Я, Робот
Evidence
"IfyoutoldmehewereSataninmasquerade,therewouldbeafaintchancethatImightbelieveyou."
"Itellyouheisarobot,Dr.Lanning."
"ItellyouitisasimpossibleaconceptionasIhaveeverheard,Mr.Quinn."
Againthecombativesilence.
"Nevertheless,"andQuinnstubbedouthiscigarettewithelaboratecare,"youwillhavetoinvestigatethisimpossibilitywithalltheresourcesoftheCorporation."
"I’msurethatIcouldundertakenosuchthing,Mr.Quinn.Youdon’tseriouslysuggestthattheCorporationtakepartinlocalpolitics."
"Youhavenochoice.SupposingIweretomakemyfactspublicwithoutproof.Theevidenceiscircumstantialenough."
"Suityourselfinthatrespect."
"Butitwouldnotsuitme.Proofwouldbemuchpreferable.Anditwouldnotsuityou,forthepublicitywouldbeverydamagingtoyourcompany.Youareperfectlywellacquainted,Isuppose,withthestrictrulesagainsttheuseofrobotsoninhabitedworlds."
"Certainly!"-brusquely.
"YouknowthattheU.S.Robotamp;MechanicalMenCorporationistheonlymanufacturerofpositronicrobotsintheSolarSystem,andifByerleyisarobot,heisapositronicrobot.Youarealsoawarethatallpositronicrobotsareleased,andnotsold;thattheCorporationremainstheownerandmanagerofeachrobot,andisthereforeresponsiblefortheactionsofall."
"Itisaneasymatter,Mr.Quinn,toprovetheCorporationhasnevermanufacturedarobotofahumanoidcharacter."
"Itcanbedone?Todiscussmerelypossibilities."
"Yes.Itcanbedone."
"Secretly,Iimagine,aswell."
