Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 7

           

           "Buthangon,"pursuedFord,"there’smusicandartandthingstotellyouaboutyet!Arrrggghhh!"

           "Resistanceisuseless,"bellowedtheguard,andthenadded,"YouseeifIkeepitupIcaneventuallygetpromotedtoSeniorShoutingOfficer,andtherearen’tusuallymanyvacanciesfornon-shoutingandnon-pushing-people-aboutofficers,soIthinkI’dbettersticktowhatIknow."

           Theyhadnowreachedtheairlock-alargecircularsteelhatchwayofmassivestrengthandweightletintotheinnerskinofthecraft.Theguardoperatedacontrolandthehatchwayswungsmoothlyopen.

           "Butthanksfortakinganinterest,"saidtheVogonguard."Byenow."HeflungFordandArthurthroughthehatchwayintothesmallchamberwithin.Arthurlaypantingforbreath.Fordscrambledroundandflunghisshoulderuselesslyagainstthereclosinghatchway.

           "Butlisten,"heshoutedtotheguard,"there’sawholeworldyoudon’tknowanythingabout…herehowaboutthis?"Desperatelyhegrabbedfortheonlybitofcultureheknewoffhand—hehummedthefirstbarofBeethoven’sFifth.

           "Dadadadum!Doesn’tthatstiranythinginyou?"

           "No,"saidtheguard,"notreally.ButI’llmentionittomyaunt."

           Ifhesaidanythingfurtherafterthatitwaslost.Thehatchwaysealeditselftight,andallsoundwaslostbutthefaintdistanthumoftheship’sengines.

           Theywereinabrightlypolishedcylindricalchamberaboutsixfeetindiameterandtenfeetlong.

           "PotentiallybrightladIthought,"hesaidandslumpedagainstthecurvedwall.

           Arthurwasstilllyinginthecurveofthefloorwherehehadfallen.Hedidn’tlookup.

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