The Thirty-Nine Steps - John Buchan - Grāmatas -  - 9798688270068 - 2020. gada 30. decembris
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The Thirty-Nine Steps

Book Excerpt: ...this nervous little chap. There was a tray of drinks on a table beside him, from which he filled himself a stiff whisky-and-soda. He drank it off in three gulps, and cracked the glass as he set it down.'Pardon, ' he said, 'I'm a bit rattled tonight. You see, I happen at this moment to be dead.'I sat down in an armchair and lit my pipe.'What does it feel like?' I asked. I was pretty certain that I had to deal with a madman. A smile flickered over his drawn face. 'I'm not mad - yet. Say, Sir, I've been watching you, and I reckon you're a cool customer. I reckon, too, you're an honest man, and not afraid of playing a bold hand. I'm going to confide in you. I need help worse than any man ever needed it, and I want to know if I can count you in.''Get on with your yarn, ' I said, 'and I'll tell you.'He seemed to brace himself for a great effort, and then started on the queerest rigmarole. I didn't get hold of it at first, and I had to stop and ask him questions. But here is the gis..

Mediji Grāmatas     Paperback Book   (Grāmata ar mīksto vāku un līmēto muguru)
Izlaists 2020. gada 30. decembris
ISBN13 9798688270068
Lapas 96
Izmēri 152 × 229 × 5 mm   ·   141 g
Valoda Angļu  

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