Border, Breed
Border, Breed Nor Birth
作者：Reynolds, Mack, 1917-1983; Schoenherr, John, 1935-2010 [Illustrator]
体例：题 章数：104
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共 104 题- Border, Breed nor Birth
- Illustrated by Schoenherr
- Isobel said, "Got an extra gun for me?"
- Bey grunted. "Elmer?"
- Isobel grinned her pixielike grin. "I agree," she said. "Dammit."
- Zetterberg shook hands abruptly, said, "Sit down, Dr. Crawford."
- Zetterberg said, scowling, "What's the matter?"
- Crawford said, "It won't be necessary to go looking for El Hassan."
- The Swede scowled his irritation at the other. "See here...."
- Crawford said, "I'm El Hassan."
- Zetterberg was nodding. "All right, I know."
- He said, "Isobel? Homer here. Can you talk?"
- She said, "Cliff and Jake are here."
- Isobel was alerted but she snorted deprecation. "What do you want?"
- Homer said, "Tell Bey to bring along an extra 9mm Recoilless for me."
- II
- She frowned at him. "I'm not a ninny, Homer."
- The rest of them called, "Aye."
- Homer said evenly, "I've already taken my stand."
- Bey said, "We're only going to be able to give Jake part of this."
- Isobel broke the silence by saying softly, "I doubt it, Cliff."
- He said, "I believe you all know me. Fredric Ostrander."
- Kenny Ballalou said, "Oh? Tell us more, Mr. State Department man."
- Jake Armstrong said, "Well, this solves one problem."
- Homer said to Jake Armstrong, "Why the Yoff airport?"
- Kenny Ballalou said, "That'll be just too bad for them."
- III
- He said, "I was looking for an ivory elephant, from the East."
- The Indian's eyebrows rose. "A white elephant?"
- The man they called Anton said, "It is all over now."
- The Negro saluted with his drink. "The revolution!"
- Anton shrugged. "Another time, Kirill."
- The espionage chief took up another sheet. "Bey-ag-Akhamouk ..."
- The other scowled. "That can't be an American name."
- IV
- Homer Crawford rapped, "What language?"
- Homer looked at him. "Any ideas, Bey?"
- Homer Crawford said, "Any of the rest of you?"
- Bey said, "Well, I suppose we stay here until nightfall."
- Homer Crawford was on his feet, alert. "Well ... why?"
- Bey growled, "How am I supposed to get to Faya?"
- Elmer groaned sourly, "I knew my time'd come."
- Cliff said, nervously, "How about me, Homer?"
- Cliff grumbled, "Sounds like vaudeville."
- Isobel said softly, "And me, El Hassan? What do I do?"
- Isobel said, "Who is this Amenokal you mentioned?"
- The Amenokal bowed his head slightly, said, "_La Bas_."
- Cliff could go that far in the Tuareg tongue. He said, "_La Bas_."
- One of the subchiefs growled, "We Tuareg love not change, El Hassan."
- The Amenokal looked at him. "This is verily the truth, El Hassan?"
- Guemama was on his feet, too. "Bilhana!" he roared. "With joy."
- Crawford grinned at her. "These people like a well turned phrase."
- Isobel turned to the big Californian. "What's on the radio, Cliff?"
- She looked at him suspiciously. "Hm-m-m. Such as what?"
- Isobel said dryly, "Any other good news?"
- When he hesitated for a moment, Isobel said, questioningly, "And ..."
- Isobel said, "El Hassan bids you speak."
- Isobel said, "I'll get some coffee."
- Crawford rapped, "That's who you just radioed?"
- Rex Donaldson looked at him interestedly, "And? What are your plans?"
- He thought a moment. "Remember DeGaulle?"
- Homer broke into a sudden short laugh. "Any qualms, Cliff?"
- Homer shook hands, grinning. "You're a long way from home."
- Donaldson said, "And this is David Moroka, late of South Africa."
- Cliff yelled indignantly, "Stop him!"
- VI
- Moroka said in irritation, "It's not funny."
- Cliff said, "Something new."
- Moroka said, "We can use the transport."
- The indignant medic blurted, "Those confounded bandits out there--"
- Isobel said softly, "Dr. Smythe, surely you have heard of El Hassan."
- Isobel said gently, "Doctor ... may I introduce you to El Hassan?"
- He pointed at Homer Crawford accusingly. "You're El Hassan!"
- Homer nodded, seriously, "That's correct, Doctor."
- Isobel said softly, "And the end justifies the means--"
- Homer Crawford said disgustedly, "O.K., O.K., let's all knock it off."
- VII
- Cliff said, "Why isn't all this on the radio?"
- Homer frowned. "Well, why?"
- Homer Crawford was frowning at him. "How do you mean?"
- Cliff came in. "Hey, Homer. Guess what old Jake has done."
- Cliff said, "Don't you _ever_ get anything out of it?"
- Cliff said, "I've got some still better news."
- Jimmy Peters was blank. "I suppose a similarly armed opponent."
- Homer smiled at him. "Rather, a man with a knife."
- Bey said, "Homer's right. Our only tactics are guerrilla ones."
- Ostrander snapped, "I don't believe we've met."
- Kirill Menzhinsky said, "It's about time I heard from you, Anton."
- Isobel said unhappily, "It seems a nasty way to win a war."
- Kenny Ballalou laughed softly. "You mean, you're on our side?"
- Kenny Ballalou looked at him strangely. "Did you know Abe?"
- Isobel said evenly, "You're a Party member, aren't you, Dave?"
- Isobel said, "You knew Abe Baker, didn't you?"
- Cliff Jackson saw the gun first and said, "Holy Mackerel, Isobel."
- Kenny blurted, "Good grief ... that means--"
- Kenny said, "Ideas! We've had it, Homer!"
- Homer snapped, "It sounds like it still might have possibilities."
- Bey scowled at him, defeat dulling his mind. "What?"
- Kenny scowled at him. "Why?"
- Homer said, "O.K. Do it."
- Isobel said, "Heavens to Betsy."
- Ostrander said, "No. Where am I issued one?"
- The doctor looked at him. "You are satisfied, I assume?"
- End of Project Gutenberg's Border, Breed Nor Birth, by Dallas McCord Reynolds