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.I honestly did not think you would go this far, Wilbur," she said."I knew you were crazy, andthat your sister was crazy, too.But I did not believe you would go this far."Sophie did not have to look up at me.I, too, was on the floor prone, with my chin resting on apillow.I was reading a fascinating report of a thing that had happened in Urbana, Illinois.I did not give her my undivided attention, so she said, "What is it you're reading that is somuch more interesting than me?""Well " I said, "for many years, I was the last American to have spoken to a Chinese.That'snot true any more.A delegation of Chinese paid a call to the widow of a physicist in Urbana about three weeks ago." Hi ho."I certainly don't want to waste your valuable time," she said."You're certainly closer toChinamen than you ever were to me."I had given her a wheelchair for Christmas to use around the White House on days of heavygravity.I asked her why she didn't use it "It makes me very sad," I said, "to have you go aroundon all-fours.""I'm a Peanut now," she said."Peanuts live very close to the ground.Peanuts are famous forbeing low.They are the cheapest of the cheap, and the lowest of the low."That early in the game, I thought it was crucial the people not be allowed to change theirGovernment-issue middle names.I was wrong to be so rigid about mat.All sorts of name-changing goes on now here on the Island of Death and everywhere.I can't see that any harmis done.But I was severe with Sophie."You want to be an Eagle or a Diamond, I suppose," I said."I want to be a Rothschild," she said.Then perhaps you should go to Machu Picchu," I said.That was where most of her bloodrelatives had gone."Are you really so sadistic," she said, "that you will make me prove my love by befriendingstrangers who are now crawling out from damp rocks like earwigs? Like centipedes? Like slugs?Like worms?""Now, now," I said."When was the last time you took a look at the freak show outside the fence?" she said.The perimeter of the White House grounds, just outside the fence, was infested daily with persons claiming to be artificial relatives of Sophie or me.There were twin male midgets out there, I remember, holding a banner that said "FlowerPower."There was a woman, I remember, who wore an Army field jacket over a purple evening dress.On her head was an old-fashioned leather aviator's helmet, goggles and all.She had a placard onthe end of a stick."Peanut Butter," it said."Sophie " I said, "that is not the general American population out mere.And you are notmistaken when you say that they have crawled out from under damp rocks like centipedes andearwigs and worms.They have never had a friend or a relative.They have had to believe all theirlives that they were perhaps sent to the wrong Universe, since no one has ever bid them welcomeor given them anything to do.""I hate them," she said."Go ahead," I said."There's very little harm in that, as far as I know.""I did not think you would go this far, Wilbur," she said."I thought you would be satisfiedwith being President I did not think you would go this far.""Well," I said, "I'm glad I did.And I am glad we have those people outside the fence to thinkabout, Sophie.They are frightened hermits who have been tempted out from under their damprocks by humane new laws.They are dazedly seeking brothers and sisters and cousins whichtheir President has suddenly given to them from their nation's social treasure, which was untilnow untapped.""You are insane," she said."Very likely," I replied."But it will not be an hallucination when I see those people outside thefence find each other, if no one else.""They deserve each other," she said."Exactly," I said."And they deserve something else which is going to happen to them, nowthat they have the courage to speak to strangers.You watch, Sophie.The simple experience ofcompanionship is going to allow them to climb the evolutionary ladder in a matter of hours ordays, or weeks at most. "It will not be an hallucination, Sophie," I said, "when I see them become human beings, afterhaving been for so many years, as you say, Sophie centipedes and slugs and earwigs andworms."Hi ho. Chapter 37SOPHIE divorced me, of course, andskeedaddled with her jewelry and furs and paintings and gold bricks, and so on, to acondominium in Machu Picchu, Peru.Almost the last thing I said to her, I think, was this: "Can't you at least wait until we compilethe family directories? You're sure to find out that you're related to many distinguished womenand men.""I already am related to many distinguished women and men," she replied."Goodbye."In order to compile and publish the family directories, we had to haul more papers from theNational Archives to the powerhouse.I selected files from the Presidencies of Ulysses SimpsonGrant and Warren Gamaliel Harding this time.We could not provide every citizen with directories of his or her own.It was all we could do toship a complete set to every State House, town and City Kail, police department, and publiclibrary in the land. One greedy thing I did: Before Sophie left me, I asked that we be sent Daffodil and Peanutdirectories all our own [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.I honestly did not think you would go this far, Wilbur," she said."I knew you were crazy, andthat your sister was crazy, too.But I did not believe you would go this far."Sophie did not have to look up at me.I, too, was on the floor prone, with my chin resting on apillow.I was reading a fascinating report of a thing that had happened in Urbana, Illinois.I did not give her my undivided attention, so she said, "What is it you're reading that is somuch more interesting than me?""Well " I said, "for many years, I was the last American to have spoken to a Chinese.That'snot true any more.A delegation of Chinese paid a call to the widow of a physicist in Urbana about three weeks ago." Hi ho."I certainly don't want to waste your valuable time," she said."You're certainly closer toChinamen than you ever were to me."I had given her a wheelchair for Christmas to use around the White House on days of heavygravity.I asked her why she didn't use it "It makes me very sad," I said, "to have you go aroundon all-fours.""I'm a Peanut now," she said."Peanuts live very close to the ground.Peanuts are famous forbeing low.They are the cheapest of the cheap, and the lowest of the low."That early in the game, I thought it was crucial the people not be allowed to change theirGovernment-issue middle names.I was wrong to be so rigid about mat.All sorts of name-changing goes on now here on the Island of Death and everywhere.I can't see that any harmis done.But I was severe with Sophie."You want to be an Eagle or a Diamond, I suppose," I said."I want to be a Rothschild," she said.Then perhaps you should go to Machu Picchu," I said.That was where most of her bloodrelatives had gone."Are you really so sadistic," she said, "that you will make me prove my love by befriendingstrangers who are now crawling out from damp rocks like earwigs? Like centipedes? Like slugs?Like worms?""Now, now," I said."When was the last time you took a look at the freak show outside the fence?" she said.The perimeter of the White House grounds, just outside the fence, was infested daily with persons claiming to be artificial relatives of Sophie or me.There were twin male midgets out there, I remember, holding a banner that said "FlowerPower."There was a woman, I remember, who wore an Army field jacket over a purple evening dress.On her head was an old-fashioned leather aviator's helmet, goggles and all.She had a placard onthe end of a stick."Peanut Butter," it said."Sophie " I said, "that is not the general American population out mere.And you are notmistaken when you say that they have crawled out from under damp rocks like centipedes andearwigs and worms.They have never had a friend or a relative.They have had to believe all theirlives that they were perhaps sent to the wrong Universe, since no one has ever bid them welcomeor given them anything to do.""I hate them," she said."Go ahead," I said."There's very little harm in that, as far as I know.""I did not think you would go this far, Wilbur," she said."I thought you would be satisfiedwith being President I did not think you would go this far.""Well," I said, "I'm glad I did.And I am glad we have those people outside the fence to thinkabout, Sophie.They are frightened hermits who have been tempted out from under their damprocks by humane new laws.They are dazedly seeking brothers and sisters and cousins whichtheir President has suddenly given to them from their nation's social treasure, which was untilnow untapped.""You are insane," she said."Very likely," I replied."But it will not be an hallucination when I see those people outside thefence find each other, if no one else.""They deserve each other," she said."Exactly," I said."And they deserve something else which is going to happen to them, nowthat they have the courage to speak to strangers.You watch, Sophie.The simple experience ofcompanionship is going to allow them to climb the evolutionary ladder in a matter of hours ordays, or weeks at most. "It will not be an hallucination, Sophie," I said, "when I see them become human beings, afterhaving been for so many years, as you say, Sophie centipedes and slugs and earwigs andworms."Hi ho. Chapter 37SOPHIE divorced me, of course, andskeedaddled with her jewelry and furs and paintings and gold bricks, and so on, to acondominium in Machu Picchu, Peru.Almost the last thing I said to her, I think, was this: "Can't you at least wait until we compilethe family directories? You're sure to find out that you're related to many distinguished womenand men.""I already am related to many distinguished women and men," she replied."Goodbye."In order to compile and publish the family directories, we had to haul more papers from theNational Archives to the powerhouse.I selected files from the Presidencies of Ulysses SimpsonGrant and Warren Gamaliel Harding this time.We could not provide every citizen with directories of his or her own.It was all we could do toship a complete set to every State House, town and City Kail, police department, and publiclibrary in the land. One greedy thing I did: Before Sophie left me, I asked that we be sent Daffodil and Peanutdirectories all our own [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]