Читать книгу The Age of Reasons - Ted Greenwald - Страница 20
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| Guard 1: | What time’s it? |
| Guard 2: | Don’t know. Left my watch home. |
| Guard 1: | What’s that on your arm? |
| Guard 2: | Bracelet. (Lights cigaret, offers one to Guard 1) |
| Guard 1: | No thanks. (Takes out a box) Want a cough drop? |
| Guard 2: | No. Thanks anyway. Anyone tell you how come we can’t cough? |
| Guard 1: | Secret. It’s okay with me, though. I haven’t had a cough in almost a year. |
| Guard 2: | Me neither. Makes me kind of curious though. Figured, why take chances and bought a box of cough drops on the way over. |
| Guard 1: | The money’s good, so who’s going to complain. |
| Guard 2: | Not me, for sure. |
| Guard 1: | Me neither. |
| (They walk around a little Both wear crepe shoes Flashlights hither and yon Walk back) | |
| Guard 1: | Nothing. |
| Guard 2: | Been that way more than a month now. |
| Guard 1: | Sure wish something would happen. Can’t go on eating cough drops all night. |
| (Third Guard walks up) | |
| Guard 3: | Everything quiet? |
| Guard 2: | Not a peep. Nothing. |
| Guard 1: | Nothing. Everything quiet where you been? |
| Guard 3: | Not a sound. Been on this job more than a year, not a sound. Haven’t missed a night either. |
| (Fourth Guard walks in) | |
| Guard 4: | Hear anything? |
| Guard 3: | Nothing. |
| Guard 4: | Been doing this two years and not a peep. Two years now. Good job, though. Nice and quiet. |
| Guard 1: | Sort of gets to you a little. |
| Guard 4: | Just in the beginning. You get used to it. |
| Guard 1: | I’m sure it’ll go away. I’m not worried about that. |
| Guard 3: | Nothing to worry about, that’s for sure. |
| Guard 2: | Nothing to worry about here. |
| Guard 3: | Anything down the line? |
| Guard 4: | Nothing. Up the line? |
| Guard 3: | Quiet. These guys haven’t got a thing here. I guess it’s all quiet all over. |
