Короли и капуста
Money Maze
TheGovernment,officiallyandpersonally,isloathetobelieve,"concludedColonelFalcon,withasmile,"thatourlatePresident’stasteswouldhavepermittedhimtoabandonontheroute,asexcessbaggage,eitherofthedesirablearticleswithwhichhisflightwasburdened."
"IsupposeyouwouldliketohearwhatIhavetosayabouttheaffair,"saidGoodwin,comingdirectlytothepoint."Itwillnotrequiremanywords.
"Onthatnight,withothersofourfriendshere,Iwaskeepingalookoutforthepresident,havingbeennotifiedofhisflightbyatelegraminournationalcipherfromEnglehart,oneofourleadersinthecapital.Aboutteno’clockthatnightIsawamanandawomanhurryingalongthestreets.TheywenttotheHoteldelosEstranjeros,andengagedrooms.Ifollowedthemupstairs,leavingEstebán,whohadcomeup,towatchoutside.Thebarberhadtoldmethathehadshavedthebeardfromthepresident’sfacethatnight;thereforeIwasprepared,whenIenteredtherooms,tofindhimwithasmoothface.WhenIapprehendedhiminthenameofthepeoplehedrewapistolandshothimselfinstantly.Inafewminutesmanyofficersandcitizenswereonthespot.Isupposeyouhavebeeninformedofthesubsequentfacts."
Goodwinpaused.Losada’sagentmaintainedanattitudeofwaiting,asifheexpectedacontinuance.
"Andnow,"wentontheAmerican,lookingsteadilyintotheeyesoftheotherman,andgivingeachwordadeliberateemphasis,"youwillobligemebyattendingcarefullytowhatIhavetoadd.
