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Robert A. Heinlein - The Cat Who Walked Through Walls
Atec Февраль 29 2008 20:18:18
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. Reliability of alleged datum
is therefore not higher than C-Five by military intelligence scaling."
"You'll pay for that!"
"Scale it yourself," I told her. "You've served in military intelligence.
CIA, wasn't it?"
"Who sez?"
"You sez. Through several unfinished remarks."
"It was not the CIA and I've never been in McLean in my life and I was
fully disguised while I was there and it wasn't me; it was the Galactic
Overlord."
"And I'm Captain John Sterling."
Gwen-Hazel looked wide-eyed. "Gee, Captain, can I have your autograph?
Better gimme two; I can trade two of yours for one of Rosie the Robot. Richard,
will we be going near the main post office?"
"Have to. I've got to set up a mail drop for Father Schultz. Why, dear?"
"If we can swing past Macy's, I'll get Naomi's clothes and wig packed, and
then I'll mail them. They've been grinding on my conscience."
"On your what?"
"On the bookkeeping system I use in place of one. Richard, you remind me
more and more of my third husband. He was a fine figure of a man, just as you
are. He took great care of himself and died in perfect health."
"What did he die of?"
"Of a Tuesday, as I remember. Or was it a Wednesday? Anyway, I was not
there-I was a long way off, curled up with a good buck. We never did leam what
did him in. Apparently he fainted in his bath and his head went under water
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