Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

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itting　over　there　keeping　an　eye　on　us；　Norman？〃

〃How　do　you　mean？〃　Norman　said。

〃Analyzing　us。　Seeing　if　we're　cracking　up。〃

〃Yes；〃　Norman　said；　smiling。　〃I　am。〃

〃How're　we　doing？〃　Ted　said。

〃I　would　say　it　is　highly　significant　that　a　group　of　scientists　can't　remember　who　played　the　scientist　in　a　movie　they　all　loved。〃

〃Well；　Kirk　Douglas　was　the　hero；　that's　why。　The　scientist　wasn't　the　hero。〃

＇＇161＇＇　〃Franchot　Tone？〃　Barnes　said。　〃Claude　Rains？〃

〃No；　I　don't　think　so。　Fritz　somebody？〃

〃Fritz　Weaver？〃

They　heard　a　crackle　and　hiss；　and　then　the　sounds　of　an　organ　playing　the　Toccata　and　Fugue　in　D　minor。

〃Great；〃　Ted　said。　〃I　didn't　know　we　had　music　down　here。〃

Edmunds　returned　to　the　table。　〃There's　a　tape　library；　Ted。〃

〃I　don't　know　if　this　is　right　for　dinner；〃　Barnes　said。

〃I　like　it；〃　Ted　said。　〃Now；　if　we　only　had　seaweed　salad。　Isn't　that　what　Captain　Nemo　served？〃

〃Maybe　something　lighter？〃　Barnes　said。

〃Lighter　than　seaweed？〃

〃Lighter　than　Bach。〃

〃What　was　the　submarine　called？〃　Ted　said。

〃The　Nautilus；〃　Edmunds　said。

〃Oh；　right。　Nautilus。〃

〃It　was　the　name　of　the　first　atomic　submarine；　too；　launched　in　1954；〃　she　said。　And　she　gave　Ted　a　bright　smile。

〃True；〃　Ted　said。　〃True。〃

Norman　thought；　He's　met　his　match　in　irrelevant　trivia。　Edmunds　went　to　the　porthole　and　said；　〃Oh；　more　visitors。〃

〃What　now？〃　Harry　said；　looking　up　quickly。

Frightened？　Norman　thought。　No；　just　quick；　manic。　Interested。

〃They're　beautiful；〃　Edmunds　was　saying。　〃Some　kind　of　little　jellyfish。　All　around　the　habitat。　We　should　really　film　them。　What　do　you　think；　Dr。　Fielding？　Should　we　go　film　the