Apollo looked back at Agnes: dark blond hair was lying on her shoulders, her large gray eyes were shining, a dimple was shining from a smile…
«They don’t look alike,» her mother thought at the time.
– Agnessa, who is our guest? Whose clothes are hanging in the hallway? – asked the man who entered the apartment.
– Dad, meet Apollo.
The man undressed, washed his hands, changed his clothes and entered the room.
– Hello, Apollo! I am the father of Agnes.
– Good evening! Excuse me for the evening invasion, – Apollo shook his hand.
– Look, Apollo, do not offend our Agnes.
«I won’t hurt,» he answered, and pulled his hand over the next bun.
– Mother, let’s do something more serious than these buns. And Apollo will eat with us, but we do not keep vodka. Not allowed. And rarely indulge in beer.
– Yes, and I do not drink. My job requires precision: I am a grinder, «said the guest.
– It’s good that you do not drink. Good workers never drink.
«Apollo, come to my room,» suggested Agnes.
They went into the girl’s room. The door closed behind them.
– Mother, and the guy is good! – exclaimed father Agnes.
– True, father. And I liked this guy. Agnes eyes shine. I feel that with this guy for a long time the novel will be delayed.
In the room of Agnes wallpaper and curtains were conspicuous in white and pinkish tones. It was clean, neat, decent. Apollo sat down in a chair with his hands on the wooden arms. Next to him was an oval coffee table, made of polished wood. On the table lay an embroidered napkin, a crystal flower vase.
«You know, Agnes, you are missing diamonds in your ears,» remarked the young man.
– Apollo, are you kidding? Why do I need diamonds? Me and tourmaline enough! I recently bought these earrings at the Silver Hoof store. I asked the seller to show me the diamond earrings. And involuntarily put them to the earlobe. I looked in the mirror: the diamond edges, shimmering in the rays of light from lamps, made me feel strange that I knew how diamonds could be found in this world.
«Agnessa, do you like diamonds?!» So this is great! I like them too! – Apollo interrupted her with joy. – And tourmalines in your ears look like rowan berries. And I love the brilliance of crystal and diamonds. I love it when the glass is sparkling, «Apollo said dreamily.
– I’ll turn on the music. I have a new record with songs and a turntable with speakers. I already know almost all the songs from her.
– Do you sing songs with records? I never sing along with singers.
– I have huge books with reproductions of paintings. Would you like to see?
– I’ll take a look. With you I can see the reproductions of paintings.
Young people began to turn a large book with reproductions of paintings, which depicted palaces, apartments, interiors, sculptures.
«Agnes, only diamonds will do for you,» Apollo repeated wistfully. He looked at the colorful palaces in the book and at the earrings in Agnes’ ears. Cherry-sized tourmaline shimmered in evening light with a cherry tinge.
– Apollo, tourmaline is safer, but diamonds are great!
– Here, you already understand me. I will give you, Agnes, a diamond set.
«Say the same,» the girl said, closing the book with reproductions of the past.
So they said, confusing «you» and «you», and they were good.
– I have to go, go home far. I was in your area on business, – the young man rose from an armchair.
«I will escort you to the door,» said Agnes, sighing, she did not understand why she had invited a stranger home, but she was firmly convinced that she had already seen him before.
Apollo approached the pilot of a high-altitude helicopter and asked him:
– From what moment does the flight to the top of the mountains begin?
– From the idea of the designer, reproduced on paper. According to the design documentation, the meticulous workers assembled a high mountain helicopter. Now the helicopter is fully ready to fly. Pilots are dressed in new skin, a new type of clothing has been developed for pilots that does not interfere with human movement. We have stocks of food and water for two weeks. The connection is verified.
– Excuse me, but what do the members of the helicopter crew in the Snow Mountains intend to do? What is the purpose of your flight? Apollo asked with perseverance in his voice.
– Rumors say that there is dry ice on Snow Mountain, and we will melt it.
– You left the answer to my question. Mountain uninhabited, without amenities, for recreation is not suitable.
– Yes, I agree, on Earth, any place is better than Snow Mountain.
– Excuse me, but why do you need this top?
– What do you mean why? – the pilot could not stand it. – In the mountains, diamonds were found.
– Isn’t it easier to mine diamonds on earth?
– So on the earth everything is seized, and in the mountains everything will be ours!
– Perhaps, you are really ready for the flight, and there is a reason for the flight. And you are not afraid of the long road, the difficult climatic conditions?
– If only there were no competitors! Mountain diamonds are harder than earth diamonds.
– Who makes you mine diamonds so high in the mountains?
«A woman is forcing me to mine diamonds!»
– It’s like, sorry for curiosity?
– My beloved woman without a large capital does not allow me to come to her, and at least in two weeks, but I will be with her!
«Thank you for the interview,» said Apollo, and with great respect looked around at the new high-altitude helicopter. He knew well that the pilot would remember the last question, and not his question about the purpose of the flight.
Without departing from the helicopter, Apollo called his friend Fedor.
Fedor grinned:
– Take the diamonds when the helicopter returns from the mountains. Do we ourselves to fly to such a height? Apollo, well done, you did a good job.
The helicopter reached the top of the Snowy Mountains, landing was extremely successful. The helicopter team stepped onto the plateau, here everyone’s steps were easier, but it was unusual to breathe. Equipment new design did not prevent to move in the mountains. Gloves on hands allowed to take small objects in hands. The helicopter significantly increased the speed of the top of the mountain.
The navigator shouted happily:
– Dry ice! It shines, and it seems that the snow shines!
Coming closer to the mass of ice, people found that some solid objects glitter. They took in their hands the brilliant stones, which turned out to be the size of a cherry, there were quite a lot of them in the ice captivity.
– How do diamonds hit the ice vein?! – asked the pilot.
«The ice was once water, and diamonds were washed out of the rock sinks,» answered the navigator.
Crew members of a high mountain helicopter found diamonds practically on the surface of the Snowy Mountains. Diamonds