經典科幻文學:《宇宙盡頭的餐館》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
“那麼，我們是就這麼坐在這兒，還是乾點兒別的什麼？”贊福德忿忿地問，“外面那些傢伙究竟想要什麼，”
“要你-畢博布魯克斯。”羅斯塔說，“他們將把你帶到蛙星去——銀河系中最邪惡的世界。”
“哦，是嗎？”贊福德說，“可他們得先放馬過來，抓住我。”
“他們已經放馬過來抓住你了。”羅斯塔說，“看看窗戶外邊吧。”
贊福德望了一眼，然後目瞪口呆地立在原地。
“地面消失了！”他喘息着說+‘‘他們把地面弄到哪兒去了，”
“他們弄走了這棟大樓。”羅斯塔說+‘_我們已經升空了。·，
雲層從辦公室窗外掠過。
外面的空中·贊福德只見深綠色的蛙星戰鬥艦圍繞着這座被連根拔起的塔樓。它們發射出的強力光束穿過塔樓，互相交織，組成～個嚴密的網絡，穩穩托住了這座塔摟。
贊幅德困惑地搖着兩個腦袋。
“我都幹了些什麼啊，怎麼會遭這種罪？”他說：“我走進一棟大樓，他們就連大樓一起架走。”
“他們擔心的並不是你已經幹了些什麼，”羅斯塔說，“而是你將要幹些什麼。”
“是嗎？可爲什麼連我自己都不知道呢？”
“你知道的，好幾年以前。你最好穩住，別碰上什麼。我們將經歷一段迅速而顛簸的旅途。”
“如果我碰上我自己，”贊福德說，“我會把我自己痛扁一頓，揍得連我都搞不清楚是什麼摟了我一頓。”
馬文步履蹣跚地從門口走進來，一臉興師問罪的表情盯着贊福德，然後一屁股跌坐進一個角落裏，叉順手關閉了自己的電源。
此刻，“黃金之心號”的艦橋上一片寂靜。阿瑟盯着面前的架子，在想着什麼。崔莉恩向他投來探詢的目光，他的目光和她相接，然後又回到架子上。
最後，他終於看見了。
