibulale u-ego kusukela ngesikhathi asibona ngaso. Okuwukuphela kwenduduzo kwakuwukuthi lezi zingubo zokugqoka zazikhohlisa ngokuphelele i-ego. Wama emthunzini wendlu yangasese yesiteshi. Umphathi wesiteshi wayengasekho, futhi okuwukuphela komuntu owayesesiteji Ngaphandle Kukaheather wayengumqhubi emotweni yokugcina. "Ngizoxhumana Nobasimevi ngokushesha nje lapho ngibuya", ngishilo. "Kodwa cishe ngizokunika inombolo lapho ngingathintwa khona okwamanje."
  
  
  Wamfaka ejaketheni lakhe futhi wakhipha isibhamu segesi. Kwakungcono kunohugo, ngoba lapho bemthola, kwakungekho zimpawu zokubulala. Kuzothatha isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuba kusinikeze ithuba lokuqala.
  
  
  Wabeka isibhamu ekhaleni Lika-Ego futhi wabona ukubukeka okudidekile emehlweni ka-ego. Ngamdubula. Ifu elikhulu legesi lafihla umbono wakhe. Yasheshe yashiya. Ngangimuzwa ekhwehlela futhi ecindezelwa. Wawa kancane kancane wawa phansi. Ngangimuzwa ekhwehlela futhi. Khona-ke kwakuthule. Konke kwathatha imizuzwana engaphansi kwemihlanu.
  
  
  Wabuyisela isibhamu ebhande lakhe futhi wabheka nxazonke. Igumbi lamadoda lalikhanyiswe kahle kakhulu. Kodwa kwakunenqola yemithwalo eyayikude ngamamitha ambalwa. I-ego yakhe yamenza wafika lapho. Wazama ukususa i-ego, wabe esebuya ngokushesha. Usel wakhe usesitimeleni Noheather.
  
  
  'Ingabe lokhu sekuxazululiwe...?'
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda kuye.
  
  
  Isitimela sahamba ngesikhathi, ngemizuzu eyishumi. Ngangicabanga Ukuthi Usezak wayezoba nezindawo zokulala ezihlukene, okuyinto engangiyenza. Futhi wagcizelela Ukuthi Uheather ayisebenzise ekamelweni lakhe. Kwangithatha isikhathi eside ukuba ngilale.
  
  
  
  
  Lapho ngivuka, ilanga lalikhanya futhi sase sivele sishayela phakathi kwezintaba ezisempumalanga yezintaba eziphakeme zaseturkey. Umbono wawumangalisa. Amawa anamagquma agcwele iziqongo eziphakeme, ezicijile. Kuthiwani-kuphi idlelo elincane elihlala izimvu nezimbuzi. Abelusi babebukeka beqinile futhi benokhahlo njengendawo. Babengamakurd aziwa ngokuqina kwawo. Ezikhathini zasendulo, umsebenzi oyinhloko we-ih kwakuwukuphanga abahambi. Uma kuqhathaniswa nokuxabana kwe-ih, izimpi zamamafia zaziwukuzijabulisa okungenabungozi kwabafana.
  
  
  Phakathi nesikhathi sasekuseni, sashintsha izitimela Saya E-Erzurum. Empumalanga Ye-Erzurum, Iturkey yayicishe ibe indawo yezempi kuphela, izwe eliyisivikelo Ngokumelene Nerussia. Nakuba ubuhlobo phakathi Kwerussia Neturkey muva nje buye baba buthaka kakhulu, umngcele wawusakhiwa uthango oluzungeze ucingo olunameva olusuka Olwandle Olumnyama luya e-Ararat. Igcwele izindawo ezigcwele amabhomu agqitshwayo futhi ivikelwe izinkulungwane zamasosha. Utarabya wayekule ndawo yempi.
  
  
  Isitimela esisha sasizungeze izinqola ezisezingeni lesibili kuphela. Ngokushesha ngemva kokungena, iphoyisa lasempi lasivakashela. Lapho becela imibhalo yethu, sababonisa izitifiketi zobunikazi ezingamanga ezatholakala KU-ax. Akekho kula madoda owangibona, nakuba ayenenhlonipho kakhulu futhi efisa ukuba sihambe ngokuphepha lapho ebona ukuthi iphoyisa lakhe elisezingeni eliphezulu.
  
  
  Itarabaya kwakuyidolobha elincane, futhi ijele lalisempumalanga yomngcele wedolobha ngamakhilomitha ambalwa. Sathatha itekisi safika emasangweni ejele ngehora lesithathu ntambama. Saboniswa umbono ocindezelayo: izindonga ezimpunga, imibhoshongo emibi nezakhiwo ezingakhangi. Ngabonisa onogada imibhalo yethu, futhi samenywa ukuba singene. Ngabheka okokugcina amagreen meadows ngaphandle kwejele, futhi ngangithemba ngempela ukuthi sizophinde sibone u-ih.
  
  
  Umphathi wejele, ogama lakhe kwakungubekir Yenilik, akakwazanga ukugcina ifulege lakhe lokubulawa ekuvakasheni kwethu okungalindelekile. Ngenhlanhla, wayemazi Usezak kuphela ezithombeni zephephandaba.
  
  
  "Kungani ungasitshelanga ukuthi uyeza, Sezak?"Kuyini?"wakhuza. "Khona-ke singakunika ukwamukelwa okufanele."
  
  
  "Ubuwula", ngathi, ukulahla ngokuqinile ukuphikisa kwe-ego, njengoba Usezak ayeyokwenza. "Ngahlangana E-Erzurum, ngakho kwakunengqondo ukuza lapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kukusindisa uhambo. Lokhu kuphathelene nesinye seziboshwa zakwamanye amazwe, Ubekir. Kuxhomeke ku-ego ukuba ambuze imibuzo. Kunobufakazi obusha ecaleni lika-ego. Unobhala wami uzobhala phansi izimpendulo ze-ego ukuze abike."
  
  
  "Kodwa-ke", Kusho U-Enlik emamatheka, futhi amehlo ka-ego askena imilenze emide Kaheather namabele aphelele. "Akuvamile ukuba abesifazane beze bazosivakashela . Siyajabula kakhulu ukukwamukela.
  
  
  "Lokho kufana nawe", Kusho Uheather ngezwi Lakhe Likakatherine, eshaya Unogwaja ngemivimbo emide emnyama.
  
  
  U-Enelik wamomotheka ngenxa yesifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba. Wayehlabeke umxhwele ngobuhle bakhe. Ngalesi sikhathi, Uheather wayesephula iqhwa futhi enza umsebenzi omuhle. U-Enelik wayebonakala ezama ukubheka Kude Nonah.
  
  
  "Ngokuqondene nesiboshwa, ingabe uya kuso?"
  
  
  Ngazama ukukubeka ngendlela elula ngangokunokwenzeka. "Ah, usir Albert Fitzhugh othile. Ugwetshwe ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule ngokweba izinto zakudala.
  
  
  "Ah, Umngisi."Ubuso buka-Ego babubucayi futhi.
  
  
  Empeleni. Sinobufakazi bokuthi kunokuningi kunalokho. Uma ukuhlolwa kwenziwa ngendlela efanele, kungase kusinikeze imininingwane edingekayo ukuze kwenziwe icala elisha."
  
  
  Wathi: "kuhle kakhulu". "Laba bantu bakwamanye amazwe kudingeka baqonde ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukwephula imithetho yethu."Wayebukeka ecabangisisa . "Uma ufuna ukusebenzisa onogada ..."
  
  
  "Cha, ngiyabonga ngesiphakamiso, kodwa okokuqala ngifuna ukuzama indlela emnene. Yena nonobhala wami kuphela, ngicabanga ukuthi lokho kwanele. Uma kungasebenzi, ngizokwamukela njalo isipho sakho."
  
  
  'Kuhle kakhulu . Ingabe ufuna ukuvakashela isiboshwa manje?
  
  
  "Ngicela, uma ungakwazi. Kumelwe sisebenzise isikhathi sethu esiningi lapha ."
  
  
  'Kuhle. Khona-ke mina ngokwami ngizokuyisa kuye."Kwafika unogada ezombona, futhi sobane sangena ejele. Yilokho okubiza ngokuthi okuhlangenwe nakho. Amajele seen abonakalayo kulo lonke ichibi elingaphandle, ngisho nezimbobo zamagundane Emexico Nasempumalanga Afrika. Kodwa kwakungekho ndawo lapho kwakukubi khona lapha.
  
  
  Umoya onamathelayo, onomswakama wamshaya ekhaleni. Futhi-ke iphunga. Nomaphi lapho wawuya khona, wawuhlaselwa iphunga elibi lamanzi angcolile. Sasihamba emaphaseji amancane, abandayo. Wazibuza ukuthi umuntu angaphila kanjani lapha iminyaka eminingi.
  
  
  Usir Albert wayevalelwe yedwa esitokisini esingekho ngaphezu kwendlu yangasese evamile, futhi wayesibuka ngefasitela elishelelayo ngosuku lwensimbi. Wahlala phansi ebhentshini likasimende futhi wagqolozela phansi.
  
  
  Unogada wavula umnyango wesisele, Futhi U-Enlik wathi kimi, " kunegumbi lokuhlolwa ekupheleni kwegceke. Kunesihlalo esinezihlalo eziningana.
  
  
  'Kuhle. Khona-ke sizoya lapho."
  
  
  Abalindi bahola Usir Albert ukuba aphume. Lo mngisi akazange ambheke Unogwaja, kodwa yena Noheather bangibheka obala. Wayazi ubuso Bukasezak kusukela ecaleni. Usir Albert wayeyindoda ende, encane. Amehlo ka-Ego ayebukeka engacacile, njengomuntu owayesephelelwe ukwazi. Ubuso buka-Ego babumhlophe futhi bungathandeki. Wayenezikhwama ezijiyile ngaphansi kwamehlo akhe. Yabonwa yi-ego yesithombe Elondon. Lona kwakungumuntu ohluke ngokuphelele. Futhi wahlala lapho izinyanga ezimbalwa kuphela.
  
  
  'Kwenzekani?'wakhononda.
  
  
  "Kudingeka sikubuze imibuzo embalwa, Mnu. Fitzhugh", ngasho ngokunganaki.
  
  
  Abalindi bacindezela Usir Albert phansi egcekeni. U-Enilik, Uheather, naye bamlandela bangena egumbini lokuxoxisana. Izihlalo nezihlalo kwakuzungeze izinkuni eziqinile. Isibani esingenalutho kwakufanele sikhanyise konke.
  
  
  "Sishiyeleni okunye," kusho Unogwaja wakhe.
  
  
  Ngizomqapha esangweni", Kuphendula U-Enelik.
  
  
  'Kuhle kakhulu .'
  
  
  U-Enilik nonogada banyamalala. Wahamba waya emnyango futhi wabuka iwindi elishelelayo. Yavalwa. Uheather wanginika ucezu lwepulasitiki esikhwameni sakhe, futhi lwanamathiselwa ngaphakathi efasiteleni Ngu-Ego kuyilapho Usir Albert ebuka. Lapho eseqedile, wambheka.
  
  
  "it phansi, Sir Albert, " ngathi.
  
  
  Kancane kancane wahlala Phansi Phezu Kuka-Odin ezihlalweni, esangibheka ngokungathembeki. Uheather wabeka ibhokisi eliyisicaba lezinto zokubhala esihlalweni esingaphambi kwakhe. Konke esasikudinga kwakusesikhwameni sakhe. Wayehamba Usuku Lonke futhi elalele ngokucophelela njengoba ayemzungeza esihlalweni.
  
  
  "Kuye kwatholakala ubufakazi obusha ecaleni lakho, Sir Albert", ngathi, ngihlola konke ukuphuma nokucwila emishini yokulalela. "Sifuna ukuxoxa nawe ngokuningiliziwe ngalokhu."
  
  
  "Isitifiketi?"Usir Albert wathi ngokudangala . "Yibuphi ubufakazi?"
  
  
  Ngaqeda indlela yami: igumbi lalihlanzekile. Uheather wavuma ngekhanda futhi wabuyela etafuleni. Wahlala phansi wathatha ipeni nencwajana.
  
  
  Wayehlezi etafuleni eduze Kukasir Albert. "Kusukela manje kuqhubeke, kumelwe ucime izwi lakho ukuze unogada ongaphandle angakuzwa. Uyakuqonda lokho?
  
  
  Kwakuyizwi Likasezak elaliguqula laba elakhe. Usir Albert waphawula ushintsho futhi wangibuka ngimangele. Wathi: "yebo, ngiyamqonda". "Kodwa awuyena Yini I-Sesak?"
  
  
  "Cha, yebo, cha. Futhi lokhu futhi akuyona unobhala Kasezak."Wakhomba Uheather onezinwele ezimnyama.
  
  
  "Ah, ungowamarashiya. Kodwa namanje ngeke ufike ngezindlela zombili ngesonto.
  
  
  Mina noheather sabhekana. "Ngabuza. - Ingabe kukhona oxhumana Nabo russian?"
  
  
  Yebo. Kungani ubuza lokho? Awusebenzi Yini Kumarashiya?
  
  
  Usell naye waphefumula kanzima. Kwakusemaphethelweni. Cishe sasingaxhumani NE-kgb. "Cha, asisebenzi Kumarashiya", ngishilo. "Ingabe uthi beza kuwe futhi washo obala ukuthi beza ukuzokulanda?"
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego ayesola. "Ungubani-ke?"
  
  
  "Size ukuzokusindisa, Sir Albert", Kusho Uheather ngezwi lakhe.
  
  
  Waphendukela kuye. "Ungumngisi."
  
  
  Yebo.'
  
  
  Wangibheka futhi. "Futhi Ungummelika."
  
  
  Empeleni.'
  
  
  Wathi: "O Nkulunkulu wami, ngigqolozele ekamelweni.
  
  
  "Ingabe uhlela ukuhamba Namarashiya?"Ngambuza. "Ingabe bathembisa ukukuyisa ekhaya ngokushesha ngemva kokugeza okushisayo nokugunda kahle?"Ingabe yingakho ungazange wazise abaphathi bejele?
  
  
  Wangifunda kancane, futhi wabona ukubukeka okusolisayo emehlweni akhe. Akazange asitshele lutho, kodwa ngangikuzwa. Kwakunokuthile okungahambi kahle ngaleli cala.
  
  
  "Awukwazi ukukubeka ngaleyo ndlela", esho enqikaza. Wabheka Uheather. "Lalela, bakuthumela kanjani lapha kwasekuqaleni? Kumelwe ukuba kuyingozi kakhulu futhi akusizi ngalutho.
  
  
  "Hhayi lutho," ngasho ngokuthula. "Amarashiya anezinhlelo ezinkulu ngawe, Sir Albert. Uma uhamba nabo, ngeke usayibona izwe elikhululekile. Ngingakunika inothi ngalokhu. Uheather wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Kulungile, Sir Albert."
  
  
  Wayethule.
  
  
  Waqhubeka wathi:" uhlelo lwethu, Alexander". Uzokujova ngamanzi azokubangela ngokushesha izimpawu ezingamanga zesifo sofuba. Khona-ke sitshela umphathi wejele ukuthi unesifo sofuba. Udokotela wasejele uzokuhlola futhi aqinisekise ukuxilongwa kwethu. Futhi njengoba ijele lingenazo izikhungo zesibhedlela, ngizophikelela ukuba uyiswe esibhedlela Ehopa. Futhi njengoba uyisiboshwa esibalulekile Sikacelik Sezak, mina ngokwami ngizolawula ukuthutha. Lapho siphuma ejele, sibalekela eningizimu. Noma ubani abamthuma naye kumelwe afe."
  
  
  Walalela buthule, kodwa njengoba indaba yayiqhubeka
  
  
  imizwelo yaqala ukwakha ukuzazisa komuntu. Wayesaba, esaba kakhulu. Ukwesaba okuseduze nokwethuka. Ngangingaqondi ukuthi kungani.
  
  
  "Ingabe kukhona okungahambi kahle, Sir Albert?"Kubuza uheather .
  
  
  Wasibheka ngendlela yokubuza imibuzo. 'Ingabe kukhona okungahambi kahle? Yebo, kukhona okuthile ngempela! wathi ngokuzwakalayo. Wabe esekhumbula lokho esasikushilo futhi wehlisa izwi lakhe. "Lolu uhlelo oluhlanya! Uhlelo oluwubuwula noluyingozi. Kunoma ikuphi, kumelwe kube okungalungile. Kungcono ukhohlwe ngakho futhi uhambe usengakwazi.
  
  
  Mina noheather sabhekana. Kancane kancane futhi ngesineke, waphinde wakhuluma. "Sir Albert, angicabangi ukuthi uyaqonda. Leli yithuba lakho kuphela Lokubona Ingilandi nomkhaya wakho futhi."Ubuso buka-Ego buqiniswe igama elithi" umkhaya."Amarashiya ahlela ukukuthumela ekamu lokuhlushwa Esiberia. Abantu base-Oni bazomlandela futhi bathuthukise izikhali zamakhemikhali Zesoviet Union. Isikhali esizosetshenziswa Ngokumelene Nengilandi kanye nezwe lonke elikhululekile ."
  
  
  "Uhlelo lwethu lunamathuba amahle kakhulu okuphumelela, Sir Albert", kwanezela Uheather, efunda indlela abukeka ngayo ebusweni bakhe. "Amamelika ahlela ukubaleka okuyisigaba sokuqala ngaphesheya kogu oluseningizimu. Usengozini encane."
  
  
  Wayelokhu ecindezeleka. "Bheka, ngiyakwazisa ngempela lokho nonke enifuna ukungenzela kona nakho konke lokho. Kodwa angikwazi ukuhamba nawe futhi ngihlukane nakho."Wayegwema ukubuka kwami.
  
