"Edmond Hamilton - Captain Future 23 - The Harpers of Titan" - читать интересную книгу автора (Hamilton Edmond)

to come in, I saw to it that there was
no trouble between them and the
natives. I married a girl of Moneb,
daughter of one of the chief men.
She's dead now, but I have a son here.
And I'm one of their councilors, the
only man of foreign blood ever
allowed in the Inner City.
"So you see, I've swung a lot of -
weight and have used it to keep peace
here between native and outlander.
But now!"
He shook his head. "There have
always been men in Moneb who hated
to see Earthmen and Earth civilization
come in and lessen their own
influence. They've hated the
Earthmen who live in New Town and
work the mines. They'd have tried
long ago to force them out, and would
have embroiled Moneb in a hopeless
struggle, if they'd dared defy tradition
and use their one possible weapon.
Now, they're bolder and are planning
to use that weapon."
Curt Newton looked at him keenly.
"What is this weapon, Keogh?"
Keogh's answer was a question.
"You Futuremen know these worlds
well - I suppose you've heard of the
Harpers?"
Simon Wright felt a shock of
surprise. He saw incredulous
amazement on Curt Newton's face.
"You don't mean that your
malcontents plan to use the Harpers
as a weapon?"
Keogh nodded somberly. "They
do."
Memories of old days on Titan
were flashing through Simon's mind;
the strange, strange form of life that
dwelt deep in the great forests, the
unforgettable beauty wedded to
dreadful danger.
"The Harpers could be a weapon,
yes," he said, after a moment. "But the
weapon-would slay those who
wielded it, unless they were protected
from it.".