Man Who Wanted Tomorrow
“It would be an interesting experiment when he got back to Russia, thought Kurnov, to test a man to the limit of boredom. He paused at the thought, irritated. It would, in fact, be particularly applicable in space science. It annoyed him not to have thought of it before.
He nodded and mimed the pleasantries, like a mummer in a medieval court, occasionally feeling for reassurance to the bank-drafts. They were folded in his trouser pocket and rarely did his hand stray away. He smiled, despite the ...apprehension, at the sudden thought. What would the Russian reaction be, he hypothesized, if he were genuinely taken ill and discovered to have bank-orders for £3,000,000 in his pocket?
Finally the speeches ended and gratefully he stood, watching Bahr approach.
“I hope you’re better, Dr. Kurnov.”
The Russian nodded, smiling in feigned gratitude at the inquiry.
“Not completely,” he qualified. “But recovering. I regret not being able to take a fuller part in the convention.”
The German shrugged, philosophically.MoreLess
He nodded and mimed the pleasantries, like a mummer in a medieval court, occasionally feeling for reassurance to the bank-drafts. They were folded in his trouser pocket and rarely did his hand stray away. He smiled, despite the ...apprehension, at the sudden thought. What would the Russian reaction be, he hypothesized, if he were genuinely taken ill and discovered to have bank-orders for £3,000,000 in his pocket?
Finally the speeches ended and gratefully he stood, watching Bahr approach.
“I hope you’re better, Dr. Kurnov.”
The Russian nodded, smiling in feigned gratitude at the inquiry.
“Not completely,” he qualified. “But recovering. I regret not being able to take a fuller part in the convention.”
The German shrugged, philosophically.MoreLess
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