沸腾文学

第41部分（第1页）

〃Because；　if　what　you　are　saying　is　true；　then　Harry　is　a　very　dangerous　man。〃

〃Yes。〃

〃Just　the　fact　that　he　is　walking　around；　fully　conscious；　makes　him　dangerous。〃

〃Yes。〃

〃What　are　we　going　to　do　about　him？〃

〃Hey；　you　guys；〃　Harry　said；　ing　up　the　stairs。　〃Is　this　a　private　party？　Or　can　anybody　join　in？〃

〃Sure；〃　Norman　said；　〃e　on　up；　Harry；〃　and　he　moved　away　from　Beth。

〃Was　I　interrupting　something？〃　Harry　said。

〃No；　no。〃

〃I　dont　want　to　get　in　the　way　of　anybodys　sex　life。〃

〃Oh；　Harry；〃　Beth　said。　She　sat　at　the　lab　bench；　moving　away　from　Norman。

〃Well；　you　two　sure　look　all　charged　up　about　something。〃

〃Do　we？〃　Norman　said。

〃Yeah；　especially　Beth。　I　think　she　gets　more　beautiful　every　day　shes　down　here。〃

〃Ive　noticed　that；　too；〃　Norman　said；　smiling。

＇＇275＇＇　〃Ill　bet　you　have。　A　woman　in　love。　Lucky　you。〃　Harry　turned　to　Beth。　〃Why　are　you　staring　at　me　like　that？〃

〃Im　not　staring；〃　Beth　said。

〃You　are；　too。〃

〃Harry；　Im　not　staring。〃

〃I　can　tell　when　someone　is　staring　at　me；　for　Christs　sake。〃

Norman　said；　〃Harry…〃

〃…I　just　want　to　know　why　you　two　are　looking　at　me　like　that。　Youre　looking　at　me　like　Im　a　criminal　or　something。〃

〃Dont　get　paranoid；　Harry。〃

〃Huddling　up　here；　whispering　。。。〃

〃We　werent　whispering。〃

〃You　were。〃　Harry　looked　around　the　room。　〃So　its　two　white　people　and　one　black　person　now；　is　that　it？〃

〃Oh；　Harry　。。。〃

〃Im　not　stupid；　you　know。　Somethings　going　on　between　you。　I　can　tell。〃

〃Harry；〃　Norman　said；　〃nothing　is　going　on。〃

And　then　they　heard　a　low　insistent　beeping；　from　the　munications　console　downstairs。　They　exchanged　glances；　and　went　downstairs　to　look。

The　console　screen　was　slowly　printing　out　letter　groups。

CQX　VDX　MOP　IM

〃Is　that　Jerry？〃　Norman　asked。

〃I　dont　think　so；〃　Harry　said。　〃I　dont　think　he　would　go　back　to　code。〃

〃Is　it　a　code？〃

〃I　would　say　so；　definitely。〃

〃Why　is　it　so　slow？〃　Beth　said。　A　new　letter　was　added　every　few　seconds　in　a　steady；　rhythmic　way。

〃I　dont　know；〃　Harry　said。　〃Where　is　it　ing　from？〃

Harry　frowned。　〃I　dont　know；　but　the　transmission　speed　is　the　most　interesting　characteristic。　The　slowness。　Interesting。〃