Warren Murphy Destroyer 067 Look Into My Eyes

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.Anna's mouth felt dry.She smoothed out her skirt.She told herself that shewas going to feel good things for Vassily.She was not going to let off anyvibrations of hostility.She would show servility from the beginning."All right," she said."I'm ready."Several colonels left, laughing.They gave Anna lascivious looks.She loweredher eyes.Be subservient she told herself again.Think subservient."You can come innow.But make it fast," said another guard.He nodded to Chiun.Chiun led the way.Inside, Rabinowitz sat on a lounge chair.A gaunt lemon-faced man worked acomputer keyboard.He did it with such skill and speed, Anna was surprised hewas not younger.More important, he seemed to be able to access things with asmooth precision most computer operators lacked.They always seemed to betrying things that had to be tried again.This man just did things.Annaglanced at the computer terminal and saw the coordinates for the entiresouthwest railway system.Apparently this man, whoever he was, had jumped thecommunications for four independent railroads and was now operating them inthe service of moving supplies south toward debarkation points, appearing onthe screen now as Sornica."O great one, here is a woman whose virtue I cannot vouch for," said Chiun."I've come to surrender," said Anna."Don't have time for that," said Vassily.She still saw him as Vassily.Good.He didn't need her for anything."Russia wishes to surrender.You have won.We have an apology for sendingGeneral Matesev and the sniper.Russia guarantees the safety of your family.Of your loved ones.Of your return if you wish.Russia is no enemy of yours."This Anna said in Russian so Vassily would understand he was speaking toanother Russian."Because I beat you, right?""Doesn't it make sense?" said Anna, praying he couldn't read minds too.Because she knew while it made sense, those who ran the Russian military didnot make sense."I don't care.You can't hurt me now.No one can hurt me now," saidRabinowitz."And you'd get my parents out of Dulsk if I asked and if theywanted, you know why?""No," said Anna."It doesn't matter now.That's why.""I don't understand.""I don't need an army.I've got better than an army, and I beat you.""Yes, Vassily.You beat us," said Anna.Were all men like this? Did they haveto crow about these things? Apparently that was what parades were for."You can't touch me now.Tell that to the Politburo.""I'll be happy to, Vassily.""You can tell them I don't care about them either.I don't have to beat themanymore.""That's very good, Vassily.""I don't have to beat them anymore because I am getting myself a whole countryfor myself.That's why.""Good, Vassily.""And he's getting it for me, Harold.Show me all the males making over twomillion dollars a year who are under twenty-five years old.I want their namesand private lives."The computer operator punched a few keys, and faces, mostly black ones inbasketball uniforms, appeared."All right, give me State Department officials who have made embarrassingmistakes in the past that we know about."Page 98ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlAnother list came up, but this time with white faces."Okay, now give mestockbrokerage houses which haven't lived up to SEC regulations."The screen turned into a blur of names and faces and did not stop."Miss Ashford, this will take all day," said the lemon-faced man."All right, that's enough.Now, you go back and you tell your friends I am inthe process of getting a country and if they want to cut a deal I have nothingagainst them.But also tell them I'm Russian too.So I know their word isn'tworth anything.""I understand that.""All I want is to be left alone.Now send me Remo.""I've been with him.I'll get him.""He is the only friend I found in this country.Hell of a guy.""Yes, Great Wang," said Chiun."He has his good points, Miss Ashford," said the man Anna was sure was Smith."He's a fine fellow, and I'll get him now," said Anna, turning her eyes towardthe door."You have a nice ass," said Rabinowitz."Thank you," said Anna, very careful to control any hostility in her voice.Noman who ever said that understood what he was saying.Nice ass for what?Sitting? Fornicating? It hardly played much role in the act.No, what theymeant was that the round softness appealed to them.As though a woman's bodywas an art object.Well, her object was to get out of the headquarters right away without lookingback."I will escort her, Great Wang.""That's all right, I'll do it myself.Fine.We'll be back in a shake of alamb's tail," she said."Perhaps you'd better go, Chiun.Someone may shoot her because she'sRussian.""I've heard them say the same thing about you, Great Wang, which is nottrue.""Yes, I've heard that said of you, too, Miss Ashford," said the man who had tobe Smith."No problem.I'm gone," said Anna, holding her breath.She was out of theheadquarters and in the hot Sornica sun, hoping with all her body and soulthat Chiun would not come along.She had to reach Remo first.She had to reachRemo now.Remo had to know.He was the only one who could save civilization,and if Chiun got to him first, he might be no better than the slaves in thatheadquarters.She forced herself not to run.She also knew that she had tolook as though she was in charge of something, otherwise some MP would arresther and it would be back into the trucks.She almost twisted an ankle on a loose rock going down the hill.Somewhere offto the left she heard small-arms fire.The Americans were mopping up.Someonesaid that the Sornican forces were trying to escape with their Guccieyeglasses, Louis Vuitton luggage, and Bally shoes.She didn't want to look around, but she knew both Remo and Chiun moved soquickly and silently she would never know they were there until they werethere.A soldier offered to give her a hand.She slapped it away.Where was Remo? Shedidn't see him.Had he attempted to sneak up on Rabinowitz and try anexecution? If he had, he was a fool.This was not the place to killRabinowitz.She knew that now from what she saw.And she was not the one to doit.It had to be Remo.But he couldn't do it here.Suddenly she felt a grip on her arms like a giant vise.It was Remo."Where are you going?""To find you.Where were you? You didn't go up to Rabinowitz.You didn't riskhim, did you?""You mean the greatest guy in the world?" said Remo, smiling.Chapter 15"Just joking," said Remo.Page 99ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"You bastard," screamed Anna, swinging at Remo's head.It looked like she hit,but she hadn't [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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