  
  Uheather wayethukuthela kancane kancane. "Kodwa Mnumzane Albert, kumelwe uhambe nami. Imiyalo yethu icacile. Uhulumeni wethu unomuzwa wokuthi kuwumsebenzi wawo ukukukhipha lapha.
  
  
  Kuwumsebenzi wakho ukubambisana nalokhu."
  
  
  Wasukuma ethukile wabheka kolunye uhlangothi. "Kodwa awuqondi," esho, ethuthumela. "Lokhu kumayelana nomkhaya wami, ngabantu engibathandayo. Yini ongakhathazeka ngayo uma ngingaphinde ngimbone? Unogada wami uyisisebenzi SE-KGB, futhi wangiqinisekisa ukuthi umkami nendodakazi yami babeyobulawa uma ngingabambisani nabo."
  
  
  Manje konke kwase kucacile. Uheather wahleka njengoba Usir Albert ephendukela kimi. "Manje uyazi ukuthi kungani ngingakwazi ukuhamba nawe. Uma ngingekho lapha ngesonto elizayo lapho Kufika Amarashiya, umkhaya wami uyobulawa. Futhi akufanele kube njalo."
  
  
  Amehlo ami ahlangana nalawo akhe, futhi wabona ubuhlanya obubonakala kuwo. Ukuhlanya kokwesaba. Kumelwe avikele umkhaya wakhe ngazo zonke izindlela. Kwakuthinta inhliziyo njengoba kwakunamahloni. Wasusa umphimbo wakhe waqala. "Ngike ngabona izinsongo ezifanayo ngaphambili, Usir Albert. Cishe Amarashiya awazange azenze izinsongo zawo. Uma ubungumrashiya owafaka isicelo sokukhosela, noma umenzeli owabaleka, babengase baziphindiselele kalula. Kodwa esimweni sakho, kuyobalethela ubunzima kuphela, ubunzima obukhulu. Cha, Sir Albert, ih izinsongo azinalutho. Ngithembe manje.
  
  
  Wangibuka, futhi amehlo akhe akhanya ngentukuthelo. 'Kholwa wena? Bobabili ningabafokazi ngokuphelele kimi! Unemiyalo yakho, kodwa nginezintshisekelo zami. Ngeke ngihambe nawe!'
  
  
  Wayegxile kuye. "Ngiyaxolisa kakhulu, Sir Albert. Kodwa asikwazi ukuhamba ngaphandle kwakho. Useza nathi."Wayengasongelwa i-emu, kodwa izwi lami lizimisele ngendlela engenangqondo.
  
  
  Wabheka Uheather, wabe esebuyela kimi. Ama-ego ezinduku ayebomvu. "Khona-ke sizobona", esho ngokucindezeleka. Wagcwalisa amaphaphu akhe ngomoya.
  
  
  "Unogada!"wamemeza kakhulu, imithambo iphuma ebunzini lakhe. "Qaphela, woza ngokushesha!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 8
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "Sir Albert!"Kusho Uheather ethukuthele .
  
  
  "Isikhova sikankulunkulu, muntu!"
  
  
  Umnyango wavuleka futhi kwafika unogada.
  
  
  'Kwenzekani lapha?wangibuza. Wabheka Usir Albert, owayehlezi ekhoneni phambi kwethu.
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Isiboshwa sihlushwa ukucindezeleka kwengqondo."
  
  
  "Lokho kungamanga", Kusho Usir Albert ngokhahlo. "Laba ababili bangabangeneleli. Izinhloli Zasentshonalanga ".
  
  
  Wayekhuluma isingisi, futhi unogada wayengasiqondi.
  
  
  'Yini engalungile ngaye? Unogada wabuza ngesiturkey.
  
  
  "Akunandaba," Kuphendula U-Emu ngesiturkey. "Uma ephendukela ebudloveni, sizokubiza."
  
  
  "Yebo, kuzosebenza", Kusho Uheather ngenjabulo, futhi wamomotheka kumlindi.
  
  
  Unogada wanqikaza, ezizwa engaqiniseki. Wabona ipulasitiki efasiteleni. Lapho i-ego yakhe isiqediwe, ngangingenandaba nokuthi unogada wayecabangani. Usezak wayeyokwenza lokho kanye. Kodwa kulezi zimo ezintsha nezingafani, kwandisa ukuzazisa kokungabaza.
  
  
  Usir Albert wayethanda isiturkey. "Lo muntu akayena Umdobi, akayena unobhala."
  
  
  Wamomotheka ngenjabulo. "Uyabona, unesifo sokuquleka."
  
  
  Unogada wangibuza imibuzo, wabe esebuza Uheather. "Unethemba lokuthi sizoyeka ukubuzwa imibuzo ngalo lonke leli zwi", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  Abalindi basondela Kusir Albert. "Ingabe uzizwa kahle?"wabuza kancane ngesingisi.
  
  
  "Ngikutshela iqiniso!"Kusho Usir Albert ngokuzwakalayo . "Amajikijolo omqondisi, ndoda! Makabuze le mibuzo emibili embalwa. Khona-ke uyothola ukuthi akuzona zona, uhema wenza sengathi."
  
  
  Inkulumo yomlindi yadalula ukuthi wayengaqondi kahle. Waphinde wabheka phansi ipulasitiki. Waya emnyango wayikhumula.
  
  
  "Kwakungenxa yokuhlolwa buthule", Kusho U - Emu ngokunganaki futhi wafaka U-Ego ebangeni lakhe. "Ungamshiya mina naye sodwa futhi. Khona-ke ukuphenywa okwengeziwe ."
  
  
  "Kulungile," esho kancane. "Uma udinga usizo ngesiboshwa, vele ushayele ucingo."
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. "Ngandlela-thile, le ndoda idinga ukuhlolwa udokotela. Ukuphefumula nge-Ego akuvamile, izinduku ziba bomvu. Lokhu kungase kubonise amalahle. Mhlawumbe ukumelana kwe-ego kuye kwancipha ngenxa yalesi sifo."
  
  
  Usir Albert wavele wagxumela phakathi komnyango nonogada. "Wena mbongolo!"wamemeza kakhulu. "Hamba ngokushesha waxwayisa U-Enik! Ziyizinhloli! Bafuna ukunginika imithi ebulala izinhlungu futhi bangithumbe ejele! »
  
  
  Wafunga buthule. Ngegama ngalinye, Usir Albert wandisa ubunzima bethu. "Lo muntu ompofu uphatheke kabi kakhulu", esho engathathi.kunogada wakhe. "Mhlawumbe kufanele usebenzise izintambo ezithile."
  
  
  Unogada wabheka Usir Albert efuna. Wabe esenza isinqumo. 'Hamba.'wayekhuluma isiturkey.
  
  
  "Cha, ngeke! Hhayi kuze kube yilapho uthembisa ukuthola impendulo.
  
  
  Unogada wazama ukumgwema, kodwa Usir Albert wayelenga emkhonweni wakhe. "Bagqoke izifihla-buso, bagqoke uhlobo oluthile lokuzifihla! Bese ubhekisisa kubo! Yilokho kuphela engikucelayo kuye, muntu!
  
  
  Unogada wazama ukukhulula u-ego. Usir Albert wangigxumela ngokushesha futhi wangibamba. Ngiphakamise isandla sami ukuze ngigweme u-ego, kodwa iminwe ka-ego enezinzipho yayisivele ingibamba. Futhi i-emu yaba nenhlanhla. Wathatha indawo lapho imaski yayihlangana khona nezimonyo ezisentanyeni yami. Futhi waklebhula ekhoneni lomhlathi wami.
  
  
  Unogada wamangala lapho ebona izingxabano zilenga ebusweni bami. Ingaphandle likacelik Sezak lonakele kakhulu.
  
  
  "Uyisiphukuphuku esiwubuwula", Kusho Uheather Kusir Albert.
  
  
  Futhi Ngisho Nosir Albert wamangala lapho ebona imaski edabukile. Ubuso bami babulenga ngokuphelele, njengokungathi inyama yayikhishwe emathanjeni ami. Ngabona unogada efinyelela isibhamu sakhe esinezimbambo. I-ego yakhe yanqikaza ukumbulala, futhi lokhu kunqikaza kwabulala. Wayezama ukufinyelela Kuwilhelmina, kodwa wayesevele ekhomba isibhamu sakhe esifubeni sami.
  
  
  Uheather wayengenalo nhlobo ithuba. Isikhwama sakhe sasilele etafuleni. Wabheka isibhamu somlindi futhi wabubula. Unogada wahamba kancane waya kimi, wacabanga ngejakhethi yami ,wakhipha i-luger, futhi wafaka i-ego kwelinye lamaphakethe.
  
  
  "Yini leyo ebusweni bakho?"Yeka!"waphuka.
  
  
  Wathatha imaski phakathi kweminwe yakhe wayidonsa kancane phezu kwekhanda lakhe, iwigi nakho konke.Unogada Nosir Albert bamangala lapho kuvela ubuso bami.
  
  
  Ekugcineni unogada wathi:" kuyathakazelisa kakhulu". Wathatha imaski ezandleni zami, esakhomba isibhamu esifubeni sami, wayihlola ngokucophelela imaski. Wabe esengibheka ngokucophelela. 'Ungubani?'
  
  
  Eyakhe, waqhaqhazela. "Lowo odlalela Isezak."
  
  
  Wabheka Uheather. "Futhi unobuso obuhlukile lapho, futhi?"
  
  
  Wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Kusobala ukuthi kunabantu abakwazisa ngokwengeziwe. Wabuka Usir Albert, owayesebuyele esimweni sakhe.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa kakhulu", etshela Uheather. "Uma kunendaba, ngiyaxolisa."
  
  
  Uheather waqhaqhazela. "Ah, indoda ayihlali iwina", esho nge-phlegm evamile Yasebrithani.
  
  
  Kungaba yindlela yokuphazamisa unogada. Ukube i-ego ibingayithola, bekulokhu kunamathuba amancane kakhulu okuthi sizogcina lapha Nosir Albert.
  
  
  'Kuhle. Uyeza. Wonke ama-oni. unogada wathi, ephethe isibhamu sakhe.
  
  
  Yadlula imimmo yayo kwaze kwaba usuku oluvulekile. Lapho esondela kuye, waphenduka wakhomba esihlalweni wabuza. "Akufanele yini ulethe isikhwama sakho nawe?"
  
  
  Wabheka esihlalweni isikhashana. Washaywa yi-ego yakhe esandleni ngokunyakaza kwe-karate. Isibhamu sabhidlika phansi.
  
  
  Unogada wamemeza. Lashaywa isibhakela sakhe sobugovu ekuphileni, futhi waphindeka kabili ngokumemeza ngokumphulula. Wayiletha ebusweni bazo zonke izizwe. Kwaba khona ukuqhuma okuyisidina njengoba umhlane wakhe wawushaya phansi.
  
  
  Uheather wandizela emnyango ukuze awuvale, kodwa Usir Albert wabamba unah. "Abaqaphi!"wamemeza kakhulu. Kwakungu-ego owamkhipha Kuheather futhi wamshaya emhlathini. Wagibela esihlalweni futhi wafaka i-ego. Waphenywa phansi ukuze athole isibhamu somlindi, owayezama kancane futhi ngokungenangqondo ukuvuka.
  
  
  Lapho nje isibhamu siphinde simbona, ngezwa ushaggy wakhe osheshayo ephasishi. Wafinyelela isibhamu sakhe ngokudangala, kodwa akakwazanga ukusibamba ngaphambi kokuba onogada bavele emnyango. Amaturkey amabili amakhulu kakhulu adonswa ngezibhamu. Waphefumula ngokujulile futhi waphinde walahla isibhamu. Amehlo amnyama angigqolozela.
  
  
  'Kwenzekani?'Kuyini?'lowo owayebazungezile wabuza.
  
  
  Uheather wangibuka futhi wanginyakazisa ikhanda.
  
  
  Wathi:" into engavamile kakhulu".
  
  
  Laba balindi ababili abazange bachithe isikhathi becabanga okwengeziwe. Sobathathu sahamba saya ehhovisi Lika-Enlik. Usir Albert akazange asitshele lutho. Akazange axolise futhi. Cishe waqaphela ukuthi asikwazisi lokho. Ngokushesha u-Enik wamangala lapho ethukuthela. Wakhonkotha unogada ngokuthi i-emu kwakudingeka isuse imaski Kaheather, futhi wakwenza lokho ngesenzo esinzima.
  
  
  "Akukholakali", Kusho U-Enlik, Ecasukela Uheather. Waphendukela kimi futhi wangibuka ngokucophelela. "Wangikhohlisa ngempela. Ngeke ngikukhohlwe ngokushesha, ngiyakuqinisekisa. Wayekhuluma isingisi esihlanzekile futhi enobugovu obuningi, kodwa izwi lakhe lalingakhulumi kahle.
  
  
  'Ngempela, futhi. "Kwakungafanele, sithandwa sami", Kusho Uheather ngobumnene. "Ukhohliswa kalula."U-Enlik wamshaya kanzima ebusweni. Wahlehla futhi wawa emlenzeni wakhe ongakwesobunxele. Eyakhe yafinyelela Kule Video, kodwa onogada abathathu ababemi ngemuva kwedeski Lika-Ego baphakamisa izibhamu zabo ngendlela esongelayo.
  
  
  "Nginomusa kakhudlwana kulona wesifazane, Mnu.Enelik. Wamukelekile. Usir Albert wathi ngobumnene.
  
  
  'Thula! U-Enelik wamemeza. Waphendukela kimi.
  
  
  "Ingabe isiboshwa sasihileleke ekubambisaneni?"
  
  
  "Ngangingazi lutho ngakho", kusho Usir Albert.
  
  
  Wayejabule kakhulu ukuheha i-ego head phezu kwezithende. "Ukhuluma iqiniso . Wayengazi ukuthi siyeza.
  
  
  Kakade yayisinqume. Ukube wayengakwazanga ukuphuma lapha Nosir Albert ngaphambi Kokuba Amarashiya amlandele, Wayezokwaziswa Ngu-Enlik ngohlelo luka-ih lokuthumba Usir Albert. I-ego yakhe yayiyokhetha Utarabye kunasesiberia. Lapha, noma kunjalo, i-ego iyokhululwa uma esegwetshwe.
  
  
  U-Enelik wayala onogada ukuba bangihlole. Bakhumula ijazi lami Le-Sezak elaligcwele futhi bathola Uhugo engalweni yami. Bakhipha i-stiletto futhi babeka U-Ego esihlalweni eduze Kwe-luger . Isikhwama sikaheather naso sahlolwa. U-Ee Sterling. 380 PP1, isibhamu segesi, ama-squirts kanye ne-ampoule ketshezi elahlwe esihlalweni.
  
  
  "Kwakunjani lokho?"Kubuza u-Enelik .
  
  
  Wayigqolozela buthule.
  
  
  "U-Oni wayenganginika umjovo walokhu futhi wayezobukeka egula", Kusho Usir Albert. "Base benquma ukungiyisa esibhedlela Sasehopa."
  
  
  Amehlo amnyama ka-Enilik agxuma phakathi kwezinto ezisetafuleni nobuso bami. 'Uhlakaniphe kakhulu. Wayazi ukuthi sasingenalo igumbi lesibhedlela lapha. Cishe wazi okuningi Ngosezak nemishini engiyidingayo. Ungubani wena?'
  
  
  "Kuyimfihlo."
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego ancipha aba imifantu emincane. "Ungummelika, futhi ungumngisi. Kuyathakazelisa kakhulu. Ngicabanga ngisho nangomsebenzi wakho. Akunakwenzeka yini ukuba ohulumeni bakho bagcine Usir Albert ejele laseturkey kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kwesigwebo sakhe? Ingabe uyalelwe ukuba ukhiphe i-ego yezwe lonke?
  
  
  Uyise wamane wamgqolozela. Kwakusobala ukuthi sasenzani. Kodwa ngangingamthandi umuntu omncane nendlela yakhe yokuzicabangela. Uma efuna ukuthola okuthile, kuhle, kodwa ngaphandle kwami.
  
  
  "Kungani ungabizi Undunankulu Elondon?"Uheather wabuza, esukuma futhi, ngokusobala elulama kulokhu kushaywa. "Mhlawumbe angakutshela imininingwane."
  
  
  Waphinde wamphonsela inselele U-Enlik. Kwakusobala ukuthi u-ay kumelwe ukuba wayemthanda kancane njengoba ayemthanda. Wabuyela kuye, kodwa futhi Usir Albert wangenela.
  
  
  Wathi: "ngikholelwa ukuthi kwakuyinhloso ka-ih". "Ukungishushumbisa ezweni lonke."
  
  
  Nokho, ngikholelwa ukuthi wenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukuze avikele U-Enik ebudloveni. Usir Albert wayengeyena umuntu okuthiwa mubi kangako.
  
  
  Wayengumuntu owayecindezeleke kakhulu. Ingcindezi eyahlukanisa i-ego ngaphakathi. Ngaphansi kwalezi zimo ezihlukahlukene, wayengasekho. Kodwa ngaleso sikhathi, kwakuyinduduzo encane kithi.
  
  
  U-Enlik wabheka Usir Albert. Wathi: "mhlawumbe-ke ungangichazela okuthile". "Khona-ke kungani wawudumaza ngamabomu uhlelo luka-ih?"
  
  
  Nganginelukuluku lokubona Lokho Usir Albert ayezokusho kulokho. Yiqiniso, yena ngokwakhe wayengakusho, kodwa ukube U-Enlik wayemtshele ngohlelo LWE-kgb, Ngokungangabazeki Usir Albert wayeyonikezwa izinyathelo zokuphepha ezengeziwe. Futhi kungaba nzima nakithi ukuba nobugovu. Sekuyisikhathi eside ngilahlekelwe yithemba.
  
