Конец вечности
Full Circle
Yousee,then,"Harlanaddedwithtensepassion,"thatmyownpositionasexpertinthePrimitiveandmyknowledgeofthatpositionentitlesmetospecialtreatment.Veryspecialtreatment."
"FatherTime!"mutteredTwissell.
"It’strue,isn’tit?Wecomefullcircle,_withmyhelp_.Withoutit…"Heletthesentencehang.
"Youcomesoclosetothetruth,"saidTwissell."YetIcouldsweartherewasnothingtoindicate--"HefellintoastudyinwhichneitherHarlannortheoutsideworldseemedtoplayapart.
Harlansaidquickly,"Onlyclosetothetruth?Itisthetruth."Hecouldnottellwhyhewassocertainoftheessentialsofwhathesaid,evenquiteapartfromthefactthathesodesperatelywantedittobeso.
Twissellsaid,"No,no,nottheexacttruth.TheCub,Cooper,isnotgoingbacktothe24thtoteachMallansohnanything."
"Idon’tbelieveyou."
"Butyoumust.Youmustseetheimportanceofthis.Iwantyourco-operationthroughwhatisleftoftheproject.Yousee,Harlan,thesituationismorefullcirclethanyouimagine.Muchmoreso,boy.CubBrinsleySheridanCooperisVikkorMallansohn!"
