"William Morrison - Galaxy - 1953-10 - The Model of a Judge" - читать интересную книгу автора (Morrison William)

trusted implicitly. Let him condemn an intended ship-ment, and cancellation followed automatically,
without the formal-ity of confirmation by laboratory tests. He was greatly admired. And feared.
 They had other feelings about him too. He overheard one whisper that surprised him. "My dear, I
think he's really handsome."
"But, Charlotte, how can you say that about someone who isn ' t even human!"
"He looks more human than many human beings do. And his clothes fit him beautifully. I
wonderтАФdoes he have a tail?"
"Not that I know of."
"Oh." There was disappointment in the sound. "He looks like a pirate. "
"He was a kind of wolf, they tell me. You ' d never guess, to see him, that he ran on all fours, would
you?"
Of course not. He ' s so straight and dignified."
"


"It just shows you what psychology can do. "




"Psychology, and a series of operations, dear ladies, " he thought sarcastically. "Without them I
wouldn't be able to stand so nice and straight with the help of all the psychologists in this pretty little solar
system of ours. "
From behind a potted Martian nut-cactus came two low voicesтАФnot whispers this time. And there
was several octaves' difference in pitch between them. One male, one female.
The man said, "Don't be worried, sweetheart. I'll match your cooking and baking against anybody ' s."
There was a curious sound, between a click and a hiss. What human beings called a kiss, he thought.
Between the sexes, usually an indication of affection or passion. Sometimes, especially within the ranks of
the female sex, a formality beyond which warfare could be waged.
The girl said tremulously, "But these women have so much ex-perience. They've cooked and baked
for years."
"Haven' t you, for your own family?"
"Yes, but that isn't the same thing. I had to learn from a cook-book. And I had no one with
experience to stand over me and teach me."
You've learned faster that way than you'd have clone with some of these old hens standing at your
"


elbow and giving you directions. You cook too well. I'll be fat in no time."
Your mother doesn't think so. And your brother said something about a bride's biscuitsтАФ"
"


"The older the joke, the better Charles likes it. Don't let it worry you." He kissed her again. "Have
confidence in yourself, dear. You're going to win."
Oh, Gregory, it ' s awfully nice of you to say so, but really I feel so unsure of myself."
"


"If only the judge were human and took a look at you, nobody else would stand a chance. Have I told