"Robert A. Heinlein - Rocket Ship Galileo" - читать интересную книгу автора (Heinlein Robert A)

arts-and-science high school and it has more courses in math and science
and shop work than most. ItтАЩs nice to be able to use the shops. ThatтАЩs where
we built our telescope.тАЬ
тАЮAstronomers too, eh?тАЬ
тАЮWell-Morrie is the astronomer of the three of us.тАЬ
тАЮIs that so?,тАЬ Cargraves inquired, turning to Morrie.
Morrie shrugged. тАЮOh, not exactly. We all have our hobbies. Ross goes in for
chemistry and rocket fuels. Art is a radio ham and a camera nut. You can
study astronomy sitting down.тАЬ
тАЮI see,тАЬ the physicist replied gravely. тАЮA matter of efficient self-protection. I
knew about ArtтАЩs hobbies. By the way, Art, I owe you an apology; yesterday
afternoon I took a look in your basement. But donтАЩt worry-I didnтАЩt touch
anything.тАЬ
тАЮOh, IтАЩm not worried about your touching stuff, Uncle Don,тАЬ Art protested,
turning pinker, тАЮbut the place must have looked a mess.тАЬ
тАЮIt didnтАЩt look like a drawing room but it did look like a working laboratory. I
see you keep notebooksтАФno, I didnтАЩt touch them, either!тАЬ
тАЮWe all keep notebooks,тАЬ Morrie volunteered. тАЮThatтАЩs the influence of
RossтАЩs old man.тАЬ
тАЮDad told me he did not care,тАЬ Ross explained, тАЮhow much I messed around
as long as I kept it above the tinker-toy level. He used to make me submit
notes to him on everything I tried and he would grade them on clearness and
completeness. After a while I got the idea and he quit.тАЬ
тАЮDoes he help you with your projects?тАЬ
тАЮNot a bit. He says theyтАЩre our babies and weтАЩll have to nurse them.тАЬ
They prepared to adjourn to their clubhouse, an out-building left over from
the days when the Old Ross Place was worked as a farm. They gathered up
the forlorn pieces of Starstruck V, while Ross checked each item. тАЮI guess
thatтАЩs all,тАЬ he announced and started to pick up the remains.
тАЮWait a minute,тАЬ Morrie suggested. тАЮWe never did search for the piece that
clipped Doctor Cargraves.тАЬ
тАЮThatтАЩs right,тАЬ the scientist agreed. тАЮI have a personal interest in that item,
blunt instrument, missile, shrapnel, or whatever. I want to know how close I
came to playing a harp.тАЬ
Ross looked puzzled. тАЮCome here, Art,тАЬ he said in a low voice.
тАЮI am here. What do you want?тАЬ
тАЮTell me what piece is still missing-тАЮ
тАЮWhat difference does it make?тАЬ But he bent over the box containing the
broken rocket and checked the items. Presently he too looked puzzled.
тАЮRoss-тАЮ
тАЮYeah?тАЬ
тАЮThere isnтАЩt anything missing.тАЬ
тАЮThatтАЩs what I thought. But there has to be.тАЬ
тАЮWouldnтАЩt it be more to the point,тАЬ suggested Cargraves, тАЮto look around near
where I was hit?тАЬ
тАЮI suppose so.тАЬ
They all searched, they found nothing. Presently they organized a system
which covered the ground with such thoroughness that anything larger than a
medium-small ant should have come to light. They found a penny and a
broken Indian arrowhead, but nothing resembling a piece of the exploded