  
  "Angiyena iqhawe", Kusho Usir Albert ethukile. "Ngangingase ngilimale noma ngibulawe ukube ngangihamba nabo. Cha, imidlalo Enjalo Yamandiya ayiyona eyami. Ngincamela ukuhlala lapha. Isigwebo sami ngeke sihlale isikhathi eside kangako."U-Enlik wabheka Usir Albert isikhathi eside futhi efuna. "Ngiyakukholelwa. Wenza umsebenzi omuhle wokudalula laba bahlaseli. Usizo lwakho lungase lube nethonya elizuzisayo ebangeni lomusho wakho."
  
  
  "Ngiyabonga," Kusho Usir Albert cishe ngokungazwakali.
  
  
  "Buyisela isiboshwa esitokisini saso", kusho U-Enelik komunye wabalindi abathathu.
  
  
  Le ndoda yabamba Ingalo Kasir Albert yamyisa kude. Usir Albert waphendukela kithi futhi wasibuka enqikaza, njengokungathi uzophinde axolise. Kodwa akazange asho lutho. Wabe esehamba.
  
  
  U-Enilik weza kimi. Intukuthelo ye-Ego ngeqhinga lethu kancane kancane yaphenduka uhlobo oluthile lokuzanelisa. Ekugcineni, wabamba izinhloli ezimbili Zasentshonalanga. Nganginethemba lokuthi Usezak nemibuthano yezombusazwe Yase-Ankara babeyojabula kakhulu ngaye. Mhlawumbe uzothola umklomelo noma isikhundla esiphakeme, mhlawumbe ngisho nesikhundla E-Ankara.
  
  
  "Angathanda ukwazi ukuthi ungubani nokuthi usebenzela bani", esho ngokunganaki, njengokungathi ucela ukukhanya.
  
  
  "Angikhulumi ngalokho", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wakhomba omunye wabalindi ababemzungezile. Wacindezela isibhamu ebusweni bami. Wangishaya emhlathini wawa. Ethambekele phansi edolweni, wezwa igazi ligeleza esihlathini sakhe. Amazinyo akhe aboshelwe alimala.
  
  
  "Wena mhlubuki ompofu!"Uheather wathi ethukuthele .
  
  
  Wabheka phezulu wabona ukuthi omunye unogada wayembambe ngesandla esisodwa. Ngesinye isandla, wayephethe isibhamu ekhanda lakhe.
  
  
  "Ingabe lokhu akuwona umsebenzi wabanye abantu?"Unogwaja wakhe wathi ngokuthula . I-ego yakhe yayiqonda ngokushesha injongo. Lapho ethola ukwaziswa okwengeziwe kithi ngaphambi Kokuba I-secret Service ifike kithi, kulapho ehlaba umxhwele khona ngokwengeziwe e-Ankara.
  
  
  "Ungakhathazeki ngabanye abantu," Kusho U-Enelik. "Uzohlala lapha kuze kube yilapho kuqulwa icala E-Ankara. Futhi kubonakala kulungile kimi ukuthi lapha, endaweni lapho ubanjwe khona, uzokwembula ukuthi ungubani ngempela."
  
  
  "Ngeke sikwenze uhlakaniphe ngokwengeziwe", kusho Uheather ngokungenamusa. U-Enilik wahleka futhi wabheka unah. "Myise ekamelweni lokuhlolwa", etshela unogada ephethe ucingo.
  
  
  Walwa kanzima njengoba Uheather ayephonswa ehhovisi. Wangibuka ngokushesha, ngokuzimisela ngaphambi kokuba umnyango uvalwe ngemva kwakhe. Wayenethemba lokuthi bazomgcina. Unogada owayesele wangiphendulela futhi wangibopha izandla ngemuva. Into ababengakaze bazikhathaze ngayo ngaphambili.
  
  
  U-Enilik weza futhi wama phambi kwami. Unogada wanikeza u-emu lokho okwakubukeka njengenduku yenjoloba eqinile. Induku yayingaba unyawo ubude futhi ilele kakhulu esandleni sika-Ego.
  
  
  "Manje sesingaqala", esho ngendlela eyomile.
  
  
  Wabheka induku. "Ucelik Sezak".
  
  
  Uvumela injoloba iwele kanzima ekhanda lami. Wangishaya endlebeni nasentanyeni. Wabona izinkanyezi ezivuthayo phambi kwamehlo akhe futhi wawela phansi kakhulu. Ukuqhuma kobuhlungu okwadutshulwa ekhanda lami.
  
  
  "Usebenzela I-cia, akunjalo?"izwi lathi lisekude .
  
  
  Kodwa ngayeka ukulalela. Wagoba yonke imisipha yakhe futhi walinda ukuba iphele.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Wavuka kungazelelwe. Umcabango wami wokuqala wawuthi ukushaywa kwase kuphelile. Ngemva kwesikhashana, ngakhumbula ukuthi ngangiphonswe esitokisini esinuka kabi, nokuthi umnyango wensimbi wangishaya.
  
  
  Wayelele lapho amehlo akhe evaliwe. Ubuhlungu bagcwala emzimbeni wami. Kancane kancane, izinkumbulo zabuya. U-Enlik waqhubeka eshaya, ngokuphindaphindiwe. Kwakukhona nezinye izinjabulo.
  
  
  Ngavula amehlo ami, kodwa kwakumnyama. Ecasukile, wazama ukubona okuthile. Kancane kancane, amehlo ami ajwayela ubumnyama, futhi wakwazi ukubona phansi nezindonga. Wayegcinwe yedwa, Njengoba Kwakunjalo Ngosir Albert. Wayelele ehlombe lakhe lesobunxele, emhlane wakhe odongeni. Ukukhanya okuncane kwakukhanya ngefasitela losuku. Kwakungekho zimbobo kumakhamera edijithali ngaphandle komgodi wokukhuculula amanzi emgodini ekhoneni elilodwa lekhamera. Lonke ikheji lalinuka umchamo.
  
  
  Ngazama ukunyakaza, futhi izinaliti eziyinkulungwane zangigwaza kabuhlungu emhlane nasohlangothini. Lapho ngisonta ubuso bakhe, ngacabanga ukuthi bungase buwe njengesifihla-Buso se-Sesak. Wathinta induku yakhe. Kwakunjengebhola le-tennis elaligugile. Kwakunamabala amakhulu egazi ebusweni bami.
  
  
  Ngakhononda, ngizisola kancane. Khona-ke ngacabanga Ngoheather, futhi idola lami eligoqekayo lawela ezicathulweni zami ze-ballet. Unkulunkulu wami, ukube nje benze okufanayo kuye. Lokho kungasho ukufa kwakhe. "Iziphukuphuku!"wamemeza ngemva kwakhe .
  
  
  Kwakudinga isibindi ukuhlala uqonde. Yena, wancika ekukhonondeni kwangemuva. Kwakudingeka ngicabange ngakho. Ukube ngabanika isikhathi sokuthathwa abantu base-Ankara, konke lokhu bekungeke kwenzeke. Mhlawumbe sekwenzekile kakade. Kufanele ngigweme kanjani ijele elinakekelwa kakhulu? Ngandlela-thile, kwakufanele asinde kanjani ngehora elilandelayo? Ubuhlungu babucishe bungabekezeleleki.
  
  
  Wazihlola. Esakhe sasisagqoke izingubo zakhe. Ihembe lami lalidabukile futhi lihlaba umxhwele ngegazi. Bathatha ibhande lami nokuqukethwe emaphaketheni ami. Kodwa ngisenazo izicathulo zami ze-ballet. Njengoba ukuhlala kwethu lapha kwakukufushane kakhulu, kwakungenakwenzeka ukuba mina Noheather sigqoke iyunifomu engwevu nezimbadada zeziboshwa. Umuntu Wase-Ankara angase abe lapha kusasa. Othile Wasesezak, noma i-ejenti Yasebasimevi. Mhlawumbe U-Odin ngazo eyedwa. Kungazelelwe, kwenzeka okuthile kimi ngezicathulo. Esinye isithende siyisihluthulelo esikhethekile, kanti esinye siyisikhiye. Kwakuyinhlanhla. Inhlanhla enkulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho ayekufanelekela ngempela ngemva kokuvumela Usir Albert ukuba aphazamise umsebenzi wethu ngobuwula. Kodwa okubaluleke ngaphezu kwezikhali kwakuwukwaziswa. Kwakudingeka ngazi ukuthi ukuphi Nokuthi kwenzekeni Kuheather. Kufanele ube nesineke.
  
  
  Walala. Kwabonakala sengathi ngemva kwamahora ambalwa wavuswa unogada owavula umnyango. Wayephethe ipuleti lethini lokudla okunuka kabi, isidlo sami sakusihlwa. Amehlo akhe ayemlingisa, ezama ukuthola ukuthi ngangikuphi. Umhubhe wawubukeka njengomhubhe ofanayo owawuholela ekhamera yedijithali Kasir Albert.
  
  
  "Linda," ngathi njengoba unogada esezohamba.
  
  
  Waphenduka.
  
  
  "Owesifazane ... kulungile?"
  
  
  Wahleka kakhulu. "O, balimaza izindlebe zabo kancane. Kodwa usabukeka ethandeka kakhulu. Ngale ndlela, uzofunda okwengeziwe ngalokhu.
  
  
  "Hamba uye esihogweni," ngafunga.
  
  
  Wamomotheka kakhulu. "Sizoyivivinya maduze. Sengivele ngibheke phambili kukho. Uyazi, ijele liyisidina kakhulu. Lokhu ukuzijabulisa kumnandi kithi. Usegcekeni. Ngokushesha ungase ukwazi ukuzwa ukukhala kwakhe kwenjabulo."
  
  
  "Inja engcolile! Mshiye yedwa. 'Wazama ukuvuka, kodwa wawa.
  
  
  Unogada wanyamalala, ehleka kakhulu, futhi umnyango wavalwa ngemva kwakhe. Walala lapho, ephefumula, elalele izinyathelo ezihlehlela phansi ehholo. Mhlawumbe wayeletha Uheather obala i-edu njengamanje. Wabheka ipuleti likathayela futhi wahleka usulu.
  
  
  "Esikhathini esizayo esiseduze," esho. Mhlawumbe babesiza abanye babangane bakhe ababevalelwe ejele ukuze nje bazijabulise. Lokhu akufanele kwenzeke. Kodwa ngangingeke ngikwazi ukukusiza ukube ngangingaphumuli. Ngakho ngazizwa ngikhululekile phansi kukasimende futhi ngaziphoqa ukuba ngilale.
  
  
  Kodwa lapho ekugcineni ngilala, kwangithatha amahora amaningi ukuvuka. Wayekwazi ukukala isikhathi sezinqolobane zakhe ngemizwa eyayisemzimbeni wakhe. Iningi lobuhlungu seliphelile, isibonakaliso asisavuvukele kangako. Kwakungokwakhe kuphela okwakunzima ngokungadingekile. Wasukuma ngokhahlo futhi wahamba kanzima waya emnyango. Ngamlalela ngefasitela, kodwa angizange ngizwe amazwi ethu. Kwakungekho zimpawu zokuthi iqembu lamadoda lalihlala lapho. Mhlawumbe wadluliselwa kwelinye igumbi, noma kwase kuphelile. Ukaterina! Ngamemeza isango.
  
  
  Ngemva kokuthula isikhashana, ngezwa izwi elibuzayo: "Celik?"Futhi ngajabula ngokuthi wayeqonda ukuthi kufanele sisebenzise la magama. Kodwa okungenani kuyaduduza ukuzwa izwi lakhe. Ngakho, uhlobo oluthile lwamangqamuzana ngakwesobunxele sami.
  
  
  Ngambuza. 'Ingabe konke kulungile?"Ngangithemba nje ukuthi ngeke kube khona unogada olalele egcekeni.
  
  
  "Yebo," esho. "Ngaphandle kwamabala ambalwa."
  
  
  Waphefumula ngokujulile. Wayengabukeki njengowesifazane owayesanda kuhlaselwa. Usongo lomlindi lwaluhloselwe ukungesabisa kuphela, noma wayengakabi naso isikhathi sokwenza lokho.
  
  
  Lokho kuzwakala kukuhle.'
  
  
  'Futhi wena?'
  
  
  Ngathi: "oh, ngilungile". Ngezwa umnyango ushaywa endaweni ethile. 'Linda okwesibili.'
  
  
  Ushaggy wayesondela. Ngemva kwesikhashana, kwavela ubuso bomlindi efasiteleni lami. I-ego yakhe yayingakaze imbone ngaphambili. "Ubize?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngokhahlo .
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. "Ngingaba nomcamelo ngaphansi kwekhanda lami?"Izama ukuzizwa uma usukulungele ukulwa. Umzimba wami wathi cha.
  
  
  "Ayikho imicamelo. Iya embhedeni. Unogada wathi ngokucophelela. Waphenduka wahamba. Ngamuzwa ema phambi kwesitokisi Sikaheather futhi eqhubeka.
  
  
  Lapho ngizama ukulala futhi, angikwazanga. Yena, ecabanga ngezinhlelo zokuphunyuka. Igundane elinsundu lalikhasa liphuma emgqonyeni wendle futhi lihlezi buthule emilenzeni yalo yangemuva, lingibuka. Wahogela i-eda yami. Kwakunuka kabi, kodwa kwakudingeka ngidle ukuze ngihlale ngiqinile. Wangishayela ipuleti ngaphambi kokuba abe namahloni kangangokuba aqale ukulidla. Wathatha isipuni salo, walihlafuna, walihlafuna. Kwakuthakazelisa ngempela. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, kwakubukeka njengesitshulu esinenyanga. Igundane lahogela phansi, linethemba lokuthi ngizolahla okuthile. Lapho eseqedile, wamnika ipuleti. Sawubona, usawoti omuncu wawungaphezu kokwanele.
  
  
  Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho, walala. Wavuswa lapho omunye unogada ehamba eya epuletini elingcolile futhi ebeka phansi ipuleti le-oatmeal porridge. Wayithinta ngomunwe wakhe. Yayibukeka njengenjoloba futhi ibanda kakhulu. "Ungabulawa yindlala etarabay", ngishilo.
  
  
  Ukuvuvukala ebusweni bami kwase kucishe kwaphela, kodwa kwathatha isikhashana ukuba amabala nemihuzuko kuphole. U-Enelik wenza konke okusemandleni akhe. Ngangingathanda ukuziphindiselela kuye, kodwa imizwa yami siqu yayingenandaba ngaleso sikhathi.
  
  
  Okubaluleke nakakhulu, kwakufanele asikhiphe ejele ngalolo suku. Izikhulu zikahulumeni zase-Ankara manje zase zingafika Etarabiya noma nini. Kwakusho ukuqhuma emini.
  
  
  Ukuphuma kwelanga. Kwakuyigama elingenanjongo kulo mgede lapho ilanga lingazange lingene khona. Iseli lami lalisalokhu limbozwe ubumnyama obufanayo nalapho ngilethwa khona. Cishe ngangazi kuphela ukuthi kwakusekuseni ngenxa yomuzwa wami wesikhathi neqiniso lokuthi unogada wayelethe umhluzi.
  
  
  Wadonsa unyawo lwakhe lwesobunxele lwaya kuye futhi waphendukisa ungqimba olungaphezulu lwesisekelo. Futhi kwakukhona ukhiye ku-nen, njengoba Nje Uthompson asho. Ukhiye wawunezingxenye eziningana ezixhunywe ngendandatho. Ungenza ukhiye omfushane omncane noma omude futhi owugqinsi. Its wenza ukhiye omkhulu futhi waya emnyango. Kwakungekho mgodi wokhiye ngaphakathi emotweni, ngakho angikwazanga ukuwuzama. Kodwa okungenani kwakubukeka njengokhiye owawuzongena ohlelweni lwekhamera. Wafaka ukhiye esikhwameni sakhe futhi wavula esinye isithende. I-nen yayinezintambo zepiyano ezingamamitha ayisithupha ezinendandatho emikhawulweni yomibili.
  
  
  Kwakudingeka wenze iluphu, uyiphonse ngemuva kwekhanda lomuntu, uwele izintambo, bese udonsa kanzima futhi ngokushesha. Lesi sikhali siye sahlolwa ezimpini eziningi nasemisebenzini yamavukela-mbuso. Kwakunokwenzeka ukunquma ikhanda lomuntu cishe buthule umzuzwana cishe ngaphandle komsindo.
  
  
  Wayifaka ehembe lakhe. Ngemva kwesikhashana, ngemva kokugqoka izithende zakhe, wezwa isiphithiphithi ephasishi. Isihluthulelo sahlaba umxhwele esikhaleni, futhi kwafika unogada ezothatha ipuleti lami nesipuni. Wabona ukuthi angizange ngithinte izinto. "I-eda yaseturkey ayilungile ngokwanele ukuba inhloli Yasemelika, yebo."
  
  
  Ngamtshela. "Akubukeki njengemfundo?"Ngacabanga ngokuyibeka engozini, kodwa kwakunomsindo omningi owawuvela egcekeni. Ngakho nganquma ukuhlehlisa umzamo.
  
  
  Unogada wathatha ipuleti lakhe wanginika ukubukeka okunobutha. "Bazokuza maduze. Ngithemba ukuthi bazokuphanyeka ngenxa yalokho."
  
  
  Ngakho, uma sasizohamba Nosir Albert, kwakufanele sizame lokhu ekuseni. Namuhla akusekho lapho bekuyoba sekwephuze kakhulu. Abantu ababengaphambi kwethu ngokusobala bandizela E-Erzurum ngendiza futhi noma kunjalo kwakudingeka bafike Etarabia ngemva kokudla kwasemini. Sasingasenaso isikhathi esiningi sokuqedela umsebenzi owawubonakala ungenakwenzeka.
  
