Я, Робот

           Itdidn’ttakeherlongtogothroughtheSpeedies,theCutiesandtheDaves,andIstoppedher.Otherwise,shewouldhavedredgeduphalfadozenmore.

           Isaid,"Doesn’tanythingeverhappenonEarth?"

           Shelookedatmewithalittlefrown,"No,wedon’thavemuchtodowithrobotsinactionhereonEarth."

           "Oh,wellthat’stoobad.Imean,yourfield-engineersareswell,butcan’twegetyouintothis?Didn’tyoueverhavearobotgowrongonyou?It’syouranniversary,youknow."

           Andsohelpmesheblushed.Shesaid,"Robotshavegonewrongonme.Heavens,howlongit’sbeensinceIthoughtofit.Why,itwasalmostfortyyearsago.Certainlyl2021!AndIwasonlythirty-eight.Oh,my-I’drathernottalkaboutit."

           Iwaited,andsureenoughshechangedhermind."Whynot?"shesaid."Itcannotharmmenow.Eventhememorycan’t.Iwasfoolishonce,youngman.Wouldyoubelievethat?"

           "No,"Isaid.

           "Iwas.ButHerbiewasamind-readingrobot."

           "What?"

           "Onlyoneofitskind,beforeorsince.Amistake,-,somewheres-"