"Alfred Bester - Demolished Man, The" - читать интересную книгу автора (Bester Alfred)

Guild Canapes? unethical.
President.
Canapes?
Why yes.
Thank
Canapes? you,
Mary...

"@kins! Chervil! Tate! Have a heart! Will you people take a look at
the pattern (?) we've been weaving..."
The TP chatter stopped. The guests considered for a moment, then burst
into laughter.
"This reminds me of my days in the kindergarten. A little mercy for
your host, please. I'll jump my tracks, if we keep on weaving this
mish-mash. Lets have some order. I don't even ask for beauty."
"Just name the pattern, Linc."
"What'll you have?"
"Basket-weave? Math curves? Music? Architectural design?"
"Anything. Anything. Just so long as you don't make my brains itch."

Sorry, Lincoln. We weren't party-minded Enough
Tate thought Esper
but Alan Men
I'm Seaver remaining
Not that a Pres was ever elected still unmarried
at coming can
liberty but ruin
To be generous, I feel Al's a man to loa the
reveal don't Guild's
anything TP entire
about him eugenic
D'Courtney if arriving according to plan
yet

There was another burst of laughter when Mary Noyes was left hanging
with that unreticulated "yet." The door-bell chimed again, and a Solar
Equity Advocate 2 entered with his girl. She was a demure little thing,
surprisingly attractive outwardly, and new to the company. Her TP pattern
was naive and not deeply responsive. Obviously a 3rd.
"Grettings. Greetings. Abject apologies for the delay. Orange blossoms
& wedding rings are the excuse. I proposed on the way over."
"And I'm afraid I accepted," the girl said, smiling.
"Don't talk," the lawyer shot at her. "This isn't a 3rd Class brawl, I
told you not to use words."
"I forgot," she blurted again, and then heated the room with her
fright and shame. Powell stepped forward and took the girl's trembling
hand.
"Ignore him, he's a 2nd-come-lately snob. I'm Lincoln Powell, your
host. I Sherlock for the cops. If your fiancш beats you, I'll help him
regret it. Come and meet your fellow freaks..." He conducted her around the