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.The mast-head light cast a pale illumination along the deck.Cugel saw nothingunusual.No sound could be heard.What had aroused him?For ten minutes Cugel crouched by the opening, then slowly returned to his cushion.Cugel lay awake.The faintest of sounds reached his ears: a click, a creak, a scrape.Cugel again crawled to the opening of his tent.The mast-head lamp cast as many shadows as puddles of light.One of the shadowsmoved and sidled out across the deck.It seemed to carry a parcel.Cugel watched with an eery prickling at the back of his neck.The shadow jerked tothe rail and with a most peculiar motion tossed its burden over the side.Cugel gropedback into his tent for his sword, then crawled out upon the fore-deck.He heard a scrape.The shadow had merged with other shadows, and could no longerbe seen.Cugel crouched in the dark and presently thought to hear a faint squealing sound,abruptly stilled.The sound was not repeated.After a time Cugel hunched back into the tent, and there kept vigil, cramped andcold.With eyes open, he slept.A maroon beam from the rising sun glinted into hisopen eyes, startling him into full awareness.With groans for twinges and aches, Cugel hauled himself erect.He donned his cloakand hat, buckled the sword around his waist and limped down to the main deck.Varmous was only just emerging from his berth when Cugel peered in through thedoorway."What do you want?" growled Varmous."Am I not even allowed time to adjustmy garments?"159aaTTnnssFFffooDDrrPPmmYYeeYYrrBB22.BBAAClick here to buyClick here to buywwmmwwoowwcc.AAYYBBYYBB r rCugel said: "Last night I saw sights and I heard sounds.I fear that we may discoveranother disappearance."Varmous uttered a groan and a curse."Who?""I do not know."Varmous pulled on his boots."What did you see and what did you hear?""I saw a shadow.It threw a parcel into the thicket.I heard a clicking sound, and thenthe scrape of a door.Later I heard a cry."Varmous donned his rough cape, then pulled the flat broad-brimmed hat down overhis golden curls.He limped out on deck."I suppose that first of all we should countnoses.""All in good time," said Cugel."First let us look into the parcel, which may tell usmuch or nothing.""As you wish.The two descended to the ground, "Now then: where is the thicket?""Over here, behind the hull.If I had not been witness, we would never have known."They circled the ship and Cugel clambered into the black fronds of the thicket.Almost at once he discovered the parcel and gingerly pulled it out into the open.The twostood looking down at the object, which was wrapped in soft blue fabric.Cugel touchedit with his toe."Do you recognize the stuff?""Yes.It is the cloak favored by Perruquil."They looked down at the parcel in silence.Cugel said: "We now can guess the identityof the missing person."Varmous grunted."Open the parcel.""You may do so if you like," said Cugel."Come now, Cugel!" protested Varmous."You know that my legs cause me pain whenI stoop!"Cugel grimaced.Crouching, he twitched at the binding.The folds of the cloak fellback, to reveal two bundles of human bones, cleverly interlocked to occupy a minimumvolume."Amazing!" whispered Varmous."Here is either magic or sheer paradox! Howelse can skull and pelvis be interlocked in such intricate fashion?"Cugel was somewhat more critical."The arrangement is not altogether elegant.Notice: Ivanello's skull is nested into Ermaulde's pelvis; similarly with Ermaulde's skulland Ivanello's pelvis.Ivanello especially would be annoyed by the carelessness."Varmous muttered: "Now we know the worst.We must take action."With one accord the two looked up to the hull of the ship.At the port-hole giving intothe aft cabin there was movement as the hanging was drawn aside, and for an instant aluminous eye looked down at them.Then the curtain dropped and all was as before.Varmous and Cugel returned around the ship [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.The mast-head light cast a pale illumination along the deck.Cugel saw nothingunusual.No sound could be heard.What had aroused him?For ten minutes Cugel crouched by the opening, then slowly returned to his cushion.Cugel lay awake.The faintest of sounds reached his ears: a click, a creak, a scrape.Cugel again crawled to the opening of his tent.The mast-head lamp cast as many shadows as puddles of light.One of the shadowsmoved and sidled out across the deck.It seemed to carry a parcel.Cugel watched with an eery prickling at the back of his neck.The shadow jerked tothe rail and with a most peculiar motion tossed its burden over the side.Cugel gropedback into his tent for his sword, then crawled out upon the fore-deck.He heard a scrape.The shadow had merged with other shadows, and could no longerbe seen.Cugel crouched in the dark and presently thought to hear a faint squealing sound,abruptly stilled.The sound was not repeated.After a time Cugel hunched back into the tent, and there kept vigil, cramped andcold.With eyes open, he slept.A maroon beam from the rising sun glinted into hisopen eyes, startling him into full awareness.With groans for twinges and aches, Cugel hauled himself erect.He donned his cloakand hat, buckled the sword around his waist and limped down to the main deck.Varmous was only just emerging from his berth when Cugel peered in through thedoorway."What do you want?" growled Varmous."Am I not even allowed time to adjustmy garments?"159aaTTnnssFFffooDDrrPPmmYYeeYYrrBB22.BBAAClick here to buyClick here to buywwmmwwoowwcc.AAYYBBYYBB r rCugel said: "Last night I saw sights and I heard sounds.I fear that we may discoveranother disappearance."Varmous uttered a groan and a curse."Who?""I do not know."Varmous pulled on his boots."What did you see and what did you hear?""I saw a shadow.It threw a parcel into the thicket.I heard a clicking sound, and thenthe scrape of a door.Later I heard a cry."Varmous donned his rough cape, then pulled the flat broad-brimmed hat down overhis golden curls.He limped out on deck."I suppose that first of all we should countnoses.""All in good time," said Cugel."First let us look into the parcel, which may tell usmuch or nothing.""As you wish.The two descended to the ground, "Now then: where is the thicket?""Over here, behind the hull.If I had not been witness, we would never have known."They circled the ship and Cugel clambered into the black fronds of the thicket.Almost at once he discovered the parcel and gingerly pulled it out into the open.The twostood looking down at the object, which was wrapped in soft blue fabric.Cugel touchedit with his toe."Do you recognize the stuff?""Yes.It is the cloak favored by Perruquil."They looked down at the parcel in silence.Cugel said: "We now can guess the identityof the missing person."Varmous grunted."Open the parcel.""You may do so if you like," said Cugel."Come now, Cugel!" protested Varmous."You know that my legs cause me pain whenI stoop!"Cugel grimaced.Crouching, he twitched at the binding.The folds of the cloak fellback, to reveal two bundles of human bones, cleverly interlocked to occupy a minimumvolume."Amazing!" whispered Varmous."Here is either magic or sheer paradox! Howelse can skull and pelvis be interlocked in such intricate fashion?"Cugel was somewhat more critical."The arrangement is not altogether elegant.Notice: Ivanello's skull is nested into Ermaulde's pelvis; similarly with Ermaulde's skulland Ivanello's pelvis.Ivanello especially would be annoyed by the carelessness."Varmous muttered: "Now we know the worst.We must take action."With one accord the two looked up to the hull of the ship.At the port-hole giving intothe aft cabin there was movement as the hanging was drawn aside, and for an instant aluminous eye looked down at them.Then the curtain dropped and all was as before.Varmous and Cugel returned around the ship [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]