Adaptation
Adaptation
作者：Reynolds, Mack, 1917-1983; Schoenherr, John, 1935-2010 [Illustrator]
体例：题 章数：69
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章节目录
共 69 题- ADAPTATION
- By MACK REYNOLDS
- Illustrated by Schoenherr
- FORWARD
- I.
- The Co-ordinator added, "Without me."
- Plekhanov shrugged, "Not necessarily."
- II.
- Technician Jerome Kennedy grinned. "Of course, if you want to stay ..."
- III.
- Watson said to Joe Chessman "What do you mean, no Emperor Montezuma?"
- Taller said, "This is Mynor, Chief Priest of the People."
- Plekhanov glared at Taller. "You were going to kill these?"
- Mynor said, "Their lives please the gods."
- Plekhanov's eyes went to Taller's son. "I assume you are a soldier?"
- Mynor said with dignity, "I am sixty-four."
- Stevens grinned, "Hundred and thirteen, next month."
- Leonid Plekhanov collected himself. "Yes."
- Reif said, "You can supply such weapons to my armies?"
- Plekhanov said, "That is our intention, in time."
- IV.
- Mayer was beaming. "Not a hundred, Honorable, but a hundred thousand!"
- Martin Gunther smiled widely at Russ. "You mean like this, Honorable?"
- Mayer said, "Jerry, if you'll demonstrate."
- Olderman nodded. "An improvement in firearms. But--"
- The Earthman shook his head. "I don't believe I will tell you now."
- Russ muttered, "Thirty per cent! Your wealth will be unbelievable."
- V.
- Plekhanov muttered, "That'll be enough, Barry."
- VI.
- Reif said, "I believe you, Barry Watson. You are a ... soldier."
- The pilot said slowly, "I have four bullet holes in my wings."
- Barry Watson looked at Chessman. "Joe?"
- VII.
- His assistant raised his eyebrows. "How do you mean?"
- Gunther said, "Should I get in touch with Rykov? He's still over there."
- Jerry Kennedy chuckled at him, "Merchant of death."
- VIII.
- Mayer scowled at them in way of greeting. "Where's Plekhanov?"
- Chessman said flatly, "This is all of us, Mayer."
- Mayer said, "You think it wise to introduce natives to the _Pedagogue_?"
- Mayer snapped at him, "Jerry, you drink too much."
- Martin Gunther, of the Genoese team, cocked his head. "Harem?"
- Watson flushed. "What do you mean by that, Kennedy?"
- IX.
- Reif said, "That will be all, sergeant."
- He looked to young Taller and then to Reif. "What else?"
- Watson snapped to the guards, "Take him outside and shoot him."
- Taller said, "A moment, please."
- Taller said, "This perhaps can be done more effectively."
- X.
- Watson glared at the other. "You know where he is."
- Barry Watson said, "You're stoned, Kennedy."
- Peter MacDonald said, "Shut up, Jerry. You talk too much."
- XI.
- Peter MacDonald said wryly, "We, too, were pressured into such a step."
- Baron Leonar said, "And why not?"
- Watson said, "True enough, it took us a time to unite our people ..."
- Martin Gunther said calmly, "Are you through?"
- Taller said, "There seems to be no agreement."
- XII.
- The corpulent Peter MacDonald wheezed, "Well, out with it!"
- Natt Roberts said, "I mentioned the matter to you at the last meeting."
- Dick Hawkins said, "The Office of Galactic Colonization--"
- Watson looked from one Earthman to the next. "We are in agreement?"
- Baron Leonar said in gentle agreement, "Obviously."
- Martin Gunther blurted, "Or you, Russ?"
- Martin Gunther, his expression dazed, said, "I ... I don't--"
- THE END