Я, Робот
Evidence
"Supposefurtherthatinordertosmearthecandidateeffectively,hecomestoyourcompanyastheidealagent.Doyouexpecthimtosaytoyou,’So-and-soisarobotbecausehehardlyevereatswithpeople,andIhaveneverseenhimfallasleepinthemiddleofacase;andoncewhenIpeepedintohiswindowinthemiddleofthenight,therehewas,sittingupwithabook;andIlookedinhisfrigidaireandtherewasnofoodinit.’
"Ifhetoldyouthat,youwouldsendforastraitjacket.Butifhetellsyou,’Heneversleeps;henevereats,’thentheshockofthestatementblindsyoutothefactthatsuchstatementsareimpossibletoprove.Youplayintohishandsbycontributingtotheto-do."
"Regardless,sir,"beganLanning,withathreateningobstinacy,"ofwhetheryouconsiderthismatterseriousornot,itwillrequireonlythemealImentionedtoendit."
AgainByerleyturnedtothewoman,whostillregardedhimexpressionlessly."Pardonme.I’vecaughtyournamecorrectly,haven’tI?Dr.SusanCalvin?"
"Yes,Mr.Byerley."
"You’retheU.S.Robot’spsychologist,aren’tyou?"
"Robopsychologist,please."
"Oh,arerobotssodifferentfrommen,mentally?"
"Worldsdifferent."Sheallowedherselfafrostysmile,"Robotsareessentiallydecent."
Humortuggedatthecornersofthelawyer’smouth,"Well,that’sahardblow.ButwhatIwantedtosaywasthis.Sinceyou’reapsycho-arobopsychologist,andawoman,I’llbetthatyou’vedonesomethingthatDr.Lanninghasn’tthoughtof."
