AND THE ASTRONAUT

– You will be. I the person patient. But I will not allow you and further to destroy that is created by me. I have left to you a life only because I hope, you compensate that harm which has put to our business. For example, you well are guided in second half of twentieth century. And you there have money. It can appear useful to us.
– Iohannes, Nikeforus, you will incur mistress Anna: the Others who can, will help wounded men. – then at the veto it was pulled out in English: – Lines you pobral! It is necessary to be cleaned from here faster!
There has come silence. I have risen from an armchair to open a door where have knocked. On a threshold there were three small figures – the clown, a bear and the astronaut – with paper packages in hands. They have started singing an ancient song which was sung to them by millions rjazhenyh.

– To escape it was possible to the little, – he told to me then. – But also we have caught those later. After all from registration books Uollisa we knew about all of them so to us did not make work to learn, where they could disappear. Anybody from them was not the superman. All of them were or the ninnies put Uollisom to perform work of clerks, or soldiers, tupogolovymi, superstitious and severe. Uollis never tried to give to the people an all-round education. It developed in everyone only that wished to take from it. After all if the person is formed, he starts to think, starts to set superfluous questions.
There was a November, 1213. Hejvig has chosen this month because knew: there will be a dirt, slush, a cold – and agents Eerii will not be on duty at my house. But on the bank of a bay the Gold Horn weather was not such cold though the penetrating wind blew through Black sea from Russia, bringing a rain. In houses of Byzantines for protection against a cold there were only copper braziers – fireplaces here were the expensive. Xenia's small body shuddered from a cold, in lungs rattles were heard.
The passion has seized Hejvigom. Its fingers have squeezed a glass about which he has absolutely forgotten, and he has hotly started talking:

At last my bones and a lean flesh have reminded me of themselves, and I have gone home. Gorjachiv tea and a tube seemed to me the higher pleasure. And then I will write to Bill and Dzhudi, that I am going to visit this winter them in California.
At them in the house was three servants. It is not enough the then when works was not so much, and to employ people was in very simply. At Hejviga a service there was a groom – kappadokiets with the person of the swindler. It was married to the cook. Xenia with pleasure pottered with their children, indulged them. It looked after a garden which soon became the present corner of paradise. The rest of the time she was engaged in sewing, showing thus the big talent, read books which to it brought Hejvig.
– Will suffice! I after all have told, that we have spent for you the whole year of a life. Do not force us to lose even more. Besides we risk. Listening, you want, that to you have broken a hand?
– Though skill of ancient sculptors is lost for a long time, – he spoke, – look nevertheless, look, as his face with firmly compressed lips … is majestic
Loops have begun to creak. The door has opened. In a doorway there was a bearded person in the Byzantian clothes. The pistol barrel in his hand seemed Hejvigu huge.

The person, reflected Arlo, it is much more difficult than an animal. Any time it considered the girl, trying to underst and its prompting. But they have appeared same imperceptible, as well as a flesh which he vainly searched at it between feet.
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.
There has come the silence broken only by a sobbing of Xenia which held in a lap a head of mother and did not tear off eyes from Hejviga. All the others – both house Dukasa, and henchmen Mendozy – too looked at it. Hejvig has made the decision during these instants. It has estimated position of everyone in a room, has moved back in time for some minutes, has snatched out a pistol and has again returned at this time. Shots, and a head landsknehta have thundered has scattered on pieces. Hejvig has again moved back in time to appear in other end of a room.
Morning when Hejvig has woken up near Leonsy has come. She still slept, warm, soft, having put a hand to it on a breast. This time not its body has tired her. And its thoughts, a reasoning …
– If you well conduct yourself, will go with us without noise, we will leave her alone. I even will make to it a prick, after all, how much I understand, in a small suitcase a syringe and medicines?
– Yes, yes, – it has sobbed. – as though I would like to get there and to get acquainted with this girl … If it has presented to you such happiness … But it is impossible, I know. Well, I will wait, Jack, I will wait, how many it is required …
The science, rationalism, planning, the control … And on the other hand, the myths, the released mentality, the person as a nature part, whence it gets knowledge and wisdom …

– You think, what me will accept as the scientist? – It is disturbing has asked Hejvig the captain. – but it at all so. At all of us such, as I.
When Slejpnir ran, he ran. Arlo has seized both hands a tail and has rushed off, but the racer has appeared for it too quick. Soon Arlo has ceased to move feet: having connected a foot, it has begun to jump, as the stone which has been started up on a surface of water, – the prompt pace of an animal carried away it forward. Severe exercise – but it delivers it there where it is necessary!
Tunnels here were not natural, but the powerful claws of a dragon scratched in an integral stone. However, the stone was soft enough: Arlo could square its stalactite. But even on the tiny tunnel months of tiresome work would be required – and these were far not tiny!
Leonsa has turned to me. She has softly smiled, as though apologising for weakness and vulnerability of its man; that she has told, for it was the simple remark which does not have resolutely any value:
– The father! – has shouted Arlo. Hands and feet at it have grown dumb, the body ached from painful race, but it was unimportant.