THE SLEEPING GIRL

– No, – has answered Leonsa. – there were no reasons Earlier, and now it is too dangerous. – she has attentively looked at me. All the same it was very attractive. – you mean something, dock?
– I understand. You have earned rest Possibly, now you will want to stay in time. Do not think any more of Constantinople. If we need to learn something, we will wait for your returning. – on its person there was a warm smile. – go. We will talk then. I believe, we manage to make so that your girl-friend accompanied you. Hejvig … Hejvig …
They have not been prepared for a life in dokolumbovoj. To America also could remain there only very much for a short while. They could be transferred forward in time, buy that is necessary, and to return back. But after that both of them have gained, serene idyll for them was impossible.
In a city fires flared. The bitter smoke curled. People as mad rats, hid in houses or ran out from them. And everywhere they were waited by one: murders, violence, robberies, beatings, mockeries. In streets corpses rolled. Blood flew on ditches. Mothers mourned over children, children with the loud we cry searched for mothers, yet did not become victims terrified from blood and murder of vandals. All priests subjected to severe tortures that they have told where church treasures are hidden. All has been plundered: subjects of art, a jewelry were scattered on the whole continent. And a little that was preserved. Not thinking of a cultural value of treasures, barbarians broke out precious metals and stones, the rest was burnt. So much was lost from this a cultural heritage that stored Constantinople till this awful day. And Turks were here at anything. All were made by crusaders.
– It has begun as the brilliant young philosopher. And has finished a life the statesman. I speak you about it, as you one of two people of my time to whom I can let into the secrets. Whether see, I not a wise man, I can slide only on a life surface, collecting the information. But whether I can interpret the collected facts, whether I can understand, what occurs? Whence to me to know, that should be made, that I can be made - simply have slipped on a surface of years, and Karelo Keadzimu veins, worked, thought in a thick of events. Its help was necessary to me. – whether see, – has told to it Hejvig, – one element of your culture is too developed at the expense of the others.

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Hell all laid on a stone in blood. The body is torn apart, as if at raspotroshennoj kamneteski so interiors are visible even – however is live. Arlo has darted one scared glance and has understood, that will make nothing. The help is necessary to it.
I am not assured completely not, that the victory over Eeriej has allowed it to fill emptiness which was formed in it with Xenia's death.
Hejvig has started a hand under tuniku and it was scratched. He has stupidly thought: «the Drama has turned to a comedy. I who have lost the wife, the favourite wife, am in a captivity, I expect torture. It is even not allowed to me to be washed up, so at me all body is scratched and from me badly smells».
– About, of course, they could appear and arrange something. But I doubt, that they would began even to try. Anybody from them does not know a twentieth century life.
– You know, what most convenient place for carrying out secret hronokineza? You think, a pay phone? No. A toilet room. Very romantically, isn't that so?

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Aton has rested a palm against back Snejpnira and vsprygnul on it. Its vigour has not seemed Arlo to the strange: the father always was the active person. Only recently Arlo has overtaken it in growth. Aton has bent, has picked up the son and has set on a back segment of a racer. Slejpnir at all has not paid to it attention: it that on it sits Aton interested only.
As though to shift this person? The wolf all came nearer to the sleeping girl more close, Arlo felt now both its innocence, and its rage.
– No, we have simply destroyed in our captives belief in travel in time. By it it has been told, that they had insanity, devil delusion – a word, that corresponded to time. Now all is terminated, they are healthy, but never should dare even to think of it I should return by a normal life.
He did not think, that this desire simply to revenge Xenia's murderers. Leonsa has supported it as any woman of a glacial age rises near to the man. He recognised, that to some extent it is right.
– Means, it is similar to drugs. The person voluntary accepts a chemical compound which enslaves its brain.
From a player Mozart's music flew, in a lap at me the small volume with Keats's verses laid, nearby on a table there was a glass where it has been poured on two fingers of whisky. Memoirs crowded in my head and sometimes forced to smile. Fine time for the old person.
After that he long looked at the sleeping girl. It was a pity to it to leave it. She so rejoiced lives and delivered such pleasure to it. It was unpleasant to leave it secretly. Perhaps to leave a note? No, no. It can always return. If will not return, well, she decently knows language, customs, it has enough money. Will not be gone.

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Hejvig obeyed. It still was in a spirit dejectedness. All night long Xenia dreamt it. It was with it in the huge trimaran sliding on a water smooth surface. And then its sails have turned to wings, and it has soared up in the sky, to stars.
– Neither that nor another. I did not demand from it belief change. As to me, I should remain the approximate Catholic not to lose trust at the trading partners, Italians and francs. We have found the priest who has married us, and then the western bishop who for a certain bribe has released to me a sin. Xenia did not care at all of it and quite tolerantly concerned belief and religion questions. She has been firmly assured, that I will not burn in a hell after death, after all my sacred so treated kindly me. But also, it was so is happy …
It has knocked, expecting, that the new servant, Evlalija so, apparently, call her, will open a door and will let in it. She, of course, will be surprised, having seen, that it so has quickly returned, well lines with it.
She really knew! And for certain knew the answer. It is necessary to obey. Arlo knew, that they will not cause it harm. Moreover, it could dump all three from a rock if it was necessary. Here unless will annoy it Htona. Besides, norny with it will be cautious, because depend from Htona, than it more.
Arlo has occurred suddenly, that last faint was very convenient for the girl who would not like to answer questions. But after all it is indeed wounded, and it did not have a confidence, that he pretends to be. That should be trusted?

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Arlo has reflected. The offer was rather attractive though it is not excluded, that it, again it teased. Its blow will not achieve the object – or it will appear an occasion to the deadly answer. So fought Aton, and even in game it was dangerous. But so it is possible to check up, whether she understands something in fight. If it strikes strong blow, will quickly put the block and will simultaneously jump aside, game will cost svech.
– The girl. It is wounded. Dies. Blood. Help, – has spoken Arlo between air drinks.
Arlo has spat out in a palm a stone, has aimed and has thrown in the right eye of a dragon. But the creature has had time to blink, and the splinter has only slipped on kozhistomu to a century. Arlo has thrown the second stone in other eye – the dragon has again blinked. Dodge is not has gone right, it at all has not blinded a monster – now it will easily cope with extraction.