Red Templar
“They swung down on the long steel handrails on either side of the doorway, dropping down in a roll on the cindered track bed, then scrambled into the ditch. They hunched low as the train rumbled past in the early-dawn light. Apparently no one had seen their escape.
“Not so bad.” Eddie grunted, getting to his feet.
“Sure,” said Holliday. “We just jumped off the Trans-Siberian Express in the middle of nowhere after breaking a young lady’s neck.”
“Compañero, it was I who broke the youn...g lady’s neck, and she was holding a pistol in our faces.”
“True enough,” said Holliday. They watched as the train disappeared into the distance. “I wonder how long we’ve got.”
“They will look for the provodnitsa and perhaps find her. The police were to be waiting at Kirov. According to the schedule they will not arrive there until ten o’clock. At best we have three hours, but I would not bet on it.”MoreLess
“Not so bad.” Eddie grunted, getting to his feet.
“Sure,” said Holliday. “We just jumped off the Trans-Siberian Express in the middle of nowhere after breaking a young lady’s neck.”
“Compañero, it was I who broke the youn...g lady’s neck, and she was holding a pistol in our faces.”
“True enough,” said Holliday. They watched as the train disappeared into the distance. “I wonder how long we’ve got.”
“They will look for the provodnitsa and perhaps find her. The police were to be waiting at Kirov. According to the schedule they will not arrive there until ten o’clock. At best we have three hours, but I would not bet on it.”MoreLess
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