"C M Kornbluth - Kazam Collects" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kornbluth C M)

Idor "Let's begin at the beginning. The Constitution guarantees



freedom of worship, but I don't know if they meant something like this. Are you a citizen?"



"No. Here are my registration papers." The stringy, brown man took them from a cheap, new wallet



"Born inPersia. Name's Joseph Kazam. Occupation, scholar. How do you make that out?"



"It's a good word," said Joseph Kazam with a hopeless little gesture. "Are you going to send me
awayтАФdeport me?"



"I don't know," said the detective thoughtfully. "If you register your religion at City Hall before we get
any more complaints, it'll be all right"



"Ah," breathed Kazam. "Complaints?"



Fitzgerald looked at him quizzically. "We got one from a man named Rooney," he said. "Do you know
him?"



"Yes. Runi Sarif is his real name. He has hounded me out ofNorway,IrelandandCanadaтАФwherever I try
to reestablish the Cult of Hagar."



Fitzgerald looked away. "I suppose," he said matter-of-factly, "you have lots of secret enemies plotting
against you."



Kazam surprised him with a burst of rich laughter. "I have been investigated too often," grinned the
Persian, "not to recognize that one. You think I'm mad."