Fountains of Paradise# SciFiction - 星际浪子
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11. The Silent Princess
When his visitors had left, in a very thoughtful mood
Rajasinghe depolarised the library windows and sat for a
long time staring out at the trees around the villa, and the
rock walls of Yakkagala looming beyond. He had not moved
when, precisely on the stroke of four, the arrival of his
afternoon tea jolted him out of his reverie.
"Rani," he said, "ask Dravindra to get out my heavy
shoes, if he can find them. I'm going up the Rock."
Rani pretended to drop t
When his visitors had left, in a very thoughtful mood
Rajasinghe depolarised the library windows and sat for a
long time staring out at the trees around the villa, and the
rock walls of Yakkagala looming beyond. He had not moved
when, precisely on the stroke of four, the arrival of his
afternoon tea jolted him out of his reverie.
"Rani," he said, "ask Dravindra to get out my heavy
shoes, if he can find them. I'm going up the Rock."
Rani pretended to drop t