Я, Робот
Evidence
"Inwhatway?"
"Accordingtothereport,"heshuffledpapersbeforehimthatwerejustwithintherangeofvisionofthevisiplate,"therewasonepersonmissing–acripple."
"Asyousay,"saidByerley,tonelessly,"acripple.Myoldteacher,wholiveswithmeandwhoisnowinthecountry–andhasbeenfortwomonths.A`much-neededrest’istheusualexpressionappliedinthecase.Hehasyourpermission?"
"Yourteacher?Ascientistofsorts?"
"Alawyeronce–beforehewasacripple.Hehasagovernmentlicenseasaresearchbiophysicist,withalaboratoryofhisown,andacompletedescriptionoftheworkhe’sdoingfiledwiththeproperauthorities,towhomIcanreferyou.Theworkisminor,butisaharmlessandengaginghobbyfora–poorcripple.IambeingashelpfulasIcan,yousee."
"Isee.Andwhatdoesthis...teacher...knowaboutrobotmanufacture?"
"Icouldn’tjudgetheextentofhisknowledgeinafieldwithwhichIamunacquainted."
"Hewouldn’thaveaccesstopositronicbrains?"
"AskyourfriendsatU.S.Robots.They’dbetheonestoknow."
"I’llputitshortly,Byerley.YourcrippledteacheristherealStephenByerley.Youarehisrobotcreation.Wecanproveit.Itwashewhowasintheautomobileaccident,notyou.Therewillbewaysofcheckingtherecords."
"Really?Doso,then.Mybestwishes."
"Andwecansearchyourso-calledteacher’s’countryplace,’andseewhatwecanfindthere."
"Well,notquite,Quinn."Byerleysmiledbroadly."Unfortunatelyforyou,myso-calledteacherisasickman.
