"Robert A. Heinlein - Lost Legacy" - читать интересную книгу автора (Heinlein Robert A)

special talents are gone completely?тАЭ

тАЬPlenty,тАЭ Joan replied. тАЬServe yourselves.тАЭ

The Doctor filled his own cup and HuxleyтАЩs. Phil answered, тАЬGone
entirely, IтАЩm reasonably certain. I thought it might be hysterical
shock from the operation, but I tried him under hypnosis, and the
results were still negativeтАФcompletely. Joan, youтАЩre some cook.
Will you adopt me?тАЭ


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тАЬYouтАЩre over twenty-one.тАЭ

тАЬI could easily have him certified as incompetent,тАЭ volunteered
Coburn.

тАЬSingle women arenтАЩt favored for adoption.тАЭ

тАЬMarry me, and it will be all rightтАФwe can both adopt him and you
can cook for all of us.тАЭ

тАЬWell, I wonтАЩt say that I wonтАЩt and I wonтАЩt say that I will, but I will
say that itтАЩs the best offer IтАЩve had today. What were you guys
talking about?тАЭ

тАЬMake him put it in writing, Joan. We were talking about Valdez.тАЭ

тАЬOh! You were going to run those last tests yesterday, werenтАЩt
you? How did you come out?тАЭ

тАЬAbsolutely negative insofar as his special clairvoyance was
concerned. ItтАЩs gone.тАЭ

тАЬHmmтАФHow about the control tests?тАЭ

тАЬThe Humm-Wadsworth Temperament Test showed exactly the
same profile as before the accident, within the inherent limits of
accuracy of the technique. His intelligence quotient came within
the technique limit, too. Association tests didnтАЩt show anything
either. By all the accepted standards of neuropsychology he is the
same individual, except in two respects; heтАЩs minus a chunk of his
cortex, and he is no longer able to see around corners. Oh, yes,
and heтАЩs annoyed at losing that ability.тАЭ

After a pause she answered, тАЬThatтАЩs pretty conclusive, isnтАЩt it?тАЭ

Huxley turned to Coburn. тАЬWhat do you think, Ben?тАЭ

тАЬWell, I donтАЩt know. You are trying to get me to admit that that