Hellflower
Hellflower
作者：Smith, George O. (George Oliver), 1911-1981; Rose, William (William F.), 1909-1972 [Illustrator]
体例：题 章数：49
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共 49 题- HELLFLOWER
- GEORGE O. SMITH
- Copyright 1953, by George O. Smith
- All Rights Reserved
- Printed in the United States of America
- For Doña
- IT LOOKED AS INNOCENT AS A GARDENIA ...
- Farradyne looked at it briefly. "It might be a gardenia, but it isn't."
- He had called the spaceport, "Semiramide calling North Venus Tower."
- He said softly, "Who did it, Norma?"
- She snarled at him. "You can afford to part with one stinking flower."
- Farradyne grinned broadly. "So I'm a liar?"
- Lawson smiled. "I heard your offer to deliver her free to her home."
- Cahill laughed roughly. "Dug up a platinum-plated toad-stool?"
- She opened the door after a moment and said, "Now what?"
- She made a scornful sound. "For killing your little chum out there?"
- Carolyn cooed, "Yes, Charles, what happened to Michael Cahill?"
- She leaned forward a bit. "Even rough games have their rules."
- Then she tucked her hand under his elbow and said, "Dinner, man-thing."
- Farradyne chuckled. "With the sun shining like that?"
- Victims of another case of "Lost in Space."
- Professor Martin asked, "What happened, Mr. Farradyne?"
- He laughed lightly. "Where?"
- Farradyne eyed Clevis carefully. "You are going to drive off with her."
- Farradyne laughed. "I didn't expect it to work."
- Farradyne thought fast but came up with only, "What makes you think--"
- She faced him squarely and asked, "Have you figured it out?"
- Farradyne swore. "The stinking bastards!"
- Farradyne shook his head angrily. "We're not inclined to ruin--"
- He took a deep breath. "You're right, of course."
- He was answered by Carolyn Niles. "Speak Terran!"
- Carolyn's companion said, "Why use this mono-voice junk?"
- The other man said, "We could always use 'space drive'."
- Norma struggled a bit. "Please, Farradyne?"
- He turned to Carolyn. "What the hell is going on and why?"
- Brenner growled. "You've got your bet. It's our lives against yours."
- Farradyne touched a lever. "Maybe you'd like to polish a few rivets?"
- Farradyne stretched. "We got this far anyway!"
- Norma looked at him dizzily. "How?"
- Brenner sneered. "Just how do you hope to do anything?"
- Brenner laughed. "You think you can convince the public?"
- Morgan asked, "What do we do now?"
- 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."
- Farradyne fought himself awake. "Let him escape and we--"
- Carolyn cried, "Friends in high places!"
- Farradyne jeered, "So I couldn't get through?"