Shadow looked out of the doorway . The night clerk kept on reading his John Grisham novel , and barely looked up as she walked past him . There was thick graveyard mud clinging to her shoes . And then she was gone .
Тень выглянул из дверного проема. Ночной портье продолжал читать роман Джона Гришэма и едва поднял глаза, проходя мимо него. К ее туфлям прилипла густая кладбищенская грязь. А потом она ушла.