Я, Робот

           "Weruntheriskcontinuallyofblowingaholeinnormalspace-timefabricanddroppingrightoutoftheuniverse,asteroidandall.Soundsscrewy,doesn’tit?Naturally,you’reonedgesometimes.ButtheseNestorsaren’t.They’recurious,they’recalm,theydon’tworry.It’senoughtodriveyounutsattimes.Whenyouwantsomethingdoneinatearinghurry,theyseemtotaketheirtime.SometimesI’dratherdowithout."

           "Yousaytheytaketheirtime?Havetheyeverrefusedanorder?"

           "Oh,no,"hastily."Theydoitallright.Theytellyouwhentheythinkyou’rewrong,though.Theydon’tknowanythingaboutthesubjectbutwhatwetaughtthem,butthatdoesn’tstopthem.MaybeIimagineit,buttheotherfellowshavethesametroublewiththeirNestors."

           GeneralKallnerclearedhisthroatominously,"Whyhavenocomplaintsreachedmeonthematter,Black?"

           Theyoungphysicistreddened,"Wedidn’treallywanttodowithouttherobots,sir,andbesidesweweren’tcertainexactlyhowsuch...uh...minorcomplaintsmightbereceived."

           Bogertinterruptedsoftly,"Anythinginparticularhappenthemorningyoulastsawit?"

           Therewasasilence.Withaquietmotion,CalvinrepressedthecommentthatwasabouttoemergefromKallner,andwaitedpatiently.

           ThenBlackspokeinblurtinganger,"Ihadalittletroublewithit.I’dbrokenaKimballtubethatmorningandwasoutfivedaysofwork;myentireprogramwasbehindschedule;Ihadn’treceivedanymailfromhomeforacoupleofweeks.