Конец вечности

           "

           "Youinsistongoing?"

           "Ifthere’snobarrier,there’llbenodanger.Evenifthereis,I’vebeentherealreadyandcomeback.Whatareyouafraidof,Computer?"

           "Idon’twanttoriskanythingIdon’thaveto."

           "Thenuseyourlogic,Computer.MakethedecisionthatI’mtogowithyou.IfEternitystillexistsafterthat,thenitmeansthatthecirclecanstillbeclosed.Itmeanswe’llsurvive.Ifit’sawrongdecision,thenEternitywillpassintononexistence,butitwillanywayifIdon’tgo,becausewithoutNoys,I’llmakenomovetogetCooper.Iswearit."

           Twissellsaid,"I’llbringherbacktoyou."

           "Ifitissosimpleandsafe,therewillbenoharmifIcomealong."

           Twissellwasinanobvioustortureofhesitation.Hesaidgruffly,"Well,then,come!"

           AndEternitysurvived.

           Twissell’shauntedlookdidnotdisappearoncetheywerewithinthekettle.Hestaredattheskimmingfiguresofthetemporometer.Eventhescalergauge,whichmeasuredinunitsofKilocenturies,andwhichthemenhadadjustedforthisparticularpurpose,wasclickingatminuteintervals.

           Hesaid,"Youshouldnothavecome."

           Harlanshrugged."Whynot?"

           "Itdisturbsme.Nosensiblereason.Callitalong-standingsuperstitionofmine.Itmakesmerestless."Heclaspedhishandstogether,holdingthemtightly.