Королі та капуста
Money Maze
Butwecan’tletthemknowaboutit,canwe?"
"Notwithoutdoingourintelligenceagreatinjustice,"saidGoodwin,withasmileandashrugthathehadpickedupfromthenatives."Americano,thoughIam,theywouldhavemeinthecalabozainhalfanhouriftheyknewwehadappropriatedthatvalise.No;wemustappearasignorantaboutthemoneyastheotherignoramusesinCoralio."
"Doyouthinkthatthismantheyhavesentsuspectsyou?"sheasked,withalittlepuckerofherbrows.
"He’dbetternot,"saidtheAmerican,carelessly."It’sluckythatnoonecaughtasightofthevaliseexceptmyself.AsIwasintheroomswhentheshotwasfired,itisnotsurprisingthattheyshouldwanttoinvestigatemypartintheaffairratherclosely.Butthere’snocauseforalarm.Thiscolonelisdownonthelistofeventsforagooddinner,withadessertofAmerican‘bluff’thatwillendthematter,Ithink."
Mrs.Goodwinroseandwalkedtothewindow.Goodwinfollowedandstoodbyherside.Sheleanedtohim,andrestedintheprotectionofhisstrength,asshehadalwaysrestedsincethatdarknightonwhichhehadfirstmadehimselfhertowerofrefuge.Thustheystoodforalittlewhile.
Straightthroughthelavishgrowthoftropicalbranchandleafandvinethatconfrontedthemhadbeencunninglytrimmedavista,thatendedattheclearedenvironsofCoralio,onthebanksofthemangroveswamp.AttheotherendoftheaerialtunneltheycouldseethegraveandwoodenheadpiecethatborethenameoftheunhappyPresidentMiraflores.
