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

Dad suddenly looked sad and I knew he was thinking about Anne. I hastily said, тАЬOld enough or not,
how does an insect like Jones get by the temperament-stability test?тАЭ

тАЬPsycho tests aren't perfect, Bill. Neither are people.тАЭ Dad sat back and lit his pipe. тАЬWant me to clean
up tonight?тАЭ

тАЬNo, thanks.тАЭ He always asked; I always turned him down. Dad is absent-minded; he lets ration points
get into the incinerator. When I salvage, I really salvage. тАЬFeel like a game of cribbage?тАЭ

тАЬI'll beat the pants off you.тАЭ

тАЬYou and who else?тАЭ I salvaged the garbage, burned the dishes, followed him into the living room. He
was getting out the board and cards.

His mind wasn't really on the game. I was around the corner and ready to peg out before he was really
under way. Finally he put down his cards and looked square at me. тАЬSonтАФтАЭ

тАЬHuh? I mean, 'Yes, George?'тАЬ

тАЬI've decided to emigrate in theMayflower.тАЭ

I knocked over the cribbage board. I picked it up, eased my throttle, and tried to fly right. тАЬThat's swell!
When do we leave?тАЭ

Dad puffed furiously on his pipe. тАЬThat's the point, Bill. You're not going.тАЭ

I couldn't say anything. Dad had never done anything like this to me before. I sat there, working my
mouth like a fish. Finally I managed, тАЬDad, you're joking.тАЭ

тАЬNo, I'm not, Son.тАЭ

тАЬBut why? Answer me that one question: why?тАЭ

тАЬNow see here, SonтАФтАЭ

тАЬCall me 'Bill'.тАЭ

тАЬOkay, Bill. It's one thing for me to decide to take my chances with colonial life but I've got no right to
getyou off to a bad start. You've got to finish your education. There are no decent schools on
Ganymede. You get your education, then when you're grown, if you want to emigrate, that's your
business.тАЭ

тАЬThat's the reason? That's theonly reason? To go toschool?тАЭ

тАЬYes. You stay here and take your degree. I'd like to see you take your doctor's degree as well. Then, if
you want to, you can join me. You won't have missed your chance; applicants with close relatives there
have priority.тАЭ

тАЬNo!тАЭ