  
  Kumele ukhethe amahora akho okusebenza ngokucophelela. Futhi kuze kube manje, wayengaqagela kuphela ukuthi sasiyini isikhathi.
  
  
  Ngangilindele ukuthi phakathi nesikhathi sasekuseni kwakuyoba nomsebenzi omncane kakhulu emagumbini ethu edijithali asejele. Wayeqinisile. Lapho cishe eqiniseka ukuthi kwakungasekho onogada, uyise waya efasiteleni waqala ukumemeza.
  
  
  Ayikho impendulo. Kuhle kakhulu. Ngakho babematasa kwenye indawo. Waphinde wamemeza kakhulu kulokhu. Izwi likaheather laphendula.
  
  
  'Ingabe konke kulungile?'
  
  
  "Kulungile," ngishilo. "Linda nje ubone."Izwi lakhe laphinde lamemeza ngevolumu ephelele ehholo lokuthunga. Umnyango wavuleka, futhi kwazwakala izinyathelo ezinoboya egcekeni. Nganginentambo elungele esandleni sami. Ubuso bomlindi babonakala efasiteleni. Kwakungumuntu ofanayo Owayekhulume Ngoheather izolo ebusuku. Indoda eqinile, embi enobuso obunezikhwama nekhala elikhulu.
  
  
  "Ngakho, yini oyidingayo? Ingabe ufuna ukubona intombi yakho? Wakhumula ihembe lakhe waliphakamisa ekhoneni lesitokisi. "Kukhona engifuna ukukubonisa kona."
  
  
  Wayekhonkotha. "Yilokho intombi yakho eyakusho. Ngangingenaso isikhathi izolo ebusuku. Kodwa ngizoya kuye ngokushesha nje lapho ubizelwa ehhovisi likathishanhloko. Khona-ke uyoba nokuthile ongacabanga ngakho lapho ulapho."
  
  
  "Ingabe ngizobizwa ukuba ngibone umqondisi?"Ngathi, ngingazinaki ezinye. Kungani?'
  
  
  "Uyazi ukuthi kungani. Uyazi kahle.
  
  
  Ngokusobala, babazi okuthile futhi yena wayengazi. " Ingabe uzofika minyaka yonke?"Ngabuza ngokungenasineke. "Isilwane sakhasa siphuma emgodini. Kwakungeyona igundane. Lesi yisilwane esingajwayelekile. Kukhona, ngaphansi kwehembe lami ."
  
  
  'Isilo? Kuyini lokhu okungenangqondo futhi? Wazama ukungibuka umimmo. Kwavuswa ilukuluku lokwazi nge-Ego. "Ngicabanga ukuthi isilwane sambulala", ngishilo. "Ungakwazi yini ukuthatha lokhu? Ngigula ngalokhu kuthathwa kwesampula lomoya."
  
  
  Ukhiye wawukhala esikhaleni. Wayazi ukuthi wayengenandaba nokuthi nganginamahloni, kodwa u-emu wayefuna ukwazi ukuthi iyiphi indlela eyayizongibulala. Umnyango wavuleka futhi wangena ngaphakathi. Wabheka iphakethe, wabe esengibheka.
  
  
  Wathi: "it phansi kusofa".
  
  
  Waya ebhentshini likasimende walithengisa, esabambe ingalo yakhe. Wasondela ngokuqapha esixukwini futhi wakhahlela u-ego.
  
  
  Waziphonsa ngemuva, waphonsa intambo ekhanda lakhe ngesinyathelo esisodwa esisheshayo, futhi wadonsa. Wayecindezelekile, futhi izandla zika-ego zaya emphinjeni wakhe njengoba ayedonswa kanzima. Intambo yomgogodla inqamula isikhumba, imisipha, nezicubu zemisipha. Igazi lafafaza izandla zami. Kwaphela imizuzwana embalwa, ebamba futhi ekhahlela. Khona-ke, akuzange kusenze sizwakale. Intamo ka-Ego yanqunywa ethanjeni. Wagxumela phansi, intambo yezicathulo isagxilile ekuzicabangeni kwethole.
  
  
  Wavala umnyango. Ngokushesha i-ego yakhe yakhumula futhi yagqoka iyunifomu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Wayegqoke isigqoko esifana nesomuntu. Wayifaka futhi wayifaka emehlweni akhe ngangokunokwenzeka. Wabopha ibhande lakhe elibanzi ngesigqoko sesibhamu futhi wakhipha ukhiye emabhulukweni ayelahliwe. I-revolver yamhlola ukuthi ayinazo yini izinhlamvu. Yayigcwele. Ngokunganaki ngangokunokwenzeka, wavula umnyango waphuma wangena egcekeni. Akekho obonayo. Waya ekhamera Kaheather yedijithali futhi wabheka ngaphandle kwefasitela. Wayevele ahlale lapho amehlo akhe evaliwe.
  
  
  "Kungokwakhe", ngishilo.
  
  
  Wangibuka ngimangele. 'Nick! wamhlebela.
  
  
  Indandatho eyisihluthulelo yomlindi yayiletha. Ngabheka eduze futhi ngabona ukuthi nganginezihluthulelo ezingaba amashumi amabili ezifanayo engingakhetha kuzo. Ngangingakwazi ukubona ukuthi ubani owayezongena ekhamera Kaheather. Lokhu kuzothatha isikhathi eside kakhulu. Wakhipha ukhiye wesikhashana ephaketheni lakhe futhi wawubeka esikhwameni sensimbi. U-Ego wayiphendulela, futhi kukhona okwashukunyiswa yilokhi. Ngemva kokuzama kabili, kwasebenza. Wamvulela umnyango.
  
  
  "O, Nick", Kusho Uheather ehlebela, engicasukela.
  
  
  "Hamba," ngishilo. "Kumelwe silandele Usir Albert."
  
  
  "Kodwa akafuni ukuhamba."
  
  
  "Akanakho okunye angakwenza."
  
  
  Saphuma saya egcekeni. Wabheka Ubuso Bukaheather. Amabala ayesabonakala. Hhayi kabi njengami, kodwa bamshaya kanzima. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, bahlala kude nonah.
  
  
  Iseli likasir Albert manje lase lingenalutho. Sahlola lonke iphaseji, kodwa asikwazanga ukuthola Usir Albert kunoma yiliphi igumbi lethu. Ngangilindele ukuba unogada amzwe njalo ngomzuzwana.
  
  
  Izwi lakhe lahlebeza emazinyweni akhe. "Maye!"
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe abafuni ukuba asondelane kakhulu nathi", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  "Kulungile, ake siqhubeke nokufuna."
  
  
  Safika ngokushesha emikhawulweni yomibili yomhubhe. Lapho sathola umnyango owenziwe ngensimbi. Kwakuwumnyango unogada wami ayengene kuwo. Ngakho ayizange ivalwe. Ngayivula, futhi sangena ngokuqapha esigabeni esilandelayo.
  
  
  Sasisegumbini lokuxhuma phakathi kwamaphaseji ahlukahlukene. Unogada wahlala nathi emhlane, efunda iphephandaba. Wezwa umnyango uvuleka, kodwa akazange aphenduke.
  
  
  "Kwakunjani lokho?"Kuyini?"wabuza ngaphandle kokubheka phezulu.
  
  
  Wakhumbula ukuthi omunye unogada wayenezwi eliphansi futhi wazama ukulingisa u-emu. "Akukho lutho," ngakhononda. Wenza isicelo Sokuba Uheather ayeke. Waya kumlindi ephethe isibhamu esandleni sakhe futhi wancika i-ego ekhanda lakhe.
  
  
  'Yini oyifunayo ...?'
  
  
  Ngathi: "Just phansi nje". U-Ego wakhipha isibhamu esikhwameni saso wasifaka esikhwameni sakhe. Kancane kancane, u-ego wamzungeza futhi wama phambi kwakhe.
  
  
  Wenza isicelo Sokuba Noheather aqhubekele phambili.
  
  
  'Wena! unogada wamemeza. Wabheka Kimi Kuheather.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Uphi Usir Albert?"
  
  
  Wangibuka ngimangele. "Uyahlekisa."
  
  
  "Ingabe ngibukeka sengathi ngiyahlekisa?"
  
  
  "Kodwa akasekho!"kusho unogada, edidekile . 'Wabaleka. Kwakungeyona leyo njongo yakho? U-Enelik ukhathazeke kakhulu."
  
  
  Mina noheather sabhekana. Ngakho nakhu okushiwo unogada wami. Babecabanga Ukuthi mina Noheather, kanye nabanye, sasihlela ukuthumba Usir Albert ngesikhathi siphazamisa Ukunakekela Kuka-Enelik. Sobabili kuphela esasazi ukuthi kwenzekeni edell ngokwayo. Usir Albert waxwayisa onogada BEKGB ngokuthi Amarashiya ayezinqume yini ngokwawo ukuhlehlisa usuku lokuthumba. Ngathi: "kwakuwukuphela kwento esasingayitholi".
  
  
  "Lokhu kubi kakhulu," Kububula Uheather.
  
  
  Ngambuza. 'Kwenzeka nini lokhu? Futhi kanjani?'
  
  
  "Angazi", kuphendula unogada, ebheka ngokukhathazeka isibhamu esasimphethe ngaphansi kwempumulo yakhe.
  
  
  Uyise wakhipha isibhamu wasidlulisela Kuheather. Ngathi: "yifake ngaphansi kwehembe lakho". Wabheka emuva kumlindi. "Woza, wena. Ungasiyisa Ku-Enilik. Uma singafiki lapho ngokuphepha, uyoba nomgodi omkhulu ekhanda lakho."
  
  
  Wasihola ehla ngomhubhe olandelayo. Wacindezela isigqoko sakhe ngisho nangaphezulu emehlweni akhe futhi wathatha isandla Sikaheather njengokungathi wayemdonsa. Ekupheleni kwegceke, sahlangana nomunye unogada.
  
  
  "Sithatha isiboshwa Siye E-Enilik", kusho unogada wethu. Enye indoda ayizange ingibuke, kodwa yayisagxile Kuheather. Kwakungekho besifazane abaningi abafika Etarabia, ingasaphathwa eyomfazi Onjengoheather. Wahleka buthule. Unogada wanqekuzisa ikhanda, futhi saqhubeka nendlela yethu. Ngokushesha sazithola siphambi kwehhovisi Lika-Enilik, elalingekude nomnyango omkhulu wejele. Ihholo eliphambi kwehhovisi le-ego laliyindawo yokwamukela izivakashi. Kwakunonogada ongahlomile esiteshini ngasinye, futhi owesifazane wayehlala ekhawunteni. Sadlula komunye weminyango emikhulu sangena endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi ehhovisi lika-Enelik. Umamukeli wayehlezi etafuleni maphakathi negumbi. Uheather wanqekuzisa ikhanda.
  
  
  Uheather weza etafuleni njengoba lona wesifazane ekhuluma nathi. "Ingabe ufuna Unogwaja onobuntu ...?"Wasibuka ngokungabaza. Uheather wabamba umhlane Kagillette futhi ngokushesha futhi ngobuhlakani wamboza umlomo wakhe ngawo. Wabe esebopha izandla zowesifazane ngebhande. Waqinisa imilenze yowesifazane ngebhande lakhe. Owesifazane wayesahleli esihlalweni, kodwa kwakungekho lutho ayengalwenza. Kwakuyindaba yemizuzwana nje.
  
  
  "Uma ufuna ukuphila", Kusho Uheather ngesiturkey kowesifazane manje owayegqolozele Unah ngamehlo amakhulu, " thula kuze kuphele lokhu."
  
  
  Wakhiya umnyango wehholo.
  
  
  Wanxusa unogada ukuba avule umnyango wehhovisi Lika-Enlik. Uheather wakhipha isibhamu sakhe.
  
  
  U-Enilik wahlala phansi esihlalweni sakhe. Wayebukeka ezingelwa. Ephelelwe yithemba, waphenduka kulokho okwakubonakala kuyi-directory yocingo. Lapho ebheka phezulu, igazi lavela ebugovwini bakhe.
  
  
  "Kuhle kakhulu ukukubona futhi", emtshela ngesingisi.
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa," kusho unogada. "Kodwa unesibhamu."U-Enlik kancane kancane wasukuma. Waphuma ngemuva kwesihlalo. Kwakunenzondo emehlweni akhe. "Uzobuzwa imibuzo, ubuzwe imibuzo ..."esho. "Futhi sonke lesi sikhathi ..."
  
  
  Wavala ibanga phakathi kwethu ngesivinini esikhulu, edonsa umlomo wesibhamu ebusweni buka-Ego. Wakhala ebuhlungwini futhi wawela esihlalweni sakhe. Unogada wasondela kimi, kodwa Uheather wayegqoke kahle ukuzazisa kwakhe.
  
  
  "Lokho kwakungaphambi kwalokho", ngathi, ngishaya isilevu sami ngesandla sami samahhala. "Manje makakubuze imibuzo embalwa futhi afune ukuthola izimpendulo ezinhle."
  
  
  Wangibuka, encike kakhulu esihlalweni sakhe. Igazi lawela esihlathini sika-ego. Waphefumula ngokujulile. 'Buza kude?'
  
  
  "Wakuthola nini Ukuthi Usir Albert wahamba, futhi ucabanga ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani?"
  
  
  Wangigqolozela engakholwa. "Ingabe yilokho okucelayo ?"
  
  
  "Awukwazi yini ukulalela? Ngeke ngiphinde ngibuze."
  
  
  "Kodwa uyazi konke!"
  
  
  Ngathi: "phendula imibuzo yami.
  
  
  Waqhaqhazela futhi wasula umjuluko ebunzini lakhe. "Namuhla ekuseni sifunde ukuthi i-ego ayisekho. Cishe ngehora lesikhombisa. Futhi sasiphuthelwa unogada. Unogada esangweni wathi wabona unogada ofanayo nomunye unogada. Bahamba ngemoto emajele ngehora lesihlanu ekuseni. Kuthiwa useholidini. "Omunye unogada" wayelele esihlalweni esingemuva semoto, ubuso bakhe bumbozwe ngesigqoko. Unogada waqaphela unen njengonogada ogama lakhe lingukeskur ."Akunangqondo ukuba nomuntu onengqondo. Unogada owayesemuva kwesondo wayeyisisebenzi SEKGB, futhi "omunye" Kwakungusir Albert. Kwakuwuhlelo olulula kakhulu kodwa oluphumelelayo. Lokhu kwanginika umqondo.
  
  
  Ngambuza. "Ingabe unazo izintambo lapha?"
  
  
  Yebo.'
  
  
  "Woza uh . Futhi ngenkathi wenza lokho, nikeza izikhali zethu, futhi."
  
  
  Wayehlola etafuleni lakhe, ephethe indwangu yesandla esihlathini sakhe. Uheather wayelandela eduze ukunyakaza kuka-ego njengoba Ayebuka unogada. Ngemva kwesikhashana, Uwilhelmina, Uhugo, Usterling Noheather .Ama-380 namabhangqa amabili ezandla ayelele etafuleni phambi kwethu. Yena wavala isikhwama sami futhi wabuyisela isikhali sami endaweni yaso evamile. Kwavela nesikhwama sikaheather futhi wabeka Usterling kuso. Wayephethe esinye isibhamu ukuze asisebenzise ngokushesha. Wafaka isibhamu ekhabetheni lesihlalo sakhe wasivala. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, umshayeli Kawilhelmina waqhubeka emgcina, elungele ukudubula.
  
  
  "Woza lapha," etshela unogada wakhe.
  
  
  Wahamba enqikaza waya Elick. Wenza isicelo Sokuba U-Ego alale phansi eduze kwetafula futhi watshela Uheather ukuba abophe u-ego emilenzeni yesihlalo ngezandla nangezinyawo zakhe zonke. Lapho lokho sekwenziwe, sageza ubuso Buka-Enilik futhi sasikulungele ukuhamba.
  
  
  "Kulungile, lalelani ngokucophelela," kusho Unogwaja wakhe. "Ingabe zikhona izimoto ngaphakathi kwezindonga zejele?"
  
  
  "Yebo," kwakuyi-egoism ye-rheumatism.
  
  
  'Kuhle. Uzosikhipha. Ngesango elikhulu. Ngizohlala ngemuva ngikhombe isibhamu esibhekiswe kuwe. Utshela unogada ukuthi bafuna ukubuza lona wesifazane ngokwehlukana e-Ankara. Futhi wena ngokwakho uyomyisa E-Erzurum kanye nonogada. Unogada wakhe. Ingabe lokho kucacile?"
  
  
  "Angikwazi ukwenza lokhu," ekhononda ekhungathekile.
  
  
  Wabamba isibhamu ebusweni buka-ego wasicindezela esihlathini sika-ego. Angicabangi kanjalo.'
  
  
  Amehlo ka-Ego ayebukeka edidekile ukuze sigweme ukubuka. Wabubula. Wathi:" kulungile, cishe akuzwakali.
  
  
  Sashiya unogada eboshwe ngamaketanga etafuleni ephethe isando emlonyeni wakhe, futhi sahamba ehhovisi. U-Enilik wakhazimula ngenxa kanobhala wakhe owayeboshwe ngomlomo. Kodwa egumbini lokulinda, wanqekuzisa ikhanda ngothando kubantu esahlangana nabo. Abaqaphi badonsekela Kuheather No-Enilik. Njengoba nje ngangithemba.
  
  
  Uma uzama ngisho nokwenza noma yini ngaphandle kwalokho engimtshele khona, ngizokukhipha ikhanda", ngasho lapho sidlala lo mdlalo emotweni.
  
  
  U-Enelik wathatha ibhayisikili lakhe futhi sagibela saya esangweni. Unogada wayefunda iphephandaba. Lapho nje ebona Unogwaja, washesha waheha ukunakwa.
  
