Frigid Fracas
Frigid Fracas
作者：Reynolds, Mack, 1917-1983; Schoenherr, John, 1935-2010 [Illustrator]
体例：题 章数：72
字数：184,606 来源：Project Gutenberg
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章节目录
共 72 题- FRIGID FRACAS
- ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN SCHOENHERR
- He demanded, "Why?"
- Joe groaned, "It better be good, whatever you want to say."
- The Telly reporter said, "You haven't got any mustache."
- Joe scowled. "The who?"
- II
- Joe said to the waiter, "Champagne, please."
- She looked into his face. "Are you sure you will be then?"
- Joe, irritated, said, "What in Zen do you want?"
- III
- Sam said, unhappily, "I don't get all this."
- IV
- Sam scrambled to his feet and shook hands. "Gee, Joe Mauser."
- Joe said to Freddy, "Could I speak to you alone?"
- Freddy grinned ruefully. "Oh, you figured that out, eh?"
- Freddy blinked. "Zen!"
- Haer obviously disbelieved him. He said, "For example?"
- The butler entered and said, "A call for Major Mauser, if you please."
- Joe laughed. "Stonewall Cogswell's a tough one all right, Max."
- VI
- Joe was bewildered. "My fault, sir?"
- VII
- Sam was taken aback. "Well, why not?"
- Freddy said, slowly, "Why not?"
- Joe Mauser growled, "What'd you mean, why not?"
- VIII
- She said, her voice low, "Promotion in rank, or caste, Joe?"
- IX
- The other scowled. "Camouflage, sir?"
- Colonel Lajos Arpid added, gently, "Or possibly he has not."
- He snapped, "What's the situation?"
- Joe snapped, "Hand me those glasses!"
- XI
- Cogswell looked down at him, unamused. "You've heard the news?"
- Joe said quite stiffly, "That won't be necessary, sir."
- XII
- A voice said, "Hi, Papa."
- The boy said, awkwardly, "Surprise, Papa!"
- XIII
- She came up to him. "Well, Joe."
- XIV
- Philip Holland said briskly, "The risks run by the ambitious."
- Holland said, "I'm not an Upper. I'm a Mid-Middle. What're you Frank?"
- Frank Hodgson said idly, "I believe you have met Colonel Lajos Arpad."
- XV
- Nadine said to Joe's batman, "What did you expect, Max?"
- Joe shook and said, "Pink Army? I thought you called it--"
- Joe said, "Gentlemen, may I present Max Mainz?"
- Joe said, evenly, "And your alternative?"
- XVI
- XVII
- Max said, in his fiesty belligerence, "Does that mean better?"
- Joe said carefully. "To the contrary, we find it most enjoyable, sir."
- XVIII
- Joe shrugged, "I'm not exactly an amateur at combat, you know."
- Nadine said hurriedly, "You don't have to accept."
- XIX
- Joe looked at her speculatively. "I won't be on it."
- XX
- General Armstrong called, "Commence!"
- XXI
- Armstrong said, "Zen!"
- Armstrong said, soberly, "He's dead, Mauser."
- Joe said, "This isn't exactly news to me, colonel."
- XXII
- Joe said sourly, "Some of the Sovs thought otherwise."
- Nadine was frowning at him. "What has Balt to do with it?"
- Joe shook his head. "Unnecessary."
- Joe said, "In fact, it was unnecessary to send Nadine and me."
- Joe nodded. "I realize all that."
- Arpad still stood. "It does."