"Jack Vance - Demon Prince 04 - The Face" - читать интересную книгу автора (Vance Jack)

Addels looked right and left "You suspect eavesdroppers at the

Domus^"

"Up here the risk is at least minimized I have taken the usual
precautions, no doubt you have done the same "

"[ have taken all the precautions I thought necessary," said Ad-
dels

"In that case, we are almost certainly secure "

Addels' only response was a frosty chuckle For a moment the
two men stood leaning on the parapet, overlooking the gray city,
the lake, and the misty valley beyond

Gersen spoke "The local spaceport is at Slayhack, north of the
lake A week from today the Ettiha Gatgamyi will arrive 1 he reg-
istered owner is the Celerus Transport Company based at Vire on
Sadal Suud Four This ship was at one time the Fanutis* registered
to Service Spaceways, also at Vire The registrations are both nom-
inal The ship then was the property of Lens Larque, and so pre-
sumably is now

Addels pursed his lips in distaste "In our conversation you
mentioned his name Somewhat to my distress, I must admit He
is a notorious criminal "

"Quite so "
"And you intend to conduct business wath \\mV Inadvisable He
is not to be trusted "

"Our business runs along different lines As soon as the Ettilia
Gargantyf arrives, I want a lien, or some other such instrument,
placed against ship and cargo, so that the ship is impounded without
any possibility of departure I want title to the ship attached, so that
the actual owner-not his agent or his legal representative-must
come here to protect his interests "

Addels frowned "You want to bring Lens Larque here to Rath
Eileann^ An extravagant hope "

"It is worth a trial He will naturall) use another identity "

"Lens Larque standing before a court of law2 Absurd "

"At the Mount Pleasint raid v.hcre Gersul lost: home and hmil\ rht- / aiititi\
hid heen
employed as i sl.ne trinsport