Я, Робот
Evidence
"IsmilebecauseMr.Quinndidn’tthinkofeverything."
"Youmeantherecouldbemoretothatstoryofhis."
"Onlyalittle.Forthethreemonthsbeforeelection,thisStephenByerleythatMr.Quinnspokeabout,thisbrokenman,wasinthecountryforsomemysteriousreason.Hereturnedintimeforthatfamousspeechofyours.Andafterall,whattheoldcrippledidonce,hecoulddoasecondtime,particularlywherethesecondjobisverysimpleincomparisontothefirst."
"Idon’tquiteunderstand."
Dr.Calvinroseandsmoothedherdress.Shewasobviouslyreadytoleave."ImeanthereisonetimewhenarobotmaystrikeahumanbeingwithoutbreakingtheFirstLaw.Justonetime."
"Andwhenisthat?"
Dr.Calvinwasatthedoor.Shesaidquietly,"Whenthehumantobestruckismerelyanotherrobot."
Shesmiledbroadly,herthinfaceglowing."Good-byMr.Byerley.Ihopetovoteforyoufiveyearsfromnow–forco-ordinator."
StephenByerleychuckled."Imustreplythatthatisasomewhatfarfetchedidea."
Thedoorclosedbehindher.
Istaredatherwithasortofhorror,"Isthattrue?"
"Allofit,"shesaid.
"AndthegreatByerleywassimplyarobot."
"Oh,there’snowayofeverfindingout.Ithinkhewas.Butwhenhedecidedtodie,hehadhimselfatomized,sothattherewillneverbeanylegalproof.Besides,whatdifferencewoulditmake?"
"Well-"
"Youshareaprejudiceagainstrobotswhichisquiteunreasoning.HewasaverygoodMayor;fiveyearslaterhedidbecomeRegionalCo-ordinator
