The Great Cornish Getaway. Fern Britton

Чтение книги онлайн.

СКАЧАТЬ in his English accent.

      ‘She said he looked old but still nice.’ The boy pushed his notebook into the front pocket of his low-slung apron. ‘Two coffees coming up.’

      When the waiter had left them, Richard asked, ‘How bad are the other papers?’

      ‘Pretty bad. Front page of all the tabloids, the Telegraph and the Guardian.’

      ‘What’s the mood?’

      Kevin opened the Mirror and scanned the story inside.

      ‘They’re saying your disappearance is the biggest mystery since Agatha Christie ran off. They’re concerned about you. They think you might have had a breakdown, or run off with a lover, or gone stark staring mad.’ He put the paper down and picked up another. ‘The Sun has a reward for information leading to your discovery.’

      Richard perked up. ‘Really? How much?’

      ‘Two tickets to your new film and dinner at Gordon Ramsay’s place with the Sun’s film critic.’

      The waiter arrived with their coffees. As Richard stirred his, Kevin asked, ‘Look, mate, if you want to go back, just say the word. But for what it’s worth, I think you need this time just to get real again. I’ll stay with you as long as you need me and do whatever you want.’

      Richard looked up from his coffee. ‘Really?’

      ‘Yeah. I like a little adventure in my life. Something to tell the grandchildren. And anyway, you can’t go anywhere until your hair has grown back again.’

      Richard was grateful for the friendship of this kind and honest man and began to relax again. So far no one had noticed him, so maybe he could just disappear for a little while longer. ‘I owe you, Kevin,’ he said.

      ‘You sure bloody do. Fish and chips, clothes shop and this coffee.’

      Kevin reached over and swatted Richard with the rolled-up Mirror. ‘I’m joking, you silly sod. What are friends for?’

      Richard smiled. ‘You’ve saved my sanity.’

      ‘Oh, don’t go bleeding soft on me. There are mackerel to catch and pints to be drunk, and they aren’t going to do it by themselves.’

      Kevin left some money on the table with a hefty tip to avoid any chat with the waiter and got Richard outside.

      ‘Have you ever had a pasty?’ he asked.

      ‘My friends Penny and Simon tried to feed me one once, but I managed to dodge it.’

      ‘You don’t know what you’ve missed.’

      They walked down the narrow cobbled street that led to the harbour, following the smell of onions, warm pastry and butter as they got closer to the Trevay Pasty Shop.

      The front window was piled high with pasties of every size and flavour. Vegetarian, curry, lamb and mint, cheese and onion. Kevin pulled Richard in.

      ‘Two large traditional steak pasties, please,’ he said to the lady behind the counter.

      ‘Anything else, my love?’ she asked as she expertly slipped them into two paper bags and twisted the ends.

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

/9j/4QAYRXhpZgAASUkqAAgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP/sABFEdWNreQABAAQAAABQAAD/4QNxaHR0cDov L25zLmFkb2JlLmNvbS94YXAvMS4wLwA8P3hwYWNrZXQgYmVnaW49Iu+7vyIgaWQ9Ilc1TTBNcENl aGlIenJlU3pOVGN6a2M5ZCI/PiA8eDp4bXBtZXRhIHhtbG5zOng9ImFkb2JlOm5zOm1ldGEvIiB4 OnhtcHRrPSJBZG9iZSBYTVAgQ29yZSA1LjAtYzA2MSA2NC4xNDA5NDksIDIwMTAvMTIvMDctMTA6 NTc6MDEgICAgICAgICI+IDxyZGY6UkRGIHhtbG5zOnJkZj0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMTk5 OS8wMi8yMi1yZGYtc3ludGF4LW5zIyI+IDxyZGY6RGVzY3JpcHRpb24gcmRmOmFib3V0PSIiIHht bG5zOnhtcE1NPSJodHRwOi8vbnMuYWRvYmUuY29tL3hhcC8xLjAvbW0vIiB4bWxuczpzdFJlZj0i aHR0cDovL25zLmFkb2JlLmNvbS94YXAvMS4wL3NUeXBlL1Jlc291cmNlUmVmIyIgeG1sbnM6eG1w PSJodHRwOi8vbnMuYWRvYmUuY29tL3hhcC8xLjAvIiB4bXBNTTpPcmlnaW5hbERvY3VtZW50SUQ9 InhtcC5kaWQ6QzM0REIzMjMyNTIwNjgxMTgwODNDRUE3RURBMjk3MkYiIHhtcE1NOkRvY3VtZW50 SUQ9InhtcC5kaWQ6NUExN0ZBRjA1NEU1MTFFNzkzODRGQ0QzNjhDRjZFOUEiIHhtcE1NOkluc3Rh bmNlSUQ9InhtcC5paWQ6NUExN0ZBRUY1NEU1MTFFNzkzODRGQ0QzNjhDRjZFOUEiIHhtcDpDcmVh dG9yVG9vbD0iQWRvYmUgUGhvdG9zaG9wIENTNS4xIE1hY2ludG9zaCI+IDx4bXBNTTpEZXJpdmVk RnJvbSBzdFJlZjppbnN0YW5jZUlEPSJ4bXAuaWlkOkFDNDNGNTVGODMyNTY4MTFCODk0QzNFRDBE NERCQkUzIiBzdFJlZjpkb2N1bWVudElEPSJ4bXAuZGlkOkMzNERCMzIzMjUyMDY4MTE4MDgzQ0VB N0VEQTI5NzJGIi8+IDwvcmRmOkRlc2NyaXB0aW9uPiA8L3JkZjpSREY+IDwveDp4bXBtZXRhPiA8 P3hwYWNrZXQgZW5kPSJyIj8+/+IMWElDQ19QUk9GSUxFAAEBAAAMSExpbm8CEAAAbW50clJHQiBY WVogB84AAgAJAAYAMQAAYWNzcE1TRlQAAAAASUVDIHNSR0IAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPbWAAEAAAAA 0y1IUCAgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

СКАЧАТЬ