  
  Wathi: "sawubona.
  
  
  U-Enilik wanqekuzisa ikhanda. "Wathunyelwa e-Erzurum ukuba ayodlulisela isiboshwa emagunyeni Ase-Ankara. Ngizobuya emahoreni ambalwa.
  
  
  Unogada wabheka emotweni. 'Kuhle kakhulu, mnumzane. Ngizoyibhala phansi. Waphinde wabheka ngaphakathi ukuze angibone. Wayegcina ikhanda lakhe liphansi, futhi isigqoko sasimboza ingxenye enkulu yobuso bakhe.
  
  
  "U-Emin uza nawe", Kusho U-Enelik.
  
  
  'O, empeleni. Kuhle kakhulu, mnumzane.
  
  
  Into elandelayo esasiyazi, sasingaphandle kwejele. Kuphela manje lapho aphawula khona ukuthi kwakuwusuku olunelanga.
  
  
  "Umgwaqo wokuqala uqondile", kusho U-Eniliku.
  
  
  Kodwa U-Erzurum uya ngenye indlela", ephawula. Ngiyakwazi lokho. Ngakhumula isigqoko sami ngabuka umgwaqo.
  
  
  Lapho sifika lapho siphuma khona, Umshayeli We-luger wayembambe entanyeni Kanogwaja. Lapha.'
  
  
  Saphendukela emgwaqweni ongcolile. U-Enelik wayeshayela. Wazizwa ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kuye. Ngenza lesi sinqumo ngokushesha nje lapho ngiqaphela ukuthi ngangifuna ukusebenzisa i-ego yami ukuze sibaleke. Ukube U-Enilik wayesaphila, amathuba ethu okuphuma ekulawulweni amaphoyisa aseturkey ayecishe abe zero. Ukube wayefile, kwakuyoba nokudideka okukhulu. Futhi lokho kuyosinika isikhathi sokuthola Usir Albert."Konke kwakulula kakhulu.
  
  
  Wathi, " uzokwenzenjani ngami?"
  
  
  'Hamba ngemoto yakho.'
  
  
  "Ake ngiphume lapha. Ungahamba ngaphandle kwami."
  
  
  Ngazizwa ubuhlungu enhliziyweni yami nasemzimbeni wami wonke futhi, bese kuba ukuzazisa kokuphenywa. Wayecabanga ngenjabulo kasathane yokuzicabangela komuntu. Ukufa kwakhe kwaba isiphetho sabo bonke abanye ababengaphandle kwezindonga zejele elimnyama le-ego.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe U-Enilik wethuka. Waphendulela isondo lokushayela kanzima ngakwesokudla, kanzima ngakwesobunxele, futhi kanzima ngakwesokudla futhi. Saphuma emgwaqweni sangena emseleni. Mina noheather saphonswa eceleni kwemoto. Ngaphambi kokuba imoto ime, U-Enilik wavula umnyango wagxuma waphuma. Wanda ngaphansi kwamahlathi, wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe, wagijima otshanini obude.
  
  
  Wakhwela Phezu Kukaheather wagxumela ngaphandle emotweni. Lapho nje esukuma futhi, wavula imilenze yakhe ukuze ame azinze ngangokunokwenzeka. Waphakamisa izandla zakhe futhi wakhomba Umshayeli We-luger. Isibhamu saphakama ezandleni zami, futhi ikhanda Lika-Enik lawela phansi.
  
  
  Yena, waya kuye. Ugawk wathola i-emu emgogodleni. Wayefile ngaphambi kokuba ashaye phansi.
  
  
  Lapho ebuyela emotweni, wanqekuzisa Ikhanda Kuheather ethi U-Enilik ufile.
  
  
  Ngathi: "kulungile, masihambe".
  
  
  "Ebatumi?"
  
  
  Yini enye Amarashiya ayeyoyithatha Usir Albert?
  
  
  "Ingabe ufuna ngempela ukuwela umngcele Nerussia?"
  
  
  Wabheka amehlo akhe aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. "Ingabe uyazi nganoma iyiphi enye indlela yokufinyelela Usir Albert?"
  
  
  Kwakuyinkulumo-ze. Waphenduka wabuyela emotweni. Sangena. Ngathatha imoto futhi sahamba, saya emngceleni.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Sachitha isikhathi esiningi sosuku sizama ukufika emngceleni singaboshwa. Amasosha ayeqapha yonke indawo yempi. Sadlula emizaneni emibili yaseturkey esasingakwazi ukuyigwema ngaphandle kokuhlangana namaphoyisa. Ngangazi ukuthi sasingasenaso isikhathi esiningi ngaphambi kokuba iziphathimandla zasejele zithole unogada ehhovisi Lika-Enilik. Noma i-ego kanobhala, noma isidumbu somlindi kumakhamera ami edijithali. Ngokushesha, zonke izikhundla zamaphoyisa kulo lonke leli zwe ziyoba sesimweni sokuqapha. Mhlawumbe kwase kukude kakhulu. Okuwukuphela kwento eyayisizuzisa kwakuwukuthi babenomuzwa wokuthi sasikhuluphele ngase-Erzurum. Kwakuyindlela evamile yokuphunyuka edlula Etarabia. Futhi njengoba babengazi Ukuthi Usir Albert wayethunjiwe Amarashiya, babengenasizathu sokukholelwa ukuthi sasiya Erussia.
  
  
  Ngandlela-thile, lezi zinkinga zazikhulu. Okokuqala kwadingeka sifike Erussia edolobheni elisemngceleni Ibatumi. Khona-ke kwadingeka sithole indawo yekamu lapho kwakuboshwe khona iziboshwa zezombangazwe, ababaleki, nabathunjwa Njengosir Albert, futhi sigcine iminwe yethu idluliwe ukuthi wayekhona. Khona-ke kwadingeka sithathe u-ego ngokumelene nentando ka-ego, ngandlela-thile siwele umngcele, bese sifika ogwini oluseningizimu sidlule empumalanga Yeturkey.
  
  
  Ukuthuthela kolunye uhlangothi lomngcele kwakuyisikhubekiso sethu esikhulu kunazo zonke ngaleso sikhathi. Kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zomngcele, kwakunamakhilomitha amaningi omhlaba ovulekile owawuvikelwe amasosha, izinja nezimayini. Emngceleni ngokwawo, kwakunemibhoshongo yokulinda emide enezidleke zemishini ezazimboza izindawo ezinkulu zomhlaba. Ngasohlangothini lwaserussia lomngcele, kwakukhona nesiqephu somhlaba olimekayo owawulinywa njalo. Akukho lutho olwaluhlwanyelwe, kodwa ukwenza amathrekhi avelele ngokucacile.
  
  
  Kusihlwa sathenga izingubo ezintsha edolobhaneni elikude, sahlangana nomzila wesitimela phakathi ethafeni elingenalutho. Wamiswa imoto.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi lo mzila wesitimela uholela emngceleni", ngishilo. Uheather wabheka emzileni.
  
  
  Yebo. Ngicabanga ukuthi umugqa We-Erzurum-tiflis."
  
  
  "Tiflis?"
  
  
  "Amarashiya ayibiza Ngokuthi Itbilisi ."
  
  
  "Ngakho isitimela siwela umngcele."
  
  
  "Ngokusho kwabantu bakithi, ukuze. Kodwa lesi isitimela esingajwayelekile, Nick. Isitimela esingenamuntu".
  
  
  "Ngakho, isitimela sezimpahla."
  
  
  "Cha, isitimela sabagibeli. Lapho umngcele uvalwa, la mazwe amabili avumelana ngokuthi isitimela sasizoqhubeka sihamba ngesimiso esidala. Abagibeli kuphela abangavunyelwe ukungena Erussia noma ukuphuma nge-nah. Kuhloswe ukuba kube isixhumanisi esingokomfanekiso phakathi kwala mazwe amabili ."
  
  
  "Usho ukuthi akekho ozohamba nabo, ngaphandle kwabasebenzi, Aye Erussia."
  
  
  "Isikhulu sebutho laseturkey nephoyisa baya emngceleni. Zibonisa ipasipoti yabasebenzi. Isitimela bese singena Erussia sinamaphoyisa aserussia. Ama-ego ahlala ehlolwa ukuze kutholakale ukuthi awekho yini.
  
  
  Amehlo akhe ayebheka ngokucophelela ujantshi owawudlula kancane kancane endaweni eyinyumba, futhi wanyamalala kude. "Futhi lesi sitimela sihamba nini, futhi siyoma kuphi?"
  
  
  "Ushayela endaweni esenyakatho-ntshonalanga yekars, idolobha elidala elibiyelwe. Erussia, uya Kuleninakan. Akasakwazi ukuya Etiflis. Angazi. Eyakhe, ngicabanga ukuthi ushushuluza kabili noma kathathu ngesonto. Kodwa Nick, uzokusingatha kanjani lokhu?
  
  
  Wathi.- 'Yini oyithandayo?"Le ngozi noma izinja nezindawo ezigcwele amabhomu agqitshwayo? Ngisho noma siqhubeka nakho, sisazoqhubeka sihamba. Isitimela sizosiyisa Ebatumi ngaphandle kwezinkinga ."
  
  
  Uyavuma:" kuyiqiniso.
  
  
  "Masihambe ngesitimela size sifike emzaneni. Khona-ke sibuza ukuthi wenzani. Nganginelukuluku lokwazi.
  
  
  Wamomotheka. "Futhi ubani okufanele akuvimbe? Vele uhambe."
  
  
  Edolobhaneni eliseduze, satshelwa ukuthi isitimela sasiyoma lapho ngehora lesikhombisa ekuseni. Khona-ke balayisha amabhokisi amaningana emifino ayenzelwe umphathi wesiteshi Saseleninakan. Kwakuwukuphela komthwalo owawela umngcele waseturkey nowaserussia.
  
  
  Isitimela sasine-locomotive ene-bunker yamalahle, inqola yemithwalo nenqola yabagibeli. Amabhokisi emifino angena enqoleni yemithwalo, futhi iphoyisa nephoyisa bagibela enqoleni nesikhulu sezomthetho.
  
  
  Lapho kuhwalala, ngaya esitolo esincane ngaphandle Kukaheather. Eyakhe yabuya nenyama, ushizi, isinkwa nebhodlela lewayini. Saphuma emzaneni sama eseraglio, eyayikude kakhulu. Isitebele sasimnyama futhi singenalutho, ngaphandle kwezinkomo ezimbalwa ezaziboshelwe entanjeni yokububula.
  
  
  "Ingabe izinkomo ziyakhonkotha?"Kubuza uheather .
  
  
  "Angikaze ngilale nenkomo."
  
  
  Wayehleka ngobumnene, ebopha isandla sakhe emlonyeni wakhe. Amabala ebusweni bakhe ayesehambile. Futhi enesikhafu esimbozwe izinwele zakhe ezinde ezimhlophe, wayebukeka ekhanga ngokukhethekile njengomlimi waserussia.
  
  
  Sasidlala lo mdlalo ngokumelene nenqwaba yotshani futhi sidle ukudla engangikuthenga. Ngokokuqala ngqa nabo ferret, njengoba safika esitimeleni e Tarabye, saphinde wanambitha edu okumnandi. Sasiphuza iwayini elizungeze ibhodlela, sisula imilomo yethu emikhonweni yethu yehembe, futhi sazizwa sigcwele futhi sanelisekile.
  
  
  "Unikki?"Uheather wathi, nginikeze ibhodlela.
  
  
  'Yebo?'
  
  
  "Ingabe uzama ukungidakisa?"
  
  
  Yena, wahleka. Ukukhanya kwenyanga kwakudlula emifantwini yamapulangwe amadala futhi kwawa ngobumnene ebusweni Bukaheather. "Ingabe wakubona manje?"
  
  
  Wathi: "ngicabanga ukuthi ufuna ukungidukisa". "Ngicabanga ukuthi uhlela izinto ezimbi kakhulu."Wayehlehlela emuva otshanini futhi elula njengempungushe eyisicefe.
  
  
  "Ingabe uyaqiniseka ukuthi uzama ukuyenga othile?"
  
  
  Wayehleka. Wayeseqala ukuzwa imiphumela yewayini.
  
  
  "Angikwazi ukuzibamba uma useduze, Nick."
  
  
  Waphuza iwayini futhi wabeka ibhodlela eduze kwami. Kwakumnandi kakhulu lapha. Waphefumula iphunga elifudumele, elomile likashani futhi wancika emuva, ebeka izandla zakhe ngemuva kwekhanda lakhe. Wabheka Uheather. Wayehambisa umlenze wakhe ongakwesokudla emuva naphambili ukuze amadolo akhe aqhubeke ethintana. Njengoba isandla sokunene sesizwe sakhe sasicwila otshanini, uhlangothi lwangaphakathi oluthambile, olunokhilimu lwezinqulu zakhe kanye nokugoba okuqalayo kwemisipha yakhe kwakusobala.
  
  
  "Yini ngempela owesifazane othakazelisayo onjengawe ayenzayo esitebeleni saseturkey?"
  
  
  "Ngithemba ukuthi uyamlinga."
  
  
  "Ingabe ukhona owake wakutshela ukuthi ungumlutha wobulili?"
  
  
  "Wena nje, honey."
  
  
  Wayekhothamela phansi futhi encike ehlombe lakhe, ezwa izindebe zakhe ezifudumele. Iphunga lewayini lalizungeza yena. Umlomo wakhe wawumunca ngokulambile owami, ufuna futhi uphonsa. Isandla sami sathola eyodwa phezu kwethanga lakhe elimhlophe elithambile futhi sawela phezu kwendawo efudumele enjengosilika. "Usendleleni efanele", ehlebela endlebeni yami.
  
  
  Ngathi: "lezo yizindaba ezinhle.
  
  
  Asizange sisho lutho olunye. Kwakunomsindo womoya owawushaya kancane emnyango we-seraglio, nemisindo ethambile evela ezindebeni Zikaheather ezihlukanisiwe. Okwalandela kwaba ukushisa okushisayo okwaqeda zonke izinkumbulo nobuhlungu Bukatarabia futhi kwenza i-ego yakhohlwa ukungezwani Okuzungeze Usir Albert Nobatumi. Khona-ke salala ubuthongo obujulile, obunokuthula.
  
  
  Sasisesiteshini lapho isitimela sifika ekuseni kakhulu. Kwakuwusuku olupholile olunelanga, futhi kwakungaphezu kwehora ngemva kokuphuma kwelanga. Kwakungekho muntu epulatifomu, kwakungumphathi wesiteshi kuphela nendoda eyayilayisha amabhokisi emifino. Wabeka i-ih eceleni kwemoto ukuze Amarashiya abone ngokushesha amabhokisi lapho ehlola imoto yemithwalo. Isikhulu nomshayeli bahlala emotweni.
  
  
  Mina noheather sacasha endlini yangasese ephambene nenqola yemithwalo. Sasilinde ngokuthula ukuba amabhokisi alayishwe. Ngaphambi nje kokuba umphathi wesiteshi avale imoto, kwakungekho muntu emsamo. Ngokushesha futhi cishe ngokungenamsindo sawela umgwaqo saqala ukudlala emotweni yemithwalo. Waya emashalofini futhi wabona ukuthi ayecindezelwe ngokuqinile odongeni oluseceleni. Ih wayihambisa kancane phambili ukuze sikwazi ukuhlala phakathi kwamabhokisi nodonga.
  
  
  Ucabanga ukuthi lokhu kuzosebenza? Uheather wabuza njengoba sasiphuma emzaneni.
  
  
  "Sizokwazi ngokushesha," kusho mina.
  
  
  Kwakukude kakhulu nomngcele kunalokho esasikulindele. Wavula umnyango ngamasentimitha ambalwa ukuze angene ekukhanyeni nasekutholeni amasampula omoya ohlanzekile. Sadlula endaweni enhle kakhulu. Amagquma aluhlaza abushelelezi anezihlahla notshani lapha nalaphaya. Khona-ke sangena endaweni enamadwala. Isitimela sawela umfula ojulile, owomile phezu kwebhuloho lokhuni eliyisisekelo futhi sanciphisa ijubane. Ngabheka ngaphandle futhi ngathola unogada. Sasisemngceleni. Ibhuloho eliqondile laliyisihlukanisi phakathi Kweturkey Nerussia.
  
  
  "Siphesheya kwezilwandle", ngishilo.
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, sabuyela endaweni esasicashe kuyo. Ubhontshisi nemifino emisha kwakunuka kamnandi.
  
  
  Ngokungazelelwe,ngokumemeza okukhulu, umnyango wavuleka Futhi Ubrylev wangena.
  
  
  "Amabhokisi ayisithupha?"kusho izwi .
  
  
  "Yebo, eziyisithupha."
  
  
  'Kuhle.'
  
  
  Umnyango wavalwa futhi. Saphinde sabubula. Isitimela sahamba, futhi ngazizwa sengathi siwela ibhuloho. Sama cishe maphakathi nebhuloho.
  
  
  Wamhlebela. "'Yini manje?'
  
  
  Ngicabanga ukuthi benza isiko labo lapha", kusho Uheather. "Izikhulu ezimbili zaserussia nezikhulu ezimbili zikahulumeni zisondela esitimeleni. Phakathi kwebhuloho bahlangana Namaturkey. Noma kunjalo, uyazi: ukubingelela, ukuxhawulana, yonke inkathazo.
  
  
  Sasilalela, futhi ngempela, ngaphandle kwemoto, sasikhuluma isirashiya. Uheather wayeqinisile. Kwakunokuhleka, futhi othile wayememeza okuthile ngesiturkey. Ngemva kwesikhashana, sezwa umsindo wensimbi ensimbi nokugqwala kwezitimela. Lalivela ohlangothini lwesitimela, ingabe kukhona uthango phakathi kwebhuloho? Uheather wambuza.
  
