经典科幻文学:《宇宙尽头的餐馆》第8章1
Chapter 8
“So, do we just sit here, or what?” said Zaphod angrily, “what do these guys out here want?”
“You, Beeblebrox,” said Roosta, “they’re going to take you to the Frogstar – the most totally evil world in the Galaxy.”
“Oh, yeah?” said Zaphod. “They’ll have to come and get me first.”
“They have come and got you,” said Roosta, “look out of the window.”
Zaphod looked, and gaped.
“The ground’s going away!” he gasped, “where are they taking the ground?”
“They’re taking the building,” said Roosta, “we’re airborne.”
Clouds streaked past the office window.
Out in the open air again Zaphod could see the ring of dark green Frogstar Fighters round the uprooted tower of the building. A network of force beams radiated in from them and held the tower in a firm grip.
Zaphod shook his head in perplexity.
“What have I done to deserve this?” he said, “I walk into a building, they take it away.”
“It’s not what you’ve done they’re worried about,” said Roosta, “it’s what you’re going to do.”
“Well don’t I get a say in that?”
“You did, years ago. You’d better hold on, we’re in for a fast and bumpy journey.”
“If I ever meet myself,” said Zaphod, “I’ll hit myself so hard I won’t know what’s hit me.”
Marvin trudged in through the door, looked at Zaphod accusingly, slumped in a corner and switched himself off.
On the bridge of the Heart of Gold, all was silent. Arthur stared at the rack in front of him and thought. He caught Trillian’s eyes as she looked at him inquiringly. He looked back at the rack.
Finally he saw it.
第八章
“那么，我们是就这么坐在这儿，还是干点儿别的什么？”赞福德忿忿地问，“外面那些家伙究竟想要什么，”
“要你-毕博布鲁克斯。”罗斯塔说，“他们将把你带到蛙星去——银河系中最邪恶的世界。”
“哦，是吗？”赞福德说，“可他们得先放马过来，抓住我。”
“他们已经放马过来抓住你了。”罗斯塔说，“看看窗户外边吧。”
赞福德望了一眼，然后目瞪口呆地立在原地。
“地面消失了！”他喘息着说+‘‘他们把地面弄到哪儿去了，”
“他们弄走了这栋大楼。”罗斯塔说+‘_我们已经升空了。·，
云层从办公室窗外掠过。
外面的空中·赞福德只见深绿色的蛙星战斗舰围绕着这座被连根拔起的塔楼。它们发射出的强力光束穿过塔楼，互相交织，组成～个严密的网络，稳稳托住了这座塔搂。
赞幅德困惑地摇着两个脑袋。
“我都干了些什么啊，怎么会遭这种罪？”他说：“我走进一栋大楼，他们就连大楼一起架走。”
“他们担心的并不是你已经干了些什么，”罗斯塔说，“而是你将要干些什么。”
“是吗？可为什么连我自己都不知道呢？”
“你知道的，好几年以前。你最好稳住，别碰上什么。我们将经历一段迅速而颠簸的旅途。”
“如果我碰上我自己，”赞福德说，“我会把我自己痛扁一顿，揍得连我都搞不清楚是什么搂了我一顿。”
马文步履蹒跚地从门口走进来，一脸兴师问罪的表情盯着赞福德，然后一屁股跌坐进一个角落里，叉顺手关闭了自己的电源。
此刻，“黄金之心号”的舰桥上一片寂静。阿瑟盯着面前的架子，在想着什么。崔莉恩向他投来探询的目光，他的目光和她相接，然后又回到架子上。
最后，他终于看见了。
