"I don't know," he said slowly, toying with his cup, spinning it slightly in the cage of his fingers. "Perhaps I'll turn in early."
It was certainly a tempting thought. His soul was exhausted.
His eyes sought Polya's with mild curiosity.
"The firing range?" he said, tilting his head. "I had no idea you were so interested in firearms."
He nodded.
"That's good, Rakitin. A man in our neighborhood of work should be adept with a piece, even if he primarily does benchwork."
That the Lieutenant should want to go to the range- at this late hour, after a rigorous interrogation- was unusual, but no more so than the habits of some of his colleagues.
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Date: 2008-01-06 07:13 pm (UTC)"I don't know," he said slowly, toying with his cup, spinning it slightly in the cage of his fingers. "Perhaps I'll turn in early."
It was certainly a tempting thought. His soul was exhausted.
His eyes sought Polya's with mild curiosity.
"The firing range?" he said, tilting his head. "I had no idea you were so interested in firearms."
He nodded.
"That's good, Rakitin. A man in our neighborhood of work should be adept with a piece, even if he primarily does benchwork."
That the Lieutenant should want to go to the range- at this late hour, after a rigorous interrogation- was unusual, but no more so than the habits of some of his colleagues.