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."While the rest of your meal is being prepared, sir," he said."Did you come here directly after Renditai?" Teg asked."Yes, sir.But I served with you also at Acline.""The sixty-seventh Gammu," Teg said."Yes, sir!""We saved a good many lives that time," Teg said."Theirs and ours." When Teg still did not begin eating, the waiter spoke in a rather cold voice,"Would you require a snooper, sir?""Not while you're serving me," Teg said.He meant what he said but he felt abit of a fraud because doubled vision told him the food was safe.The waiter started to turn away, pleased."One moment," Teg said."Sir?""The man at that central table.He is one of your regulars?""Professor Delnay? Oh, yes, sir.""Delnay.Yes, I thought so.""Professor of martial arts, sir.And the history of same.""I know.When it comes time to serve my dessert, please ask Professor Delnay ifhe would join me.""Shall I tell him who you are, sir?""Don't you think he already knows?""That would seem likely, sir, but still.""Caution where caution belongs," Teg said."Bring on the food."Delnay's interest was fully aroused long before the waiter relayed Teg'sinvitation.The professor's first words as he seated himself across from Tegwere: "That was the most remarkable gastronomic performance I have ever seen.Are you sure you can eat a dessert?""Two or three of them at least," Teg said."Astonishing!"Teg sampled a spoonful of a honey-sweetened confection.He swallowed it, then:"This place is a jewel.""I have kept it a careful secret," Delnay said."Except for a few closefriends, of course.To what do I owe the honor of your invitation?""Have you ever been.ah, marked by an Honored Matre?""Lords of perdition, no! I'm not important enough for that.""I was hoping to ask you to risk your life, Delnay.""In what way?" No hesitation.That was reassuring."There is a place in Ysai where my old soldiers meet.I want to go there andsee as many of them as possible." "Through the streets in full regalia the way you are now?""In any way you can arrange it."Delnay put a finger to his lower lip and leaned back to stare at Teg."You'renot an easy figure to disguise, you know.However, there may be a way." Henodded thoughtfully."Yes." He smiled."You won't like it, I'm afraid.""What do you have in mind?""Some padding and other alterations.We will pass you off as a Bordanooverseer.You'll smell of the sewer, of course.And you'll have to carry itoff that you don't notice.""Why do you think that will succeed?" Teg asked."Oh, there's going to be a storm tonight.Regular thing this time of year.Laying down the moisture for next year's open crops.And filling the reservoirsfor the heated fields, you know.""I don't understand your reasoning, but when I've finished another of theseconfections, we'll go," Teg said."You'll like the place where we take refuge from the storm," Delnay said."I'mmad, you know, to do this.But the proprietor here said I was to help you ornever come here again."It was an hour after dark when Delnay led him to the rendezvous point.Teg,dressed in leathers and affecting a limp, was forced to use much of his mentalpower to ignore his own odors.Delnay's friends had plastered Teg with sewageand then hosed him off.The forced-air drying brought back most of the effluentaromas.A remote-reading weather station at the door of the meeting place told Teg ithad dropped fifteen degrees outside in the preceding hour.Delnay preceded himand hurried away into a crowded room where there was much noise and the sound ofclinking glassware.Teg paused to study the doorside station.The wind wasgusting to thirty klicks, he saw.Barometric pressure down.He looked at thesign above the station:"A service to our customers."Presumably, a service to the bar as well.Departing customers might well takeone look at these readings and return to the warmth and camaraderie behind them.In a large fireplace with inglenook at the far end of the bar there was a realfire burning.Aromatic wood [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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."While the rest of your meal is being prepared, sir," he said."Did you come here directly after Renditai?" Teg asked."Yes, sir.But I served with you also at Acline.""The sixty-seventh Gammu," Teg said."Yes, sir!""We saved a good many lives that time," Teg said."Theirs and ours." When Teg still did not begin eating, the waiter spoke in a rather cold voice,"Would you require a snooper, sir?""Not while you're serving me," Teg said.He meant what he said but he felt abit of a fraud because doubled vision told him the food was safe.The waiter started to turn away, pleased."One moment," Teg said."Sir?""The man at that central table.He is one of your regulars?""Professor Delnay? Oh, yes, sir.""Delnay.Yes, I thought so.""Professor of martial arts, sir.And the history of same.""I know.When it comes time to serve my dessert, please ask Professor Delnay ifhe would join me.""Shall I tell him who you are, sir?""Don't you think he already knows?""That would seem likely, sir, but still.""Caution where caution belongs," Teg said."Bring on the food."Delnay's interest was fully aroused long before the waiter relayed Teg'sinvitation.The professor's first words as he seated himself across from Tegwere: "That was the most remarkable gastronomic performance I have ever seen.Are you sure you can eat a dessert?""Two or three of them at least," Teg said."Astonishing!"Teg sampled a spoonful of a honey-sweetened confection.He swallowed it, then:"This place is a jewel.""I have kept it a careful secret," Delnay said."Except for a few closefriends, of course.To what do I owe the honor of your invitation?""Have you ever been.ah, marked by an Honored Matre?""Lords of perdition, no! I'm not important enough for that.""I was hoping to ask you to risk your life, Delnay.""In what way?" No hesitation.That was reassuring."There is a place in Ysai where my old soldiers meet.I want to go there andsee as many of them as possible." "Through the streets in full regalia the way you are now?""In any way you can arrange it."Delnay put a finger to his lower lip and leaned back to stare at Teg."You'renot an easy figure to disguise, you know.However, there may be a way." Henodded thoughtfully."Yes." He smiled."You won't like it, I'm afraid.""What do you have in mind?""Some padding and other alterations.We will pass you off as a Bordanooverseer.You'll smell of the sewer, of course.And you'll have to carry itoff that you don't notice.""Why do you think that will succeed?" Teg asked."Oh, there's going to be a storm tonight.Regular thing this time of year.Laying down the moisture for next year's open crops.And filling the reservoirsfor the heated fields, you know.""I don't understand your reasoning, but when I've finished another of theseconfections, we'll go," Teg said."You'll like the place where we take refuge from the storm," Delnay said."I'mmad, you know, to do this.But the proprietor here said I was to help you ornever come here again."It was an hour after dark when Delnay led him to the rendezvous point.Teg,dressed in leathers and affecting a limp, was forced to use much of his mentalpower to ignore his own odors.Delnay's friends had plastered Teg with sewageand then hosed him off.The forced-air drying brought back most of the effluentaromas.A remote-reading weather station at the door of the meeting place told Teg ithad dropped fifteen degrees outside in the preceding hour.Delnay preceded himand hurried away into a crowded room where there was much noise and the sound ofclinking glassware.Teg paused to study the doorside station.The wind wasgusting to thirty klicks, he saw.Barometric pressure down.He looked at thesign above the station:"A service to our customers."Presumably, a service to the bar as well.Departing customers might well takeone look at these readings and return to the warmth and camaraderie behind them.In a large fireplace with inglenook at the far end of the bar there was a realfire burning.Aromatic wood [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]