沸腾文学

第25部分（第1页）

〃Why　arent　these　fried？〃　Norman　said。

〃We　cant　deep…fry　down　here；〃　Barnes　said。　〃The　hot　oil　forms　a　suspension　and　gums　up　the　air　filters。　But　sautéed　is　fine。〃

〃Well；　I　dont　know　about　the　squid　but　the　shrimps　are　great；〃　Ted　said。　〃Arent　they；　Harry？〃　Ted　and　Harry　were　eating　shrimp。

〃Great　shrimp；〃　Harry　said。　〃Delicious。〃

〃You　know　how　I　feel；〃　Ted　said；　〃I　feel　like　Captain　Nemo。　Remember；　living　underwater　off　the　bounty　of　the　sea？〃

〃Twenty　Thousand　Leagues　Under　the　Sea；〃　Barnes　said。

＇＇160＇＇　〃James　Mason；〃　Ted　said。　〃Remember　how　he　played　the　organ？　Duh…duh…duh；　da　da　da　daaaaah　da！　Bach　Toccata　and　Fugue　in　D　minor。〃

〃And　Kirk　Douglas。〃

〃Kirk　Douglas　was　great。〃

〃Remember　when　he　fought　the　giant　squid？〃

〃That　was　great。〃

〃Kirk　Douglas　had　an　ax；　remember？〃

〃Yeah；　and　he　cut　off　one　of　the　squid　arms。〃

〃That　movie；〃　Harry　said；　〃scared　the　hell　out　of　me。　I　saw　it　when　I　was　a　kid　and　it　scared　the　hell　out　of　me。〃

〃I　didnt　think　it　was　scary；〃　Ted　said。

〃You　were　older；〃　Harry　said。

〃Not　that　much　older。〃

〃Yes；　you　were。　For　a　kid　it　was　terrifying。　Thats　probably　why　I　dont　like　squid　now。〃

〃You　dont　like　squid；〃　Ted　said；　〃because　theyre　rubbery　and　disgusting。〃

Barnes　said；　〃That　was　the　movie　that　made　me　want　to　join　the　Navy。〃

〃I　can　imagine；〃　Ted　said。　〃So　romantic　and　exciting。　And　a　real　vision　of　the　wonders　of　applied　science。　Who　played　the　professor　in　that？〃

〃The　professor？〃

〃Yes；　remember　there　was　a　professor？〃

〃I　vaguely　remember　a　professor。　Old　guy。〃

〃Norman？　You　remember　who　was　the　professor？〃

〃No；　I　dont；〃　Norman　said。

Ted　said；　〃Are　you　sitting　over　there　keeping　an　eye　on　us；　Norman？〃

〃How　do　you　mean？〃　Norman　said。

〃Analyzing　us。　Seeing　if　were　cracking　up。〃

〃Yes；〃　Norman　said；　smiling。　〃I　am。〃

〃Howre　we　doing？〃　Ted　said。

〃I　would　say　it　is　highly　significant　that　a　group　of　scientists　cant　remember　who　played　the　scientist　in　a　movie　they　all　loved。〃

〃Well；　Kirk　Douglas　was　the　hero；　thats　why。　The　scientist　wasnt　the　hero。〃

＇＇161＇＇　〃Franchot　Tone？〃　Barnes　said。　〃Claude　Rains？〃

〃No；　I　dont　think　so。　Fritz　somebody？〃

〃Fritz　Weaver？〃

They　heard　a　crackle　and　hiss；　and　then　the　sounds　of　an　organ　playing　the　Toccata　and　Fugue　in　D　minor。

〃Great；〃　Ted　said。　〃I　didnt　know　we　had　music　down　here。〃

Edmunds　returned　to　the　table。　〃Theres　a　tape　library；　Ted。〃

〃I　dont　know　if　this　is　right　for　dinner；〃　Barnes　said。