The First Reginald Bretnor Megapack by Reginald Bretnor

Author:Reginald Bretnor [Bretnor, Reginald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: feghoot, science fiction, wildside megapack, sci-fi, Short Stories
ISBN: 9781434446565
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2013-04-18T05:00:00+00:00

“I’ll be leaving this Tuesday,” he casually told Dr. Birdmouse. “I hope that by then some of you decide to come with me. But whether you do or you don’t, it’s my turn to throw a party for you—just you, and President Bearpossum and his family, and a few intimate friends, Mr. Snakepig and his mother and father, you know. It’ll be on my boat a few hours before I take off, and I’ll serve mushrooms and artichoke hearts, and champagne, and those nice chocolate creams.”

Naturally, he said nothing whatever about locking them into the hold and then pumping in a good, strong anesthetic; but Dr. Birdmouse went into a tizzy nevertheless. “Dear, dear boy!” he said shrilly. “You can’t really mean that—not before we’ve even made up our minds. You’ve been such a problem; we’ve been thinking you over, and talking about you. And we do want to do the right thing, dear boy. We want to be sure you’re happy. So please won’t you wait a few days? I want you to have a long, cozy chat with Miss Cowturtle first. She’s as sweet as can be, and she understands all these problems—”

After fifteen minutes of this, Vandercook agreed to have the chat with Miss Cowturtle, and said he’d defer his departure until Thursday evening. Beyond that he wouldn’t give in.

“You’ve changed, dear boy,” Dr. Birdmouse said sadly. “I don’t suppose anyone gave you just a wee droppie of Mental Invigorator, did they? Darling Miss Moosevulture or someone like that?”

Vandercook chuckled, and told him about the episode in his bathroom, and apologized, and said he guessed he’d just been a bit thirsty.

And Dr. Birdmouse flicked the perspiration from his sharp little tongue, and said, “Goodness gracious! Imagine drinking that up all at once. And you didn’t dissolve! I’m so relieved, dear boy.”

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