标题: 《Rim Ship From Outside 》作者：- A. Bertram Chandler【EPUB】 [打印本页] 作者: zaq 时间: 2013-9-5 19:27 标题: 《Rim Ship From Outside 》作者：- A. Bertram Chandler【EPUB】 THE SHIP FROM OUTSIDE Scanned by Aristotle 1 it was on Stree that Calver, Master of the star-tramp Rimfire, received the news. He was in his day cabin at the time and he and Jane Calver, who was both his wife and his Catering Officer, were trying to entertain the large, not unhandsome lizard who acted as Rim Runners' local agent. It had been heavy going; the saurians of Stree are avid for new knowledge and delight in long-winded and woolly philosophical discussions. Both Jane and Calver tried hard not to show their relief when there was a sharp rapping at the cabin door. "Excuse me, Treeth," Calver said. "Most certainly, Captain," replied the agent. "Doubtless one of your officers bears tidings of great import." "I doubt it," said Jane Calver, with a slight shrug of her shapely shoulders. "It'll be no more than some minor problem of stowage, or something." "Or something," agreed her husband. He raised his voice. "Come in." 167 168 A. BERTRAM CHANDLER The agent, who had been sitting on the deck, rose gracefully to his feet, his long tail skimming the afternoon tea crockery on the low coffee table with a scant millimeter of clearance. Jane, when the