Sphere (深海圓疑) 原版小說

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ght　have　started　＇＇96＇＇　a　short…circuit　and　put　us　all　in　jeopardy。　He　said　I　didn't　know　what　I　was　doing。　He　said　I　was　impulsive。　Jesus。　Impulsive。　Stone…age　military　cretin。〃

〃Turn　the　volume　back　up；〃　Harry　said。　〃I'd　rather　hear　Ted。〃

〃e　on；　guys。〃

〃We're　all　under　a　lot　of　pressure；　Beth；〃　Norman　said。　〃It's　going　to　affect　everybody　in　different　ways。〃

She　glared　at　Norman。　〃You're　saying　Barnes　was　right？〃

〃I'm　saying　we're　all　under　pressure。　Including　him。　Including　you。〃

〃Jesus；　you　men　always　stick　together。　You　know　why　I'm　still　an　assistant　professor　and　not　tenured？〃

〃Your　pleasant；　easygoing　personality？〃　Harry　said。

〃I　can　do　without　this。　I　really　can。〃

〃Beth；〃　Harry　said；　〃you　see　the　way　these　cables　are　going？　They're　running　toward　that　bulkhead　there。　See　if　they　go　up　the　wall　on　the　other　side　of　the　door。〃

〃You　trying　to　get　rid　of　me？〃

〃If　possible。〃

She　laughed；　breaking　the　tension。　〃All　right；　I'll　look　on　the　other　side　of　the　door。〃

When　she　was　gone；　Harry　said；　〃She's　pretty　worked　up。〃

Norman　said；　〃You　know　the　Ben　Stone　story？〃

〃Which　one？〃

〃Beth　did　her　graduate　work　in　Stone's　lab。〃

〃Oh。〃

Benjamin　Stone　was　a　biochemist　at　BU。　A　colorful；　engaging　man；　Stone　had　a　reputation　as　a　good　researcher　who　used　his　graduate　students　like　lab　assistants；　taking　their　results　as　his　own。　In　this　exploitation　of　others'　work；　Stone　was　not　unique　in　the　academic　munity；　but　he　proceeded　a　little　more　ruthlessly　than　his　colleagues。

〃Beth　was　living　with　him　as　well。〃

〃Uh…huh。〃

〃Back　in　the　early　seventies。　Apparently；　she　did　a　series　of　important　experiments　on　the　energetics　of　ciliary　inclusi