"Jean Marie Stine - Future Eves" - читать интересную книгу автора (Stine Jean Marie)

"Impossible!" ejaculated Yabo.
Geble, however, laughed at the little chap's expression. "Suiki is a profound thinker,"
she observed, still laughing, and she drew him to her gently hugging him.
And with that the subject of the men from Detaxal was closed. It was reopened,
however, several hours later when it was learned that instead of leaving Gola
altogether the ships were seen one after another by the various cities of the planet as
they circumnavigated it. It was rather annoying, for everywhere the cities' routines
were broken up as the people dropped their work and studies to gaze at the
cylinders.
Too, it was upsetting the morale of the males, for on learning that the two ships
contained only creatures of their own sex they were becoming envious wishing for
the same type of playthings for themselves.
Shut in, as they are, unable to grasp the profundities of our science and thought, the
gentle, fun-loving males were always glad for a new diversion and this new method
developed by the Detaxalans had intrigued them.
It was then that Geble decided it was high time to take matters into her own hands.
Not knowing where the two ships were at the moment it was not difficult with the
object-finder beam to discover their whereabouts, and then with the attractor to draw
them to Tola magnetically. An ous later we had the pleasure of seeing the two ships
rushing toward our city. When they arrived above it, power brought them down to
the square again.
Again Tanka was sent out, and directed the commanders of the two ships to follow
her in to the Queen. Knowing the futility of attempting to converse with them without
mechanical aid, Geble caused to be brought her three of the ancient mechanical
thought transformers that are only museum pieces to us but still workable. The two
men were directed to place them on their heads while she donned the third. When
this was done she ordered the creatures to depart immediately from Gola, telling
them that she was tired of their play.
Watching the faces of the two I saw them frowning and shaking their heads. Of
course I could read their thoughts as well as Geble without need of the transformers,
since it was only for their benefit that these were used, so I heard the whole
conversation, though I need only to give you the gist of it.
"We have no wish to leave your world as yet," the two had argued.
"You are disrupting the routine of our lives here," Geble told them, "and now that
you've seen all that you can there is no need for you to stay longer. I insist that you
leave immediately."
I saw one of the men smile, and thereupon he was the one who did all the talking. (I
say "talking," for this he was actually doing, mouthing each one of his words
although we understood his thoughts as they formed in his queer brain, so different
from ours.)
"Listen here," he laughed, "I don't get the hang of you people at all. We came to
Gola (he used some outlandish name of his own, but I use our name of course) with
the express purpose of exploration and exploitation. We come as friends. Already
we are in alliance with Damin (again the name for the fourth planet of our system was
different, but I give the correct appellation), established commerce and trade, and
now we are ready to offer you the chance to join our federation peaceably."
"What we have seen of this world is very favorable; there are good prospects for
business here. There is no reason why you people as those of Damin and Detaxal
can not enter into a nice business arrangement congenially. You have far more here
to offer tourists, more than Damin. Why, except for your clouds this would be an