Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

第15部分 (第2/7頁)

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＇＇94＇＇　〃I'm　sorry；　Dr。　Johnson。　Should　I　tell　the　others　as　well？〃

〃No；〃　Norman　said。　〃Don't　bother　the　others。　We'll　be　going　to　the　surface　soon。　Right　after　we　have　one　last　look　at　the　ship。〃

THE　LARGE　GLASS

This　time　they　split　up　inside　the　spaceship。　Barnes；　Ted；　and　Edmunds　continued　forward　in　the　vast　cargo　bays；　to　search　the　parts　of　the　ship　that　were　still　unexplored。　Norman；　Beth；　and　Harry　stayed　in　what　they　now　called　the　flight　deck；　looking　for　the　flight　recorder。

Ted's　parting　words　were　〃It　is　a　far；　far　better　thing　that　I　do；　than　I　have　ever　done。〃　Then　he　set　off　with　Barnes。　Edmunds　left　them　a　small　video　monitor　so　they　could　see　the　progress　of　the　other　team　in　the　forward　section　of　the　ship。　And　they　could　hear：　Ted　chattered　continuously　to　Barnes；　giving　his　views　about　structural　features　of　the　ship。　The　design　of　the　big　cargo　bays　reminded　Ted　of　the　stonework　of　the　ancient　Mycenaeans　in　Greece；　particularly　the　Lion　Gate　ramp　at　Mycenae。　。。。

〃Ted　has　more　irrelevant　facts　at　his　fingertips　than　any　man　I　know；〃　Harry　said。　〃Can　we　turn　the　volume　down？〃　Yawning；　Norman　turned　the　monitor　down。　He　was　tired。　The　bunks　in　DH…8　were　damp；　the　electric　blankets　heavy　and　clinging。　Sleep　had　been　almost　impossible。　And　then　Beth　had　e　storming　in　after　her　talk　with　Barnes。

She　was　still　angry　now。　〃God　damn　Barnes；〃　she　said。　〃Where　does　he　get　off？〃

〃He's　doing　the　best　he　can；　like　everyone　else；〃　Norman　said。

She　spun。　〃You　know；　Norman；　sometimes　you're　too　＇＇95＇＇　psychological　and　understanding。　The　man　is　an　idiot。　A　plete　idiot。〃

〃Let's　just　find　the　flight　recorder；　shall　we？〃　Harry　said。　〃That's　the　important　thing　now。〃　Harry　was　following　the　umbilic