Death And the Penguin
“They drove in silence.
At the cemetery entrance they were stopped by a young fellow in camouflage combat gear, who bent down at Lyosha’s window, nodded, and waved him on.
Monuments, railings flitted past. Viktor felt fit for nothing.
The avenue ahead was blocked by a cortège of parked foreign-made cars.
“We’ll have to walk a bit,” said Lyosha, turning to Viktor in the back.
Taking binoculars from the glove compartment and slinging them around his neck, he got out.
The sky was cloudless, the sun... shone, and the air was filled with inappropriately cheerful birdsong. Viktor looked about him.
They made their way slowly past the impressive, new, foreign-made cars to where a crowd of people were waiting.
“Why the binoculars?” Viktor asked as they walked.
Lyosha, slightly ahead of him, looked back.
“We all have our job to do. Mine is to provide protection and ensure order, so no one spoils the -” he stopped short -“so that everything’s in order.”
Viktor nodded.
The crowd of sombrely well-dressed men made way for them.MoreLess
At the cemetery entrance they were stopped by a young fellow in camouflage combat gear, who bent down at Lyosha’s window, nodded, and waved him on.
Monuments, railings flitted past. Viktor felt fit for nothing.
The avenue ahead was blocked by a cortège of parked foreign-made cars.
“We’ll have to walk a bit,” said Lyosha, turning to Viktor in the back.
Taking binoculars from the glove compartment and slinging them around his neck, he got out.
The sky was cloudless, the sun... shone, and the air was filled with inappropriately cheerful birdsong. Viktor looked about him.
They made their way slowly past the impressive, new, foreign-made cars to where a crowd of people were waiting.
“Why the binoculars?” Viktor asked as they walked.
Lyosha, slightly ahead of him, looked back.
“We all have our job to do. Mine is to provide protection and ensure order, so no one spoils the -” he stopped short -“so that everything’s in order.”
Viktor nodded.
The crowd of sombrely well-dressed men made way for them.MoreLess
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