《Grimes 012 The Inheritors 》作者：- A. Bertram Chandler【EPUB】

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THE INHERITORS A. Bertram Chandler To: Flag Officer in Charge of Lindisfarne Base From: Drongo Kane Subject: Piratical action by Lieutenant Commander John Grimes Sir, I regret to have to report that while my vessel was proceeding on her lawful occasions she was wantonly attacked by your Seeker, under the command of your Lieutenant Grimes. Commander Grimes not only used his armament to impede the embarkation of fare-paying passengers, subjecting them to a sleep gas barrage, but also fired upon Southerly Buster herself. Later he attempted to ram my ship after she had lifted off . . . GRIMES IS AT IT AGAIN! 1 Grimes was on the carpet-neither for the first nor the last time. He stood stiffly in front of the vast, highly polished desk behind which sat Admiral Buring, of the Federation's Survey Service. His prominent ears were angrily flushed but his rugged face was expressionless. The admiral's pudgy hands played with the bulky folder that was before him. His face, smooth and heavy, was as expressionless as Grimes'. His voice was flat. He said, "Commodore Damien warned me about you when you were transferred to my command. Not that any