hellflower
The hellflower
作者：Smith, George O. (George Oliver), 1911-1981; Finlay, Virgil, 1914-1971 [Illustrator]
体例：题 章数：67
字数：225,857 来源：Project Gutenberg
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章节目录
共 67 题- The HELLFLOWER
- Farradyne looked at it briefly. "It might be a gardenia but it isn't."
- II
- He had called the spaceport, "Semiramide calling North Venus Tower."
- III
- IV
- He said softly, "Who did it, Norma?"
- Farradyne smiled broadly. "So I'm a liar?"
- VI
- Farradyne nodded. "I see. And there is no cure?"
- VII
- VIII
- Cahill laughed roughly. "Dug up a platinum-plated toadstool?"
- IX
- She opened the door after a moment and said, "Now what?"
- XI
- Mrs. Niles added, "I suppose it takes money to operate, Mr. Farradyne."
- XII
- XIII
- She leaned forward a bit. "Even rough games have their rules."
- She tucked her hand under his elbow and said, "Dinner, man-thing."
- Farradyne chuckled. "With the sun shining like that?"
- XIV
- XV
- Farradyne wondered whether Hughes had cried out in a polytonal voice--
- XVI
- XVII
- He laughed lightly. "Whither?"
- XVIII
- After she had gone, Farradyne said, "So you know her?"
- Clevis scowled. "I hate to put her in a sanatorium."
- XIX
- Farradyne blinked. "What makes you think--?"
- She faced him squarely and asked, "Have you got it figured out?"
- XX
- XXI
- She looked at him calculatingly. "Just what do you expect me to assume?"
- He grunted. "Norma, just who was your brother?"
- Farradyne swore. "The stinking bastards--!"
- Farradyne shook his head angrily. "We're not inclined to ruin--"
- XXII
- He went back to Norma. "They're tuning up the drive."
- XXIII
- XXIV
- Farradyne said, "Wait."
- Norma frowned. "Please, Farradyne?"
- She looked up at him reproachfully. "You promised me--"
- XXV
- XXVI
- Farradyne touched a lever. "Maybe you'd like to polish a few rivets?"
- Farradyne stretched and said, "We got this far anyway!"
- Norma looked at him dizzily. "How?"
- XXVII
- Brenner said, "Just what do you hope to do?"
- Morgan said, "What do we do now?"
- XXVIII
- Morgan showed her his taped wrists. "Not in this garland."
- Farradyne chuckled. "You see?"
- Morgan grunted: "My license!"
- Roberts cried: "Our truck!"
- Carolyn said, "And what's it got you, Charles?"
- Carolyn laughed. "Everybody knows there is no cure."
- XXIX
- Farradyne fought himself awake. "Let him escape and we--"
- Carolyn cried, "Friends in the high places!"
- Then she shrugged. "You poor fool! You've just bought your own doom."
- She looked up at him and smiled. "Is that a proposal of marriage?"