  
  "Uma ngikukhumbula kahle, kunomthamo wensimbi odlula emzileni. Ngicabanga ukuthi bayamthatha manje.
  
  
  Wayeqinisile futhi. Ngemva kwesikhashana, isitimela saqala ukuhamba futhi. Ngomsindo ongathandeki wamasondo, sasingasho ukuthi ukuvuvukala sekubuyele emhlabathini oqinile. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, isitimela saphinde sama. Sasiserussia.
  
  
  "Lesi yisiteshi semingcele saserussia", Kusho Uheather ehlebela. "Kukhona iqembu kuphela esitimeleni njengamanje. Umshayeli, unjiniyela nomqhubi. Amasosha aserussia. .
  
  
  Umnyango wavuleka. Izwi lale nsizwa lamemeza ngesirashiya, " Amabhokisi Ayisithupha emifino."
  
  
  Siyabanda. Uma kufika isosha lizohlola, liyosibona ngokushesha.
  
  
  Umnyango wahlala uvulekile. Kwafika izwi livela kude, " ingabe kukhona iradish?"
  
  
  Kwaba nesikhathi sokuthula. Khona-ke izwi emnyango lamemeza, " cha, akukho ama-radish kulokhu. Izaqathe nobhontshisi kuphela. Ungathanda ezinye izaqathe? Uheather wangicindezela. Sasiphefumula.
  
  
  "Cha, angizithandi izaqathe."
  
  
  Ngemva kwesikhashana, umnyango wavalwa futhi.
  
  
  'Ujesu Kristu! Ngahlebeza ebumnyameni.
  
  
  "Ngiyekile ukuhlanganisa idola", Kusho Uheather ngokuphefumula.
  
  
  Isitimela sabuyela Erussia. Kancane kancane, wathatha isivinini futhi wahamba emzileni. Ekugcineni, sakwazi ukuphefumula ngokujulile. Saphuma ngemuva kwamabhokisi, futhi wavula umnyango futhi. Indawo yayifana kakhulu, kodwa manje sase siwela Irussia ngemoto. Sasidlula empambanweni yomgwaqo, futhi kude ngabona abantu ababili behamba emgwaqweni onamadwala, cishe umbhangqwana wabalimi. Babebukeka njengabaseturkey ngakolunye uhlangothi lomngcele.
  
  
  "Sizoba semzaneni ongamakhilomitha angamashumi amabili", kusho Uheather. "Uma isitimela sincipha, kumelwe sigxume. Khona-ke siyoba seduze Kakhulu Nobatumi ."Ngangijabule ngokuthi Uheather wayenami, ngoba ngangingakaze ngikhathazeke ngempela ngomngcele waseturkey nowaserussia. Ulwazi lwakhe lwalwanele ukwakha uhlelo olwalungenziwa.
  
  
  Okungenani uhlelo esingazama ukulusebenzisa.
  
  
  Ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu, isitimela sancipha. Safika emzaneni. Kwase kuyisikhathi sokuba sigxume. Uheather wagxuma kuqala. Wawela otshanini obude bomgwaqo wesitimela futhi wagingqika waze wawa. Yena wagxumela ngemva kwakhe futhi wawela ezinyaweni zami, kodwa ijubane lami lalingiguqula ngekhanda ngibe ngaphansi kwamahlathi anothuli. Ayikho imivimbo, iyisisulu nje sesithunzi sami. Sahlala lapho kwaze kwaba yilapho isitimela singasabonakali. Khona-Ke Uheather wasukuma wawela utshani waya kimi, waxubha uthuli esikhwameni sakhe nasebhulukweni. "Kulungile," esho ngenjabulo. "Siserussia, Mnu. Carter. Ucabanga ukuthi nathi sizophuma lapha?
  
  
  "Nawe awusoze waneliseka," ngahleka.
  
  
  Wakhomba endaweni. "Ibatumi itholakala ehholo elisenyakatho. Uma sizungeza umuzi, cishe siyothola umgwaqo oholela lapho."
  
  
  'Kuhle kakhulu . Okuwukuphela kwenkinga ukuthi asinakho ukuthutha."
  
  
  Wathi:" sisengazama ukuhamba nge-stop".
  
  
  Ngacabanga ngakho isikhashana. Isirashiya sikaheather sasiphelele, kodwa esami sasamukeleka. Ngathi: "uqinisile". 'Singakwenza. Futhi sizokwenza"
  
  
  "Kodwa, Nick ..."
  
  
  "Ingabe uthi kuyingozi kakhulu?"
  
  
  "Eqinisweni, yebo."
  
  
  "Ingabe unombono ongcono?"
  
  
  Wayehleka usulu. "Khona-ke, kulungile, masihambe."
  
  
  Kwasithatha isigamu sehora ukuthola indlela eya enyakatho. Sasizizwa sengathi besilinde kuze kubeeverade ukuba kudlule imoto. Uheather wayethukile futhi esaba kancane. Sawubona, ngangingawuthandi umqondo wokuhamba nge-stop eningizimu Yerussia ohambweni lobunhloli. Naye, ngendlela yakhe. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi kumelwe uthathe izingozi eziningi ukuze lo msebenzi uphumelele.
  
  
  Ekugcineni, kwafika imoto. Imoto eneminyaka eyishumi ubudala eyenziwe erussia ebukeka njengemoto Yasemelika yangaphambi kwempi. Ngashayela umshayeli, futhi wama efwini elikhulu lothuli.
  
  
  U-Ego wambuza. - "Ingabe uya Ebatumi?"Wayebuka ngefasitela elivulekile. Umshayeli wayeyindoda emfushane, enamandla enobuso obubomvu obuyindilinga. Amehlo amabili aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka angibuka ngokucophelela.
  
  
  "Yebo, imfundo yakhe isebatumi", esho, ezama ukubona Uheather. 'Ngena.'
  
  
  Wasusa izikhwama ezimbili zesikhumba ezazishaywe endleleni futhi wamfaka esihlalweni esingemuva. Uheather wayehlala esihlalweni esingaphambili, eduze komrashiya.
  
  
  "Sasingenayo inhlanhla ngebhayisikili lethu", echaza njengoba sasiqhubeka. "Ingabe uhlala Ebatumi?"
  
  
  "Cha, cha", esho ehleka. "Ngikude nasekhaya. Ngihlala Erostov. Ngishayela yonke indawo ukuze ngibone omasipala."
  
  
  "Oh, ngiyabona", kusho Uheather. "Unomsebenzi okhethekile."
  
  
  Wayethokozile. "Cha, kulungile. Phela, umsebenzi ngamunye ukhethekile ngendlela yawo. Ingabe akulungile?'
  
  
  "Yebo, mngane, kuyiqiniso", Kuphendula Uheather.
  
  
  Wangibheka ngeso lengqondo. "Kungani uya Ebatumi?"
  
  
  Wayethemba ukuthi u-emu wayengenalo ilukuluku lokwazi. Uma ecela okuningi kakhulu, u-emu kwakuyodingeka afe ngeze. "Mina nodadewethu sizovakashela umalume wethu."Kwakubonakala kuye ukuthi uhambo lwethu lwaluyoba lula kancane uma ayengadlala Ngothando Noheather.
  
  
  Wanikeza Unah ukubukeka okunye okude, okumangalisayo. "Ah, dadewenu! Ngacabanga ngaye ...'
  
  
  "Ngamtshela.
  
  
  Uheather wangibuka.
  
  
  Wathi: "kuhle ukuba nodadewabo onjalo". "Kodwa unenkulumo ehlukile."
  
  
  Umzimba wakhe wacindezeleka ngokungenhloso.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi udadewenu ukhona lapha."Kodwa unenkulumo ecacile: ngingasho ukuthi uvela enyakatho."
  
  
  "Yebo," ngasheshe ngasho. "Sakhulela Ekirov . Utanya waya esikoleni Emoscow wabe esethuthela lapha ."
  
  
  Emizuzwini engu-45 eyalandela, saqhubeka sikhohlisa, futhi waqhubeka ebuza imibuzo. Kodwa akazange asole. Wacela ikheli lami ekirov, futhi kwadingeka ngenze i-ego. Wabuza Ukuthi Uheather wagcina kanjani eseningizimu Yerussia, futhi Wabatshela indaba enhle. Walalela, futhi wakujabulela ukusabela kwethu. Ngamanye amazwi, wazijabulisa kakhulu. Wayegcina isandla sakhe siseduze nesikahugo ngaso sonke isikhathi, elungele ukusisebenzisa, kodwa kwakungadingekile.
  
  
  Safika Ebatumi ngemva kweminyaka emibili ntambama futhi sashiya u-ego enokubonga okukhulu nesithembiso sokukhokhela i-emu ukuvakasha. Sasilambile, kodwa sasingenayo imali yaserussia, amakhadi ethu okuzazisa ayedingeka ukuze sithenge ukudla Erussia. Uheather wangena esitolo sezinto zokwakha emgwaqweni omncane imain street. Watshela umthengisi ukuthi Unah wayenomfowabo ekamu lamasosha ngaphandle kwedolobha, nokuthi wayefuna ukuvakashela U-Ego. Owesifazane ongemuva kwekhawunta wathi, hey, lokhu akuyona ikamu elivamile lezempi futhi izivakashi azivunyelwe ukungena. Kodwa ngemva kokuphikelela, wayesekulungele ukutshela Uheather ukuthi angafika kanjani lapho. Uma ayeyisiphukuphuku ngokwanele ukuba angene kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezinkinga, kwakudingeka azitholele yena.
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi akazange akukholwe?"Uheather wambuza.
  
  
  "Angicabangi kanjalo. Wenza okungaphezu kokungigcina ngingekho enkingeni kunokuzibuza ukuthi kungani ephikelela ekwazini ukuthi angafika kanjani lapho. Siyahamba nini?'
  
  
  "Hhayi ngaphambi kokumnyama", ngishilo. "Kumelwe silinde kuze kube namuhla."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Isahluko 11
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Mina noheather sacasha ngaphansi kwamahlathi ngocingo oluphakeme olunameva. Kwakunophawu olunombhalo ocacile:
  
  
  
  
  UKUNGENA AKUVUNYELWE
  
  
  Ikamu lokubuyiselwa ezweni lasebatumi.
  
  
  ZIGADWE IZINJA.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Sasingakaziboni izinja, kodwa lokho kwakungasho ukuthi u-ih wayengekho, yebo. Kwakuyikamu elincane. Izakhiwo eziyisithupha zokhuni eziyindilinga nendlu enkulu yezingodo eyisikwele. Imvula yageleza ezakhiweni ezimbili ezincane nasezindlini ezakhiwe ngezingodo.
  
  
  Wahlola indawo eyinyumba, emnyama njengoba la madoda amabili ephuma, ezungeza isakhiwo esikhulu futhi eya kwesinye ezungeze izakhiwo ezikhanyisiwe. Omunye egqoke iyunifomu yesosha, omunye egqoke izingubo zomphakathi. Isosha lalinesibhamu, futhi lalandela indoda egqoke izingubo zomphakathi. Zanyamalala emabhokisini.
  
  
  "Usir Albert akayena yedwa isiboshwa lapha", ngahlebela.
  
  
  "Ngikuthola kusongela", kusho Uheather.
  
  
  "Kumelwe kube iphupho elibi ukuthola ngokuzumayo ukuthi uyochitha ukuphila kwakho konke ekamu lokuhlushwa endaweni Ethile Esiberia, uzungezwe abantu abangakhulumi ngisho nolimi lwakho lwendabuko. Ngiqonde ukuthi, kubonakala kubi ngokwanele kumrashiya. Kodwa Umngisi Noma Ummelika, akasoze akwazi ukubhekana nokushaqeka."
  
  
  "Lokhu akulungile kumarashiya", Kusho Uheather ngokudabukisayo.
  
  
  "Ngicabanga ukuthi kuwumqondo omuhle ukusebenza ndawonye", ngasho ngokumamatheka okucasulayo. "IH ifilosofi ayinandawo ..."
  
  
  Wathula lapho umnyango wendlu eyakhiwe ngezingodo uvuleka futhi kuphuma amanye amadoda amabili. Esinye isiboshwa esinabaqaphi baso. Uheather washaya ikhwelo emazinyweni akhe. Naye wamqaphela njengesiboshwa. Kwakungusir Albert ... Kwaba nomthelela ohluke kakhulu kunasetarabia. Ungakubona ngisho nasebumnyameni. Lapho, cishe wayesazibuza ukuthi kukhona yini okwakumelwe akhulume ngakho Namarashiya, ukuthi wayengathenga inkululeko yakhe. Manje wonke ama-ego kahope asephelile. Amahlombe ka-Ego awa, futhi wacishe wakhubeka ensimini. Ikusasa lalisondela phambi kwakhe njengesithunzi esibandayo esasisondela. Futhi le ego yayibhekwa njengenqaba ukushaywa ngokujulile. La madoda amabili angena kwenye indawo lapho ukukhanya okungcwele kwakusavutha khona. Umnyango wavalwa ngemva kwabo.
  
  
  Uheather waphendukela kimi. "O Nkulunkulu wami, uke wabona isimo sengqondo se-ego ngesikhundla sakho?"
  
  
  "Yebo," ngishilo. "Kodwa okungenani siyazi ukuthi ulapha manje. Ngicabanga ukuthi leli sosha liyi-ego, unogada walo futhi lihlala nalo ngaso sonke isikhathi."
  
  
  "Ucabanga ukuthi akekho omunye umuntu ekamelweni?"
  
  
  Cishe akunjalo. Bheka!'
  
  
  Ngaphakathi kocingo, unogada onenja enkulu emhlane wakhe weza kithi. Sasiphefumula njengoba inja yayiqala ukuhogela eduze kwethu. Wayegqekeze ngamabomu ekamu ngokumelene nomoya ukuze avimbele izimanga ezinjalo. Ngemva kwesikhashana, unogada nenja badlula. Unogada wayephethe isibhamu esikhulu ehlombe lakhe.
  
  
  "Besilokhu silapha isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora, futhi lesi yisikhathi sokuqala ukuthi kubanjwe", ngishilo. "Uma siqeda lapha ngehora, ngeke asikhathaze."
  
  
  "Mhlawumbe lokhu kuyindlela yami yokuqala", kusho Uheather. "Mhlawumbe ngeke baqale ngaphambi kwabayisishiyagalombili, ngokwesibonelo. Khona-ke angaphinde eze ngemva kwesigamu sehora."
  
  
  Kuyiqiniso . Kodwa kumelwe sithathe leyo ngozi.
  
  
  Isisu sakhe sashelela ocingweni. Uheather wangilandela ngokushesha. Lapho sifika ocingweni, ngamphakamisa ikhanda ngabheka nxazonke. Akukho lutho noma akekho owahamba. Waphendukela Kuheather.
  
  
  Ngathi: "ay lapha ukuze uqaphe lowo mlindi oqalekisiwe". "Lapho efika, adlulisele lesi siginali."Ukukhala okuthambile kwenyoni kwakulingisa. Wakuqinisekisa ngokungenaphutha.
  
  
  'Kuhle kakhulu . Uma ngingabuyi ngemva kwamahora amathathu, hamba ngaphandle kwami. Hambisa obala eningizimu uye emngceleni. Uma ufika Eturkey, hamba uye ogwini olungamakhilomitha ayisithupha empumalanga Ye-Adana. Isikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi silinde lapho ubusuku obuyisihlanu obulandelayo. Phakathi kwamabili namabili ekuseni. Kumele uphawu nge flashlight. Izikhathi ezintathu ezimfushane, kanye ezinde ."
  
  
  Waqinisekisa: "ezintathu ezimfushane, eyodwa ende". Kwaba nokuthula okufushane phakathi kwethu. "Ngincamela ukuhamba nawe, Nick."
  
  
  "Ngiyaxolisa, kodwa ubaluleke kakhulu kule ndawo. Kulungile, lala phansi ungakhathazeki.
  
  
  Waphinde wabheka nxazonke futhi wasukuma. Waphonsa ijazi lakhe phezu kocingo olunameva futhi ngokushesha wakhuphuka ocingweni. Ngemva kokugxuma, wawela ngakolunye uhlangothi.
  
  
  Waqala ukuhamba ebheke endlini Kasir Albert lapho umnyango wendlu enkulu uvuleka futhi, wavuma unogada nesiboshwa futhi. Waziphonsa phansi Futhi Ustahl walinda ukuba zinyamalale emzini osendleleni.
  
  
  Wagxumela ezinyaweni zakhe wagijimela endlini eseduze. Wama usuku lonke emthunzini imizuzwana embalwa. Wabe eseyivula, wabamba isibambo, wavula umnyango.
  
  
  Usir Albert wayelele komunye wemibhede emibili eyayigoqeka, ubuso bakhe bungcwatshwe esandleni sakhe. Isosha lalifunda ingxenye Ethile Ngolenin ngezwi elikhulu. Ama-Ego holster ayelele etafuleni, isibhamu nakho konke. Ngesikhathi eqhubeka nokufunda, wangena endlini futhi wavala umnyango ngokucophelela. Kodwa unogada wezwa ukuchofoza okwavala umnyango emuva esikhaleni futhi wabheka phezulu.
  
  
  Wabhonga. 'Ubani ozayo!'Kuyini'
  
  
  Uhugo wamvumela ukuba agxume azungeze isicathulo futhi walungiselela ukulahla isiteji. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, umrashiya wafuna isibhamu sakhe etafuleni. I-stiletto yayishaya emoyeni, futhi umrashiya wangiklwebha esifubeni. Wadutshulwa engalweni, hhayi esifubeni njengoba ayehlelile. Ekhala ngobuhlungu, wasilahla isibhamu. Wakhipha ummese engalweni yakhe njengoba eyakhe yayigingqika esihlalweni. Washaywa yi-ego yakhe ngezinyawo zombili ngesikhathi esisodwa, futhi saqhubeka sigingqika phansi ndawonye.
  
