Beyond This Horizon by Heinlein Robert A
Author:Heinlein, Robert A. [Heinlein, Robert A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Classics
ISBN: 9780451089663
Amazon: 0451089669
Goodreads: 540503
Publisher: New American Library
Published: 1948-01-01T08:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER EIGHT
âThou, beside me, in the wildernessâ
âFELIX! What do you mean? Whatâs come over you?â His expression was so completely surprised, so utterly innocent of wrongdoing, that Hamilton was momentarily disconcerted. Was it possible that Monroe-Alpha, like himself, was in it as an agent of the government and knew that Hamilton was one also?
âWait a minute,â he said grimly. âWhatâs your status here? Are you loyal to the Survivors Club, or are you in it as a spy?â
âA spy? Did you think I was a spy? Was that why you grabbed my gun?â
âNo,â Hamilton answered savagely, âI was afraid you werenât a spy.â
âButââ
âGet this. I am a spy. Iâm in this thing to bust it up. And, damn it, if I were a good one, Iâd blow your head off and get on with my work. You bloody fool, youâve gummed the whole thing up!â
âButâ¦but Felix, I knew you were in it. That was one of the things that persuaded me. I knew you wouldnâtââ
âWell, Iâm not! Where does that put you? Where do you stand? Are you with me, or against me?â
Monroe-Alpha looked from Hamiltonâs face to the gun in his fist, then back to his face. âGo ahead and shoot,â he said.
âDonât be a fool!â
âGo ahead. I may be a foolâIâm not a traitor.â
âNot a traitorâyou! Youâve already sold out the rest of us.â
Monroe-Alpha shook his head. âI was born into this culture. I had no choice and I owe it no loyalty. Now Iâve had a vision of a worthwhile society. I wonât sacrifice it to save my own skin.â
Hamilton swore. ââGod deliver us from an idealist.â Would you let that gang of rats run the country?â
The telephone said softly but insistently, âSomeoneâs calling. Someoneâs calling. Someoneâsââ They ignored it.
âThey arenât rats. They propose a truly scientific society and Iâm for it. Maybe the change will be a little harsh but that canât be helped. Itâs for the bestââ
âShut up. I havenât time to argue ideologies with you.â He stepped toward Monroe-Alpha, who drew back a little, watching him.
Hamilton suddenly, without taking his eyes off Monroe-Alphaâs face, kicked him in the groin. âSomeoneâs calling. Someoneâs calling.â Hamilton holstered his gunâfastâbent over the disabled man and punched him in the pit of the stomach, not with his fist but with stiffened fingers. It was nicely calculated to paralyse the diaphragmâand did. He dragged Monroe-Alpha to a point under the telephone, placed a knee in the small of his back, and seized his throat with the left hand.
âOne move is all youâll get,â he warned. With his right hand he cut in the phone. His face was close to the pick-up; nothing else would be transmitted.
McFee Norbertâs face appeared in the frame. âHamilton!â he said. âWhat in the hell are you doing there?â
âI went home with Monroe-Alpha.â
âThatâs direct disobedience. Youâll answer for itâlater. Whereâs Monroe-Alpha?â
Hamilton gave a brief, false, but plausible, explanation.
âA fine time to have to do that,â McFee commented. âGive him these orders: he is relieved from duty.
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