Короли и капуста
Money Maze
Sheknowsnothingofthefateofthevaliseorofthemoneythatyouareseeking.YouwillsaytohisexcellencythatIguaranteeherinnocence.Idonotneedtoaddtoyou,ColonelFalcon,thatIdonotcaretohaveherquestionedordisturbed."
ColonelFalconbowedagain.
"Porsupuesto,no!"hecried.Andtoindicatethattheinquirywasendedheadded:"Andnow,señor,letmebegofyoutoshowmethatseaviewfromyourgaleriaofwhichyouspoke.Iamaloverofthesea."
IntheearlyeveningGoodwinwalkedbacktothetownwithhisguest,leavinghimatthecorneroftheCalleGrande.Ashewasreturninghomewardone"Beelzebub"Blythe,withtheairofacourtierandtheoutwardaspectofascarecrow,pounceduponhimhopefullyfromthedoorofapulperia.
Blythehadbeenrechristened"Beelzebub"asanacknowledgmentofthegreatnessofhisfall.OnceinsomedistantParadiseLost,hehadforegatheredwiththeangelsoftheearth.ButFatehadhurledhimheadlongdowntothetropics,whereflamedinhisbosomafirethatwasseldomquenched.InCoraliotheycalledhimabeachcomber;buthewas,inreality,acategoricalidealistwhostrovetoanamorphosizethedullveritiesoflifebythemeansofbrandyandrum.AsBeelzebub,himself,mighthaveheldinhisclutchwithunwittingtenacityhisharporcrownduringhistremendousfall,sohisnamesakehadclungtohisgold-rimmedeyeglassesastheonlysouvenirofhislostestate.Theseheworewithimpressivenessanddistinctionwhilehecombedbeachesandextractedtollfromhisfriends.
