經典科幻文學:《生命 宇宙及一切》第31章5

That would destroy the Universe in toto, added Marvin. Good idea, if you ask me. They won’t get it to work, though.
Why not, if it’s so brilliant?
It’s brilliant, said Marvin, they’re not. They got as far as designing it before they were locked in the envelope. They’ve spent the last five years building it. They think they’ve got it right but they haven’t. They’re as stupid as any other organic life form. I hate them.
Trillian was continuing.
Zaphod tried to pull the Krikkit robot away by its leg, but it kicked and growled at him, and then quaked with a fresh outburst of sobbing. Then suddenly it slumped over and continued to express its feelings out of everybody’s way on the floor.
Trillian was standing alone in the middle of the chamber tired out but with fiercely burning eyes.
Ranged in front of her were the pale-faced and wrinkled Elder Masters of Krikkit, motionless behind their widely curved control desk, staring at her with helpless fear and hatred.
In front of them, equidistant between their control desk and the middle of the chamber, where Trillian stood, as if on trial, was a slim white pillar about four feet tall. On top of it stood a small white globe, about three, maybe four inches in diameter.
In fact, explained Trillian, you are so dumb stupid (She was sweating. Zaphod felt that this was an unattractive thing for her to be doing at this point) you are all so dumb stupid that I doubt, I very much doubt, that you’ve been able to build the bomb properly without any help from Hactar for the last five years.
Who’s this guy Hactar? said Zaphod, squaring his shoulders.
If Marvin replied, Zaphod didn’t hear him. All his attention was concentrated on the screen.
One of the Elders of Krikkit made a small motion with his hand towards the Krikkit robot. The robot raised his club.
There’s nothing I can do, said Marvin. It’s on an independent circuit from the others.
Wait, said Trillian.

“它可以徹底摧毀宇宙。”馬文接着說，“如果你想知道我的看法，我會說它是個好主意。雖說這事是成不了的。”
“它不是很強大嗎？”
“炸彈很強大，”馬文說，“他們不。還沒鎖到封皮裏的時候，他們只是把它設計出來了。花了五年時間製造炸彈。他們以爲自己弄對了，其實沒有。他們和所有有機生命體一樣蠢。我恨他們。”
崔莉安還在說話。

贊福德拽了拽機器人的腿，它就踢贊福德，還衝他大聲尖叫。然後，它渾身顫抖地又哭了起來。哭着哭着滑到地上去了，躺在了地板上，繼續表達着它那強烈的情感，終於不會妨礙他人了。
崔莉安站在那間大廳中央，有點疲憊，但眼中燃燒着憤怒的火焰。
在她對面，是一張弧形寬闊的控制檯。控制檯後面，坐着無動於衷的版求長老，面色蒼白，滿臉皺紋。他們盯着崔莉安，目光裏是無助、恐懼和厭惡。
在他們和崔莉安之間（這場景有點像法庭），有一根細細的白色柱子，大約四尺高。柱子頂端有一顆小小的白瑟球體，直徑大約四寸。旁邊站着一個版求機器人，手持多功能戰棒。
“實際上，”崔莉安繼續陳述着觀點，“你們實在太蠢了。”她出汗了。贊福德覺得這個時候出汗可不太美。“你們蠢得讓我懷疑，懷疑你們根本不可能在沒有黑克特的幫助下，用五年的時間造出這顆炸彈。”
“黑克特又是誰？”贊福德挺了挺胸膛。
馬文也許回答了，但贊福德什麼也沒聽見。他只顧着看屏幕了。
一位版求長老做了個小手勢，那版求機器人便舉起了戰棒。
“我無能爲力，”馬文說，“它的電路是獨立的。”
“等一下，”崔莉安說。