No Substitutions
No Substitutions
作者：Harmon, Jim, 1933-2010; Johnson [Illustrator]
体例：题 章数：26
字数：26,838 来源：Project Gutenberg
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章节目录
共 26 题- NO SUBSTITUTIONS
- By JIM HARMON
- Illustrated by JOHNSON
- I waited for Coleman's reaction. He merely nodded.
- Coleman lifted a dark eyebrow above a black iris. "Unless?"
- I sat there and took it.
- I looked up from the file. "I'm sorry, Eddie."
- Horbit laughed. "Your files aren't infallible, Warden."
- Horbit motioned the gun to my desk set. "Sign that paper."
- I reached out and took hold of his wrist. I squeezed.
- He nodded. "Happened before. Back when old man Preston lost his grip."
- I had banked on that, hadn't I, when I made my move?
- I studied his record. There was a chance, just a chance....
- I watched him out of the office and rang for lunch.
- I was ready for the afternoon session.
- I whistled. "What did they nail him on?"
- I gave a lateral wave of my hand. "Of course."
- Unless--
- Coleman smiled benignly. "Certainly, Warden."
- I walked out of my office, slowly and carefully.
- He nodded slowly. "I _have_ often suspected this was hell."
- Horbit nodded again. "The Jefferson Davis type."
- He chuckled. "Many of my countrymen share his convictions."
- He bolted upright in his chair. "You're going to put me back to sleep."
- I looked at his square figure. "Not quite, Captain, not quite."
- I stretched out my wet palm toward the door.