《Grimes 049 The Way Back 》作者：- A. Bertram Chandler【EPUB】

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THE WAY BACK A. Bertram Chandler Chapter 1 quotSet trajectory sirquot asked Carnaby briskly. Commodore Grimes regarded his Navigating Officer with something less than enthusiasm. The youngman thin features alert under the sleek almost white head of blond hair long fingers poisedover the keyboard of the control room computer was wearing what Grimes always thought of ashis eager-and-willing expression. The Commodore turned slowly away staring out through theviewports at the opalescent sphere that was that had to be Kinsolvings Planet and beyondthat world to the far distant ellipsoid of luminosity pallidly agleam against the blacknessthat was the Galactic Lens. There was no hurry he thought no need for an immediate decision.He had his ship again and his own people around him and little else mattered. quotWe have to go somewherequot said Sonya sharply. quotOr somewhenquot Grimes murmured more to himself than to her although he faced her as he spoke.He sighed inwardly as he saw the impatience all too evident in her expression her wide fullmouth already set in sulky lines. Sonya he knew all too well did not like ships her rank asCommander in the Federations Survey Service notwithstanding. She regarded them merely as anunfortunately necessary means of transportation from Point A to Point B. There was something ofthe claustrophobe in her make-up even though it was well concealed from everyone but herhusband well controlled. To her the little artificial planetoids were prisons to be escapedfrom as soon as possible . . . quotMphmquot grunted Grimes. Slowly carefully he filled and lit his pipe. He reali