Потерянный континент: история Атлантиды
5. Zaemon’s Curse
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Andwhentheattendanthadunlinkedthejewelledclasp(asitseemedtomewithaveryillgrace),sheherselfstrippeddownthefabric,baringthepureskinbeneath,andshowingmejustbelowthecurveoftheleftbreastabandageofbloodstainedlinen.
“Thereisaguaranteeofmyseriousnessyesterday,atanyrate,”shesaid,lookingatmesidelong.“Thearrowstruckonaribandthatsavedme.Ifithadstruckbetween,Deucalionwouldhavebeenstandingbesidemyfuneralpyreto-dayinsteadofridingonthisprettysteedofminewhichheadmiressomuch.Youreyeseemstofeastitselfmostonthemammoth,Deucalion.Ah,poorme.Iamnotoneofyourshaggycreatures,andsoitseemsIshallneverbeabletocatchyourregard.Ylga,”shesaidtothegirlbehind,“youmaylinkmydressupagainwithitsclasp.MyLordDeucalionhasseenwoundsbefore,andthereisnothingelseheretointeresthim.”
