第52节

    【】easquieoffthegreensylordrshaltontalkinbeginnersgolf.iaplaebodysyeyhandkeryrushsilehatalloshoeeninit.bothnjuoutandstartfussioorethatitlookedasiftheroyalbritishflyingrpshadgotontorushsileheyeeoftheboysfroldershotorsalisbury.thereouationdevelopedlikeationpiaatiifinthefarsideoftheestartstorun.lundiedoighthavebeeohatchap.”

    thesendnrunsringaringorosesroundthe.ooffto.hes,“hedidntfireat.itheotherchap.whereishe”

    “ivestretae,”isays.

    “aretheypoachers”sayslundie.

    “no.airn.iaow.

    “lookathere,”saysanaihinatall.didntyouhearsothink,lundie”

    “god”sayslundie.“didiithoughtitysuspenders”no,hesaid“braces.”

    rightthereileftthendsortotiptoedbaan,hopinhedrevivedandquit.buthehadnt.thatdaedeuptheridetotintheirload.nostakinthatshuffleongrass.dyoureeritinsouthafricayaas.

    “hsh”sayslundie.“doyouknoansneck”

    “sahere,”isays.

    “aow.

    “nonsense”sayslordlundie.“houghtheanoughtnttoflyifheaintfit.”

    “eonelle.ple.”

    againandlaideutonastonebench.theyotionstilliturderersdothat“theylightit”

    eoutofflorastele,andshutthedoorsbehindus.sostarseasbedupandsearchedthee.sheetersbytherearseat.

    “akeisshe”saysow.

    “alrenzalaer,”isays.“enginesandrushsilencer.”

    erasanpsannotebooksananalbufuntedphotographspleandspreadonarbletoppedtableillshoorro.oknooursociety.

    “inute,”sayslordlundie.“lendahandkerchief.”

    hepullsouthisoributeshisgreenandredbandanna,andlundieverstheirfaces.“nootheevidence.”

    thererised,andilookedatthephotosinthealbujeverseeabirdseyetelephotosurveyofenglandforlitarypurposesitsiinbutiliketuinanupsidedoasoffortsuldhavebeentakenyrushsilencer.

    “iaooppedtranslatin.

    “eighteennthsasfirstclasssdeanants.buttheircase,”hesays,“isoutofourhands.ustrevie.heaoaoestifiedhedbeenshotat,andexhibitedhisneckasevideorched.

    “nor.ellusstepsyoutardtothesendaused”

    “thenralyat,lord,”saysintheface.”

    lordlusonehandandunverssendae.therean.

    “happeerthat”sayslordlundie.

    “tothebestofreraowardsyourlordship.”

    thenlundiegoesahead.“istooped,ashoulder.ijerkedhiffthatshoulder,stillholdinghisankles,andhefellheavilyon,ithepointofhis,deathbei

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