  
  'Wena!'Kwakuwukubizwa Kukasir Albert okwamuzwa.
  
  
  Sasilwa phansi phakathi kwemibhede emibili. Ngokungazelelwe isosha langimemeza, lizama ukufinyelela umphimbo wami nge-stiletto. U-Ego wamdonsa engalweni, Futhi Uhugo wadlula ngaphansi kwesentimitha ekhanda lami. Isosha lalinamandla futhi lisesimweni esingcono. Izandla zethu zazinyakaziswa ukucindezeleka okukhulu, Futhi uhugo waphinde wasondelana ngendlela eshaqisayo. Ngokungazelelwe, waphenduka ingalo yakhe ye-emu, futhi ummese washayeka phansi. Esinye isandla sakhe sakhululeka futhi sashaya ngesibhakela esiqotho ebusweni obunezikwele. Wangigingqa wangena phansi.
  
  
  'Yilahle!'Usir Albert wayemi phezu kwethu. "Ngishiye ngedwa, wena siwula!"
  
  
  Akazange amlalele. Mina nesosha sasifuna ukubona isiteji silele phansi. Wathola u-ego kuqala, futhi wayesezophinde amshaye, kodwa nganginosir Albert emahlombe ami. I-hit yayo i-ego yakhe i-elbow ekuphileni. Wawa embhedeni wakhe, ephefumula kanzima. Wathatha isinyathelo esikhulu esiya esosheni futhi wakhahlela i-ego yakhe ekhanda. I-ego yakhe yamshaya esihlathini futhi yamshaya ngesibhakela. Wakhishwa ngommese ku-ego rook. Lapho nje esezovuka, wagwazwa esifubeni yi-emu stiletto. Umhlathi ka-Ego wawa futhi kancane kancane isiqu sakhe sashelela eceleni. Uhugo wamkhipha kulokho. Iyafa.
  
  
  "Ubulale i-ego", Kusho Usir Albert ngokumangalela.
  
  
  Ngathi: "sengikhathele nguwe, ngikhulule izintambo ezimbili ebhande lomrashiya ofile. Izandla zikasir Albert zaboshwa futhi kwabekwa ithawula emlonyeni wakhe ngaphambi kokuba acele usizo. Wangibuka njengoba ngangimkhumula izingubo futhi ngizama ukugqoka iyunifomu yakhe. Ukugqoka izingubo zomunye umuntu sekuyinsakavukela.
  
  
  "Kulungile, masihambe", esho esiboshweni njengoba sasigqoke ibhande lezinhlamvu.
  
  
  Futhi Nginosir Albert phambi kwami, ngamhambisa emzini. Akekho ongakubona. Wayezoba nonogada onenja enobugovu, kodwa abazange bavele. Wayesezosondela ocingweni lapho ethola imoto efana Nejeep ngemuva kwesakhiwo esikhulu.
  
  
  Wayengacabangi kakhulu ngakho, kodwa wayecabanga kanjalo. Sasingenazo izinto zokuhamba, futhi ngangingakwazi ukuchitha leli thuba. Usir Albert wamthatha wamyisa lapho Uheather ayelele khona.
  
  
  "Yiya esangweni futhi uqhubeke ukhuluma ngewashi", kusho uyise. "Batshele ukuthi usebatumi futhi ufuna ukuvakashela omunye wabalindi. Vele uqambe igama. Ngizoba nawe emizuzwini embalwa."
  
  
  "Kulungile, Nick."
  
  
  Wadonswa Usir Albert wabuyela esakhiweni esikhulu futhi waba ne-ego ngemuva Kwejeep. Asikho isihluthulelo sokushiswa. Wathola izintambo ezimbili zokushisa ngaphansi kwedeshibhodi futhi waxhuma i-ih ndawonye. Injini yaqala. Sahamba ngemoto sizungeza indlu eyakhiwe ngezingodo saya esangweni.
  
  
  Uheather wayehlala esitokisini esikhanyiswe ngokukhazimulayo, exoxa kanzima nonogada. Lapho ezwa ukuthi uyama esangweni, waphuma. Wabuka Usir Albert wabe esengibuka.
  
  
  'Ungubani?'Kuyini?'wabuza ngokungangabazeki.
  
  
  "Ngathunyelwa Ebatumi ukuba ngiyolanda lesi siboshwa. Lapho efika namuhla, hhayi lapho, omunye umuntu wayesevele engilindele."
  
  
  "Ngingabona yini amaphepha akhipha i-ego?"
  
  
  Yiqiniso; nge-estestvenno. Ngeke ngikuthole."Waphuma ezungeza Ijeep wafika egqoke iyunifomu yakhe. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, Uheather wahlala ngemuva komlindi, emgcina .Isibhamu esingu-380 caliber esilungele ukusetshenziswa.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi ehlola ingubo yephepha eyebiwe, Uheather waphakamisa isibhamu wasishaya kanzima ekhanda lika-Ego. Unogada wawa ngokububula. Uhugo wamvumela ukuba angene esandleni sami.
  
  
  "Linda," esho. Lokhu akudingekile. Uhlala isikhathi eside ngokwanele engazi lutho.
  
  
  Wayeqinisile. Uhugo wayibuyisela esikhwameni sayo futhi washiya unogada ephila. Ngangizibuza ukuthi naye wayenginike lelo thuba yini. Uheather wangena futhi wadonswa unogada lapho embona. Wagxumela emuva emotweni futhi wanyathela phezu kwephedi yegesi. Ngokukhonkotha, Ijeep yagijimela ebusuku.
  
  
  Sasiwukuphela kwethu esasisemgwaqweni, futhi sasishesha amakhilomitha ambalwa. Uheather wamcela Ukuba asuse indwangu Ku-rta Kasir Albert ukuze angaphazamisi ukuphefumula kwe-ego. Ngokushesha waqala ukusisola. Ngangizobatshela ukuthi kwakumelwe athule kakhulu lapho Ijeep efana naleyo esasiyishayela isondela kithi ivela kolunye uhlangothi.
  
  
  Ngamtshela. "Maye!"
  
  
  Enye Ijeep yehla. Njengehhotela ongahlala kulo. Wayazi ukuthi sasiyoba senkingeni enkulu uma singayeka. Yena, wabashayela izandla, edlula kahle, unesivinini esifanayo. Kwelinye Ijeep kwakunamasosha amabili nesikhulu.
  
  
  Usir Albert waphenduka wamemeza kubo. Ngithunjwa!
  
  
  Enye Ijeep yaqala ukuphenduka. I-accelerator yamcindezela phansi.
  
  
  "Ukube ubungabalulekile kangako kuhulumeni wethu..."Kusho uheather ethukuthele .
  
  
  Ngabheka esibukweni sokubuka emuva futhi ngabona izibani eziphambili ze-ih zisondela. "Kuzodingeka benze konke abangakwenza ukuze benze lokho."
  
  
  Sadlula Ebatumi ngesivinini esikhulu saphendukela emgwaqweni oya emngceleni. Ngaphansi kwamahora amabili ukusuka lapho. Wayesevele ehamba ngomgwaqo onamatshe cishe amakhilomitha amahlanu lapho ethola umgwaqo onamadwala ngakwesobunxele. Wayiphendulela ngokucijile, wabe esenyathela igesi futhi. Saduma emgwaqweni omnyama. Amacala ejeep ayegcwele izimila, futhi amatshe ayethinteka ngaphansi. Izibani zangaphambili ezazisemuva kwethu nazo zazenza izimpawu futhi zisijaha. Ngathatha elinye ithuba lapho ngibheka izimpawu futhi ngabona izihlahla eziwugqinsi endleleni yamalambu ami. Lo ngcwele wayicisha futhi wadlula emseleni ongashoni kakhulu wangena ezihlahleni. Lapho Nje simi, Usir Albert wambamba futhi wamnika isandla. Ngemva kwesikhashana, enye Ijeep yadlula emimmo yaqhubeka nomgwaqo ngaphandle kokwehlisa ijubane.
  
  
  Ngalinda kwaze kwaba yilapho ngingasakwazi ukuzwa umsindo wenye injini, ngabe sengibuyisela Ijeep emgwaqweni lapho sasivela khona futhi sadubula phambili. Emngceleni.
  
  
  Usir Albert waqala ukumemeza. 'Qotho kimi!'
  
  
  Ngikhathele Usir Albert. Ngemva kokuqiniseka ukuthi sasilahlekelwe abazingeli bethueverade, ngapaka imoto eceleni komgwaqo futhi ngabamba Uwilhelmina phambi kobuso bami.
  
  
  Wathi:" manje lalelani ngokucophelela, izwi lakhe lizolile ngendlela eyingozi. "Ngigula ngakho konke lokhu ngikhathazekile ngomhlane wami. Singaba semngceleni noma nini. Uzojoyina noma cha.
  
  
  "Ungazikhethela wena. Uma ungafuni ukuhamba, ngizokwenza umgodi omkhulu kuwe obala lapha futhi manje."
  
  
  Eyakhe, yabona Uheather efunda ubuso bami. Ngangingasho lutho ngalokho engangikusho, ngangikuzonda nje. Kodwa kunzima ngaye ukuqonda ukuthi isimo sibucayi kangakanani. I-Emu kwadingeka ibambisane.
  
  
  Usir Albert wabheka isibhamu ngokudabukisayo, kodwa sasinganele.
  
  
  Wathi. "Kwenzekani uma ungibulala?"Basazobulala umkami nendodakazi yami."
  
  
  "Yilokho kanye abakushoyo", ngishilo. "Futhi uphinde akutshele ukuthi akayena. Ubani ozokholwa? I-luger yayibambelela emehlweni ka-ego.
  
  
  Wangibuka. "Ingabe ungitshela iqiniso?"
  
  
  'O, Nkulunkulu wami! Uheather wabubula.
  
  
  "Yebo, eyakhe, ngikutshela iqiniso", ngasho ngesineke.
  
  
  Waphefumula ngokujulile. "Kulungile, khona-ke ngisedell."
  
  
  "Nginengqondo kakhulu", ngasho ngokunganaki.
  
  
  Ngemva kwemizuzu eyishumi nanhlanu, kwavela umngcele. Okokuqala, kwakunothango oluzungeze ucingo olunameva nhlangothi zombili. Njengoketshezi negazi Likaheather, kwakunomugqa womhlabathi olimekayo kuwo. Khona-ke indawo enezimayini, kanye nesigubhu esilandelayo eceleni kocingo olunameva olunamakhoyili amathathu. Eduze komgwaqo kwakunombhoshongo ongamamitha angaba amashumi amabili ukuphakama onesibhamu. Kwakunonogada ezansi kombhoshongo. Amakhulu amamitha ngaphambi nangemva komlindi ayekhanyiswa izibani.
  
  
  Njengoba sasihamba kancane siya kuso, kwaphuma unogada. Wayenesibhamu esizenzakalelayo.
  
  
  "Ngeke asikholwe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ama-emu asitshela ini", ngishilo. "Ufuna ukubona amaphepha. Lapho kuningi, kuba ngcono. Ngakho kumelwe silwe."
  
  
  "Kodwa awuyiboni le mishini?"Kusho usir Albert . "Bazosiqhuma nje!"
  
  
  "Uma ubambisana, sizoba nethuba", kusho u-emu Heather.
  
  
  "Thatha umlindi", kusho Uheather kuye. "Ngizothatha indoda esembhoshongweni."
  
  
  Manje sase siqhele ngamamitha ayishumi kuphela esigxotsheni. 'Yeka! unogada wamemeza. Wakhomba indawo ephakathi kwakhe nathi.
  
  
  Ngaphinde ngaqala ukuhlukumeza. Unogada owayesembhoshongweni waphenduka isibhamu ukuze manje sisivikele. Uheather wafaka I-Sterling yakhe ngaphansi kwesikhwama sakhe semali. Ngaphuma ngazungeza Ijeep futhi ngaya phambili lapho umrashiya ayengilindele khona. Wayekujabulela ukusebenzisa iyunifomu yakhe nemoto yezempi.
  
  
  Ngathi:" ngizomyisa lo muntu emngceleni waseturkey". "Umyalo ovela kumlawuli Wasebatumi."
  
  
  Wangibuka ngokucophelela, cishe ecabanga ukuthi nginenkulumo engajwayelekile. 'Qotho. Wabheka Uheather Nosir Albert. Wayeyindoda esencane enamehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nesilevu esicijile. Wayegcina isibhamu sakhe silungile futhi wanqekuzisa Ikhanda Kusir Albert. "Isakhamuzi?"Wabuza Ukuthi Usir Albert wayezalwa Erussia yini .
  
  
  'Amaphepha okuvota. Ukubuyela emuva ngomzuzu owodwa. Kwakuyisibonakaliso Sikaheather. Umshayeli we-luger wamkhipha futhi wabhekisa i-mimmo yekhanda lomlindi kumuntu osembhoshongweni.
  
  
  Wangibheka ngokungakholwa. Wabe esephakamisa isibhamu. Ngemva kwesikhashana, ingilazi yangaphambili yejeep yaphuka. Uheather wamdubula. Unogada washaywa esifubeni futhi wahlehla.
  
  
  Isibhamu sika-Ego saqhuma kathathu. Izinhlamvu zawela phansi ezinyaweni zami, kodwa angizange ngizilalele. Wayidonsa ngobumnene inhlamvu ye-luger njengoba indoda eyayisembhoshongweni yayihamba isikhashana.
  
  
  Umsindo we-luger wawukhala ubusuku bonke, kanye nomsindo wezinye izibhamu. Indoda eyayisembhoshongweni yamemeza yawa emuva, kodwa ngaba nomuzwa wokuthi i-ego yayo yayinganele.
  
  
  Uheather wamemeza. "Ngena ngemuva kwesondo bese ushayela!"Njengoba ayebuyela emuva ngokuqapha, ebheka phezulu embhoshongweni, Uheather wagxumela ngemuva kwesondo futhi washesha. Indoda eyayisembhoshongweni yakhuphuka, yabuyisela isibhamu endaweni yaso, futhi yasidubula. Izinhlamvu zaqhekeza umgwaqo futhi zaphonsa insimbi ye-hood. Omunye waqhekeza ingilazi yangaphambili washaya Usir Albert engalweni. Wayekhomba ngokucophelela Umshayeli We-luger.
  
  
  Uwilhelmina washayisa izingalo zami, futhi kulokhu washaya lokho engangikuhlosile. Isosha labamba isifuba salo ngezandla zombili, lawela emuva,futhi lanyamalala.
  
  
  Ijeep yayisivele isendleleni lapho eyakhe igxumela ngemuva kweloli. Uheather waphenduka wazungeza isidumbu somlindi oshonile, wanikeza amandla aphelele, futhi wadlula ngqo esivimbelweni. Njengoba sasilibangise emngceleni waseturkey, asizange silandelwe yimibhobho. Indoda eyayisembhoshongweni nayo yacekeleka phansi ngendlela engenakulungiseka.
  
  
  Kwakunesosha elilodwa kuphela emngceleni waseturkey. Futhi akuzange kuthathe mzamo ukucisha i-ego. Njengoba ayemi edidekile elalele Uheather echaza, washaywa kanzima yi-ego yakhe ngemuva kwekhanda ngesibambo Sikawilhelmina. Sasiseturkey. Futhi manje ngenxa yokuphumula.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Ngehora lesithathu ekuseni, sadlula edolobhaneni elincane elalithule ngokuphelele. Lapho sashintshanisa imoto yethu yaserussia Nechevrolet endala enkulu. Ngesikhathi sishayela, umfaniswano wakhe nesigqoko sakhe kwaphonswa ngaphandle kwefasitela.
  
  
  Asizange sihlangane namaphoyisa izolo ebusuku. Ngangiqiniseka Ukuthi Amaturkey ayesasifuna. Kodwa ngokusobala babengeke banikele Ngobusuku babo Bokulala Kukostya. Kungcono kakhulu ukuthi sikwazi ukuwela umngcele ngaphandle kwezithiyo. Kwakungeke kube nzima kangako nini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakudingeka kucatshangelwe ukuba Khona Kukasezak Nobasimevi endaweni esogwini. Babengabantu abaqeqeshiwe ngokwanele ukuba baqonde indlela esasingabaleka ngayo. Phela, sasingakwazi ukuvela eziteshini zezitimela noma ezikhumulweni zezindiza.
  
  
  Ucelik wayeyocasuka kakhulu. Uma Ubasimevi noma omunye umuntu osebenza No-Ego esithola ngaphambi kokuba enze kanjalo, uyoba senkingeni enkulu. Manje, wayeseyazi injongo yokusebenza kwethu futhi kwakufanele afinyelele esiphethweni sokuthi sasazi okuningi ngonen. Okuningi kakhulu. Cishe, wayesexwayise kakade Ukopanev nabangane Bakhe abanobugovu.
  
  
  Lapho nje sekukhanya, izisebenzi zakhe zazigwema amadolobhana namadolobhana. Usir Albert wayesesimweni esibucayi. Ngenhlanhla, isilonda engalweni yakhe sasingeyona into edlula isilonda esijulile enyameni yakhe, kodwa ukuzazisa kwakhe kwakulimale kakhulu ngenxa yezenzakalo zezinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlule. Walahlekelwa igazi eliningi. Uheather kwakudingeka abophe ingalo Ka-Emu njalo. Wayekhononda ngokudideka ngesiphetho sokuthi i-emu kwakungafanele neze iye Eturkey. Futhi ukuthi kuyiphutha le-ego ukuthi umka-ego nendodakazi yakhe bayobulawa. Kwakunzima ukungayihawukeli I-Ego.
  
