Дюна
Book One: Dune
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“Prettymuchasweexpected,”Letosaid.“What’sthefirmestimateonbasicequipment?”
Hawatglancedathisfolder.“Aboutninehundredandthirtyharvester-factoriesthatcanbesentoutinafewdays.Aboutsixty-twohundredandfiftyornithoptersforsurvey,scouting,andweatherobservation...carryalls,alittleunderathousand.”
Hallecksaid:“Wouldn’titbecheapertoreopennegotiationswiththeGuildforpermissiontoorbitafrigateasaweathersatellite?”
TheDukelookedatHawat.“Nothingnewthere,eh,Thufir?”
“Wemustpursueotheravenuesfornow,”Hawatsaid.“TheGuildagentwasn’treallynegotiatingwithus.Hewasmerelymakingitplain—oneMentattoanother—thatthepricewasoutofourreachandwouldremainsonomatterhowlongareachwedevelop.Ourtaskistofindoutwhybeforeweapproachhimagain.”
OneofHalleck’saidesdownthetableswiveledinhischair,snapped:
“There’snojusticeinthis!”
“Justice?”TheDukelookedattheman.“Whoasksforjustice?Wemakeourownjustice.WemakeithereonArrakis—winordie.Doyouregretcastingyourlotwithus,sir?”
ThemanstaredattheDuke,then:“No,Sire.Youcouldn’tturnandIcoulddonoughtbutfollowyou.Forgivetheoutburst,but....”Heshrugged.“...wemustallfeelbitterattimes.”
“BitternessIunderstand,”theDukesaid.“Butletusnotrailaboutjusticeaslongaswehavearmsandthefreedomtousethem.Doanyoftherestofyouharborbitterness?Ifso,letitout.Thisisfriendlycouncilwhereanymanmayspeakhismind.
