Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 1

           Prosser’smouthopenedandclosedacoupleoftimeswhilehismindwasforamomentfilledwithinexplicablebutterriblyattractivevisionsofArthurDent’shousebeingconsumedwithfireandArthurhimselfrunningscreamingfromtheblazingruinwithatleastthreeheftyspearsprotrudingfromhisback.Mr.Prosserwasoftenbotheredwithvisionsliketheseandtheymadehimfeelverynervous.Hestutteredforamomentandthenpulledhimselftogether.

           "Mr.Dent,"hesaid.

           "Hello?Yes?"saidArthur.

           "Somefactualinformationforyou.HaveyouanyideahowmuchdamagethatbulldozerwouldsufferifIjustletitrollstraightoveryou?"

           "Howmuch?"saidArthur.

           "Noneatall,"saidMr.Prosser,andstormednervouslyoffwonderingwhyhisbrainwasfilledwithathousandhairyhorsemenallshoutingathim.

           Byacuriouscoincidence,Noneatallisexactlyhowmuchsuspiciontheape-descendantArthurDenthadthatoneofhisclosestfriendswasnotdescendedfromanape,butwasinfactfromasmallplanetinthevicinityofBetelgeuseandnotfromGuildfordasheusuallyclaimed.

           ArthurDenthadnever,eversuspectedthis.

           ThisfriendofhishadfirstarrivedontheplanetsomefifteenEarthyearspreviously,andhehadworkedhardtoblendhimselfintoEarthsociety—with,itmustbesaid,somesuccess.Forinstancehehadspentthosefifteenyearspretendingtobeanoutofworkactor,whichwasplausibleenough.

           Hehadmadeonecarelessblunderthough,becausehehadskimpedabitonhispreparatoryresearch.Theinformationhehadgatheredhadledhimtochoosethename"FordPrefect"asbeingnicelyinconspicuous.

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