  
  Sasilahlekelwa ingxenye enkulu yosuku sishayela emadolobhaneni nasemigwaqweni emikhulu. Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi kunamapholisa lapho. Sivele silume izindebe zethu, safika Egiazantep emngceleni Wasesiriya kusihlwa. Lapho saphendukela entshonalanga, ngase-Adana nasogwini.
  
  
  Isimo sikasir Albert saqhubeka siba sibi, futhi ekugcineni saphoqeleka ukuba sime edolobhaneni elincane eliseduze Kwase-Adana ukuze sithenge i-emu aspirin.
  
  
  Sanquma Ukuthi Uheather wayefaneleka kakhulu ukuthenga ekhemisi, kanye nasesitolo sokudla. Ngesikhathi Mina Nosir Albert simlindele emotweni, imoto yethu yadlula imercedes emnyama. Amadoda amabili ayehlala ngaphambili, ubuso bawo buqinile futhi bubanda. Kwakunabantu abathathu abajwayelekile esihlalweni esingemuva.
  
  
  Ngakwesobunxele sefasitela kwakunocelik Sezak. Maphakathi nozakwethu u-Oleg borisov, futhi ngakwesokudla kunenhloko yomnyango WE-kgb Uvasily kopanev.
  
  
  Ngokushesha waphenduka, enethemba lokuthi babengeke bambone Usir Albert esihlalweni esingemuva. Ngemva kwemizuzwana embalwa ekhathazekile, Imercedes yanyamalala, futhi wakwazi ukuphefumula futhi. Lapho Uheather ebuya ne-aspirin, wamtshela indaba.
  
  
  "Bayashesha", kusho Uheather, ecasukile.
  
  
  Wathi: "ukopanev akayena isiwula, futhi wathatha ibhayisikili lakhe. "Yiqiniso, wayeqonda ukuthi sasizothuthela ogwini oluseningizimu-mpumalanga. Ngicabanga ukuthi wazi zonke izindawo zokwehla ogwini ngekhanda. Kuyodingeka uqaphele kakhulu.
  
  
  "Ngingambuza ukuthi yini nonke enikhuluma ngayo?"Usir Albert wabuza njengoba sasihamba kancane sizungeza le ndawo.
  
  
  "Umuntu owahlela ukuhlwithwa kwakho usanda kudlula lapha", ngishilo. "Uyasifuna . Mhlawumbe naye uzosithola."Ngazama ukugcina izwi lami lingavamile ngendlela engenangqondo.
  
  
  "O," kusho Usir Albert dully.
  
  
  Sashiya umuzi ngemuva futhi sahamba kancane futhi ngokuqapha saya e-Adana. Kwakumnyama futhi, futhi uma sikude sasibona izibani zangemuva zezinye izimoto. Okuwukuphela kwethrafikhi eyafika kithi kwakuyiloli ezimbili. Sama kanye endleleni ukuze Sinikeze Uheather ithuba lokubuka isandla Sikasir Albert. Ubuso buka-Ego obuncane, obumhlophe babubucayi.
  
  
  Wathi: "wawulungile". "Kusukela ekuqaleni, ngaziphatha njengesiwula."
  
  
  Ngathi: "khohlwa.
  
  
  "Cha, bekungafanele umlethe lapha. Kodwa umkhaya wami ...
  
  
  Uheather wamenza wabukeka enobungane. "Siyaqonda," esho ngobumnene.
  
  
  Wabheka unah ngokungabaza. "Ucabanga ukuthi sinethuba? Ngiqonde ukuthi, ukuze uphume lapha uphila?
  
  
  "Uma unenhlanhla," kusho Uheather. "Ngakho, isandla sakho kuyodingeka sibhekane nalokho okwamanje. Uzothola usizo lwezokwelapha ebhodini ."
  
  
  Wasibuka sobabili. "Ngiyabonga," esho. 'Ngakho konke.'
  
  
  Ngemva kokufuna isikhathi eside, sathola indawo enamadwala engamakhilomitha ayisithupha Ukusuka E-Adana. Waxosha Ichevy waya ogwini oluncane wayipaka ngemva kwedwala elikhulu phansi eweni. Wayengasabonakali lapho. Saphuma sagqolozela amanzi amnyama. Amagagasi amancane ayebanda ogwini.
  
  
  Ngathi: "kulungile, silapha".
  
  
  Uheather waskena umkhathizwe omnyama.
  
  
  "Ingabe ucabanga nokuthi, njengasenganekwaneni, phakathi kwamabili Erivne, umkhumbi-ngwenya Wasemelika uyofika kithi ulwandle usiyise ezindaweni eziphephe kakhudlwana?"
  
  
  "Ngithole indawo efanele," kusho mina. "Ngakho bayoba lapho ngesikhathi esimisiwe."Ngisanda kubeka isandla sami phezu kwesibani esincane engisithole Kuchevy futhi ngazama futhi. Kwakusasebenza. Usir Albert wahlala phansi futhi wagingqika. Waphakamisa ingalo yakhe eyayilimele ngangokunokwenzeka futhi wabuka isihlabathi. Yena, wancika edwaleni Futhi Ustahl wafuna izimoto emgwaqweni ongaphezulu kwethu. Uheather weza kimi.
  
  
  "Angikholwa ukuthi uzosikhipha Erussia siphila, Nikki", esho ngobumnene, ecindezela izinwele zakhe ezinde ezimhlophe kimi. "Manje silapha, ogwini lwaseturkey, lapho silindeleke khona. Akukholakali.'
  
  
  Ngamomotheka. "Thatha isikhathi sakho. Asikabi semkhunjini ongaphansi kwamanzi.
  
  
  "Lokho akungivimbeli ukuba ngijwayele wena, Yankee."
  
  
  Izwi lakhe lalithambile, licishe libe mnene. "Ngicabanga ukuthi ngizokukhumbula."
  
  
  Wathinta izindebe zakhe ngeyakhe. "Mhlawumbe singathatha usuku olude lokuphumula lapho siselondon. Yiqiniso, uma abaphathi bethu bengenandaba.
  
  
  "Lokho kungaba kuhle, Nikki", esho. "Ungangithatha ..."
  
  
  Wamthulisa ngesenzo sesandla sakhe. Imoto yayehla ngomgwaqo ngenhla kwethu.
  
  
  Wanxusa. "Sir Albert!"' Yehla!"'
  
  
  Wadonswa Eweni Nguheather, futhi sabuka imoto, eyayisivele imile endaweni eyayibuka kahle ugu. Usir Albert wayelele phezu kwezingqinamba futhi cishe wayengabonakali. Indoda eyayigqoke iyunifomu yamaphoyisa yaphuma izungeza imoto futhi yahlola ugu. Nganginomuzwa Wokuthi Inqwaba Yamadola Kaheather yayishaya njengoba engishaya. Iphoyisa laphenduka, usel, futhi lahamba ngemoto.
  
  
  Usir Albert walwa kanzima.
  
  
  'Ingabe konke kulungile? I-ego kaheather yabuza.
  
  
  "Yebo, kuhle."kwakunobugovu besifo sokuqaqamba kwamalunga omzimba.
  
  
  "Kwakusemaphethelweni", ngathi, ngibheke iwashi lami. Cishe sekuphakathi kwamabili.
  
  
  Saphinde sabheka phezu kwamanzi amnyama, kodwa kwakungekho lutho olwalubonakala njengohlobo lwesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi. Akunakwenzeka ukuthi ukaputeni uzovela nomkhumbi wakhe ngaphambi kwesikhathi esivunyelwene ngaso. Wayehamba ogwini, ngezinye izikhathi ebheka iwashi lakhe. Umgwaqo osogwini olungaphezulu kwethu wawuthule. Ngiyazibuza ukuthi Usezak uzoba kuphi manje. Cishe, yena nabangane bakhe BE-kgb bahlola yonke imihume namabhishi asogwini. Noma babengakaze bacabange ngale ndawo, noma babengakayifinyeleli.
  
  
  Emizuzwini emithathu kuya kweyishumi nambili, kwaba nokugeleza kwamanzi okungazelelwe. Kwavela isithunzi eside esimnyama phambi kwethu cishe ikhilomitha ukusuka ogwini. Kwakuwumbono omuhle kakhulu. Amanzi olwandle ageleza azungeze umkhumbi nensimbi emnyama, ekhazimulayo esibhakabhakeni esikhanyiswe inyanga.
  
  
  "Ukhona!"Uheather wabingelela ngobumnene . "Kunzima ukukholelwa."
  
  
  "Unkulunkulu wami", kusho Usir Albert, emangele kakhulu ngokuziqhenya Kwe-United States Navy.
  
  
  Kwavulwa isivalo sombhoshongo wokulawula, futhi ngemva kwesikhashana amatilosi amabili agqoke izingubo ezimnyama aphuma. Eyokuqala yaqhubeka yaya esithombeni esisemphemeni, kuyilapho eyokugcina yayibambe isibani esikhulu esilungele ukusetshenziswa. Kwafika amanye amadoda amabili emgodini.
  
  
  "Unesibani, akunjalo, Nick?"
  
  
  "Yebo, kodwa kumelwe banikeze isignali kuqala."
  
  
  Sasibheke phambili kukho. Khona-Ke Itilosi Ustahl lakhomba ngesibani. Izikhathi ezintathu ezimfushane, kanye ezinde. Isibani sathatha futhi saphendula izimpawu. Isisebenzi sasolwandle sasishayela izandla, futhi abanye ababili base bewile kakade isikebhe ukuze basithathe.
  
  
  Ngathi: "masikhumule izicathulo zethu sihambe siyozihlangabeza". "Kudingeka senze ushintsho lube lufushane ngangokunokwenzeka."Wayegoba nje ukuze akhulule izintambo zakhe zezicathulo lapho ezwa umsindo wemoto.
  
  
  Waphenduka ngokushesha. Umcabango wami wokuqala kwakuwukuthi amaphoyisa ayebuyile. Wayenephutha. Imoto ende kasezak emnyama imercedes yama phezulu emaweni. Abantu bagijimela enah.
  
  
  Izwi lakhe lalinomsindo. "Casha!"
  
  
  Lapho nje exwayiswa, izibhamu ezazisemadwaleni zaqala ukudubula. Zaziqhele ngamamitha angaba ngamashumi ayisithupha. Izinhlamvu zashayisa isihlabathi Phakathi kwami Noheather. Usezak wambona, emile esibhakabhakeni sakusihlwa, ememeza imiyalo ngesiturkey. Eceleni kwakhe kwakunomfanekiso Omkhulu Kaborisov. Ngakolunye uhlangothi Lwemercedes kwakunokopanev enezigebengu ezimbili. Amasosha aqashiwe asesesak nase-ego anesibopho sedolobha lezinhlamvu. Ukopanev wama wabheka umkhumbi-ngwenya, wabe esenyamalala ngemva kwamadwala aseduze nemoto. Ngokusobala ngenhloso yokuhlala eweni elingaphezulu kwethu.
  
  
  Usir Albert wawela emuva emthonjeni omkhulu. Uheather wagijimela edwaleni elikhethekile ukuze acashe. Lahlala lapho lalikhona futhi lawela phezu kwesinye sezizwe zonke. Wayebhekise ngokucophelela emfanekisweni Kasezak futhi wadedela. Wabamba isifuba sakhe wawa emuva njengesiqu. Wayeqiniseka ukuthi wayengeke esahlela ukuthunjwa.
  
  
  Amaqembu ezigelekeqe ayeka ukudubula isikhashana, abese ebuya enonya kakhulu kunangaphambili. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, bahamba ngokuqapha besuka emotweni benyuka emthambekeni beya kithi. Ukopanev wahlala phansi eduze kwemercedes futhi waqala nokudubula.
  
  
  Uheather wayelokhu ephendula ngokudubula, ephoqa u-ih ukuba acashe. Ngasebenzisa amandla akhe omlilo ukuze ngibalekele esiqongweni sesihlabathi ngakwesobunxele sami. Izinhlamvu ezimbili zangishaya emilenzeni njengoba uyise ayecashe endaweni yakhe encane yokucasha.
  
  
  'Ungehli! Ngamemeza Usir Albert.
  
  
  "Kulungile", u-ego wamuzwa ememeza ngemuva kwesigxobo.
  
  
  Laba bahlaseli abakaze bambambe Usir Albert emlilweni. Mhlawumbe Amarashiya awazange alahle ithemba lokuyibuyisa. Kodwa ngangazi ukuthi babeyophuthuma kuye ngokushesha uma ukumelana kwethu kwakunamandla kakhulu.
  
  
  Sasishaywa izibhamu ezintathu. Izingcezu zamadwala zazindiza njalo ezindlebeni Zikaheather. Lezi zigelekeqe ezimbili zaphinde zasondela Kulicks. Ngaphuma endaweni yami yokucasha ephakeme kancane kunalokho okwakumelwe ngiyidubule, futhi ngokushesha bangidubula. Umcibisholo owodwa awuzange uphumelele, kodwa owesibili wangishaya ehlombe lesobunxele wangishaya phansi.
  
  
  Eqalekisa, wakhasa wabuyela endaweni ayecashe kuyo. Enye inhlamvu yangizungeza isihlabathi. Waskena amatshe angaphezulu Kukaheather, efuna noma isiphi isibonakaliso sokuba Khona Kukaborisov. Lapho nje efika lapho, savalelwa. Futhi usenkingeni engenathemba. Kodwa-ke umbutho wezempi weza ukuzosisindisa. Kwazwakala umsindo omkhulu ovela emgodini we-U-boat, futhi izinhlamvu zasishaya. U-Odin ezungeze izigebengu waphakamisa izandla zakhe waphonswa emuva ekukhaleni kwetshe. Isikhali se-ego sawela engozini. Isisebenzi esikanye no-ego sasicabanga ukuthi kwase kuyisikhathi sokuthola indawo engcono yokucasha. Wayidubula ngokucophelela, kodwa yayingasadingeki. Isibhamu esinamandla sahlasela u-ego. Njengoba yayiphenduka phezu kwe-eksisi yayo, yaphahlazeka.
  
  
  Phezulu eweni Ukopanev wadutshulwa Ngokudangala Usir Albert,owayegxilile esiqwini. Izingcezu ezinkulu zokhuni zindiza futhi isihlabathi samzungeza, kodwa Usir Albert akazange alimale.
  
  
  Ukopanev wayeka lapho isibhamu sakhe singenalutho futhi wagxumela emercedes. Ngokusobala, wayezobalekela U-Odin. Uheather wenza I-Sterling yakhe esibukweni sangaphambili semoto.
  
  
  Ngesikhathi esifanayo, wabona kancane isimo sikaborisov esesabekayo. Wayemi emadwaleni ngaphezu Kukaheather. Wasigcina sonke sisemgqeni womlilo. Kubonakala sengathi sizombulala Kuqala Uheather, bese Kuba Usir Albert. Uheather wadutshulwa kathathu esibukweni sangaphambili Semercedes. Esithombeni sesithathu, ngambona Njengoba Ukopanev ewa kakhulu esondweni. Ngemva kwesibili, wezwa umsindo oyisidina wophondo olushaya ikhanda lakhe kulo.
  
  
  Ngalesi sikhathi, wayesephendukile futhi esekela Uwilhelmina ngengalo yakhe ukuze akhombe ngokucophelela. Uborisov wenza okufanayo Lapho Uheather eqondisa. Yingakho ngangingasakwazi ukulinda. Uma Uheather ayezomsindisa, kwakudingeka ngenze ngokushesha. Wadonsa inhlamvu. Uborisov waphindisela emuva, njengokungathi i-ego yakhe yayidonswe ngentambo edwaleni. Isibhamu sika-Ego sadubula kabili. Umcibisholo wokuqala washaya idwala eduze kwekhanda Likaheather. Ababili bokuqala bagcina bekhala ngamatshe amamitha ambalwa ukuphakama. Wayengabonakali, kodwa kwaba nokuthula esiqongweni sewa.
  
  
  "Njengoba ngishilo, Abakwaborisov," wakhononda ngamazinyo agugile. "Uma ungikhomba futhi, sebenzisa i-ego."Wezwa ukukhala okuthulisiwe kusuka emgodini wesikebhe esingaphansi kwamanzi. Uheather wabakhahlela nge-Sterling engenalutho. Usir Albert wabonakala ngemuva kwesiqeshana sokhuni, esinyakaziswe ngokucacile.
  
  
  U-Ego wambuza. 'Unjani?'
  
  
  Wabheka phansi ehlombe lami elinegazi. "Angicabangi ukuthi imilenze yami imbi kuneyakho."Wazama ukumamatheka . Uheather weza wahlola isilonda sami. "Akukho ukushaywa ethanjeni. Unenhlanhla futhi, Nikki.
  
  
  "Ngiyazi," ngathi, ngibheke esikebheni, esasihamba kancane kakade. "Ingabe kufanele sibingelele abasindisi bethu?"
  
  
  Saya esikebheni, futhi itilosi elaliqondisa isikebhe lasisiza ukuba singene. "Udokotela womkhumbi usekulungele, futhi kunekhofi elisha kuwo wonke umuntu", esho."Ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha Okuhle Kakhulu Kukasir Albert nekhofi elimnyama elishisayo elihle kimi", ngishilo.
  
  
  "Yebo, mnumzane," kusho itilosi.
  
  
  Uheather wayegqoke indwangu ehlombe lami futhi manje wayesephendukela ogwini olumnyama. Wathi: "usezak kwakufanele aqhubeke nomsebenzi wakhe emaphoyiseni". "Nomkami ."
  
  
  Ngathi: "esihogweni Nosezak". "Kodwa ngicabanga Ukuthi I-Operation lightning iyokwenza Amarashiya acabange."
  
  
  "Makube yiqiniso amazwi akho", Kusho Usir Albert ngobumnene nangendlela enesizotha.
  
  
  Ngangingenalutho engangingalwengeza kulokho.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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