Марсианские хроники

August 1999: The Earth Men

           "IknewIhadforgottensomething,"shesaidwhenshesawthecaptain.Shewalkedouttothekitchen."I’msorry."Shehandedhimaslipofpaper."Mr.Tttismuchtoobusy."Sheturnedtohercooking."Anyway,it’snotMr.Tttyouwanttosee;it’sMr.Aaa.Takethatpaperovertothenextfarm,bythebluecanal,andMr.Aaa’lladviseyouaboutwhateveritisyouwanttoknow."

           "Wedon’twanttoknowanything,"objectedthecaptain,poutingouthisthicklips."Wealreadyknowit."

           "Youhavethepaper,whatmoredoyouwant?"sheaskedhimstraightoff.Andshewouldsaynomore.

           "Well,"saidthecaptain,reluctanttogo.Hestoodasifwaitingforsomething.HelookedlikeachildstaringatanemptyChristmastree."Well,"hesaidagain."Comeon,men."

           Thefourmensteppedoutintothehotsilentday.

           Halfanhour.later,Mr.Aaa,seatedinhislibrarysippingabitofelectricfirefromametalcup,heardthevoicesoutsideinthestonecauseway.Heleanedoverthewindowsillandgazedatthefouruniformedmenwhosquintedupathim.

           "AreyouMr.Aaa?"theycalled.

           "Iam."

           "Mr.Tttsentustoseeyou!"shoutedthecaptain.

           "Whydidhedothat?"askedMr.Aaa.

           "Hewasbusy!"

           "Well,that’sashame,"saidMr.Asssarcastically."DoeshethinkIhavenothingelsetodobutentertainpeoplehe’stoobusytobotherwith?"

           "That’snottheimportantthing,sir,"shoutedthecaptain.

           "Well,itistome.Ihavemuchreadingtodo.Mr.Tttisinconsiderate.

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