第41部分(第1/7 頁)

〃Because；　if　what　you　are　saying　is　true；　then　Harry　is　a　very　dangerous　man。〃

〃Yes。〃

〃Just　the　fact　that　he　is　walking　around；　fully　conscious；　makes　him　dangerous。〃

〃Yes。〃

〃What　are　we　going　to　do　about　him？〃

〃Hey；　you　guys；〃　Harry　said；　ing　up　the　stairs。　〃Is　this　a　private　party？　Or　can　anybody　join　in？〃

〃Sure；〃　Norman　said；　〃e　on　up；　Harry；〃　and　he　moved　away　from　Beth。

〃Was　I　interrupting　something？〃　Harry　said。

〃No；　no。〃

〃I　don't　want　to　get　in　the　way　of　anybody's　sex　life。〃

〃Oh；　Harry；〃　Beth　said。　She　sat　at　the　lab　bench；　moving　away　from　Norman。

〃Well；　you　two　sure　look　all　charged　up　about　something。〃

〃Do　we？〃　Norman　said。

〃Yeah；　especially　Beth。　I　think　she　gets　more　beautiful　every　day　she's　down　here。〃

〃I've　noticed　that；　too；〃　Norman　said；　smiling。

＇＇275＇＇　〃I'll　bet　you　have。　A　woman　in　love。　Lucky　you。〃　Harry　turned　to　Beth。　〃Why　are　you　staring　at　me　like　that？〃

〃I'm　not　staring；〃　Beth　said。

〃You　are；　too。〃

〃Harry；　I'm　not　staring。〃

〃I　can　tell　when　someone　is　staring　at　me；　for　Christ's　sake。〃

Norman　said；　〃Harry…〃

〃…I　just　want　to　know　why　you　two　are　looking　at　me　like　that。　You're　looking　at　me　like　I'm　a　criminal　or　something。〃

〃Don't　get　paranoid；　Harry。〃

〃Huddling　up　here；　whispering　。。。〃

〃We　weren't　whispering。〃

〃You　were。〃　Harry　looked　around　the　room。　〃So　it's　two　white　people　and　one　black　person　now；　is　that　it？〃

〃Oh；　Harry　。。。〃

〃I'm　not　stupid；　you　know。　Something's　going　on　between　you。　I　can　tell。〃

〃Harry；〃　Norman　said；　〃nothing　is　going　on。〃

And　then　they　heard　a　low　insistent　beeping；　from　the　munications　console　downstairs。　They　ex