"Robert A. Heinlein - Farmer In The Sky" - читать интересную книгу автора (Heinlein Robert A)

I walked over and said, тАЬLet me see that.тАЭ

The second clerk stuffed it into a drawer of his desk. The redhead said, тАЬMamma's boy wants to see it,
Ned. Why don't you give it to him?тАЭ

тАЬHe doesn't really want to see it,тАЭ the other one said.

тАЬNo, I guess not.тАЭ The redhead laughed again and added, тАЬAnd to think he wants to be a big bold
colonist.тАЭ

The other one looked at me while chewing a thumbnail and said, тАЬI don't think that's so funny. They
could take him along to cook.тАЭ

This seemed to convulse the redhead. тАЬIll bet he looks cute in an apron.тАЭ

A year earlier I would have poked him, even though he outweighed me and outreached me. That
тАЬMamma's boyтАЭ remark made me forget all about wanting to go to Ganymede; I just wanted to wipe the
silly smirk off his face.

But I didn't do anything. I don't know why; maybe it was from riding herd on that wild bunch of galoots,
the Yucca PatrolтАФMr. Kinski says that anybody who can't keep order without using his fists can't be a
patrol leader under him.

Anyhow I just walked around the end of the desk and tried to open the drawer. It was locked. I looked
at them; they were both grinning, but I wasn't. тАЬI had an appointment for thirteen o'clock,тАЭ I said. тАЬSince
the doctor isn't here, you can tell him I'll phone for another appointment.тАЭ And I turned on my heel and
left

I went home and told George about it. He just said he hoped I hadn't hurt my chances.

I never did get another appointment. You know what? They weren't clerks at all; they were
psycho-metricians and there was a camera and a mike on me the whole time.

Finally George and I got notices saying that we were qualified and had been posted for theMayflower,
тАЬsubject to compliance with all requirements.тАЭ

That night I didn't worry about ration points; I really set us out a feast.

There was a booklet of the requirements mentioned. тАЬSatisfy all debtsтАЭтАФthat didn't worry me; aside
from a half credit I owed Slats Keifer I didn't have any. тАЬPost an appearance bondтАЭтАФGeorge would
take care of that тАЬConclude any action before any court of superior jurisdictionтАЭтАФI had never been in
court except the Court of Honor. There were a flock of other things, but George would handle them.

I found some fine print that worried me. тАЬGeorge,тАЭ I said, тАЬIt says here that emigration is limited to
families with children.тАЭ

He looked up. тАЬWell, aren't we such a family? If you don't mind being classified as a child.тАЭ

тАЬOh. I suppose so. I thought it meant a married couple and kids.тАЭ