Book-6. Chain reaction, novella. V. Speys

of his position, is not Major General and Lieutenant General Garin insisted on separating cottages and Russian hero Colonel Krazimov, which was done only Krazimov dacha in Peredelkino was allocated the number 10. At his country house newly baked Lt. Gen. been rare. His frightening loneliness. Being alone with him, his soul began to creep into the sad and painful thoughts about the lost son and his wife departed early. It was becoming unbearable loneliness and stay for a day or two of his dacha three, he interrupted the holiday and returned to Baikonur to his place of service, where for a current affairs forgotten by the tragedy that fell to his lot.

      The situation is different now. He and his young friend’s colleagues. You can relax and consult on the future of his destiny, life expectancy in retirement. Actually this, he invited and Krazimova and Sobinova to him.

      Mansion No. 23 was built in the latest Western fashion. The architecture of the building was borrowed from the American colleague’s generals who had their own public house, with a difference only in the fact that the Russian military retirement giving back to the state. On the contrary, our American colleagues, remained lifelong use.

      The mansion at number 23 was shielded high fence painted in dark brown color. Metal gates with automatic opening system, led to the territory of the mansion and opened the entrance to a spacious courtyard with a garden and a lawn near the house. Under the house has a garage and a stone wall, lined with granite boulders wine cellar with a whole collection of different varieties of wine, cognac and champagne bottles with the refined. In the wine cellar you can go down a metal spiral staircase waging of a spacious living room with fireplace. This space and the interior was similar to the cottage garden Krazimov. The same bar, desk and shelves crammed with expensive drinks, reflected in the mirrored wall.

      When guests came into the living room fireplace is blazing, next to the mat lay a bunch of oak firewood.

      – Here is my refuge! – Widely spreading his hands, said Garin – Let’s go, I’ll show you where those who will live!

      He led the friends to the second floor sweeping staircase, where there were three bedrooms. Little room, however, were small, with double beds, clean cleaned with fresh linen bed. All three went out the door into the hallway as playgrounds, topped with a window, under which was a leather sofa. On this site, a kind of corner you can read the rest, smoke a cigar, who liked to smoke, or watch interesting programs on TV, which stood in a corner under a palm tree that was growing in a decorative ceramic pot. Bedroom Garinov was twice bedrooms guests and had a balcony. That’s the whole layout of house, except for a small closet in the hallway, where they were carefully placed accessories for fishing. In the living room by the fireplace still standing bookcases with books, in lonely hours Garin loved to read, and on the coffee table that stood by the cabinet, record questions that should be addressed at the service. In the living room, except for the coffee table, next to the bookcase has been set yet, and a table with a computer connected to the Internet, standing next to a red telephone on your desk governmental communications. After inspection of the premises, guests gathered in the living room.

      Nuka- and see what Major Eremenko us here prepared! – Garin went behind the bar and pulled out of the fridge- liter jar marinated meat for barbecue. Picking up the jar over his head, said:

      – And here is the barbecue! Come, Let us now!

      Skewers were in the bag near the refrigerator. When everyone went out into the yard, there are smoked BBQ, standing next to a table with a clean oilcloth on it.

      – Nuka, friends, help!

      Sobinov engaged barbecue, Garin Leonid steel string kebabs under the cheerful chirping of birds of spring, but in May the warm breeze. For these classes found their driver, who had already put the Volga River in the garage:

      – Alexei h can already you do not need? – He asked shyly.

      Yes, Vasily, you cannot worry about, just five days!

      – Thank you, Comrade General!

      – Not at all, and with the holiday, you!

      – And you! – The driver said, and withdrew.

      Parade begins at ten zero, now nine- thirty! – Putting kebabs with strung on skewers with meat on grill, said Garin – and have time to cook kebabs and drink for the Victory Day in our World «Capital»!

      Victory Day observed all three, as it should. And watched the parade on a wide screen plasma torch hanging on the wall above the fireplace. And they talk revolved around family issues and relationships, such as why Sobinova still do not have children. Do the Krazimov to have another child, and why Elsa Eduardovna not want to leave the children in Germany and many other things, carefully avoiding talk of resignation Garinov. Was broadcast on the plasma torch is a concert of the Kremlin Palace, wall clock showed 23 hours and 30 minutes, and all sleepy, as impacted almost sleepless night. It was decided to get a good sleep. And friends, in turn, went to the shower and went from room to room.

      Garin has not been able to sleep. His tormented by the question about the upcoming retirement. What will happen to him, with his pupils, the problem of torsion fields, threatening its unpredictability and recklessness of the Academic Council. Imperceptibly came a dream, and he is not feeling as strong sleep healthy sleep is not an old man of sixty- two- year…

      Through the open window of the bedroom where, sprawled on the bed, still asleep sweet dream Krazimov, flew titmouse. It fluttered to the wooden headboard and knocked on wood beak back, then loudly chanted:

      Civic! Chive- hic! – And flew in the window towards a radiant spring sunshine. Leonid opened his eyes. Groping found on the clothes cabinet wristwatch and saw the time. It was already 11:00 am. Realizing that for so long was asleep on his feet and went out into the corridor. In the bedroom Sobinova was not. There was no Garinov. This puzzled him. Scratched his head and waving his hand in confusion, went into the bathroom to take a shower. At this time the head of yesterday drunk alcohol does not hurt. On the contrary there was a feeling of cheerfulness and tidal forces. Leonid, standing under a shower, concluded that the clean air pine trees went in his favor, and that his wife and son would be helpful to rest in Peredelkino. While he talked like that, and getting out of the shower in the house heard voices. This Garin and Sobinov returned from a fishing trip with three weighty carp. Fish tails beat and grabbed the air, alternately opening their mouths.