necessary to wait for connection, as always, long. Fortunately, the colonel was at home.
- Captain Vasilovich speaks, - there has begun Michael. - I humble thank you, the mister the colonel, for the invitation to a dinner, but, unfortunately, I can not use it as it is caused for the report in Old Konak.
Long enough silence then Cars at last has answered has followed:
- Whence you in general call, oh, damn? It actually you, Vasilovich?
- So it is exact, the mister the colonel. I should be to the general the Manhole.
- Really? It is good that you have called. - in its voice nervousness now was heard.
- I humble thank, the mister the colonel. I should go now, the general has ordered to be immediately.
Probably, the colonel was reached at last by value of this call as he has told:
- Keep me informed, under any circumstances.
- I humble thank, the mister the colonel. - Michael has hanged up, and on his shoulder the flabby hand of the commissioner has fallen.
- To general Petrovichu, speak? N-yes, it not simple business, whether not so? The big person, this general. - the commissioner has widely grinned. - however count your fingers after will shake hands with it, - it can appear on one less. - Its laughter accompanied Michael both in the street, and still for a long time stood in ears.
Was hot and it is stuffy. In full dress he felt as under a blanket, it is probable, because it was too narrow to it in a waist. Obviously, he has recovered since then as put on it last time. Michael did not know that it expects in Konake, therefore did not begin to take family crew, and has employed the carrier. Because of numerous country carts it was necessary to go slowly, only in the wide street of the King of Milan surrounded with trees movement was more briskly. This part of Belgrad with again built up ministries, the British embassy, military academy, a building of parliament and with royal palaces - Old and New Konakom - really formed further a heart of the city. Michael examined streets, trying to find traces of any changes. Some of passers-by have been dressed in an European way, others - in wide trousers. Ladies carried the opened ahead and decorated short jackets opened ahead by gold sewing from silk of chestnut shades. Children шныряли at passers-by underfoot, on roadsides sat gipsies, here and there women poured out garbage cans
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