經典科幻文學:《宇宙盡頭的餐館》第2章2

This Vogon was Captain Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planning Council, and he was it who had had the job of demolishing the so-called “planet” Earth.
He heaved his monumentally vile body round in his ill-fitting, slimy seat and stared at the monitor screen on which the starship Heart of Gold was being systematically scanned.
It mattered little to him that the Heart of Gold, with its Infinite Improbability Drive, was the most beautiful and revolutionary ship ever built. Aesthetics and technology were closed books to him and, had he had his way, burnt and buried books as well.
It mattered even less to him that Zaphod Beeblebrox was aboard. Zaphod Beeblebrox was now the ex-President of the Galaxy, and though every police force in the Galaxy was currently pursuing both him and this ship he had stolen, the Vogon was not interested.
He had other fish to fry.
It has been said that Vogons are not above a little bribery and corruption in the same way that the sea is not above the clouds, and this was certainly true in his case. When he heard the words “integrity” or “moral rectitude”, he reached for his dictionary, and when he heard the chink of ready money in large quantities he reached for the rule book and threw it away.
In seeking so implacably the destruction of the Earth and all that therein lay he was moving somewhat above and beyond the call of his professional duty. There was even some doubt as to whether the said bypass was actually going to be built, but the matter had been glossed over.
He grunted a repellent grunt of satisfaction.
“Computer,” he croaked, “get me my brain care specialist on the line.”

這個沃貢人就是銀河系超空間計劃委員會的沃貢·傑爾茲艦長，正是他接受了那項工作，摧毀了那個叫做地球的“行星”。
此刻，他正把他那極度醜陋的軀體從他那把難看得要命、粘糊糊的座位上擡起來，眼睛盯着監視器，上面顯示着偵察系統正對“黃金之心號”星際飛船所進行的全面掃描。
具有無限非概率驅動系統的黃金之心號，是有史以來最美觀、最具革命性的飛船。但對傑爾茲來說，這些毫無意義。對他來說，美學和技術是一本書頁合上的書。要是能按他的想法來辦的話，最好是一本燒掉、埋掉的書。
贊福德·畢博布魯克斯也在那艘飛船上，傑爾茲覺得這一情況更是不足掛齒。贊福德·畢博布魯克斯現在只是銀河系前總統，雖然整個銀河系的警察力量目前都在搜捕他和他偷走的這艘飛船，但沃貢人對此並不感興趣。
沃貢·傑爾茲有別的事情要做。
據說，要讓沃貢人超越受賄和腐敗，就像讓海面超越雲端一樣不可能。這種看法完全適用於傑爾茲。每當聽到“廉潔”或者“正直”這樣的詞，他需要翻字典才明白意思；而每當聽到可以到手的一大筆錢所發出的叮噹聲，他會衝到戒律守則面前，將它一把扔開。
他執拗地要毀掉地球及其所處位置上的一切，在某種程度上說，這種偏執逾越了他的專業職責。所謂的通道究竟是不是會修建，這一點還值得懷疑，不過這個情況已經被掩蓋過去了。
他發出了一聲表示滿意，卻令人厭惡的咕嚕。
“電腦，”他用嘶啞的聲音說，“給我連線我的腦保健醫師。”