Я понимаю, что Степану виднее, но всё же не кажется ли вам, что simple past был бы здесь логичнее, вместо past perfect'а?He looks at her in wonder, thinking she’s an omen or a portent or some sort of Madame Azonka shit like that. And then, quite unexpectedly, a memory of Mr. Nell comes to him. What a start he had given them that day, busting in on them in the wake of Bill’s story and Ben’s story and Eddie’s story! The whole bunch of them had damn near gone up to heaven.
Now, looking at the deer, Rich draws in a deep breath and finds himself speaking in one of his Voices... but for the first time in twenty-five years or more it is the Voice of the Irish Cop, one he had incorporated into his repertoire after that memorable day. It comes rolling out of the morning silence like a great big bowling ball—it is louder and bigger than Richie would ever have believed:
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