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60 Space Sci-Fi Books. Филип Дик
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Автор произведения Филип Дик
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Off on a Comet
Chapter II. Captain Servadac and His Orderly
Chapter III. Interrupted Effusions
Chapter IV. A Convulsion of Nature
Chapter VI. The Captain Makes an Exploration
Chapter VII. Ben Zoof Watches in Vain
Chapter VIII. Venus in Perilous Proximity
Chapter IX. Inquiries Unsatisfied
Chapter X. A Search for Algeria
Chapter XII. At the Mercy of the Winds
Chapter XIV. Sensitive Nationality
Chapter XV. An Enigma from the Sea
Chapter XVI. The Residuum of a Continent
Chapter XVIII. An Unexpected Population
Chapter XIX. Gallia’s Governor General
Chapter XX. A Light on the Horizon
Chapter XXIII. A Carrier-Pigeon
Chapter III. The Professor’s Experiences
Chapter IV. A Revised Calendar
Chapter V. Wanted: A Steelyard
Chapter VI. Money at a Premium
Chapter VIII. Jupiter Somewhat Close
Chapter IX Market Prices in Gallia
Chapter XII. The Bowels of the Comet
Chapter XIV. The Professor Perplexed
Chapter XV. A Journey and a Disappointment
Chapter XVI. A Bold Proposition
Chapter XVII. The Venture Made
Book I.
Chapter I.
A Challenge
“Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender my claim.”
“I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine.”
“But allow me to point out that my seniority unquestionably gives me a prior right.”
“Mere seniority, I assert, in an affair of this kind, cannot possibly entitle you to any prior claim whatever.”
“Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword’s point.”
“As you please, count; but neither sword nor pistol can force me to forego my pretensions. Here is my card.”
“And mine.”
This rapid altercation was thus brought to an end by the formal interchange