《Happy Ending 》作者：- Henry Kuttner【EPUB】

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HAPPY ENDING by Henry Kuttner THIS IS THE WAY THE STORY ENDED: JAMES KELVIN concentrated very hard on the thought of the chemist with the red moustache who had promisedhim a million dollars. It was simply a matter of tuning in on the mans brain establishing arapport. He had done it before. Now it was more important than ever that he do it this one lasttime. He pressed the button on the gadget the robot had given him and thought hard. Far off across limitless distances he found the rapport. He clamped on the mental tight beam. He rode it. ... The red-moustached man looked up gaped and grinned delightedly. quotSo there you arequot he said. quotI didnt hear you come in. Good grief Ive been trying to findyou for two weeks.quot quotTell me one thing quickquot Kelvin said. quotWhats your namequot quotGeorge Bailey. Incidentally whats yoursquot But Kelvin didnt answer. He had suddenlyremembered the other thing the robot had told him about that gadget which established rapportwhen he pressed the button. He pressed it now-and nothing happened. The gadget had gone dead.Its task was finished which obviously meant he had at last achieved health fame and fortune.The robot had warned him of course. The thing was set to do one specialized job. Once he gotwhat he wanted it would work no more. So Kelvin got the million dollars. And he lived happily ever after. ... This is the middle of the story: As he pushed aside the canvas curtain something-a carelessly hung rope-swung down at his faceknocking the horn-rimmed glasses askew. Simultaneously a vivid bluish light blazed into hisunprotected eyes. He felt a curious sharp sense of disorientation a shifting motion that wasalmost instantly gone. Things steadied before him. He let the curtain fall back into place making legible again thepainted inscription: HOROSCOPES--LEARN YOUR FUTURE--and he stood staring at the remarkable horomancer. It was a-oh impossible The robot said in a flat precise voice quotYou are James